Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1912 — Page 3

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITIES

Dump Munitions of War Into the Sea

NEW YORK.—Enough munitions of war to start several Central America , comic opera revolutions -were dumped into the ocean off Sandy Hook the other day by Commissioner Waldo.. The several thousand weapons were confiscated by the police under the Sullivan law against the carrying of death-dealing instruments. Since the Sullivan law went Into effect, September 1 last, the entire detective and police force have been searching both thugs and civilians whom it was thought might for various reasons be carrying concealed weapons. As a result, a whole room of the property bureau at police headquarters was filled with weapons of every sort. As fast as the revolvers and whatnot were received they were tagged and putin this room. The tags showed from whom and under what clrcumstances the articles were secured, and if they appeared in a court case a record of such use was also attached.

Mud Turtles are Served as Terrapin

ST. PAUL, Minn. —Mississippi river fishermen in Wisconsin have developed a handsome trade in shipping turtles to the east, where they are sold in competition with the famous terrapin of the Baltimore region. Especially in Lent has the shipment of the common snapping turtle been a prosperous business. A typical shipment was that sent re- s cently by W. T. Allen to Philadelphia for distribution in coast cities to compete with the most famous delicacy of Baltimore. The shipment contained 125 live snapping turtles and weighed 1,229 pounds. It netted Allen |l5O. Despite the fact that the turtles had been in a cellar without; food or drink or care of any kind since last October, they were game enough as they were put aboard the train to snap and bite with considerable belligerence. It is expected they still will be alive when they reach Philadelphia. Some of the turtles weighed twenty* five pounds each. They were caught in one of the stagnant sloughs of the Mississippi. Ag the ice-forming time in the fall it Is the habit of turtles to seek some sheltered spot near a bunch of weeds or a sunken log and burrow

Saws Home in Two Dividing Property

DENVER, Col.—ls James W. Ponder had not' been so conscientious he would not have been a prisoner here. He was arrested on complaint of his wife, who accuses him of carrying out too literally an agreement he had made with her in court when she was granted a decree of divorce ijrom him. This agreement was really Ponder's own idea, and it was to eliminate the alimony idea and to make an equal division of the property owned by the couple. This seemed fair to the woman and she signed the agreement. Neighbors were called in to witness the division. First the furniture'was shared. The parlor furnishings were separated with care, and when Ponder received a kitchen chair with a broken leg Mrs. Ponder took three cracked coffee cups to equalize matters. Everything in the house was shared»

Police Nab Oldest Known “Con” Man

CIICAGO. —Shaking with palsy and totally blind, “Jerry” McLean, 84 years old, “the oldest eon 'man” in the world, slept on an iron bed In the Central station the other night. “Jerry" had turned one too many '‘tricks.” This time it was “bleeding” suckers who answered the aged crook’s lurid advertisements of “trav-s ding companion wanted by blind gentleman who Intends spending a few months In California. Salary 125 a week ” “Jerry” got a “guarantee” of from |SO to |9O from each of them. “I guess I might as well tell you my right ‘monacher,’ ” he told Captain Halpin after Detectives Aldenhovel and Bishop had arrested him. “I’m ‘Jerry’McLean. I guess you know me. They do in lots of other cities I could name. -V . "**re lived on ‘Comfortable avenue* ever since I was a kid. I’ve did acouple of 'bits’ in the New York penitentiaries, but nothing that was very long. Hl get out of this all right” “Jerry’s” accusers are Darrington Evans if 7351 Coles avenue, Joseph TstnXZ’S:

There were 1,500 revolvers, valued at >II,OOO. Some of these revolvers were of very handsome design, with pearl handles and gem screw sets. Others were mere Jo?, blank cartridge pistols of the Fourth of July sort that sell for fifty cents. -0 Then there were rifles —over a hundred, valued at something like 53,000. Some of these had elaborately handcarved black walnut butts, and if placed on exhibition >at the Sportsman’s Show would make many a crack shot envious of the deep blue sea that was their final resting place. A sword, with a history running back to pre-revolution 'days, was among the lot. It was taken from an east sidter who ran amuck one day and tried to prove his steel was better than the proverbial one of Bunker Hill. : P'? He didn’t go very far in the battle, but having lost his valuable sword failed to recover it again, though he used almost enough political influence as would have elected some men to aldermanic office. Along with this steel will go several cane swords and sailors* cutlasses. From these high grade weapons the list jumps to everything from a slung shot to pieces of gas pipe. Of these miscellanae there was almost a wagonload.

