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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22


real name was Julien Viaud and he was
an officer in the French Navy as well
as one OF the leading romantic writers
OF France during long period Some
of his chief novels are can Iceland
Fisherman" "Aziyade," 1.-THE Romance
of Spahi. Madame Chrysanthemum''
and THE Marriage of Lott"
4 X
Andre Maurois. the French biog.
rapher of Disraeh and Shelley, has
written a new biography of Byron, re-
Gently published. Maurois has described
his new book as follows: This is the
first life of Byron written since a
large amount OF new material has be-
come available. have had access,
thanks to Lady Lovelace. to all the
family papers. have also had the
good fortune. thanks to the courtesy
OF Mr.. Harold Nicholson. to be able to
make use of an invaluable document,
the copy of Moores life of Byron, an
notated by Hobhouse. Byron Is not a
book on what has been so often and
so stupidity described as the Byron
scandal. OF course, tell the truth,
because otherwise Byron's life and
Byron's works are not ineligible, but
the story Of Augusta occupies only four
chapters out of 40. The book is es-
sentially the study of the evolution of
q young Puritan who was born chival-
rouS, affectionate and even heroic, and
was transformed into a cynic by the
first men and women he encountered
In life. I want to show that the boy,
the first Byron. always remained in
him. That he was at heart a senti-
mental and that his death in Greece
can only be explained through his de-
sire to become again the first Byron.
This is the psychological conflict which
Is so deeply interesting because 1t is
true of so many men. We are so
often jealous of ourselveS-ourselves as
we might have BEEN"
X X
"What1l You DO When You Grow
Up?" by Berta and Elmer Hader is
Q response In verses TO the question
considered by children, in play or In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Peru Possesses
Abundance Of Coal and Iron.

Ell Concrete, Lima,-Peru has the
good fortune OF possessing within It's
territories that which the italian Min
lister to this country, Signor Nitti, has
called the two black diamonds Of
earthly production"-th is to say, coal
and iron. In view of the abundant de-
posits of these two most important min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

"What1l You DO When You Grow
Up?" by Berta and Elmer Hader Is
Q response In verses TO the question
considered by children, in play or In
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06

weekend is not going to be so
very happy in are little home sted.
But ma is takeing pas absent mind
ness to serisly l think. Tonite she
run in to wear pa was reading the
sport page and she sed o my good
ness the pup has swallered the
matches. and pa diddent say nuth-
ing he onley reich in his pocket and
handed her his cigaret lighter.
Sunday-it was raining today so
vile l was staying at home l dis
sided to trie Note to Elsy. 1t TUX
me hr. to rite it but / CESS mebby
it is a good thing l rote so slow on
acct. of Elsy is not a very fast
reader and she reads very slow all so.
Munday-Pa was telling me to-
mite that over in Chiny they just
feed the silk wirms a lot of Null
berry leaves and the silk wirms just
go ahed and spin the silk. But l CESS
l kinda stumped him when l asst him
wear they got the silk to spin becuz
he never did answer me tall.
Teusday-Ma balled me out today
at the diner table becuz / ratch
acrost the table for a peace of cheese
she sed you orta be ashamed of yure
self amt you got tung. / diddent
say nuthing but l bet if l had of
tryed to get it with my tung she
wood of slapped me clean acrost the
dineing room.
Wensday-Jake and his ma had
quarl tonite on acct. of she was de-
termined he must warsh his #. Us
kids calls his #. camels becuz they
go so long without emmy water. But
he don't injoy are joaks so very
mulch at lease he don't ack like he
does emmy ways.
Thirsday-Jane slung me a hot 1
today. I told her my highest am
bishun when I am groan up is to be
a. greet Wit. She sed Well if you had
twicet as much you wood be rite
now. Jane is all ways haveing her
little joak it seams like.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06

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the moose paper
witch pa wirks at
and she called his
a tension to a
w ird p IL e d
Morried and she
sed to pa whut
does this mean
Worried or mar
ryed and pa re-
plyed and answer
ed. l don't no j
don't make no diff.
ferents witch ii
means / CESS and
ma was sore the
balance of the
evening.
Saturday = ]
am afrade this
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06

A Michigan farm paper recently
contained the story Of two dairy
farmers. each Of whose herds last
year produced 100000 pounds Of
milk. In one of these herds were
eight cows, and in the other 16. It
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06

is easy to see which farmer had the
most work to do and which got the
highest income. Contrasting helps
the farmer to get into the eight-cow,
100000 pound class.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
SUNDAY "DINE AND DANCE"
DECLARED UNLAWFUL

