Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1912 — Page 2

Her Art —Or Heart?

“Julia, just be sensible and reason this thing out with me.” Leon Wilson, astride a chair gazed over folded arms at the girl. “You want to follow a career and I haven’t a desire in the world to marry and never will have. Why not-go throughthe marriage ceremony with me? Come —be sensible.” “It was a perfectly detestable thing to do —to make such a will.” Julia was on the verge of tears. "Uncle Harry mifeht have known I would follow my art without his money!" '/‘That’s just it,” expostulated Leon. “The old man hated careers and he knew that you couldn’t study without money—and you can’t Julia. You can’t go abroad and study under good masters and all that sort of thing without money and if you are not married by the end of next week you are penniless and I get all the money. -It puts me in a mighty mean position—especially when we are such good pals.”* "I know—but —we don’t love each (other—that way,” cried Julia. “That’s the joy of the whole arranger ment.” Leon Jumped excitedly from his chair. “If we did, it would be goodby to career, goodby to mp trip around the world and goodby to the freedom we both love.” “You are putting it rather sensibly,” admitted Julia. “But —you may fall In love some day and then —” “Never! Living all my life with so perfect a specimen has made me indifferent from the ordinary woman." He turned frank, serious eyes toward her. “Uncle did me the greatest turn of my llife when he picked a little waif out iof the snow and gave her to me for ja sister. Do you think I am going jto let an old man’s foibles stand in ithe way of your desire? If you were !in love with some one and thinking iof marrying in time to save the monjay it would be All right, but you are not —are you?’’ , J. “No,” laughed Julia. * “Good! We can be married immediately as the will demands and then—we can drop each other at the first ;lamp post,” he added lightly; ; “It is a good idea," admitted Julia, (“but I still feel that I am stepping between you and happiness.” “Rot!” Leon’s tone satisfied her. “In another minute I would sell this beautiful old Wilson Manor and give the {money to a home for stray mice.’ Just {because Uncle Harry was jilted by a igirl who chose a career instead of thim and a family I see no reason why lhe should seek to cut you off.” “Perhaps he expected that clause in the will to make me settle down with a husband and family,” Julia laughed. ■' “Uncle was mistaken," Leon said. {“Then it’s settled! Julia, you are a Itrump!” . ; “So are you,” echoed Julia. “Settle the bargain!” He leaned over and they kissed each other —a kiss void of tremor. “Eloping would save a lot of embarrassment,” Leon suggested. “We can isend th? certificate back to the lawyer, and he will fix you up with the money.’ “Half of it,” corrected Julia. “But I didn’t know you were coming with me.” He raised his surprised eyebrows. “My dear Julia! Do you want all the villagers to know the conditions •of our marriage? Certainly I wdll escort you to Paris —I suppose that’s your destination —and from there I will start otj, my Joyous trip. We are both sick of this place—the conditions of the will are really a blessing to each of us. If the break hadn’t come this way we might have hung on at the old place for another decade." “Yes, and we couldn’.t have lived in this house together, anyway," laughed Julia, “and wouldn’t the place seem terrible —with one of us gone?” “It could be, Qur marriage is doubly sensible.” Leon gazed reminiscently about the old-fashioned sitting room. “We will leave old Mammy Jane in charge while we are away." He turned and faced Julia. “There is a full moon—are you game to elope tomorrow night? We can sail Saturday and J am sure you would rather get __a trousseau in Paris than in Wilsonville.” * “You forget- 1 -! don’t need a trousseau.” Leon looked uncomprehendingly at her, and a slow blush mounted her cheeks. “That’s he laughed, quickly. ’“Well, I must be off to get the rings. They are to be thick and broad so (that none of those French guys will jtry to flirt with my wife.” The word sounded strange in Julia’s ears and she would have called him back, but he was gone. The following evening they slipped off and were quietly married. A trip to France was filled with keen enjoyment nor was It marred by embarrassment at their unique position. It was more a continuation of the life they bad always led. The day ot parting arrived. It was raining and gloomy. Leon went to Julia’s studio in the Latin Quarter. “Remember, Juliar—if you are over lonesome or if you have the slightest desire to marry—just telegraph me. in the former case I will come to cheer you and in the second—we will look Into an annulment of our marriage. -It Is all very simple.” "You are an old dear,” murmured

