Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1910 — Page 3

A Man’s Equal

Half-hidden from the others in a corner, almost forgotten by them, Elaine bent her fair head over hex. dainty bit of sewing and listened unheedingly through her dream of Jerry, * dream that would soon be reality, ie would be home any day, surprising her as on all his college vacations. He Vas trough the .law school and they would be married. They had been plannlng it for five years—since she was eighteen. it had been a long wait, and she had felt, uncomfortably, that his sister Anne, his housekeeper since their mother's death, did not approve JerJ 7 8 choice. Now at the little neighborhood ‘‘sewing” that represented society to some extent, where much opinion went forth, but where gossip was theoretically tabooed. Anne was holding forth to the. rest. The talk had been largely of college and college people, and Anne was saying in her sententious manner: «

"Well, college does change a man! And I believe a man’s wife should be his equal if she’s to take any comfort herself or be anything but a drag on him. There’s Mary Stevens, for a shining example of misery. Don Martin got engaged to her before he went away to school merely because he was idle and she was .pretty and always about. Then, while he studied four years she sat at home and read his letters and Embroidered doilies. She simply lived from one vacation to another, and never had an Independent thought of her own, or read a book that she was not forced to read! she waited for him to marry her, and that was all. You know, as well as I, that finally everybody but her saw that he had outgrown her. It was evident that he gave her both a chance and ah excuse to break the engagement. But she wouldn’t though Mark Towne, who had remained right here and adored her and was on her own level, was wild to get her. She would marry Don, and she did. Now—he’s indifferent and she is jealous and it’s a bad mess. He has known women who think and need mental companionship, a thing she can’t give him. She had nothing but mere youth and selfish devotion; now, the youth is slipping away and what is left?” Her needle pricked back and forth through the garment she was making. “But surely,” defended the minister’s wife, gently, and remembering Elaine and her tender young sensibilities, “surely love does not depend on mere mental companionship. Mary's case was but one instance. Many men want the simple sweethearts of their boyhood, the girls who have always known and understoodd them. They can get intellectual stimulus from men friends and other women. From a man they want love, which the Intellectual woman cannot always give." Anne still pursued her theme. “Of course, exceptions occur. But I maintain that most men find small interest in the girls they leave behind them. They may marry them, if they have promised to, but it will be, generally, because the girl has not the sense to see that his interest has wandered and that he would be glad of his freedom if he knew how to get ft without seeming like a scoundrel to himself and the home town. I’m sure I could tell whether a man really wanted to marry me or not, and I would at least give him a chance —’’ Just then a new arrival and a silencing gesture of the minister’s wife toward Elaine, whose cheek had gone white, put an end to the talk. But it bad been wantonly cruel, and the others firmly believed that Anne had done it purposely. They knew her ambitions for Jerry, her brilliant brother, and the interest Alma Terris, a young artist friend of his had taken in him. The town bad thought he would jilt Elaine and marry Alma Terris, and the town had said so. Now Elaine folded her work and slipped into the June sweetness of the late afternoon, a new thought tearing at her heart Would Jerry like to have his freedom? Had he cftr ed for Alma Terris? She had not been jealous of the young artist who had visited the Terhunes the summer before. The air was full of bird song and rose bloom, but the ache at her heart hid these things. And he might be home any time, tonight, even. ghe had waited with a sort of rapture for him, for the final arrangements for the wedding. But now—well, >be not go home. Half unconsciously she went over the hill, taking the little path that, led to the wood where they had told their simple boy and S*** l love. She must think It out A sort of agony folded in uD on her as she remembered that of late hi« letters had been brief, full of the homely, simple past, with very little of life now, his thoughts now. Had be tired of her? If she tried to break the engagement would he let her’ Would ehe have the courage to . ghe eould not imagine Jerry taking dismissal from his meek Plaine’ Then, with sudden decision. . -ride arose in arms. She would it W kfH®d her — he would have toe ehsnce of freedom. She would go tow h ,tn * nd A aound made her turn, and Jarry Ils. '•> ~

By LOUISE OLNEY

stood beside her, reaching out both hands. He was thin and wan and worried-looking, but his smile was very sweet. She would have leaped to his arms, but she knew that once in the dear, old shelter she could never let him go. She drew back. “Jerry," she said, while wonderment and alarm grew In his gaze, “you we—have made a mistake. I am going to give you your freedom. I cannot —marry you. I think we were—you were—too young. Our lives have grown apart My thoughts are not your thoughts, and you—we—would not be happy." She was vehement in her speech, utterly unlike the gentle Elaine. She looked at him a moment, then turned and airmost ran from him.

