Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1912 — Page 2

CRIPPLE AIDS POOR

Boy Caused Erection of Hospital 111 to Cost $250,000. t Four Thousand Disabled Children of Now York to Benefit From Sale of Youth’s Photographs— Rockefeller Helped. New York. —The Christinas. time its a good occasion to tell the story ot “Smiling Joe." He’s a little New York boy who spent four years of his life strapped to a board. He suffered intense pain all the .time. He had tuberculosis of the spine. Through it all he smiled. Now “Smiling Joe” is cured. ~r F or two years heThas been able to run and play and go to school like other boys. Of course he’s thankful tor tnat. Hete more than thankful still that he ;had been the means of raising a quarter. of a million dollars to build a new hospital for the 4,000 other New York children afflicted. Before New Year’s day work will be begun on the hospital at Rockaway ■Beach—a hospital exclusively for the treatment of nonpulmonary tuberculosis In children. It Will be the gift of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor of the City of New York. It wlil occupy a portion of the new Seaside park at Rockaway Beach which has been purchased by the city, and when completed will take the place of the famous Sea Breeze hospital at Coney ! Island. Pour thousand cripled children from New York will be given the seashore ;and open air treatment at the hospital when it is completed. They will have to thank “Smiling Joe’s” photograph that raised the money. When the officials of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor decided to raise funds to build five years ago they put “Smiling Joe’s” photograph on all the letters they sent out as well as all the advertising in connection with the project. “Smllng Joe” was then a patient In the Sea Breeze hospital, strapped to a board. He could move only bis head and hands. yet everyone who stopped at his bedside was greeted with a smile. * One day Theodore Roosevelt vfslted the hospital and came to his cot. “This is little Joe Marlon,” said one of the doctors. “He 1b suffering from tuberculosle- of the spine, but we ex- . pect to cure him.” The president approached closer and looked at the bundle of white lying on the cot. \■ ■ - §|gg ;■ ;

ENDS ALASKAN TRIP

Steamer McArthur Completes Successful Survey. Staff of Ship Locates Big Submerged Rock at North End of Douglas Island That Caused Many & Wrecks. Seattle. Wash, —Completing a successful season in Alaska waters, the, United States steamer McArthur of the coast and geodetic survey service has arrived in Seattle. The McArthur, in command of Capt. C. G. Quillan, did valuable work in triangulatlon, hydrography and topography on the west side’ of Cook inlet, at the entrance to 'Fritz cove, and obtained data for the government on the position of La Perousse glacier on Icy bay. . „ The great mass of ice has been shifting its position and the Washington (D. C.) officers of the survey service ordered a new survey of the glacier. The data obtained by the

DISCUSSES WOMEN AND LOGIC

Henri Robert of Paris Shocks Audience at Lecture by Curious Assertion. Paris.—Maitre Henri Robert, who is delivering a course of lectures on femininity, in speaking of women criminals said that there was no difference between them and other women. This shocked his audience, which was made up mostly of women, and so jbe explained. When driven to defend themselves, ■be said, female culprits showed far more vivacity and spirit than male prisoners. Man had invented logic, which, as we all know, turns out to he sheer nohsense in practical life. Women do not care for logic. They defend themselves better without it. Man is hampered by a terrible quality, that •of sequence. He cannot get the sequence of ideas and things out of his head. Women can do very well without it and succeed much better. Their Ideaß take to ..flight when necessary, and that is a more radical solution.-

Girl Is Boss Breadmaker.

Lawrence. Kan. A beautiful browned loaf .won tor Lucille Ster-‘ 'ling, thirteen years old, of Barnett district, the title of champion schoolgirl bread baker of Douglas county in a contest kn which nearly 500 girls competed. Miss Sterling’s bread scored 96% points; which is only a half point in advance of the loaf entered by Miss .Helen McClintock. aged sixteen, of Fairview district school, who took eeeond prize The success of girls will entitle them to enter the state bread baking contest to be held at tbs state MtricuJtural college

NEW BUILDING FOR SUFFRAGISTS

THE new $320,000 building here pictured was opened a few days ago as headquarters of the Political Equality association in New York. In it the 12 different branches of tbe suffragist organization meet to plan their campaigns and to hold singing, dancing and art classes. There Is a restaurant and far Hjuf-bf-tbwn suffraglsts are provided.

