Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1914 — Page 3

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITIES

Pigeon Objected to an Unceremonious Expulsion

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. —The squad of bluecoats had assembled at the central station for the midnight_cbango of shifts. The stalwart policemen formed in line and started to march in a short re v lew trofafe wHI: call when.

ranks, but was instantly subdued by. a glare from the lieutenant. “Officers Haggerty -and Burn, put that pigeon out,” And the lieutenant turned hiß back as if the incident were closed. It would have been closed, too, had not the pigeon objected to this unceremonious expulsion. Officers Haggerty and Bum strode with great dignity up to the bird, which retreated as slowly toward the door. It walked along a few steps, then looked back as much as though it believed the order had been withdrawn, Nfow it was at the dbor, and the policemen-bird-drivers were about to sigh with relief when the feathered volunteer flew back over their heads and rejoined his comrades in line. “You’re a —you’re a —well, a mighty impertinent bird,” said the lieutenant. Then, even he broketthe rules long enough to laugh.

This Girl Won a Husband in Twenty Minutes

LOUISVILLE, KY. —Twenty minutes after Miss Lura Blythe of Jeffersonville, In«L, met William B. Morang of Danville, Va., she became his bride. Magistrate Oscar Hay of Jeffersonville, just across the river from Louisville,

and a famous Gretna Green, arranged this 20minute wooing and marriage. Sometime ago a newspaper story was published to the effect that Magistrate Hay would not only perform the marriage ceremony, but would tie glad to arrange matches for the bashful lovelorn. , The story came to the notice of Mr. Morang, who is a prosperous contracting carpenter, and he called on Magistrate Hay to find him a wife. Mr. Hay had not meant that part of his offer seriously, but he resolved to “make good.” A. match was finally arranged with a Louisville woman, and last Sunday Morang reached Louisville from Danville. He went to the home of his prospective bride and returned to the magistrate’s office with a dismal face. 'T can’t marry that woman you picked out for me,” he said. “Why not?" asked Mr. .Hay.

"She didn’t wait for me. She married another fellow a week ago.” “Too bad,” said the magistrate. “Well, as I undertook to get you a wife, I’ll get you one.” * 5 — J~ Z “You’ll have to harry,” saM Morang. "I’ve left a lot of business in Danville and I’m going back to night.” The magistrate thought over his list of eligible young women and called A p Miss Lura Blythe, daughter of 'Calvin Blythe, who lived near. He gave such a glowing description of Morang that Miss Blythe came right over 1 to meet him. At seven o’clock they were introduced. Ten minutes later they announced that they had accepted each other, and ten minutes later Magistrate Hay performed the marriage ceremony. - - ~■ - They have gone to Danville, Va., to make their home.

Exonerated From Theft Charge by Dog's Tricks

KANSAS CITY, MO. —Trickß which a bird dog remembered for three years and demonstrated in Justice Charles Clark’s courtroom the other day ) freed its master of a charge <of grand larceny. Wiley A. Card, formerly of

to one Bide and looked at the witness. Card took a small paper box from his pocket He tossed it into the air. Roxie retrieved It before it touched the floor. “Now, roll over and then go shut the door.” The dog promptly rolled over, and then pushed the courtroom door shat with Its nose and a fore foot ✓ “That’s enough,” Bald the justice, when the crowd’s demonstrations of pleasure could be controlled. “That dog surely knows you. The case is dismissed. It is the business of the civil court to decide the permanent ownership of the dog.”

Old Roughneck Cat Claws His Deep Sea Owner

C'HICAGO. —Frank McCauley, sometime a deep-sea sailor, thrust across the operating table at the Chicago avenue station the other day two hands that looked as if they had gone half way through a sausage grinder. And

while Ambulance Surgeon Helwig was sewing and bandaging, McCauley explained:- ---- - - “Mo an* old Roughneck—that’s my cat —was sittin’ peaceful on the quarterdeck of my apartment at 228 West Superior street, snoozin’ in the .sunshine, enjoyin’ the Sabbath cairn.. “AH of a sudden a pirate-lookin’ rat —mcanestappearin’ rat you ever saw—scoots out o’ the cook’s cabin and jumps clear out in the middle o’ the back yard. “ ‘The rata is leavin’ the ship,’ I yells, which in deepwater language amounts to the same thing as Bayin’, ‘Man the lifeboats.’ But It seems to have a different meaning for Roughneck. “Roughneck was lyin’ asleep In my lap—but the way he sleeps is like the slespln’ of a'battery with the switch turned off. Just that simple word