“Don’t you—dare come after me," she said breathlessly. “I—could not bear it" ' 5 He stood looking after her, and just as she turned the corner a young fellow in white flannels and straw hat joined her. It was Ed Stanton. So Anne had been right! She had written him that Elaine seemed to be interested in Stanton. Jerry threw himself, face downward on the • grass and tried to think it out. tried to make himself believe the girl was not in earnest. Evidently she was, and it was unbelievably cruel not to have given him a hint in her letters, to have feigned the sanqe unchanged love for him that she had showed for years! Presently he arose and went home. He had not seen Anne yet, and she welcomed him royally, surrounding him with home attentions. And after dinner, when twilight was falling, she asked him: “And your—marriage^Jerry?” “He answered shortly. “There will be none-—Elaine has just broken the engagement." He glanced quickly up and caught something like triumph in his sister’s face. "I suppose, Anne, that you were right about Stanton. I have neglected her—and lost her. It is my own fault I could not expect a girl, like her, infinitely above me—”

The sister Interrupted indignantly: "She was never your equal, Jerry. The world knows you could have married Alma Terries any day. You can now. What surprises me is that Elaine should have toe sense to see things as they are and set you free. Well* perhaps I helped her see it— I hope I did." Her brother stiffened to instant attention. “Tell me just what you mean, Anna," he said with a strange quiet. “Well, at the circle this afternoon somebody brought up the subject of college men coming back to home girls. We spoke of Mary Stevens and Don, and the failure of their marriage. He manned her because he had promised to, and because she had not the sense to see that he wanted his freedom and to give it to him. When I began I did not think of Elaine, and then it was too late to stop—lt would have been worse than going on. I said that any man who has lived four years among thinking college women rarely comes back to the girl at home unless he is promisebound; that she has nothing but mere youth and a dog-like faith to give him, whereas he needs the mental companionship and real help in his career. I could see by her face that the thought had not occurred to her, though she had been with Stanton so much lately. I daresky it made her think ’’

But her brother had snatched his hat. “I dare say It did make her think,” he remarked as he hurried out of the room and went down '* the street as if time itself were at hl, heels. Ten minutes later he parted into the Waite grounds; through the pretty rose garden and up to the front door. Mrs. Waite welcomed him like the son she'had long considered him. Evidently the good lady had, as yet, heard of no change in the situation. “Where’s Elaine? I want to see her immediately.” “She went out into the garden awhile ago—you will probably find her." Without a word he strode out. She sat on the rustic bench In the rosearbor, her arms over the back, her pretty head bent down upon them. At his step she jumped up and faced him in the gloom. “Elaine, you dismissed me, but you did not say It was because you no longer love me. Tell me, truthfully, that you do not love me, and I will go, but until then I. never will. I love you as I always have loved you. only a thousand times more. You are tearing my heart out of me, girl, lid 1 neglect you, until you have fallen back for love on—Stanton?** That brought her, with a little cry, to her dear old place In his arms, where she could tell him all about It It took a long time and there were many interruptions. Finally he laughed. “But f ; don’t want to marry my equal—l want an angel, my superior in every way! I want you! I want a real woman who loves me—not somebody who loves her work first herself second, and her husband third. I’m not a thirdplace man. Elaine—l want everything. Do you seer* was very dark in tile summer house, bit light dawned on Elaine.