In the mud beside it Until their bodies are about half covered and their heads wholly so. There they stay until the ice goes out in the spring, a score or more of them sometimes together. After the ice in the slough is strong enough to bear his weight Mr. Allen goes over it, finds the half buried turtles, breaks through the ice, hooks thdm up through the hole, slings them into a sack over his shoulder and takes them home to his cellar. The cellar has a' moist, sandy floor. As soon as the turtles are deposited on it they burrow in the sand just as they did in their native habitat and there remain through the long winter without requiring further attention. When the price of "turtle flesh reaches high mark, Mr. Allen takes them out of their hibernating quarters and has marketed them as high as eighteen cents a pound, live weight.

without any trouble, and then the ham was visited. First the flock of cnlckens was shared, and then the bales of hay, grain and farming implements. Two lumber 8 wagons were easy to divide, but the one surrey was a problem. Ponder solved this puzzle by having the wagon pulled out to a vacant lot and burned, so that neither would have the vehicle. Then the one horse owned by the couple was turned loose and allowed to wander away. Mrs. Ponder became a little angered at this and demanded how her erstwhile husband was going to share the real estate and the property. The land was easy to divide, Ponder said, and he had a scheme that would make equal the sharing of the house and. bam. Going to an outhouse he got a long cross cyt saw and climbing to the roof of the dwelling house measured the roof tree, and then finding the exact center of the building started to saw through the shingles. Mrs. Ponder began screaming for help. The man had cut his way through two of the rafters before the police arrived and he was forced to stop his equal division operations.

avenue. Willet gave “Jerry” SSO- as a “guarantee” and Evans |W. They had been “hired” after visiting the aged confidence man in his rooms at the Jackson Hotel, West Jackson boulevard and South Hals ted streets. “Jerry” talked volubly of his career in his cell. He looks like a “southern colonel" and would pass anywhere as a highly respectable eld iflan. “I was born in Castle Bar, County Mayo, Ireland, eighty-four years ago,” Jerry said. “I came to America when I was a kid and was In New Orleans when the civil war broke out I joined General Beauregard’s army. I was "It was at Fort McHenry that my ‘easy money’ career began. With another prisoner named Bliss I stole $20,sawed our way

Jeweled Evening Bow, One of the Prettiest of Season’s Fads

Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.

For a very young girl, this is the most appropriate of evening hair ornaments, as it does not cover the coiffure. It is composed of white maline, white liberty satin, and rhinestones.

NOVEL IDEA FOR PINCUSHION

By the Use of an Old Napkin Ring and Silk Remnants Useful Article Is Procured. An unusual and decidedly charming pincushion for a desk or writing table can be made from an old silver napkin ring. Wind zephyr until you have a ball large enough to slip Into the ring and be quite tight. Cut a circle of soft silk two Inches wider in circumference than the opening of the ring and place this over one side of the ball. Sew it all around the ball. Now press this through the ring until the silk side rises above the edge of the ring. Cut a circle of cardboard the exact size of the ring and glue it to the bottom of the zephyr ball so that the ring stands flat on It, and you have a cushion that can be made new in a few minute? When the silk becomes soiled. A cushion made from a carved wooden ring or one of the many fancy and curious Japanese rings makes a pretty gift for any one. . ' Hat Ornaments. In ornaments on hats the latest cry is for amber, crystal and pearl. The last named have been used more in ’ the foreign markets than in America, but it is expected that pearls will gain in favor as' the season advances. They are a natural decoration for laces, maline and such delicate materials. Amber is a novelty surely and a very lovely one. The beauty of its coloring harmonizes with the new biscotte and burnt orange shades. Amber is stunning on white and very effective in black, dark blue and brown. The crystal effects are strongest in bands. - Bugle trimming and fringe are made of crystal, says Millinery Trade Review. It is also applied on some straws, on lace and, of course, on allover nets and chiffon. The continued popularity of the mopcap, the beguin or whatever one cares to call it, is responsible for the greater number of sales in. this dainty trimming. It is also in demand for coiffure ornaments, for scarfs or for dress trimming.