Tats,' it appears, was the switch to the battery for that cat "Anyway, up jumps Roughneck and digs his hind claws Into my stomach ' he starts to take up the pursuit o’ that rat. 1 " ‘No, you don’t’ says I, being willing to let the rat move to the apartment across the alley if he wants to, an’ I grabs Roughneck by the reason for his nomenclature. Now look at me.” The surgeon pasted down the final bandage and inquired: * 1 "What are you going to do to punish Roughneck?*! '‘WelV* said the sailor, “Roughneck did do a lot to me, but, on the other hand, I kept Roughneck awfty from that rat. I guess me and Roughneck is about even." •'

amid the trumping of feet, Lieutenant Green noticed a little blue-gray pigeon marching bravely along just behind the last man in line, head erect, chest out and with very much oL a military air“Hait,” cried the lieutenant. The line came to an instant stop. “How’d that pigeon get in here?” he demanded sharply. At once two dozen helmeted heads turned about on two dozen shoulders, and as many sets of eyes searched out his birdshlp, who, also, had halted on command. The bird never blinked an eyelash (if birds have eyelashes). “Get’out of here,” thundered Lieutenant Green, when his men had failed to answer his question. “Get out! Shoo!” he repeated, as the pigeon cocked its head on one side and looked the commanding officer over. A titter went round the

2700 Denver avenue, was charged with the theft of Roxie from the home of W. J. Glover, 414 West Forty-second street. Glover had owned the dog a little more than two years. Card said the dog belonged to him and had wandered from home three weeks before. When he passed the Glover home he said it Tecognized him and followed him away. . , . _ “It’s mine,” spoke Card from the witness stand, ‘ismfl 1 can make her do some tricks that will prove it.” “Oh, no, you can’t,” Glover said. “It doesn’t know any tricks.” “Rox,” spoke Card. The dog advanced to the open space In front of the defendant’s chair. “Stand apt” The dog arose to its hind legs, cocked its head

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Enchanting and Faultless Millinery

MILLINERY bo enchanting as that' portrayed in these two models for dressy, wear, does not come under the eye everyday. We are so accustomed to good lines in shapes which are fashionable that few people realize how much thought and effort are required to bring out a new variety In the accepted Btyles. Lines must balance and the effect of trimming be considered. And when the shape is finally made the trimmer must see its possibilities in conjunction with the trimming stuffs at her command. A happy combination of shape and trimming is evident in the soft fur hat trimmed with shaded ostrich, shown in the picture. The plain soft crown Is oblong and rather small. The biim has a divided and even roll, turning up from the face but fitting well down over the head. The covering of sealskin is a marvel of perfect fitting. This shape would be pretty op the head with the simplest of decorations ©r wJth nohe at all. But tire rich ostrich in natural colorings is exactly suited to it and makes it the most elegant of hats. One can hardly imagine a costume with which it would not look well, or a face that it' would not suit. Not the least of its attractions is the apparent lack of any striving for effect. It seems the simplest of ideas and is indeed only the carrying out of a perception of the fitness of a certain

WAVED COIFFURE WITH SIDE PART MOST EFFECTIVE

NOW that, the styles in hair dressing are undergoing a change, it seems that each lair lady may experiment for herself and wear what pleases her most But she mast remember to wave her hair, and to accomplish a coiffure which suggests an abundant supply of her crowning glory. Having found what is most becoming and pleasing in the way of hair dressing, the discriminating woman affects one style about as long as it pleases her, even If popular favor turns to something quite different. Women who have thick, dark hair, and those who have red hair, wear the same styles with equal success. For blonds and for gray-haired women, there are designs which are not pretty for the brunette or red haired women. The coiffure pictured here is one of those which looks well in almost any color, provided the features of the wearer are adapted to it. It is very refined and apparently simple. A small and rather flat hair roll is needed for thiß style, and two side combs for supporting the twist or coil at the back. One need not possess more than the average growth of hair, and even less than that may be made to do up effectively, with the support of a hair roll. If the hair is very thick the coiffure may be managed without a roll. But it is better to use a roll for any style than to “fluff" the hair by combing it toward the roots. This process fluffs it bnt ends by breaking it badly and wears it to thinness. After the. bair has been waved all around the head half of it (parted off at the crown) is to be combed forward. The roll (pressed rather flat) is then pinned across the top of fbe head. The front hair Is combed back over it apd all the hair tied in loosely together below the crown, about at the base of the skull. Here it is coiled or arranged In a large puff and pinned to

