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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04
THE CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL PROBLEM

The cons olidated school solves the
problem OF incompetent among the
teachers of rural districts. Befol q
teacher is employed in the com
solidated school she must show
either through experience or train
ing, that she is capable and quail
fled to take up the work of the
grade. 81 e is employd for th en-
tire year OF mime months and on
account of tits fact she is able to
direct the work of the pupils under
her charge in sys' emat:c and help
full manner. Her pupils see the end
toward which they are striving and
Wien they have reached that end,
at the close of the year. they feel
that they have accomplis cd scne-
thing definite.
We cannot solve the problem even
by securing competnt teachers and
furnishing each one-room with
equipment and supplies to carry ON
the work of teaching. We cannot i'm
crease its efficiency by trying to bols
ter it up with modern facilities. The
one-room rural school is in it's last
stage.
1t has served it's purpose and
served it Well. 1t must now give
way to progress the same as the
ice has given way to the cultivator
and the cradle to the self bind er.
Consolidation enables us to CEN
traiize our funds. 1t enables us to
save money alld at the same time
accomplish results. 1t is much bet
ter business proposition to pay a
competent teacher $4,000 per month
than it is to pay two incompetent
teachers $4,000 each per month.
Does the education of our children
mean anything to us? If it does, the
best is none too good. When the
opportunity to give our children the
best kind of an education is here,
can we afford to pass it by? Elk.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

Mrs. John VandeBrake entertain
ed several of her lady friends at
hel home in the Heights, last
Thursday evening. An enjoyable
time was had by all present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
MEETING TUESDAY

The Missionary Society will meet
next Tueso ay evening March at
The home Ct Miss Luella Knox.
PROGRAM
flynn.
Rible reading. Psalm s..
Prayer
flynn
Business Period.
Book Rev ew '.In Red Mems I.and".
by Mrs Nels Johnson.
Book Revi w. The Child in the
NJ DIST" Mrs. Geo. Gore.
Story. Mrs. Pickett's Missionary Box
Mrs Chas. Milliman.
Hidden Answers.
Solo, M IS Flossie Leffingwell
Reports on our India Stations.
Bilaspur Miss Mary Steph enson.
Hlna Miss Clara Tibben.
Pendra Road, Mrs. P. K. Jensen.
Sath, Miss Edna Hocamp.
Maudha, Mrs Glen Hunt.
Kulpahar, Miss Ora Johnson.
Doeghar, Mrs. Ida Cannon.
Mohoba, Miss Eva Hay.
Solo, India, Miss Lena Eckles
Our Iowa Girls in India.
Miss Luella Knox.
Recitation, The Perfect Offering.
Miss Lillian Dyer. =
Bened;ction.
Social Hour.
A cordial invitation is extended
20 all.
Misc Carrfa NaIcon ooabr.+os
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

Peter Hassenfeldt has FINISHED
storing his four hundred tons of
ice. lhs weather was unfavorable
to the removal of SO much at once.
but the ice company at Lake View
could not procure cars to ship it
a few at time, but when the cars
were released, the season was get
ting so late. that the ten cars, we
understand was shipped at once.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

Leo Sieba celebrated his 18th
birthday, last evening ty inviting
in a number Of his friends and
oolmates.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

Date West who has resided near
North Branch for sometime. has
rented a farm four miles south of
Extra to which place he is moving.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04
WILL MOVE TO FARM

Grant Jones who has worked so
Faithfully for John Nelson in the
Hardware store for many years, sew
cred his connection with that firm
last Saturday night. He, with his
family, will move this week to a
large farm near Guthrie Gem er
where he Will try his luck at farm
ing.
1t is the wish of his friends that
ne viii be very successful and pros
per rapidly in his new undertaking
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

George Dinaick and family moved
last week to, their new location, on
the Dimick farm, northwest of town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

The farm without clover is go
ing down.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

Nitrogen is being removed FROM
our soil by corn and other crops.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04

