Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1910 — Page 3

Papers BY THE PEOPLE

PROBLEM OF THE YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL.

The problem of the youthftH criminal is one that every big city is facing, and It is a most difficult one to solve. There is no experienced detective in the United States that cannot recount score? of instances where lads of tender age have perpetrated deeds which at the outset seemed the work of seasoned experts. I have encountered any number of such cases and my experience with the juven-

lie malefactor is that he is often bolder and harder to round up than the veteran. He will fool you by hla slippery methods and hiß cunning in making a Quick Escape. It is the plain truth to say that the indulgent and lenient treatment of children by their own parents is chiefly responsible for the wrongdoing that converts the youngsters into lawbreakers. Boys of this generation are given far more money than they should have to spend for their pleasure. They get the habit of extravagance and when sufficient cash is not forthcoming are ready to steal, usually beginning by pilfering from their father or mother, as that seems a less sin than to take what belongs to strangers. I have repeatedly known lads of 15 to steal their mother’s jewelry and to go through their father’s clothing at night while he slept Many a mortified parent, to save the honor of his family has given it out that his home has been invaded by sneak thieves rather than admit that a degenerate son has' entered the role of a criminal. INFLUENCE OF THE MIND UPON THE BODY.

The only parts of the body directly controlled by the mind are those muscles which serve the purpose of the will. There are, besides, many other muscular movements going on in the interior of the body which, too, are in part governed by nerves, but cannot be Influenced by the will, such as the circulation of the blood, the action of the stomach and of the intestines. While this activity of

interior organs does not depend in any manner upon the consciousness of the individual its regularity is at times disturbed by mental emotions. Examples of such transient interferences with the normal action of different organs by mental influences are blushing, blanching and fainting, or, on the other hand, tumultuous beating of the’ heart. While the mind cannot change the course of a disease or cut short its duration, it can modify greatly the suffering felt. For the pain, the distress, and even the disability caused by a given disease are not a fixed and invariable quantity, alike in all instances and at all times. As well as we can detect faint noises otherwise unheard by “listening,” we can make ourselves conscious of the slightest discomfort produced by disease by watchihg for it The concentration of attention upon the diseased part, aided by fear and anxiety, will not only intensify all suffering, but may even perpetuate It occasionally after its original cause has partly or wholly ceased. But the mind can lessen the inconveniences of disease as viell as exaggerate The physical condition itself, the actual disease, continues its course lndepend-

THE OPTIMISTIC JAPANESE.

Hi«T Know No Dlwonngcmtntp Imlllßi Cheer folly at Trouble. The Japanese are the most optimistic people on the face of the earth. Kick a coolie and he will get up smiling; tax him and he will wonder why he wasn't levied upon long before; give him a disaster %nd he will say It might have been worse. He knows no discouragement. Pew races In history have been so heavily taxed as have the Japanese to overcome the cost of the last war. They look upon their huge debt lightly, and when the government told them they would have to pay it they laughed cheerfully—and went at It. Commercial activities are doubled, even trebled. A smart legislative body put exceedingly heavy taxes on cigars and tobaccos, luxuries all Japanese forego. In doing this the white foreigner was made to help out the struggling masses. Horses are as rare in Japan as buffalo are in this country to-day. One may walk a dozen blocks down the principal street of any Japanese metropolis without seeing a single horse. The owners of what few there are pay dearly for the privilege of keeping them. The friend of man in most other countries, here the horse is judged man’s worst enemy. If the country were overrun with horses thousands of rickshaw coolies would be out of a job, and a condition In which people are out of Jobs is not good for any country; particularly Is It bad for war debts, as It lets them run on indefinitely drawing princely Interest.

WOMEN PREFERRED.

