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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
THEN AND NOW.


Said grandma: "When / went to school
We had to learn the rule of three
And many another tedious rule.
! well remember them!" said she.
"The children nowadays, it seems,
Don't even know what study meansl
i don't believe they really know
As much as | did, long ago!"
Said Nannie "Did you ever!"
And then with mischief in her eye:
Make me a raffia basket-try.
l made sweet one yesterday
It's in two colors, pink and gray
just right to hold ball Of twine,
And you shall have it, grandma mine,
IL you can saw board in two,
And drive a nail as straight and true,
And paint water-color rose,
And sketch from life Roman nose,
And mold in clay baby's hand,
And broil beefsteak with ready hand,
And make cake, and write song
And sing it, too-six stanzas long
And"- Mercy, child" said grandma,
"Stop!
Ny head is spinning like top
You don't tell me you learn all these
By going to SCHOOL," "Yes, grandma,
please,
And many more delightful things
About bird and how it sings,
About bug and how it crawls,
About leaf and why it falls,
And oh, so many things ] know,
l haven't told you hnlf-oh MOI"
Said grandma; well. / never!"
Harriet Crocker Leroy, in Youths Com
paniOn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
HE SPOKE.

An eminent English surgeon,
whose brusqueness with grown-ups
recalls that of the famous Alternately,
is quite another person when children
are his patients. Then he is as amia-
BILE as an angel or a big st. Bernard
dog.
A short time ago, according to st.
James Budget, this gentle giant got
up out of a warm bed at o'clock of
a bitter morning to attend tiny boy
In piteous plight from diphtheria. He
performed the operation of tracheo-
tony and saved the child's life.
Time went on and his general con-
dition improved, but there was one
disquieting symptom. He refused to
use his voice. When questioned, he
nodded or shook his head, but would
not speak. Finally the surgeon found
way. One morning he talked at
his stubborn little patient.
"I'm sorry he can't speak to me,
nurse" the surgeon said, because
I'm going up to London tomorrow
and sha'n't know whether to bring
him horse or a gun"
There was a brief silence. The
surgeon and nurse waited breathless-
ly. Then tiny finger stole up to a
wounded throat, and the ghost of a
baby's voice said:
Please, doctor, bwing me tickle
gum"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
GUARDIAN OF THE sQUAsHEs.

GUARDIAN OF THE sQUASHES.
Grandpa was sitting on the porch
one warm spring day, when Tommy
came in from his garden with two
little wrinkles puckered right across
his forehead.
Grandpa" said he, "why did Noah
let any toads come into his ark?"
What do you mean, Tommy"
asked grandpa, hiding a smile be-
hind his newspaper.
Cause I Just wish he had let
them all drown" said Tommy, in a
disgusted tone. "I went out to SOW
some sweet-william seeds, cause you
know William is papa's name, and
there was a great big toad right in
the middle of my garden. l most
know he is waiting there to eat up
my seeds"
"Toads do not eat Seeds" said
grandpa. "Do you suppose that toad
is not good for something's
you said the earthworms were
little spades, and dug my garden for
me-" said Tommy, thoughtfully, "but
toad can't dig, and don't see what
use he is, anyway"
"Well, then, 1 will show you,"
said grandpa.
So he went to the workshop and
chose four blocks of wood of the
right shape and size. He carried
them to the garden and built little
house of them beside u row of young
squash-plants. Then he gave the
toad a ride on the coal-shovel from
Tommy's garden to the little block
house.
This is Mr.. Toad's house." said
grandpa. 1--WE will leave him here
and never disturb him.
Mr.. Toad seemed to take kindly
to his new quarters. He was often
seen sitting in his front door and
looking out with very serious ex-
preston, winking his bright eyes and
spreading out his fingers just as
baby spread hers when Tommy
counted "O-u-t. out" on them. Tom
my was very much amused. but still
he could not see how the toad did any
good. -iss-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
CHTLDREN,S DEPARTMENT.