E. R. Hand, who has been operat-
ing a Sunday dine and dance ar
rangement at his pavilion in Martin
county, was found guilty of violating
the order of the county commission
ers and fined $500 and costs by
Justice Harry Serle at Fairmont,
last week. The court held he was
operating dance hall regardless Of
Che fact he did not charge for dane
ing.
Following the ruling of the COM
missioners Hand began serving
chicken dinners at his dancing paw
lion at $1.OO per plate. At the same
time an orchestra was provided and
a space for dancing. Hand contend
ed he could not help it if his custom
ers danced although he did not adj
vertise dance or charge for dane
ing. Two previous supreme court
rulings were instrumental in bring
ing about the closing of his estab-
lishment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
Early Bath Tubs

certain DATA We nave run across lately authen
tic, the joke about the Saturday night bath is not
old imagined. 1t is recorded that the first
bath tub put in commission in the United States was
christened on Christmas Day, 1912.
Looking up the day of the week in a perpetual
calendar find that this was Sunday but it is posi-
BILE that the first bath really taken on Christmas
eve thus establishing the Saturday night tradition
Upon it's introduction the bath tub was looked
upon with much suspicion it is by small boys I'M
til this day. In Boston ordinance passed pro-
hibtng baths except upon the advice of physician.
About 1855 the Philadelphia city council came within
two votes of passing ordinance prohibiting baths
altogether between November and March Is.
Bath tubs were heavily taxed in those early days,
even the modern automobile. Shortly after they
introduced into Virginia state tax of $50 was
imposed each tub installed
Still, Americans of those times were more given
to bathing than the old Russians We have read some
where that Peter the Great bathed only once year.
But there extenuating circumstances Russia is
a very cold country.
LincOln's Elephants
FEW persons, perhaps know that Abraham Lin
II coin at one time virtually had herd of twelve
elephants his hands. He did not exactly have
them in his possession, but they offered him.
and it took all the tact for which he was famous to
gracefully decline them.
The letter in which he turned down the proffer-
ed gift has only recently to light, according to
writer in the Pathfinder, who relates that the ele
plants presented to President Lincoln for the
United States government by the King of SIAM as a
token of friendship. Lncon's letter to the king was
written February g. 1862, and contained this para
graph:
"This government would not hesitate to avail
itself of generous offer if the object were one
which could be made practically useful in the pre-
sent condition of the United States Our political
jurisdiction, however, does not reach latitude so
low to favor the multiplication of the elephants"
Lincoln's reference to his lack of juridiction
ATTITUDES is given point by the fact that the
South was not then under Federal control, and illu-
strates the subtle humor which often characterized
his utterances
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
Rubber Farm Pests

IN case ever have occasion to complain that a
| neighbours chickens have devastated corner of
our garden, that his pig has rooted therein, we
may reflect upon the of the rubber farmer and
take consolation
The manager of a 5,OOO-acre plantation in Suma-
ira recently told of of the difficulties of rubber
farming. His plantation is adjacent to a natural
jungle, where all sorts of wild beasts have their habit
at when they not playing havoc with the rubber
trees.
Elephants are the practical jokers of the animal
kingdom, according to this manager and their favor
lite sport is pulling up young rubber trees with their
trunks and tossing them at another. The plan
tation is also frequently visited by tigers rhinocer
tropical deer, wild pigs and other inhabitants of the
Jungle which likewise take their sport in messing up
the place. Still, the damage done does not prevent
the raising and export of vast quantities of rubber
The increased demand due to the growth of the
automobile industry and the which have been
found for this product tend to the prosperity
of the rubber farmer, in spite of the payfuness of
elephans and other jungle neighbors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
A Bandstand for the Band

N RECTOR Limburg and his Redwood Falls city
J band playing at concert at Springfield, Thurs
day evening, were received with unusual en-
thusiasm. Playing in the bandstand at that place
the music produced by our band sounded even better
than that at our regular Wednesday concert. This
was undoubtedly due to Gle improvement of the
acoustics by bandstand built for the purpose of pro-
ducng volume and quality of tone A band playing
in bandstand and playing as well as the Redwood
Falls band would produce concerts 1000 better than
those we have where half of the effects are lost
through lack of proper place to play Our band
needs bandstand.
Shifting The Gears
People will buy anything on installments except
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busy street intersection.
Often a man pays lawyer for advice his wife
could give him for nothing.
o
American progress will not halt SO long as there
are enough corners for the filing stations.
Most foreign nations think Congress saw its dut-
les and rather over-did them.
Enthusiasm for California girl who won a dish
washing contest is reserved until we learn whether
she had any competition
That Chicago traditions to be upheld is indi-
Gated by the winning of collegiate cup for shooting
by that citys university team
An English novelist proposes school for lovers
The style of most modern would be cramped with
professor hanging around.
Washington writer describes model man as
one who has lived that when his name goes before
the Senate Senator Norris won't feel the impulse
to take his feet off his desk.
o.
A life insurance company figures that boy rear
ed to the age of eighteen has an economic value Of
$2e654 But the company isn't in the market for any
of them at that price.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
STATS DIARY
By Ross Farquhar

