Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1913 — Page 2

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITIES

Zoological Park Mystery Solved; Ivan Is Guilty

NEW YORK. —No longer is there any mystery to be solv*ed in the New York zoological park. Ivan is the guilty one, and now the policemen detailed to the park, the night watchman, the keepers and all the officials of the

their coats soon learned this trick and paid no attention to it after a time, but just kept on working and gfting into the cave when they were ready to leave the den and get their belongings from Ivan’s hiding place. Two weeks ago Policeman Martin of the Bronx park station heard three sharp blasts of a!) police whistle. In about two minutes it was repeated, and he started to run in the direction in which the sound came from. He was 3 sure that a brother policeman was in trouble and needed help. As he ran through the park two watchmen joined him. The squad looked for the suspicious policeman who wanted aid for half an hour and then gave it up as hopeless and returned to their posts. About an hour later the whistles were again heard and another search was started. Again no one was found. This keit up every night for two weeks. Then by chance Charles Snyder, the assistant curator of small mammals, happened to forget his umbrella one night and returned to the park. He was just walking back of Ivan’s den when he hea-d the three distress whistles given, He was not on the path, but on the gi ass, so Ivan could not hear him walking. Peering through the bars Snyder saw Ivan standing erect, and while he •watched him he heard the bear give three more calls that sounded for all world like the blasts of a policemen’s whistle.

Pawned Jewels to Feed Cats; Husband Objects

DETROIT, MlCH.—“Cats!” said the complainant. “Rats!” said the court. All the trouble in the James’ household was brought out the other day

in a bill for divorce filed by John D. James, and a cross bill filed by his wife, Anna L. James. According to the complainant, his wife was so fond of cats that they occupied his place in bed, driving him out into the chilly night. Also that the cats ware fed by the white hand of his wife with the choicest of meats, while he, the complainant, had to eat what they discarded. Also that she became so imbued with the spirit of her pets that she scratched his face, and otherwise cahsed him such intense physical anguish that from a large, strong man he dwindled down to a sickly, nervous person, a shadow of 102 pounds. In her cross bill the wife asserted that all cats brought into the house were brought in

by the complainant, who “persisted in feeding said cats whole handsful of raw meat, which he cut up himself.” “Is it true that your wife pawned her watch and her wedding ring in order to obtain money with which to buy choice cuts of meat for the cats?” James was asked, and he admitted that this was the sad truth. “Is it not a fact that you yourself brought the first cat into the house?" the court asked, and this, too, James was forced to admit. “You also brought the second cat into the house, and these two cats were the result of more cats. Is this true?” James admitted the two first cats and the resulting cats. “I think that neither of these parties is entitled to a divorce,” said Judge Lacy. “They have made their bed, and they must lie in it—if necessary, along with the cats.”

Flip of the Dice Wins Rich Oklahoma Oil Land

KANSAS CITY, hJO A Kansas City business man who lives at the Hotel Baltimore—he says he wouldn’t have his identity known for anything in the world—received the other day a big brown envelope. It contained the

The two adjourned tb„ the bar and had a glass of buttermilk. And that was all, too, so one of the principals of the story said. “TH shake you for the land,” the oil man said. “That’s a go,” the Kansas City man said. The oil man flipped the dice box first. Out on the counter rolled the five ivory cubes. Two fives! r The Kansas City man rolled next. Four sixes! , “The land’s yours," the oil mau said.

Strange Climax of Little Every-Day Incident

PHILADELPHIA, PA.—A waiter spilled a plateful of soup on a ward worker in a restaurant the other day. The ward worker made known his objections in the manner usually adopted for reformers who try to stand

guard at the polls in that city. In other words, he started a rough house. But the waiters finished what be started. Waiters have a habit of doing that. At the "Hey, Kube!" signal they gathered merrily around and after the ward worker had been reduced to a 'state of semi-consciousness with a loaded section of garden hose, a beer mallet and three chair legs, he was chucked into the street. Then he did an unprofessional thing. He would not have been guilty of it had he tyeen In his right senses. He complained to the police and had the waiter who annointed him arrested, , Now comes the unexpected climax of this little, every-day incident of life in Puihidelphia The police magistrate before whom the pris

onAr yvas arraigned discharged him with the momentous decision that it la no* unlawful for a waiter to spill soup on the patrons he serves. The news d find it did not take long for Philadelphia to become as much agitated nvar It as it can become agitated ever anything. It wholly failed to perceive ♦be deep, basic principles everlasting truth underlying the decision.

