Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1910 — Page 2

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PEON FOND OF WORMS.

Prefer Than to Peuivta and Sell Them, Fried, aua Sneetmeata, Water bugs and "worms are among the tidbits In which the Mexican peon delights. He catches his bugs as they ■kirn along the tops of fresh water ponds, drying them and then eating them with as much rest as an American boy eats peanuts. As near as the peon can explain it, their flavor is something on the order of the chestnut, but as no white man has ever tried eating water bugs, or, if he has, doesn’t dare confess it, the exact taste of these Mexican morsels can’t be described very accurately. The peons dote, too, on the nice, fat pulque worm, an exchange says. This Insect is about two Ihches long and half an inch thick. Tney fry the dainty in grease and pack It In brown paper packages of a dozen worms, which fetch 2 cents a paper. An Industrious pulque-worm collector makes a good living. The worm Inhabits the maguey or hulque plant, from which Is distilled the agua mlel, or honey water, of Mexico. After twenty-four hours’ fermentation it Is very Intoxicating. After the Mexican has primed himself with several drinks of agua miel and has smoked half a dozen cigarettes made of the dried leaf of the merrlhuana weed and brown paper he 1b ready for Any crime of violence. Thfi combination of stimulant and' narcotic has the effect of deluding the victim Into thinking that his enemy —and every peon has a choice collection of enemies—is a pygmy in stature. At the same time It gives him an Idea that he Is tremendously strong and wonderfully brave. So he sallies forth to make mincemeat of hls enemy or enemies, and as a rule lands In the local calaboose. One of the peculiar effects of merrlhuana smoking is to distort the size of all animals, making them of enormous size and horrible shape. The smoker Is filled with horrible fear, something" like the horrors brought on by delirium tremens. A kitten or a puppy to hls distorted vision appears as some terrible creature. A common sight In Mexico is to see a swarthy “greaser,” armed to the teeth, flee In terror from a small dog, while he would fearlessly attack any man wth his knife or hls machete.

A CITY OF DANGERS.

Gain* Out at Ni*ht in Moral Mean* Imperiling One’s Life. Mosul, on the western bank of the Tigris, is described iq “The Short Cut to India,” by David Fraser, as a place of some difficulty for the residents. Prices of every mortal thing are dearer than anywhere else In Turkey. Water is procured only from the Tigris, and every drop required mu3t be carried therefrom in skins upon donkeys. Two pounds a month is a very ordinary expenditure on this essential and provides but a scanty bath.

To go out at night 1b to place one's Jtfe in jeopardy. To walk across the bridge In broad daylight is a danger owing to the fraillty of the structure. The bridge is a wonderful affair and yields an Income of some thousands of pounds annually to the contractor who farms it from the government. Three hundred yards of it is solid masonry and the remaining 150 yards a wooden platform laid upon a row of crazy boats. Where the bridge of boats abuts the shore at one end and the stone bridge at the other are the points of danger, for owing to the height of the river when I was there the Joinings were at a slope of forty-five degrees and consisted of narrow gangways up which people, sheep, cattle, donkeys, mules, horses and camels had to scramble. No wonder there were many fallings Into the waiter —dangerous water, too —for It coursed like a cataract between the boats and swirled and boiled in fierce eddies and whirlpools below the bridge. One poor Zabtle, with rifle slung and bandoliers strapped across his chest, was walking across when his horse slipped at the ascent to the boat part of the bridge, and both fell into the water. The horse was rescued, but the man was drowned. Life has ■mall value In Mosul, however, and nobody bothered" to mend the huge holes in the bridgt m to rav-ke its sassage less precarious.

mb. Bnona%4B failure.