UNCLE SAM PURSUING A MINISTER

n OSTON, MASS.—The federal authorities are still seeking for Rev. NorU man Plass, president of the Redeemable Investment company whose offices were raided by them recently because it was accused of being an illegal “get-rich-quick” concern. The manager was arrested but Plass escaped and is believed to be in British Columbia. Plass is a graduate of Williams college and' of the Yale Divinity school, has held pastorates in Detroit and other cities and was president of Washburn college in Topeka, Kan from 1902 to 1908.

$190,000 FOR A BED

Top Price Paid by Stephen Marchand for Bedstead. Massive Piece of Ebony Bought by American—Carvings Alone Cost 964,000 —Masonic Affair in French Collection. London.—Nowadays bedsteads are comparatively cheap, and >IOO is considered a big price for even a rich man to spend on a couch whereon he may pass away in comfort his sleeping hours. Occasionally, however, a millionaire will spend a few hundreds or thousands of pounds on the furnishing of his bedchamber and he will not be satisfied unless the bedstead equals in splendor the bedsteads to be found in the world’s royal palaces. Stephen Marchand, an American of vast wealth, made up his mind to possess the most expensively fitted bed-

FROZEN EGGS FROM ORIENT

Sixty Thousand Dozen of Them Reach Quaker City—Carried Half Way Around World. Philadelphia.—Sixty thousand dozen frozen oriental eggs Which had been carried half way around the world in the refrigerating plants of different steamship lines, were landed from the American liner Marion the other day and placed in cold storage plants here to await sale. The duty on them is five cents a dozen. Notwithstanding the many miles which the eggs have been carried, the temperature maintained about them has never been higher than 14 degrees Fahrenheit. They were stowed away in 44-pound tin cans, and arrived in good condition. The shipment was hurried from the Merlon’s side in wagons driven rapidly, and the eggs were stowed away in cold storage warehouses after undergoing only a slight change in temperature.

NEW BOILER FOR SUBMARINE

Frenchman Devises System of Storing Heat Created Above Water—Secrecy Observed. Paris. —The latest French submarine to be launched, the Charles Brun, is said to be fitted wllth a new form of boiler about which great secrecy is being observed. Submarines generally use steam when traveling on the surface and electricity for under water work. According to one account the Charles Brun is to be propelled by a steam engine only, it being fitted with a boiler which utilizes under the water heat stored while the submarine is on the surface.

Menelik’s News Agency.

Adis, Abeba.—The Abyssinian government announces that it has founded a correspondence office under the ministry of foreign affairs for the dissemination of authoritative official h»teiiigence concerning Abyssinia,

chamber in the two hemispheres, and with this purpose in view he spent not less than SIOO,OOO on a bedstead alone. It was constructed of massive ebony, with elaborate carvings of solid ivory and inlaid with gold filigree. At the head of the bedstead was a huge trophy cut from one solid piece of ivory. A special journey was taken to Africa to obtain a massive tusk for the purpose. The bedstead was made by a large firm In Paris and It occupied the finest artisans of France for over two years before it was completed. The hangings were of a special purple damask, costing nearly 925 a yard. Mr. Marchand’s bedchamber, which was of elliptical form and measured 76 feet by 22 feet, had its wall paneled with elaborately carved enrichments in the style of Louis XV., costing no less a sum than $64,000. The ceiling of this apartment was carved and decorated by Parisian artists who were paid 919,350. A rich London lady, a year or two

NEW TYPES OF RIVER BO ATS

Steady, Successful Navigation Is ,N*w Assured—lntroduce New German Oil Engine. St. Louis. —It is stated that a company actively interested in the navigation of the Missouri river between St. Louis and Kansas City will not only introduce propellers on a vessel now in preparation, but also employ the oil engine that, invented in Germany, has made rapid progress in that country and is to be employed on a liner of the first-class. A survey of navigation as now conducted impresses the fact that the material improvements in the size, speed and general attractiveness of vessels have been on the oceans and lakes, says the Globe-Democrat. In no case have permanent deep channels failed to lead to the enlargement of the boats used and to add to the comforts of the passage. At the same time safety has been promoted, and there are few places where a sense of security is better justified than on an ocean liner with Its steel hull In compartments and its wireless instruments communicating with other ships within a range of hundreds of miles. Since lake channels were deepened, by government appropriations, from six feet to more than twenty, the type of vessels has been greatly enlarged, the speed increased and the facilities for loading and unloading bettered much more than tenfold. As yet little has been done for a permanent deep channel In the Missouri, but the appropriation for the work in the latest rivers and harbors bill is encouraging and Insures a beginning on the right scale. River boats of a new pattern will come in when a channel is assured, as ha* been the case on the Rhine and numerous other rivers of Europe. Two lost In the Miaslssipp! river by striking th* bank or

