Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1911 — Page 3

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITIES

Blind Man Leads in Tidying Streets

fkT EW YORK.—Reuben S. Simons, 'll supervisor of, 150,000 children in ithe JuvenUe league, is blind, butbie Is the most valuable man in the street 'cleaning department, and he is not unhappy over the loss of hip sight because he is too fond of work and too busy to be unjjappy over anything. “I never thinli of my blindness," he says, "except when I hear someone speak of the poor blind man. That [cuts like a knife. I do my work as t well as though I had my eyes, maybe .better. There are no distractions in ihitr world within which I live. I only [think of my work. What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve for.” : Thirteen years ago Reuben Simons' eyes began to pain him. For the past seven years he has been totally blind. [And yet within that time he has organized a movement among the school [children of New York in which 150,,000 are now enlisted. They pledge themselves to aid the street cleaning [department in keeping the thoroughfares free of rubbish. Their duty is [not merely the passive one of refraintog from throwing trash upon the Street.

Chicago Chinese to Amputate Queues

CHICAGO. —Frank Moy, the mayor of Chicago’s Chinatown, has passed along & recently issued imperial decree that all celestials are to part with their queues. After wear* tog a braid for about. 250 years John Chinaman has come to the conclusion ■that it is a nuisance and a—it would hardly do to say “a relic of a barbarous age.” China has awakened to the fact that its advancement has been retarded by the way it wears its hair, -and the whole empire is going to have h haircut The matter has been agitated for some time by leading Chinese, among them Wu Ting-Fang, former minister to the United States. A cablegram received from Wu* who is in the government service in China, announces the date of disposing of superfluous appendages, which date in the Chinese calendar corre-, jsponds with the 14th of February in [the Gregorian calender, the Chinese new year falling on January 30. * “It is a good, sensible idea,” said S*oy. "I had my queue cut off several years ago and I don’t know that

Defies Icy Walks With a Sand Brake

Philadelphia., Pa. —a rubber water bottle filled with sand and strapped around his body, with an attached gas hose leading down through devious channels that terminate under the instep of his shoes, is the ’ strange contrivance used by Thomas Brady, North side fire alarm operator, to sand his'route home on icy mornings. - i “Toot!: Todt!" whistles Brady as he starts for work each morning. Then he pulls a little oord that opens a plug and the sand starts to flow. At first there was a ticklish feeling when the sand ran down the tube, but Brady has got over that The contrivance, notwithstanding its bulk, Is a grand success. Brady lives about six blocks from the old Allegheny city hall. The sand receptacle holds about two quarts and this is just sufficient for the dally trip.

Indian President of a School Board

LAWTON, OKLA, —Firmly convinced that the futl-blood Indian can never be induced to attend school with white children long enough to get an education, Congressman Scott Perris of the Oklahoma delegation is drawing §, bin that will perpetuate the exclusive Indian schools. The plan Is to have those Indians iWhom the secretary of the Interior considers Incompetent segregated and have a portion of the fund set aside as a permanent fund to establish and maintain schools for these Indians, from which all other children will be excluded. Chief Quanah Parker, the half-blood ■'' - * - - ’

: They help enforce the law. Erring householders are warned by the volunteer aids, and if that warning is not obeyed there is pronjpt recourse to the law. The members of .the 72 leagues, to 72 school buildings of the city, make regular reports to the street cleaning department And this blind man was the pioneer in the ■‘work. He thought of it first impelled by his longing for-children and a certain instinct'*for sociability that has always been his. “I always liked to organize "clubs when I was a boy,”, he said. “We organized for all sorts of purposes. I like excitement brisk movement, happiness. I like to see things.” ~ The incongruity to that expression does not bother hiip. “I have cultivated the inner eye,” he said. “I have a power of imagination. I can see you and the people passing by just as I can see toe children sitting before me when I go Into a schoolroom to -organize a Junior league. It never occurs to me to think that I am blind.” Supervisor Simons is a strongly- > built; upright man of fifty-one years of age. No one would imagine him blind by the appearance of his eyes or by his manner. With one hand caught in the elbow of an assistant, ,Mr. Davidson, he- tramps through crowded streets as confidently as though he had his sight.. And he is invariably smiling and good-humored.