Opinions by Xelghbora, Creditors mad Bis Family. Mr. Binney failed In business. One of bis neighbors said, "At last!" Another neighbor sadd: "I thought they were going it pretty strong for a man of his Income. Still, I didn’t like to say anything at the time.” A third nedghbor said: “Oh, Tm so sorry!, My dear, we must go over sympathy. I’m dying to see how she Is taking It** One brother-in-law said. "If he had lant me that SSOO I asked him for last Tear he’d have been that much ahead, anyway. Too bad, though, of course.” Another brother-in-law said: * “Sly old boy, Binney. He’s got it salted away somewhere, all right. Don’t you worry.” . ■ , fils butcher said: "Now, a poor man like me has to pay his debts as lie goes along. All the same. I’m not •worrying about the S2O he owes me, m bst yon 4f 1 owed anybody

|ZO they’d make my life a misery til) they got it." His wife’s best friend (to Mrs. Blnney): “Now, my dear, you mustn’t mind any of the awful things yor hear. At a time like this people will talk.”

A friend: “A man must either havj exceptional capital or exceptional ability to succeed in business nowadays. Poor Binney, as it happens, had neither.” A second friend: “How much will he be able to pay? Twenty-five cents on the dollar? How did there come to be eo much? Did Blnney overlook it?” A third friend: “Ninety-five per cent of business enterprises are unprofitable. There’s nothing like a steady, well paying position.” A knowing acquaintance, “Wise old Binney." : ; _l ■ • 1 Hls daughters, "We must hold our heads up higher than ever or people will say that we are ashamed.” His wife, ‘‘He’ll be home -more now, and that is everything.” Binney: "Whew! Thank heaven it’s over. Now I’ve got to hustle and get a Job.” —New York Sun.

FIREPROOFING IMPOSSIBLE.

Lesson from Recent Conlla*ration In a New Type of Apartment. “There is no such thing as an absolutely fireproof building.” These are the words from an editorial in the Fireman’s Herald, which also adds, “Promised security from fire cannot be guaranteed.” This assertion will come as a surprise and disappointment to the general public, which has come to regard certain modern structures as perfectly safe, so far as danger from fire is concerned, says Popular Mechanics. The article from which the quotation is made was suggested by the -burning out of several floort and the serious damage to others is the recent fire in a large apartmeni house in New York City, acknowledged to be one of the latest and best type. It Is true the exterior of th« building did not present a decidedly wrecked appearance after the conflagration. The expectation that a fire would be confined to the room in which it started, or to that floor, at most, proved a mistake. Apartments contain, and are usually overcrowded with furniture and articles of an extremely inflammable nature. When once these commenced to blaze, the heat was so intense as to extend through the floor above and cause another fire there, and so on to the top. The control and subjugation of a fire in any large building chiefly depends upon the carrying out of the architect’s plan to coniine the fire. This contemplates the dos ing of all doors and windows, but when occupants are making a. hurried exit many of them fail to observe the rule.

As long as our rooms continue to be filled with Inflammable articles Just so long will our fireproof apartments be little more than slow burning, although that condition is a decided step In advance and ordinarily would enable the escape of Its occupants.

POSTAGE STAMPS ARE ODD.

Too Conservative and Cannot Be Licked Into Civilised Habits. Postage stamps constitute one of our national products which refuse to yield to civilizing influences. They have several bad habits of which they ought to be cured, a writer in Success thinks. In the first place, they do not rise in price with that airy ebulliency for which our national products have become justly famous. They don’t even fluctuate. Almost any professor of political economy will admit that this is a gross error. There ought to be seasons of the year when postage stamps fluctuate violently, so that the poor men could not afford them at all. In that way postage stamps would now and then provide an outlet for some ambitious soul to make hls name forever revered by securing a corner In them, to say nothing of the smaller fry who could make handsome livings year In and year out by buying and selling stamps on margin.

Another difficulty is that one knows exactly what one Is buying, for they cannot j>e adulterated. Anything that Is properly civilized ought to lend Itself readily to adulteration. Furthermore, the price of postage stamps does not yield readily to car shortage, strikes, tariffs, free coinage of silver, big sticks, political oratory, Investigating committees, sectional jealousies or yellow journalism. Our postage stamps have been altogether too conservative and our leniency with them has almost reached the breaking point.

Where to Find Trouble.

Wigwag—l never knew such a fellow as,Bjones! He. Is always looking for trouble. Henpecked—Then why doesn’t he get married?—Boston Courier.

