Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1913 — Page 3

WINNING OF A MAN

' '■■■■ ■■ i \ J What Happened When a Real | Man Entered Upon Winona’s Horizon. By HARMONY WELLER. ; Winona sighed deeply. She felt that iher reasons for sighing were many and good. / In the first place Winona firmly believed that the numerous suitors for her hand were merely after her money. She had not stopped to realize that Sher eyes were gloriously blue and her hair a shining mass of copper, nor did she know that her character was lovable and her mentality above the average. All she reckoned on was the fact that her money was a snare for fortune hunters and she doubted her swains, one and all. Secondly, she sighed because she had had a splendid art education, yet wealth and social obligation had kept her from manifesting her talent. Winona had taken a course In interior decorating and in her heart she felt that she would reach supreme heights of happiness if she were allowed to dab paints on the walls of adorable little bungalows. Thirdly, she sighed—and perhaps ■he sighed deepest—over the fact that a real man, the kind that would take her heart and life by storm, had failed to appear on her horizon. “Perhaps I am just naturally hard to please,” she reasoned, “but I simply cannot love a man who idles about in a steam yacht or touring car all day and who haunts the cabaret restaurants by night”

X A tear squeezed itself from beneath "Winona’s lashes; then a second and third. After that her head went for--ward and she wept oat her unhappiness on the Irish lace that covered her sofa pillows. Her hither coming in found her •curled up like a kitten and with tears streaming down her lovely cheeks. “Wlnny!” he cried, and took her into his arms. "I am just terribly unhappy,” she smiled at him through her tears, “I want a long brown painting apron and brushes and paints—and—and something to paint!”

“Bless my soul, child —you can have an entire shop if you want it As for something to paint, I can give yourj contract that will tax even your clever schemes for decorating.” Winona smiled into her father’s •yes. “Tell me quickly!” she demanded. will be so happy you won’t know me—if I can just be a working person for once.” __ • “I have seen an architect today about putting up a dozen bungalowß on the West Park road. I want them to be little gems along the drive and the young chap I have chosen has Ideas that I like. Now you and he can get together—that is if you can without actually coming to blows,” he ended with a laugh. “I am not sure that I would let him know that you are my daughter,” he added; “he might be inclined to give way to you—though Davenport doesn’t seem like the man who would give in much to anybody” Winona pouted, ttten hugged her father. Her cheeks were free of tears and her eyes sparkling. “I love the idea! I shall go straight away and get a plain frock suck as a working artist would have. You are a dear!” she.cried excitedly and hugged him again. When Winona met John Davenport she was not Bure that they would avoid the blows that her father had laughingly suggested. The young architect had, looked at her in a more or less supercilious manner when he bad learned that he, in a way, was to work with her. “He is evidently one of those unlllumined men who think ttrJJ anything feminine belongs seated ax the side of a sewing basket I will-show him!" she decided and Davenport fell to wondering why the girl’s blue eyes bad narrowed In so peculiar a manner. That was but the first of Ms wondering. Prom the moment he and Winona began to talk actual business he was kept in a state of cdntinual surprise. ' “She is a clever artist,” he told himself often when some particular bit of designing discussed. “And after all —the feminine mind should know more about a home than the masculine.” s Had Winona realized the pralße that Davenport was giving her in his mind she would have been even happier in those days of work when, the bungalows were progressing at a splendid rate. But she did not know it and her heart was beginning to feel that a real man had entered upon her horizon. Notwithstanding her first impression she knew now that John Davenport was a man whom any girl could be proud of winning. The close companionship and exchange of ideas gave her ample time to know him as she had known no other man. He would never idle away his days on yachts and motor and Winona smiled when she tried to picture him at a cabaret •how or dancing the-one-step. “And I think he likes me,” she told herself with a little happy sigh; “his eyes tell me so.” She was high on her ladder painting fleecy clouds ton the ceiling when khe heard his voice in the next room, tae was speaking with some one 'Whose voice was feminine and rich. Winona almost stopped breathing so -suddenly had the seeming position •truck her. The architect was showing the bungalow to someone. “I like this the best of all, dear,”

