Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1911 — Page 3

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITIES

Pension System for Widows a Success

KANSAS CITY, MO.—Kansas City’s plan of pensioning: widows is attracting wide attention. Requests for information come to the officers of the -juvenile court every day from cities of the United States and Canada. There are more than 40 widows on the pension rail and the plan Ib working satisfactorily. It was found soon after the establishment of the juvenile court that, many children were kept from school to work, ttys money they earned jefrtg the sole support of the family. This was particularly the case where widows with seveyal children, were unable to woTk because of title necessity for remaining at home to care ' tor the small children. At the suggestion of-Judge JicCune, then presiding: over the juvenile court, philanthropic persons formed a voluntary association and boys of school age compelled to work were paid a certain amount of money, according to the needs of the family, in place of

Stowaway is in Ship’s Hold 12 Days

BALTIMORE, Md.—To have lived twelve days In the icy, inky blackness of a ship’s hold with nothing to Bat save raw potatoes, with only rats [oi* companions, and to hate been rescued only because the foremast light of the ship on which he was a stowaway refused to work, was the soulracking experience of Walter Purding, in American, who reached Baltimore on the Johnston line'steamer Ulstermore, Captain Gowan. According to his story, when the Ulstermore was about to leave Liverpool, he gained the consent of a steveiore to stow away in hatch No. 3. He said he chose the hatch because it contained potatoes, and he believed ihe ship’s cook would release him the Srst day oj, two at sea. But Captain 3owan procured his “sphds” somewhere else, and the cook came not. Hour by hour, Purding said, bis hunger and thirst became greater. He beganJto eat potatoes, hut in two days these palled on him and be could eat ao more. Thirst then attacked him. Seekihg to relieve his agony he lucked, the steel sides of the ship, which reeked with moisture) but with the dfrops. of filthy water came the lead paint and added" to his sufferings. When hunger began to weaken him

Killed Owl He Thought Was a Burglar

Cincinnati. —The whack of a ciub resounding at the dead of night in the parlor, of the residence of M. 6. Herman, coupled with the piercing icream of a dying maltese owl, mark»d the climax of a three-cornered battle, waged in darkness, between the owl, Night Patrolman Joe Conlon of the Newport police force and the Herman household. And when the halfarticulate and eerie cry of the dying bird of prey subsided and lights were turned on, neighbors of the Hermans, who had heard the crash of bric-a-brac, the thumping of the policeman's" mace on"the lintel of the Herman threshold and the hoots of the cause of the trouble, did not know whether to tuyn over in their beds or call out the fire department. It was a bit of a braw night when Patrolman Conlon rounded the corner

Bringing Together Jobless and Job

NEW YORK.—The Nntlonal Employment exchange, a private organisation in New York, In the first year and a b«if of its existence has learned * many things about the task M bringing together the Jobless man and the manless Job. It was established with a fund of >IOO.OOO contributed by a number of wealthy men to relieve the deplorable conditions of unemployment in New York city. Two separate exchanges are maintained, one to supply manual laborers, skilled and, unskilled, the other to enpply mercantile employes. During I*lo the demand for men to do manual work greatly exceeded Hie supply. Work for more than 4,000 was found in the city, in New York and other states. Many m jre could have been placed had the men been available. It cost fl Oflti .get each man his Job, over and above the small fee collected. Business depression this year has altered conditfons, and not so many positions are open, but it.ban been established as generally true that the man who It willing to do marual work. skilled or

the money they on era dition that they attended school regn larty. Many sensitive womerf hesitated to accept this form of charity, and at first there were few applications for such pensions. Last winter, however, a law was passed by. the legislature providmlt that the county clerk establish a pension bureau, the pensions to be paid from county funds in such atnoUnt as the juvenile court found necessary, The law.provides that a widow may be paid exceed 310 a month for one child to enable that child to attend school; if she has more than one child, not to exceed $5 a month for each additional child. The yearly expenditure must not exceed $12,000. The idea of the law is to keep the family together nnder home Influence. Each applicant must answer questions prepared by the juvenile court The list Is made out in the form of a petition to the court and is considered at a formal hearing, after a full Investigation by a probation officer. To be eligible to a pension, a woman must have been a resident of the county two years. The pension sy» tem Is costing the -county about SSOO a month.