By CATHERINE COOPE

Julia with tears" in her voice. “And promise you will do the same.” “Haven’t I already promised to love, honor and obey?” he chideATightly for the tears were very near. . .“Well, 1 must-be off. Come and kiss your husband goodby!” he commanded. Julia went and stood within the circle of his arms and he drew Tier close into them. “Now, be good to yourself—and study hard.” He turned and was gone. The girl, left alone, threw herself down on the couch and sobbed out her loneliness. Paris without Leon. Paris with only work ahead seemed a very dreadful place to Julia. She dried her tears and set to work with a will. When Leon left his wife he turned into all the booking offices he passed and purchased tickets to Rome and St. Petersburg and Berlin and all the places he had seen in his dreams for many years past. I was terrible to buy only one ticket. The pleasure of traveling had been diminished by one-half with no Julia to buy a ticket for. During The long journeying, Leon managed to pick up an occasional friend, but occasional traveling companions were few. Leon was desperately lonesome. There was no one" to rhapsodize with; there was no one to grumble with and —there was no one to talk home with.

Home and the thoughts of home becam’e an obsession. He longed for the great chair in the living room at Wilson Manor, his pipe and tobacco were always there. He thought many times of his big clean bed with its sheets that smelled of lavender. Most of all he wanted to sit in his own dining room and watch Julia pour him a cup of Mammy Jane’s black coffee. Some five or six weeks later, having come by the quickest route from the interior of Japan a man alighted .from the train as it steamed into the station at Wilsonvilie. The long station bus was discernible in the darkness and the man sprang eagerly toward it.

Before the lank horses started off another passenger crept into the bus. Wilson could see that It was a woman. .

The wheels rumbled on through the darkness and finally drew up at the huge entrance posts at WJlson Manor. The horses would Have turned. In, but Leon Wilson sprang lightly out-. “I’ll walk up through the grounds." He spoke shortly because the sight of the old tree lined drive had made speech hard. He swung off through the winding lane on which the trees cast weird shadows. When the lights from the living room gleamed through the foliage the refrain of “Home, Sweet Home," burst from his lips—nor did he hear the voice- that had called to him a second time. “Leon! Leon! Wait for me—l am afraid of the shadows!” His suitcase dropped on the roadway as he turned swiftly but a Tittle panting figure had tumbled into hi s arms. ——-— —— “Julia sweetheart!” he breathed. "How in the world—” He could only gaze down into her eyes. - “I dropped my bag down by the gate,” she panted, “so I could run fast enough to catch up with you—l came in the bus.” Her voice halted, but he still looked down at her. „“I couldn’t stand Paris any longer without—” _ ’ “Without —?” he prompted. “Leon,” she asked quickly, “do you love anyone?” “Yes,” he said, “I do.” He felt for the hand with its two rings and his own closed over it “Shall we go home now?" “The lights are beckoning—aren’t they, Leon?” - ...

She was strong-minded and meant to have her rights at any cost, and when she was hauled up before the justice of the peace for exceeding.the speed limit she demanded to be represented by counsel, “I just tell you one thing, judge,” she said, whacking the table with her right hand, “I’d rather pay a lawyer $25 than give this court $lO for a Jlne.” “All right, madam,” said the judge. “I’m th’ only lawyer hereabouts, and if ye’ll jest hand over that $25 I’ll guarantee to appear before myself and get ye off.” —‘Harper’s Weekly. - • ■ .. _

"I see where the newspaper report of proceedings at «a colored church conference states that a large collection was ‘lifted.’ ” j “That is a word which should never have been used.” “No?” "It starts a ‘pusson’ to thinking deep thoughts about a ctiicketi roOsL'’

His Usual Way.

He—Brown says he’s mad enough to kill hie wife. She —Will he go home and lick her? He—No, he’ll stay downtown and liqupr. - ' ’

“Wfiat kind of labor bill does your, party want?" • “One which will work,”

Fair Offer.

