Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1911 — Page 3

TALES OF GOTHAM AND OTHER CITIES

Sad-Faced Swindler Haunts Funerals

MEW YORK.—A well dressed young II man with downcast eyes has recently been visiting r homes on, ‘ the East Bide that have been visited by death, exchanging sympathy for a square meal. In most cases he left the houses riche} not alone by food but by substantia! gifts of money and clothing. His last experience, though, sent him away somewhat less sympathetic than when he approached the mourners. the husband, or wife and the children of a dead person to observe a period of seven days’ mourning,, in which they sit constantly together in one room. In these seven days, called the “Shiva,” the mourners’ grief is unrestrained save for such comfort as they can draw from their religion. In the midst of this period of mourning there recently appeared at one house a rather good looking young man with infinite pity in his sad brown eyes. Like all other comers at such a time, he waß ushered directly into the room of mourning,

Stray Letters Puzzle “Nude” Clerk

CHICAGO. —Working away like the proverbial trooper, the “nixie" clerk was discovered behind a battlement of pigeon holes, In the Chicago poßtoffice. He was plying his trade of finding the destination of misdirected letters and of letters whose addresses other clerks had been unable to decipher. He was too busy to talk. .... “The ‘nixie’ clerks run a haven for wayward epistles,” explained a selfappointed guide. “When a misguided letter is discovered it is sent to ‘nixie,’ where the clerks give it the proper treatment and send it on its way.” That more information regarding the “nixie” department might be E lined, C. A. Mallory, assistant superten dent of the city delivery, was bought his office. 3‘ ; “The ‘nixie’ clerks,” explained Mr. •Mallory, “form an Important part of tJncle Sam’s postal service. They work out puzzle after puzzle in hieroglyphics and erroneous addressing and through their efforts much mall

Gigantic Smuggling Scheme Exposed

LOS ANGELES, CAL.—A plot to defeat the immigration laws of the United States more far-reaching than any -'similar scheme ever before unfolded in the southwest has Just been brought to-light by the federal authorities. Innocent and guileless as the Chinese appear in contrast'with white persons when brought in contact with them, the government agents give credit to this race for having organised the most gigantic coolie-smug-gling system ever known to exist Hie federal officers for the southern district of California are confident that they Are in possession of the entire plan by which the hordes of Orientals have been poured into the United States by the way of the Mexican border. The conspiracy against the immigration regulations is understood to reach from Texas and California through

Judge Decrees That Wives Must Obey

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— In granting « decree of divorce to Samuel C. MoGee, a policeman, against Mrs. Louisa 8. McGee, Judge T. A. Frank Jones, in the Circuit Court, arraigned wives wbn have shown themselves to usurp the authority of their husbands. He dwelt upon the relationship that should exist between husband and wife, and traced this relationship from the day of the cave man thrpogh the ancient common law of the AngloSaxons. He declared that the law ;of today has made little change In the fundamentals of this relationship as it was in the times of Holy Writ, when the command, "Wives, / obey your husberfds,” was made. The hueband alleged general indignities.

where the widow and orphans sat “I am so sorry, dear madam," lie said, with a slight German accent, to the widow. "I read about your dear husband’s death in the newspapers. It may seem strange to you that i have come here, for you probably do not know me, but I feel almost as if I have a personal interest in your dear husband’s death. As a matter of fact, I bear his very name. Me was my namesake." In the course of the next half hour be managed, in answering the kind questions that were put to him, to disclose the fact" that he had only recently come from Germany, bringing hie wife and several children with him, and that both he and they were at present badly stranded and without more than a few vents for the next meal. Just then a woman among the assembled friends who had been trying to place him looked up with a glance of sudden recognition. . .“You ate your fill at my house when we were sitting ‘Shiva* for my poor husband!” cried the woman. “And you knew how to be his namesake and swindle us out of a memorial gift at that time, didn’t you? And now you come to be somebody else’s namesake, with your wife and seven children, and to try to dupe them, too!” But he had gone.

