Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1910 — Page 3

City Items in Terse Form

Metropolitan News of Interest to All Readers

Faithful Dog Avenges a Policeman

NEW YORK. —Patrolman Lawrence Cummins of the East One Hundred and Fourth street police station, on whose post the car barn gang has its headquarters, was beaten savagely by members of that band and was in the hospital for several weetys. The first request Cummins made to Capt. Corcoran when ho reported again for duty was to be assigned to his old post. He said he wanted to show the toughs that he was not afraid of them and that they could not drive a policeman from his place of duty. Capt. Corcoran took the same view and sent Cummins back. From the moment he resumed his work the gang annoyed Cummins, but It was not until the other night that the roughs got a chance to “do him up” again. He found about a dozen of them on the street insulting women who passed. “Move on,” commanded Cummins. But a truck drivqr, 19 years old, hurled Insults at the policeman. Cummins arrested him. The rest of the gang disappeared. Cummins started for the police station with his prisoner, but as they went along there was a

Law Can’t Suppress Babies’ Howls

BROOKLYN. —Anxiously awaiting the outcome of the important case of Tucker against Coch, tried in the Flatbush court, Brooklyn, Flatbush mothers learned with great relief that they would notbeforcedtothenexpense of equipping their teething babies with Maxim silencers, Coch lost and the babies of Flatbush were triumphant. Passing, Solomon-like, on the great issue, Magistrate Naumer ruled that even a Flatbush Infant must have teeth to go through the world with. Should jone be expected to worry through life with gums innocent of molars and incisors, missing the joys of sinking them into sirloin at 30 cents a pound? To be sure not. Was Mr. Coch a toothless b&>y? Of course he wasn’t. Didn’t he wy when the soothing syrup failed to* soothe? He did. Well, then, why should *thp Tucker baby be denied that worldold privilege of infancy? Mr. Coch could adduce nothing to overthrow this argument. ■ So it was ruled by the learned court

Mississippi Catfish Are Thirsty

ST. LOUIS.—It Is only within the memory of the oldest of river men that the rivers forming the great Mississippi system have been so low in the summer as they have this year. The old-timers say the low stages thia year can be compared only with those of 1864, when the catfish had to climb out into the fields to moisten their parched throats with the dew. North of St. Louis steamboat traffic Is almost at a standstill on account of the low water in the Upper Mississippi. The Diamond Jo line has been forced to take off its through boats to St Paul and has great difficulty in getting its local packets through to Burlington, la. Many excursion boats are tied up. Several of the boats have been damaged in an effort to

King Hog Makes Lucky Farmer Glad

KANSAS CITY.—The greatest moneymaker on the farm during the past year has been the hog. The farmer with of hogs was assured of an automobile, a trip to Europe, or more farm land. Never In modern history have hogs been sold at such high prices, on a strictly gold basis, of course, as during the past several months. Early in the present ydar there were reports of a “hog shortage” from many hog-raising districts. And market receipts bore out the reports. From January 1, 1910, to July 1, 1911), receipts at the five leading western market-a —Chicago, Kansas City, Oma-

call from a roof. The prisoner broke from Cummins and ran int oa house. The gang had gone to a roof, torn away the chimnew and waited for the policeman and his prisoner. When the signal was given and the prisoner had fled from the firing zone his friends hurled the chimney bricks down at Cummins. After three had struck him on the head he fell unconscious. Men who saw the attack ran to the station. Sergt. Higgins and eight bluecoats raced to the rescue of their comrade. Twice a week a Dadmatln dog, Bessie, who belongs to truck company No. 26 on One Hundred and Fourteenth street, visits the East One Hundred and Fourth street station, and has a supper at the expense of John Ritter. That night she was there and she went with the rescue squad. When the men. entered the house from which the bricks had been hurled on Cummins the dog went with them. But while the sergeant and his men went to the roof Bessie stopped at the second floor. Back in a dark cerner of the tenement hallway she had caught sight of a man, and, instead of going further, she leaped for him. She got a good on his trousers and he could not beat her off. Five minutes afterward the policemen on their way back to the street after a fruitless search, heard a scuffle. They found Bessie still holding on to the man. He was the escaped prisoner.

