Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1914 — Page 2

HAPPENINGS IN THE CITES

Dan Cupid Corrals “Snorky Dan/’ Cowboy of Chicago CHICAGO. —“Snorky Dan" Sammons tied his pony to the rack at the stockyards the other day, doffed his chaps, wiggled into “the conventional black” and, with the able assistance of 300 wildly enthusiastic “boys from

waa something doing besides the Cubs-Sox battle. First a two-wheeled phaeton, dragged alongby a gaunt, underfed driven by a cowboy, made its appearance. A big banner was stretched across its sides giving the bridegroom this welcome admonition: “Don’t weaken, ’Snorky.”’ At its heels came a “hungry five” German band playing Irish melodies, riding in a “cripple wagon” driven by a red-coated negro. A tractor engine, pulling a chain of 12 “clean-up” chariots, came next, and in its wake a couple of hundred yelling, plug-hatted’cowboys led by “Rags" Murphy and Tom Dorney. As marshals of the “round-up” there were “Tex” Hobart, “Jim” McGulrk, “Spuds” Grady and “Skinny” Kenny. Even young Edward Morris, who recently went to work in the packing business; was on the job. The cavalcade drew up in front of the church and awaited “Snorky." It was about five o’clock when he arrived in a big touring car with bride-to-be, Miss Mary Cowman. While Rev. D. D. Hishen was “tying the knot" inside the automobile was lassoed. The bridal party upon re-entering the vehicle attempted to make their getaway, but in vain. Surrounded by the prancing ponies they were paraded to the yards at Root and Halsted streets, and after “Snorky" had made a little speech he was permitted to go.

Hard to Keep the Chinese Out of the United States

DETROIT* MICH. —If Uncle Sam would bar the Chinese bent on entering the United States, then the aged gentleman clad in glad raiment and high hat must stay awake every night in the year, so immigration authorities in

Detroit aver. For John Chinaman is wily, and John Chinaman is shrewd when it comes to a realization of purposes. From the days of “Sand Lot Kearney” in San Francisco down to today, John Chinaman has shown a disposition to enter the United States whether the laws said him nay. or yea. Detroit immigration authorities estimate that a large number of Chinese successfully “smuggle” from Windsor tp Detroit, and thence on to various destinations year in and year

out Withal, the immigration authorities have nipped many a smuggling “party” in the bud and in every instance where they do this they fine the "runner” and deport the would-be residents of this country. The plan usually followed in Windsor and neighboring towns is for ten or twelve Chinese to gather in a laundry or store conducted by a “runner.” The sum of either S2OO or S3OO is paid by each applicant who desires to get into the United States. Frequently this money is paid to the Canadian smuggler by relatives, legal residents in the United States, who want their relatives to share in the* “golden harvest” in the land of Uncle Sam. * The money in hand, the chief runner makes ready for the night trip across the Detroit river. He places the party in charge of one or two aides, in many Instances young white men who own launches. A landing is made at some point along the water front where cabs are in waiting for a quick run to Toledo.

Making New Orleans Ratless to Keep Out Plague

NEW ORLEANS, LA. —The federal government is helping this city to rid itself of rats, those carriers of the fleas that carry the bubonic plague. On June 19 a case of bubonic plague was discovered here. A hurry call was

bubonic plague. And he carries it everywhere. Plague is thought to have reached New Orleans from the Orient via Liverpool.Hfhich trades largely with the East. The rats are being exterminated with poison and with traps. Several expert rodentologists were brought from San Francisco and they have trapped as many as 7,724 rats in a single week. It is a herculean job to ratpipof an ancient rabbit-warren of a city like New Orleans. The city has been divided into districts, each under the charge of a doctor of the public health service, and a survey has been made of each district, of all rat-breeding or rat-harboring places noted; and now they are cleaning up the place. Holes are being stopped up;, buildings raised or lowered so that they clear the ground sufficiently to allow circulation of air and sunshine or else hug it too closely to afford shelter to the rodent; walls and foundations are being fixed to keep the rats from getting through.