the weather became rough. Purding .says he was tossed about the hold like the potatoes until every fiber ached. The ship ran into the vicinity of ice' bergß. Hail fell on the sides of the ship and converted the stowaway’* quarters Into a veritable refrigerator. The prisoner said that the rats in the hold ifestled on his breast and he did not fight them because they kept him warm. They sought no blood or bone, but only the warmth-of his body. It was when the ship was 12 days out, when the foremast light refused to work and it was necessary to open hatch No. 3. to follow the wiring. Third Engineer Potter entered -the hatchway to be surprised by a figure’s hurtling by him toward the side of the ship. Dropping his lantern he wrapped both arms around the man and brought him up. After he was released it was with difficulty he was kept from jumping into the sea to slake, his fiery thirst Purding was given a bath and food.

and passed-the Herman home. Mr. Herman, a’ neophyte of the fresh-air movement, had left the parlor window wide open. The owl, one of a nest which have been keeping Newport awake of nights for the past month, Invaded N tfie room and a fearsome noise ensued. After the owl, which was making, wide circles of the room, * had smashed an antique clock, a hall tree, several small pictures' and a Louis XIV. chair of frail design, and had Its claws entangled in a piano cover, on which were a Japanese vase and a rose Jar, was taking charge of this portion of the home furniture, Herman was roused by Patrolman Conlon thumping on the door^ "There’s burglars in the house!" exclaimed Conlon. “Who-o-o?” mournfully inquired the owl. "Burglars! Don’t you hear ’em?” shouted Conlon. Not knowing whether their quarry was hunlan or ghostlike, the pair cautiously turned, the doorknob. Before Herman could reach the light button there was a feathery swish past his head and he struck out with Conlon’s club. The owl’s cry of mortal anguish followed.

unskilled, can And work if he wants It. There Is plenty of room for him. _ But not so in the mercantile bureau, for office help, salesmen and similar occupations. The number seeking work of this kind is many times larger than the number of possible places. Positions Were found for only 6tf out of 4,540 applicants and the cost of placing each one was sl6-40 more than the fge. Many of these snoeessful applicants "Were forced to accept employment at five or six dollars a week. New York ts flooded with a horde of young men and worn* en who want to do ogly “genteel" work, and thla drugging of. the mar ket has forced salaries which the average* applicant must accept far below a tab- Hring standard.

Photographed by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.

The election of the three American Cardinals is responsible for this latest fashion, which can be worn during the entire performance fit-thea-ter or opera without In any way obstructing the view,of the one seated behind. It Is made of gold wire and pearl beads.

FICHU IN GRACEFUL DRAPE

Pretty Idea That Might Be Copied by Those Desiroud of Having Distinctive Appearance. On a charming little frock too new to have- been imitated as yet the graceful fichu was draped rather openly to show a vest or “tucker” of fine white batiste, the unique openwork stripes of which, running up and down, were simple rows where threads had been drawn and the open spaces evenly double hemstitched in black working silk. The neck edge of this was rounded, and oval eyelets of the same black working silk were threaded through with a little twisted cord of black silk, the tasselked eftds of which fell to the knot of the fichtt. The turnback cuffs were of the same hemstitched batiste, but with the upper edges also double hemstitched, giving a rather severe but

extremely up to date touch. A little panel of the same was let in the skirt, revealed by the side draping of the gown fabric, and the walat line was outlined by a cordellere of black silk. This double hemstitching, which is even more effective and new, aB used for dress trimming, than the single hemstitch so much favored by Parisian modistes, is by no means troublesome to work if only care be taken to take up the same number of threads with each new knotting. It is worked oh the right side of the material, and when'dofte in a heavy silk thread of contrasting color lends itself to many charming combinations. In white dh white, however, it Is especially adapted for the borders of the new fichus, and several rows can be wrought, one beside .the other.

Fancy Gauze Hairbands.

Plain gold and silver gauze ribbons are largely used for fancy bairbands, says the Dry Goods Economist. > Innumerable varieties of fancy bagß are made of warp-printed ribbons combined with satins. Every type and size of bag Is represented in the Christmas novelty ribbons, from the largest workbag to the daintiest of vanity bags that can hold only ft powder-puff and miniature mirror. Gold lace, gold braid and ruches made of narrow ribbons shirred through the center are used ,as edge trimmings and to conceal seams.

