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Evening star., 1921-03-13

of the best short stories of 1919 as
collected and published by Edward j.
lO'Brien. Dean Fagin uses this volume
in the short story writing class
Dean Fagin requires the students of
the class in versification to compose a
stanza each week. They are now
sweating over sonnets."
Prof. Voorhorst of the School of Sec
retariaI Science is to give new course
in business correspondence in the spring
Quarter. and Prof. Mitchell will give
| courses in college algebra and triGo-
nometry.
Dean Goodwin of the school of Com
mercial Art has started his class IN
interior decoration on the study Of
chromotography. \ glass in commercial
illustrating will be started this week.
Students in the advertising class
are taking orders for advertisements
/ from business firms and preparing
! copy for publication as class eXer-
/ cises. Prof. Guy Collins says that
SOM of the students ar" now able 10
do very creditable Advertising.
Miss Lucille c. Drummer made the
| highest score on the Army Alpha
psychological test this week in the
| class in efficiency and personality, a
course in applied psychology directed
| by President Rapeer.
| , ioi -. 1SenSid", ntau III tnt
| English department.. will start new
/ classes in play writing and in Eng
| lish composition and rhetoric at the
opening of the spring quarter April
!. Prof. Renshaw was formerly pro-
/ fessor of English and drama at Penn
| sylvania State College.
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE.
A meeting of representatives of the
| high schools, Gonzaga College. Uni
versity of Maryland and ST. Johns
| will be held tomorrow night at the
! ST. Johns School of Commerce and
| Finance, 1871 Massachusetts avenue
! northwest. Plans Cor organizing a
rifle league in Washington will be
! discussed. Lieut.. \. {. Strecker. d
rector of military work at ST. Johns
| will preside.
The following committee heads have
been named for the Ladies Auxiliary o.
! st. Johns: Mrs. W. W. Adamson. mem.
| bership: Mrs. Charles J. Columbus. pa
irons for April % dance; Mrs. Timothy
| Dunworth, tickets: Mrs. Charles Augh,
| limbaugh, refreshments; Mrs. Michae
Hennessey. decora lions. and Mrs. 7. r
Finnin. floor committee.
! Bachelor Hall" a three-act comedy
/ will be presented by students of st
| Johns College. at Carroll Hall, G
| street near 10th street. April IL and
, IL. The cast includes c. Weller Nc
| Carthy, Joseph Bowling. Francis d
| Quaid. Hugh ID. Carr. Joseph Cipoari
! John Mcdonnell. Felix FYeury, Char
| Graft. John McGinness, James F. FL
! lott, Walter J. Costello. John W
, Ridenour. Leyden keefe and Ernest
| kessler.
| Students of the first year high will
! give an entertainment in the college
! auditorium on st. Patrick'S day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
? sss:ss :" ' ats Chas. Ray in Homer Comes Home
BOOTHS TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN
Great Actors True Feeling Revealed
by Simple Act Which He Imagined
Was Unobserved.

1t has long been known that Edwin
Booth felt deeply the grief that it was
one of his own family who took Abra-
ham Lincoln's life. This little story,
which the editor of well-known mag
azine is fond of telling, calls fresh at
tention to that fact:
When was boy lived in Chicago
near Lincoln park. Once when Edwin
Booth was playing in the city, went
with another boy to hear Hamlet"
was permitted to spend the night at
my friends house, but went home for
breakfast.
At that early hour Lincoln park was
deserted, but as / drew near Saint
Gaudens' great statue of Lincoln
saw carriage approach, driven by
negro coachman. 1t stopped before
the statue, the door opened and out
stepped Edwin Booth. Curious to see
what would happen, l stepped behind
clump of shrubbery where l might
watch unobserved.
The great actor stood for moment
before the wonderful bronze, with his
head barred. Then he took rose
from his buttonhole and laid 1t at the
base of the statue. He entered the
carriage and was driven away, utterly
unconscious that the incident had been
witnessed by one who would ever after
cherish its memory.-Youth's Compan'
ion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
MORE IN LIFE THAN WEALTH
Man. Who Refuses to Let Money
Dominate Him Calls Forth EuIogy
From Rudyard KipIing.