"Neighbor Smith says that the bugD
have eaten up all his squash-vines,"
said grandpa, one day. why have
they not touched ours, Tommy"
Tommy did not know.
How about our lodger in the gar
den?" said grandpa, smiling.
"Do you mean Mr.. Toad?" asked
Tommy. docs he catch the bugs?"
1T you watched him long enough.
you would see," said grandpa.
when he sits in his front door, he
is taking care Of our garden, and
when a trespasser comes along, Mr.
Toad arrests him at once. The least
that we can do for him Is to give
him house rent-free, don't you think
so?"
20 grandpa" said Tommy, eager
ly. 'is everything in the whole world
of some use?"-Youth Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
"SIMON SAYS"-A GAME.

OlMON SAY "A GAME.
Seat yourselves in circle and
choose one of the company to be the
leader, or Simon. His duty is to
order all sorts of different things to
be done, the funnier the better,
which must be obeyed only when the
order begins with "Simon says" As,
for instance, "Simon says: Thumbs
up!'" which, of course, all obey;
then, perhaps, comes: Thumbs
down" which should not be obeyed,
because the order did not commence
with "Simon says"
Each time this rule is forgotten a
forfeit must be paid. Hands over
eyes" STAMP the right foot" Pull
the left ear" etc, are the kind of or
ders to be given.-Philadelp Rec
ord.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

The main lesson of leprosy Is
somewhat philosophic. All Europe
for centuries was covered with it, but
the quick, strong, reactive blood of
the white race strangled the germs Of
death, so it is doubtfulif whites could
ever be pestered much again. Yellow
races, of slower, weaker blood, are
still slowly stewing with it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

The international Office of public
hygiene, recently established in Paris.
has for its principal obiest the gath
ering and distribution of information
concerning the more serious epidemic
diseases, particularly cholera, plague
and yellow fever.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
SCIENCE
AND

A Sotchman has invented a new
life-saving apparatus which is capa-
BILE Of throwing line half mile.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

There is a great shortage OF theo-
logical students in Wurtemburg.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

Mon. Puiseux, the distinguished
selenographer of the Paris Observa-
tory, has reached the conclusion that
the curious rays or bands, extending
in straight lines away from many lu-
mar craters, such as the celebrated
Tycho, were produced by the deposit
tion OF volcanic ashes carried to great
distances by the winds that happened
to prevail when the eruption oc-
Cured. He accounts for the relative
narrowness of these bands, which are
never more than thirty miles broad,
although their length is sometimes
many hundred miles, by supposing
than only the central axis of the de-
posit has remained, the less dense
borders having been destroyed by the
denuding forces of the air, when the
moon had considerable atmosphere.
A method of preventing the distri-
button of coal dust in mines is de-
scribed by Mr.. H. Hall in the Trans
actions of the Mining Institute of
scotland. IL consists In watering Inc
dust with concentrated solution of
calcium chloride, and introducing the
same salt, in the form Of dry pow
der, into seams where watering is not
possible. This treatment is claimed
to "lay" the dust effectually, and
need only be applied once every three
months. Comparative experiments to
determine the corrosiveness of such Q
concentrated solution of calcium
chloride upon iron showed that that
metal was oxidized much more rapid
ly by alternate exposure to air and
ordinary tap-water than to air and
calcium chloride solution. The metal
lost in weight about three times as
much when immersed in water as
when placed in the solution of the
salt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

Professor Frederic S. Lee, of Col
umbia University, while declining to
express a final opinion about WEIGH
ardt's antitoxin for promoting recu.
peration from fatigue, says that It
seems probable from recent expert
ments that lack of oxygen is potent
factor in producing fatigue. Hill ap-
pears to have demonstrated the eff
cacy of oxygen taken into the lungs
in quickly restoring one who is suffer
ing from extreme fatigue.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
THE MAKING OF SUGAR.

