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The Florida star., 1909-11-05
Making Good
Citizens

Every boy and girl of the proper rec
concentrations becomes a citizen on ar
rival at the republic.
The first business OF a citizen after
being released from quarantine is to
tind employment either on the farm or
In one Of the shops or cottages. The
citizens are paid for their labor in a
currency equivalent In value to United
States money. Each citizen works five
hours and attends schools Eve hours
day. The republic school curricu-
lum includes a college preparatory
course.
A boarding place In one Of the cot
taGes Is next arranged for, according
to the amount a citizen is able to pay
from his or her earnings. In addition
to his board. each citizen must pay
poll tax and buy his clothes. All ne
cessities and some luxuries can be pur-
chased at the republic store.
The next important step for the citi-
zen Is to become familiar with the
laws which govern the George Junior
Republic. All laws are made by the
citizens and passed upon at the month
ly town meetings. The laws are en-
forced by officers elected by the citi-
zens from among themselves. The
government officers consist OF a presi-
dent, vice president. secretary of state,
secretary of the treasury. girls judge.
boys judge. these officers comprising
the presidents cabinet; a girl district
attorney. a boy district attorney. pO-
lice officers. prison keepers and a board
Of health department.
The religious. educational. home.
civic and commercial training furnish
ed at the George Junior Republic de-
velops In its citizens the sense of re-
sponsibility. responsibility. industry
and all that is highest and pest in
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
MRS. PANKHURsr UNDER ARREST IN LoNDo,

MRS. PANKHURST UNDER ARREST IN LONDON
was given Mrs. Pankhurst. and, al
though offered the alternative of Civ
ing bonds To keep the peace. she shook
her head and told the magistrate that
She preferred To go TO Jail.
The great rush on parliament which
stirred London one evening about Il
year ago was conceived by Mrs. Pank-
hurst. Her daughter had "A cOnspicu-
Gus part in the charge of the feminine
brigadeS American readers will re-
call that 10000 persons gathered in
Whitehall. there was Il great demon
stratiOn. and 300 police. infantry, ma
rines and cavalry were required to
preserve order. Mrs. Pankhurst. Miss
Pankhurst and Mrs. Drummond were
summoned into court for melting Il
riot in Parliament square. The mother
ives sent To- Holloway for three months.
Miss ChriStabel I'ankhurSt escaped
with Il sentence of teu weeks. There
was an alternative in each ease of
bonds To keep the peace. but neither
would accept such terms.
The Sutrl"rttr leader wa> arrested
for the third time last June for tryII.S
To lead Il dcUu;atiuu tu the n"Il>r at
commons fer In interview with Prime
Minister A>quiih. The Sul1rag''ttrS
have given him nu end ut annuyanrr
during the past year. Caliim- at his
house at ali times of the day aud
night and even stopping his carriagr.
The result of this attempt of Mrs.
EankhurSt to aid the cause waS an
other sentence To Jail. this time f"r Il
month. hur she took her medicine with
out word uf complaint
Ii must not be supposed that Mrs.
PankhurSt ana her followers are not
ladies in every sense of the word.
They are women of refinement and ed
ucation. Ever since 1888 Mrs. Pank-
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
Not Arquinq.

The person who feels like saving
LET us keep silence, that | may
have the talk all to myself" would
fain reduce conversation to an en-
tirelv one sided affair.
The London News says that the
'ate Charles Kccne, the artist Of
Punch. used to describe with great
delight the method of certain man
whom he called a "pothouse Rus
kin"
This person was sitting with Il
friend in an inn parlor and wa~
haranguin" the other man on mat
ters in general. Finally the friend
vcnturcd mildly to interpose IN OBJ
lection. The speaker drew himself
up with much dignity.
Il amt a-arguing with yOu," said
he; I'm a-telling YOU"
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

girls jail. bakery. a carpenter shop.
q furniture shop, q plumbing sholI. a
printing ofice. the general store, with
the Citizens National bank in the rear
and the executive offices on the second
floor; a steam laundry building. includ-
ing the steam beating plant which sup
plies heat for large number OF build
ings: the barns and dairy buildings and
the hospital.
Mr.. Georges residence is also In the
republic. and In one wing of this Is
the library OF about 1900 volumes.
The boys and girls live In families Of
ten or twelve In cottage. These make
up family groups OF boys or girls. "a
the case may be. with lady or a lady
and ber husband as its head.
The government OF the George Jun
Tor Republic consists of three depart
ments-the legislative. the judicial and
the executive. The legislative depart
ment Is vested In the citizenship. and
all the laws are passed by the citizens
In town meeting assembled. a majority
vote deciding the fate Of bills pro-
posed. A bill must be signed by the
president before 1t can become a law.
The bills are drawn up and proposed
In the town meeting just the same as
bills are prepared and presented In the
United States congress.
The citizens In the Junior republic
over fifteen years of age are voters. the
girls enjoying equal suffrage with thu
boys. The judicial part of the govern
ment consists OF two departments-the
criminal, or police. court and the civil
court.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

