Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1912 — Page 2

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITIES

Sarsfield Aboo Heard Call of Wild

NEW YORK.— To the unspeakable amarement of James Ford, a veteran cab driver, his veteran horse, Sarsfield Aboo, nineteen years old, ran away the other afternoon. The amazement of Ford was shared by his fares, Mr. and Mrs. William Haynes and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jones of Slatington, Pa., who had engaged Ford and bis rig at the Liberty street ferry because of the demure appearance and deliberate gait of the aforesaid Sarsfield Aboo. Incidental to the runaway the visitors from Slatingtotf, Pa., were the cynosure of all eyes and the assailants of all ears along Fifth avenue from Eighth street to Fourteenth street. At the latter point Policemen Delehanty and Herrington leaped upon Sarsfield Aboo and bore him to the pavement to the utter destruction of their new uniforms and the accumulation of bruises, sprains and contusions which gained them the unsolicited sick leave of a department surgeon. “ . - James Ford was sitting on the box of his weatherbeaten cab at the Liberty street ferry when the Slatington visitors apprpached him and

David Hanim “Out Harumed” in Chicago

CHICAGO.— When Samuel Baker, 1106 South Wood street, had to knock down part of his barn and rebuild Mt to get back on its feet a horse which he had recently purchased he decided that he had been swindled by one Harry Goldstein, 1024 South Robey street, and brought suit against him. How David Harum was out-Ha-rumed was shown at the hearing be■for Municipal Judge Doltfh. The horse had been guaranteed to be able “to lie down and get up.” According to Baker, the animal could lie down, all right, but getting it back on its feet again was like moving the Alps. Baker testified that he had tried the horse for “bne day, but had neglected to test It on the “lying down” proposition. He said be returned the horse to Goldstein and, after some dickering, in which the purchase priee was reduced from $125 to SBO, the deal was closed. K When he placed the animal In his stable for the night, the horse lay down. It still was lying down when Baker went tb the stable the next morning. Baker pulled and tugged and tugged and pulled at the halter, but in vain. Assistance ’ was summoned, props were placed pnder the

Sells Flies, Dodges Boxcar for a Bed

CLEVELAND, O.—The 10 cents a hundred that the city pays for dead flies enabled Harry Carmine, a Chicago tinner, to pay for a bed in a “flop house” the other night, instead of sleeping in a box car, as he had done the night before. Cafmlne“ _ called at the municipal fly bureau at the city hall shortly before it closed and inquired if it were true that the city paid 10 cents a hundred .for dead flies. Being assured that was the truth, h$ departed and returnedln a short time. “This isn’t any kid, is it?” he inquired. “We pay 10 cents a hundred for the bodies of flies,” Miss Florence Dueringer, in charge of the bureau, repUed. “Well, here is a bunch then," said

Boy Five Years Old is Heavy Weight

Kansas city, mo.—“bui coulter, aged five years, weight pounds, was at the Union depot here on hie way from his home at Springdale, Ark,, to St. Joseph, Mo., to enter a hospital. Bill was accompanied by his father, R. R. Coulter, a farmer in Arkansas. The boy is troubled with softening of the bones, and his legs have bent under his weight to such an extent that he can hardly walk. “How do you feel this morning, Bill?” his father asked him. "POP, I feel big enough to whip a man,” he answered. And “Bill” doubled V 7 his fist in "white hope" style. "How much did Bill weigh when he was .born I* was the question put to “Only nine pounds," he said, “and be didn’t grow much until he was six months old. Then, when he was a UthW over a year old he weighed 37 pounds; when be was two and a half be weighed 67. In the last three years