EntlUh Lecturer Telia Why Employers Like Them Best. "Political power is the only pathway to economic Independence," said Miss Ethel Arnold, of England, In a lecture at New York City a few days ago. The lecturer told of a visit she paid to a big manufacturing town at the hour when the employes were dismissed and of how much better impression the 700 women, clear of eye and skin, trim of figure and independent In bearing, made than the men employes. The head of the factory, commenting on this, told her that the employers pre l ferred them because they didn’t drink, gamble or have the unsteady habits of men. In speaking about the low rate of wages paid to women, the lecturer said that if they demanded more they would be ousted by the men as aresult. It was better a thousand times that women should be ousted by the men, she declared, than that they should lower the standard of wages for honest work. The average of men’s wages in the United Kingdom was rather more than double that of the women, she said, and she continued, "less than half is not a Just nor a fair proportion under any system.” The speaker was loudly applauded

By Thurde Rayle Brace.

By Dr. H. Cradle.

when she said: “If you exclude the married women from the factory then you must assure her a definite legal share in the wages of her husband as the keeper of his house and the mother of his children.”

STATUE HONORS LATE EMPRESS.

Austrian Ruler Treaaurea Highly Hla New Vienna Masterpiece. A new equestrian statue of the late empress of Austria has been modeled by the famous sculptor, Prof. Friedrich Hausaman, and has just passed from the artist’s studio into the private possession of the aged emperor, who highly treasures this statue of his beautiful and cultured wife. The statue is con-

NEW STATUE OF LATE EMPBESS.

sidered a masterpiece of the highest order. The empress Is riding a thoroughbred, holding the reins loosely In one hand and a rose ln the other. The empress was a superb horsewoman.

MEN WHO PAID BACK.

Lcvl p. Mortoa, Qatncy A Shaw, Potter Palmer and S. A. White. Perhaps the most conspicuous living example of success following earlier failure is the Hon. Levi P. Morton, former Vice President of the United States, who while a member of the dry goods firm of Morton, Grlnnell ft Co. was forced to see his house suspend. In 1861 the firm stopped payment, later compromising and settling in part with its creditors. Mqn in business still recall the dinner given by Mr. Morton a few years later, where each credjtorrguest found a check for the amount owed, with interest, a most pleasant sort of souvenir to bring away from a banquet, says the Century. A pleasant story is also told in connection with the embarrassment years ago of Quincy ,A. Shaw, a Boston banker and capitalist., This gentleman was willing to give ap everything, including his home, but this was insufficient to pay all his debts. Among the assets were some mining stocks of then itlt-

ent of and not influenced by the patient’s frame of mind. But if any mental impression lessens the annoyance of an ailment the sufferer is apt to speak of its curative effect, even though it did not really alter the course of the disease. v * CHILDREN THE GREAT CONSERVATIVES.

We dilute books and elaborate toys for children, we give them wished out editions and hand wound playthings, but nothing pleases them like the old, whether it be in books or toys—rhymes and fairy tales that began when the world was new, toy's our antediluvian ancestors might have played with., Children are the eternal conservatives. Elaborate toys, like three ringed circuses, en-

tertain the elders more than they do the children. You can’t say they do either harm or good to children, for the little ones resolve them finally to their simplest elements and play therewith most contentedly. The avidity with which children swallow the originals of stories which we may have been doling out to them in "simplified editions” causes constant amazement, and reminds one of the remark of the old woman with whom a book agent had left a commentary on the Bible. “Sure it’s a fine book, and the Bible do make it wonderfully clear.” In spite of the floods of new books that are yearly poured forth for his supposed pleasure, nothing goes so straight to the heart of a child as the old tale and the old rhyme—and yet we call them simple things. Eternal vitality makes them one with time and life and all that is mysterious and impossible to explain. t ' ____ MAN NEEDS RELIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP.

By Prof. George Burman Poster.

iSo long as there are religious men, so long must there be religious community. The man who possesses inner possessions is thereby driven to communicate them to others. A soul with a living conviction must seek likemlndqd souls, and thus be first truly Bure and glad by their common fellowship of faith. The plan and organism of life is a giving and receiving. Most of all is this true of the re-

liglous life. We must find ourselves again in the center of us. Then we can attain to a unitary and powerful purpose and will. There is a new yearning after God. a demand for a new love, a more beautiful, a more noble relation of man to man. There are so many to-day that want to loose themselves from their Individualism and isolar tion, gather together Into something greater, truer, sweeter, nobler. The thing that is deeply going on in the soul of man to-day will be better understood and more highly valued. In a word, something of the brotherly sense, of the spirit of love, of the fire and enthusiasm of the first Christian community must break forth again as from hidden fountains in the high hills of God. There will be life and truth from the spirit in all the forms and usages of life. Then the estranged brother will return. The best, the freest, the most reverent will be with us again. The yearning is prophecy of the coming day.