When Play Really Became More Serious Than Work

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. —As the street car banged along, the men working on the tracks crawled away from in front of it somewhat mord leisurely and more good-naturedly than a tribe ot ants retreating before the assault of a

stream of water from the hose. They were not indifferent to the small amount of pleasure their work afforded them. Some of them enjoyed keeping one leg on the track until even the motorman was a bit worried, and then jumping away and grinning at the nervous passengers. ■ Many of them waved or laughed, but all of them took their pleasure lightly and went back to work seriously. It was not that way with the boy

in the gang. He was much younger than the others. He worked hard and fast to keep up*but he laughed as he worked. He was taking the place of his father, who was ill, and felt proud and rather pleased, although he was a little tired and it was not yet noon. He talked about everything he did and seemed to consider it a new and interesting game. It was when the car approached that he grew serious. . 1 He climbed from between the tracks, frowning and searching his pockets. As the car passed he drew out a small piece of a broken mirror, manipulated it skillfully in his hands and flashed a terrifying bolt of sunshine in the eyes of everybody on {hat side of the car. Then, the serious business of. the moment finished, he began whistling and chopping cement. He was a good-for-nothing scamp, as everybody on the car agreed, but you see he was so young that play was a serious matter to him, all the more serious because he had to make » much of such small opportunities. • B •

the jrards," was roped, tied and branded at the altar. It was the biggest “cowboy wedding" the yards ever saw. When “Snorky” knocked off buying hogs for the Bismark Packing company early in the day and got ready to hit the trail for the Holy. Cross church. East Sixty-first street and Maryland avenue, he had no hint of the scheme on foot. Late in the afternoon the South side, however, became aware there

sent to the public health service, and a strenuous campaign was started to stamp it out. The government was concerned in preventing its spread to other sections of the country. And the task is costing the government $27,000 a month. There are three kinds of rats, but the worst is the Norwegian rat. He is the nomad of the rodent family, a oilitant brute that soon cleans out all others of his tribe. It is he who carries the flea whose bite causes

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND. P l : *

MATCHED sets, in the millinery shops, mean three articles, at least, made up of the same materials and corresponding in style. A neckpiece, muff and hat, or a neckpiece, bag and hat, constitute the usual set of three pieces. Sometimes a fourpiece set includes all the accessories mentioned, but as a rule only three are made to correspond. These matched sets employ fur, velvet, brocades, silk and fur-cloths (or plush) in their construction, and are embellished with passementerie beads, silk and millinery flowers and fruits. Furs are combined with fabrics, or two kinds of fur may be made up together. Fur and velvet is a rich and popular association of material. Satin and fur-cloth is inxpenslve and as beautiful as the more costly furs. Velvet alone and velvet embellished With passementerie stands between the costlier furs and less costly plushes in point of price and are less durable than either, but utterly feminine and elegant A set of two furs combined In neckpiece and muff, worn with a small military turban, .is shown in the picture. A flat neckpiece of fine Hudson seal supports a handsome fitch skin, one of the most fashionable of furs. The muff is barrel shaped with

THE up-to-date kitchen apron is by no means an ungraceful garment, and much ingenuity is evident in designing it to meet all the requirements of housework and good looks at the same time. The new patterns, that cover the entire figure, look better and are far more practical than the aprons set on to a band, that preceded them. It is just about as easy to make aprons that protect the whole dress, cover the sleeves and stay in place, as to make those gathered to a band, and it is quite as easy to do them up. _ Gingham, calico and percale are used, cut by plain kimono-sleeved patterns like that shown in the picture given here. Indigo blue and white, or black and white, are selected for permanency in color. Any number of patterns in figures and checks and stripes give one a wide choice in .design. * . ' Aprons made of these good substantial cotton fabrics having a white' ground with black stripes are great favorites fqr "cook-aprons.” Shephard's checks and ’ polka dots figure among these also. For sweeping' and dusting the indigo blub cottons with small white dots for figures are made up with <»P S to match and are better than the more readily soiled cottons with white ground for these purposes. Turkey-red cotton fabrics are used for making bindings on the shepherd's check? more particularly but are liked on the dark blue aprons as