Negligee Collars.

If you have sons who wear the soft double collars that will be wora gii winter, you can make them*yourself for very little expense. Buy a linen collar pattern the correct size, or copy exactly a collar that pleases. One yard and three-quarters of 4teavy linen will make a dozen collars. / ' '*• „ Interline them with coarse white muslin, taking care that the lining is cut the same way aa the outside, so the collar will not stretch In different ways when it is laundered.

Novelty Boots.

In a line of high-class novelty boots there are silk tops with patent leather, champagne kid with patent leather, and brown suede cloth, a new material that looks like thp real leather, also with pstent leather. Various silks are used, such ss Ottoman sad a finer corded weave, and all the hoots have from sixteen to eighteen real pearl buttons. . The Xoxlngs of these shpes are straight and tffe heels ora on loch and seven-eighths Cuban.

“Cardinal” Cap

CHOICE IN STYLE FOR HAIR

Famous Modistes Design Headdresses in Keeping With the Costume to Be Worn With Them. Headdresses are quite wonderful. Mme. Paquin, Paul Poiret, Beer, and many of the other famous costumers are making a specialty of them, and are offering them with or without the gown. There are walls-of-Troy in rhinestones and jet, with a white aigrette at the side; there are two-inch bands of tarnished bullion latticework set with turquois and garnet; there are broad bars of black tulle, held by horizontal bars of rhinestones set in silver; black velvet bands with a latticework of jewels and a yellow aigrette at the side. In addition to all these Oriental fillets there is a wide showing- of the fourteenth century Italian caps, In keeping with the sleeves, the shoulder line, and the lace ruffles which are revived from the Italian period. The caps are like those to which we once gave the name of Juliet; they are made of pearls, crystals, turquois, and corals on a white satin or white tulle foundation. As pink is so much the fashion this year among, the exclusives, although it is not widely talked about, one sees a good many of these caps made of coral beads strung on coral silk and mounted on a white fabric.

PRETTY EVENING WAIST

This dainty waist is of pale pink mousseline de sole trimmed with bands of lace and with an embroider) in- colors. The little guimpe Is of white mous seline de sole.

Attractive Negliges.

Even the realm of the neglige has been .invaded by this craze for all things knitted, and among the delicate silken afed lacy garments of this class are now to be found some attractive and very cozy matinees of worsted in white and pretty light shades. Accordion plaiting is high in favor in negliges, os it preserves the slender lines while - providing a desirable full ness. t The empire Tine is almost Invariably seen in the Parisian negliges of silk and lace. The bodice part is of plain fabric and below a silken g:;dle A.figfl' length skin of accordion pointing la fastened.

Good Jokes

BRILLIANT IDEAS.

Tve found a new use for those gramophone records you bought last week, and which cost such a lot of money.” said bis wife. “How clever you are!” he exclaimed. “What is your latest?” "In the first place,” she began. "1 hold a skein of wool over my arms, tie one end of the wool on a reel, place the reel on the gramophone pin, and then start the machine. The wool is wound up in no time!” The fond husband gaped In admlra tion. “But that 1b not all,” she continued “Tomorrow I shall place a little bath brick on one end of the records, start the gramophone, and so 4 clean the knives.” • He is still gaping.

Later Information.

The little maid stood in the door way,'one hand on -the handle. For a moment she gazed thoughtfully at her father, who was preparing to take his afternoon siesta. "Papa,” she said, “do you know what I’m going to give you for your birthday when it comes?” “No, dear,” answered her fond father. "But tell me.” “A nice new china shaving mug. with gold flowers on it all around,” said the little maid. "But, my dear,” explained her parent, "papa has a nice one. just like that, already.” "No. he hasn’t," his little daughter answered thoughtfully, “ 'cos —'cos — I’ve just dropped it” - .

Distinction.

“Ah, but you,” -she said, "have never done anything to attract public attention. The man I marry must have done something worth while —he must, at least, be a man whose picture has been published in the papers." • “Ob, If {hat's why you have’refused me, it's all right You may as well change your mind and say yes. I’ve had my picture in the paper* , all right" “When?” - ! - "It was last fall." “I never heard of It What had you done?” ~ „ “I stood near a ball player who was receiving an automobile as a prize for being the best base runner.”