Miss Carrie Nelson ce ehrated
her birthday Monday. A few friends
were present !,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17

ises to remain In the limeiight for
some time to come. It IL q case where
there are charges ana denials upon
both slices. 1t being set forth that the
bank officials ara exceeding their rights
under their charter ~ national
bank, that they IRE making loans with
scant security and that they are loan
ing money to themselves and even en-
s4sed in making dummy loans.
The banking institution on the other
hand alleges an attempt on the part
Of the government officials to wreck
the bank and that they have exceeded
their rights In withdrawing govern
ment funds while wrongfully with
holding interest on government funds
as an offset to an unpaid and illegal
penalty.
The injunction which the bank has
secured against the government off,
Gals brings the matter into the courts
and provides the opportunity for the
impartial thrashing out Of the muddle
From the claims which have been
made, even though denied, It is only
proper that the real state Of affairs
should be made plain and the quicker
1t can be cleared UP the better.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
Stories of the War
PrzemysI Garrison Story.

Leonard Adelt, correspondent of the
Berlin Tageb1att at the Austrian gen.
eral headquarters, sends to his news
paper denial of the charge that the
fortress of Przemysl at the time of it's
capitulation was trebly over garrisoned
and that the officers had plenty to eat
while the men hungered. Herr Adelt,
who processes to write on the basis Of
official information concerning the in
terval between the first and second
sieges, says the garrison during the
first siege numbered $4,000 men. as had
been contemplated by the ante bellum
arrangements. The experience Of the
first siege, he adds, showed not only
that the fortress could not have held
less men but that it also demonstrated
the ACCESSIBILITY Of charging the works
and increasing correspondingly the
number of defenders and workmen in
it. This was done during the interval.
The soldiers and officers shared the
same rations, Adelt says. neither bread
nor cereal being supplied to anyone.
even the commander, General Won
Kusmanek. The most painful depriva-
ton of the men inside the garrison
was of smoking materials. This was
felt alike by officers and men. until a
supply of raw tobacco leaves was
found and worked into cigarettes.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
, LESSON FROM THE WAR.

8. The state of Colorado Is making
plans to raise a record crop Of sugar
beets. It Is an industry which has
been growing through encouragement
in this country. but it is not through
any good will on the part of the
present administration that it has Sc
> cured stimulation in the increase Of
its output
Under the existing tariff conditions.
III they were to be considered alone,
q marked decline could be expected in
that line of business. Free sugar Of
: eers no encouragement to the home
Industry, but the war in Europe has
served to curtail the enormous pro-
duction Of sugar beets in that part of
= the world with the result that there
viii be increased demand upon the
. pther sources for a long time to come.
81 The war is therefore serving in a
Fashion though of an uncertain dura-
hon, the same as a protective tariff.
= Il is furnishing an inducement for
not only the continuance but the in
crease of this industry in this coun-
by. 1t is one of the lines which
stands to profit from the war in spite
pf the democratic legislative program
which would have wiped it out
- Such protection, however, is meas
ured only by the length of the war
md the demoralizing effects which ac-
company the same, barring the fact
hat there is a recognition of the need
Of reestablishing this protection at
home through legislative action. In
: that very direction the sugar beet in
dustry does not stand alone. There
are many lines of business which
should be fostered in this country in
stead Of depending upon the product
of Europe. The failure to recognize
this is the cause of short time in many
factories in this country today and
there are>even those in this city which
Eare experiencing 1t. If the war has
been necessary to bring this realiza-
,tion home. no time should be lost in
promoting our independence in home
Industries.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17

bladders for icebags and said they
would not be SO bad if they did not
smell so dreadfully.; There is. only one
air cushion and they need warm
clothes, too. The Temperate No. 13
and the Hopital Mixte are both very
poor. At the latter there are many
soldiers from Northern France, who
have no one to send them things, no
news from their people. And it is
the same with the Belgian wounded.
At Baud there is a hospital for con-
valescents, which is a most cherries
hole. There was not one woman in
the town even interested enough to
visit them. Do send the poor things
something to cheer them up! 1t is
so dirty and dismal
At Lorient there are also a number
Of hospitals which are very poor. At
the one in the College des Jeunes
Files. the wounded were lying on
boards, as the beds had no springs
They need many things. Warm cloth
ing Is also needed at the Hopita1 Mill
taire Duplex and the Temperate No
30 $3.50 beds) in Lorient.
The hospitals in Quimper are also
very poor and need everything they
can get. also the Hopftal Mixte al
Chateauneuf de Faon, and the Hopital
Militaire, st. Gildas, Morbigan, which
| is remote and very poor.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
NOTHING TO 1T.