Sooner or later you will see some
man to whom the idea of wealth, as
mere wealth, does not appeal, whom
the methods of amassing wealth do
not interest, and who will not accept
money If you offer 1t to him at GER
tain price. At first you will be in
clined to laugh at that man, and think
that he is not smart in his ideas. 1
suggest you watch him closely, for he
will presently demonstrate to you that
money dominates everybody except the
man who does not want money.
You may meet the man somewhere,
but be sure that whenever or wher-
ever you meet him, as soon as It comes
to a direct issue between you. HIS lit
tie finger will be thicker than your
loins. You will find that you have
no weapon in your armory with which
you can attack him. II more
wealth is necessary to you, for pur-
poses not your own, use your left hand
to acquire 1t, but keep your right hand
for the proper work in life. If you
employ both arms in that game, you
viii be in danger of stooping.-Rud-
yard Kipling.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Unreasonable Protest.

A jitney bus was lifting merrily
along the boulevard, when an elderly
gentleman of ample proportions threw
his dignity to the winds by falling into
the road in trying to alight while the
jitney was in motion.
Away went the jtney full tilt, while
the driver watched the injured passen-
ger ruefully rubbing his injured parts.
Presently the wounded one struggled
up and dashed after the vehicle with
frantic speed.
Didn't you see me fall off, driver%
he shouted.
"Yes, sir. l never seed the like of 1t
before"
'aThen why didn't you stopT
"StopT" calculated the driver. How
was I to know you wanted to get on
and do it again?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
LONG SINCE HE HEARD WORD
Tramp Probably Would Have Needed
Dictionary to Get Proper Def.
milton Of Morals.

The tramp was long, skinny indi-
Vidual with a particularly vilainous
cast of countenance, and he wore
pair of trousers that had been de-
signed for man Of at least three
times his diameter. His rap on the
farmhouse door brought out a sour,
hard-faced puritanical woman who
froze him with one glance and then
proceeded to eye him up and down
especially down.
you needn't ask me for anything"
she said, harshly. 81 can see that your
morals are Of the loosest kind and that
you deserve nothing"
swell, num-" replied the tramp,
glancing down at his neither garments,
"mebbe so, though l amt never heard
'em called that name before. Prob1y
me tailor amt jes' up to date, but If
you won't give me somethin' to help
fill 'em out mabbe you'd spare me bit
of rope to hold 'em up with."-Ex-
change.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
DIDN'T LIKE THEM TOO CLOSE
Presence Of Angels at Bedside Not
Altogether Appreciated by
" This Small Girl.

Mrs. Alice Avery Anderson, the pres
fdent of the New California League
for Abolishing Fairy Tales From Chill
dren's Libraries, said in an address
at Coronado:
"The child mind is very timid. We
have no means Of approaching the
timidity of the child mind. / do
not hesitate to declare that fairy tales
such as Cinderella Aladdin and
Jack, the Giant Killer have injured,
If not wrecked, millions of child
minds.
"To illustrate my point-children's,
timidity: said to my little girl the
other night, as I tucked her in her
crib:
"'You know, dear, you need never
be frightened in the dark. There are
always angels lowering round your
bed, guarding you with their wings"
"'Oh, muvverp said my little girl
Il hope none won't settle on mel"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
AMERICAN WOMEN-A EULOGY
Frenchman Pays Pretty and Deserved
Tribute to the Sex as He
Has Observed II.

