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Look With Suspicion
On Too-Good Youth

Poor little good boy! Nobody be-
lieves in him; everybody distrusts him.
All the wise educators and psycholo-
gists peer at him suspiciously and SOL
EMMY announce that he can't possibly
be approved of. If he is tractable and
obedient they shake their heads dolor-
ously and prophesy that it won't last;
that he'll do something dreadful later
in life to make up for it and he'd
much better be getting his allowance
of original sin out of his system while
he's young, ingrowing sin being a seri-
Gus complaint. Well, maybe. But
somehow, we can't help wondering If
it's quite as bad as all that. We al
ways had sneaking idea that the
boys and girls who did as they were
told and got into no serious mischief
grew up to be the dependable, con-
scientious, industrious men and wom-
en- who do the bulk of the worlds
work and do it quietly and efficiently,
without ringing any bells or blowing
any horns to call attention to them
selves and that one or two Of them
may even have become presidents of
banks or railroads or something. Prob
ably we're wrong, but it's comfort
able theory, anyway.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Beautiful Work Done
BY Spanish Pofters

Ceramic arts flourish throughout
Spain, partly because fine clays are
common and also because the Span
lard Is an expert potter
The beautiful reproduced in the
shapes of Etruria. as of PhOenicia and
Egypt, are old pottery of the Iberian
regions. The finest and most extern
sive use of ceramics is seen in the
southerly provinces, where house
floors, walls. and much of the garden
may be adorned with brightly colored
pottery tiles. The vases, cups, plates
and other domestic articles made In
such regions as Seville, Granada,
Talavera and Valencia, are widely
known, while the coarse but beauti-
fully shaped and brilliantly colored
work Of MurOla, the production of
local peasantry, is a delight to the
eye and hand. No Greek or Roman
vases are more beautiful than those
Of modern Spain, based upon the
work of long-forgotten predecessors
in the art.-London Times.
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Firms Once Powerful

The Firms are descendants Of west
ern branch Of the great racial family
Of which the Mong0lians are the mod
ern representatives in the Far East
But there Is evidence that the Firms,
or a closely allied race, were at pre-
historic time spread over large area
of Europe. In the course Of time they
mixed with other races to such an ex-
tent that some Of their original char
acteristics have been modified or lost,
while some Of those of other races
have become Finnish. The original
stock is now represented in Europe In
a good many other places than Fin
land. The Hungarians, the Laps, the
Samoyeds, the EsthOnians, and vari-
Gus people Of Russia may be num-
bered among these representatives
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ST. PAUL NOTES

Mrs. Jose Sherwood has returned
home from the hospital after a sue
cessful minor operation.
The little daughter of Mrs. Vir-
GINA Hedge is recovering rapidly
from a broken leg sustained while
skiing.
Mrs. Ollie Crosthwaite (nee Ollie
Howard) of Chicago is in the city to
be with her mother Mrs. o. D. How
ard, who remains very ill at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Ethel Maxwell.
The st. Paul Hiking club was re-
organized Thursday Jan. 18th at the
home of Mrs. E. Garrett with quite
a number of new members. Officers
were elected as follows: Mrs. E. Gar
rett, pres; Mrs. A. R. Russell, vice
pres.; Mrs. E. Flowers, secty.; Mrs.
Banks, treas. A pleasant afternoon
was enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Johnson
entertained Mr.. George Gooden and
family at dinner on last Thursday.
Mr.. Gooden left this week for Jeneau,
Alaska.
Mrs. S. A. Ashe, 234 st. Anthony
Ave-, who has been quite ill for some
time is improving.
Mrs. Viola Butler, who has spent
a number of months in Sioux Falls,
S. D., has returned to the Twin Cities
and is residing at 318 w. Central
Ave.
Mr.. Walter Root is spending his
vacation at his home in Duluth, MINI.
Mrs. Lenore Brown, 455 st. An
thony Ave-, was taken to st. Luke's
hospital where she underwent an op-
Grafton Tuesday. At this writing she
is resting and doing as well as could
be expected.
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Pathos in Display
of Oldfin,e Photos