Too Suggestive.

Its Urgent Need.

CHARACTER IS BARED

Individuality by Letters. Declares Persons* Names Are Chosen by Their Souls Before They Are Born and Not by , Parents. Cambridge, Mass. —Dr. Julia Seton Sears, head of the New Thought movement, has a new method of telling one’s failings and capabilities—by a process of figures. “Few people realize,” says Dr. Sears, “that the names they were baptized with and the date of their birth were not chosen by their patents, but by -their souls before they were born. But this is true, and each baptismal name and each birthday means something: ' 7 , “When I have explained the system of names and numbers it will be seen that it can be applied by anyone, it is so simple. It is worked out on a basis of harmonious vibrations, -"There’ 1 are just eleven types of people-in the universe. We all go through each of those types in some one of our many lives. First number off the alphabet as follows: 123456789123456789123 ABCDEF G H I JKLMNOPQURITU VWXYZ. 456 7TJ Now take, for instance, Anna Browne. In the place of each letter, put its corresponding number and then add them. Anna wil be one, plus five, plus five, plus one, equals twelve; and Browne will be two plus nine, plus six, plus five, plus five, plus five, equals thirty-two. But no number above nine is used. Therefore, add the two digits in twelve and they will equal three, which is the number that stands for Anna. In the same way, five stands for Browne. Add these two and the result for the whole name is eight. Eight stands for a critical technical type of mind which can win success in a material way. It goes with a sympathetic soul which will help its fellow man socially, Industrially or politically. The elghteers are usually people found at the head of large commercial enterprises. They have strong individuality and are generally

GETS APES TO TALK.

Scientist Trains Chimpanzees to Use Power of Speech. ■ - Taught to Tell Colors by Name— Beasts Raised as Members of Family Show Evidence of Their\Culture. Philadelphia, Pa.i-Dr. William Furness, the psychologist. of Walingford. Pa., after two years’ work has succeeded in educating two chimpanzees so that they can Talk and have remarkable reasoning powers. To further his investiga ion Dr. Furness Is breeding the chi npanzees. He intends to ascertaii if the offspring will retain the. same Intelligence. The chimpanzees hive been on the estate of Dr. H. H.\Furness, father of the psychologist, and have been daily under personal instruction. They have been living in avtruly “intellectual” atmosphere. The experiments proved that the monkey and chimpanzee has a brain capable of logically discriminating objects and of thinking. The chimpanzees have been constantly talked to, petted, and practically been members of the family. Each

Pastor Would Bar Homer

Declares Persons Names Are Chosen • Idea In Education—Praises Women’s Clubs. St Louis, Mo.—Homer’s “Iliad” is out of date. It is harsh and bloodthirsty. It is a relic of paganism. It should be ruled out of the modern system of education. This is the view of the Gredtan bard taken by the Rev. Dr. B. A. Abbott pastor of the Union Avenue Christian church. Union : and Von Versen avenues, in discussing world peace. He declared that such works as the “Iliad" created narrow nationalism and delayed world peace and that civilization no longer makes heroes of the fighting men or “sings of arms and men.” He does not believe that the girls and boys of today should be made to hobble and halt through it and would, thus rule out of the system of modern education one of its oldest standbys. “We are studying The question and we are trying to bring about world peace,” he continued, “but we are brought up on literature that, for the most part, is intended To develop in us a spirit of narrow, nationalism. A great deal of the education in ofir system is through such harsh and bloodthirsty books as the ’Tltad.*” Dr. Abbott also declared that the mighty Influence of women is ready for the world’s service. ’ -7' “Women now have self-control and: ’etsure." he said. “To what shall this influence be given is the real question if modern civilisation. “Women's clubs are safety valves.