American women are far and away
est CLOTHES and brains) women on
earth. They can also be the sensiblest.
kindest and helpfulest, the hardest
worked--no, l mean the hardest work.
ing-and they have no rivals for char
liable enterprise.
They have a wonderful capacity for
being excellent housekeepers, even
though they may seem not to keep
their houses more than a few minutes
in the morning, before flying away, and
an hour or two in the evening when
they drop exhausted on a sofa. They
are good mothers, good daughters and
good sisters, and their husbands, who
ought to know, proclaim to the whole
world. to the earth and to the stars,
to the believing and the unbelieving,
that they are Incompatible wives. I
am ready to testify that they are in
valuable friends. But somehow the
American woman has faults from
which French women are free. and
the latter frequently criticize her to
the disgust of the Incorporating
American man.
In England and France, and gener-
ally in all old countries, there is a
providential excess of women. and
men choose.
A Frenchman marries when he
needs help; an American marries
when he can afford it.-Ernest DIM
net, in Harper's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Application Wins.

The ancient fable of the tortoise
and the hare tells the whole story of
success and failure. 1t was the con-
slant application and answering de-
termination of purpose that brought
the tortoise in ahead of his fieet-footed
antagonist in that quaint race de-
scribed by Aesop.
Leo, the great pontiff, was an early
riser in order that he might not lose
a moment Of time in the fulfillment of
his great and sacred duties. Thomas
Jefferson, though endowed by nature
with brilliant mind and surrounded
by every environment conducive to
success, knew the need and advantage
of constant application. During his
school days he held himself to rou-
tine of 10 hours of work a day, and
during all his career he was an ex-
emplar and exponent of the thrift of
time.-Boston Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Early Egyptian Customs.

The earliest race of Egyptians lived
in the Nile valley about 4000-3700
B. @. Men have found their Gene
terles in numbers, although most
traces of their villages and their art
have disappeared. In that era mum
mics had not yet come into fashion,
although some idea Of hereafter was
theirs. as 1t is every primitive peo-
pies.
Their earliest burials are reminis-
cent of Indian finds In our own coun-
try. The dead were laid in con-
tracted position in the grave with pot
terry and stone vessels containing
obviously food and drink, and flint
and stone implements of the chase |;
they are found upon the left side, with
head toward the south and knees
drawn up-'fn an embryonic position
ready to be porn into a new world"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Rank lngratitude.

The committee in, charge of the
settlement house in the Polish dis
trict had worked hard for several
weeks making dolls for the Christmas
tree. The dolls were cut out Of
print" linen, stuffed with cotton,
sewed together and then dressed. 1t
was tedious effort, and the results
were not always beautiful.
Christmas day came and the chill
dren were assembled In the gymnasi-
um. The committee was distributing
the dolls among the girls, and every
little girl was radiantly happy. ex-
cept one, who was inclined to be cap
tious. When they handed her doll,
she seized 1t, looked at 1t, and with a
snort of disgust, remarked: "Ye gods,
what mug" and threw 1t on the
f1oor-Indianapolis News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Coal as CONCEALED Gas.

Attention has been invited to an In
teresting explanation of the burning
of coal. Coal, petroleum and illumi-
mating gas are related to one another
much as Ice, water and steam. For
this reason perfect combustion Of liQ-
uid fuel is already long step to-
ward vaporization, Just as ice is ad.
vanced toward steam, when turned in
to water. The volatile elements of
coal are locked up in the solid form,
or virtually frozen solid. 1t has been
demonstrated how great an amount
Of heat must be taken from the So
called permanent gases to make them
liquid, and how much more to make
them solid. Yet nature has solidified
gas into the form of coal, and solid
coal, like solid Ice. will dissolve into
vapor only through the expenditure Of
heat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
True Friendship.

But what is friend? Someone said
ut is another name for God" and
he is right inasmuch as true friend
ship is almost divine. A true friend
is one who unbosoms freely, advises
justly, assists readily, adventures bold
ly takes all patiently, defends cou-
rageously and remains a friend, un-
changeably. What great blessing
is friend with breast so trusty that
we may safely bury all our secrets in
1t, whose conscience we may fear less
than our own, who can relieve our
cares by his conversation, our doubts
by his counsels, our sadness by his
good humor, and whose very looks give
comfort to us.-Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Vain Endeavor.