■ f * matter that otherwise would be lost lands where It should. , “For explanation we will say that a railway postal clerk find a letter addressed to John Smith, Chestnut street,, Illinois. That letter* Incompletely addressed, is thrown into the ‘nixie’ pile In the postal mall car and finds its way to the ‘nixie’ department, In this case, say, in Chicago. The *nixle’ clerk consults a tabulation, which lists the various Chestnut streets In Illinois and tells In what towns they will be found. He then consults the directory of each of those towns —a Bupply of directories is kept on hand —until he finds a John Smith living ln_Chestnut street Then the letter Is readdressed and sent. Should this chance to be the wrong John Smith and the letter la returned a similar process Is followed. Before every method is exhausted _ you may fegl reasonably Bure that the right person has received the letter. “Yes, sir,” laughed Mr. Mallory,” the fellow who called the ‘nixie’ department a haven for wayward epistles struck it about right. “Approximately how many ‘nixies’ do you receive in Chicago a day 7' Mr. Mallory was aakffO. “Ob, from 300 to 400, I should say,” was the reply.

Mexico, across the Pacific and into the heart of China, and to involve Chinese ot high caste and immense wealth. At the head of the hand of smugglers are Chinese of high caste who reside in Hong Kong. They are koto to be enjoying royal revenues from the traffic and the pleasant feature of their occupation is that they are immune from arrest. Others members of the gang rely on protection from American lawp on the soil of Mexico. The coolies are procured from the interior of Chins. They are gathered easily there and shipped across the Pacific to Mazatl&n, Mexico, where they are unloaded. They are marched through Mexico to Mexicali, Just across the border from Calexico. Here Nug Fun and Wong Chin Dock have pretended to carry on a store, but it has really been a resort for contraband Chinese, the point at which they were sneaked into the United States. Fun was taken in custody several months ago while In company with several coolies. Dock did not take heed from the fato of his partner and he wag recently taken in custody in Imperial valley.

which the wlfo denied. The judge said: “A man is the master of his own household. The law vests certain'authority in him. When a woman marries she voluntarily gives up many of the rights she had as a single woman, and she must submit to her husband's authority. She agrees to submit to bis dictation and she must submit to it so long as It ts not arbitrary and tyrannical. "Whenever a wife works for money, she Is bound to give part of it to help support the family. 80 loug as she does not work for money, she has « right to demand that bor husband support her properly. But when she does work outside her own household for gain, she forfeits that right and mast. In tbs discretion of her husband, help pay the way of the family. "It makes no difference If her husband stays at home, does the cooking and the housework and she makes the living. Under the law, the bus* band Is still the master of that household and she must submit to his authority.” ~ ■ r . . Srh..

AT the left la an over-bodice of material such as fine serge, cashmere. or face cloth. It has two tucks turning from the center each side front, on the inner ones small buttons are sewn. One wide tuck Is carried quite over the shoulder each side, and over the stitching passementerie Is laid; the neck and edge of oversleeves are bound with satin; the yoke and under-sleeves are bound with Batin; the yoke and under-sleeves are mounted on a tight lining; they are of lace, a puff of the material being placed at top of lace. Materials required: One yard 46 inches wide, 1% yard lace; one-fourth yard satin on the cross, f two yards pas-

GOOD IDEA FOR A COTILLON

Empire Effect Lends Itself Charmingly to the Decorations and Favore— Some Pretty Conceits.

The hostess who wants to entertain well and does not have, to count pennies should give an empire cotillon. The idea would lend itself charmingly to the decorations and favors. Empire wreaths and garlands of pink and white roses should decorate the walls. Tall dull gold empire gaskets with long handles filled with the same flower should be placed about the rooms. And empire screens could shade the electric lights to give the soft glow of innumerable wax candles. For favors she would have many charming conceits to t choose from. Among the prettiest would be pincushions in the-shape of these small empire baskets. Their centers are stuffed' for the cushion, and they are made of dull tarnished gold, in wicker, with the edges and handles twined with wreaths of small satin flowers. And empire work bags made of dull brocade with tarnished gold trimmings, and picture of some beauty of the French courts framed on the side make stunning favors. Empire scarfs in shaded pink and white, gold and white, and the green and white of that period are infinitely attractive ÜBed as favors. Small gilt mirrors In empire design, tarnished gold Jewel boxes so typical of that charming day, and tiny fans make lovely favors. Then If all the girls wore empire frocks, and empire wreaths of pink and white rosea were given them to carry over their arms, a fascinating effect would be attained.