HEART TO HEART ADVICE.

Evelyn—l whuld leave my happy home for you. j George—That’s all very good, my precious; but don’t burn tbp bridges behind you.

All Over Now.

In *s aeroplane He 'fan to glide; But ne’er again— That’s how he died.

Unconventionalities.

“I don’t mind your talking to me, Goovius, but I wish you wouldn't breathe In my face.” "No. Cbiggers, I can’t give yon a letter of recommendation; I know too much about you." , > “Oblige me by talking about the weather. Jack; mamma la listening at the keyhole. 4 I i 'Tve Just been trying to think. Doctor Fourthly, where I first read that sermon you preached laat Sunday. 4 "They tell me, sir, that any scrub lawyer can get a divorce for a man. That’s why I have come to you." “I don’t know who you are, mister, but I know what you are; you ought to travdl In a hog train."

Thought It was Stone.

"Professor Blinker Is getting.more absent minded every day.” j - ' "What's his latest break?" ’Why, his oldest daughter is Just out of cooking school, you know, and he’s been showing his class a cruller |he made. He told them It was proof of the fact that the men of stone age played the game of ring toss." -

Abhorrent

The winged horses had Just alighted from a long flight “Now," Jie said- "I suppose I’ll have to listen to a lot of daffydlßy horse fly Jokes.” ; M The Idea being so abhorrent, he snorted violently, spread- his wings and soared away to the Elyslaa fields. ■**, : ,

Awful Moment.

“That man-eating Hon glared at yen Just before yon shot talar' "Intently." replied the scientist "He appeared as If he were looking ae over for a pure food label"

GETTING EVEN.

Able Seaman Smith Is a barker, and When not engaged about his duties aboard does a brisk trade in shaves. One night whilst busy razor and brush. Gunner Jones skid to him: “Why Is a barber a very mean man. Smithy?” ” "Dunno,” snapped Smith. > ' 3g "Because,” explained Jones,**"when he*# not scraping he’s sponging.” That raised a laugh at Smith's expense; but later, when he : whs trimming. Jones’ hair, he got his own back. The conversation had-turned on Saturday to Monday leave 1 “Jones," said-Smith, '>hy.ta your head like a Saturday to MondayT’ “Give um up," gurgled Janes. '“Because,” said Smithy, “it’s . year weak end.”

NOT PARTICULAR.

Mr. Elsensteim—l vant my boy to learn some odder languages besides der English. The Professor—All right; which do you prefer, Spanish. Italian, Russian or French ? Mr. Elsenstein—Vich Ist der cheapest? ..

Tranquillity.

The swimming-hole's deserted now— W* do not, weep for that; And since wee Willie's (one to school. Wo have a quieter flat

Side Lights on History.

Copernicus had proclaimed his din covery that the sun stood stlll and the earth moved around 1L doesn’t necessarily, prove that General Joshua, was a faker,” be said, “but be had to accommodate himself to the popular understanding. It was a much easier task for him tp stop the earth than it would have been to ' stop the sun.” 'i Ah._ yes; Copernicus was a great man. His theory of the universe persisted for morn-than 300 years. Then came the Rev. John Jasper and . smashed it Into smithereens. / ,

Willing to Lend.

“Grimesby to about the-, tightest thing in town." “Penurious proposition, efcr “Penurious to no namufor lt know “When the hospital committee went to him for help he said: -“No, I will not give Vny aid, but I will be glad to lend a little assistance.” —: is - m

An Artlstic Advantage.

“Would you give an aetieas aa engagement simply because she had V lot of diamonds?" “I should say so,” replied Mr. Starmington Barnes. “It would be a great thing to have nil that coltatefal associated with the showmen? eT emergency." *’i•- - . i

Papa's Prgyer.

The Garsides returned one day tost week. Next morning the little daughter of the- gttgy announced: "1 heard papa say his prayers last night” . ‘ • - SSiflK Clod ‘ for this bed:-. Zk’TifZ > / vC.v-

BAH! BAH! BLACK SHEEP.

The Wife (at the summer hotel)—4 saw you flirting on the porch. .The Husband —Bah! / _ The Wifa—You needn’t tact so ahes* Ish about It r. . i.--

Taugh Luck.

Suecsas on him HvfUMd to Walt; . „ titppinf t*t%. -: ■■4