Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1914 — Page 2

SPRING FEVER IS HEALTHY

It Indicates Fresh Hopes and renewed Buoyancy of spWfc“ |ijrs* • • g?3bfe*s OH* " Hhwvwmdelliilly tight the spring .wanderlust for the countryside grips -,±* Spiring fever, with all of its healthtulness, is the harbinger of fresh hopes and a buoyancy of spirit. I noticed a passenger on a DetroitChicago train the other day who had started oat on his trip with the evident intention of becoming deeply taken with one of the best sellers, that he might shorten the trip between tiie two cities. You have done the same thing yourself. But his book had been cast aside. He had read only a few pages. His Interest in it had lagged. From the car windows he was counting the fields now bared of snow. The ditches were carrying away the water and the still less sluggish creeks were now streams bearing the overflow to the rivers. The farmer, in his shirt sleeves, was repairing the fences after the winter drifts; the cattle showing proof of a winter’s stabling and now heading here and there toward the meadows, seeking the new-green patches of grass; the farm help, in field and stubble, was putting into repair this and that necessary feature, here looking after his plow and there his harrow, and on all sides were scenes which reminded the traveler that spring was here, at last! As the train sped onward and glimpses of the painter as he worked on the weather-beaten buildings were revealed, the interest of the tourist was aroused and, when I asked him the reason, he answered: “Spring iJ here and I feel its blood flowing!” The truth was, that like many 'others, he was planning the work he was to do the coming summer. He was going out to the farm —his farm In Western Canada. He had his wells to dig, his horses to get into shape, his grain implements to fix up, his seed grain to prepare, and other details for the land that was ready to receive it His was what might be termed an “unrest" —to get to the farm! Thousands in Western Canada today are making the preparations that this interested man contemplated. Their summer fallows are ready for

the -wheat, their spring plowing is being attended to, fences are being rebuilt or being put Into repair; indeed, the entire country is one great hive of industry. Railroads are in readiness to take care of a great rush of settlers, those charged with the reception of whom are prepared to extend every courtesy and thus meet the rush with judgment and without the least friction. Thus, the enjoyment of the opening of spring is fully met. At many of the stations throughout many of the middle western states, trains of settlers’ effects are in readiness to move to Western Canada. Not only in these states are scenes of this kind to be witnessed, but also, on either coast and throughout the eastern states there is the same activity among those going to Western Canada this spring. The crops have been heavy and all reports are that the winter was enjoyable; also, that the prospects form satisfactory*year were never better. There is plenty of land yet to be had by homesteading or otherwise. Adapted, as Western Canada is, to small grain farming, it is especially adapted to cattle raising and many of the farmers are placing small and large herds,: as their Individual means will permit. _ . ■ . The illustrated literature sent out by the Canadian government agents tells the truth clearly and the inquirer should send for a copy and if you be one of those who has an ambitious interest, you may be the gainer by a perusal of such information — straight, cold facts in themselves. — Advertisement. Our funny language—A man feels put out when he discovers that he has been taken in.

Backache Warns You Backache is one of Nature's warnings of kidney weakness. Kidney disease kills thousands every year. Don’t neglect a bad back. If your back is lame—if it hurts to stoop or lift—if there is irregularity of the secretions—suspect your kidneys. If you suffer headaches, dizziness and are tired, nervous and worn-out, you have further proof. Use Doan's Kidney Pills, a fine remedy for bad backs and weak kidneys. AN OHIO CASE FrancU M. Hurt- „ _ man. 86 E. 14th St., . .. Portamouth. Ohio. | rlrtift Ttlh ■ays: "My back had • Stay” given out completely W / tgx and I bad to uae two /gjtgV cants to get around. -If I dropped one, I couldn't stoop to Ageaj|j|g§§KA pick it up. My back dnffipjgSt&aiA was terribly lame HsltSjeSflKlfei* and painful and by 85318838r ta ' ,gg nl ■pells 1 was laid up .rfgaspiKpajßl&Sffi in bed. I lost hope, Wgfajml&Kfesff as It seemed that/ , St tiothinc could LjM done for me. X for- u innately heard of Doan’s Kidney Pills §§f§g|lgf§£i/ and before long they made me strong and U Well, so that I'could w* work. I have remained cured.” I Cat Dews’* at Aar Store. 50e a Boa N>C KIDNEY PILLS [yoffremtiLßUßN co.. buffalo, n. y.