“Poor little fellow,” said the president and his eyes welled up with tears. But Joe didn't cry. His face broke into a smile. -— ~ “He always smiles,” said one of the doctors. “That’s why we call him •Smiling Joe.’ ” Advertisements with “Smiling Joe’s” picture were inserted In newspapers and magazines all over the country. Money began to pour In. Children sent nickels and dimes. John D. Rockefeller and other rich men sent large checks. "Smiling Joe’s” face touched the hearts of rich ail'd poor alike. In less than two years the desired quarter of a million dollars was raised. Then came the panic In 1907. The

McArthur staff will be sent east and a comparison with the data made at tbe former Burvey will determine just how much the big glacier has moved. The staff of the McArthur also made a survey of the shoals off Martin island, where the steamship Portland of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship company struck, and definitely located the big submerged rock at the north end of Douglas island, which has caused several wrecks and has been a constant menace to navigation. The rock, although nearly 600 feet square, had never been charted. Officers of the McArthur assert that the Portland did not strike on an uncharted rock, as at first supposed, but stranded on a sharp ledge of rocks on which the government had considerable data. However, a resurvey of the exact spot where the vessel stranded was made. Officers of- the McArthur say that the west side of Cook inlet is a paradise for hunters. Moose, deer, duck and grouse are very plentiful a short distance from the beach, W. S.

NEW BRANCH OF MEDICINE

, - - W**f> - ... .. , . Bearing of Dreams in Relation to . Nervous Conditions of Patients "V Is Discussed. New York. —Cures by means of telling the physician what the patients think of him are among the possibilities in psychanalysis, says the Medical Record. Dr. E; W. Scripture of this city, who has been working on Dr. Freud’s method of studying the condition of patients through their talk and dreams, recounts some of his enceswhen ashed' to' talk impromptu, made such remarks as "Doctor, you always wear a collar with turned corners," or " You part your,hair on the right side." . „. ”1 pointed out to him," writes the physician, “that those thoughts were not about me personally, and that he was merely putting me off In order not to express trliat was really in his mind. Finally he reported to me that it occurred to him that the doctor was a very timid man. I explained the principle as in the preceding case, and he at once told a, long tale of suffering from Intense timidity—a suffering almost beyond belief—that was the ruin of his life. After the resistance had once been broken down the thoughts came freely and the cure successfully proceeded.” Another patient reported as promptu thoughts that the doctor's hair was getting thin and. that .he was beginning to stout - This was the remark the patient made to #tkJung. The doctor discovered there was nothing of the kind as Car as he was con-

-. city was unable to provide a site and the money was held in trust until happier days. Now a site has been obtained and plans for the buildings have been completed. Within a year the hospital will be completed and In operation. But what of little Joe Marlon, whose smile made all this possible? Before the last dollar of the quarter of a million dollar fund was' raised “Smiling Joe” was cured. After being strapped to a board for more than foqr years he was discharged as strong and healthy as any eight-year-old youngster In New York. •- The treatment had done for him what it had done for scores of otherß, and “Smiling Joe” went home to bis father and mother.

Keyes, mate of the steamer, and Dr. C. G. Braunlin, the vessel’s surgeon, each killed a bear after an exciting experience, and other members of the staff killed moose, duck and grouse, adding variety to the steamer's menu.

Lays Eight-Inch Egg.

Hingham, Mass.—Mrs. Joseph Fotfcler is the proud owner of a white Plymouth Rock hen, hatched last April, which has commenced to .break big egg records for her henenry. The hen is very large, in her very appearance giving promise of big eggs. But it more than fulfils this promise. One of the eggs weighed three ounces: In circumference it was seven inches the short way and eight and one-quarter Inches the long way.

Rich Youth to a Mill.