that it was well within the old Ro-‘ man, the English common, the revised or unrevised statutes, the city ordinances, Magna Charta, or even the plain or common variety of law for any Flatbush baby to howl and yowl and rip up the palpitating silence of the Flatbush night and turn it inside out while his “toofens” are pushing themselves out as a protest against a milk diet. This applies to both boy and girl babies hot only in Flatbush, but all over Brooklyn. Sumner Tucker and Arnold Coch live in adjoining cottages, or villas, as they obtain in Flatbush, in Martense street. All was well between them until the Tucker baby arrived. They had borrowed and loaned lawn mowers, exchanged garden seeds and talked radish, lettuce and other garden crops. But with the coming of the Tucker heir a gulf opened. Like most infants of its age, the Tucker one is busily engaged in bringing in teeth. Now, Mr. Coch has no objection to teeth. He owns a lot himself. But the day and night vocal demonstrations with which the Tucker baby accompanied their efforts to push through made Coch peevish. He suggested a motor boat muffler or something like that to Mr. Tucker and the latter was irritated. He had his neighbor summoned to court, saying he had abused him.

But while the steamboat interests are suffering the pearl button ‘factories and the pearl hunters are reaping a harvest. Hundreds of men, women and children can be seen along the water front of every town hunting clams. The shells are sold to the button factories after being searched for yearals. Many fine pearls have been found. One found by a' Dubuque man was sold for S4OO. If it were not for the Water that comes out of the Missouri, steamboat traffic would be suspended between here and Cairo. While the Missouri has not risen this year to within 15 feet of the flood stage, it has maintained a steady flow of water, enough to keep the steamboats going on the Mississippi and enough for the boats runinng on that stream. Still, unless there are rains soon In the north the Missouri is likely to go very low this fall, although not as low as it has been In some years. It has been many years since the Missouri has fallen below the zero stage. It is now eight feet above that stage, which is about the usual flow in the fall.

ha, St. Louis and St. Joseph—were, in round numbers, two and one-fourth million head less than during the corresponding six months of 1909. Arrivals at the five big points in the first half of 1909 numbered 9,280,000. In the first half of 1910 receipts at the previously mentioned markets were 2,990,000. In other words, a growing population was fed on 75 per cent, of the hogs that were consumed in the first six months of 1909. The direct effect of the decrease in hog receipts, while the population was unquestionably Increasing, was a sharp advance in market value of swine. ’ At the Kansas City stockyards the average cost of hogs for the first six months of 1909 was $6.64’ per hundredweight. In the first half of 1910 the average cost at the same market was $9.31, showing a gain of $2.67 per hundredweight, or about 40 per cent. At all the other markets the advance in prices was practically equal to that at Kansas City.

Muslin Dress. —This dainty dress is in white spotted muslin worn over pale blue crepe-de-soie. An overskirt is made of the muslin gathered to a belt of the crepe, and cut with points at the back and sides; muslin embroidery edges ’ the overskirt; the bodice is also trimmed with this, and has a deep frill of lace gathered to a tucked collar of crepe; the cuffs are also of crepe. Straw hat of pale blue trimmed with pink roses. Materials required: 4% yards muslin 42 inches wide, 6 yards insertion, 6 yards crepe-de-soie, 1 yard lace. Visiting Dress. Amethyst crepe meteor is chosen for this smart dress; the princess part is cut with rather short kimono’ sleeves. The center front is continued much longer than the sides and forms a sort of panel; the lower part is slightly gathered to edge of princess upper part. Russia braid in straight rows and loop pattern forms a trimming round the entire edge.

VALUABLE SEWING HINTS

Things Worth Knowing for My Lady ‘ of_the Needle—Avoid the Knot. The geimpe of plain sheer tulle or net is more frequently used than that of tucks. The yoke is extremely shallow, and the clear flesh tint -is the usual color. A dainty little workbag, just‘fitted to hold the embroidered collars and belts and other paraphernalia of the summer piazza, is of figured lawn, over a lining of light blue china silk. China silk makes a good lining, by the way, for bags which are to hold embroidery silks and things which might be likely to catch upon rougher fabrics. On each side of the bag is a semicircle of lace insertion, bordered with a shirring of blue baby ribbon. The embroidery hoop handles are covered with blue ribbon. The use of a knot is to be avoided in sewing and not to be tolerated in embroidery. The accomplished needle woman rarely finds it necessary to start with a knot, save in gathering or basting. Sometimes a tiny one is slipped under a hem, but it will show on right side if material is sheer and makes an ugly lump in ironing. Two or three over and over stitches taken on wrong side of material is as secure as a knot and much more sightly. In embroidery there is no excuse for a knot. Two or three tiny stitches taken on outline or in body of work where it is afterward covered will hold any stitches. Knots only tend to an untidy wrong side, which no good embroiderer will tolerate and make the work rough in laundering.