the feminine voice went'on. "The aecorations appeal to me most.- Could we take this one or has it been sold?” "No —It is the last but one to go. 1 think we could be very happy here —it is just big enough for you and me, Isn’t it? I will make arrangements for the purchase this afternoon.” He turaqd suddenly and sprang into the next room. A crash had sent the rqjl blood out of his cheeks. “Winona!” he cried and picked the girl up. She had toppled from her ladder and lay white and still in his arms. Fortunately she bad fainted before falling and the limpness of her body had prevented serious injury. “Oh-h,” she sighed, and opened her eyes wonderingly. Davenport’s arms tightened about her and Winona felt him tremble, j “Tell me, dear—are you hurt?” he questioned tenderly. He glanced quickly up at the other woman who stood beside him. “Mother,” he said, “I want you to know the girl I love—l have told you so much about her.” Winona drew a long breath and her heart took up the beat where it had left off when she thought her architect had been Bpeaking to his future wife. Later on, when they had decided upon an early wedding, Winona looked up at Davenport with • rather fright ened eyes. “But I have stacks and stacks of money,” she said and waited fearfully for his wrath. “So have I, sweetheart,” he laughed, “more than I can in any way take care of. So let’s forget it and just be happy.” “We won’t have much trouble doing that —will .we?” Winona sighed happily. “Is this the way you two build bungalows?” asked Winona’s father, who stood in the doorway. “Yes,” and we are going to build one more,” John Davenport said. (Copyright, 191*. by, the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

MOST FICKLE OF ALL GEMS

Opals Readily Affected By Changes of Temperature, and This Has Brought Them 111 Favor. The superstition which causes people to regard opals with awe as the cause of 111 luck, and even death, is due to a peculiar observation made many years ago. Opals were considerably in use in Venice during the plague and it was noticed there in the hospitals that before death the stone would sometimes brighten upon the victim’s finger. It never seemed to occur to the people that the illness could produce a glow of color. They took it for granted that the stone occasioned the illness. As a matter of fact, opals are affected by heat, even by that of the hand, and the fever, being at its height just before death, caused the colors to shine with unwonted clearness. This confirmed the superstition, and to this day there are sane and ablebodied people who believe that a chip of this stone in the house can cause calamities. Probably another reason for the distrust excited In opals is the fact that they change and lose their color. That is due to the softness and porousness of the material, and Its capacity both for absorbing water and of parting with what it has, one of which tends to make it dull and the other chalky and opaque. They have been known to be carefully cut and laid away, and upon opening the paper had crumbled Into dust within a few weeks. A species of opal known as the hydrophane, found in small quantities lately In Colorado, has wonderful powers of absorption. In Its usual state It Is of a yellowish, waxy tint, but when water is dropped upon it the tint phases slowly away, and from being translucent It becomes transparent. On exposure to the air the water evaporates In an hour, leaving the stone as it was before.

All Serve the Fatalist.

Three students of philosophy sat on top of a high hill. One was a pessimist, one an optimist and the third had not declared himself. When the first two were warmly discussing their opposing theories of life, a sudden gust of wipd simultaneously lifted off three hats and sent them bowling down the hill. The pessimist and the optimist gave chase, but their companion remained calmly sitting on top of the bill and watched the others running after the bats. Presently each procured his own hat and the optimist picked up also that of the third man. Then they panted back up the hill. “Whew!” gasped the optimist, as he handed over the hat to him who still sat on top of the hilL “I guess you’re an optimist, too. You didn’t seem to worry any." “Why should I?” was the dispassionate reply. ‘1 knew that ‘mine own shall come to me.’ You see, I’m a fatalist”

Education in Philippines.

An idea of the extent of industrial education In the Philippines may be gained from the fact that nearly four hundred thousand school pupils are engaged In some kind of Industrial work. Twenty-six well equipped trade schools have been established in Manila and the various provinces, there is a college of agriculture at Los Banos and a college of engineering has been added to the University of the Philippines.—American Industries.

Wireless Message Carried Far.