Jewett City, Conn. —William A. Slater Jr., son of a New York millionaire and himself the possessor of a large fortune inherited from relatives, will join the ranks of the mill workers, entering a yarn mill nere. He recently became of age and expressed a preference for a practical education'' rather than a college training.

• ••<***>—, • • . . .... cerned, but that the patient was worried about himself and his own advancing age. Dr. Scripture is one of the physicians in this country who has made a special study of dreams in their relations to certain nervous states, and he finds also that the study of these visions is helpful in directing the correction of character. One young man was constantly reporting that in his dreams he attended receptions and various public functions and there met many celebrated people. inquiry developed that this ypung man was so bashful th&fc ln hls waking hours he ran away from everybody on tight. The physlciahs. on learning the nature of this sensitiveness, - were enabled to help the youth overcome his natural timidity.

To Give Baby Shows.

Chicago.*—'To prove to ridiculing men that suffragists can raise children, as one of their main purposes, members of the Illinois Equal Suffrage association have planned a “county fair” at one of the leading hotels, at which the main feature will be a baby show. A prize of SSO will be awarded to the prettiest baby. ,

To Pension Widowed Mothers.

- Boston. —Several thousand women in this state are. behind a movement for the passage of a law whereby widowed mothers may receive a pension to support themselves and their children without having to call upon charitable institutions. The movement was started by the Massachnsetts Congress of Mothers. _ *

With lithe World’s Workers fjn REVIEW PROGRESS THAT IS BEING y MADE ALONG ALL LINES jf ENDEAVOR *

KEEPING AT WORK

Perseverance Will Bring Results If One WilIJMy Retain His Confidence. .-.v-..,,, . „ . .■£ ■•’ . ’ , j-,' ..ft- ’. SUCCESS FOLLOWS FAILURE ' / e - ' . ’ --- History Full of Instances of World Leaders Who Refused to Be Discouraged When Their First Efforts Did Not Meet Approval. The romance centering about perseverance'ls the most fascinating in history; it is the statesman’s brain, the warrior’s sword, the lawyer’s toga, the inventor’s secret, the scholar’s open sesame, the driving force which enables the human engine to reach the Grand Union Depot of Success. Daniel Webster, the most eloquent defender and expounder of the American constitution, in his first effort at declamation in Exeter academy was a' failure. Embarrassed, he burst into : tears. ' : . Rickard Brinsley Sheridan, bne of England’s foremost orators, in his maiden speech, hopelessly broke' down, but muttered: “It’s in me, and will come out.” It did come out. DiSraeUj in his first attempt to speak in the house of commons, broke down, and when he was ignominiously hooted he shouted, “The day will come when you will hear me." Tim day came, and for 30 years he was one of the controlling powers in European politics. Thiers, the great French statesman and orator, said: “I have been beaten, but not cast down,” after making a complete failure of his-first speech in the chamber of deputies. He declared, “ a defeat is as useful as a victory.” Darwin spent 44 years collecting his facts on the action of the earth worm In the formation of the mold. . Carlyle went 20 times over the confused records of “The Battle of Naseby” to be quite sure as to the topography. Gibbon rewrote the first chapter of “The Decline and Fa'll of the Roman Empire” ten times and spent 20 years on the whole work. George Eliot said of her work upon “Romola t ” I began it a young woman, I finished it an old woman.” There is no royal rpad to success. Perseverance Is the old and sure route. Howe lived on beans he cookeu himself while completing his first sewing machine in London. He borrowed money to send his wife to America. He sold his first machine for five pounds and then pawned his letters patent to pay his expense home. > ~->i No man ever lopt In the battle of life, until he lost faith in blmnolf Columbus, In his journey day after day. wrote;. “This day we sailed westward, which was out of course.” No matter what happened, he constantly Bteered for the west—through sunshine and shower, with leaky Vessels and a mutinous crew, he stuck, until the glad cry of “Land ahead! ” rang In his delighted ears. Every great truth, every great man has had to fight the way to public recognition in the face of detraction, 'calumny and persecution, even against the opposition of the most progressive men. Heine says: “Every wbWe that a great soul gives utterance to its thoughts there Is aIBO Oolgotha.”—-Dr Madison C. Peters.