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BEQUEATH A BILLION

Demise of Vanderbilt and Others Breaks the Record. Astor Estate Paid Largest Inheritance Tgx Since Enactment of Law With the Sum of $3,150,000 Many Rich Men Die. New York. —With the death recently of George W. Vanderbilt, George Westinghouse and John I* Cadwalader, officials in the state comptroller’s office in this city began a tabulation of the wealth left by the large number of prominent New York men who have died since January I,’ 1913. It is estimated that the total amount of wealth passed on to the next generation by the death of these men is more than one billion dollars. The state comptroller at Albany reports that for the year ending last September the total amount of revenue collected by the state from the inheritance tax was $12,724,236.56. The sum to be collected from estates not yet appraised is believed to be much larger. Never before in the history of this country, it is said, have so many men of wealth and power died in such a short period. Included in the list are such names as J. Pierpont Morgan, Anthony N. Brady, Benjamin Altman, Charles EL Appleby, George A. Hearn, Henry M. Flagler and Isaac V. Brokaw. The tax on the Brady estate, paid recently in advance on appraisal to get a discount on the regular percentage, was $2,684,000, which was on an estimated valuation of $75,000,000. The Morgan estate has paid an advance tax of $2,500,000 on an estimated total valuation of $65,000,000, exclusive of works of art, which have been valued at more than $50,000,000. George W. Vanderbilt is supposed to have left $50,000,000. Attorneys for the estate are working dn aii estimate of the fortune to be made to the state comptroller.

The largest inheritance tax paid since the enactment of the law was that of $3,150,000 on the $87,000,000 estate of the late Col. John Jacob Astor. Previous to that the estate of John S. Kennedy, valued at $67,000,000, held the record. Benjamin Altman, George A. Hearn, Isaac V. Brokaw and Isidor Straus, great merchants, are some of the men whose estates are being adjusted by the state comptroller. Mr. Altman left his, art works, valued at $10,000,000, to the Metropolitan museum. His total estate is supposed to be worth $30,000,000. Mr. Hearn, another noted art collector, left an estate of $10,000,000, besides a notable art collection. The estate of Isaac V. Brokaw is estimated at $5,000,000, and a valuation of $4,427,608 was placed on the estate of Isidor Straus. Henry Flagler left an estate of $6,000,000. Other large estates settled in 1913 are those of D. O. Mills, who left about $10,000,000; Edwin Hawley, valued at $9,740,000, less debts of about $4 ,000,000, and James R. Keene, estimated at $20,000,000.

BARRYMORE IN BEST ROLE

Mrs. Colt Delights to Play the Part of Mother With Her Children About Her. New York. —Mrs. Ethel Barrymore Colt, known to theatergoers as Ethel Barrymore, one of the popular actresses of the American stage, delights to play the greatest role of her career in the seclusion of her home, where she is surrounded by her three chil-

Ethel Barrymore’s Best Role.

dreo. Samuel Colt, the oldest, is seated by his mother. Baby Jack is neated 09 the floor, and the youngest member of the Colt familjy is ceetUng In the arms of its mother.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, INP.

RULERS OF NEW KINGDOM OF ALBANIA

Prince William of Wied, the new king of Albania, and his consort received a warm welcome when they arrived at Durrazzo to assume their duties at the head of the new government. The king is shown in his official uniform as head of the army of Albania.