zoological society need not worry. Ivan thinks the whole matter a joke, and if any one who thinks a bear can’t laugh and enjoy being the perpetrator of something that worried his friends and kept them on the jump for a couple of weeks let him go up to the Bronx and have a talk with Ivan. Ivan is a big, brown peninsular bear. He has been in the park for nearly ten years, and while he is the pet of the keepers and the most popular animal in the bear dens he Is always in mischief. Stealing the keepers’ hats and coats while they are cleaning his cage and hiding them in his cave is an old trick of Ivan’s. For a time it was plenty of fun for him. The keepers who would have to look for

deed to 40 acres of land down in the oil belt in Oklahoma, worth between $3,000 and $4,000. There ave witnesses at the Baltimore who are willing to take cath that it happened thus: The Kansas City man, who fs western reprepresentative for a large furnishing goods house, and a wealthy oil operator, who na:i holdings at Paoli, Kan., and Muskogee, Okla., owned jointly the 40 acres—each a half interest. On a recent afternoon they met at the Hotel Baltimore. The oil operator wanted the Kansas City man to sell his half interest to him. While no oil has been found yet on the land, Jt is in the middle of oil belt, and the Kansas City man didn’t want to let go. He proposed that the oil operator sell him his half interest.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, LND.

Draped Skirts and Color Combinations

SKIRTS for daytime and ordinary wear are draped, but the draping is achieved in cutting the material and in shaping the skirt to the figure rather than in the addition of extra pieces of goods. But for evening wear with airjk and clinging fabrics, that weigh nothing, to deal with, the designs pose two or three materials and several colors together. This is done without making the skirt cumbersome in the least. Diaphanous draperies of this kind result in the most illusive and fascinating color effects. One color glows through another, and with the movement of the body in walking or dancing several colors are revealed by themselves and in ever changing combination with each other. Nothing but thin frabrics can be used in this way. One makes a mistake to drape a medium weight or heavy fabric in any but the simplest manner. The result can only be clumsy. Skirts for day wear cut along—the newest lines produce the “top” figure, with broad lines at the hips narrowing down to the smallest dimensions a*, the feet. They are somewhat shorter, too, than in the early season. Smartness attends the wearer of these eccentric lines, if she be slender. The stout woman must forego them. But for the slender or the heavy figure, long lines of drapery, like those shown in the picture, are becoming.

INDIVIDUAL TASTE THE ONLY GUIDE FOR THE GIRDLE

GIRDLES vary SO much in width that it is difficult to decide upon an average by which to make comparisons. From Oriental sashes that swath the figure half-way to the knees and up to the bust, to rather narrow flat belts with hanging ends for wear with cloth dresses, one may find girdles and in all the widths between. A girdle four and a half inches wide is about a standard in present styles. In the picture of fancy girdles shown here very wide ribbons are

employed. The plain girdle is stayed with feather bone at the front, back and sides, but those in the wider brocaded ribbon are placed only at the ends. There is a buckle made of buckrum covered with velvet for coafinlng the shallow loops at the end of the brocaded girdle. The ribbon is heavy and does not need bone stays, but is pinned to the bodice after it 1b adjusted to the figure. A broad satin ribbon, in a heavy weight, is laid in five plaits toi the dressy girdle finished with ribbon roses. The* plaits are tacked Wth nUtches on the wrong side, which are