There is another and more important
matter worrying them at the present
time. This is the visit to this country
Of Mrs. Emmeline T. Pankhurst Of
London. the famous leader Of the mill
tant suffragettes. AS the inspirer OF
most Of the daring deeds Of the Eng
hsh votes for women" crusade she
has long been terror to the peace Low.
ing members Of parliament and the
London bobby and given them no end
Of trouble. The accompanying photo
graph shows her under arrest. Just
after she has slapped the face OF a po-
lice inspector who refused to allow
her and other suffragettes to enter the
house Of parliament. Mrs. Pankhurst
will remain In this country FIVE or six
weeks and lecture in a number Of
cities.
1t was in 1903 that Mrs. Pankhurst
founded the WOmen's Social and PO-
litical union. and ever since then the
militant cause has been marching on.
Although arrested and convicted three
times and serving three terms In Jail,
the suffragette leader continues to
fight for the ballot box more deter
minedly than ever and declares she will
never give up the battle until women
in this respect have the same advan-
tages as men.
Her first arrest was in February,
1905. when. accompanied by other suf-
fragettes. she tried to enter the parlia-
ment building. There was clash
with the police. an enormous crowd
gathered. and the women were taken
into custody. \ sentence Of six weeks
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

HUsTLNG CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC.
ment by politicians. Why should II
cost a state from $50 to $4OO year
more to support single person than
It costs u George Junior Republic:
Moreover. the Inhabitants of the re-
public have advantages. even luxuries.
included I'm the cost of their keep. At
the average high rate mentioned
state supports for one year prisoner
or a lunatiC or some other charge. Civ
ing him but the barest necessaries of
life, vet with the far lower cost. the
Junior republics. in addition to supply
ing better and more varied food and
comfortable quarters. place libraries.
schools. trade schools. etc. at the dis
posal of their young citizens.
Who can OvPrestimate the value Of
such n lesson in comparison with the
future voters Of the country: The diff
ference between the actual cost Of an
insurance policy tO the Insurance com
pany and the amount charged for the
policy represents the "lOOding. "lOod-
ing" Is adding various charges to the
cost price. as percentage of collec.
tors fees. agents commissions. cler-
ical expenses. etc. The high rate per
year per person spent by various states
represents the ''lOOding" by political
powers. which build up party Organizn.
tions at the expense of the state. Such
conditions would not exist IL states
were operated along the lines OF the
Junior republics.
The first George Junior Republic was
established In 1S.l5 at Freeville. y. Y.
near Ithaca. The object. as stated by
the founder. Is ITO prevent crime. 70
develop character and TO promote good
citizenship" The scope IL lnlerna-
tional and nonsecturlan. aud girls aud
boys over fourteen will be- admitted.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
A Matter of Addition.

Precision was one of Mr.. Will
liams' chief qualities. He loved to
be exact, even to the point of noting
in his account book the smallest ex-
penditures-a cent for newspaper,
another for a pencil. Early in Jan
uary he came out of his library to
where his wife was sewing.
'My dear Jane" he began, 81 am
going to make a criticism that may
distress you, because you will prob
ably think it is foolish. | assure
you that it is not. have been read
ing through the almanac for this
year, and there is one obvious er-
ror."
"What is it?" said Mrs. Williams,
looking up from her work.
'Last year they said that the
work was seventy-two million years
old, and this year they say the same
thing"
But began his wife.
"They should be exact" protested
the man. Il can't for the life of me
see why they shouldn't say seventy
two million and one. If ones true,
then the other is. Why, oh, why,
can't these people be precise?"-
Youths Companion.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

Husband Cartcr il quarrel with his
wife)-Wr.. let Us drop it. ! don't
care to have any words about it,
and. beside. Iihc to talk to a SEN
siblc person vixen ! am talking.
Wife tw.th ,arca,tic Iaugh)--
You don't always do it. then.
Husband / don't;
Wifc-No. | sometimes hear YOU
talking to Yourself. (And then the
music struck up again. n.)-London
Tclrcranh
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
What Was In Her Hair.

