Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1913 — Page 2

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITIES

. , j- • ■ Thiefs Victims Plead for Him Before the Judge

JNDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—ls it had not 1 been for the testimony of policenien: case against Carl Madison, charged with burglary and petit larceny, would have failed the other day in police court In spite of the pressure of five witnesses who had been robbed by Madison. All because Madison is a “good fellow,” the sort that plays Santa Claus for every one in a rooming house, the persons whom he had robbed wanted him released and they said more things in his favor than, against him in court. Hanks and Washburn picked Madison up near the rooming house of Mrs. William Felts, 1534 Lee street. His pockets were filled with purses, money and valuables pilfered from fellow-roomers. He admitted robbing the rooming house preparatory to a trip to his home in Pennsylvania. “For," said Madison, who is twenty years old, “I’m homesick.” “He’s a free-hearted boy, the best

“Monkey Trot” Stirs Guests of a Chicago Hotel

CHICAGO. —Everybody did the “Monkey Trot” at a big down-town hotel the other day. Guests, including staid matrons, chorus girls, traveling men, and politicians, joined with chambermaids, bell boys, hallmen, and even the managers and proprietors in ■executing the latest trot novelty. Leading the grand march was a sprightly specimen of the tiny tree folk—a typical simian. He had been mysteriously checked Into the parcel room and left uncalled for. After three days of waiting for somebody to claim him he began to protest. “Say, boss, there’s something wrapped up in a paper here that is making an awful funny noise,” said Paul Weinstein, the parcel boy, to Walter Payne, the superintendent of the hotel, a little before the noon hOuf. A little crowd gathered around Weinstein when he cautiously removed the wrapper. There was a suit case inside. He sprung the latch. There was a- flash of pink skin and dark brown fur. Several persons grabbed at a shadow that bounced off their shoulders. The small monkey executed an undulating streak in a circuit of the lobby. over the backs of the chairs and tables. Down the middle aisle he was followed. At a group of statuary he' shinned up a satyr’s thigh, hopped

Wandering Minstrel Is Saved From Snow by Dog

K. sive St. Bernard, looking for snowharried wayfarers on the Swiss Alps with a cask of brandy slung about his hairy neck. Sport is just a pleasant, open-faced Scotch collie with something in his noodle. And John Jones owes his life to Sport, and to that something in Sport’s noodle, John Jones is a wandering minstrel, who uses a fiddle to beguile nickels from barroom patrons. Jones is fifty years old, and blind, and he will occasionally accept drinks instead of nickels. Sport tows his master around at the end of a string and is fed every once in a while for his services. r- The other afternoon Sport and his master were "working” the West Bottoms. It was cold and Sport’s master acquired rather more drinks than nickels. And about ten o’clock that night Sport’s master, In a condition

This Woman Used Stocking as a Market Basket

PITTSBURGH. Pa—Whether the high coat of living or the fact that she did not want to be aeen carrying bundles along the street caused Mrs. Anna Miller of the North side to place two pounds of bacon and three supposed fresh eggs In her silken hose is trying to be ascertained by detect* Ives. She was held a prisoner under a technical charge of being a auspicious person. She refused to tell the reason for making a market basket out of a well-filled pair of hose. When the woman attempted to get on a Perrysville avenue car she was unable to do so owing the height of the steps and evident seas of breaking the eggs by too much of a strain. After the car had gone the woman walked around the corner of the market house and lifted her dress.

In the world," said Mrs. Felt», whose little son’s bank had been broken open by Madison. “Yes, he stole the things, but his money was always any one’s money,” she added. “Best fellow you ever saw," chimed in Howard Landweter, another roomer, robbed of a purse. “He wouldn’t a-done it if he hadn’t been drinking some.” said Charles Roberts, whose gold watch was stolen. Robert Riney and Herschel Morris, others who were robbed, added their forgiveness, and Acting Judge Cavins stamped the burglary charge “dismissed.” It afterward developed that the roomers had collected the fee charged by a lawyer to defend Madison. Judge Cavins assessed a small fine, on a petit larceny charge. William Flory, who has served a term in the penitentiary for chicken stealing, was arrested again near Riversldepark. Special Policeman Klingensmith found Flory in a buggy with seven live chickens and one dead fowl. He sent him to central police station, where it was found a charge of cruelty to animals is pending against him. Flory some” time ago wrenched four shoes from a horse’s hoofs in a cruel manner, according to the charges of Inspector Merrill, of the Humane Society. His case was continued. pendlng investigation concerning the chickens.

through the air, and caught the arm of a marble nymph, sliding down the graceful figure to the floor and diving under a huge divan. ’

For a few minutes the orchestra stopped playing and people took the interval to discuss the latest “rag.” The trot leader had retired into the upholstery of the divan. He was coaxed and threatened, but the only response was the repeated “Hictchika-k. k-k-k.”