The machinery of the Iowa sugar
factory at Waverly was set in motion
on Monday, November 1, and it has
been running day and night ever since.
The start was very satisfactory in all
respects. On Tuesday evening ISL
carloads of beets had arrived from IS
different stations within a radius of
about 100 miles. The average is 81
tons per carload. Eeight hundred
wagon loads had been hauled in by so
different growers near Waverly. The
wagon loads averaged two tons per
load, making in all All tons of beets
in the bins and on the side tracks
Tuesday evening. -
The best yield per acre so far is %
tons. One 20-acre field yielded II
tons per acre. Another 20-acre field
yielded 10 tons per acre. Mr.. Rose
year tells us the average yield this
year will be about ten tons per acre.
The beet growers get load of pulp
for every load Of beets they deliver.
Non-growers pay 60 cents per ton for
pulp.
The molasses is worth SIS per ton
at the factory in car lots. Two car
loads of molasses have been shipped
to Cedar Rapids. The molasses is
used in the manufacture of stock
foods and in making alcohol. The
acreage outlook for next year is very
good. The shipping points will be re-
duced to about so, owing to the in
creased acreage at the larger grow
ing stations. The management feel
that they will have all the beets the
factory can handle next season.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

The following article was written by
reformed inmate Of the penitentiary
at Fort Madison:
Lovers of good music who have Wis
tied the Iowa penitentiary during the
present administration have been i'm
pressed with the music rendered by
the inmates and have expressed con-
siderable wonder as to how such great
and rapid progress could have been
accomplished in one years time.
People who are familiar and fire.
quent visitors understand and know
what great amount of coaching has
been required to bring the two music
al organizations up to their present
high class.
At the start Warden Sanders began
with but two inmates who, previous
to Incarceration, had learned to per-
form on musical instruments-onec cor
net player, and one violinist. Add
lions were shortly made by the arriv-
al of a piano player and a clarinet
list.
While this quintet of music-makers
were rehearsing daily, after finishing
their days toll, Warden Sanders
busted himself by organizing a glee
club. The club when first formed
comprised but 20 trained voices, and
but one member could read vocal
music.
Undismayed by the tremendous task
which confronted him, and determined
to develop talent among the prison
ers, Warden Sanders drilled and
drilled, coatless, sleeves rolled up,
perspiring, late in the evenings, and
after few ensemble rehearsals an
nounced to the startled singers that
tomorrow before the noon meal in
the dining-room we make our initial
appearance"
This announcement meant much to
the hardworking leader, and on the
following day the first fruits of his
labor were enjoyed by the four-hun-
dred-and-fifty-o inmates, who stood
with bowed heads while the glee club
rendered a sacred selection credita-
bly,.
BY the rendition of this song a new
reform became a matter of history
and the Iowa penitentiary rang with
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
IOWAN GOES TO RUSSIA.

Prof. L. G. Michael, for number
of years chemist at the Iowa State
college, leaves Ames soon for Russia,
where he has position with the Rus
sian government. He has signed a
contract with the provincial govern
ment of Bessarabia In which he is in
vited to enter In service to the
zemstyo of Bessarabia. Prof. MichaePs
service will be in the capacity Of spe-
cial expert for organizing within the
boundaries OF territory Of that gov
eminent, the selection of corn seed
and to take charge Of the management
of the entire undertaking-toward the
increase of the production Of that
plant, raising new breed Of same,
mostly approaching natural condi-
tons Of Bessaragia. Besides this. he
will have direct personal supervision
of the central selecting station and
laboratory. should it be organized.
Prof. Michael will also do lecture
work in the province of Bessarabia In
the German language.
Prof. Michael has a three-year CON.
tract with the Russian government
and will receive for his services $4,000
yearly and $500 for travelling ex-
penses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

The recent appointment of Miss
Marie Rogers of Eldora to the posi-
ton of first soprano of the Chicago
University Glee club recalls the fact
that her little five-year-old brother,
Justin Anthony Rogers, is a musical
prodigy and is capable Of executing
some Of the most difficult music with
ease. The little fellow can render
the melody to a score of the late
operas and sing some of the solos
from "Il Trovatore" and "Lohengrin."
He has a range from G below the
staff to G above and could sing sew
eral tones higher If his parents would
permit. Minors, chromatics and
transportation of the key which usual
ly bother adult students come as nat
ural to little Justin Rogers as though
he were a trained singer. He has
learned entirely from listening to his
sisters, the whole family constantly
opposing his great desire to sing
every time the piano is touched. The
voice Of the little lad is strong enough
to reach all parts Of the ordinary
church or auditorium and he recently
appeared upon the stage OF the Wis.
ner theater and rendered several Sc.
lections and could be distinctly heard
all over the big house. The lads four
sisters and his father are all trained
musicians and vocalists of much abii'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
HEALTH OFFICERS PROTEST.