A table near the door Of q second
hand bOOkshop speaks pathetically of
ambitions, vanities and sentiments of
the past. It displays a pile of once
proud, now humbled and discarded
photographs. If one burrows through
the mass, fair women come to view in
sleeves as wide as their shoulders, in
ruffles and furbelows and frills; hips
In spangles and limbs in tights. The
men are in whiskers and high hats.
Many of them are boldly inscribed
with names once well known.
Costumes call to mind popular the
atrical roles Of long ago. A pompa-
doured beauty with a rose behind her
ear once acted with the Innocent
Maids" company at the Trocadero,
and girl in a tight ermine jacket
once played at Paradise gardens. A
saucy miss from some forgotten mu-
steal show naughtily lifts her skirts to
her knee. Many Of these photographs
did publicity duty in their day. A
stately form In black carries the
dashing line: "Allow me to present
Elizabeth Barry, Mr.. Ebert"
Even among those obviously Of the
theater, however, the behind-the- scenes
flavor is as strong as the publicity
tang. A wistful face in a decorative
sunbOnnet wishes true success in all
things in life" from Duluth, Easter,
1897.
And where do they go? There are
always people who are collecting old
photographs and some of the stars
that have set are remembered still.
There are other buyers in search of
Photographic illustrations of lego
mutton sleeves and bustles, of pompa-
dours and picture hats.-New York
Times.
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California's Priced Gen,

Kunzite, the exquisite gem, the
most lately discovered of earth's
precious stones, is found in Riverside
and San Diego counties in California
and nowhere else. Extraordinary bril-
liant, it's colors are pink, lavender and
various attractive shades of lilac, and
it cuts adequately into any desirable
gem form you wish. 1t is one of the
few natural pink gems, and as lilac
gem it stands absolutely alone, as the
Tiffanys Immediately acknowledged
by their recognition of it's rarity, in
trinsic beauty, striking brilliancy and
high monetary value. The best stones
come from the mines near Pala, but
they are also found farther south in
San Diego county, often associated
with other gems such as beryls, noble
garnets, magnificent tourmalines, fine
opals and alluring aquamarines.
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Male Seahorse Does
Work of Incubator

One of the most remarkable egg in
cubators known in nature is that Of
the small seahorse, the water creature
that gets its name from it's remark
able resemblance to the "hOrse" used
as knight in the game of chess. both
resembling the head and shoulders Of
a horse.
The seahorse father somehow opens
up little pouch somewhat like that
OF the kangaroo, and the female lays
her eggs in this pouch.
Then the old man seahorse travels
around with these eggs at the end Of
his body till he finds they have
Matched.
Then the old fellow opens the
pouch, and out come several hundred
little seahorses, perfectly formed, yet
so small that they can be seen only
with the aid of magnifying glass.
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PHYLLIS WHEATLEY NOTES

Phyllis Wheatley Tigers won from
Wells Tuesday night. The score was
17-13.
The Jr. Girls lost their game to
Unity House.
The Scouts are now rehearsing
for a program they plan giving in
the very near future under the lead
ership of their Scout director, Mrs.
Sneddler.
The American Legion orchestra
had rehearsal Thursday evening.
On Tuesday evening Miss Brown
spoke to the Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation of Grant School and to the
class in Sociology at North High.
The Beauty Contest for the benefit
of Naomi Temple, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Samuels, was a splendid
success.
The Sunday Forum had a very in
teresting program Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Stovall was the principal speak
er. Mr.. Wendell Jones favored the
audience with two vocal numbers
and Miss Marion Jefferies, accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
C. Jefferies, rendered a beautiful in
strumental selection.
The Choral had a very enthusiast
tic rehearsal Monday night at Phyllis
Wheatley House. Watch the Echo
for date of big concert.
The Executive Committee of the
N. A. A. C. P. met Tuesday and
planned the years program.
A Civil Service class has been or
ganized. Meetings are held on We'd
nesday nights for the purpose of pre-
pairing for Civil Service examinations.
Any one interested in any phase of
civil service is invited to come.
The Mems Athletic Committee met
Tuesday to plan their program.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the Annual meeting, which
is to be held in the auditorium Mon
day night, January 81. Dinner will
be served at o'clock, after which a
masque will be presented depicting
the program of Phyllis Wheatley
House. This program is being ar
ranged by Mrs. Eva Walker Carr,
Chairman of the Dramatic Depart
ment
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Where Sea GuIls Nest