evinced a desire to be transferred to the Grand Central station in time to catch a train for Millwood, N. Y. "Clack-clack-clack,” sounded the ample hoofs of Sarsfield Aboo on the wet and shiny pavements until Eighth street and Fifth avenue was reached. At that crossing Jehu Ford endeavored to urge Sarsfield Aboo across the car tracks ahead of an automobile proceeding from east to west The automobile struck the rear right wheel of the cab and swung it about so violently that Ford was jarred from his seat and fell sprawling to the street. With a loud honk of the horn the automobile sped west and Sarsfield Aboo, elevating his head and tail, sped north. Feeling the call of the wild or something, Sarsfield Aboo extended himself with every jump. By the time he reached Ninth street he was moving like Ballyhoo Bey coming down the stretch under whip and spur. Delehanty and Herrington, giants in stature and cool of mind, saw the runaway coming. With businesslike nonchalance they placed themselves so Sarsfield Aboo and the trailing cab would have to come betwepp them. Delehanty grabbed the bridle and hung on. Herrington got the reins and hung on. The cops fell and were dragged across Fourteenth street, but the weight 1 told on Sarsfield Aboo and as he essayed to turn and shake them off he got tangled up in his own feet and fell. ,

prostrate animal and impromptu der ricks were tried. It was of no use Every time the horse was raised a few Inches it fell back harder and was imbedded deeper in the straw. “I couldn’t budge him,” Baker told the court. “The horse lay there sort of helpless. Finally we had to knock out part of the barn and drag him out.” < Baker said he then Returned the horse to Goldstein and demanded his money back, Gbldstein testified that he bought back the horse from Baker for S2O. This was denied by the complainant, who alleged that Goldstein sold the horse to another purchaser for $55. Goldstein said that when the horse was returned it showed signs of ill treatment, and he offered to prove to Judge Dolan that it could both lie down and get up “as advertised.” The court declined to witness the exhibition.

Carmine. “I’ll be back tomorrow with a cigar box full.” “I got in here from Chicago Wednesday night in a box car. It was mighty cold, too. “I came down town early and started out in hunt of work. There was nothing doing, and at noon I sat down to rest in one of the shelter houses on the square. I picked up a paper and read where they was paying 10 cents a hundred for dead flies. “I said to myself. ‘Here is where Harry sleeps between the sheets this evening.* “I went to a saloon and asked if they would allow me to catch flies in the front window. They told me to get Dpt, and I tried a butcher shop with the same result “I then went to two or three of the market houses. Luck was better, and I had a whole handful of flies when I hunted up the city hall. It was hard work, though. “I still thought it might be a joke, or that perhaps the offer was good only for children, so I decided to ask a few questions before I made a complete fool of myself.

he has gained 43 pounds. Bill Is a heavyweight all right, arn’tyoU, Bill?” “You bet,” “BUI” said. “Bill” was born and reared in Grand Junction, Colo. He has lived in Arkansas for nine months. It took him five months to get acclimated, and in the time since he has gained ten pounds—and is still growing. “Bill’s weight was so great that his legs couldn’t support him,” his father said, “and we had to put braces on him when he was three years old. He wore them out and for the last eight months he hasn’t had any." That is the reason his legs ate bowed so. now. We are going to a hospital to have them straightened.”

Children’s Bonnets

BONNETS of lace-straw and silk braids are shown, made up with light weight silks or ribbons, of high luster. Bright tones of blue and pink are used on many of them and tints of many colors ip, the soft and supple ribbons that form the trimming and sometimes part of the body of the bonnet. Fig. 1 illustrates a pretty combination. A fancy braid in deep ecrue forms the body of the shape. A quaint finish at the brim-edge is made by over-casting a tuscan straw cord about it. The shape bends outward in a deep scallop over the ears and is otherwise plain. The scant trimming consists of a wreath of small pink June rosebuds laid in the. simplest manner about the crown. At the left side a very full chou of ribbon, made of small puffs set close together, complete the childish design. It is ah adorable little model fitted to crown the straying curls or smoothly bobbed hair of little misses. It is worn without ties and fastens with an elastic cord under the hair. * Fig. 2 shows another combination in which a silk lace braid is combined with puffed ribbon to make the shape. Its foundation is a frame of fine silk wire. This frame provides

PUTTING THE SHOES IN ORDER

Now la the Time to See That They Are in Proper Condition for the Hot If one intends to have a supply of summer foot gear in readiness before the hot months are actually here there are several things which shoiild be done as soon as possible. Last year's shoes, which have presumably been, put carefully away, should be taken out of hiding and gone over with a cream that will clekn and preserve the leather, then the cobbler should have a chance at these before the home repairs are attempted. A halfsole, a new heel lift, new buttons put on with patent fasteners, and straps on the chafed front or back seam of a boot will work a wonderful change. If the renovated footgear does not look quite new it will at least give one something to wear on a bad day, and every one knows it ruins new slides to get them wet or even thoroughly damp. After the cobbler has done his work new ribbons should be put on pumps and new ribbon lacing in. ties. Then every pair should be properly “treed” and polished and covered from the chance of dust

Proper Patching.

