Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1912 — Demonstration. [ARTICLE]

Demonstration.

•It was afternoon, and thus spoke the teacher of the village school: “Now, boys, the word ‘stan’ at the end of a word means ‘place of.’ Thus we have Afghanistan, the place of the Afghans, also Hindustan, the place of the Hindua Now, can any one give me another instance?*’ “Yes, sir?’ said the smallest boy, proudly, “I can—umbrellastan,’ the place at umbrellas.” —New shook.