Over so species Of sea gulls are
known, ranging in size from that of
pigeon to that of a goose Naturally
they differ much in habits. But gen.
orally speaking they nest on the
ground along the shore, in swamps or
on rocky cliffs. A few species nest in
trees. The nests are composed of
moss, seaweed, dry grass or marsh
weed. When the nest is in the trees
it is built on a foundation of sticks
and twigs. Gulls usually nest in col
Onies and the birds set up clamOrous
noise when their colonies are dis
turbed. They perch on the ground
along the shore, rarely in trees. Sea
gulls are found around large bodies
of water in nearly every part Of the
world
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First "EIeuator" Ideas

The first parents of the today's .ele-
vator came into being in Europe in the
reign of Louis XIV, and began the re-
volt of weary legs against the age-long
tyranny of dark, corkscrew stairs. The
first in date, 1870, was the curious
invention" by which an Italian duch-
ess (of Turin) conveyed herself to her
bath. Worked by pulley and swing
(counterweight), 1t was in the form
of a cage, and held one person stand
ing up, who could ascend or descend
at will. 1t was covered with green
velvet, and the rOpes-for signaling
up" or "down"-were of silk. A SIM
liar elevator was said to be In the
Palais Mazarin in Paris.
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PAGE THREE
C;uen String Of Names

The longest name yet wished on .
defenseless infant has been bestowed
on a daughter Of Arthur Pepper, Liv-
erpool (Eng.) laundryman. The chlld's
initials exhaust the alphabet. Taking
the letters In order, emitting p, which
Is provided by Pepper, the child was
christened Anna Bertha Cecilia Diana
Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Inez
Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophelia
Ounce Rebecca Starkey Terest Ulysis
Venus Winifred Xenophon Yetty Zeno
Pepper. She is sometimes called Miss
Alphabet Pepper for short.
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Giant Among Stars

The naval observatory says, accord
ing to George Ellery Hale, the diam
eter Of Betelgeuse is certainly more
than 10O,OOOOOO miles and probably
as much as 215OOO,OOO. The diameter
of the sun being $4,000 miles, Betel.
geuse is therefore roughly of $50 times
greater diameter and 100000 times
greater volume. However, it is sup
posed to consist of matter in an ex-
tremely attentuated condition. Though
the weight Of Betelgense is now
known, the fact that no star whose
weight has been determined is as much
as 100 times as Eeavy as the sun
makes 1t unlikely that Betelgeuse is
heavy In proportion to It's volume.
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MINNEAPOLIS NOTES

Mo-, is visiting her sister Mrs. H. L..
Adams, 2114 E. 35th St., Minneapo-
lis, MINI.
Mrs. C. B. Burton was called to
Wichita, Kansas, on account of seri-
Gus illness of her sister.
Among the sick of Zion Baptist
church are Mrs. Rosa Young, Eitel
Hospital; the Messers Kane and Rice
in General Hospital, Mesdames Liz
zie Vine, Eliza Lewis, Maddie O'Neil
and Mr.. James Burrell.
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Socrates' Eloquence

When we hear any other speaker,
even a very good one, he produces alb
solutely no effect upon us, or not
much, whereas the mere fragments Of
you and your words, even at second
hand, and however imperfectly re-
peated, amaze and possess the souls of
every man, woman and child who
comes within hearing of them. :.
My heart leaps within me, and my eyes
rain tears when I hear them. And
observe that many others are affected
IN the same manner.-Alcibiades In
1.-The Symposium" (Jowett's Trans
lation).
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Skowhegan's Fame

That quaint old town in Maine
known as Skowhegan makes bid for
fame by claiming to have a handmade
wagon 105 years of age, in use for
nearly all that time, being the first
wagon brought into that part of the
state. 1t was built along the lines of
the old Conestoga high wagons famil-
liar through the central part of the
country when the old National pike
was the one great and only highway
to the West. 1t has wooden axles and
a set Of heavy leather springs under
the bed. 1t shows traces of much wear
but has been kept well painted and
has attracted much attention.
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Those Dear GirIs