ago, spent over $60,000 in furnishing her bedchamber. The carpet—a grand, hand-tied purple Axmlnster—cost 97,600. The chairs and other .furniture are of solid, carved ivory, with ebony and gold inlay. The toilet fittings are of oriental alabaster and cost some hundreds of pounds. In the center of the room is a Cochin China table, inlaid with mother of pearl and worth 9750. The bedstead is of brass, inlaid with fine pearls, and at the head is an artificial landscape of crystal, ivory, amber, pearls and other stones. The bedchambers in the palaces of Turkey are most magnificent and the majority of the royal couches within them are worth small fortunes. When the German empress once visited the ex-sultan Abdul Hamid; a room was placed at her disposal which contained a bedstead constructed entirely of solid silver, artistically chased in many elegant designs. The curtains which surrounded it were of oriental material and design, heavily embroidered with gold. The shah of Persia possesses one of the finest bedchambers in existence. Its suite of furniture is manufactured from ivory and inlaid with gold and precious stones. The curtains and curtain hangers are of the finest Brussels net, Interwoven with silk. The chef d’oeuvre of the whole apartment is the bedstead. It is composed entirely of crystal and delicately chased fountains qh the sides eject jets of scented water at the will of the occupant. Above the bed is a huge chandelier, which, when lighted, looks like a mass of monster diamonds, all reflecting their brilliance at' the same time. In the French state collection of furniture there is a Masonic bedstead, surmounted by a large canopy. It is of extraordinary height and is ornamented with some of the most delicate carving it is possible for the hand of man to turn out. The French government has had several tempting offers for this beautiful couch, and it refused, some time ago, 15,000 guineas for IL

MAGISTRATE PICKS THE ACE

New York Justice, Instructed by De* tective, ProveTto Be Apt Pupil In Monte Game. New York. —The singular prowess of Ah Sin, the heathen Chinee of Bret Harte’s celebrated poem In playing “the game he did not understand." was matched by Magistrate Freschi in the Yorkville night court Detectives Cassassa and McKenna, of police headquarters, brought before him Edward McAllister and John Leaver, whom they caught when they raided a three-card monte game at Sixth avenue and Twenty-eighth street. Detective Cassasfla tried to explain the game to the magistrate, who still looked puzzled. Finally Cassassa put three cards on the desk before thejudge. “Now, your honor, pick out the ace,” he said. The magistrate did. Cassassa was surprised, to put It mildly. He dealt the cards again. The magistrate again pointed to the ace. Then he did it a "third time. Respect for the majesty of the law prevented Cassassa from acting as Bret Harte’s characters did under similar circumstances toward Ah Sin. When the laughter in court had subsided Magistrate Freschi fined McAb lister $lO. Leaver was discharged.

other obstruction, would not have gone to the bottom If provided with steel compartment hulls. Existing river boats have been built on the old models, and the uncertainty in the depth of channels has been a barrier to a general spirit of Improvement. Steel construction, propellers, turbines and a speed of over twenty miles-gn hour have become an old story on ocean and lakes. Little that Is new has been tested on the rivers. But in the light of what has been accomplished in Europe, the steady, successful navigation of rivers is not a problem at all, but an assured thing. A demonstration of improved navigation on the so-called Intractable Missouri would be a fine start for new river conditions.