Fashion- for Flowers.

The woman who neglects opportunities for decorating her costume with artificial flowers is indeed careless. Never wpre made blossoms more lifelike, .whether of velvet, satin or. gauze. All smart evening gowns carry a group, of mixed blooms, or three orchids with ferns. The single American Beauty rose Is a favorite, also the red poinsettias. Small flowers are not in fashion.

When Shoes Creak.

Nothing is quite so annoying as a pair of creaking shoes. To remedy this, soak the sole in linseed oil, using a plate or shallow pan, allowing the sole only to come in contact with the oil The creak will disappear after a few hours and the shoes will last much longer on account of this treatment

For Indoor Dress.

The indoor frock must be soft and graceful and distinctively a house frock. Chiffon, crepe de chine, lace veiled with chiffon, penno weaves combining worsted with mohair in supple, lustrous effect and the very fashionable new taffeta that is soft and satiny in texture are an Hked for these graceful indoor frocks for the afternoon.

SUITED FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Handsome Costume In Pewter Gray Cashmere, With Effective Contrasting Trimming. Pewter grey cashmere is selected here, with trimmings of black satin and black and white striped sHk; pieces of the latter are let in on the shoulders of the Magyar bodice, they become narrower as they near the waist, then are continued off to a point on the skirt, which is otherwise quite plain. Piece lace forms the yoke, which is edged with a trimming of black satin,

this is also used for waist-band and to finish off the sleeves. Hat of Tagel to match, trimmed with a large satin bow. Materials required: 4 yards cashmere 42 inches wide, % yard satin 20 inches wide, % yard piece lace 18 inches wide, % yard striped silk 20 inches wide, 1 dozen buttons. •

For the Little Laddie.

The very little laddie, Just out of babyhood, wears a simple, boyish frock of stout linen, and an ideal frock of this type is of brown Holland with white trimmings. The chubby boy of five is particularly manly in a middy suit of snowy duck, with chevrons and bo’sun’s whistle and cord. At seven a sailor suit of dark serge or wool mixture, with embroidered sleeve chevroh and collar and belt of contrasting fabric, will be the proper costume. At eight the small boy ae4 quires conventional masculine garb ud hair -

GOOD JOKES

PRESENCE OF MIND. There are symptoms of panic in the theater. A big man in the front row arises. “Sit down!” he roars. “There is no danger! Sit down!” The stampeding audience stops, turns, and faces him. “Sit down!” he orders. The people obediently sit down. “I will go to the entrance and show you there is no danger whoever,” the big man says. He strolls along the aisle, reaches the exit, and rushes out. r itsi ; . “That’s what I call presence of mind,” he tells himself. “I never could have got out of there if I hadn’t stopped that panic.”

Poets Without Honor.

“Look here: How did these rhymes about Washington get in the paper?" “Do you mean the poem by William Cullen Bryant?” “That’s the one. Didn’t I distinctly tell you not to use any more of the amateur stuff?” “Yes. Have you read it?” “Me! Read it! What for? And, look here, if there’s anything to pay this man Bryant for the dope it’s to come out of your pocket, mind that!” “That’s all right I’ll stand it.” And the wheels resumed revolving.

Making Use of Him.

Ruffon Wratz (In box car)—Naw! I didn’t git half a night’s sleep. How d’you s’pose I could when you had yer cold feet in th’ small o’ my back all night long! e Saymold Storey—Them wuzn’t my feet, pardner; them wuz a couple o’ frosted turnips,! wuz thawin’ out.

Poor Reporting.

"I don’t like the way they reported my speech,” complained the new congressman. / “Why, they sprinkled in plenty of laughter and applause.’/ “Yes; but how about all of them gestures?” .