Friday-pa got in terably bad with
ma finite at the super table. ma
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06

Our idea of the bravest men in the
world is the fellow who marries a
woman for money.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
False Ideas Stick

4 FTER erroneous statement has been repeat
~ ed often enough it is next to impossible to
eradicate it from the popular mind
For many years the question asked why the
addition of fish to pail of water would not add to
the weight of the bucket and its contents Several
ingenious explanations offered, but the
could not be agreed upon. Finally inquisi-
tive skeptic weighed bucket of water and after add
ing 5-pound fish weighed it again. 1t weighed just
five pounds more than it did before adding the fish,
The question, therefore, shown to be based upon
a false assumption.
similar situation is pointed out by the Christian
Science Monitor in to the question of why the
younger generation is much inclined to crime.
Thirteen cities reporting to the United States Chill
drens Bureau showed that in nine of them juvenile
delinquency decreased, while increase was noted in
only four.
Likewise, it is popularity supposed that crime in
Chicago is prevalent than before. Yet act
ual statistics show that crime since 1915 in that city
has not increased in proportion to the increase in
population.
So, as Josh Billings once said, cts just as well
not to know much, as to know blamed much that
amt So"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
All Club Work

A T Wabasso, Friday Achievement day was
~ held for All club workers to select the various
teams to represent Redwood county in cloth
ing work and furnishing competition at Sleepy
Eye today. Other winners will be selected August
49, The girls and boys who represent their county
at the state fair and other expositions may indeed be
proud as may those who have developed projects
worthy of competing for these honors.
Club work, represented by the HI club in this
county, certainly deserves encouragement and support
equivalent to that given any project having the bet
terment of farm life its object The boys and
girls of the farm can't be far wrong when re-
member that nearly million young people enroll
ed in clubs This that nearly million boys
and girls of the nation learning how to raise most
effectively pigs sheep cattle and other farm animals
well learning how to bake bread, make clothes,
fruits and vegetables. They not only learn
ing how to do these things but they learning how
to do them in the most efficient method possible under
the best guidance possible.
Then. too, there is far to be gained from
their work than just the knowledge of how to solve
farm problems Leadership and self confidence are
developed in them through the opportunity given to
lead meetings and outline plans for their projects
The discipline and training invaluable to those
who follow other occupations as well.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06

Many a man who has embarked on
the sea of matrimony wishes he had
missed the boat.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-08-06
Uncle Sans Lotteries

~ OSTAL regulations very strict with respect
to the mailing of any matter pertaining to a
lottery of any kind. To publish the win
ming number in drawing for prize, however, little
in values, in newspaper is offense. But it
not always
An American national lottery was established by
the Continental Congress of 1776, and between that
date and 1929 at least 70 acts passed by Con-
gress authorizing lotteries in aid of public projects
such schools, roads and other improvements.
During the presidency of Washington Harvard
College, supported itself in part by grand lottery,
with capital prizes high as $4,000.
Most European governments have at some time
or another employed national lotteries as of
raising funds for the public treasures and municipal
lotteries have been common. Cuba has conducted
national lottery since the formation of the republic
France financed the war of the Spanish Success
sion by lottery which not suppressed until 1886.
England authorized lotteries for harbor improvements
and for the financing of the Virginia Company which
founded the early settlements in America and raised
government funds by that until 1924.
Religious and charitable organizations were in
some countries permitted to operate lotteries, long
after the had abolished them national
institutions.
But during the last hundred years the trend of
sentiment has been against lotteries particularly in
the United States where drastic legislation for their
suppression has been enacted.
Still the gambling instinct is perhaps as strong
and finds opportunities for expression in many
ways ranging from the outright method of the gam
ing table lawful speculation in markets and Stocks
regarding the morals of which there is much differ
ence of opinion, among the better elements Of
society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
Mrs. Ewald's Pandora Gift.