I ever felt toe loss of it. It is no good, anyway, and it makes lota of work for the wearer. It has got to be braided gxary day and washed once or twice a Week and that’s no small job.” “Do you know that the Chinese did not always wear a queue? This fashion of wearing the hair was introduced by toe Manchoo dynasty about 250 years ago. The Manchoorians. or Mongolians, as they are called, had more hair than they knew whqt to do with. In some way they seized the reins of government and the first thing, they did was to issue an Imperial order that every Chinaman must wear a queue. Before that the Chinese wore their hair like - the Japanese and Koreans. If a Chinaman refused to wear a queue his head was chopped off. He was compelled to adopt the USanchoorian style of wearing the hair. “It is a common belief among Americans that the reason a Chinaman doesn’t cut off his queue is that he thinks he cannot enter heavefl without it. That’s only a story. Chinamen, tbe-world over, will welcome the decree to cut off their queues, to Chicago there Is a Chinese population of about 2,000, of which onefourth have no queues. The other toree-fourths, with few exceptions, will climb in the barber chair on February 14 and say, ‘Give me a haircut’ ”

There is a continuous flow of the sand and Icy Bidewalks aye rendered as pleasant as the woodlawns of Vallambrosa. In the two previous winters Brady slipped on the ice on his way home. One time he was laid up seven weeks with a broken kneecap. The other time he hurt his ahkle and was laid jup at home for over a month. At the beginning of thlß winter he began to think of what possible thing he could do to protect himself this winter. For a time he tried "creepers," but these were not satisfactory. Then came the brilliant thought He took possession of the family water bottle and hunted up some old gas hose. One difficulty was in getting the sand to fall at the right spot and also to adjust the flow. Finally he got a little f>lug. This he could open with a string leading up to one pocket that allowed the sand to flow at regulated speed. But the sand would fall by the wayside and not go under his shoes. Brady Is a mechanic and made a little metallic thing he called a “spreader." This caused the sand-to slip under the soles of his shoes. Brady thinks he ought to get a patent out on-the sand "spsedfler."

Comanche leader, is a strong advocate of “mixed" school, where his children may attend the same Institution where their white neighbors are educated. Lnat fgll Chief Parker was instrumental in having a public school district formed which Includes his handsome resldenoe In the foothills of the Wichita mountains. He donated a large tract of land and subscribed to s fund for maintenance of the district. He was chosen president of the board. government maintains romanced Indian school one mile from Lawton, Chief Parker has never taken very kindly to sending his sons and daughters to the tribal school. For one year his son attended the white school at Cache, IE miles west of Lawton and near his home, but the other families strenuously objected. Then the chief reluctantly kept his koy out of school. This was Ui ttb oentlve in establishing the new dl» trict In western Comanche county.

PHILOSOPHY POINTERS

The mountains of youth become the molehills of age. - .v- - If a man refuses you a hearing, ask bis opinion on something, v 7T. * The most important thing to the world is to find yourself. The surest test of a man's view of tainted money is, Will he accept itT No man is'&Ud'for what he knows, but for what his employer thinks he knows. Not always the skillful worker, but ofttimes the most skillful shirker, gets toe reward. ’■•«.>' He is indeed a wise man who knows his opinions are rarely wanted even when solicited. Find out what a man thinks of himself and you know his opinion of the world's greatest hero. A woman’s greatest joy is not in a trip abroad, but in talking about It after she has returned. u A, man can always keep peace with a'hook, and if they disagree he can shut, the book and have his say so. hfceither must be done it is better to throw rocks at glass houses than mud, for mud cuts out the light as well as the air. Heaven will soon be to reach of all who can afford 1 Aeroplanes; however, many at present are taking' the quickest route by •/'•w. When men welcome a collector as they do one who has come to pay a bill the rays of the millennial dawn will have spread over the entire earth. - - ■ -----

PAVEMENT PHILOSOPHY.

Calf love heeds a lot of rope. Hard luck stories are -not always told by word of/mouth. If you can be happy with a little It is always at hand. --The man who says he'll never give in pretty soon gives out. The room at the top i«k always spoken for,, but seldom occupied. That word wholesome is being stretched to unwholesome proportions. When you loan a dollar give It; you’ll forget it sooner, and so will he. Some people never help their run of luck by doing a little sprinting on their own account. "✓ • - The man who makes a cloak of religion Is' not well-dressed to the eyes of the Lord. \ The difference between a pessimist and an optimist is exactly the same as that between an optimist and a pessimist. The longest way round Isn’t always the surest way home; there’s toe cider mill, and all the other hindrances. .... The -'Average young man hardly knows what to do with his new moustache, but most any of his friends can tell him if he wishes they should.

REVIEWING OUR METHODS

Have you noticed that a good smart talk straight from the shoulder once In awhile accomplishes more reform than an every-day nagging for a month? - x Do you think it is fair to make your husband feel that he Is doing wrong In bringing home the chance guest unexpectedly, even If it does Inconvenience you? Do you know that the fhascullne mind has* an abhorrence for narrow, critical, bigoted views? , Have you sufficient strength of character to let petty grievances drop Into the past? ; Have you ever really considered the sweetness and slghlflcance of the old saying that "the home of a husband is the heart of Ms wife.”—Alice M. Ashton.

OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.

When It comes to the pinch there Is something to be said for the lobster. There is many a man who says things to Ms wife he wouldn't dare say to his cook. It takes nine tailors to make a man, bat one woman can easily make a goose of a man. The gasoline engine serves a very, useful purpose, but do not expect it to run the whole farm. Bogus counts sometimes win American girls, and bogus counts quite frequently win elections. Three barleycorns make an- Inch, so the table says, and three drinks of barley Juioe sometimes make a riot

FEAR

When God made men He wanted tigers, not spaniels. Fear is disastrous to sentiment, to romance, and to common sense. Fear, thou art a woman on whose laughter-molded lip* joy lies asleep. Fear is a two-edged sword that cutn away at the same time ambition and courage. - . ' Fear Is like a lost bird that beata its wings against the black roof of a cavern. Fear is strong In. one thing only. It has the tough and enduring vitality ot n lie. Fear is a mole grubbing to the "earth for worms With no eyes to see God’s sky with the stars to. I Fear stands uplifting with unsteady hand her wan lamp and by its shifting rays transforms a siren to a specter. « l. ■' -V "• Fear, thou does not know the pace of a horse, toe fit of a hunting coat, or how to draw a sword from its scabbard. A man who believes in himself and his mother has no room for fear to his soul. Life is-too full of certainties for him. Fear, thou are the voice of that unfathomed sea of-human woe, making perpetual moan about His throne and surging to His footstool. Thou fear, drawing close o’er thy brow the sackcloth and in its folds crouching, shutting out from thy refusing eyes God’s gift of light and love. Fear, thou dost send from thy appalled sodl a shriek that pierces the hollow ear of space, starting the angels, holding in suspense awhile the eternal harmonics. Fear, thou art a form forlorn and close-mantled that with tottering* steps draws near the footstool of prayer and sends a cry of woe, horror, and defiance up to heaven, followed with a faint entreaty. Fear, thou are a maniac, losing thy grief in raving and weeping fast tears, then awakening with a sob from blank desolation and shrieking on, with eyes that dare not look straight at Divinity.

TABLOID INFORMATION.

Window glass was first used to modern times in 1557. The Transvaal produces one-third of the world’s supply of gold. There are, in different parts of the world, altogether about 200 active volcanoes. Australia is 25 times as large as the United Kingdom. The world’s coal mines yield 400,tons of coal every year. Mount Everest, In Tibet, is nearly six miles high. It 1s the highest mountain in the world. The average age at which women marry In England is 23% years. Herrings form the greatest harvest of the ocean. More herrings are eaten than any other fish. , * A pinch of borax stirred Into fresh milk will keep It for some time, and also prevent toe cream turning sour. Nearly two-thirds of the crime In London is perpetuated between 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sam. on Mondays. There are several places in London where, preachers can buy sermons printed. They cover all subjects and can be bad for every season. The craving for tobacco is decreased after a smoker has climbed to a great height Smoking under sueh circumstances is found to be somewhat laborious.

SAYS THE OWL

It keeps some men busy postponing things.

Even our best friends don’t do much worrying on our behalf. Only those who have been up against real misery pan folly appreciate happiness. Sometimes a man accomplishes great things by getting other men to do them for him. Most men are able to get off smart things—thanks to the lack of adhesiveness in mustard plasters. After s girl has passed the age of 20 the candles of her birthday caks shed too much light on the affair. Some men put everything off till tomorrow with the exception of bill collectors, and they put them off indefinitely. When a young man goes around looking as though he hadn't a friend on earth it Is either a case of lava or Indigestion.

NOT RIBKINQ BPEED LAWS. A ■well-known amateur yachtsman of New York tells thl® Joke on himself. With is few friends he started on a cruise by way of Long Island sound. They kept close to the shore and, owing to the lack of wind and to the slowness of their boat, they were still drifting by familiar country a week or so after they left Gotham. At one point of land they passed, a solemn Individual sat fishing. For some hoorß the boat made virtually no progress, and after a while the fisherman roused himself sufficiently to ask: “Where a ye folks from?" '* “New York.” “How long out?” "Since July 1.” Then, after a- pause, the man asked, “What year?”

APPROPRIATE DIET.

Squilbob—Doesn’t McDufter look oomfortable In this wintry weather? Squilligan—Sure? At the first cold wave he starts eating flannel cakes for breakfast.

Uncommon.

Common sense, so-called, is not . Of a truth common sense. For men with common sense, you’ll find. Are most uncommon gents.

Saved His Face.