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Cigars are a part of the dally ration of an Italian soldier. Pneumatic hammers have been designed for cutting asphalt pavements.' Australia and Argentina . togetherpasture one-third of the world’s Bheep. The application of horseradish to the temples is said to relieve neuralgia. ) ■ Oklahoma's oil and gas fields are expected to he productive for at least a century. Uruguay’s meteorological service Is being reorganized by the minister of public Instruction of that country. The United States produced 30,305,656 barrels of salt last year, according to recently issued official figures. A solution of 10 per cent borax and 5 per cent, resin is driven into wood by electricity in France to preserve K. Engineers have figured that one waterfall in. Iceland can be made to yield 60,000-horse power, and another ""50,000. *. -- - If iwo nuts are run on a bolt so that the square sides face each other they will serve as a wrench in an A*-:-

Has to Pay Their Rates.

Howell—What is Rowell doing now? Powell—Raising money for a hospital. ; ■' Howell- -That so? Powell—Yes; he has been a patient at mia W mfintlte . A ; .

GOOD DRESSING AS AN ART

Incident in a Chicago Office Which May Prove of Value to Those Able to See the Point. There are two fellows ip our office who present a sort of moral in clothes. One of them, Billy Williams, manages his clothing appropriation in a business way, while the other, called “Bubble,” spends more money and gets results that make him look like a side show spieler. William bought a suit five months ago. He paid $35 for it, and selected a high grade, ready made serge suit. He hps worn the suit every day for the five months, except Saturday afternoons, when he has it cleaned and pressed. It looks about as well today as It did the day die bought it. “Bubble” bought a suit the same day. Billy did. He picked put a novelty affair with a check that could be seen for eight blocks. It fitted well enough them, but was too flimsy to hold its, shape. “Bubble*’ paid $22.60 for it. He wore it a month, then threw it away, looking all out of shape and color. , Since then “Bubble” has had two other suits, making three jn the five months. And notwithstanding this he has never looked well dressed and well groomed for a day, as does Billy with his two suits a year. Billy is always freshly shaved each morning, his shoes are neat, and his hair is brushed and trimmed. He may have noticed that the boss doesn’t like peg top trousers and “Willy-boy” hats. Anyhow he doesn’t wear them. He Illustrates the moral of good business dressing. He buys his clothes and shoes and hats of good material, but of conservative pattern and design. He keeps his suit young tjy pressing It often. His linen, including his handkerchief, is fresh. It isn’t so much what a man wears, as the way he wears it that counts. —Chicago Tribune.

Wages in the United States.

A recent searching investigation indicates that the claims made for the average high wages paid in this country are not well founded on fact. In a book just published, “Wages In the United States,” the author, Dr. Scott Nearing, the economic writer of the University of Pennsylvania, who has made a long and systematic study of the subject, says that a large proportion of American workmen are unable to maintain an efficient standard of living- Three-fourths of the adult men and nineteen-twentieths of tbe adult women, he says, actually earn less than S6OO a year, or to give his conclusions more in detail, one-half of the men are earning less than SSOO a year, three-fourths less than S6OO, nine-tenths less than SBOO, while less than ten pdr cent receive more than that figure. Of the women, one-fifth earn less than S2OO annually, and three-fifths less than $250, while only one-twentieth earn more than S6OO.

Old Age Provisions

Some System of Pensioning Has Become Imperative. Political Economists Allow Question ' . * Is a Hard One, Though a Begin- , ning Has Been Made. If any practical plan can be devised and carried into execution for pensioning aged, poor and infirm workingmen without injustice to any class, a condition of affairs will be established that can not fail to result in blessed alleviation of sufferings and in pleasant anticipations on the part of honest toilers that old age will not be a time of-constant fighting to keep the wolf, from the door, writes Col. M. A. Aldrich in the Chicago journal. The soldier and sailor, leaving the government- service after years .of faithful devotion to duty, are given pensions. In some of our states the admirable system of pensioning aged school teachers is incorporated in lavra. What general principle applies to the deserving soldier, sailor or teacher that does not bear with equal justice and force on the case of the deserving laborer? L: Such reasoning may be denominated as socialism by those who object to it, ' Some critics may regard it as something even worse than tbatNevertheiess, it “looks good” to the; laborer. > In the coming session df the British parliament, efforts will be made to secure favorable action on the labor insurance bill Introduced last May by Lloyd George. Success in such efforts Is not assured. Although a majority of the labor party will support the measure, a strong and seemingly determined minority will oppose it. This opposition is directed against the feature of the bill bearing on “tmemployment,” the provision that no workingman shall profit fromthe workings I