When children’s .dresses have to be patched, be sure to match the weave of the material, and if It be striped or plaid goods, take great care that the lines of the figure exactly match. Before applying the patch be sure that the material of the patch matches the dress in color. For example, do not patch a faded garment with a piece of new material. If the dress is faded, wet a bit of new material and lay it in the sun until it, too, is faded the same amount as the dress Itself; then it can be put on underneath the tear, the frayed edges cut away and the edges of the tear sewed down with invisible stitches. Dampen and press the patch on the wrong side and it will be almost impossible to see where the garment has been mended.

Footwear Indorsed by Paris.

The white boot is an important factor of the Parisienne’s toilette this season. It is seen with white costumes having conspicuous white touches. These white boots have very high tops that fit the ankle exquisitely, so that the foot looks exceedingly trim and dainty. Most fashionables in Paris now wear flesh-tinted or cream silk stockings with the buttoned boot, black stockings being worn with black slippers and pumps in the evening. The colonial pump of gun metal, with a curved, oblong buckle, is a new model which is liked for piaxxa and country Wear.

for the Dutch bonnet flare over the ears at each side, which is balanced by a crown like a, square in shape. The bonnet pictured here is made of light blue braid white messaline ribbon. The band of braid about the head is repeated in the facing and the edge Is finished with a puff of the ribbon. .The square crown is made entirely of braid and the crown is set on by means of a puff made of the ribbon. j At the left side a short bridle of ribbon, folded, is fastened to the frame with a small spray of little roses and terminates in a rosette of ribbon at the point over the ear. This is repeated on the right side and from these rosettes short ties extend, fastening under the cheek at the left, in a simple bow of two short loops and ends. The ties may be fastened on the Inside at the same points; this will allow more flare to the frame and give a closer fit, if it is desired. Ne w er was there so great variety to choose from in children's hats and bonnets, as are shown this season. But nothing is prettier than these, the simplest of designs made up of the materials and in the colors which have long been associated in our minds with headgear for little ones.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

VERY UP-TO-DATE

Gown of white cotton voile and coarse guipure, with brown silk tie and bolt of dull gold gauze. White straw hat lined with brown velvet and t aim tried with a brown paradise J, \ Twmicr

Keeping Cream Sweet.

If you have cream you want to keep sweet a few days, add two or three lumps of sugar, stirring it well, then cover It and set It away in the coldest corner of the refrigerator.

SMILES

The Way Out. “The trouble is,” said Wilkins, as be talkeidthematter over with his counsel, “that in the excitement of the moment I admitted that I had been going too fast, and wasn’t paying any attention to the road just before the collision. Pm afraid that admission is going to prove costly.” “Don’t worry about that,” said his lawyer, ‘Til bring seven witnesses to testify that they wouldn’t believe you under oath.”—Harper's Weekly.

Not That Kind.

Manager—My dear sir, there is one grave drawback in your play.. Playwright—What is it, sir? Manager—The villain charges the poor widow 150 per cent, on his loan to her on her humble little home. Now, it is the unwritten managerial law that all plays must have human interest.

The Whole Truth.

“Algernon, am I the first woman you have ever loved?" • “Not exactly. I was in love with my teacher at ten and with a circus rider at twelve. But you are the first girl I have ever asked to marry me, my dear."

His Objection.

“Prisoner at the bar, I find you have been sentenced to prison twice before. What have you to say why I should not send you there again?” “I urge, your honor, the generally accepted feeling against a third term.”

His Gain.

Patient (a sportsman who has been badly peppered)—But, hang it all, doctor, since the accident I’ve gained two pounds!

Doctor —Ah, but you forget the amount of shot you received in your back.—Tattler.

A Kick.