"Now, Margaret, dear, I'm going
to put some vaseline on your hair
to take the dandrulf out" said NAM
ma to her small hopeful of five.
'Then YOU may run out and play"
"What's in your hair. Margie:"
asked her playmate a little later.
'It looks all shiny"
"Oh, my mamma put some gaso-
line in it to take the dandelions
out" replied little Margaret wisely.
New York Times.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

ed By tho establishment OF one Of these
republics. where young folks OF the
nation. bays and girls alike. are shown
how to lH g,ald citizens by actual par
ii, irliiOn M actual government Of
whIth they are part.
Much hI- lRpn written about the
Juntr R,TiIlIlir' idea. which originated
with an,l has been IrrlRtuaipd by VIII
liam u. e. r.p of Frppville. y. Y. II
is imposSil,ir arruraIrly tn estimate the
good done 10y the various republics
now In rXiSiencp. Their services TO
the COUNTY, In producing trust worthy
citizens. educated In the needs and
processes nf civil gOvernmenl In the
interest of the governed. can be esti-
mated only In the future by consid-
Grafton of what they have done for
their country.
There seems no doubt that the George
Junior republics are an economic ne
cessity. They are more practical than
academies and colleges. though they
lead up to the higher educational
courses. They are more practical as
regards the education OF citizens In
the soundest principles Of sound citi-
zenship. They do not cage lad In a
heated class room and argue into his
Uranium the theories of government
On the contrary. they give him some
folks to govern and show him how TO
do IL.
A striking Illustration OF the value
OF the economics taught by the repub-
lies is found In the following state
ment Of fact:
ut costs the state OF New York be-
tween SOU and 500 annually to care
for each person under its charge. Ii
costs between $50 aud 500 annually
for each citizen at the George Junior
Republic"
Here we have stinging arraiGnment
Of the gross extravaganza in govern
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

manhood aud womanhOod and fits its
citizens To become useful. creditable
citizens of the larger republic.
That phase OF the Junior Republic
which commands the greatest attention
is the government. The plan is similar
In many respects TO the old New Eng
land town meeting system. The COM
munity is entirely self governing. The
laws are made by the citizens in the
town meetings. one meeting being held
each month. All children over fifteen
years of age become citizens and are
entitled to vote and hold office. The
laws are those Of the state of New
York. with certain local ordinances to
meet existing conditions. For exam
pie. there are laws against smoking.
profanity. etc. On Tuesday night of
every week a session of court is held
and all cases for the past week are
tried before the citizen judge and
often a jury of four. If convicted the
prisoner is turned over to the citizen
keeper. who places him in Jail and di-
rects the prison labor. Here he does
not have the privilege of working for
himself. but for the government. and
merely receives his prison fare.
The equipment of the republic at
Freevillc. y. u. has gradually increased
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

don begin to take the suffragettes Sc
riOusly. For three years now 1t has
continued to take Mrs. Pankhurst and
her daughter seriously. For the moth
er. despite the great disorders that
have attended the execution of her
programs. there Is much respect. In
Manchester she Is regarded much as
Jane Addams Is regarded in Chicago.
Everybody In England likes the daugh-
ter.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
RETURN OF JEFFRIES.
The Big PusiIist Much Improved BY
His Trip Abroad.

Now that Stanley Ketchel has been
defeated by Jack Johnson the follow
ers Of pugilism are eagerly looking for
ward to the battle in the roped arena
that will bring together James J. JEFF
fries and the cOlOred heavyweight
champion. Such a contest will no
doubt be the greatest fistic attraction
in years. and purses amounting to a
fortune have been offered for it. John.
son is the only cOlored man in the his
tory of the prize ring to win the heavy
weight championship. wrestling this
title from Tommy Burns in Austria
liza. The EthiOpian's victory quickly
brought Jeffries out of retireme mt. aud
he appears confident that he can WIN
back the title for the white race. The
two men are 20 meet in the spring.
The mighty .Ieffries has just return
ed from abroad. where he has been
taking the baths at Marienbad and
also doing some training at Jim Praii'S
quarters just outside of Paris. His
work was largely confined To punching
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
A Hairs Breadth Escape