. A wireless message sent out by an operator icr Persia recently was heard distinctly on a ship near more than 5,200 miles distant

LAUNCHING OF “VATERLAND,” THE WORLD’S LARGEST STEAMER

To the left we Bee the great ship leaving the ways at Hamburg, Germany, and on the right Prince Rupprecht In uniform on the way to perform the christening ceremonies. The “Vaterland” is 960' feet long, 100 feet beam, speed 22% knots and will have lifeboats to accommodate 6,000.

PERISHED IN DESERT

Story of Burke and Wills’ Fatal Exploring Expedition Recalled.

Disaster Caused by Bad Luck Due to Incompetence—-Beven Member* of Party Who Attempted to Cross Australia Succumb.

Sydney, N. S. W. —One of tile saddest stories In connection with the exploration of Australia Is that of Burke and Wills, whose monument terms one of the principal sights In Melbourne, a lofty pillar of stones in the Royal park, showing the precise spot whence the 111 fated explorers, accompanied by a party of thirteen others, including two German scientists, together with two years’ supplies carried by camels, started in 11660 to cross Australia from south to north. Stuart had made an unsuccessful attempt fifteen years previously at a cost of £4,000 (920,000) to perform a similar feat, and Stuart hid made two failures, although by a singular coincidence he ultimately succeeded In the attempt The overland telegraph posts still in use mark the course which he took and he was borne through the streets of Adelaide in triumph, though a physical wreck, on the very day that the,bodies of Buirke and Wills arrived on their way to their last resting place in Melbourne.

The story, which is graphically told in Life, is one of remarkable enterprise, equipped regardless of expense, utterly ruined by incompetence and bad luck, the one, indeed, being the cause of the other. Burke, who had been a captain In the Australian army and subsequently Inspector of police at Melbourne, knew nothing of the Australian bush, was “haphazard In his methods, kept no journal of his own on the expedition,” and according to one who knew him well, “used to alter his mind so often that it was not possible at times to understand what he really did mean.”

I,*indells, 'who was originally second in command, left the expedition at un early stage, and predicted certain disaster at Cooper’s creek. At Menindle, on the Darling, Burke and Wills, the surveyor, with six others pushed forward to Cooper’s creek, leaving Wright to follow with the bulk of the supplies “at the earliest moment”

lYom Cooper's creek Burke again puibed forward with Wills, King and Gray, half a dozen camels and an altogether Inadequate equipment of stores, and made a dash for the sea, leaving Brahe with three men and ample supplies, verbally instructing him to follow on Burke’s tracks when Wright arrived. Burke managed to reach the Fllndau which had a tidal motion, showing D>at the sea was not far off, but as the little party had nearly exhausted theiryprovisions, they determined to return to thq camp at Cooper’s creek. On the vay they lost one of the men from starvation, the single day’s delay caused by burying their comrade being responsible for the death of both.

Various expeditions were organized from Melbourne to find the missing men, one of which discovered King, a wasted figure, "covered with some scarecrow rags and part of a hat,” who showed them the place where Burke and Wills had died. It Is a curious fact that, whereas Burke’s last orders to Burke were that be should shoot the blacks down at *nce If they gave any trouble, they were almost the only ones who shed tears over his grave, and it was through their unfailing kindness that King's life was saved.

Altogether seven pemben of the expedition perished, white the sum actually spent on it amounted to £67,000 <|285,000). by far the largest sum, we are told, that was ever spent in Australian history on a single exploring expedition. And yet, by a strange irony, though the weather oopdtttona were perfect, food abuad-

ant stores ample, and there was every reason to expect that the expedition would be attended by greater results, It was a failure from beginning to end. from sheer lack of those qualities which, though all else may be provided, are in the long run Indispensable to success.

SAYS CAPITAL IS HEARTLESS

Revolution Liable to Como Any Day, Hibernians Are Told by Dr. Kolly. Sydney.—Dr. Kelly, the Roman Catholic primate of Australia, addressing the Hibernian society here, referred to the recent strikes and the threats of strikes and said: “The contentions and strife between capital and labor may develop Into a revolution any day, because capital fas heartless and renders labor desperate, and because labor is emboldened by the success attending violence. Society with us Is In a vary parlous and dangerous condition.” Dr. Kelly added that a “man mast not put hie band Into another man’s pocket unless he is starving and his tongue is hanging out with thirst Then he may take from another man’s pocket”

Wants National Anthem Adopted. Washington.—A joint resolution to make the “Star Spangled Banner” the official anthem of the United States has been introduced in congress by Representative Levy of New York. It provides that whenever the "Stai* Spangled Banner” is played on any occasion at any public place where persons belonging to any branch of the government Bervlce are present they will stand at attention, and alf other persons will stand, such positions being retained until the last note of the anthem.

