Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-03

circus in town which attracted a big
crowd. But In the evening the Chau-
tauQua had the crowd and the circus
but small number. The music for the
sixth day was furnished by the Helm
erdinger Entertainers composed of three
young ladies. Miss Alma Heimerdinger,
who played the accompaniments on the
piano and gave the Rotations, was
pretty nearly the whole thing. The
other two girls pretended to sing and
play the violin but that was about all
there was Of it. But Miss Alma is q
hummer. She has very attractive
manner and she Is an entertainer Of the
first quality when It comes to giving
readings and recitations. If she had
fairly good support from the others
their entertainment would be one of the
best on the program.
In the afternoon Miss Eleanor Miller
Of whose work we have spoken in con-
nection with the morning lectures, oc-
cupied the hour with readings from
some Of our foremost writer's. As al
ready stated her work on the platform
Is both pleasing, artistic and forceful.
In the evening the audience had rare
treat and one Of the very best numbers
on the entire programs. Garetta, who
Is q famous Italian trainer Of birds and
animals presented his collection of
thirty educated birds and dogs and his
beautiful pony Prince. He first ap-
peared with his dogs which performed
many tricks, the best being that of lit
tie Jim" saying his evening prayers
from which nothing could attract him
until his master said "amen!" Prince
showed fine training. But the work of
the birds was both new and remarkable.
The little canary birds had learned to
perform their stunts in Q very interest
ing way. Some brilliant Macaw birds
from Brazil were shown because Of their
beauty. The Australian Cockatoos
both white and rosa. colored were not
only pretty but performed some wonder
full things for birds. They seemed to
possess human intelligence. They
carried flags, pushed wheelbarrows,
fired pistols, rolled hoops, climbed lad
deFs, stormed q castle, rescued q lady
bird from the burning building and
then turned on the water and put out
the fire. The sports were specially in
terested in q boxing match in three
rounds by two Of the dogs. Garetta or
his substitute presents the entertain
ment with much ease and skill and the
large audience were greatly delighted
THE PROGRAM OF THE SEVENTH DAY.
Sunday was the closing day of the
Chautauqua Of 1911. The Pugh- Riner
Company, composed Of the two Riner
sisters, Mr.. Pugh and the accompanied
gave the entertainment preceding the
lectures. Mr.. Pugh sings and all Of
them give recitations. Because it was
Sunday they were much restricted in
their usual program, which contains
much that is humorous. What they
presented was necessarily solemn but
they were given in identified manner
wholly in keeping with the sanctity of
the Sabbath. AS Mr.. Rhode had to
leave Audubon at noon on Sunday for
Mt. Pleasant, Miss Miller assumed his
duties a. superintendent. Rev. ]. H.
Freedline introduced Dr.. Edwin A.
Blake Of Boston who rave the address
unon the aullio All GSaatleo and How
70 Build Them. Dr.. Blake Is q man
who has had the advantage Of o wide
range Of travel and experience. He has
been ON the platform as Q minister and
lecturer for forty years. His lecture
was substantial showing how the build
ing Of air castles by the boy il often the
beginning Of great inventions by the
man. When Darius Green and His
Flying Machine" came to such q sudden
and disastrous end all the people laugh
ed; and for many years he and his air
castle were the butt of ridicule through
out the land. But Darius has been
Vindicated, the Wright Brothers having
actually accomplished what he had tried
TO do; and now the aViators are flying
around like birds in the air. The build
ing of air castles is only the activity of
the imagination whose proper develop
ment ID part Of a symmetrical educa-
ton.
In the evening DR.. Chas. L. Seasholes
Of Philadelphia delivered the closing
lecture. As soon as he mounted the
platform he showed by his active step
and smiling face that there would be
somethinR doing worth while before he
finished. His beaming face and happy
words ct once carried hope and cheer
throughout the audience. He treated
his w0ighty subject of Brains and the
Bible, In . profound but popular way
that all could understand. He took up
the boasts Of some who think they are
scientists and demolished their claims
against the Bible with . single stroke.
Nineteen out Of twenty men who are
worthy Of the name of scientist, believe
that science and the Word Of God are
In perfect harmony" He has fund of
information which combined with q
drOll humor greatly embellishes his re-
marlable defense Of the Bible against
the attacks Of Atheists, agn0Stics and
destructive critics. His lecture was a
fitting climax to q strong and entertain
ing series by eminent men during the
ChautauQua Of 1911. !
ANOTHER CHAUTAUQUA ASzyJfss
ED FOR NEXT YEAR
THOUGH MORE SEASON TICKETS I1
BE TAKEN, THE BUSINESS MN
HAVE SIGNED GUARANTEE
FOR NINETEEN-TWELvE.
Prior to last year subscriptions
taken at the Chautauqua for tickets
the ensuing year. Some people disli
to have the program broken up
several evenings for this purpose.
last year the management proposed
| q certain number of business men MI
or less guarantee the number requi
and In that way cut out the work
taking subscriptions on the groun
This made it necessary to sell the seaf
tickets by personal solicitation, whit
required . good deal Of time and woi
Alta meeting Of the guarantOrs Id
last Fyiday morning the report preseI
ed showed that the number of tickS
sold was nearly hundred short Of Il