Dora-Yes, Toms a good fellow
good-lOOking and has plenty of money
but he's so timid and bashful, you
know. He's been coming to see me
twice week for nearly a month, and
he's never attempted to kiss me.
Joan-Well, he certainly appears to
possess good taste among his other
excellent qualities. but really he was
not so timid when he called to see me
the other evening.
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Ching Thanks

Let not your thanksgiving proceed
from your lips only, but let it come
from the depths Of your heart whether
lips express 1t or not; for out Of the
abundance Of the heart the mouth
best speaketh in rendering thanks
Grit.
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Hold Monday, Feb. Fl, for an
other Nj. w. C. club serial dance at
the Oxford Ballroom"
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Short but Merry Life

The gentleman bee is the worlds
greatest loafer. He sings and plays
all summer long. So long as the sun
shines and the honey is coming in
plentifully, the ladies of the hive who
do the work, let him have all he
wants to eat and let him live In the
hive. But when winter comes his fun
is over. The workers don't waste
their stingers killing him, they just
shove him out of the hive with orders
to stay out. With free board and
lodging cut off he dies in few hours.
So says Mrs. Hamilton, bee woman,
who knows more about bees than most
of us know about humans.-Capper's
Weekly.
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GROW WITH CODY

The Boom town is ever anuring to large numbers, in that
1t seemingly offers the opportunity to grow up with the place.
To get In on the ground floor, so to speak, at first blush.
prompts great numbers to rush to the new place, where. they
viii find many others who had been attracted in the same man.
ner. e+~ n#z
They seek their new home with the avowed purpose of
growing up with the town and that determination serves as an
impetus for extra effort. If perchance the ambitions of it's
founders are realized, those with that determination to grow
with the place will succeed, provided the determination is
sincere and a proportionate amount of energy is displayed in
their efforts.
Have you grown with Cody; have you kept pace with it's
advancement and development? There has been no boom here,
as that term is usually applied to the growth of the so-called
mushroom cities that spring to life over night, only to fade away
almost as quickly. There has been however, a healthy, steady,
wonderful growth and advancement here for the past ten years.
True there was been no stream of prospectors added to the nor
NAL growth to cause the population to increase as rapidly as has
been the case in many other cities of this size.
The growth in wealth and health has been phenomenal
The advancement in civic improvements, it's streets, churches
schools, residences, is such that there is just cause for exceeding
pride.
There have been and are now as great opportunities for
The opportunity to grow up with the place, to get in on the
ground floor holds as good in Cody as the other places. If your
desire to grow up with the city is real, there will be the accom-
phshment. Ii your desire to grow up with Cody has been
sincere and the effort expended sufficient, you have grown up
with it. ~
Cody is going to continue to grow and develop. You may if
you choose grow with it. When you do SO, yours and the
citys growth will be mutual. In just the proportion in which
your aid is given in the advancement and development, will the!
return be made by the city.
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EASTER

Easter comes at a glad season Of the year. Tha festival
itself, is both commemorative of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
and as a memorial to the atonement wrought by the death Of the
Master upon the cross.
1t is hailed with great acclaim in all the Christian churches
of the world. In Greek and Latin and in the languages derived
from them, Easter was known as "Padcka," Pasch," SPaspua,"
"Pascua," "Paques," ETC., from the Chsdee word, "pascha," the
equivalent of the Hebrew "Pesach." .Ghe DESTROYING Angels"
act is recalled by the last name in passing over" the households
of the Hebrews when he smote the Egyptians, and disclosed in
the twelfth chapter of Exodus. ea7
This year Easter will fall en- April IL. The way by which
Easter is determined is that of the first Sunday after the pas
chal full moon-the fourteenth day of the calendar moon, or the
full moon which happens upon or next after March 81; and if
the full moon happens on a Sunday, then Easter day is the first
Sunday following.
AS usual, Cody churches will observe Easter with elaborate
programs. 1t is an event that the children and the grown-ups
have learned to look forward to with much pleasurable antici-
thought for the day.
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fifteen thousand cheering fanatics
while all not in harmony with it
r excluded by the police. which
a maintain a dozen daily news
papers in the United States, which
according to the charges of the
officials of the American Fedora
ton of Labor can corrupt the po-
lice force Of New York City so that
a campaign of terrorism can be- car
ried on against dissenters, which
is demonstrably spending more
money in the f~urtherance program
than either of the old political
parties. surely is something that
cannot be laughed out of existence.
1t is true that the communist
movement in the United States ia
hopeless in the face of an aroused
sentiment in the United States. But
that aroused sentiment is Just what
the smart-aleck type of Journalist
is seeking to prevent. So long as
those who would naturally defend
american institutions are deceived
by the at the dangers of
this movement, the hopes Of the
communist leaders who believe the
hour is approaching when they may
safely strike, are well founded.
Members of and sympathizers with
communism are more numerous in
the United States today than they
were in Russia when Kerensky was
overthrown. They do not expect to
succeed here through majority rule,
but. as in Russia, by minority feiz-
ure of government through a coup
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d'etat which a half million armed.
ruthless revolutionaries could ex-
ecute If America is sufficiently dis
armed mentally and physically, by
socialists, liberals" ana pacifists
The strength of this movement ia
by no e measured by the num-
Der of enrolled communists, or
those who openly profess sympathy
with its full program. There are
millions more who are in sympathy
with SOM of the detectives of boil.
shevism. 1t is such a following
that has made all extreme revolu-
tionary movements possible, ana
the element in the no-man's land
between conservatism and extreme
radicalism has learned nothing
from the historical record that sucl,
fifty-fifty elements have ALWAYS
been among the earliest victims OF
extreme revolutionary governments
National Republic,
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Sneering at Bolshevism

