Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1912 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The spring girl Is about ready to moke he* bow. {• • ■ Milliners say that the else of worn* en’s hats will be smaller this spring. - Mb* what about the bills? The war between the hobble skirt and the high car step goes on in many | cities with varying results. The weather man should realise that anticipation is nearly as bad as realisation and let up on It The firecracker trust In China can he trusted to make the republic’s Independence a day a noisy holiday. An oculist tells us that alcohol hurts the eyesight, and yet we have known It to make men see double. Burglars In Gary, Ind., stole a house the other night Next thing we know they will kidnap the village lockup. The woman who Is dassllng eastern society by wearing diamonds on her slippers is certainly well heeled. Hens can be taught to talk, according to a Washington scientist, but what we want is less talk and more eggs. Fighting a duel with wax bullets Is a noble sport, but why not use perfume sprays and make it all the rage In Paris? A New Jersey man has been sent to Jail for stealing a loaf of bread, but think of all the advertising he 1b getting out of It _ —: Football rules have been changed again, but up to date no step has been taken to equip the rooters with M" T<m silencers. A doctor tells us that anger generates sugar in the blood, and yet we bave often met amiable men with sweet dispositions. A Missouri court has granted a woman $2 for the loss of ..her husband’s affections. The husband probably feels flattered. Every wedding is declared to be a culmination of a romance. It Is useless to try to change the pet phrases of the newspaper man. - An Austrian archduke is to visit New York during the coming summer. More trouble for those oh the outer fringe of the Four Hundred. The Japanese ambassador tells us that the world Is at peace. Aside from the fact that there are a few wars in progress, he is right. With the per capita money of the country down to $34.61, a good many people will have to be content with their last year’s automobiles. A woman writer tells us that chewing gum steadies the nerves, but It Is more than likely that she derives more money from chewing the rag A family of six has lived for three months on $2 a week, says a Boston paper. It Is easier to guess what they didn’t have to eat than what they did. One of the most cheerful aspects of the Chinese situation is the regularity with which Wu Ting Fang lands a big Job with each change of administration. A Yale professor rises to remark .that $12.61 a week Is enough. We presume that all he gets over and above that amount Is turned back Into the Yale treasury. ~y ■+■ ■ Wearing Jewels In the heel Is said to be gaining popularity, but only among high steppers. 3!bc race on higher education is ex- ' 'pensive. Yaie is building this year a $700,000 stadium. All musical instruments are denounced as immoral by a New Jersey minister. We would be pleased to have him tell us "What harm a bass drum ever did. Another prophet comes to the front with the prediction that the world will end in the year 4237. We hereby Indite a message of to the citizens of 4237. A New Jersey woman has been brought into court for carrying a revolver. It won’t do to permit the women to take their leap year privilege too seriously. ‘ 11 ’ 11 ■ ■ - A Pennsylvania Enoch Arden on his reappearance was promptly sent to jail. This course followed, as a rule, might tend largely to decrease these poetic resurrections. A set of fanatical Russian women tried to crucify a man whom they had edopted as their “savior.” As he call- . ed the police we take it that he was merely willing to live, not die the part. Tit New York surrogate has refused to upset the will of a rich spinster who believed that her cat was a reasoning being and possessed a soul. An old established belief of that sort, _ dating back to the days of a*-I *' - - ‘