Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1910 — Page 2

THE DAILY REPUBLICAN Every Day Except Sunday. TeAIEY & CIAkK, Publishers. . ~r - r- ——~ RENSSELAER, - INDIANA.

•raft la a nonpartisan game. Train robbers are never lucky In tha long run and the short run Is not jrorth while. A Los Angeles man claims to have two spare ribs. Mighty handy while pork Is so high. An old Civil War veteran of Watert>ury, Conn., claims to have a pain in bis wooden leg. No wonder he's kicking. A disease of the appendix has been discovered. This ought to reconcile those who have already sacrificed theirs on the altar of surgery. Philadelphia scientists say that the pnissing link has been discovered in the cultured chimpanzee. As an alternative we suggest the giver of monkey dinners. “In Cromwell’s time,” says Dr. mills, “everybody was drunk once a week.” Everybody isn't now, but there are still a few people who beat the old average. The best preparation for a woman who contemplates marrying a man to reform him is to take in washing for a year. If she likes that sort of thing she can then 6et the day. Andrew Carnegie confesses that he has made forty-two men millionaires. The forty-two millionaires are probably convinced that they succeeded not because of Andrew but in spite of him. Dr. Cook keeps right on not saying a word in his own defense. Perhaps he has adopted Alfred Austin’s method of positively refusing to read or listen to a word that his critics have to say about him. Just as people were learning to live on fruit and vegetables along came the frost, killing the fruit and destroying the vegetables. There’s no hope for the consumer. He is sure to get caught either coning or going. A punishment to fit the crime was that Inflicted on a grocer in a Pennsylvania town who was compelled to •at eggs alleged by a customer to be bad. It Is safe to say that in future •ggs in that town will be sold only in s state of pristine and unimpeachable purity. Secretary Ballinger has withdrawn from entry 13,500,000 acres of coal lands in Montana, pending an examination as to their value. This will be much more satisfactory to the public than an investigation aftej- the lands had been given away would have been.

Any land Is the land of opportunity for the boy who has the real stufT In him. In the new Parliament elected by conservative Great Britain there are more than forty members who had their start in humble homes where the question of daily bread was an ever-present problem. A Baltimore man wants a divorce because his wife loves him so much that her caresses and words of endearment bore him. It is hoped that women will not generally regard this as a solemn warning. Our opinion of the man Is that he doesn’t bulk very large as a lord of creation. Not only improper picture cards, but also those which are simply silly, or which may be offensive to any person •r race, are extremely unlikely to reach their destination when sent through the mall. The postal authorities are justified in seizing them. It Is announced that hundreds of thousands were destroyed by postmasters last year. Hazing at West Point dies slowly. Tha Secretary of War has lately issued some new regulations for the punishment of offenders. Under the old rules the hazera had to be dismissed. Under the new rules a lighter form of punishment is provided for the mild forms of hazing in which there is no Intention to Injure or to humiliate the cadet. A wholesome provision in the new regulations is that the cadet officers who neglect to report hazing incidents shall be punished as if they arere the principals. Humanitarianism has discovered a new field for its activities, and a society is likely to be formed for the prevention of cruelty to sponges. Most men who know the sponge only as an unsightly mass of damp substance which abounds in barber shops are unaware that the sponge is, or was, an animal that once disported itself In Ore slimy ooze of the sea bottom. The word ‘‘disport” must be used in a re■trlctedysense, for the sponge is robt•d like a plant and has no record as a base runner. That is where the grnelty comes in. Horrified observers aaaure us that the sponge gatherers literally tear up the sponges by the roots and leave them in the sun to die. Untold agonies, they declare, are ■offered by the poor sponges as they lie under the torrid sun before they are mercifully released by death and give up the ghost—assuming that a sponge has a ghost to give up. Nqw It Is proposed to Btep in and stop this barbarous practice. Just what measures are to be taken has not Mth rewealed, but very likely it la Intended to chloroform the sponges before tsar-

ing them up by the roots. Some mail go even further and demand that the suffering spongee be not squeezed too hard at any later period of their existence, nor plunged into water that Is likely to scald them br to freeze their toes. Be sure of it, there will be no letting up in the agitation until man’s inhumanity to sponges has been completely curbed. ,