"who is the despondent-looking per-
sonf'
'The former proprietor of cabaret.
He says life holds nothing more for
him."
"Why doesn't he establish himself in
Cuba?"
'Tts too late now. He wasted the
savings Of years trying to convince his
patrons that the vaudeville he gave
them while sober was just as good as
the performances they used to applaud
wildly when three sheets in the wind"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
DISPOSE OF STACKER FOWLS
Hens, Too Old or Too Lazy to Pay
Their Way Should Be Eaten,
Canned or Sold.

The slackers are hens too old or too
lazy to pay their way, those using
their feed for making fat and those
that have finished their years pro-
duction of eggs and are beginning to
molt. The poultryman cannot reason
ably expect to maintain high pro-
duction If he has many birds Of this
stamp. Gull them out at once. They
should be eaten, canned or sold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
E)OlITR'
u - &&98 J.
PROFITS IN POULTRY FLOCK
Eggs Regularly and Market
Them Promptly.

The marketing of the product, par
ticularly eggs, has an important bear
ing on the profits Of the flock. Under
most conditions it is impossible for
the farmer to seek a special market
for his eggs, but he should be very
careful to see that the eggs are gath
cred regularly and frequently and
promptly taken to market. Failure to
do this is responsible for the spelling
Of a great many eggs.
When the methods of buying are
such that payment is made for good
eggs only, a plan which is becoming
more widespread and bids fair to be
compulsory in most states, the farmer
will suffer decided money loss If he
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
A DANGEROUS Weapon.

A man sitting on the top of a Fifth
avenue bus was deeply engrossed in
his newspaper. The seat beside him
was vacant. Soon a large, lapless
woman got aboard and seated herself
in the empty place. In her arms she
held a baby. What it lacked in beau
ty 1t made up in friendliness, and pres
emily it found itself gaping interest
eddy at the nice-looking man by it's
side.
The distracted gentleman stood 1t
as long as he could, then, with
very panied expression, he turned to
the woman and said:
''My dear madam, please don't point
that thing at me"-Harper's Maya,
zine
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Answer That Was No Answer.

George NJ. Cohan was cross-examin-
ing applicants for parts in one Of his
new productions.
"Can you dancer" he asked of a
young chap who had been waiting an
hour.
Sure" replied the candidate.
"Can you singT continued Cohan.
"Well," replied the other, II can sing
as good as you can"
"But l asked you," retorted Conan,
"can you sing?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
DON'T CHANGE FEEDING PLAN
Various Methods May Be Successful
as Conditions Are Different
Make Study of Flock.

II your method of feeding gives
good results do not change it just be-
cause you read of other methods used
by other poultry raisers. Various
methods may be successful; condl-
lions are so different that they de-
mand different methods. A poultry,
raiser must study the conditions Of
his own flock, their surroundings, the
climate, etc.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
More Important-

A colored doughboy had just re-
ceived his discharge and was making
tracks at all possible speed for the sta
ton when he, caught up with another
one Of his company, who demanded:
Hello, thah, Jackson, whah yo' goin'?"
Jackson paused just long enough to
shout back:
saint goin' nowhere, but, oh, man,
look where Use comm from"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Already Accommodated.

One of the outfits patrolling the Dor
der during the Mexican tangle in 1915
had recruited to strength with a col
lection of raw material that knew lit
tie about the finer points Of military
tactics. One of the rawest of the
raw was on guard duty one night
after taps, when major passed I'M
challenged.
Don't you want the countersignT
inquired the officer sternly.
mo, thanks, major" replied the SEN
try. "The fellow in the guardhouse
gave 1t to me already."-Home Sec
tor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Carefully Packed and Graded.

does not make 1t his business to see
that all the eggs delivered are fresh
and marketable at full value.
One of the greatest causes of spoil
ed eggs during the hot summer season
is the development Of chick embryos
in fertile eggs, poultry specialists Of
the United States department Of ag-
riculture say. This loss is prevent
able simply by producing infertile
eggs. All that is needed to accom-
plish this is to separate the male
birds from the females as soon as the
breeding season is over. All the eggs
sold will then be infertile and incapa-
BILE of embryo development
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
A Sure Scare.