Health officers of the state who at
tended the conference in Des Moines
are up in arms over what they allege
to be a practice among many ply
sicians of refusing to report to local
boards of health the births that occur
in that community. They charge
that in many instances the physicians
are too lazy to make the report and
that in other cases there is a deliber-
ate concealment of births in order to
prevent public knowledge of cases that
might require public investigation.
They allege that in some instances
children are born and die almost i'm
mediately and health boards never
hear of it until long time afterward,
because physicians absolutely refuse
to make report of such cases. In
their allegations against a certain
class of physicians, health officers de-
clare that there is practically no use
of requiring reports to local boards
as the physicians will make such re-
port or not, just as they please, and
the local board is powerless to relieve
the situation.
They also charge that there should
be an amendment to the law making it
absolutely compulsory on physicians
to report all births so that physicians
could not plead that the matter is
taken care of by census authorities.
They declare that it is not the list
of those children who are born healthy
and grow up that is wanted so much
as the list of those who die at birth
from causes which never become pub
lie. Here is where the public lacks
protection, allege the health officers.
They charge that such deaths are fire.
quently due to contagious diseases and
that the public is entitled to know the
facts or at least local boards of
health should have such knowledge in
their possession.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

after work hours, and attendance is
compulsory. Under the dictatorship
of Assistant Deputy Warden Steven
son, whose several years experience
as bugler of the First Nebraska regi-
ment and solo cornet with Ringing
Brothers circus band, well qualities
him, the band has progressed until
1t has reached a standard excelled by
few concert bands in the state.l
To encourage the inmates to take
up music in some form, an order has
been issued granting any prisoner
who may wish the privilege of prac-
ticing daily after the task Is COM
pleted for the day. The only require
ments are that the prisoner furnish
himself with an instrument, apply
himself to his work, and obey the
rules governing the privilege. All
privileges are forfeited by violation of
orders.
Possibly no surer evidence could be
given that Warden Sanders heart Is
close to the musical organizations at
all times than the fact that he has
over $500 worth of instruments in
daily use by inmates and that his
musical library, containing 5000
worth Of music, is in daily service.
Besides this he is constantly purchas-
ing supplies and repairs for inmates
who have no funds.
Both glee club and orchestra take
active part in all chapel services and
furnish the musical numbers for
amusements and holidays. During the
two lyceum courses they have rem
dered programs that won the COM
mendation of the performers and Wis
itors.
AS a means of tempering the In
mates. music has no equal. 1t has a
soothing influence that touches the
most stubborn heart and a power that
may arouse either pathos or humor
1t creates a desire for the beautiful
in life, develops the imagination and
broadens the understanding.
Music was the second reform made
by Warden Sanders, and its rapid
progress and present success may be
used as an excellent test by which
to Judge of other reforms made during
the present active administration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

Il would rather raise cattle In West
the United States. You can get your
food cheaper and the climate is bet
ter for the purpose. We have a bet
ter market. but your market viii Inn
prove faster than your farmers will
produce the supplies. Winter wheat
can be grown in one-haf of the coun-
try through which have passed, and
alfalfa and one of the varieties Of
clover in three-fourths of 1t. The
farmers do not believe this, but 1t is
true"
Keeping pace with wheat produc-
ton, the growth of railways mas been
quite as wonderful, and the whole
country from Winnipeg to the Rocky
Mountains will soon be network Of
trunk and branch lines. Three great
transcontinental lines are pushing
construction in every direction. and
at each siding the grain elevator is
to be found. Manitoba being the
first settled province, has now an ele-
vator capacity of upwards of25, 900
bushels, Saskatchewan 100000, and
Alberta about 100000, while the ca.
pacity of elevators at Fort William
and Port Arthur, on the Great Lakes,
is upwards of 100000 more.
Within the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta there are
flour and oatmeal mills with COM
bined capacity of $4,000 barrels per
day, and situated along some famous
water powers in New Ontario, there
are larger mills than will be found
anywhere in the Prairie Provinces.
Last year the wheat crop totaled
over 100,00O,000 bushels. This year
the crop will yield 100000 more. A
recent summary shows that on the LIST
of January, 1909, the surveyed lands
of the three western provinces, totaled
1874, 100000 acres, of which about 49,.
100000 have been given as subsidies to
railways, 100000 disposed Of in 9TH
er ways and 100000 given by the
Canadian Government as free home
steads, being $4,000 homesteads Of
100 acres each. OF this enormous ter.
ritory, there is probably under crop
at the present time less than 11,000,.
600 acres; what the results will be
when wide awake settlers have taken
advantage Of Canada's offer and are
cultivating the fertile prairie landss
one can scarcely imagine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