Mark Twain found the light sweet and*he was a bearer of light to others. He brought a gospel of sunshine to the world, a message of good cheer, but it would be a grave error to assume that he was merely the careless Jester, says the Chicago Record-Her-ald. Though he lived many years and rejoiced in them all, he had his full share of the days of darkness, and his autobiography shows how deeply he felt them. Ft gives us glimpses of his heart and soul, of the strength of his affections. The world tried him as it tries others, and yet to the world he always turned a radiant face while he kept his hours of deep dejfction to himself, away from even his most intimate friends. So it was that he became the personal friend and helper of millions who responded to him in his own spirit and welcomed him with Joy and laughter. While he was thus performing his mission as a writer through the long term of half a century there were books of woe in plenty, books to intensify sorrow and discontent and sickness of heart, outpourings of feebleness and pessimism. The literature of Joy and hope was opposed by the literature of despondency. But though this literature of darkness is sometimes supposed to be much more profound, than it is, the healing and strengthening work of Mark Twain had not only a quicker reception but a more enduring Influence with readers of all classes. Turning from the thought of books to the thought of personal intercourse, this man who gave so freely of his sunshine teaches us a most useful and inspiring lesson, a lesson that may be brought home to the humblest of human beings. The luxury of woe is the costliest of all luxuries, and one who 1b continually,prating of his troubles and pouring forth his sour opinions of the world simply does all that is in him to- make the burdens of others harder to bear. But the giver of sunshine bestows blessings wherever he goes. He is always the welcome guest, and we feel the stronger, the braver, the more hopeful for his coming. He may be poor in purse, In position, in fame and still a true benefactor.

A STORY OF BLUCHER.

The Old Geaeral Gave HU Son a Lesson In Gaming. Speaking of military men who were gamblers, Ralph Nevill in “Light Come, Light Go,” after noting that Napoleon only played in an amateur way and never seriously and that the Duke of Wellington, while a member of Crockford’s famous gambling club, was not particularly fond of play, goes on to relate the following about Blucher: Another great soldier, on the other hand, repeatedly lost large sums at play. This was Blucher, who was Inordinately fond of gambling. ’ Much to his disgust, this passion was inherited by his son, who had often to be rebuked by his father for his visits to the gaming table and was given many a wholesome lecture upon his youth and Inexperience and the consequent certainty of loss by coming in contact with older and more practiced gamblers. One morning, however, young Blucher presented himself before his father and exclaimed, with an air of Joy, “Sir, you said I knew nothing of play, but here is proof that you have undervalued my talents," pulling out at the same time a bag of rubles which he had won the preceding night. “And I said the truth,” was the reply. “Sit down here and I’ll convince you.” The dice were called for, and In a few minutes old Blucher won all his son’s money, whereupon, after pocketing the cash, he rose from the table, observing, “Now you see that I was right when I told you that you would never win.”

Vanity Tricked.

During the early excesses of the French revolution a rabble of men and women were rioting in the streets of Paris. Lafayette appeared and ordered a young artillery officer to open fire upon them with two cannon. The offi T eer begged the general to let him try first to persuade them to withdraw. "It is useless to appeal to their reason,” said the general. "Certainly,” answered the officer, "and it is not to their reason, but to their vanity I would appeal.” * The Officer rode up to the front of the mob, doffed his cocked hat, pointed to the guns and said: “Gentlemen will have the kindness to retire, for I am ordered to shoot down the rabble." The street was cleared at once, fox none could brook the idea of being classed with the scum of the city.

Wants Some One to Hear Them.

“I’ll bet you that Brown will invite us over to spend the evening in a few days.” “What maklf you think so?” “I saw him buying four new phonograph records this afternoon.”—Detroit Free Press.

The Best of It.

Mrs. Gadsby—She says frankly that she can’t play bridge, but that Isn’t the best of It Mrs. Bungwats—What Is? Mrs. Gadsby—She doesn’t try.— Somerville Journal. Every one thinks it is made par tlcularly hard for him to do the right thing.