Summer Frills and Fixings.

Dutch necks and collarless dresses are spoiling the demand for ear-height collars and some of the departments tell you frankly if you ask for extremely high ones that they do not have them. There is a sort of craze among the girls who like to be odd and “quaint” for the low collars with colored embroidery to match their suits and with them, of course, go embroidered jabots or bows to match. One needs an extra trunk this season for mere such as this if one’s wkfdrobe is half equipped with frills, collars, neck fixings generally and belts and sashes. This is to say not a word about the chiffon overwalst that daughters prodigal of time are making by the score for the varying of their toilets.

Hats Still Elaborate.

A noticeable’ point in the woman’s linen costume this year, however, is that, while the tailored lines run to the simplest, in the dress, It Is nearly always offset by an elaborate hat. This may be in the form of a floral turban, or something built up in the “nabob” turban form, of masses of fancy foulard, or tulle, with shot effects; or It may take the form of a large, widecrowned hat with a huge bird upon It, massed and veiled with tulle. This shot effect has even invaded the field of the linen itself, of which a few examples have met my eye, though invariably in very expensive weaves.— iiarper’s Bazar. '

THREE SMART COSTUMES

The yoke and puffed undersleevea are of white chiffon. Toque composed of small flowers, with chiffon taken round and arranged in a rosette at the side. Materials required: 7 yards crepe meteor, about 4 dozen yards Russia braid, 1% yards chiffon 44 inches wide. Dress for Girl From 16 to 18 Years. —A dress in the sailor style is always so becoming to young girls; it may be made in liien or serge. Three tucks are arranged eabh side back and front of skirt and blouse, on the skirt they are stitched about four inches, and on the blouse to waist. A darker colored material is used as a trimming; three straps of different widths edge the skirt, collar and cuffs; the belt is also of the darker, and the singlet, which is in white, is trimmed to match. Straw hat trimmed with ribbon. Materials required: 6*6 yards 48 inches wide and about 1% yards dark material.

VERY LATEST IN GLOVES

Chantecler Gloves Have Come to Match Chantecler Handkerchiefs—New Hints. Tucked long gloves are in again, and will stay for the summer. Pink silk gloves are reversible to yellow, and just match the tearose gowns. White kid gloves are stitched in colors to match the frock. Lavenders and pinks are especially favored. The stitching itself is varied; a broad chain effect is new and pretty. Yellow lisle gloves are cool and washable, and look like the fashionable but heavy chamois. Thin brown cloth gauntlets are good for the horsewdtnan. Chantecler gloves have come to match the chantecler handkerchiefs. A tiny rooster or a golden pheasant is embroidered at the elbow. And this new embroidery and backstitching can quite easily be done by one’s self, which is their chief attraction.

FOR THE YOUNG BRIDE

Gingham Gowns.

Ginghams with grounds of gray or of th "blond" shades seen in cloths, lend themselves particularly well to combination with bright plaids, and some charming frocks of these tones are-made up with flowered, striped, or plaid materials, piped with brilliant blue, red, or green, to which are added other accents, such as a belt or stiff little bows of the same brilliant tone —Harper’s Bazar. J

HIS GOOD TASTE. A young man contemplating matrimonial feclicity took his fair intended to the home of his parents that she might be introduced to the old folks. “This is my future wife,” said the young man proudly, turning to paterfamilias, who was a canny Scot. “Now, father, tell me candidly what you think of her." The old ihaii eyed the blushing bride-elect critically for fully two minutes, and then answered with delib eration: “Well, John, 1 can only say that you have shown much better taste than she has.” . , ' . .

An Ultimatum.

“Let me see, Alice,” said the old man to his eldest daughter, “young Blinkers has been calling on you regularly for six or eight months, hasn't he?" “Yes, father,” replied the fair Alice “Weil,” continued the anxious parent, “if he asks you to marry him when he comes tonight, tell him he wants to see me. Understand?” “Yes, father,’ she rejoined. “And if he doesn’t ask you to marry him.” added the old man, “just tell him that I want to see him."

A Good Reason.

She—How is it you were not at the West .End’s reception ? He—l stayed away op account of a personal matter. She —May I ask you what it was? He—Will you promise to keep it secret? She —Yes. He—Well, they failed to send me an Invitation.—Judy.

Only a Partial Loss.