PIGS AND COWS ARE OUSTED

Sleek, Fat Hog Is Supplanted by Wheeze and Gas of Joy Car—Anl- ' male to Background. New York.—Not even the pig can escape the onward march of the auto| mobile. The Mount Holly (N. J.) porker has heard Its honk and has smelled Its horrible odor and fled to the background and oblivion. Where once the thrifty patrons of husbandry were wont to gape and marvel at the sleek, fat sides of the prize hog between races at the Mount Holly fair, hereafter will reign supreme the wheeze and the gas of the joy car. The officials have ruled that no more cattle at pigs are to be shown at the Mount Holly fair, because the space they used to occupy Is demanded by the automobile*.

Paraeel a Wireless Phene.

Omaha, Neb.—Uslmg a parasol frame as an antenna. Dr. Frederick Millener, an electrical engineer, perfected a wireless < telephone which worked well In a “tryout" _

Luke Fergus clalmedjthat theery wuz th’ basis o’ success. He said without a theery that all work wus just a guess. » Luke theerized some on farmin’, an’ histheeries sounded right— His neighbors kep’ on plowin’ in th’ fields from morn till night. Luke never got no harvest, seemed like nothin’ tried to grow ~t-. An’ so he give up farmin—still belieVpd his theery, though. s' Then he got up a theery how 'th' gov’ment ought to run An’ got to makln’ speeches—called hisself ‘Th’ Fav’rlte Son.” Th’ folks ’u’d come an* listen, an’ by jinks they 'elected him! But when he tried his theeries, why, his luck wuz mighty slim. Th' gov’ment 's still a-runnin' in Its feeble old time way But Luke declares his theery could fee worked so it 'u’d pay. Luke thinks a lot o’ music—an* he started out last spring To teach th’ folks his theery o’ th’ proper way to sing. Well, sir, he wuz convincin’—but one day he cleared his throat An’ then begun to warble, an' he couldn’t strike a note! His singin’ school was ended, but he claims that he wuz right Becuz his theery proves that he could sing with main an’ might. He made another theery just a week or so ago; He figgered out a airship that ’u’d flutter to an’ fro— Accordin' to his theery. An’ ho started out to fly. Th’ theery went to pieces ’fore Luke Fergus got too high. His broken leg is knlttin’—an’ he’s theerIxln’ yet An’ telHn’ all th’ doctors how a fracture should be set!

HELPFUL HINTS.

A neat paperweight for a Christmas gift may be made by taking an old gold watch and removing the works. Then fill the case with ordinary concrete, such as is used In making railway retaining walls and bridges. Any foreman of construction will gladly give you sufficient'concrete If you go to some place where' that form of work is being done. After the concrete hardens It may be dislodged from the watch case and the works replaced. Young housewives who have bad hick with their first pies and find that the crust cannot be broken or cut simple scientific calculation win show you how to lay out a sundial for your locality. This dial may be carved in the top of the pie with a cold chiseL If you have more than one pie make several sundials and sell them to landscape, gardeners. Do not throw away the lawn hose which you used last summer. Paint It with gilt paint and cut it into proper lengths to frame pictures. A handsome pair of ear muffs for a Christmas remembrance may be made from the crown of your husband’s new plush hat. Sew these together, inserting a piece of wire bent to make them hold their shape. Then with w sharp knife cut out a hole targe enough to permit th* insertion of the CHF.

A Suggestion.

“We're going to have a horse show in March,” says the gentleman from Bkiddoopolis, Ind., "and I’m r-hairman of the committee on awards. Now, what I want to do is to devise some* thing unusual and unique in the way of contests. “Yes?” replies his friend. "Yes. Want something that will get the women interested.” “Otter a prise for the best driver." “But we want something new; something—” “That’s what I’m getting at. Offer a gold medal for the woman who can drive a nail without hammering her thumb.”

Sufficient Warning.

"Hi! Youyotmg scoundrel!” exi claims the man brushing, ‘the remnants ot the snowball from his hat. “Why didn’t you tell me you were going to throw this wayT” "I did, sir." replies the lad. who is « caddy in the summer. "Didn’t you hear me yell’ForeT n “ - -