By Mary O’Connor Newell.

tie realizable value, and Mr. Shaw’s creditors, who knew how honorably he had acted, voted unanimously to return the stocks to him, apparently as a possible nest egg for a future fortune. A few years later, when the real riches of the Northern copper region were disclosed, and these stocks, particularly Calumet 4 Hecla, had reached great values, Mr. Shaw repaid his creditors in full with Interest. Potter Palmer is recalled as a man who, apparently ruined by the Chicago fire, later amassed a new and larger fortune. A more modern instance still was the famous settlement made by Stephen V. White Borne years ago following one of his several spectacular failures. Unfortunately for those who love a pleasant ending for the stories they read, Mr. White later essayed another ring* into stock speculation and the “street" is reported to have gotten back its own in turn with interest.

Opinions of Well-Known Men.

“There la no other hope for men,” says William Dean Howells, “but in the clvic help of women. Everything in the movement to give women the suffrage appeals to my reverence and sense of Justice.” "There are only two ways to settle it,” says Edwin E. Slosson. “One is ‘Back to the harem!’ The other is equal opportunities and responsibilities and equal rewards to the individuals who deserve them.” “To-day Bhould be a time of education,” says Dr. Percy S. Grant "Leagues for the political education of women similar to that in New York should be established in every city. Women. I believe, will ultimately share the ballot with men.”

Frederick’s Thoughts.

A young mother went upstairs one evening to be sure that her son was safely sleeping. As she paused at the door of the nursery she saw her husband standing by the side of the crib, gazing earnestly at the child. As she stood still for a moment, touched by the sight, tears filled her eyes, and she thought, “How dearly Frederick loves that boy!” Imagine the shock to her feelings when he suddenly turned toward her and said: “Amelia! It is incomprehensible to me how they can get up such a crib as this tor $3.C0.”

Suitably Named.

“That new suit of Bodkin’s is a perfect poem, Isn’t it?” “Yes; he ..calls it an ’Owed to His Tailor.’ I Tit-Bits. If we were a woman, we wouldn’t buy any hair at a store until assured that the girl who grew it sold it to raise the mortgage on Her Dear Old Home. John —What doctor attended your aunt in her last illness? James —None. She died a natural death.