Watching her chance, Mrs. Chilli-eon-Kearney caught the Information editor In a group of educators. "Mr. Nollejus,” she said, “there is something I have been wanting to ask you for a long time. Will you please tell me in a few words what Pythagoras taught?" ' “Pardon me, madam," answered the Information editor, “but that would be telling tales out of school.”

Realistic.

•“Twiggs had a nightmare recently.” “What did he dream r "He dreamed that he was caught in a revolving storm door and codldn’t get out” r* » “And when he woke up?” "He discovered that he was wrapped so tightly in a blanket he couldn’t wiggle his toes.” ,

No Need of Bradstreet

Seaside Hotel Proprietor—l see you have given our finest suite of rooms tp a min named Bllkina. Are you sure he can pay the rates? Clerk —Yes; he’s immensely rich. Proprietor—How do you know? Clerk —He is old and ugly and his wife la young and pretty.

Mrs. Asketi (in grocery)—Don't yea give a baker's dosen? Grocer (counting eggs)—No’m. Thirteen is an unlucky number and I’m very superstitious.

A Fool Rushed In.

8h« might have known Bb* would got hurt Tennis! In a hobble skirt! ►

The Reason.

“So you didn’t like the clause in your late uncle’s will?” "No; be didn’t come np to the scratch.”

Natural Reasons.

“Why is your boat named the Hen?” "Because she has hatches and lays to.”

The Handicap.

“What!” cried the woman orator, waxing warm, “restrains our progress when we would go forward? What prevents us from taking long strides to our, goal?" And a voice In the crowd yelled. "The hobble skirt!”

Very Discouraging.

"No wonder the road to knowledge ig a hard road to travail” "Why do you think so?" “There are five ways of pronouncing ’quinine.’ "

SMILES

De Auber —Adore art, do you; I suppose you paint yourself a little? Miss Gushen (indignantly)—Sir!

She—Gracious, dear! What la ah that on your fingers? He—Oh, that cornea from smoking cigarettes, dear. "Why don’t you use a finger bowl, dear?"—Yonkers Statesman.

Mabel—Susan, how eld will you be on your next birthday? Street Car Conductor—Thirty-fourth, next. Susan—Horrid man! How did he know?

Maid—How did pap act when you asked for my hand? Man—-He acted aa If he were soared* to death. —Judge.

"1 want to give a timely sad striking present to my hnebsM" "Then why not give him a otoefc."

A FALLING OUT

I had a little ehlcken’Twas very hard to match. And all that chicken ever did Was scratch, scratch, scratch. * It dearly loved to visit. In other yards to roam; In fact, that little chick of mm .. Would seldom stay at home. And shortly camo pnj neighbor - To pound upon my door; He used so many ugly words. We don’t speak any more.

By Way of Contrast.

"Here’s a story In this newspaper which says that former Senator Clark of Montana pays taxes of a day on his $7,000,000 mansion In New York, which contains a pipe organ that cost $300,000, of pictures, $500,000 worth of rugs and gold dishes galore." "Well, does such magnificence make you envious?” ‘Yes, to a certain extent, but it wouldn’t If I could only find some body who would stake me to a dish of beans for lunch." . r ~.^

His Specialty.

“This Is a pretty bad report card," said the father of the young hopeful, as he looked over the teacher’s figures. “You seem to be 'poor* In pretty much everything." “That’s ’cause teacher only puts down th’ studies I ain’t good in. I ought to have ’excellent’ in one thing.* 1 “And what’s that?” hopefully tit. quired the father. “Fightfn’. I can lick any hoy in th* classl”

His Quick Recovery.

"So you have asked me to marry you?” “Yes.” "Read the answer in my eyes.” “Ah, you make me perfectly hip py!” “My answer Is NO!” “That's the way I read it.” *

IN THE STUDIO

Open Season for Kings.

The days are lovely, and the nights As cool as anything; Tou ought to sleep just like a babe— If you are net a kins.

He Got It

"Don’t you care for me any longer?" asked the Trifler tenderly. "Yes," replied the loveliest of her sex slowly. "I assure you that I care for you quite as much as I did four years ago." "But consider, darling,” sighed our poet, "yon hadn’t heard of me then.” "Can’t help it," she snapped; "I care for yon Jnst as much as I did then!"

Innocent One.

Truth Will Out.

The Real Thing.

"That anti-treating bill the temperance people were so set on. la a total failure.” “I should call It a teetotal failure."

The Truth for Once.

The Lesser of Two Evils.

"He keeps hie phonograph going all the time when he’s at home.” "I should think he'd get thredUoC that.” .t -<•, ' M-*;. "He says it's the only way he cam drown his wife’s voice.” “One Is as bad as the other." "Not quite. The phonograph doesn’t call him hard names.”

A Timely Suggestion.