Mrs. Northside—ls it true that your littje boy has lost his voice since his recent illness? Mrs. Crosstown —Not entirely, but his voice has been reduced considerably. When he is carrying on a consersation with other boys now you can’t hear him for more than five blocks.

How to Tell.

“How can you tell a smart man from a fool?” “Well, when a man is always telling you how wonderfully smart he is that’s—!—- —- “The smart man?” “No, the fool.”

WANTED TO WORK IT, TOO.

Swipsey—Say, why wasn’t yer at school ter day? Jimpsey—’Cos I had er headache. Swipsey—Say, how did yer make yer mudder believe it?

Dearer.

Dear heart, you’re twice as dear to me As what you used to be. Since things have doubled' up in price You’re twice as dear to me.

Her Dearest Pets.

“I have a heart-rending scene in my new drama.” “How now?” » "The heroine is in such reduced circumstances that she has to cook the canary.” “Sad, sad.” “But the worst is yet to come. She has to build the fire with the rubber plant”

Self-Consciousness.

“Is this silk of the latest style?" asked the man who had been appointed on a reception committee. "The very latest,” replied the obliging salesman. ‘Then I don’t want it What I’m after is something new enough not to be shabby and old enough to look as if I were used to wearing it”

She Could Spare One.

’’ ’Scuse me. ma’am,” said the hobo tb the lady at the front door, “can yous spare a pore beggar a copper?" “Certainly,” answered the lady and, turning to a speaking tube, she called: "Jane, send that policeman you have tn the kitchen up hers at once.” But the hobo was beating it up the nearest alley.

Blasted Hopes.

Mr. Stubb—Marla, do you remember that millinery store that had such a great display of fall hats? W’ell. there has been a Are down there and everything is reduced— Mrs. Stubb —Gracious, what a chance for bargains! And everything Is reduced, John? ’-•>• Mr. Stubb—Yes, reduced to ashes.

SMILES

When all my life’s unruly ways be trod. And at Death’s gate I stand to render toll. When all my body Is widowed of the soul And this hot heart lies cold beneath the sod, Ohj how shall I, uncovered, end unshod. < Endure the tale of that recording scrolls And where’s the hyssop that shall male* me whole To stand unshamed before the face of God? Yet, though through devious path and dark defile I wander stumbling and with aimless feet. Surely I yet shall find a meadow green Where I may rest and breathe calm air a while; Surely I yet shall. And a river sweet, 1 To wash my limbs till ev’fy speck bs clean. —G. H„ In the Academy.

Professor of Drawing—Miss Hectoi. the primary teacher, told her pupil* today that she was 22 years old. Professor of History—Her statement doesn’t agree very well with an answer she gave me once. Professor of Drawing—What answer was that? Professor of History—Why, she answered "Yes” when I asked her if she remembered the year in which America was discovered.

Mrs. Torker —I hear that your husband is very generous. Mrs. Noowedd—Very! I gave him a box of cigars for a birthday pre* ent and he never smoked one of them. He gave them all away to his friend*.

“I hope you are with ouf table,” Mr. Idiot,” said the landlady. “In the main, yes,” replied the idiot. “But I really think I ought to register a complaint against yesterday’s fishballs, madam.” “Why, I’m sorry about that,” said the landlady, blushing. “We rather pride ourselves on our fishballs. What was the matter with them, sir?” “Mine had a distinctly fishy taste.” returned the Idiot.—Harper’s Weekly.

“You husband’s business is growing find making more money for him right along, is it not?” “No, he is losing more and mor* money every day.” “You astonish me! You must surely be mistaken?” “No, I’m not; every time I ask him for a dollar, he tells me how he is lo* Ing money.”

“There goes a man I envy,” remarked Wedderly, “and strange to say, he also envies me.” “What’s the explanation?” queried the party of the other part “We were both in love with th* same woman,” answered Wedderly a* he permitted an open-faced sigh to escape; “and—and I married her.”

Bookkeeper—This is an awful big bill you are going to send tc Mr. Ft* emup. The Dentist—l know—he’s the man who fixed the plumbing in my house. This is the first chance iVe had at him.

He was a man of deeds from many a fray, 7 • . - And yet ahe Joved him not;' For it seems a chap came along one day With a deed for a house and lot.

HOPE.

A Screw Loose Somewhere.

GENEROUS.

His Loss Her Gain.

When an ostrich Is capturedHe knows his mishap Means another big feather In some womsn’s cap.

Idiot at the Breakfast Table.

Perhaps He Gives It to Her.

Both Envious.

TIT FOR TAT.

The Only Deed tor Her.