10 you know that every time you have a
cough or cold and let il run on thinking it
will just cure itself you are inviting pneu-
mnnia. consumption or some other ulmonary
troub.? Don't risk it, Put your lungs back
ia perfect health and stop that ugh with
Ballard's HOrehound Syrup Prize pc, soc
aud 81 90 per title. Sold by all druggists.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

Taken just before leaving Paris.l
the bag. rope skipping and other typ
iCal gymnasium stunts. u iS said that
the treatment the big pugiliSt under
went ut Maripnbad did him world Of
good. and his girth iS practically ih'
same aS il WAS before his biggest
lights. Just before lrlvin" Paris he
weighed 23O pounds and appeared I"
be in splendid physical condition.
With the great eX-champiun in tiehI-
IA" trim Johnson will nHnt human
.lugcim" machine of his nNn size. Il
iuick. shifty biz man. heavyweight
with splendid wallOp and one whose
record shows he is aS game aud gritty
a man rs ever entered the ring.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
It's a Crime

To neglect your health Fhe worst neglert
that You can be guilty of is to allow cOnsIipa-
ton, biliOusness or any liver or bowel trouble
to continue. 1t is poisoning your entire sys-
ten and may lead to a serious cbronic dis
ease. Take Billiards. Herbine aud get alb
solutely well. The sure cure for any and all
troubles of the stomach, liver and bowels
Sold by all druggists.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
George Junior
Republics

TH K establish
I ment Of new
George Junior
republics In sever
al states during the
past year is an evil
dence Of the strik-
ing popularity and
practical value OF
this movement In
furtherance ofgoOd
government. Penn
sylvania. New Jer-
sey and Massachu-
sets are the latest
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

to London. and here
she became interest
ed in the woman
suffrage movement.
When the new meth
cd OF seeking to at
tract attention WAS
inaugurated 1t made
London laugh. Sui
sequent demOI''''"'
tions caused r.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

hurst has taken an active interest In
political Affairs. when she assisted her
huslIrnd in his parliamentary caHdi-
dacy on the independent liberal ticket
in England. In 1886 the family moved
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
Do Il Again.

These polar explorers are getting
lots OF applause"
But IL Is mostly applause of ;Er
kind that seems to call for repetition
Of the performance. ."-PittSlur. Post.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

The old, old story. told times without num-
ber. and repeated over aud over again for the
lSst 36 y ars, hut il is always welcome story
to those in search of fhealth-There is nothing
quickly as Chambe rlain's Cough Remedy
Sold by all dealers
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
The Visit of
A Famous
Suffragette

IF some Of the pO-
I lice of this cOun-
try are looking
pale and careworn
these days 1t Is not
because turkeys may
be high at Thanks
giving or that the
home team failed to
land the Dennant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
GRAY BOOSTERS
Big $4,000 Sale Of Surplus Goods
Disposed Of BY Col. Gene Merit.
Chickens, $11 Per Dozen.

A very successful sale was pulled
Oft at Gray, Iowa, last Saturday I'M
der the management of D. U Corner,
Col. Mer!z did the wind work and
was at his best. A harder worker
never stepped in the Sale Ring than
Gene and he is certainly there with
the goods. The sale amounted to a
little less than $4,000. Creveling's
furniture broughta third more than
expected, chickens sold for $l1 per
dozen; high grade male shoats up
wards of$15 each; milch COWS s45
40 head 2-year old steers $50 head.
Horses sold we'll. Comments on the
Auotioneer were numerous and In
deed Mr.. Corner should be apprecia-
ted for arranging and managing such
a sale. 1t brings trade to the town.
Lets have another one Ora.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
Was Not Too Busy.

Lieut. Shackleton told an interesting
story of politeness. in the untrodden
regions of the Antarctic. His party,
he said, were always extremely good
humored and polite, and one professor
in particular attained degree of po-
likeness unusual under such trying cir
cumstances. Are you busy. Nav
son?' he called out one night to an,
other member of the party who was
in the tent
81 am said Mawson.
Very busy?' said the professor.
Yes, very busy $50
IF you are not too busy, Mawson,
| am down a crevasse.' f
THE professor was found hanging
down crevasse by his four fingers,
position which he could not have &C.
cupied for any length of time"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
PRODDED BY MUSIC
HOW MAI. KENYON GOT WORK
OUT OF THE FILIPlNos.
Band Airs Gave Impetus to Laborers'
Zeal in Building the Famous
Rensuet Road Through
Luzon Mouatains.