The bouse detective was called. The divan was overturned and bottom ripped off. The monkey jumped out and the dance was resumed, proceeding immediately up the aisle and to the stairway. Past the mezzanine floor to the first floor through the ballroom and into a corner suite the monkey led the trot. In room 119 the door was closed. There the simian sought refuge on an electrolier and was finally captured and returned to a grip.

that rendered him less perceptive than usual, wandered over to the Kansas side and laid him down to rest in a snow banked alley back at a packing plant. The something began working in Sport’s noodle. Sport was not particularly uncomfortable, being shaggily coated against the raw chill of Heiland heights and moors. But something told Sport that if his master reposed very Ibng in that* downy bed it would be bad for him. Nobody knows if Sport had any idea how bad, of course. But Sport, after sundry nudges with a friendly nose, directed against an unresponsive and snoring visage, bounced right out of that alley and trotted about until he found A. W. Gerber, a patrolman. And before him Sport danced and whined and made eager starts toward the alley, until Gerber followed him. John Jones’ hands were frozen when they got him to the James street police station and the surgeon impressed on him, while working busily, that he had had a very narrow squeak. So Sport probably was somewhat bewildered by the warmth of his welcome at the station, the abundance of food and the comfort of warm little room be shared with his master the rest of the night.

Policeman Schendal, who had quiet, ly followed her, noted the big lump on her limb, and suspecting all was not right questioned her. When she haughtily refused to explain Schendal placed her under arrest. At the station house the foodstuffs were found by the matron who searched the prisoner. Officer Schendal later said that his reason for arresting the woman was because the lumps on her leg "didn't look natural."

Three Pretty Party Frocks Designed for Young Girls

THE maidens of sweet sixteen In the pretty trio our artist has sketched are wearing chic little toilettes, rather original yet not difficult to carry out. The figure on the left has a caught-up skirt, and rather plain bodice of soft white satin, with a “petticoat” of mousseline de solo brocaded in silver. The belt is composed of silver passementerie rings from which falls a narrow sash of capucines ribbon. The plain undersleeves and the shaped decollete are in the silvery mousseline, with an edge of silver plcot lace. The shoes are white satin, with paste and silver buckles, and the stockings are flesh-pink silk.

The girl in the center wears a skirt of flat machine-kilted pink mousseline de sole. There is a short little sideways tunic of the mousseline, with a baby bodice, finished round the neck with a lightly beaded net trimming, matching the sleeve frills. A cachet is given by the three large lavenderblue silk roses, with green velvet leaves, which are posed on the bodice-tunic. The last dress is slightly more daring. It is for a little brunette. The white satin fourreau is covered with cerise mousseline de sole, forming a caught-under tunic looped with cerise ribbons. The lower part of the skirt, and also the inner bodice and undersleeves, are embroidered in a latticework of crystal bead!, the cerise satin shoes being worked with similar beads. In the hair is a little Empire wreath of gold leaves. The same idea might be carried out with soft yellow satin, or pale sea-green, or Nattier. A little touch of fur is particularly becoming to girts for their evening frocks.

STUDY MODEL FOR GOOD FORM

Helpful Beginning to End Desired— Two Good Rules That Must Be Followed.

Many girls have asked me how they may become well bred. This is a hard question to answer. The term Implies that it must come with training. Perhaps the most helpful beginning would be to find someone who can serve you as a sort of model. Women of charm and distinction are unfortunately few, but it must be a poor society, indeed, where at least one woman ofgracq and refinement cannot be found, • Having decide*! upon one woman—there may be more if you are lucky—study her. Try to discover what constitutes her charm and what are her blemishes. Be sure to let your charming woman serve as a “sort” of model. Do not slavishly copy tones, gestures, dress. It is only soAiething of her spirit that you are to try to catch, for there are two rules which, if you will follow them, will do more for you than even your model 'ban. You will find that she is your model because she followed these rules herself. The first is: “Think about others, not about yourself,” and the second is the same. —Exchange.