HELEN TAFT WILSON GUEST

Daughter of President Entertains Former Executive’s Child at Whits House. Washington.—A pretty friendship has sprung up between Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the former president, and Miss Jessie Wilson, daughter of the president of the United States. Recently Miss Taft lunched at the White House and greatly enjoyed the return to the scene of her former social triumphs.

Miss Jessie Wilson.

Miss Taft Was in Washington to. attend the marriage of Miss Alys Meyer, and #as one of the bridesmaids. Invited to meet Miss Taft wane

SHIP KILLS SEA MONSTER

Captain Reports Striking What He Thinks Was Bpecies of Whale, Which Hung on Stem of Vessel. — '—~ 1 "'‘ New York.—Recently persons on 8 liner were sure they had seen a sea serpent fifty feet long forging Its way through the ocean at Incredible speed. Capt 3. Tutt of another liner, gave this account of a collision with a monster of the deep: “At 12:33 o’clock in the morning," said the captain, “an hour known as ‘the graveyard watch’ by marines, a shock was felt at the fore part of the ship. The liner had left Santa Marta on the day before, and was steaming at sixteen knots an hour along the Colombian coast toward Port Limon.

“After the shock the ship’s speed seemed to diminish, although the enr gines were working well' and the sea was smooth. It was bright moonlight. I went to the bow to see what was the matter, and found that we ha 4 struck a sea monster, which I estimated to be some forty-two feet long and three tons in weight The collision killed the monster, and it hung on the stem so that we had to go astern to get clear of the body. This sank immediately, leaving the surface of the sea a bright crimson.” The captain said that the body had broad stripes on the back and head, with patches like textile prints the size of a hand on the sides. It was a species of whale now almost extinct, he thought The shock aroused the passengers, who came on deck to look at the dead monster. One of the officers said that many strange serpents and large fish had been seen in the waters off the Colombian coast in the last three years of a species that had not been seen there since the days of the buccaneers on the Spanish Main. They thought that the blasting in the Panama canal had disturbed them in their submarine caverns and driven them to the surface of the sea.

Miss Sophy Johnston, who enter tained Miss Taft as a house guest; Misses Mary Scott es Princeton; Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, Lieutenant McMurray, Mr. Chaferth, Mr. Ladington, Lieutenant Rockwell, Lieutenant Qreble, Lieutenant Claggett add Dr. C. T. Grayson.

HUSBANDS LEARN TO SEW

Pennsylvania Men Are Training * for the Time When Their Wives Will Be Veters. Picture Rocks, Pa.—Asserting they were fearful lest the ballot be granted to women and the husbands will bar* to do housework, the able-bodied men of this place have formed an organisation known as the "Mw’s Sewing Square.” At their last meeting they brought sewing bags and their wives’ stock logs to mend, and began the task o! plying the needle In order to ascertain If darning was as hard as they bad always been led to believe. The Rev. L N. Earle, pastor of the Methodist church, who has been elected chairman of the "square," presided, and some of the work that the men performed is declared by their wives to have been far better than they oould have Imagined. *, The men prepared a supper without women's aid, which they say they ate with relish, and were all home before 11 o'clock. The “square" will mast once a week.

Sheriff’s Wife Halts Prisoner.