Science AND Invention

There is a noticeable development in the Jaws of the boys taken out of the Btreets of London and sent into the British navy. A scientist says of the phenomenon: “The important notable improvement in them, next to their superior stature and healthy appearance, was the total change in the shape and expression of their faces. On analyzing this, one finds that it was to be mainly accounted for by the increased growth and Improved angle of the lower Jaw.” Among the most useful in the many ways in which science is teaching us to transform the world is the choice of vegetable forms which are capable of resisting diseases that practically sweep some varieties out of existence. At present hope is entertained in France of replacing the native chestnut, which has been destroyed in many parts of the country by a disease of the roots, with a Japanese variety. Experiments were first made with American chestnuts, but they soon fell victims to the disease. The Japanese trees, on the other • hand, give promise of proving immune. Everybody knows the defect of the ordinary arc-light, wherein the carbons are placed vertically, one over the other, with a consequent shading of the space directly beneath. Messrs. Timar and Von Dreger, in Germany, have recently Invented a form of electric candle in which this objection is eliminated. The carbons are placed horizontally, one beneath the other, and parallel. The arc is formed by separating the tips, and experience shows that It doeß not travel along the carbons, as might have been expected, because of the existence of an -electric field-between them. The electric field tends, on the contrary, to keep the arc at the tips, and even acts as an automatic regulator, for when the current becomes too strong the arc Is forced farther out and becomes longer, thereby increasing the resistance. The light is thrown downward, and by using two sets of carbons facing in opposite directions a good field of illumination is produced below. This candle is intended specially for indoors. In advocating the American plan of building factory chimneys of re-en-forced concrete, E. R. Matthews told the Concrete Institute in London recently some interesting facts about these structures. They can be built at less than half the cost of brick chimneys, and are of greater stability than brick structures, because they have no Joints. Very much less material is required on account of the relative thinness of the walls. Under the British law a chimney 300 feet tall would have to have the walls, if constructed of brick, about four feet ten inches thick at the base, but a concrete chimney would have a thickness of only nine inches for the outer wall, and five inches for the inner, with a space of four inches between. The “hair cracks” in concrete chimneys art only skin-deep, and have no practical importance. The chimneys are anchored by having the vertical steel bars continued into the foundation, and there bent at an angle of 90 degrees. Many are calculated to resist a wind of 100 miles per hour, a velocity practically unknown.

WOOD IN USED AIRSHIPS.

Two Reasons Why It Is Preferred by Builders of New Dirigible. The new dirigible designed by Prof. Schutte of Dantzig is now in the course of construction at Rhelnau, oear Mannheim. The wooden framework is already nearly complete. Wood has been used in preference to metal for two reasons, the Kolnische Zeltung says, to save weight and to minimize troublesome atmospheric electrical phenomena. The airship is to be somewhat larger than the last Zeppelin. The balloon proper is 138 meters long and its greatest diameter is 17 meters. It is cigar-shaped, having its maximum thickness in the first third of its length and then gently tapering behind. This form is said to offer a minimum resistance to the wind. The wood is prepared in small sections free from knots a few millimeters in thickness. The sections are glued over one another crosswise to form thin, narrow but extremely strong planks. The whole framework will be concealed from view by the outer covering of the balloon. There will be eleven inner balloonets, just as in the Zeppelin. The steering gear will be placed immediately below the balloon and consist of a rudder governing lateral movements and two elevating rudders. The two propellers will be directly connected with the motors in the car. Each propeller shaft will be driven by two motors. The motors will be able to develop in all 600 horse power. The car is to be so suspended that in the air it will be rigidly connected to the framework of the balloon, but as soon as it touches the ground the connections will become slack, thus taking off part of the weight and guarding the body of the balloop from injury by shocks.

ALASKA'S COPPER DEPOSITS.

Represent Billion* Upon Billion* of Wealth, It 1* Asserted. The thing which attracted the Guggenheims to was of the $26,000,000 copper mine called "The Bonanza.” Benjamin B. Hampton says in Hampton’s: "The wealth of Alaska’s copper is probably equal to that of her gold.