Handsome Matched Sets

A Few Good Kitchen Aprons

a fitch border at each end. Both are lined with plain brown satin. The turban needs a border of fitch fur at the top of the velvet band, or a group of small animal heads of fitch or some other decorative touch of the fur, to match it up with the other pieces. A velvet set in black is shown, with the velvet fulled on the barrel-shaped muff. Passementerie beads, tassels and buckle make a novel trimming. In the plush and fur combination plush is used in the body of the pieces and fur in the decoration. .

Circular Skirts.

Circular skirts may be the next thing on the calendar of dress. At any rate, they are a coining possibility. A circular that has already made its appearance is made of white taffeta. It is fitted at the hips and falls in wide ripples at the ankles.

Drecoll’s Lace Gown.

In America there, is little doubt that Drecoll’s black lace gowns over satin will find much favor. He also brings out the inevitable suit of baby lamb; Paris Is never able to get through the season without one such costume offered to the American buyer.

well. The red will not fade in the least with any amount of washing, and is therefore liked better than any other solid color. The apron pictured is an example of the use. of this red binding on a medium large shepherd's check. The neck, sleeves, pocket and edges are bound with it It brightens up the otherwise ordinary pattern and makes It really attractive. Some aprons are made of the heavier cotton* crepe in gray and finished with borders in solid colors or figures. These usually fasten infront and look very much like home dresses. They are not closed below the waist line and are easily slipped on and off. The front of the dress under them is protected because, in these patterns, the fronts overlap. The* new aprons are, in fact, so like house dresses that they may be worn Instead of a dress. But they are made with ample sleeves, round necks and simple fastenings, so that they slip on over a dress easily. Sleeves are short and out of the way. Altogether, well chosen kitchen or work aprons may be said to be attractive in themselves. Certainly' the neat housewife knows how to look very “fetching" in them. J JULIA BOTTOMLEY. •dr* . Some of the new evening models have apron drapery in the front; and an odd thifig about it is that the/apron section fall! longer than the foundation. The apron is of metallic lac*.

SMILES

THE OPTIMIST. Rev. Bouck White, whose six months* jail sentence for interrupting the services in John D. Rockefeller’s church has been sustained on appeal, is noted for his happy fund of anecdote. "I detest the shallow optimist;” Mr. White said at a recent vegetarian banquet in New York. “I detest the shallow optimist who, shutting his eyes to the numberless evils that surround us, insists that, the, world is getting better. . “This man, in fact, reminds me of the nurse whose mistress said: “'Was Johnny good at the party, nurse?’ . “ 'Oh, yes, ma’am,* she replied. *He only broke two vases and kicked four little girls.’”—Minneapolis Journal.

Where Procedure Is Slow.

“What’s your excuse for" speeding?” asked the judge. ~ "Oh, we live in rapid time© yotfr honor,”" answered the motorist flippantly. “Everything has to speed up a bit these days.” “Not at all,” said the judge. "And you will observe the contrary if you will sit down and spend the day in this courtroom. Ten dollars."

Accurate Calculation.

"You told me the citizens of your community would stand by you as one man,” said the campaign manager. “Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. "And all the letters we have received bring forward only a solitary voter who is going to support you." “That’s the one man I had reference to."

she KNEW

-He —Man never gets too old to learn. She —No; but he has to be old enough to die before he will admit that he doesn’t know it all.?*

Answered.

“Twinkle, twinkle, little etar! How I wonder what you are!” “Well, I’ll tell you—don’t forget— I’m the favorite aoubrette.”

Drawing the Line.