GREAT HOSPITAL AND ITS FOUNDER

OUR illustration shows the new $700,000 Polyclinic hospital In New York, where young doctors from air over the world may study modern surgery and medicine under the best specialists, and its founder, Dr. John Allan Wyeth, who has given 35 years of his life to its establishment. This hospital,-which will be the most perfect institution of its kind in the world, is now nearing completion. Gifts of nearly $1,000,000 have been made to it and the entire sum will go into the hospital and its equipment All the doctors on the staff of the Institution are unpaid.

looke'd up to by their associates. They make good ■’business men, good orators, lawyers and physicians. “But this eight represents only Anna Browne’s personality, or what the world sees in her. Her ‘exotic’ or true inner self is found by adding

day they have been subjected to a rigid course of “study” under the direct supervision of Dr. Furness. Boards with large holes in them were placed In the cages, the animals beings given a ball and a square piece of wood, both'of which’exactly fit their respective openings in the board. After a few days one of the chimpanzees endeavored to force the ball through a square hole, but failed.. It then picked up the square block and pushed it through. Later, both animals, by their own reasoning, found that the ball would fit into the circle and only the block would pass through the square. An extension of the experiment has been made during the last two years and it has been learned that the chimpanzees wdll differentiate any size or shape. Various other plans were devised to stimulate and intensify the power of thought until the animals’ education has reached such a degree that they recognize a large number of words, associating them with the corresponding objects. They also repeat short words. Ribbons of various colors will be chosen by the beasts when they are called by name.

Women have too much leisure not to have some .outside interests. For leisure to mah or woman is the greatest test of character, and is dangerous. “Then, too, the best of women’s clubs use her for the service 61 her community. “But best of all is the dynamic power of a woman’s prayer meeting. The religious organizations tend to conserve the character and influence of women for the inculcation of the spirit of Jesus Christ into modern civilization. Every religious society has culture and a broad view of life. The prayer meeting deals with world problems.” Dr. Abbott urges the Institution of chairs of the Bible in modern universities, because, he says, civilization must be Christianized.

SURE SHOT AT AGE OF 95

Remarkable Old Woman Has Also Defied Fried Potatoes —Abstains From Fruit and Meat T Selinsgrove, Pa.—Mrs. Jane E. Rohrbach of this place, who passed the ninety-fifth milestone of life this week, celebrated the anniversary of her natal day by hitting a half dollag with a bullet fired 40 feet Iri fact, shooting is ogp of her most delightful diversions, and each day she shoots at a mark a little bit just to be sure that her sight is not falling too rapidly. .The remarkable woman does all her own housework, and her prlncipalar-

up the vowels alone in her name. Anna will give one, plus one, or two, and Browne six, plus five, or eleven, which reduces to one, plus one or two. Adding the values of the two. names we have four for her exotic personality."

FAMOUS OLD WEAPONS SOLD

Mark Field Collection, Including Miles Standish's Pistol, Brings $12,000 at Auction.

Boston. —One of the most widely known collections of ancient firearms in the country was sold at auction here, buyers attending from all parts of the world. It was the collection of Mark Field of Charlestown, and contained almost a thousand pieces. Among the treasures which have been added to the trove of other collectors are Miles Standish’s wheel lock pistol, which goes west; John Paul Jones’ sword, which goes to Kentucky, and two duelling pistols owned by Alexander Hamilton and believed to have figured in the duel with Burr, which were purchased by a United States senator. There were also several crossbows, one of.which, reputed to have been used by Columbus, went to a, Spanish collector. Six-shot pepper boxes were purchased by the Italian government The sale was held at Llbbie’s and netted more than $12,000, '•the names of the purchasers being withheld.

Fall Off Bed Kills Woman.

Evansville, Ind.-Mrs. Sallle Bush, aged forty years, fell from her bed and sustained a concussion of the brain, dying within a short time afterward.

ticle of food is fried potatoes, a dish which physicians generally agree is very indigestible. She drinks k cupful or more of coffee at each meal, but never indulges in fruit and seldom in meats. Each night she retires at eight o’clock and every mornihg rises at four. This has been her schedule since she was six years old.

Hand Grenade for Army.

