Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1915 — SMILES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REFINING INFLUENCE.

“I suppose your company experiences b'eneflcial results from reform.’* “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum. “It is having the effect of making the boys more refined. Music is having a boom out our way such as it never experienced before.” "Music?” “Yes. The fellows who used to be waiting around to collect cash for their votes have all learned to play some instrument. The only way to get money out of politics now is to belong to a brass band.”