Taking a Chance.

“What was you askin’ for the widder’s bonnet, mum?” “Well—er—l thought ninepence.” “ ’E’s very ill, mum. I think I’ll risk It." —The Tattler.

On the Anxious Seat.

It is the idea of poor kin that most of the longevity runs in the families of very rich relatives. Atchison Globe. ~ And it sometimes happens that when a woman sees her husband looking happy and contented she thinks there must be something wrong with him. A woman always selects a good listener when she wants an entertaining companion. If an easy-going man ever acts smart it is when he gets soap in his eyes.

For The Childern

The Tele of Willie Jones. Naughty little Willie Jones, He saw some chickens dig A hole beneath the deacon’s fence Until It grew quite big. Then little Willie thought and thought. ‘l’ll likewise dig!” said he, "Until the hole 1b large enough And deep enough for me. "When once within I’ll take some pears. And hide them in my waist; And then I’ll crawl back to this side; How Jolly good they’ll taste I” He did it all, that naughty boyl But retribution came. The getting in and getting out He found were not the same. Boy, plus the pears, quite filled the hole; He stuck beneath the rails. The deacon coming out Just then Gave heed unto his wails. “Ha-hal Ha-ha! Ha-ha!” he said, And chortled loud with glee, ’Tve lost my pears, but I will seize My op-por-tu-ni-ty!” He seized it! More I cannot tell. My fountain pen runs dry; And sympathetic tears will flow From tender-hearted eye. Poor Willie learned his lesson, ’tw&s Convincing and commanding. - And for the present he prefers To take his meals a-standlng.

Walkln* on Can*.

TIN CAN WALKER.

No longer does the roller skate, diabdo, toy auto or other modem device attract the children of a certain cdty. They’re all cast aside for a more novel diversion—that of walking on tin cans. The lowly baked bean can is best. Two holes are punched In the top, through which a heavy cord is doubled. The feet of the can canterer are placed between the cords, which are tied together and held in each hand. Undrenlng In tbe Water. If you ever fall overboard, the first thing you will have to do is to keep afloat; the next, to do so with the least effort. To this end, encumbering clothes must be taken off as quickly as possible. Although undressing in the water is not hard, it does require confidence. Now confidence can come only with experience, and experience only from practice. Then practice. Your mother will surely provide you with the necessary old clothes, if you explain what you wish to do.

The first step in the real, practical “handling” of yourself In the water, after you know how to swim, is to learn to go under the surface, head and all. In any position, without minding the water in your nose, ears and eyes. Practice this when bathing—float face down under water, on your back under water, sitting down under water, even standing on your hands under water! Have your lungs neither full nor empty, hut with all their many air-cham-bers distended with several previous long, deep breaths. When you om stay under the surface half a minute In any position without fear or discomfort, the hardest part of the lesson Has been learned.

This accomplished, go some day fully dressed In trousers, shirt, coat, shoes and stockings, hut with your bathingsuit on in place of the ÜBual underwear, out in a boat or to the end of a wharf where it is not deep, and fall overboard! You will find you oan still swim, but not freely. The coat Is the worst restriction, so that comes off first. Throw yourself on your back, floating, and “paddle” with your feet! Just hard enough to provide headway and keep your head out of water. Rest a moment, breathing deeply. Then, lungs neither full nor empty, close your mouth, hold your breath, throw your coat back as you usually do to remove it. ana reach mwfer «nH w; hind the body with both hands, grasping the end of the sleeve on the opposite arm. The maneuver will sorely puH your head under water, but do not resist this tendency; let your head go under water. Pull gently on the coat-sleeve and it will come oft, and up you come to breathe. In an emergency you would drop the clothes where you took them off; In practice see that they are rescued for further til ala Turn on your face, as if swimming

the breast stroke; theft, not forgetting the preliminary long breaths, under you go! You draw one foot up until you can reach it easily with the left hand, find with the right you get the end of the lace. Do not jerk the lace, even If you have tied it with care, so that a. jerk will serve to undo it; when you really do fall overboard your shoestring will have received no such at tention. Pull dt carefully, and If you have anjr difficulty, open, your eye* under water and examine it.