Because of the lower value per pound of copper it is even more dependent on transportation than is gold. "Whoever controls transportation will control Alaska’s copper—and the coal. To-day copper and coal are comfortably in control of the Morgan-Guggenhelms.” The Geological Survey says it is “Impossible to estimate all the copper reserves’’ of Alaska. Others declare the copper wealth of Montana and Arizona together is contained in the known Alaska fields. Montana has produced $1,125,000,000 of copper thus far. Add to that as your fancy suggests for the future production of Montana, for the great deposits of Arizona, for the certainty that Alaska contains vast stores of copper yet undiscovered, and you may make any estimate you like of the billions upon billions of copper wealth which will pour out from Alaska’s mines. Thus fq.r the total production has not amounted to 1 per cent of Montana’s yearly output. The day will come when the world will look to Alaska for a great, perhaps the greatest, share of its copper. The Bonanza copper mine in the Copper River district is declared by authorities to be the richest copper mine in the world. Discovered by accident, the men who stumbled upon the rich outcrop found in one place a ledge that had crumbled down the mountain Bide, strewing $20,000,000 worth of rich copper ores, ready to be loaded into cars! The Geological Survey has not dared estimate its wealth. Probably the Guggenheim 3 know more about it than anybody else; they are cheerfully spending $20,000,000 building the Copper River Railroad to develop it.

HUNTING SOUVENIRS.

Many books about children come, and then disappear to make way for others, but the stories of Louisa M. Aleett are still as popular as when they were first written. Naturally, therefore, the house that she once lived in at Concord is never omitted from the route of the tourists who are constantly flocking to that historic and literary center. Admiration for the author and desire for souvenirs ojf her past home manifest themselves in many curious ways, as the relatives of Miss Alcott who still live there nave frequent opportunity to observe. One day in early summer one of the present dwellers in the interesting old house happened to glance out of the window, and saw a little group of three middle-aged women gazing over the fence. This was nothing unusual, but the women seemed to be in animated discussion, and presently one of them, evidently a bolder spirit than the others, opened the gate and stepped boldly in on the lawn. Her companions followed, after a moment’s hesitation. In a little while the watcher saw them all down on their hands and knees, crawling about anxiously, and every now and then making frantic grabs at something in the grass. Accustomed though he was to the vagaries of tourists, this performance puzzled the observer. He became more and more curious, especially when one of the visitors made an extra frantic grab at the grass, captured some invisible object, and put it carefully In her handkerchief. He put on his hat and made his way toward them over the soft lawn. “Have you lost something?” he Inquired, politely. The three looked up. They were frankly trespassing and evidently disconcerted at being discovered. But the bolder spirit answered: “You don’t mind if we take a few of these grasshoppers, do you?” “Not at all,” replied the householder. “But—may I ask—what in the world are you going to do with ’em?” The three went back to the exploration of the short grass. “Souvenirs,” said the bolder spirit, over her shoulder. “When we get home we’ll put them grasshoppers in a bottle and folks will he mighty interested and pleased to know thdt they came ofFn Louisa M. Alcott’s lawn.”

Didn’t Like the Playing.

"For goodness sake, will some one come up and put a stop to whoever lb banging away on that piano in the room directly under mine? I have my window open and it is annoying the life out of me. I never heard such a jumble of tin-panny pounding.” It was a woman’s voice through the telephone at the Hotel Astor, the New York Herald says. Why, of course, the clerk would put the damper on the nuisance. In a jiffy a man was detailed to put a quietus on the provoking piano pounder. Reaching the spot where he was directed, he found about 150 persons collected outside the door. For the moment he thought it was an indignation committee, but he hesitated when he saw the manager of the hotel in the group with a bland smile of satisfaction and pleasure on his features. Inside the room, and wholly unconscious of any one listening, sat Signor Ferruccio Busoni, dreamily playing glorious symphonies with a high sense of expression and tone coloring. And tx.e tip-toeing auditors just outside the music room door were hearing the equal of a thousand-dollar concert for the listening. And she of the "third floor front” who raised the loud complaint has on several occasions paid an exorbitant figure for a coveted Beat at a concert given by the artist. Don’t worry if you can’t always have your own way. Sooner or later every man bumps up against a stone wall. In some families you are always placed in the position of having to "take sides.” . S.