STILL FIND WITCHES

Woman Freed for Sorcery Recently in Pennsylvania. “Hex” Doctor Shoots Wax Image to Relieve Pains Caused by Powers of the Evil Eye—Salt in a Lawyer’s Bed. New York. —A woman tried for witchcraft! We hold up our hands and wonder at the of those narrow-minded Puritans in Salem, Mass. Such a situation seems so remote from anything that would bis possible today! So we are in the habit of saying, but it is not an impossibility. Only a short time ago a woman was tried for witchcraft in a court of law in south Pennsylvania. That was not the name used in the charge that was brought against her, but that was the accusation that was lodged in the minds of every one who was interested in the case, which was tried in a region so thoroughly saturated with traditional superstition that not even the present prosperity and general education can destroy them. Technically the woman was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses, but actually she was convicted of being a witch —a “hex” doctor who “powwowed." In the home of a prominent lawyer in Camden county there is a hole in the post of a mahogany bedstead filled with salt which witnesses to his belief In witchcraft. At one time he prosecuted a case against an old woman who, when convicted and fined, left the court muttering incantations and vowing vengeance. That night the lawyer was suddenly attacked with violent pains in the head. The curse had come upon him and he feared the wretched old woman, whom he believed to be responsible for it. Only witchcraft can drive out witchcraft. No doctor of medicine would do in such a case. A day laborer who was born with a caul over his face was brought in through the back door and taken to the bedroom of the Buffering lawyer. The electric lights had been extinguished and a candle flickered at each side of the bed. Looking at the patient through the veil, which he avers *s the identical one that J4e was borti with, the “hex” doctor muttered his peculiar ritual, tied a rattlesnake around the sufferer’s neck and bored the hole in the northeast leg of the bed, filling it with salt, over which he had chanted incantations. This done, he announced that the evil powers had notified the witch, who lived in a hut at some distance, that she could no longer hold dominion over the body of her enemy, the lawyer. The patient believed that his pains ceased from that hour. A prosperous merchant in Carlisle permitted the body of his infant child to be covered with a coating of green paint in obedience to the orders of a “hex" doctor who had been called in to ward off the evil spirits. v--- * . A stranger in Carlisle pretended that he had suffered from pain in the stomach which he believed to be due to the evil eye of an old woman of the town ,who was generally believed

to have the ability to exercise this baleful power. A “hex” doctor vißited him, and when he thought he had discovered a faith in their mysteries the stranger withdrew and later summoned him to his house, where he was informed that he had discovered that an old witch had made a wax Image of the stranger and stuck pins in certain parts of it. Hence the pains. Could he be cured? asked the patient. The “hex” doctor assured him that his powers were superior to those of the witch and he undertook to prove it Getting a wax image, he placed it in front of the fireplace, shoved a brass bullet into an old muzzle-loading pistol and extinguished all the lights but that made by the fire. The doctor knelt on the floor and the patient was told to hold his hands upon the seat of his pains. The bullet was then fired into the abdomen of the wax figure, while incantations were said, and the man was assured that he was cured. With all truthfulness he could say that he had no more pain and for himself had proved the existence of witchcraft in Pennsylvania in the twentieth century.

DUKE SEEKS LADY MANNERS

Abruzzi’s Affections Now Said to Have ■ Turned to the Young English Noblewoman. London. —Has Lady Diana Manners succeeded Mrs. “Billy” Hitt in the affections of the duke of the Abruzzi? That is the report which comes from London. So the duke may not have been so very hard hit by the refusal

Duke of the Abruzzi.

of the fair Miss Elkins to become hla morganatic wife. L&jjy Diana is the third daughter of the'auke of Rutland and is twenty-two years old. She is accounted a beauty in England. Her sister is the marchioness of Anglesey.

Man Was "Still” Drunk.

Chicago.—William Roberts was before Judge Dolan, charged with disorderly conduct. The judge remembered him. “Drunk again?” asked the court “Ne. yet,” answered Roberta. "Ten dollars and costs,” said the judge. “Thanks," said Roberts.

NEED PROPER SETTING

ARRANGEMENT OF ARTISTIC PIECES OF CHINA. Important Point fs~ Preservation of Color Scheme In Its Entirety— How Woman Evolved Really Clever Idea. China and artistic pieces of pottery are so inexpensive and their collection 1b a source of so much interest and real enjoyment that their care and arrangement are a matter of more than passing interest in the home. Good china or pottery imitations require, a suitable setting for best effects. Valuable specimens should be single or placed in. groupß. Mugs ahd plates on the plate rail should be' separated, each collection as a single decoration. The construction of the plate rack should conform to the general style of the room, and the articles placed upon it should be of one color, or consist of a collection of pieces which will not give to'the room the general air of a curio shop. One woman desirous of having dainty plates upon her plate rack, but who was unable to get the kind she wished, made several of oriental design by cutting patterns from a paper that is used to give a stained glass appearance to windows. The paper was cut into many beautiful patterns and pasted around the edge and across the center of inexpensive china plates, but in perfect harmony with the color scheme of her dining room. The washing of valuable china needß to be carried out very cautiously and carefully. A big wooden bowl, filled with warm soapsuds, to which a few drops of household ammonia have been added, should Jae prepared, and each piece of china washed separately in this, using a square of old flannel for plain pieces and a soft brush for elaborately ornamental articles. Rinse In another wooden bowl of clear, warm water and dry with linen cloths. Wash the pretty, new table china yourself In the dining room. Have a pan of hot water, some soap, a mop and towels In the dining room after the meal is over, and there wash the china. Put them in their places Immediately afterward and you will not find the work a tax. To prevent fine china plates breaking, put ‘a thickness of blotting paper between them. This may be bought in large sheets and cut into rounds which are large enough to prevent one plate from marring the decoration of another. Porcelain ware can be mended with ordinary putty mixed with oiL Work a small particle into the worn place, set it aside for several days and food can be cooked ih the vessel without danger of a putty taste. A good cement for broken china is made by stirring plaster of parts into a thick solution of gum arable until it becomes a viscous paste.