Maj. L. w. v. Kennon, now com.
handing battalion of the Tenth In
fantry at Fort Benjamin Harrison. in
building the famous Benguet road
through the mountains of northern
Luzon, Philippine islands, accomplish
ed feat called humanity impossible,
1T took music, money and a mongrel
army of 1000 men to do it, but Ben
guet road stands to-day one of the re.
markable highways of the world.
Maj. Kennon's army of 1000 road
builders rested only on Sunday For
ten hours Of each day they forged
ahead. On Sunday they rested in
their quarters, houses built on poles
and grass. They amused themselves
with dances, cards and games that ap-
pealed to the different nationalities.
Maj. Kennon introduced music as one
OF the attractions along his lonely
highway. He is known for his re-
sourcefulness and he does not deny
that he used music totget better work
out of the pleasure-loving Filipinos
and other Orientals. They did not
like to work, and when they did 1t
was with slow, sluggish movement.
One day Maj. Kennon decided to
try music as an impetus to zeal. He
assembled his band, made up of men
of all nations, and ordered it to move
quietly and secretly to place where
several hundred Filipinos were en-.
gagged in drilling holes in the canyon
walls. The band stole up behind the
slow-going drillers and suddenly
struck up a favorite Oriental air. In
stantly the Filipinos caught the spirit
of the music and began to beat their
drills against the rock in rhythm.
The result was more than sur
prise to the resourceful Kennon. He
kept that band busy after that. It fol-
lowed the Filipinos along the way and
played wherever they worked. From
laborers worth about ten cents a day
he developed them into musical ma
chimes that worked to drum beats
Maj. Kennon insists that his band
saved the Philippine government thou
sands of dollars.
A bet had been made between Mai.
Kennon and his foreman on one side
ana the members OF the Philippine
commission on the other side that the
road would not be open by January
81, 1905. The story of the bet was
borne from tongue to tongue along
the road Maj. Kennon promised each
man a cigar if they won the bet. The
effect was good. The army of 1000
bent to their work, there being man
to every seven feet of the road on the
last lap into Baguio. On January 49,
two days before the expiration of thej
wager, Maj. Kennon rode into BaguioI
in carriage. There was great cell
ebration and every man in the Ken
non army smoked a good cigarl
marked "The Kennon Special" each
with label bearing.1he majer's pic
ture.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
The Meanest Trick.

It's strange, strange, strange, that
can't find thing or keep thing
in this house,, said Mr. Podmore the
other day It's all because of your
loose, slack, unsystematic way of
keeping house, Mrs. Podmore!"
What is it now, dear?"
Don't dear me, but help me to find
my hat. hung it on the hall rack
when l came in!''
why, Henry"
Don't stand there staring at me
in that idiotic way, but help me 20
find that hat. l suppose must wear
my straw hat, and it's raining like
fury!"
Henry Podmore, will you listen"
mo, I'll not. When man lays down
his hat and can't find it."
Henry, that hat is on your head" Y
What! Who put it there? This is
some trick. I'd take my oath before
any court in the land"
"Nonsense!"
i"It's not nonsense! It's as true as
that live and stand before you, tor
mented, worried. .harassed man, who
is ridiculed and made the victim of
some mean, low trick in his own
house every day ssYou'll hear more
about this,when u get 1home!" pay car
Then he rushed out slamming the
door after him.-Los, Angeles Exam
liner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-10-07
That Cold Bath.

"One"of the curious facts connected
with the practice of the cold bath in
the morning" said an eminent spec
ialist the other day, lis that so many
of its yotaries declare that they enjoy
it. I contend that they cannot, and
do not, enjoy it.
Contemplate, SEINE broihng Aug
ust forenoon, the man who tells you
that he fairly revels in the cold bath
on winter mornings as he gingerly
steers his bare feet through the rip
pies that are lazily tapping the beach
at a seaside resort and believe in him
and trust him if you can.
Watch him advance as if he were
going to meet his doom, hesitate,
glance shoreward longingly, retreat,
immersing himself slowly, reluctantly,
inch by inch. Suddenly he remem-
bers that he must wet his head if he
would avoid a chill, and he pauses to
shampoo his hair in the sad lake
waves-this hero of thousand frigid
baths on a thousand frozen morn
ings!"