1t is fair to say that many of
the flippant journalists who at
tempts to dismiss with a sneer the
menace of government in which
the rights of. person, property. -relig-
ious and civil liberty are tolerated,
are not so ignorant as they would
have it appear. They are follow
ing the policy common to all the
open or secret agents and sympa-
thizers with some or all OF the
aims of state socialism. To lull
into a false sense of security all
naturally a~ntagonistic elements is a
part, Of the agenda of bolshevism.
Only through the aid of such in
difference to the realities can 1t
hope to secure control of any ma
ton. The communist press of the
United States mingles its declara-
ton of purpose to destroy the
American government. root and
branch, with this same ridicule of
the fears of those charged with the
responsibility Of defending free in
situations against communist depot
ism. Scratch the Journalist who
NA6So - odSh taCllC6b anu you
will find either a radical, open or
camouflaged, or a smart-aleck so
busily engaged in trying to appear
clever that he has no time to think.
What is said about the danger Of
bolshevism to this and all other
democratic nations is based upon
the nature of philosophy of bolshev-
ism, its public declaration of war
against all governments not found
ed upon this philosophy, and the
ignorant throughout the world. a
political philosophy and government
which can set the Orient a-flame,
after deyasting a third of Europe,
is a thing no thoughtful man or
woman can dismiss with a laugh.
A movement which, while convert
ing a labor strike into a school in
class war, can cost the wage earn
ers and employers in the fur in
dustry of New York City some
thirty million dollars, which can
pack Madison Square Garden witt,
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beds is no doubt paid Cor in the higher value Of f

on those flower beds is no doubt paid Cor in the higher value of
real estate that is established in such a town.
Home pride is the motive that can best be relied upon to
promote the gardening movement. People will usually do what
their neighbors do. If you persuade one or two influential
families on a street to spend a little more time and money
identifying their places this season, the majority Of their
~neighbors would, within a year or two, fall in line and do the
same thing.
AS respects vegetables, the advantage of the back yard
garden ought to be obvious in these times of high prices. The
children of the modern community do not have enough share in
the home tasks, and it would do them good to have some
regular labors in a garden and they could well do a good deal
of its work. But the old folks cannot expect them thus to
labor unless they also are willing to do some stunts with the
spade and hoe.
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GARDEN TIME

Poets and philosophers tell of the satisfaction obtained from
cultivation of flower and vegetable gardens, but the practice is
not as general as could be wished. In many places there is
much less gardening than there was some years ago. People
have too many things they want to do with their spare time.
In many cities and towns, however, the garden movement
has been pushed as a community proposition. People have been
urged, in a systematic way, to decorate their grounds with hand
some shrubbery and flowers, and some of these communities
have developed an amazing amount of this Identification.
Such towns become noted, and every minute of time put in
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Better be despised by too anxious
apprehension than ruined by too
confident security.-Edmond Burke