trimming to a certain shape. An equally beautiful but entirely different model is shown in the second figure. In this the trimmer has thought out a novel and wonderfully pretty arrangement of several trimming materials in a plain velvet shape. It Is. unusual and worthy of study and the effect is altogether successful. The shape has a bonnet-like droop In the brim at the front. There Is a short upward lift at the side and toward the back. Fine maline finished with hemstitched edge and supported by the tiniest of wires, extends in airy tiers about -the front and one side of the crown. Very scant ruffles of it Tali over the brim, making a soft finish for the edge. A folded collar of moire ribbon extends about the crown in a shade of Nattier blue, finished at the back with loops and ends. One large rose in silk and velvet, with a spray of foliage, is posed on the left brim. Finishing the hat is a bridle made of the ribbon doubled and stitched into a narrow strip. The hair is dressed in the Colonial style with short uneven ringlets at the side, hut the coil instead of being placed high, is at the nape of the neck. This arrangement is demanded by the shape, which could not be worn without sufficient hair at the back to fill in nicely the space under the brim.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

the head. It is not to be drawn back tightly at any place, but loosely, so that it can be arranged about the face becomingly. A short part is made at the side (or in the middle of the forehead if preferred). There is more style in the side part. Small invisible pins catch the front hair to place so that it will remain without a net. Finally the combs are inserted and the coiffure completed. The style is

well suited to the present styles In millinery and is unusually graceful in outline. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

Over the silence Cloth.

To protect the silence cloth on the dining-room table from stains, place a sheet of thin white oilcloth between the damask cloth and the silencer. If the pilcloth is plaoed face downward, no trace of its slippery surface will be felt through the table linen. This is a practical labor saver where there are children coming to the table. Duvetyn, which has made so strong an appeal this fall for suitings, has much in its favor besides the exquisite colorings in which it la to be hadv It is not only soft and simple, but has considerable warmth .

SMILES

THE MODERN MAID.

It w&s getting laie at night when the servant girl returned from the shops with various domestic purchases. As she explained the transaction to her mistress she cried out suddenly: “There! If I haven’t forgotten the ’am an’ eggs for breakfast” “That’s a pity,” observed the mistreas, huLadded, with kindly philosophy: “Never mind. The shops will all be shut now. We shall have to manage in the morning with bread and butter and marmalade.” . • - The girl stared. “And what shall I have?’ she inquired. “Well, Ellen, I suppose you’ll have the same as we do,” replied the mistress. “Yes, Mrs. X,” responded Ellen, with some severity; “but let me tell you I can’t do my work unless I’m properly ted.” —Manchester Guardian.

TRUST AND MONOPOLY.

Tom —She tells me she has a perfect trust in you. Dick—Well, she has a perfect monopoly of me.

Breaking It Gently.

"I hev come to tell yez, Mrs. Malone, that yer husband met with an accident." “An’ what Is it-now?” wailed Mrs. Malone. “He was overcome by the heat, mum.” "Overcome by the heat, was hes An’ how did it happen?” “He fell into the furnace over at the foundry, mum.” —Independent.

Voices of the Night.

“Maria, there isn’t half enough cover on this bed!” “John, I suppose you've left our best umbrella at the office, as usual.” , TwTsb“s6Bbltofly"Wouid ‘kill that infernal cat!" “Henry! Henry! Wake up! There’s a ring at the telephone!” “There! I forgot to put out a ‘No Milk This Morning* card!”

After the Honeymoon.

“What are you thinking of, Beatrice?” inquired Mr. Hainer of his wife one morning while they were at breakfast. "I am dreaming of my youth,” replied the woman. “Well,” replied the brute, “I thought you had a far-away look in your eyes.”

Domestic’ Amenities.

“I was a fool ever to marry you!” sobbed Mrs. Winks. “Now, my dear,” said Winks jioblv. "I cannot permit ydu to take the blame for that. It was I who was the fool for ever asking you. The mistake was not yours, but mine.’’—Harper’s Weekly.