Good Deeds.

Tom—l told her father that I expected to inherit several pieces of fine property. < Dick—What did he say? Tom —He said that deeds speak louder than words.

WHAT DID HE MEAN?

The Landlubber —Did you have a bad trip on your last voyage? / The Sea Captain—Yes; very bad. My wife went along.

Needless Alarm.

What’s that? What’s that? Did someone fire? ( Ah, no. ’Twas just An auto tire.

Well, Hardly.

Bacon —I see in some parts of Australia the telephone is regarded as gn amusement rather than a necessity. Egbert—Well, they can hardly consider It an amusement when central says the line is busy, can they?

Lack of Realism.

"Did you see where some actress says that audiences do not like to see husband and wife acting as lovers on the stage.” “Of course not. It’s not natural.”

Announcing the Engagement.

“Miss Upperton, are you engaged to be married to Count Nocash?” "There is absolutely no truth in the rumor. Marie, show the gentlemen the ring and give him a photograph.”

Unhappy Jane.

“Poor Jane is in despair.” “What is the matter with Jane?” “Why, she has just begun to realize that she’s too fat for an actress and not fat enough for a prima donna.”

Not Necessarily So.

“So Jones has become an actor.” “Has he?” • “You said so.” “No, I didn’t I said he had gone on the stage.”

Supremacy.

“There is one state in the Union in which women have the upper band without the aid of the ballot" j “Which one is that?” / ~.'V , “The state of matrimony.”

Its Kind.

“Don’t you think this open fire is a big Improvement over a commonplace radiator?” “Certainly; in fact ft la • crate re-

Confidential.

Little Willie—Mr. Jones, do you lemon pie? Casual Visitor—Yes, Willie. MWI Little Willie (anxiously)—You don!t,* like it very much do you? Casual Visitor (surprised)—Why do you ask, Willie? Little Willie—Because we’ve got for dessert and ma’s afraid you'll want ; a second help. , _ W

AN INTERRUPTED TOAST.

George—Miss Evelyn, I rise to pre pose— . Evelyn (hastily Interrupting him)— I am yours, dear George.

Surprising.

When some “pugs’’ stay A single round Our wonder is Indeed profound.

A Sign of Old Age.

“It seems to me that Worthington has been growing old rapidly during the past few years.” “Yes, his .hair is becoming rather gray.” “It isn’t his hair that makes him seem old to me. A man may have gray hair and still be young in spirit; but Worthington has reached the point in life where he can look at al rosy-cheeked girl and refer to her as a healthy young animal Instead, of calling her an angel.”

Almost Miraculous.

Pierced by the bullet of an unseen foe, the hero had died in great agony. Ten seconds later he was standing before the curtain, smiling afld bow* ing his thanks to the applauding audience. * Beats the pulmotor, doesn’t ttl O

Holding Him Down.

"Yep,” said Silas Hayrick, “we’ve decided t’ send that no-count Reuben t’congress.” - -il “But why?” we asked. - “ ’Cuz every time we send him any-. wheres else he gits out on a writ o’. habeas corpus.” TH

Warmth.

"Did that investigation develop anything in (he nature of the third degree?” - - “It went away beyond that When " I left it was In the, neighborhood of a hundred in the shade.” . H

His Reasoning.

“Why did the organist play the wedding march so fast that the'bride and groom had almost to dance up the aisle?" '“I suppose lie thought that riage was something of a two-step.”

Explanation.

He—Why do they can a wife's ah lowance pin money? She—Because the average mao thinks it’s enough for her if a wonwJ gets the money to buy pins enough to hold her old clothes together.

THE REASON.

■ . . .. .. . Wiggs—-I’ve met a whole lot of ma»: jors and colonels in your state; but no admirals. Waggs—A man has to get near the water wagon to be an admiral. «

Uncomplimentary

His heart was llghtWhat made hlm btae, The neighbors vowed Hh head was, too!

A Slight Misunderstanding.

Mrs. Bings—My son in the city has got a ottermobfl and he has a grodge. Mrs Jinks—Goody gracious! Whp*»'

Fitting Fate.

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