II have tried every kind Of alarm
clock" said the drowsy citizen, "and
l haven't found one that even annoys
me. I've got to find something that'll
jump me out of bed with scare"
SWELL" replied the obliging jeweler,
"if you want to pay for a special or
der, TIL have big one built for you,
with an automobile horn"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
DOUBLE YARD SYSTEM BEST
While Fowls Are Using One, a Crop
Of Oats or Rye Is Planted
In the Other.

The double yard system Is the best
for yarded fowls-that is. each pen
has the run Of front and back yard.
and while they are using one crop
of oats or rye is planted In the other.
As soon as the green blades are up
three inches the fowls are turned into
II and the other yard dug up and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Eagle In Danger Of Extinction.

The white-headed eagle, United
States national emblem and symbol Of
power, is threatened with extinction.
Far from being the "bird Of freedom"
he is the victim of persecution-and
In the land Of his exaltation For
Alaska fixed bounty Of so cents upon
his head, and in two years 5000 eagles
were brought low. The charge against
him is eating fish and game, principal
ly dead fish, and such prey as he OBJ.
tains by right of might.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
EXERCISE FOR LAYING HENS
Good Way Is to Feed Oats, Wheat
and Barley In Lltter-change
the Straw Frequently.

One way to furnish exercise for
laying hens is to feed oats, wheat and
barley In litter. The floor is covered
with straw 9 inches deep. In this the
grain feed is scattered. The straw
is changed frequently as it becomes
soiled from droppings. Some Of the
poultry diseases are spread through
droppings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Her Translation.

"Say, looky hereW demanded
administered customer in the rapid
fire restaurant. II want good sub
stantial meal; no frills or fixin's, yum
derstand, but suthin' that'll fill me
up"
BALE o. hay for the gent from jump
son Junction." calmly yelled Heloise,
the waitress, back to the Kitchen
Kansas City Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Clothes and the Man.

'The clothes do not make the man."
remarked the ready-made philosopher.
mo- replied Mr.. Chuggins, as he
climbed out from under the car. "If
clothes made the man, mebbe could
put on a fur overcoat and cap and
make this fool machine treat me like
/ was a regular chauffeur"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Wanted Information.

As Mr.. Smith was looking through
the paper he was astounded to find an
announcement of his own death. He
went to the telephone and called up to
his friend Brown.
"Have you see the announcement of
my death in this mornings paper?" he
asked.
yes" his friend replied; "where are
you speaking fromT-Everybody's
Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Indications Of Trouble

Johnny-Did Moses have dyspepsia
like what you've got?
Dad-How on earth do / known
Why do you ask such question:
Johnny-Well. our Sunday school
teacher says the Lord gave Moses two
tablets -Tnndon Mail
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
The Second Best.

Mr.. Knagg-I don't see what you
have to complain of. Haven't you had
the best of everything since we were
married.
His Wife-Weli, didn't marry the
best man at our wedding.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24

There are no more liquor jokes
now, are theref"
mo; ! suppose the prohibitionlsts
were afraid people might drink them
in."--Baltimore American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
A Total Loss.

"why did you discharge your new
elerkT'
"He was too accommodating" said
the grocer"
"What"
"He kept opening canned goods to
show lady shoppers they were in a
fine state of preservation. "-Birming.
ham Age-Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
Be Sure It's a
Willard
Battery

Make sure of that, and
you're sure of full value foo
every battery dollar.
The Willard Threaded RUB
Der Battery brings added saw.
ings because it does away with
wood-separator replacement ex-
pense. Threaded Rubber Insu-
lation outlasts the plates. II
doesn't warp, puncture, carbon
ize or crack.
We're headquarters for tina
Willard Threaded Rubber Bat
terry. We give authorized Wil.
lard Service. Drive around.
Let's get acquainted.