Beads and heavy tassels, beaded passamenterie and touches of the gorgeous in gold and silver laces are used on all varieties of gowns, but are most happily placed on dinner and evening toilettes. A bit of finery in embroidery quite chqgges the character of an ordinary dress. What with the everpresent girdle and draped skirts, clever dresses are able to make one skirt do duty for various occasions. By arranging a train so that it can be draped up on the skirt, making it round, and by two or three separate bodices, one may manage variety with out much trouble. This is a great convenience for the tourist. Extra tunics and long scarf draperies used over a skirt and girdle do wonders of transformation, also. Black satin is the best choice in the softest and most “souple” of qualities, for a skirt to be worn with several waists or tunics. One may arrange to be either quietly or elaborately gowned, according to one’s taste, by these means. The spangled scarf and the corsage, rose are great favorites at the moment. But the feature of features for on which fashion appears to concentrate attention, is the wonderful development of tassels and beads in decoration. A beaded drapery, which seems to me merely a scarf wrapped about the figure, shown here in the picture, demonstrates how effectively and cleverly the draping is done.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

invisible on the outside. Millinery stems and foliage are mounted with the roses. The roses are in three shades of pink and rose, made of narrow, heavy satfn ribbon. This is not a novelty in girdles, but is a persistent fashion in a good design. It is one of the very prettiest of designs along this line and is nearly a stable thing in fashions as we .have had for several years. Besides the plain and brocaded ribbons those showing fancy stripes—and those with metallic threads, are employed in girdles that harmonize with the present fashions in gowning. The brocades in supple silks hold first place and lend a touch of splendor to otherwise unpretentious little gowns. One should study the possibilities in girdles along this line.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

Washable Cover.

A broom cover has been designed that is washable, removable (the upper part being made of cheesecloth and the bottom of cotton plush) and fits any ordinary size of broom, says Good Housekeeping. It is designed for sweeping hard wood and painted floors, matting, walls and ceilings. The plush has tha property of absorbing a certain amount of,dust and lessens scattering. The cover may be washed as frequently as desired.

Aprons for Children.

Tan cotton aprons, bound with bias strips of pink or blue lawn, and stamped with a simple design to be embroidered in outline stitch, are Bold for forty-nine cents. They are fdr children. They are cut on ah uveloping lines and would make admirable play aprons. There*are deep pockets across the bottom and straps that button on the shoulders.

Fashion Fac:

The butterfly bow is still dominant even on the evening gown, and It appears In odd places. Another novelty U the scarf sleeve, which is a dainty addition to an evening gown. The sleeves are short and made of chiffon, which Is continued from the underseam in long scarf enda caught loosely at the waist >

Gathered SmileS

IN THE WRONG PLACE. Ad East Ninth street liquor store had a very fine window display last week. There was a big model of the Niagara, done in flowers and picked out with lights, so skillfully copied’ that it attracted a great deal of attention. This decoration occupied one window; the window opposite was filled with bottled goods. A sailor came up from the pier Friday and looked approvingly at the floral model. “That’s pretty- well done,” he said to the proprietor. “The riggin’ is right, an’ the lights is right, an’ the spars has uie proper slant You got just one mistake.” " “What’s that?” ' “The life preservers is in the wrong winder.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.

As interpreted Nowadays.

Mr. Dor kins, going home early in the afternbon, found his wife overhauling the icebox and cleaning up the pantry. “What are you doing, Maria?” he asked. 1 “Following Solomon’s advice,” she said, “even if it Is addressed to the sluggard. I have gone to the ant, considered her ways—and I’m wise to the fact that she’s a nuisance, a calamity and a pest! lam going to Clean her out!” Sneezing as the red pepper in the atmosphere filled his nostrils, Mr. Dorkins turned and fled.

BROKEN.

Visitor —Has your son Siram got any good out of a college education ? Farmer —You bet he has. Before he went I never could get him to do any chores around the farm. But after them bazers got hold of him he got bo tame he’ll do anything you tell him.

Something Else to Think About.

She used to call poor hubby up Ten times a day and ask him how He did, but that was years ago—- ' Bridge parties keep her busy new.

Echoes of the Reunion.