Having managed one shoe this way, try the other with a penknife. Lie on your back or “tread water” until you can get the knife out of ycuft pocket and open it and feel for the knot a* before, while lying on your face, on« foot in your hand. Get the open blade under the knot and pull; do not cut from the outside Inwardly, for there it no need to risk cutting your foot Taking trousers oft Is a luxury. AD you have to do is unbutton them and kick! The shirt, Mghtest of all, is last, and can simply be torn off, although in practice patient unbuttoning and “peeling” will save your mother much sewing of buttons for further trials. It Is worth while to practice this daily until you can do it all in a short time. Try it with other boys, and race to see who gets undressed first Nat urally, try it in water shallow enough to be safe In case you cannot manage It. Your father and -mother will welcome the practice; very possibly your father will like to hold the watch foi your undressing contests. —Youth’* Companion.

ENGLAND'S NEW PRINCESS ROYAL

Unostentations • Lite of Louise Victoria, Duchess of Fife. The late King Edward VII. was especially fond of hls oldest daughter, Louise Victoria, Duchess of Fife, who with the ascent of her brother to the throne becomes the Princess Royal of England, succeeding her aunt, Princess Victoria Adelaide. Though the English royal family have been singularly happy and fortunate In their marriages none has proved happier than the marriage between the King’s eldest daughter and the Duke of Fife, despite the fact that the duke is nigh 17 years the senior of her Royal Highness. The Cincinnati Enquirer says: The marriage was the outcome of the most spontaneous affection; the Duke of Fife had known the princess since she was a baby, for he was an intimate friend of the royal family, and was especially well liked by hls Majesty. As the young princess grew from childhood Into girlhood it became evident to those in the immediate entourage of the Prince of Wales’ household that there was a probability of the then Earl of Fife becoming more closely related to the royal family than by mere ties of friendship, and the Prince frankly welcomed the prospect. But an engagement between a member of the royal family and a subject cannot be lightly entered Into or ratified all at once. It was necessary that the sovereign should consent to the engagement and the Princess and her lover were kept in hot water some little while before Queen Victoria finally decided that the engagement between them might be announced. There was no question at all about the personal feeling with which the royal family regarded the Duke of Fife, but the point that had to be considered was how far the marriage of the heir apparent’s eldest daughter to a subject might prove generally acceptable to the public. As a matter of fact, when the engagement was announced, it became at once evident that there was no need to fear for Its popularity. All sections of the community seemed to think, it far more fitting that the Princess Royal should ally herself In marriage with the head of an ancient and noble house, who was also enormously wealthy, than become the consort of some foreign, and perhaps needy, prince. The Duke’s best man was, by the way, Lord Farquhar, then Mr. Horace Farquhar, a solitary commoner amidst a crowd of titled personages, most of whom were royalties. The Duchess of Fife ever since her marriage has led a singularly simple and very happy life. When a princess marries It is customary for her to have an official household of her own and to appoint a certain number of ladies-in-waiting. But the Duchess of Fife expressly desired that after her marriage she should not be under the necessity of having a "household" in the sense that the word is understood at court, and she did not appoint any lady-in-wait-ing.

It would be, however, contrary to etiquette for the daughter of the sovereign to attend any public or even large social function unattached, but when the Duchess of Fife does so she gets over this difficulty quite easily by asking some one of her friends to act as lady-in-waiting for the occasion. The duchess spends a great deal of her time at Mar Lodge, where her two children, the Princesses Alexandra and Maud, lived almost altogether until they had reached the ages of 7 and 8. The princesses have been brought up in quite a simple manner; they both occupied the same sleeping apartment tor many years and had only the services of one maid. TheJDuchess of Fife has traveled a great deal with her children of late years, for she is a strong believer In the educational value of travel for young people! Both of her children are clever and extremely good linguists, but more especially the Princess Maud, who can speak quite fluently In French, German and Italian.

A Self-Evident Truth.

Mack —Do fish make brains? Denby—Can’t say, but I know they make liars.—Judge.