How to Have Red Lips.

The girl with red lips and pink cheeks may be thankful, for both denote health—vigorous, forceful, magnetic health, and, while it may be impossible for some to attain owing to morbid states or health, yet a vast majority of seeming healthy young women and men are almost colorless because of a lack of ted blood corpuscles. When the blood is Improved and enriched with these red corpuscles the weight increases and a beautiful tint appears on the cheeks, while the lips assume a healthy red color. Many physicians and beauty doctors prescribe three-grain hypo-nuclane tablets, which are said to Invariably increase the red blood corpuscles after a'course of treatment lasting several months. The nervous system and general health also improve rapidly. The best physicians and apothecary shops supply this tablet in sealed packages.

New Head-Dress

Head-dresses for evening wear have come decidedly into vogue this season and are made principally of narrow bands studded with rhinestones or other colored stones. These are worn rather low over the forehead, showing a short bang below. Another style Is a black velvet cord with a rhinestone buckle and a black osprey worn close to the hair a little to the side of the back. Bita of satin to match the dress may be twisted around a wire to form the head-dress, and for young girls tiny silk roses may be added In a bunch or in half-wreath effect.—Harper’s Bazar.

Trains en Evening Gowns.

The majority of evening gowns have extended trains. The train may form an integral part of the gown or it may hang as a separate appendage from the waist line.

SHOWING REVIVAL OF BOLERO

Charming Adaptation That Has Been Eagerly Adopted by the Smart World of London.

The subject of the sketch is an expression of the bolero. Effected in velvet or ottoman silk, this sort of coatee is bound to be much favored during the early days of spring, possibly with skirts of faced cloth, which, in the face of much rivalry from rough-surfaced stuffs, continues to hold a strong position. Beneath the fronts of the bolero a little gilet of silk embroidered about the edges is introduced, and at once imparts a welcome note of importance. The coloring might be in Florentine

red velvet with the gllet in a delicate paille shade embroidered in pastel shades. The fur collar and cuffs, items wholly of the Immediate sea* son, are of white fox or pure ermine. An adorable substitute would be a small Medici collar of the velvet. The chapeau is entirely of velvet, preferably black, with the Florentine nuance picked up in an ostrich plume that is deftly manipulated to stand out at a wind-swept angle.—London Mad* ame.

Hip Pocket.

The innovation of a hip pocket is sure to appeal to the woman who loves the styles that repeat notes of the masculine dress. In one skirt such a pocket was partly covered with a tab, which was stitched in place under the upper bem of the pocket and then buttoned to the outside of the pocket proper.

Pretty Negligees.

Negligees in pink crepe do chine, with petticoats to match, and sleeves finished off with swansdown and shadow lace are decidedly elegant. With these garments not only but garters are sold to match.

Grathered Smiles

. * GIVING HIM A CHANCE. “Mary, I don’t want that young Gassleigh coming here any more. You tell him so or I will.” “Why, father! He’s awfully nice. And he is very sensible, too." "Sensible? He’s a fool. I won’t have him coming here. He looks like a monkey." i “Oh, very well, If you feel that way about him. Blit I had an idea that he was unusually bright and discriminating. He was at the Insurance banquet where you spoke night before last, and he said your remarks we.re the wittiest he had ever heard. He told me you completely outclassed all the other speakers. But I'll tell him that he is not to call any more. I can find some way of doing so without hurting his feelings.” “Well, let the matter drift along for the present. Maybe I’ll like him when I get better acquainted with him."

Still Untasted.

"What," asked Mrs. Oldcastle, as she picked up a volume of Limp Leather Edition of the Classics, “do you think of Thucydides?” - “I really don’t know,” replied Mrs. Gottalotte, after she had straightened a corner of her S6OO Royal Persian rug; “we’ve never had any. Josiah says they’re no good unless you get them fresh ,and our grocer never seems to have any except the ones in cans.”

Correct

''What,” asked the Sunday school teacher, "is meant by bearing false witness against one’s neighbor?” “It’s telling falsehoods about them,** said one small maid. “Partly right and partly wrong,” said the teacher. “I know," said another little girl, holding her hand high in the air, “it’s when nobody did anything and somebody went and told about it”—Lippincott’s.