The empire idea should also be carried out in the supper room, the table decorations of gilded empire baskets, filled with pink and white'roses. This Idea should show Itself In the ices, and everywhere possible in the table accessories.

Novel Ornament.

A*very pretty gown seen recently was of gray chiffon over soft silk, simply cat, and practically its only ornament, besides a gold colored silk yoke with Chinese chrysanthemum embroidery, was an enormous ribbon chrysanthemum at the belt Each petal of the flower was a strip of narrow ribbon, with a triangular fold In the middle of it. that turned It over and gave s little heavier portion to weigh It down. These folds were Ironed heavily into the ribbon, and then the Innumerable petals were sewed In chrysanthemum shape at the waist line with gold thread (the ribbon Itself was gold color). Nearly all the petals were allowed to droop and fall In the natural way, only enough being tacked back to give the fluff/ flower effect. / —** And that ribbon chrysanthemum made all the difference between simply a charming gown and a really stunning gown.

Pretty Crib Cover.

A pretty crib cover may be made from s yard each of a white and pale blue or pink flannel. On the colored flannel embroider a flower and bowknot design; on the white a conventional border and a large central monogram. Bind the two together by means of a wide satin ribbon and put a bow or rosette In one corner, with tbs colored side considered os the

Two Bodices

sementerie, one yard lining, 1% dozen buttons. ; ;r The other is in rather coarse ribbed serge; the deep “V" opening is filled In with a yoke of finely tucked spotted silk; turning from this is a trimming of satin with lace laid over it. The box-plait in center front is trimmed with buttons and cord loops. The over-sleeves are trimmed to match the bodice; the under-sleeves of tucked silk are finished est the wrist with lace insertion-. Materials required: One and onehalf yard 46 Inches wide, threeeights yard satin 22 inches wide, I*4 yard lace, 1% yard lining.

NOVEL IDEA IN TEA GIVING

Passepartout Idea Work Used to Give Enjoyment to the Invited Guests..

When one of the members of a debutante group sent out cards for an informal afternoon tea she wrote on them Passepartout. Tea without explaining what form the merrymaking would titke other than tea drinking, and what part passepartouting would play in if. The girls found the parlor table set forth with a quantity of pretty prints selected from aft magazines, art photographs, etc., with shears, library paste, mounts, glass, and passepartout tape in different colors.

All drew around the table, and guests were asked to choose the pictures they liked and to passepartout them according to fancy. An hour passed delightfully in this agreeable craft, after which the three or four pictures prepared by each fair maid were exhibited and all voted for the exhibit which was considered happiest. After the awarding of the prizes a dainty tea followed, the idea of the occasion being Introduced in many clever little ways. For instance, the napkin rings were bound into cylinders with strips of passepartoutlng tape, and for place cards tiny glasses from unused photograph negatives (of a very smallsized camera) had been washed and employed to passepartout dainty pictures clipped from magazines. Each picture had the name of some girl and a jingle relating to her written upon it, tbo pictures chosen appropriately.

The above model shows an attractive light-weight cloth suit in s pretty ■hade of taupe. The velvet which Is used for girdle, rosettes and bands down sides Is a few shades darker than the cloth. The buttons are clothcovered and the stock and yoke art allover while lace.

TAUPE CLOTH SUIT.

SOME REAL COLD WEATHER

Grocery Drummer Felt the Frigid Wave Coming and Took Precautionary Measures.