A DEPARTMENT FOR WOMEN

Wnjr Do Men Walt on Women? Irreverent persons suggest that man’s only object in life is to please woman and to serve her. Slightly exaggerated this statement, perhaps, yet there must be some truth at the bottom of it. Otherwise, why should man wait on woman at all? Why take pleasure in being agreeable to her? Why go out of his way to assist her? In other words, why should he be chivalrous? Chivali-y is the expression of man’s real, instinctive deference for woman. Although, like other instinctive feelings, it is being modified or rooted up by education and civilization, the chivalrous instinct nevertheless still makes itself felt in modern man. It impels him, when confronted with woman, to pass through three different stages. In the first one he strives to attract woman’s attention; in the second to please her; finally, to serve her. The unconcerned are highly diverted by the first. There is no end to the things a man will do to attract woman’s attention. Nothing is too absurd. One man found it necessary to spoil his patent leather shoes. He was being rowed across a lake when a girl passed by in her canoe. Without a moment's 1 * hesitation he plunged both feet into the rippling water, letting them dangle there, stupidly. Other men use other methods; some grow spry and climb fences, stumble over their own feet; somf imagine themselves the proud possessor of a voice and exercise it; others whistle out of tune or twirl their mustaches. Still others grow disconcerted and forget where they are going or lose the thread of their conversation. So much for the desire of being noticed. When it comes to pleasing wom- • en, men are more particular. Then they strive for personal perfection. The intellectual ones go about with poetry in their breast pockets and learn it by heart, ready to repeat it at the first occasion. Or they dabble into art or literature or some “ism” in order to acquire the correct pose. The more matter-of-fact puzzle over material things: whether the hair is parted in the right place; whether the red or blue tie will make the better impression. For men are vain and dress to pleate. Woman and the Ballot. A woman from Colorado has brought rejoicing to the cohorts of the antisuffragists. “The really feminine women,” she is quoted as saying, “as a rule are content to leave the governing to the men.” She herself is fond of outdoor sports, is an expert with the rifle and has slain bears and other beasts. All these, of course, are truly feminine acccimplishments. Your truly feminine woman should be prepared at an instant’s notice to drop the knitting needle or the baby’s bottle, seize her trusty rifle and sally forth to slay. Yet\this modern Diana from Colorado shrinks coyly from the ballot, we are told. Knowing that her husband was stanch .for McKinley, when her time for suffrage came she ran right out and voted so of course, and whimsically signed her name so that the ballot became void. Reasonable doubt may exist as to whether all this really is a feather in the “anti” cap, and the answer hinges upon a definition of “the really feminine woman.” This woman, when found, will be prepared to state whether or no she would have the ballot, and to her the manly man will at once doff his hat, swept low, and exclaim, “At your service, madam.” Suffrage will be hers for the asking. —Baltimore Star. New “One-Sided” Jabot.

Everything laps over from right to left this year. Even the jabots show more trimming on the left hand edge, some of them being merely a frill attached to a straight strip of insertion; the frill, of course, falling off to the left side. This jabot of line batiste and lace is attached to a high stock and there are cuffs to -match —this being one of the new fads. At the left side of the jabot is a frill and on the left side of the stock above it is a strip of the lace on which are three fancy buttons. Needlework Notes. Belts, bags and purses embroidered in raffia are making a good showing among the displays of fancy workButterflies, beetles and dragon flies, conventionalized and worked in brilliant iridescent Colors, are wonderfully beautiful in embroidery. One or two handsome embroidered

buttons are an addition to the evening coat of light cloth. The button may be worked in dainty Dresden coloring, giving a charming effect. The simple cabin stitch, done with heavy silk, is used more than ever as a finish for dressy gowns. Thiß is particularly effective for outlining panels and revers and collars and cuffs as well. i

Fads and Fancies in Dress

Yokes feature the young girl’s separate skirts, the remaining portions are plaited. The Dutch neck with frill and jabot promises summer comfort and short sleeves assert themselves even more than they have during the winter season. Seed pearls, mixed in with embroidery, put on bodices of evening gowns and used for dainty floral patterns on the edges of tunics and sleeves are again in style. A pretty and economical idea for a petticoat to be worn under dancing frocks is to have a foundation of white! silk with flounces of white washing net edged with lace and run with ribbon. &y On many of the handsomest dinner and evening gowns the decolletage is modified to something not far from a low Dutch neck, the low neck being now considered by some authorities as outside the mode. Moire and bengaline have been so successful during the past season that it is likely they will continue in pop-

Since the huge pompadour rat hfts gone the way of all freak fads, women wear their hair any old way their fancy dictates, and are in style just so long as they add a lot of unsanitary hair switches in the form of braids and swirls. Each woman chooses her own becoming (?) style, »hen emphasizes it until one wonders how the roots of the real hair manage to stay where they belong. Some even confess to wearing $25 switches and a few extra curls besides. - Oriental decorations are in high favor. StHngs of semi-precious stones are wound round and round the head, tiara-like arrangements are word any time of day or evening, bands of ribbon with dangling ends, gold and silver galloon embroidered in barbaric designs and colors, and huge hairpins of Intricate device are all worn by faddy women. The prettiest of all —and it can’t be denied that many of these oriental fashions in hair ornaments are pretty—is the simple ribbon bandeau. Occasionally one sees a woman with a beautifully groomed bead of hair, softly coiled in a graceful, becoming way, fastened with a few pretty shell hairpins, and absolutely free from false hair, rats and the like. And how welcome a sight it is—and how rare!