“I want you to read my speeches,” said the candidate. “Couldn’t think of it,” replied Mr. Dustin Stax. “Why I thought you would be interested. You have always subscribed to my campaign fund.” “Yes, I’m glad to be an old subscriber. But I’m hanged jf I’ll be a constant reader.” ' z

Too Easy.

“Have you been able to meet all the demands of your creditors?” ’‘Meet them? 1 haven’t been able to avoid them.” —Buffalo Express.

Just Between Friends.

“Julian has saved my life nine times this year.” “So that is what he meant when he called you a cat!” —Punch.

A Revised Precept.

“What do you mean by jumping on that man and pounding his face?” “I believe a pound ot prevention is worth an ounce of cure when anybody threatens to thrash you.”

Where You Didn’t.

“Where is the best place to spend one’s vacation?” •The place you don’t hear of until your vacation is over.”

Startling.

"Miss Oldglrl, ain’t you afraid the police will run you in?" n “What on earth do you mean, child?” "My pa says you’re a false alarm.”

Partly Right.

Mrs. Bacon—This paper says Kansas this year will reap four crops of alfalfa. What is alfalfa? Mr. Bacon—Why, alfalfa is—why, It’S a—well, it’s a sort of breakfast food for cows. . -

On the Veranda.

,_T love the bunny hug.” T it” said the young man, regretfully;/‘but I’m a bear at the plain, s>ld-fMhioned variety." And then the moon considerately withdrew behind a cloud.

THE SAME.

Wisely—What? Moved but to Jaytown? Why, I just sold my house out therfr through an agent to some old 3bol who paid 33,000 more than it was worth. You may live near it—--300 Damp avenue. Stuk—l do. That’s the house I bought.

His Chief Delight.

The auto bandit hr a chap Who’s very hard to stop; There’s nothing- that he more enjoys Than "shooting up" a cop.

Returned Tourists.

* "Are you going to the Wallerby reception tonight?” “No. The Twobbles will be there* so I declined my invitation.” “Why do you object to the presence of the Twobbles?” ‘“I don’t object to their presence particularly, but I have already heard them tell the story of their escape from Berlin ten or twelve times and I don’t feel equal to another recital.”

No Use for It.

Mr. Debonair, entering the room of the Palace hotel, hands nis hat to waiter; who offers him a check. Mr. Debonair—Thanks; I’ve no us® for it. Walter —No use for it, sir? It’s tn. check for your hat Mr. Debonair—l understand, but I've no use for it. I always take the best hat I can find after dinner.—Judge.

Nowadays Advertising.

Editor—l have called you to talk over this latest story you submitted. Writer—Yes; isn’t it up to standard? 4 . Editor*—’Way, 'way above. What I wanted to say was that it is entirely tod good to go into our mere reading. It is good-enough to be used.as an Advertisement for 'something.

Where He Suffered.

“Are you married, young man?” a lady asked a sailor. “Yes, Indeed, mum—married and 14 children.” : ' "Poor fellow, traveling about like this! And don’t you get homesick?” “Only when I’m home, mum.” —London Opinion.

Narrow.

His sins had found him out But - when his faithful wife offered her sympathy he met her with reproaches. ''•‘lf your skirts weren’t so infernally stylish I might still hide behind them!7 he snarled, savagely.—Puck.

Possible Reason.

“Why does that fellow look so glum and grouchy all the time?” “I fancy it is because he knows so many mean things about himself.”

A CALLDOWN.

Professor Bore —Don’t you know I’m just beginning- to. find my place in the world? Miss Cutting Hintz—How humiliating!

Too Bad.

“I washed my hair this morning and—" *x “And you can’t do a thing with IL I have heard that before." * >■•... “Worse than that My hairdresser telephones that she can’t do a thing with it." < . '

Maw Knows a Few Things.

Willie—Paw, why do women cry at a wedding. ' < ” ' Maw—They have been married themselves, my son. Paw—-You beat it to bed, Willi*. *