Ellsworth, Me.—Mrs. F. O. Sllahf wife of the sheriff here, prevented thr escape from the county Jail of Edwtt Goodman, seventeen years old. tin confessed murderer of CapL Harry O Young. Goodman, aided by another prisoner, had overpowered a derety sheriff and was taking his keys w«ca Mrs. Silsby at peered. She locked the outer door of the jail and then sows# ed an alarm. -

FOR SANITARY CELLAR

LIGHT AND VENTILATION ARE THE THINGB MOST IN NEED. -- * No Apartment In the House Is of 8o Much Importance aa That in Which Food for the Family > Is Stored. The should be as light and dry and clean as any room in the house. It should hare windows on opposite sides, easily accessible and easily opened. Air at night in summer, as to admit air warmer than the inside air causes moisture to form and trickle down the side walls. Remember a heated house acts like a chimney, the movement of the air being from the bottom upward. If any one doubts this, let him unstopper a bottle of ether or boil a kettle of onions In the cellar, then go to the top of even a six-storied dwelling, and I think hiß sense of smell would soon convince him that there is an upward draught of no mean abilities. Indeed, a German inventor baa proved that one-half the cellar air la found in the first story, one-third in the second, one-fifth in the third, and so on, which impells us to think of the cellar aa a reservoir of air for the entire house. A good coat of lime whitewash should be applied every . spring. No decaying vegetables or rubbish of any kind should be stored there. The cellar bottom aud sides should be preferably of concrete. Where coal Is etored, it should be light and dry, as the decomposition of the sulphides in the coal goes on much more rapidly in a damp atmosphere. Sulphides cause silver to tarnish. The cold-air box of furnace should be so located that the outer air admitted be as pure as possible, and It should be so constructed that through no cracks or crevices could the cellar air be admitted to the heating chamber of the furnace.

The Hosekeeper

The perfect apple corer has a wooden handle. White fish is, as a rule, more dlgestibe than any meat Water cress salad is at its best this time of the year. Cream taken after a meal is excellent to increase flesh. Tomato juice will remove ink stains from fingers; so will lemon juice. Curry is a great resource among a housekeeper’s seasoning supplies. Broiled green peppers make a delicious finishing touch to a steak. The nutritive value of fresh herring is greatly Increased by the roe or milt. Before planting garden seeds, make sure of plenty of little wooden labels. Rinse Cut glass In bluing water if you wish it to have the utmost sparkle. Fruits of all available kinds should make a large part of the spring dietary. Before beginning to paper a honse always see that the chimneys are clean. To make cut flowers last, set them In a pail of water up to their necks over night " r Olive oil makes an excellent tonic in the spring—a teaspoonful three times dally. To save the heels of your silk stockings, line the heels of your slippers with velvet When buttering sandwiches, be sure to have the butter soft enough to spread smoothly.

Fish Course.

For a dainty little fish course take two cups of lobster meat and chop very fine, then force It through a sieve. Add two tablespoonfuls of fine bread crumbs, four tablespoonfuls of double cream, one-half cup of milk and the beaten yolks of two eggs; season with salt, a little paprika and one tablespoonful of lemon Juice, and blend thoroughly, then fold in the stiffly beaten whites of eggs. Fill small, green paper shells, that have first been parboiled In salted water, with the mixture; place in a baking pan, and partly surround with boiling water; cover the tops with buttered paper, and bake In a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Rub the lobster coral through a sieve and sprinkle over the top of each timbale; garnish with parsley and serve with a rich cream sauce.

Queen of Puddings.

One pint of stale bread crumbs, soaked one hour In one quart of milk, four egg yolks (whites for top) beaten, one-fourth cup of sugar, one teaspoon of salt, one saltspoon of nutmeg or cinnamon, and one tablespoon of soften butter. Stir Into the eggs and then still all into the milk. Bake one hour In a buttered pudding dish. Forgot to add one cup raisins before you bake it After baking spread layer of jam over the tqp, then meringue of the whites and brown slightly. I also have one made with six eggs and flavored with lemon, if you wish lb

To Iron Shirtwaists.

Put a soft, thick cloth on a table at one corner. Lay the shirtwaist on the table with one armhole over the corner; pull the waist tight and Iron lb In this way the shoulder is Ironed smooth and kept In shape. It is especially good for plaited waists.

Custard Pie Sprinkled With Nuts.

When making custard pie, add one cupful of fine ground haxel nuts or pecans. These rise to the top, and when baked, form a crust that la truly delicious.—Good Housekeeping.