The scare which has been started
about Japan establishing a naval base
at Turtle bay on the Mexican coast
is as likely to prove as groundless as
that which was used to agitate this
country few years ago regarding
Magdalena bay. In the latter case ii
was the presence Of japanese fisher
men which gave basis for the r1lmol
OF a move to get a foothold in Mexico
and at the present time it is fully an
parent, as has been explained by the
Japanese authorities that whatever
Japanese are at Turtle bay or have
been landed at that point are engaged
in the salvaging of the japanese
cruiser which struck a reef and was
lost at that point.
There is certainly nothing in such
operations to cause ~any nervousness
and it is to be noted that the authori-
ties at Washington are not manifest
ing any uneasiness over the matter
The fact is that the whole alarrraine
story is but the work of imagination
It doesn't take very much in the way
Of Japanese action to create great
alarm along the western coast, much
Of which as in this case Is uniustified
on the face Of it.
Japan mas given 1ndlcaclOn within
the past few months that when il
comes to expansion it has it's eye in
the other direction and nearer home
1t thoroughly understands the attitude
Of this country relative to any foreign
invasion Of the American continents
and there is nothing to indicate thai
it is anxious to go against it. There
are reasons to believe, as the Japanese
embassy's statement says, that "it is
more than absurd"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
In French Hospitals.

A correspondent, who has very re-
Gently made a tour of many hospitals
in France, writes:
We have Just returned from Brest
which completes our long tour Of more
than $500 kilometres and siXty-four
hospitals. In all cases the hospitals
are delighted with the bales, and beg
us to continue the good work. I am
giving you a brief resume of some
of the visits, which may be of aid to
the packing committee in knowing bet
ter the condition Of each hospital.
The Hopital Militaire at Gourin is
very poor and has some very i'll sold
iers. It is most miserable, but the
doctor and townspeople are very proud
of it! All the beds as well as other
furniture, were given by the people in
the town. SO you can imagine how the
wards look. They need everything,
from socks to chloroform.
At Pontivy there are several hospi-
tails badly in need of help. Hopital
Temperate No. 10 (5O5 beds) is very
large and well kept, but poor. It has
a very fine surgeon, Gourdot, of Nantes.
who has saved many lives, but he has
to use his own instruments. and the
operating room is very primitive. 1t
| is very deserving hospital and full,
and needs warm clothing. sheets. air
cushions, hot-water bottles, besides
medical stores. The hospital for con-
| tagious diseases there (sixty beds), is
very poor The sisters are using pork
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
Odessa Quiet and GAY.

There is little in Odessa to remind
the casual visitor of the war. Along
the roads are seen few prociamations
dealing with military matters; down
the wide streets motor-carS flying the
Red Cross flag occasionally pass;
under the trees and in the fashionable
cafes may be found groups of conva-
descent officers nearly ready to return
to the front. The hotels are rather
more empty than usual, for Odessa is
the Atlantic City of Russia, and peo-
pie are mostly staying away from the
fashionable watering places just now.
The absence of some of the one-time
visitors has been especially noticeable
since the German Turkish cruiser
Breslau bombarded the resort town of
Yalta.
But Odessa is still a gay town, with
the same stream of automobiles and
carriages, the same well-f1lled cafes
and restaurants, the same snIaruy
dressed women at the afternoon tea
hour, the same brilliant jewelers. and
florists shops.
Odessa has sent forty thousand men
to the front, but there seem to be al
| most as many left as before.
At tea hour in the cafes, the visit
or at once recognizes that the women
residents of the town have turned
their energies into wartime channels
| All sorts of work for the soldiers i:
| under way, even in the tea rooms anc
hotel parlors. Twice a week the wo-
men of the British colony meet in E
| room adjoining the English church
| and they have sent sixteen hundred
garments to the Russian front since
| the war began.
Southern flowers, fruits, and vege
| tables are piled in inexpensive pro
fusion in the dessa shops. In Petro
grad, 1900 miles away, they would b.
unobtainable. The jewelers. shops
always one Of the greatest attraction!
of Odessa, have not changed with tn
coming Of war. They still display .
profusion Of diamonds and sapphire
| such as could not be seen in the win
| dows of any other city Of Europe.
At night, Odessa is dark but behin
| their heavy curtains, the hotels an
| dance halls and theatres and even tn
| opera house still run on as usual, al
| though most places must close a
| eleven o'clock in accordance with mil
| itary orders. The street railway sys
tenn, one of the best in Europe, close
| down at midnight. The harbor j
| dark and silent after sunset, and
constant patrol is maintained to guar
against any surprise attack from tn
| sea.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
NATIONAL BANK FIGHT,