Washington.—Although this is an age of high explosives, armor piercing projectile, aeroplanes and othe> instruments of scientific warfare, the war department has decided to adopt some of the old, primitive methods of fighting and will train the American soldier ip the art of throwing the hand grenade used in ancient times. The grenade to be used is similar to the old sling, and la thrown in the same manner. It is to be used when fighting at close range or when attacking an enemy behind a wall or other obstruction. Brig. Gen. William Crozier, chief of ordnance, said dummies would be used for practice in this work..

Sits on Body All Night.

Oakland, Cal- —“All night long I sat on the body,” said Capt. Jo|m Evans of the schooner Rock Island when giving himself up for the death of Peter Gessen, his only deck hand, whom he had choked to death. “In my mind I went over the struggle, seeking to think of Gome other means by which I could have subdued him without killing him. I put into Oakland and, on my wife’s advice, gave myself up ” Gesser, thought *to have been crazed by liquor, attacked the skipper shortly after they put to

WOMAN IN EPIGRAM

There la a woman at the beginning Of all great things.—Alphonse Do Lamartine. Friendship between Ewo women i« always a plot against each other.— Alphonse Karr. »*--• A woman is seldom tenderer to a man than immediately after she has deceived Mm. —Anonymous. One syllable of woman’s speech can dissolve more of love than a man’s, heart can hold. —Oliver Wendell 1 Holmes. Women, deceived by men, want to. t marry them; it is a kind of revenge, as good as any other. —Marquis De Beaumanoir. Discretion is more necessary to women than eloquence, because they have less trouble to speak well than to speak little. —Father Du BosC. There is in every true Roman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which beams and blazes in The dark hours of adversity.—Washington Irving. A Woman is never displeased if we please several other women, provided she is preferred. It is so many more triumphs for her.—Ninon De Lenclos. Those females who cry out loudest against the flightiness of their sisters and rebuke their undue encouragement of this man or that, would do as much themselves if they had the chance. —William Makepeace- Thackeray. , .* There remains in the faces of women who are naturally serene and .peaceful, and of those rendered so by religion, an after-spring, and later an after-summer —the reflex of their most beautiful bloom. —Jean Paul Richter.

UNCLE ELI SAYS

No doubt that honesty is the best policy, but the man. that doesn’t make at least ten per cent at it is ho business man. If the recall was in force all over the country, we’d have a new set of officers every 24 hours and they might not be any better than the ones shoved eut. Experience is said to be a greater teacher, but I have always found that if I can beat a man in a horse trade I can sell him a gold brick afterward. s The man who called a policeman a dodo got just the same sentendfe as the one that climbed a 12-foot fence to steal a baby cart. Of what use to work?

The man that takes up two seats in a street car is judged by his bulk instead of his brains, but he never worries over it. He’s got two seats, and you can stand up. There is a* great deal of talk about conscience, but T never yet met a member of the legislature who wasn’t more afraid of a dog than of being driven to confess how much he got for his vote. In New York city the other day, when seven policemen were trying to swear an eighth clear in a court, the judge told them plainly he thought they were lying. Then the jury said the same thing. ' If it has got to that pass where we can’t believe a pdliceman when he la lying what show have the rest of us liars got?

THE GENTLE CIYNIC

The people who never stop to think probably wouldn’t think if they should ■top. Whatever else you may say of the egotist, he has the happy faculty of pleasing himself. Many a man spends all his life looking for opportunities that exist only bi his imagination. ' Tell a girl she has a musical laugh and she will think you are the funniest fellopr in the world. Sven though they are all cast in the same mold, the size of a dollar depends on how many of them you have. Ever notice that the man who boasts he can. take one drink and step, generally lets some other fellow buy it for him.

SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS

Be slow in speech but prompt In action. x —— When a man lias been helped around one x corner of a square and cannot manage by himself to get-around the other three, he is unworthy of further assistance. ;’ c Nourish good principles with the same care that a mother would bestow on her new-born babe; You may not be able to bring them to maturity, but you will nevertheless be not far from doing so. It Is because men are prone .to be partial toward those they love, unjust toward those they hate, servile toward •those above them, arrogant to those below them and either harsh.—Chinese Annual.