COTTON IN CALIFORNIA.

Capitalists to Plant 2,000 Acres of Staple In Imperial Valley. Articles of incorporation have been filed for the California Cotton Company, whose principal business 1b to grow cotton in Imperial Valley, the New York Herald’s Los Angeles correspondent says. The signers of the application are ranch owners and business men of Los Angeles and Memphis, Tenn. The president of thi3 company will "be Joseph R. Loftus, president of the Joseph R. Loftus Company in this city, who was a prime mover in introducing cotton into Imperial Valley. The others mentioned are J. T. Walker of Memphis, Tenn., who has been in the cotton and cottonseed business for a number of years; W. H. Kindig, M. M. Dorfmeier and H. C. Chase, all of Los Angeles. ' It was originally intended to form a large company, but on account of the very limited time before cotton planting it was decided to work along more modest lines. The capital of $25,000 will enable the company to plant from 2,000 to 3,000 acres in cotton, and have an experienced plantation manager as superintendent, and Justify maintaining a business "office to handle the products. There is said to be an unlimited demand for cotton and cottonseed products. In California there is still a cotton mill that will use 10,000 bales of cotton. Cotton mills from Germany and Japan are reported to be negotiating for some of the cotton to be raised In the Imperial Valley. Oil mills and gins have already been financed by the farmers. It Is rumored that private individuals will plant nearly 20,000 acres. Money has been furnished by eastern and San Francisco capitalists to help the planters, and it is predicted that with cotton growing on a commercial basis Imperial Valley will attract much capital from abroad.

THE FAMILY DOCTOR

Stomach mud Nerves. There is no one living who has not been compelled with more or less frequency to learn by actual experience what Is meant by indigestion, the lessons varying from the occasional acute attack, traceable to some unmistakable indiscretion, to the condition of semiinvalidism in which many persons languish, solely by reason of the uncertain action of tlie digestive processes. In most cases of indigestion, or dyspepsia, the stomach or the intestines are at fault; but this is by no means always so, and great injustice is done by a failure to recognize that the stomach is-liot the real culprit, but is only put forward by the rest of the system, as it were, as a spokesman. It faithfully performs its office of lodging a complaint for the general economy, and it Is then immediately dosed and redosed, with disappointing results, because the real trouble has not been reoognized or attacked. Everyone has heard that it Is best not to eat when extremely fatigued, but this is not because the stomach itself is tired, but because the entire system Is temporarily too enfeebled to send out sufficient blood suppljr to cope with t|>e Increased work that digestion entails. The stomach, in order to do its work properly, must be fed with the nervous force that comes from good circulation, and this is impossible if the brain Is calling for more than its share. This, again, is the reason why brain workers should not go straight from their work to a heavy meal, but should take -a walk or some simple gymnastic exercises first, in order to draw the blood from the oversupplied braiu down to the stomach, the turn or which to work has come. The same reason should forbid immediate hard Work of any kind after a meal. Let the stomach have its fair turn. Much indigestion may be classed as purely nervous in its origin. If the whole nervous system is out of order and on strike, it would be strange if the nerves of the stomach should escape the general calamity. In this type, constant doses of medicine for "stomach trouble” will do little good, but judicious rest and general toning up of the whole nervous system may work a miracle. That most wretched of all the briefer illnesses known as a "sick headache,” in which, as the name implies, the stomach is a co-sufferer with the head, is much more apt to he caused by irritated brain centers than by abuse of the digestive organs, as is proved by the frequency with which an attack is brought on by overuse of the eyes, or any continued strain or excitement.—Youth’s Companion.

The Supe.

Two speeches only had the supe—“Now, caitiff, yield!” the first; "For Rome and Gracchus!” followed this. And In these he was rehearsed. The opening evening came an.l he Rushed on with the attackers; "Now. Katie Field!” to his foo he said, Then yelled: “For Rum and Crackers!” —Boston Evening Transcript Plenty of men jbave been through all the chairs of their lodge three times. ,

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