When Mrs. George r. Ewald of New
York turned over $4,000 to Mr.. Tom
Nancy, sheriff's clerk, to be handed TO
District Leader Healy on the eve of her
husbands appointment as a magistrate.
she probably had no idea whatever that
this kindly action, intended solely TO
help Mr.. Healy buy suburban home
she taking only memorandum note for
three years without security and with
out interest in acknowledgment of the
loan-would lead to serious and embar-
RAISING complications for the Tammany
organization and the municipal admin
istration. 1t was such a simple thing
to do and the immediate result, her
husbands appointment, was 50 salts
factory.
But look at the consequences The
Tammany district leader has lost
his municipal position. Likewise the
sheriff's clerk. The Governor of the
State has charged the Attorney Gen.
sral with the duty of searching inquiry
into this particular transaction, . Judge
Of the state Supreme Court has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25

assigned a. referee. q special grand Jury
has been organized and q special In
vestigator has been appointed to conduct
the grand jury inquiry. which began on
Monday.
Several persons called as witnesses
before the grand jury have declined
to testify on the basis of q waiver Of
immunity, this refusal being tanta-
mount to a plea that to testify before
the jury might tend to incriminate or
degrade them. The latest of these re-
calcitrants are John F. Curry, the
leader of Tammany Hall, and Charles
L. Kohler, director Of the budget, and
. district leader. They went into the Jury
room smiling and affable and came out
angry and almost fearful, declaring
that they had been "insulted." They
had been asked to sign waivers, which
was q reflection upon their integrity,
to which they would not submit.
Almost at the same time the Governor
of the State was announcing at Albany
that he proposes to present to the
Legislature at the next session bill
compelling Office holders to sign waivers
Of immunity when called before grand
juries to testify regarding their oflcial
acts. Counsel for Leader Curry APP
proves his refusal on the ground that
the grand jury's inquiry is merely a
fishing expedition" conducted for
political purposes. This is rather a re-
markable statement inasmuch as the
was started by Democratic
Gov. Roosevelt. who is as good as q
Tammany man himself, and the bene-
ficiary in Office Of Tammany support.
II begins to look as II there were a
difference Of opinion in New York re-
garding the propriety of some Of the
under Tammany's admins
tration of Americas biggest city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
Simplifying Home ownsrshin.

There Is more truth than poetry In
the Presidents apt smile, 1.-THE whole
process Of purchase and finance (of a
home) involves q ceremony like q treaty
between governments. And while the
comparison extended only to the bust
ness Of where and how to get the
money, there are other equally impor-
tant factors that involve the individual
contemplating the purchase of home
in more negotiations and diplomatic
conversations than preceded the sign
ing Of the treaty of Versailles. To the
man about to buy home the peace of
the world In general and comfy among
the nations are matters Of relative small
Importance.
If he buys this house, will q fire
engine station be erected next door? Is
he safe from the trespass of a pee-wee
golf course, which might find the vacant
lot across the street an attractive siteP
Can the children safely cross the street
on their way to school? Is the house
too far from the street car to please the
maid2 Is the street In front to be torn
up and widened and paved as a through
traffic boulevard, bringing about an
additional assessment that will deplete
the bank account already suffering heav-
lily because of the manifold demands in
volved In the original purchaser How
high are the taxes? Are the neighbors
good citizens? Do the empty bottles in
the alley denote anything more than a
nearby family's fondness for iced gin
gerale? Is the mysterious garage q few
doors away, around which dark figures
congregate at night, in danger of being
padlocked? Will this neighborhood in
the next five years be rezoned to permit
the erection of apartment houses, shut
ting out light and air? Is it too far
from the corner store, or too near? Is
it convenient to the office, and will Aunt
Sarah be pleased?
The Presidents conference on home
building and home purchase is to be
supported by privately contributed
funds. It's creation does not mean that
Uncle Sam has turned realtor, nor that
all the difficulties of home ownership
will be solved. But taking note of the
decrease in home building and home
ownership and Of the consequences apt
to result If this becomes a Nation divi-
ded between landlords and tenants, It
Is hoped that the conference will put
its finger on some Of the tangible obsta-
cles that have arisen to decrease home
ownership and to suggest ways and
means Of removing them.
The financing of q home, as the
President points out, is an involved and
complicated process. If 1t does not
stagger the applicant by the size of the
obligations about to be assumed, the
intricate formalities met in the assump-
ton Of the obligations will. But closely
connected with the home ownership
problem are such matters as protection
against depreciation of property values
through proper coming, the extent of
the real estate tax burden assumed by
the purchaser. the adequate design of
homes in . day when domestic help
Is either scarce or expensive, accessi-
bility, plus the provision Of enough
space In vacant Land around the home
to make the venture more attractive
than renting an apartment.