AVOIDANCE OF WORRY

Remedy Worth Considering Is “Do Something Else.” .; -....- - - Change of Occupation, However Slight, Will Have a Most Beneficial Effect on the Mind. Worry has become almost universal, and for this reason the commonplace, exasperating advice to “Don’t worry” is frequently heard in the belief that the remedy lies therein, writes a Detroit physician. Those who are slaves to poisonous habit appreciate the worthlessness of this advice. It is another case of putting the cart before the horse —the result is prescribed instead of the remedy. The man who makes a direct mental effort to quit worrying is almost certain to be disappointed, because the more he thinks about himself and his shortcomings in this respect the more he is going to worry. The remedy does not lie in changing the current of the same lines of thought, but in producing a new channel for a stronger current of entirely different thought The advice, therefore, should not be the tiresome, “Don’t worry,” but the progressive “Do something else.” For instance, get a box of tools and learn to tinker; keep a few chickens or pheasants in the back yard; cultivate an interest in gardening or ornithology, etc. If it appears, as It may in some cases, that social diversion alone Is indicated, then join a progressive fraternal organization ants mix freely and charitably with other men, or endeavor to Inculcate * religious, church-going tendency. In this connection there is perhaps no greater sedative on earth, to the tired, worried man, even though he may be a blasphemer or unbeliever, than the peaceful psychological atmosphere surrounding a church service. In a very short space of time the wholesome outdoor pastime, coupled with other diversions, will have Induced a keener appetite, better digestion and pounder sleep and the result is bound to be more energy, a higher resistance to disease and above all a greater degree of .self-confidence, which is the most effective remedy for the man who worries. w

Hidden Powers of Man.

It is quite certain that most of us are whiling away our days In occupying positions far below our possibilities. We are making use of only part of our existing mental and physical powers and are not taxing them beyond their strength. Increased accomplishments and heightened efficiency would cultivate and develop them, would wakep the latent powers and tap hidden stores of energy within us, would widen the fields in which we labor and would open _up to us nerw and wider horizons of honorable and profitable activity.— W. D. Scott in “Increasing Human Efficiency In -Business,”

of the measure who is out of work because of any labor dispute directly affecting him. Again, the . influence of the medical men of the kingdom appears to be solid against the measure—they claiming that adequate provision is not made tor their recompense tor professional services and medicine. Even the most earnest supporters of the whole plan are forced to admit that the provisions in regard to the “unemployed” and to the "health insurance” are complicated. It does not appear likely that parliament will agree to the measure without Important compromises. But. in the very fact of the Introduction of such a biji Is an element of hope for the workingmen.

Handling Brick by Machinery.

The idea of handling brick by m W . chinery originated in New England. In 1909 a system of handling from 600 to 1,000 bricks on a somewhat different plan was put into successful operation, and is now being used in Chicago. By this system it Is possible for the brick to be carried from the molding machine to the drier, from the drier to the Uln, and from the kiln to the stock yard or the delivery car or cart without being touched by hand. Each of these machines Is said to do the work of forty men.

Wood From Sawdust and Shavings.

Cordwood made from sawdust and shavings is the outcome of an Idea or r planing mill man in a western city. The material is compressed by steel plungers into dies, a pressor* of thirty , tons forces the particles together. info a solid mass. The machine turns out five tons of fuel a day, which sells readily at |9 a ton, r*! turning an average net profit of |4.50, all of which was formerly thrown away ' • ; • ■ —- •

Value of Difficulties.

There is nothing like difficulties tar bringing out real unity and strenrth.