"Cold?” repeated the grocery drum* mer as he came Into the lobby of the hotel. “Where? When? What?" "But It’s zero weather,” was protested. • 1,.:

“Zero weather? My friends, do yon know what they would call this up in Winnipeg? Just a southern zephyr. The men would be out In their shirtr sleeves playing baseball, and the women would be wondering how soon the grasshoppers would be around." “You’ve been up there, have you?" was asked.

"Spent one whole winter there." “And how cold was It?” "Only 47 below most of the time. For a space of four days It reached 00, but that was exceptional. Don’t talk about zero weather to me!" “Many freeze to death?” “Hundreds. I 1 saw one man freeze to death while simply crossing the street.” “And you suffered ?”

"Not a frost-bite. When I found winter was setting in and no chance to get away I took my measures. Ob, no, I didn’t suffer." “But how did you escape?” “I first bought the hotel. Then I had steam heat put in. Then 1 ordered .300 tons of coal and employed three engineers. Then I had double windows put in all. the porches and ' verandas wrapped up in cotton batting. At every mekl we had mustard and tabasco sauce and other heating things. I also kept all the waiters swearing, and thus we pulled through with the loss of only one man.” "And how was that?” *

“Oh, he was an obstinate old cuss, who insisted on sleeping in a room with only five radiators going, and he was found frozen to death In his bed. Zero weather! Humph!"

Power of Conscience.

It is doubtful -if many of the thing* men regret are done only after a battle with conscience. Conscience is strong. When awake it lays a restraining hand upon the shoulder of the wayward impulse and pulls back as no other force in the world. It is very difficult to trample upon an awakened conscience. And those who do it probably wipe away that conviction upon which the restraining influence of conscience is based. They knew the prick of conscience less keenly than any others.

It seems more often to be the part of conscience to awake to a realization of the situation after all is done and then remain like the magic word "Tlconderoga," both through sleep and waking hoars. Judging from the activities around us, the average man would reach the conclusion that the errors which men most regret are committed when they least realise what is happening. Most of the mistakes are made with a blithe thoughtlessness which does not even hint at the possibility of the remorse to come.

Probably If the world could have Its boon it would wish for few things better than that conscience should make cowards of us all rather th»n persisting in its cowardly attack from the rear.—San Antonio Express.

Why He Doubted.

“Jasper,” said Mrs. Grigson, who was looking over the morning paper, “here’s a story of a woman who was robbed on a street car in broad daylight, and yet the thief got away unsuspected." Mr. Grigson said that he had seen the item, but that it was either a typographical error or else the story was pure invention. - "Why do you say that?” asked his wife.

"hook at the item again. It says her purse contained a hundred dollars in currency, doesn't it?" “Yes.”

"It says there was also a receipted bill for a flve-dollar hat, does It not?” "Yes.”

"Well, no woman with a hundred dollars in cash In her possession would buy a five dollar hat”—Youth's Companion.

Women Archaeologists.

Dr. Edith M. Hall of Mt. Holyoke college, continued her excavation work in Crete through the whole of last summer. For the last three weeks of the time Dr. Hall worked Independently at a site called Varokastro. situated on a lofty peak three hours’ ride from Gournla, where the other exoar vatic ns were being conducted. In the summer Dr. Anna Young visited the astronomical observatories * In Rome, Florence, Zurich, Potsdam, Berlin and Greenwich. And Dr. Mlgnon Talbot, professor of geology at Mt Holyoke, found the fossil remains of one of the walking reptiles, of which but four or five specimens have been unearthed, in the Connecticut valley sandstone.

Shakespeare's Death Mask.

A German scientist has discovered at Darmstadt nothing less than a plaster mask of Shakespeare—a death mask, in fact. Of its authenticity the discoverer has no doubt but to make assurances doubly sure he was at the pains to journey to Stratford and compare It with the bust on the poet’s' tomb. Curiously enough, the resemblance of the bust to the death mkkk proved to be of the most striking character, and the scientist is glorifying te his trouvaille. Meanwhile, another bust, the Flora of the Berlin museum, may be Imagined to have her doubts.