“I met one thousand; veteran* at Gettysburg who claimed to have fired the first shot.” “They may all be correct. The first fire was a fusillade.”

Too Much Ball.

“Why did you move away from Chicago ?” “The doctor advised my husband to move to some town with only one team to worry about.”

The Iron Enters His Soul.

Mosely Wraggs—Hello, ole pal? Leavin’ town? Wot fur? Wareham Long (with concentrated bitterness) —I’m helpin' t’ keep the city clean!

Progressive Consolation.

Smith —Brown -has owed me SSO for the laßt four years. Jones —That Isn't so bad. If you'll figure it, you’ll see ft's only a dollar a month; r.ud when he owes It to .you eight years it will be only 50 cents a month. —Puck.

Passing It On.

“I’m. not one of these fellows who kisses and tells,” said the eummer man. “Oh, I don’t mind your mentioning it to any nice friend of yours who are coming down to the beach,” said the summer girl. v

Maybe It Hurta Him.

“You haven’t any grievance against Griggs, have you?” “Oh, none in particular, except that he always does me a favor with a pained expression."

Looked Like Swatting.

Patience —What are those men doing over there? Patrice —Playing tenniß ‘Oh, are they? I thought they were ■watting flies?”

The Way of it.

“The inn which has the reputation Of being haunted is doing a big business with the theatrical folks. 1 wonder why?” "Perhaps they are anxious to see the ghost Walk.'*

Getting Used to It

“Why do you fish every morning in the old man? Is it a bet?” “Oh, no. 1 Just want to get used to not catching anything. Am going on vacation soon."

HE’D HEARD HIM.

The Magistrate—Little boy, do you understand the nature of an oath? Little Boy (a witness) —Oh! yes, sir. I've heard my papa use them often.

Just Suited.

Her name was Caprice, And nobody blamed her, But her parents were wise On the day that they named her!

A Prudent Press Agent.

“You say your star has precious stones reputed to be worth a quartet of a million?” “Yes.” 7 “Do you know how much they are actually worth?” “Certainly not, and I have no desire to know that. Suppose I made an Investigation and learned that they were really worthless Imitations, what inspiration would I have then for those glowing flights of description on which my reputation rests?’

Great Magazine,

Bingle—What do you think of the Monthly Magazine? Jingle—Great magazine! Fine fiction! I’ve just read the opening seventy pages about what it will contain during the next few mouths and shall get right at the following seventy pages about what it already has thia month. —Judge.

Common Gratitude.

“Wouldn’t you like t’ help kidnap ole Muntoburn an’ give ’im a coat o' tar an’ feathers?” growled Ruffon Wratz. “I sh’d say not,’’ responded Saymold Storey. “He don't owe me nothin’; I’ve traveled more’n 10,4100 miles on his railroads an’ never paid 'im a blamed cent!”

HE KNEW.

Little Harry—Say, pop, what’s a confidence man? Pap:—He is a man who separates others from their money and their confidence at the same time.

Drawing the Line.

Although my heart is tender And crush a bug 1 wouldn’t. 1 e6utd not love a cockroach— I simply couldn't!

Out of All Reason.

“1 want you to write me a musical comedy.” “Very well.” “But it must have no naval officer In It.” “What’s the use of being foolish? You can’t have a musical comedy without a naval officer.”

Cause and Effect.

Boreleigh—l called on. Miss BackBaye this afternoon. Miss Keen—Bo did I. Boreleigh—She was looking very tired. Miss Keen —Yes; she said you bad just called.

At the Hotel.

“What’s the matter with that fellow? He looks as sour as a lemon.” “He is sour.” "What about?” “His suite.”

Unfailing Remedy.

Mrs. Newed (to dear friend)—• What's the secret of getting a near frock out of hubby after he refuse* once? Mrs. Wiley—ls at first you- don’t ’ succeed, cry again!—J^dge.

On the Tree.

•Tve learned one thing about fruit,” remarked the summer boarder. “What’s that?” “It looks good to eat a mighty long time before it is.”