this country was deeply interested in
q new currency and banking law for
the purpose of making, certain condi-
Hons Of the past impossible. Now it
y almost as much concerned over the
difficulties which have arisen between
, the controller of the currency and
other national officials and the Riggs
! National bank of Washington. an in
stitution of prominence and standing.
Though this controversy has been
gomenfing for some time, it is brought
TO direct public attention through be-
ing carried to the courts and 1t prom
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
LINCOLN GREATER TODAY.

1t was less than two months ago
that homage was paid to one of this
country's martyred presidents on the
occasion of his birthday anniversary,
\ but this nation never overlooks an op-
portunity to pay tribute to it's hon.
: pred Lincoln and the passing this
sweek of the half century anniversary
fbf his assassination found it generally
and suitably honoring his memory.
: After fifty years he is a greater
Lincoln today than he was then. His
country which was then about to start
its reconstruction after five years of
Ecivil strife was still facing a gigantic
I problem. There was still the strong
and passionate feeling between the
1.-TWO sections which had been engaged
s, in war over bitterly disputed ques-
kfion and LINCOLN has just emerged as
5 the victor in his noble stand for a
I principle which concerned the very
Foundation of this government 1t was
4 I'm the hour of triumph that his tragic
fend came. He was not given the op-
portunity of directing the united forces
sbut from the magnificent example
(which he set in his position as leader
OF this nation there has since con-
( tinued to pile up an admiration and
respect from both sections which to-
.S6ay recognizes him as one Of this
tcountry's greatest assets.
q The close of a half century finds
him valued at his true worth, a cham
pion Of the plain people, a pillar OF
strength and an example which every
one IL eager to emulate. His name
has grown great and it will continue
TO do so as the future generations un.
Taerstand from an unbiased standpoint
the great service which he rendered
The great Lincoln has won a place
Tor himself which can never fade, 3
fact which is true of but few after
the half century of their passing.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17

clergyman haunted his fellows of the
cloth with being repeaters instead Of
free expressers of thought; and a
condition which warrants such a
charge calls for the referees COM
mand: Break away" The world is
crying today as in days of yore: God
give US men! Men who can stand be-
fore q demagogue and dam his treach-
erous batteries without winkng; tall
men, sun-crowned, who live above the
fog in public DUTY and in private
thinking" These Billy Sundays have
an umpire and hear the cry: Break
away!" And fearlessly they fight
wrong and error. What our advo-
Gates need is to break away from fear
and proclaim the truth if they ever
expect Love to triumph.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
GREAT BRITAIN APOLOGIES.

When the German cruiser Dresden
was discovered and attacked in the
Farbor Of Juan Fernandez island by q
British squadron it was in neutral
waters. II had been refused time
sought in which to make repairs and
had been ordered by the maritime gov
ernor Of that harbor to intern for the
war. Thus it was with no surprise
that Chilli considered that its sovereign
rights had been treated with contempt
and Forwarded a note Of protest to
Great Britain.
In the extension Of q full apology
to Chilli for the action which resulted
in the blowing up OF the Dresden,
Great Britain fully recognizes the Jus
tice Of the protest and the violation
of Gillian neutrality.
The commander Of the British
squadron, while not in touch with the
conditions surrounding the internment
was bent upon removing commerce
destroyer and there can be no ques-
ton but what his action proved eff
fecttve, and 1t is not too much to
assume, as Great Britain points out
in Its reply. that internment at Juan
Fernandez island was difficult of en-
forcement. 1nasmuch as the Dresden
had def1ed the order to leave within
"a hours and failed to do so, yet was
flying the German flag and it had its
guns trained and there was nothing to
prevent as much Of a violation of neu-
trality upon its part as that which the
British squadron committed. The gov.
eminent at the island could have done
nothing to prevent the Dresden from
leaving when the enemy had disap.
peared and a favorable chance came
However. even though Great Bri.
tain might find grounds for justifyine
its act it does not attempt to do, Sc
and the full and ample apology will
probably end the matter.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17