A SURE WINNER.

Horan—Did yez iver make iny money backin’ horses, Doran? Doran —Sure. Oi made foive hundred wance. Horan —How did yez do ut? Doran —Oi backed him down a cillar awn thin sued th’ mon for lavin’ th’ door open.

Hobble Gowns in the Ark.

Mrs. Noah is debonair; Observe her painted smile, Her gowns and those her daughters wear Are strikingly in style.

That’s So.

“Why do' you think married people do not love one another?" ,

“Because when a man speaks of the time when he was in love you know he means the time before he was married."

Awaiting Orders.

The stationmaster on the Eastern Indian railway had been given strict orders not |o do anything out of the ordinary without authority from the superintendent. This accounts for his sending the following telegram: “Superintendent’s Office, Calcutta: Tiger on platform eating conductor. Please wire Instructions.”

How He Got Out of It.

The city editor glanced over the new reporter’s manuscript. "Don’t you know, young fellow,” 'he said, "that not even a defeated pugilist can lie *prone on his back.*?” “This one could,” said the new reporter. "His head had been—er — turned by injudicious praise."

Swords.

"Do you think the time will ever come when the swords will be converted into plowshares ?" “No."

“Then you do not expect universal peace?" "Oh, that may easily come; but swords are so easily utilised for decorative purposes.”

Settled.

•“He asked the young man what his intentions were and he said ho meant business..” “I suppose that settled it?” “It certainly did. He said that when kta daughter married she wanted a busband, not a business partner.”

An Instance.

"Our modern inventions work miracles.” “Indeed they do. I noticed yesterday that a messenger boy was arrested for speeding.”

WHEN THEY MEET.

“Oh, It’s yon, is it?" murmurs the wife, meeting her husband at the reception. - ■ “Yes. Glad to see you,” he smiles. “Had half an idea I’d run across you here.” “Isn’t it nice? Oh, there was something I Wanted to ask you about —I thought of it Just after I siw you at the theater the last time,” she says. “It was something important, too. But it has entirely slipped my mind.” - “ Well, maybe youll thinl of It by > the next time we meet 1 suppose you’ll be at the horse show. Perhaps by then it witl have occurred to you again.”—Judge’s Library.

PROGRESS.

“Who taught you to skate?” “Well, last year George taught me. The year before it was Charlie, and the year before that I tiught myself?

A Certainty.

Ab we journey through life Let us Jive by the way; ■We’ll never be younger Than we are today.

Knew Where She Was Going.

A little girl and her mother were waiting for a car. Mother, a college graduate, was greeted by a member of the college faculty. "Why, how do you do? And this is the baby! My, what a great big girt she is. I knew yon young lady," and here the professor leaned forward and adopted a confidential tone, “when yon were just so big. Let me see. You must be five—going on six?” “I am five going on the cart" said the young lady, and the professor straightened up and pretended not to see she blush that spread itself on the mother’s face. She needn’t have blushed. Wf> all do it

Only One Advantage Lacking.

“What," asked her friend from the city, “do you do for amusement in a town like this?" “Oh, we play auction bridge and Jtalk about our acquaintances and spend more for clothes than our husbands can earn, and—the truth is that we have all the advantages of city life, except that our cars never become crowded enough to make it necessary for us to cling to straps.”

What She Thought of Alfred.

* She put down the book with a sigh. “What is it, darling?” he asked. "Ah, dearest, I’m so happy,” she replied. “But yos had such a sad look in your eyes just now." “I know. I’ve been reading about the unhappiness that the wives of men of genius have always had to bear. Oh, Alfred, I’m so glad you’re just an ordinary sort of fellow.”

AND HE IS PAINLESS.

Lawyer—-Do you wish your neighbor imprisoned for breaking your windows? Client—No; I want him to pay for them. I ought to get something for qay panes.

The Modem Grandma.

When grandmas danced the minuet, From formal grace they'd never slip. Ndw grandma smokos a cigarette And tries to dance the chicken dig.

Optimistic.

"Dabbs never tires of telling what the world has done for him.” "Wealthy, I presume, and has everything money can buy?” "No. About all ho has in the world Is a wife and three children, a small house and a cow." "Oh. well, some men are Just that way."