HARD ON HIM.

“We want you to make a speech at the banquet Just talk a lot of nonsense, you know.” “Oh, no; really, 1 couldn’t.” “Yes, you can. I don’t know any fellow better qualified to do it than yourself.”

Nothing Strange.

Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego—l saw your husband’s name in the papers- this morning. He had Just made a generous donation, I think, to the— Mrs. .Gaddabout (interrupting)— Street fund? Yes, I saw it Overspeedlng. Fifty dollars and costs this tlms, wasn’t if? What a pretty jabot you are wearing!

All Sorts.

* Some want to lead In time of need. And some prefer to follow, Some want to climb add be sublime, , And aome prefer to wallow

Just the Opposite;

Lewis Cass Ledyard was talking in! New York about a muckraker of a* new type. “I’ve never beard any good of him,'*! he said. "Even when I’ve thought I( heard a word in his favor, it baa aI-> ways proved the opposite when traced? to its source. > “It’s like the case of the office boy) whose master said: . " ‘Willie is slow and sure.’ “ 'Slow and sure, eh?* "‘Tea, slow to learn, sure to for*, get.”’

Truly Grapic.

There was a change of curates Ini the parish, and shortly one of! the prominent men of ttfe congrega- 1 tion asked his chauffeur: i “How do yon like the new curate, j Barney?” “Middlin’,” replied Barney, “but hej can’t come up to the old one. ’Twaai himself could tell ye all ibout hell.' Shure, to hear him describi:»’ it, you’d] think he was bred, born sod reared! there.”—Harper's Magazine.

Tragedies Told In Headlines.

“Motorcycle for Sale at Half Price; 1 -. Used Only Once.”' “He Catches Her Smoking a Ctgaroot; Engagement Broken Off." “Figures Up His Insurance Premiums; Has Paid Out More Than Face* of His Policy.” “Builds First Fire in Old Mansion! Since 1861. Destroys a Hundred Fam-i ilies of Chimney Swallows.” “Tries to Cure Wart by Mail; Ik! Turns Into a Wen.”

And Proud of It.

Mrs. Maloney was before the judge, charged with assault on Policeman Casey. She had been unusually at-' tentlve throughout the proceedings,; and now the judge was summing up* the evidence. “The evidence shows, -Mrs. Ma-r loney,” he began, "that you threw as stone at Policeman Casey.” “It shows more than that, yer hon-t or,” Interrupted Mrs. Maloney, "it; shows that I hit him.” M ■

HIS SCHEME.

The Reformer —Money is the causa of a great deal of corruption. J| The Politician —Yes; it’s a pity wa can’t all be millionaires and be beyond the reach of temptation. Il

Slightly Obtuse.

“It is astonishing how much infformation a man can pick up whila loafing in a hotel lobby.” “Yes, indeed, but there is one particular bit of knowledge that the average hotel loafer never seems to acquire." “And what is that?” ” “The fact that his room Is more desirable to the management than hi». company.” j

Bibleless, Not Bibulous.

A Massachusetts minister was mak» ing his first visit to Kentucky several years ago. He had to spend the night in a small mountain town when.} feuds and moonshine stills abounded. Engaging in conversation with one of the natives, he said: !|g “My friend, this is a very bibulous state, I hear.” “Lord!" replied the man; "there; hain’t 25 Bibles In all Kentucky.”— Exchange.

An Exception.

“I have no use for people who do you favors and then expect something In return.” “Oh, I wouldn’t blame anybody who , sent me something good to eat or drink on a silver platter for expecting the return of the platter.”

Life in New Jersey.

Brown—Well, as I was saying, I’U try to get down to see you—swat—® got him that time — Saturday. | Jones—Do —swat—hold on! Let mo belt that other one on your ear— swat! —and bring Mrs. Brown and the children.—Puck.

Late In Life.

Some men don’t learn ~- *jS True savoir-faire. Until they've lost , v J ’Bout all their hair. !

The Wrong Hunch.

"Yes," he was saying, "as a matter | of fact, a man doesn't learn what happiness really is until he is married,” "I'm glad you’ve discovered that «t|| last." replied she, with visions of lap; modiate proposal. % * **e continued, &Du wncu married it's too late."—Brooklyn CitltSj ten. <