NOT SAME OLD WORLD

SCIENTISTS CHANGE THINGB IN LABT HALF CENTURY. ■ iy&n^ • - ' Vw Scarcely a Day Pasees but What Set* ence Takes a Pot Shot at Some Picturesque Phase of Our Earlier Lives. It is queer, but seemingly science knocks all the picturesque out dtfjßM and if science were in a shooting gallery and the picturesque were a, target, the bell would never stop ringing. The old oaken bucket has given place to the galvanized iron vessel. The gourd dipper is now a tin cup with a handle soldered on. The moss-grown well curb is no more, and. over the well is a solid slab of cement, while in a bright red building a sizzling, thumping gasoline engine is industriously pumping the cool water into an elevated metal tank on stilts. No more the ploughman plods his weary way from the field. He rides back on the plough which now has wheels. The country doctor now has an automobile and Dobbin has been madql into sausage. f And in the city It’s worse. The scissor grinder used to. have a contraption made of wheels and wood and. leather and stood up and ground t$H! things. Now he has. an automobile with a scissor grinder attached, and the auto power runs the thing. ' The shoemaker used to squat on a polished leather seat in his littered shop and cobble shoes while you sat with your cold feet on a newspaper. Nbw you go into a miniature shoe factory where they can make you a pair of shoes in the time it took him to put a heeLon, and the buzz of machinery is only broken by the rattle of the cash register. Where merchants used to put a gun or a mortar and pestle or something above their shops to show what they sold, the merchants now have, reoocurring, alternating, hit-or-miss, come-and-go sort of electric signs that make you blind to gaze upon. y No more the seller of feather dusters and whisk brooms strolls about the streets with weird cries. You get these things at the store and twentyone seconds later a motorcycle youth delivers them. No more the vendor of apples cries fiercely on the streets. Apples arq now sold at a nickel apiece at the fruit stands, and the fruit has to be polished dally to keep It bright. The hydrant has displaced the town pump; the barber shop is now a place where they do manicuring and give baths, no longer a lounging place for gossips. It’s all been changed by science, and scarcely a day passes that science doesn’t take a pot shot at some picturesque phase of our earlier lives and knocks the feathers out of Its tail, for there’s no room on this earth for both the scientific and the picturesque, and something had to go.

Heart of the Hailstone.

If it were not for the countless trillions of dust particles that float, separately invisible, in the atmosphere, there could be no rain drops, snow crystals or hailstones. From a perfectly dustless atmosphere the moisture would descend In ceaseless rain without drops. The dust particles serve as nuclei about which the vapor gathers. The snow crystal is the most beautiful creation of the aerial moisture, and the hailstone is the most extraordinary. The heart of every hailstone is a tiny atom of dhst. Such an atom, with a little moisture condensed about it, is the germ from which may grow a hailstone capable of felling a man or smashing a window. But first it most be caught up by a current of air and carried to the level of the lofty cirrus clouds, live or six or even ten miles high. Then, continually growing by fresh acessions of moisture, it begins its long plunge to the earth, spinning through the clouds and flashing in the sun like a diamond bolt shot from a rainbow.

Wasps Against Files.

In the war against noxious Insects the employment of Insect allies Is a measure that Is coming rapidly Into vogue. Among these allies one of the most Important is the weep "betabe*.” because it has been found to be an Inveterate enemy of gloasina flies, which are the conveyors of infection for the incurable sleeping sickness ot Africa. It has been called "The Gloeslna Hunter of Dahomey,” dud, according to the observations of Doctor Bouffard at Bamako, It is the only hymenopterous insect which attacks these flies. The bembex performs Its work in true knight-errant fashion, flying round animals that are persecuted by the flies, darting upon them with a speed that almost defies the eye, and transfixing them with Its sting, after which It carries the victims to its nest as food for larvae.

A Request.

"I shall never forget,” saye the eminent man of wealth, during the course of his little speech OO "Mom to Become ae I Am.” "I shall never forget how i saved my first hundred dollars.” At this juncture a weary individual In the audience, who had heard this story many times and has read It many times more. Interrupt*: "Well, If you can't forget ft, for heaven’s sake give the rest of us % chance to.