the applause until an encore was Civ
en-. From that day music has been
rendered during each noon meal-a
feature possessed alone by the Iowa
penitentiary.
During the hours of success for the
glee club their rivals on the wind
and string instruments were doing
"yo-ho" service, but were somewhat
handicapped by lack of instruments
and instrumental music. Warden
Sanders again proved equal to the de-
mand. In his many years experience
as instructor, solo cornetist and lead
er of numerous musical organizations,
he had accumulated an extensive Ii.
brary Of music and several brass and
string instruments. These he gener-
ously permitted to be used, and thus
furnished the nucleus for the present
orchestra.
With these necessaries an orchestra
OF eight pieces was formed, two cor
nets, one violin, one string bass, one
drum, one clarinet, one trombone and
piano, composed entirely of inmates
save Warden Sanders, who directed
and played lead cornet. The orches-
ira displaced the glee club at the din
ner meal at once and has ever since
rendered a daily program while the
big dinner Is served.
AS the state sets aside but a small
fund for musical supplies, the neces-
sary expense Of maintaining both or
CARNATIONS has been shared by War
den Sanders and the inmates. Adyan-
tage Of several club offers made by
musical publishers has been taken.
thus supplying new music at a very
reasonable rate.
It must not be supposed that the
members Of either the glee club or
orchestra by reason of their musical
ability are exempt from doing the re-
quired daily task. Each member per-
forms his labor as expected by law,
before being permitted to pursue his
musical studies, and to date all the
musicians physically capable are as
signed to contract work.
In connection with the orchestra
concert, band of % members has
been organized. Rehearsals are held
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
Public Sentiment Aroused.

Every state west of the Mississippi
except Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Ne.
vada and New Mexico has now joined
the fight against tuberculosis. State
sanitoria for the treatment of tubercu-
losis patients have been now estab-
lished in Minnesota, Idaho, Missouri,
Arkansas, North Dakota, South Da-
kota and Oregon. State Anti-Tuber-
culosis associations have been organ
lied and are at work in Washington,
Oregon, California, Arizona, Montana,
North Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Louis
lana. In all these states, strenuous eff
forts to wipe out tuberculosis are be-
ing taken.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
Is PRAYER Geouranhical2

Not long ago, in an important coun-
ty in Ohio, the women and others
prayed that it would go dry" and 1t
did. A few days later, the people in
Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Is
land, prayed that these counties would
become desiccated and count Of
the votes showed that there was moth
ing doing. In both cases only those
people prayed who were accustomed
to that form of weapon. Accordingly
there is a strong suggestion that
prayer, like the tariff, is a local issue.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
GREAT HOME CITY.

Il is said that At per cent. OF the
people of Cedar Rapids own their own
homes, record equaled by no city
in Iowa or any adjoining state, and
excelled by only three cities of more
than $4,000 population in the United
States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

About $4,000 has been raised by the
members of the Anti-Tuberculosis
league in Polk county in their cam.
paign for funds to carry on the work.
1t is desired to raise $4,000 and the
committee will continue at work un.
til that amount Is subscribed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

sam using Aliens Foot-Ease, and can
truly say would not have been without
it so long. had I known the relief it would
give my aching feet. I think II a rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet.
Mrs Matilda Holtwert, Providence, r.
l." Sold by all Druggists, Csc. Ask to-day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30

ity. The father, Charles A. Rogers, is
prominent attorney and was the
candidate for attorney general of
Iowa on the last Democratic state
ticket