Cream Cakes.

One cup boiling water poured over half cup of butter and while still hot add oiie cup sifted flour. Let cool, then add three unbeaten eggs. Beat ten minutes, then add soda soze of pea. Drop on large baking tin by large spoonfuls. Be sure to leave space between for them to rise and spread a little. This recipe will make 12 nice large puffs or cakes. Cream Filling for Cakes —One pint of milk; dissolve two tablespoons of cornstarch in a little milk and add to the boiling milk. Let. cool for a .few moments, remove from the fire and then put in two well-beaten eggs while the mixture is still hot. Some cook the eggs in the filling, but it is not necessary if the eggs are put into the cream while hot. Fill cakes when cold.

Worth Knowing.

Cut half a pound of marshmallows and one-half cupful of walnuts into pieces, chop one-third cupful of Maraschino cherries,, beat a cupful of whipped cream until it is stiff and add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of vanilla and three-quar-ters of a teaspoonful of dissolved gelatin. When the cream mixture begins to thicken, the marshmallows, walnuts and ffuit should be added. Turn into a mold until set, and then decorate with cherries.

Rub Milk Into Oilcloth.

To ruin oilcloth clean it with hot water or soapsuds, and leave it halfwiped, and it will look very bright while wet but.very dingy and dirty when dry, and will soon crack and peel off. But if you wish to preserve it, and have it look new and nice, wash it with soft flannel and iukewarm water, and wipe perfectly dry. If you want the oilcloth to look extra nice, after it is dry, drop a few spuonfulß of milk over it and rub with a dry cloth.

Fish With Mashed Potatoes.

Butter a baking dish. Line the bottom and sides thickly with well seasoned mashed potato, preferably beaten light with an egg. To flake fish add half its quantity of bread crumbs and enough white sauce to make it quite moist and beat well. Season highly Fill the space left in the potato with this mixture and bake in a hot oven. Fold a napkin neatly around the baking dish and serve.,

Marmalade.

Slice nine oranges and six lemons crosswise with a sharp knife as thinly as possible, remove the seeds, and put the fruit in a preserving kettle with four quarts of water. Cover and let stand 36 hours; then for two hours, add eight pounds of sugar and boil one hour longer. \

WOMEN FROM 45 to 55 TESTIFY

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MADE HIS COMPANIONS GASP

One Man of Bibulous Trio Was Determined to Prove He Had Not N Lost His Appetite. Three men entered the dining-room of the hotel, and with difficulty sank weakly into the chairs at a table. Whenever there was a noise behind them, they flinched and trembled. They were nervous. One of them tried to drum on the table with a knife, and u spasmodic motion of his muscles sent it sailing through the air. To the most casual observer, it must have been evident that they had been drinking too much the night before. Also, it was evident that they were uncertain about whether they ventured no remarks to the waiter standing behind them. Finally the third man, a fellow of great build, gave an order which “ could eat any breakfast. That is, two of them were uncertain. They were so uncertain that they gazed at the menu in despair, and aroused the undying admiration of the other two. “Waiter,” he said, in stentorian tones, “bring me three hard boiled eggs and a bottle of beer.” —Popular Magazine.

Always At It.

Patience—This paper speaks of a Texas woman named Fly who has seven children. Patrice —I suppose she Is a swatter in season and out of Beason.

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pains in my back and side and was go weak I could hardly do my housework. I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and it has done me a lot of good. I will recommend your medicine to my friends and give you permission to publish my