SUNDAY-WeII, ! caught a famous
cold yesterday and today I'm on the
semi invalid list. Downstairs the
photograph is grinding out Harry
LADDERS Your Breakfast In Your
Bed on Sunday Mornin'!"
Through the window I can see the
wires on the poles which help equip
Newlotshurst with electric lighting,
telegraph and telephone service; they
are not yet put out of sight, by my
patented curbing device!
Well anyway, 1 got Hobbs advice
for nothing; and saved what it would
have cost me trying to patent my
idea!
1 CUES, when I get up. I'll burn this
diary! Nobody but sentimental girls
and old men enjoy keeping q diary
anyway! The Sunday school teacher
meant well, Of course; but
THE DICTAGRAPH.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17
OTHER VIEW POINTS

1t is not unusual for Connecticut
churches to call ministers from the
west. it is more unusual for the west
to send for our Connecticut ministers.
Yet the report is that a church in
Chicago wants the Rev William s
Beard, of Willimantic. Willimantc
will not give him up without a Strug
gle, but il Willimantic must give him
up, what is Connecticut thinking of
if it let's him leave the state? He
is a man we cannot afford to spare
New Haven Register.
When one hears of al sorts of sug-
gestions and bills and resolutions for
the regulation of the jitney 1t causes
some wonder why all these restric-
lions were not thought of and applied
to the taxicab and other vehicles,
which carry passengers for hire. They
are in exactly the same class as the
jitney except that they charge higher
rates. But they do not compete with
the trolley. There is the rub and the
reason for the mad rush to so tie up
the jitney in red tape that it cannot
do Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
1t seems fairly certain that the
liquor business will have to bear a
portion of the increased taxation
necessary to meet the growing ex-
penses Of this state. There can be
no reasonable complaint from any
quarter If this is brought about. The
| saloon business is at best of doubtful
value to the community. The LIQUOR
| dealer makes good profits and makes
| them with comparative ease. At the
| same time his traffic is the cause OF
| heavy expense to the community and
the state. Therefore it is just that
| he be assessed his full share of the
states Observation-Disclosures Herald.
| There is. one thing marks the
| location OF every garage and that is q
| gouge out of the sidewalk at the curb
up which the car may be bounced when
| the owner comes back from his days
| touring. Just now these gouges are be
| ing made as artistic as possible by
| gang of men sent about for the pur-
| pose of concreting them, but before
! the year is out there will doubtless be
| more OF them and winter will be along
| before they are all snaoothed over,
filled in and topdressed with tar and
! sand. Those that the street gangs
| miss will be fringed with broken con-
crete and treacherous to the pedes-
train on dark nights, besides generous
contributors to the sands that fill the
| street cutters at every shower.-Wa-
terbury Republican.
Rumors continue to multiply to the
effect that Warden Osborne is meeting
with unexpected disappointments in
his management Of the Sing Sing
prison. The great majority of his
rules and regulations, which have
been in force at Wethersfleld for a
long time, work well. but it is not so
sure that his Mutual Welfare league,
which is a farm Of self-government
for the prisoners, is working well or
that he has been able to solve the
problem of idleness. Experienced
prison authorities have always ques-
toned the self government idea for
the reason that the prisoners are
! / temperamentally untitled for so large
a responsibility and ought not to be
trusted with the enforcement of
discipline. - New Hagen Journal
Courier.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-17

sent to London. There is plenty Of
evidence of this in the empty tins Of
bully beef jam and butter seen in the
backwards of houses innocent OF
troops"