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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1917)
GRANDMOTHERS GREATER THAN GOVERNMENTS By Professor Edwin G. Conklin, Priceton University. Great political powers are short lived. The average of twelve lead ing nations of Europe is 170 years, barely 30 years more than our own age. The oldest of the nations lasted less than 2,000 years, sixty genera tions. What assurance have we that our nation, our civilization, will not run a corresponding course to the same end? This war is testing the efficiency of governments. Autocracy, aristocracy and democracy are on trial. Social revolution is under way in each of the warring nations, and each survi vor will incorporate the strongest features of the others into its own structure. Hereafter there will be a new world and the United States can not, except at its peril, fail to take account of this fact. This is a time for heart-searching and readjustment, a time to put aside boasting and face facts. Science holds the keys of the future. Our destines are in the hands, not of rulers, but of investigators. Of all the sciences biology touches human life most intimately. It is concerned in everything from the cradle to the grave, from the most distant ances tors to the last descendants. It is a torch-bearer into the dark comers. What, then, can biology do to make better citizens ? “Good Heredity” Its first duty is to teach the na tion the importance of good heredity. Heredity is more potent than environ ment. The qualities of nations and achievements of nations are due less to governments than to grandmothers. There is no other country where citizenship offers so many biological problems. Here are gathered all peo ples, tongues and nations, the best people in the world and the worst. America is making the greatest and most dangerous experiment the world has ever known. Ultimate amalgamation of these elements is assured. Within a few hundred years all lines will interlace. Many false ideas exist regarding hy birds. , They may be better or worse than pure breds. Combinations of the best qualities will yield the finest types, of bad qualities the worst types. This is the great danger of hybridization, and our only hope is to eliminate from reproduction the worst types and breed the best. I What are the ideals of society in this country? As a people we are wofully unorganized. Heredity ha given us many types of persons, fitted for special functions in society, but we try our best by education and environment to make them all alike. Individual liberty is our national de ity. She raises her torch to light bondsmen of Europe to this “sweet land of liberty.” Her image is stamp ed on our money and enthroned in our hearts. We are a nation of sov ereign states, of sovereign individuals, each citizen a king. We need to cultivate the spirit of ' the hive, to think more of our duties and less of our rights. How the ^problems of preparedness for war or peace, the conflicts of labor and cap ital, the dangers of partisanship or sectionalism would melt away if only duty were our goddess! In fine, the Uuiy of society is to conscerve, as its most valuable possession, human ma terial, and to prevent the endless .leaping up of the great mass of hu man wreckage and garbage that is the shame of our civilization.—Purity Magazine. WORDS WITH WINGS By Jean Halifax Somebody told me that our words Have little wings and fly like birds. If words were birds, what would yours be— Hawk, or buzzard, or gay chick adee ? —Ex. A little girl wrote the following composition on men: “Men are what "'omen marry. They drink and smoke and swear, but don’t go to churcli. jrhaps if they wore bonnets they would. They are more logical than women and also more zoological. Both men and women sprung from mon keys, but the women sprung further than the men.”—Ex. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES Special revival meetings are being held at Zion Baptist church, to run i'or an indefinite time. Everyone is invited to attend. The ladies tailoring class held its first exhibition Thursday, the 15th, at the church. The class was led out by its teacher, Mrs. Hughes, who was gowned in a black crepe de mere, with chiffon satin trimmed with cut steel and jet and inlaid with he liotrope and marquisette. The junior charity class followred jin uniform, with blue garbadine work aprons. Then followed the members of the advanced class. Mrs. A. Lewis was gowned in a black satin messaline with gold and Persian colors and hand embroidery; Mrs. S. A. Botts in a king's blue brocade messaline, over laid with black marquisette and French knotted with old rose and king’s blue; Mrs. Odessa Harris, in a bemard blue brocaded messaliie with dull rose French crepe and gold lace, overlaid on flesh colored georg ette; Miss Gladys Jordan, in an even ing gown of maze satin and white im ported lace with black velvet; Mrs. IC. Moore, in battleship grey messa line and black French satin with tete rushing; Mrs. Roach wrore a dainty little percale house dress, very be comingly piped with blue; Mrs. P. H. Jenkins wore a taupe de lux and dove grey French broadcloth w’ith ornaments to match; Mrs. Harding wore black and white stripe silk serge with insertion of black lace and net; Mrs. A. B. Webster wore hazel blue soft taffeta, trimmed in buttons of self material. After the class was exhibited, Rev. W. F. Botts was presented with a genuine cravanet rain coat from the advanced class, made by them and costing $13.75. A large and appreciative audience was present, a nice time was had by all. The “Last Loaf,” a two-act drama, was given Tuesday eve. Mr. Ed Tur ner, Mrs. Allie Jones, Miss Beatrice Kyle and Mr. Robert Greene played the leading roles. This play dealt Ith things seen in present day life. A large and appreciative audience was present. Some of the sick are, Mr. and Mrs. John Norman, Mr. A. Harbin, Mrs. H. P. Carroll and Mr. Pipes. .. CHOCOLATES “The Utmost in Candy” THE O’BRIEN CO. Candy Makers ..... . .... ... . .... .. ... ..~t GOOD GROCERIES ALWAYS C. P. WESIN GROCERY CO. Also Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 2005 Cuming St. Telephone Douglaa 1098 t . . ... . . . . ... . . . i Merchandise Is Getting Scarce Now comes the British Gov i eminent, taking possession of and confiscating all goods needed for army use. Self preservation is surely the first law of Nature, and the nations seem to be warring for their very life. 1 i No one can tell what the fu ture has in store. Wisdom, however, suggests that we should all buy what we can for our needs NOW. 1 Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. ♦ « ■ We Have a Complete Line of FLOWER, GRASS J _ AND GARDEN Bulbs, Hardy Perennials, Poultry Supplies Fresh cut flowers always on hand i Stewart’s Seed Store 119 N. 16th St. Opp. Post Office Phone Douglas 977 I SHOES MADE LIKE NEW with our rapid shoe repair meth ods, one-fifth the cost. Sold un called-for shoes. We have a se lection; all sizes, all prices. FRIEDMAN BROS. 211 South 14th St. Omaha. RUSSELL’S PRINTERY Everything in Printing Prices Reasonable Motto: Service and Quality Webster 1797 2526 Lake St. C. H. MARQUARDT CASH .MARKET Retail Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Oysters, etc. 2003 Cuming St. Doug. 3831 Home Rendered Lard. We Smoke and Cure our own Hams and Bacon. I , I i i I Starr-Kingman Shoe Co. < 315 South 16th Street TRUNKS THE BETTER KIND n Made from good clear lumber, covered with fibre; well bound on edges. Durable corners and braces where necessary. Sturdy locks and hinges, 2 trays nicely cloth lined. Priced at $10.00, $12.00, $13.50 and $15.00. Freling & Steinle “Omaha’s Best Baggage Build ers” 1803 FARNAM STREET. HOLSUM I AND KLEEN MAID Why Buy Inferior When The Best COSTS NO "ore? JAY BURNS BAKING CO. Start Saving Now On* Dollar will open an account in the Savins* Department of the United States Nat’l Bank 16th and Farnaai Street* t . . ................ . . -..