RAM'S HORN BLASTS.

WanlßK Note* Calling: the Wleke* to Repentance.

The first step in well doing Is to stop wrong doing. There has probably never been a lion that some mouse did not criticise. You can’t tell much about the size of the man in the grave by the size of the tombstone. Some people think they are nearer heaven than other folks, because they were born upstairs. Many a man misses the bullseye because he Is not even snapping a cap in trying to hit it. When the bra-mble put on its crown and set up for king, it was probably looking straight at a little pigweed. Appearances are always deceiving, and that Is why Satan is still doing a fairly good business as a roaring lion. No -man ever lost his place In the procession that is moving toward the persimmon tree by discovering !his own insignificance. The difference between a wise man and a fool Is that the wise man did his thinking yesterday, and the fool puts his off until day after to-morrow.

ODD WAYS OF COAXING SLEEP.

“Spectacle Monoscope” a Device Especially Recommended. Some very sensible observations on the question are contained in a book written by Dr. Haydn Brown, just -published by Messrs. Hutchinson. Warmth and ventilation he regards as two essentials to sleep. “Every bed that once would have had a warming pan put through It each night,” he says, “should to-day at least have an India-rubber hot-water bottle —for the comfort of the robust as well as the unhealthy. Cold provokes indigestion, which keeps people awake; therefore It behooves the thoughtful to keep cold out by whatever reasonable means the present century’s inventors may afford us.” Dr. Haydn Brown favors the Weir Mitchell treatment to induce sleep—the fixing of the mind on a single subject; but thinks the tiring of the eyes method discussed some time ago by Sir Walter Laird Clowes, though founded on the wrong assumption that the eyeballs rotate in sleep, is more efficacious. Impressed by the benefits obtained by Dr. Edwin Ash’s hypnoscope and Dr, Braid’s earlier method of tiring the eyes to induce hypnotic sleep, the London Outlook says, Dr. Brown invented what he calls a monoscope, to fix on a pillow or cushion, to direct the vision to a minute reflected light upon which the eyes are centered until rest and sleep ensue. But a still more effectual appliance in certain instances, he considers, Is the result of hds recent researches, the “spectacle” monoscope. This Is described as a long, oval disk of aluminum, having a pair of arms like those of ordinary spectacles which pass over the ears. Upon the disk are placed two spots, which, when In comfortable position over the eyes, appear as one. After looking at this spot for a few moments the sensation of tiredness of the eyes and a desire for sleep is irresistible. A few seconds are sufficient to sleep some subjects."

PATERNALISM IN JAVA.

Former Policy Wai to Dlsconrago I Foreign Travel la the Island. To the visiting American perhaps one of the most noticeable features about Java is the distinctly paternal character of the Dutch colonial administration, says Henry G. Bryant in the National Geographic Magazine. This was impressed on us on our first landing at Batavia, where we had to report directly to the chief of police to obtain permits to travel on the Island. Before these were granted, full answers had to be given as to our names, nationality, occupation, age and purpose in visiting Java. During our subsequent wanderings we were obliged to hold these permits in readiness for inspection by officials and at all times we felt that our movements were a matter of some interest to the authorities. We are not surprised, therefore, to learn that the uniform policy of the government has been, in termer years, to discourage foreign travel in Netherlanda-Indla and the present regulations are only a concession to the modern spirit -.which demands free in- , tercourse among the nations. | To one' who hails from a country 1 where private initiative counts for so much, It Is something of a shock to learn that nearly all the land is owned by the government. In securing from the native princes by treaty and purchase the lordship of the land, the Dutch government also Inherited the right to receive one-fifth of the produce and the labor of the peasant. This led to the Introduction, In the year 1832, of what Is known as the “culture system." This was a device to Increase the revenues, and consisted In the exaction of forced labor from the peasants, who were compelled, under official supervision, to cultivate tobacco, coffee, sugar, tea, and indigo for their masters. This system of forced labor has been greatly modified in recent years and I was informed that it now survives only to connection with the government colree plantations.