“What’s the matter, Hiram?” “I thought the agricultural department was run in the interests of the American farmer.” “Well, ain’t it?” 77 “I wrote ’em for some literature to help me get summer boarders, but they had nothing of the kind in stock.”

AN HEIRESS LOST.

Howell —Has your automobile cost you much? Powell —About fifty thousand dollars? Howell —What do you mean? Powell —I was engaged to a girl who was worth that amount and I took her for a ride, and the blamed thing broke down, and she had to walk five miles and the next day she sent me a letter breaking the engagement.

Hard Lines.

Ye poet’s life Could not be worse; Nobody wants To buy bls verse.

A Household Hint.

Young Wife (sobbing) George treated me awful mean. He— he promised to give me a machine for my birthday, and it —it —came home today. '■ ~ Her Mother—Then what are you crying about? Young Wise —It’s a —it’s a washing machine.

Decidedly Handicapped.

Aunt Nancy—Think of stayin’ to be a doctor, eh? Don’t you ao it. Young Man—Why not, aunty? Aunt Nancy—You can’t git no practice till ye git married; an’ ye can’t git married till yqggft practice, that’s why.

Being Philosophical.

“So you didn’t find the fountain of perpetualyputh?” “No,” replied Ponce de Leon. “But I don’t care. A man ought to get over wearing hair and saying Rah, Rah!’ some time in his life."

The Fact in the Case.

From the way the stories of some of those old heroes of the day of chivalry read, It must have been a sort of holiday feat for them to unhorse an opponent.” 1 2 “Well, it was taking a knight off, wasn’t itr

His Feat.

“That steeplejack did a paradoxical thing in fastening the weather signal on the church steeple.” . “What was it?” “He was successful in a vane attempt”

THE NOBLENESS OF GEORGE.

“Come, dear, you must cheer up. Your husband has been dead for nearly a year now. It is time you were beginning to take an interest in things again.” .7■ “Oh, I never can do that. Poor George was so brave, so good.” “Yes, I know. But don’t you think you owe it to the living to try to look on the bright side of life again?” “I suppose it is my duty to do bo. Still, I feel so deeply indebted to my poor husband that I can’t think of being gay and llght-heartea. You don’t know the depth of his goodness.” “Oh, yes, I think I do. Everybody who knew him knew that he was honorable and high-minded and a thorough gentleman. - • , “But he was more than that He was two months younger than I, and. he never told anybody.”

WOULD HAVE NO CHANCE.

“I have just been reading an interesting article —“The Last Words of Great Men.” “Were they married men?” “What’s that got to do with It?” “Oh, then they'd never have had a chance to get in the last word!”

Looking Forward.

I know a man In our town ( Who hopes some day to make a pile ’Of money, and his wife declares That when he does they’ll live In style.

Qualified for It.

“Are those people as good at the ascent of the mountains as they pretend to be?” “I suppose so. From the way they are tagging on to the society folks here, one can see they are born climbers.”

1910 Model.

“So Biffels took you out in his car?” “Yes."

“Did you have a rattling good time?" , “That’s it, exactly. I thought the blamed machine would rattle tb pieces before- we got back.”

In a Crowded Restaurant.

Harold (who has been earnestly watching gentleman evidently enjoying his luncheon)—l say, mother, I do hope we’ll get a seat soon; that man’s making me feel frightfully hungry.— Punch.

Pardonable.

Gentleman —See here! I’m not going to pay any such rate as you charge. Do you think I’m a fool? Cabman (apologetically)—What else could I think, sir, when you took a cab instead of a street car?

A Hardy Swain.

“Why do you'refuse me a kiss?” “Kisses may convey germs,” explained the girl. “That doesn’t scare me. Didn’t I always lick your slate for you when we went to school?”

THE CAT GOT HER.

First Mouse—Where is your sister? Second Mouse —Don’t ask me. Boo-hoo-boo-hoo. Go ask the cat”

Behold Him.

* Behold the ballad master On *s forehead ia a curl, - He's just a poetaster And sings the working girl.

A Time Limit

“I’ll never say die.” “Oh, yes, you will when your hair begins to turn gray” \

The Incongrulty.

“The contest of that will is a very “And yet it is a dead issue.”