ularlty until the warm weather. Then come the foulards and rajah weave silks for the summer suits. Wrapped, swathed and draped effects, with huge flat or flapping bows, are at present the fad in millinery, and only broad ribbons can be used. Dotted goods are much used just now, not only for dresses, but as coat trimmings and the like. Many handsome coats of the season are made of tussah, linen and other spring goods, with deep facings of dotted foulard. Coquettish little bonnets of shirred materials are worn by debutantes. They are in rich colors and give additional color to the very youthful face. The cord shirring adapts itself nicely to this particular style of bonnet. There is a decided fancy for white frocks this season for other than evening wear. Tailor coat and skirt gowns and afternoon frocks on princess lines are contrived of rough surface white woolens, of corduroy and of broadcloth. Health mod Beauty Hints. Iced water and eating too fast are the two chief causes of the so-called “American dyspepsia.” A medical journal says that if a few drops of carbolic acid be added to the tincture of iodine the iodine will not stain the human skin. When a burn is caused by alkalies, as caustic potash or lime, then the application of acid is the proper treatment. Water and vinegar or diluted lemon juice is a near-at-hand remedy. If your digestion is bad starve yourself for a day or two, then go on a sensible diet; that Is, avoid rich and greasy foods, and eating overmuch meat and sweets. Coffee is often ruinous to the digestion, as it makes many persons bilious. If the circulation is at fault, first seek to improve it by exercise in the open air, avoidance of tight clothing and deep breathing. Massage is also helpful. If all these remedies fail, seek advice from a physician, as you may need digitalis, nitroglycerin or some other heart tonic. Tfcu Pualiz of tk« Old Bachelor. The typical old bachelor—crusty, irritable, solitary—seems to be passing •way, if, indeed, he is not already ex-

BARBARIC HAIR BTYLES POPULAR.

Some New Hair Dressing Fashions.

tinct. Nowadays there is every encouragement for bachelordom, until It has developed from a single state to a united kingdom, with royal palaces in all great cities. There was a time when the typical bachelor was pictured seated, alone in a sadly neglected room, pushing a reluctant needle through unyielding cloth, as he strove awkwardly to sew a button on his coat, using the side wall of his room for a thimble. That Is all done away with now, when the Universal Valet Company, Unlimited, sends its .motor to the door of the bachelor apartments and carries away the garments of Benedick, returning them at nightfally, every button re-en-forced, every spot and stain effaced And in what careless comfort do«s Benedick live! Unhampered by feminine niceties, he sets down his pipe where he will, and swings about his room in easy half dress, shouting tho “Stein Song” at the top of Ms voice, without let or hindrance.—Atlantic Monthly.

SNAP SHOTS AT WOMEN

Mrs. L. C. Rawson is the only woman member of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. Mrs. M. R. Hodder was the only woman member of the Massachusetts commission of old-age pensions which reported to the legislature. Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead will , present 4 the subject of peace and arbitration at

the next biennial session of the general Federation of Women’s Clubs. The state universities of Louisiana and Texas have chosen woman suffrage as the subject for their intercollegiate debate. Texas takes the affirmative. Through the work of the Woman’s Progress Association of New South Wales 1300,000 has been voted to increase annually the salaries of teachers in the public schools. The queen of Norway, King Edward’s youngest daughter, shoots well and as a child practiced daily at a target The duchess of Sutherland is a good shot and so is her sister, Lady Angela Forbes, and her half-sitser, Lady Warwick. Grace tally Draped Tnrhaa.

Black silk plush, artistically draped and trimmed on left side, near front, with plaited white chiffon, makes a handsome turban soluble for day or evening wear: Our sketch gives an Idea of the smart effect. ' To Whites ’Kerchiefs Handkerchiefs which have become discolored through careless washing may be whitened by dissolving some pipeclay in warm water and leaving them to soak in the solution all night. Next day wash and boil the handkerchiefs in the usual manner, and they will be wonderfully improved in appearance.