Had Lincoln had a nabob for his father, he might not have traveled any farther along on the road to fame than the first shade tree. Shoe pegs have done as much for the world as telegraph poles.

WOMAN ESCAPES OPERATION Was Cured by Lydia E. Pink* ham’s Vegetable Compound Elwood, IncL —“Your remedies hav» cured me and I have only taken six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetabl® Compound. I was sick thre* months sered all the time. The doctors sai’, I could not get well < without an operation, for I could hardly stand the pains in my sides, especially my right one, and down my right leg. I began to feel better when I had taken only one bottle of Compound, but kept or as I was afraid to step too soon.”—Mrs. Sadie Mullen, 2726 N. B. St., Elwood, IncL Why will women take chances with, an operation or drag out a sickly, half-hearted existence, missing three* fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound? For thirty years it has been ths standard remedy for female ills, and has cured thousands of women whohave been troubled with such ail* ments as displacements, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, indigestion, and nervous prostration. If you have the slightest doubt, that Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound will help you*, write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn*. Mass., for advice. Your letter will he absolutely confidential*and the advice free*

In the Grand Stand.

Rooter—They ought to take that duffer out of the box! He's got a glass' arm!

His Fair Companion —Glass arm? Is* that why they call him the pitcher,. Harry? f

This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children, cure Feverishness. Headache, BadJ Stomach, Teething Disorders, Regulate the* Bowels and Destroy Worms. They break, up colds in 24 hours. Pleasant to take, and harmless as milk. They never fail. Atall Druggists. 26c. Sample mailed FREH.. Address. Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.

Further Time Needed.

Aspiring Politician —Gumbridge, you. heard my speech last night. Now that you have slept over It, tell me franklywhat you think of the effort. TPusted Friend—To tell the truth,. Rickaby, I—l slept under it You’llt have to let me see the manuscript

"Sot" In His Ways.

“Talking about folks being ‘sot’ in\ their ways,” said a writer, “reminds, me of a pretty girl of twenty who. married a wealthy old widower of over fifty. This old chap was verymuch a widower. This girl was, im fact; his fourth wife. Well, on the re* turn from the honeymoon the husband after dinner took up hls hat,, overcoat and umbrella. The wife,, beautiful in a white decollete gown, 1 that was no whiter than her shoulders* said:

“ ‘Where are you going, dear?’ “He gave her a stern lok and answered coldly. “ ‘My dear, I am not in the habit of telling my wives I am going, every time I step out of the house.’ ”

As They Motored.

"There!” snapped Mrs. Vick-Senn* grabbing him by the arm; “with your recklessness you nearly ran over that newsboy!” “Catch anybody running over a> newsboy!” he muttered. “Well, it looked as If you were trying to do it! Running through thestreets of a crowded city at a rate of twenty-five miles an hour! You’renothing but a speed maniac! You'rewha tthey call a joy rider!” “I may be a Joy rider,” said her husband, letting the machine out another notch, “but I’m not half as jawy as you. are!”—Chicago Tribune.

FEED CHILDREN

On Properly Selected Food—lt Pay*Bt* Dividend*. If parents will give just a little Intelligent thought to the feeding of their children the difference in the health of the little folks will pay, many times over, for the small trouble. A mother writes saying: "Our children are all so much better anck stronger than they ever tvere beforewe made a change In the character of the food. We have quit using potatoes three times a day with coffee and so much meat. "Now we give the little folks some, fruit, either fresh, stewed, or canned,, some Grape-Nuts with cream, occasionally some soft boiled eggs, and; some Postum for breakfast and sup* per. Then for dinner they have some meat and vegetables. “It would be hard to realize the change In the children, they have grown so sturdy and strong, and we attribute this change to the food elements that, I understand, exist in. Grape-Nuts and Postum. —V“A short time ago my baby was--teething and had a great deal of atom*, ach and bowel Nothing seemed to agree with him until I tried? Grape-Nuts softened and mixed with rich milk and he improved rapidlyand got sturdy and well.” Read “The Road to Wellville,’found In pkgs. “There’s a Reason.” Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest.