Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1915 — Page 3

THE INWARD VOICE

By DOROTHY ALLEN.

Rev. Aloysiuu Brown was very busy as he stooped over his asters. They hail come up splendidly from seed, and he was wondering whether it was time to transplant them when he heard girls’ voices upon the porch of his house. “What a pity the new curate Isn’t in!” said one of them. Miss Margery Bowen, the daughter of the wealthiest of his parishioners. “I did so want to get him on the new committee this morning.’’ “And I wanted to see him too,” said the other Vpice. Reverend Aloyhius was so struck by the Quality of the tone that he peeped round the edge of the house, which was uncurately, but perhaps pardonable in a young man of five and twenty. And when he had looked the curate did not repent in the least, for he saw the prettiest girl who had ever come within the range of his vision. “Why, I thought you just came with me, Maud!” exclaimed Miss Bowen. “Listen, dear,” said the second girl, in whom the curate now recognized Miss Maud Anderson, the beauty of the village. “Mr. Friend, the rector, was telling mamma the other day that Mr. Brown is a very impressionable young man. And so lam determined to impress him. I haven’t had a proposal this year, Margery.” “O, Maud!” exclaimed the other in awe. “You are never going to practice on the new curate? Leave the poor man alone!” “It will do him good, Margery,” answered Miss Anderson. “And I am working on a pair of slippers for him now, so you can see that my mind is fully made up.” Reverend Aloysius, overcome with shame, retreated hastily to the safe shelter of the tool house, from which he watched the girls depart down the street. To be forewarned is to be forearmed, and the curate resolved to anticipate Miss Anderson’s intentions. Accordingly he set to work to countermine the enemy’s approaches. The popularity of the new curate was soon assured. All the girls of Freeport vied with each other for his company, hut it was soon obvious that Miss Anderson and the curate were devoted to one another. In fact, had the curate not been so obviously sim-

Watched the Girls Depart Down the Street.

pie-minded, the situation would have become scandalous. They were seen walking together, and once the curate -drove Miss Anderson to the church committee meeting. Reverend Aloysius, always on his guard, felt, nevertheless, that if he had not been warned so providentially he would have fallen a victim. Miss Andersbn was a girl of character and mind, as well as of beauty. Finally, he ‘began to realize that he had almost fallen into the trap which had been laid for him. It was a warm July afternoon when the two sat,side by side outside Mrs. Anderson’s house. A humming bird was flitting among the flowers, there was a sense of mellow peacefulness in the air; everything Beemed to indicate that the crucial moment had arrived. Miss Anderson's little hand lay invitingly upon her lap. The curate took it. “Don’t you wear rings, Miss Anderson?” he inquired, smiling. “Not on that finger, Mr. Browfl,” answered the girl, blushing with confusion as she realized that he was holding the engagement ring finger. Reverend Aloysius slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a diamond solitaire. The girl looked at it and her eyes sparkled. “I bought this,” said the curate, “for the girl I hope to marry. I haven’t told her yet. Do you consider that a rash speculation, Miss Anderson?” “Indeed, you know the proverb, ‘None but the brave deserves the fair,’" replied the girl. “I am going to risk telling her the next time I have a chance,” said the curate. ‘1 value your confidence, Mbs Anderson, more than I can Bay. I don't believe I should have' mustered up courage to speak to her if you hadn’t encouraged me. I hope you two will be the best of friends." And, raising his hat, he went away, leaving Mias Anderson gasping with

humiliation and mortification upon th* stoop. The girl could not conceal her agltar tion. Sfye ran into the house, and, flinging herself on her bed, gave way to angry tears. She would never speak to the curate again! She would leave the village! She had been deliberately mocked, her love scorned. The girl had quite forgotten her light raillery with her friend upon that occasion.’ She* had come to feel a deep regard for the young curate. In the room which he occupied in the rector’s house Rev. Aloysius Brown flung himself down heavily into his chair. Somehow revenge did not taste as sweet as he had imagined it would, And then, he was conscious that he had acted in an unchristian manner. “Go to her and ask her pardon,” said the curate’s conscience. “But I shall make myself a laughingstock,” urged the curate. “All the better. It is your duty to make atonement. She knew it was done deliberately and that you weren’t so simple as you pretended to be,” said conscience. “Go to the Bahamas,” answered the curate. “Thanks, but I prefer to remain with you," rejoined the curate’s conscience. Quietly the curate rose up and went back to Mrs. Anderson’s house. It had grown dark, and he had had no supper, but that imperative voice within him would not be restrained. Reverend Aloysius’ mind worked quickly, and by the time he had reached the house he had already reviewed what he was going to say and found it satisfactory. He was going to tell Miss Anderson the whole miserable story from the da,y when he overheard her remarks to Miss Bowen. He would tell her how he had planned the whole thing, and he did not mean to spare himself. Then he would ask her whether she preferred to let forgiveness enshroud the matter in silence or whether she wished him to leave the village. Somebody was seated alone upon the stoop'. The curate stopped in indecision, and raised his hat. “Well?” came a muffled voice, and the curate sat down beside Miss Anderson. “Miss Anderson,” he began, “I have come back to tell you something, to make a confession. I—er —I bought the ring for you and I want to ask you to marry me.” The curate stopped in consternation. Was that his voice? He had not intended to say that at all. But suddenly he found that Miss Anderson was in his arms, and their lips were pressed together. And, still more amazed, the curate listened to a malicious, chuckling voice deep in his breast. It was the voice of his conscience. (Copyright, 1915, by W. G. Chapman.)

Flea Ties Up Traffic.

You wouldn’t believe that such a small thing as a flea could tie up traffic on this city’s busiest crossing. But it did. The flea lighted on a puppy that was crossing Sixth avenue and Forty-second street, and selecting a particularly succulent portion of the mutt’s anatomy, bit deep. And the dog sat down on the car tracks and gave himself completely over to the serious business of scratching. At this moment a taxicab came bounding along. The driver did not pursue a straight course, but turned to avoid the irritated pup and at the same time applied his emergency brakes. The result was safety for the dog, but a stalled taxicab. Instantly traffic behind the taxicab stopped and in less than a minute there was congestion such aB has not been seen at that corner in many a day. Cars from four directions added to the confusion. Presently the puppy won his point. The flea desisted and the taxicab motor resumed business. The tangle was straightened out. But it was a good day’s woTk for the flea.-—New York Times.

Lost in Her Own Home.

Have you ever been homesick? If you have not, I doubt if you really know what home means. With all the moving throngs we meet everywhere there are thousands who are literally dying of homesickness. The other day I called in a home. Two years before a young bride had started housekeeping; they had spent all they could on their little home and its furnishings. Shortly after her arrival she began to look for company. Bach morning the home was put in order and then in the afternoon she sat waiting for someone to ring the doorbell. She waited for two whole years, and I was the first caller in the home, and when she told about it tears came. All around that home there stood the churches, each church wondering why it was not getting the people. If only they had met this woman on the plane of her need, she would have gone to any church which would have ended her homesickness. —The Christian Herald.

Plants Capable of Love.

Blue rockets show fear and the dead, ly nightshade is full of hatred. Both of these are plants, but that does not prevent them from declaring merciless war on animal life. The blue rocket is a dainty flowering shrub which gives forth a perfume at night, but it carries one of the deadliest of poisons. One-sixteenth of a grain shot from its poison pistol has proved fatal to a man. This is according to Prof. Henry G. Walters of Philadelphia, who maintains that plants have memories and are capable of love.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

TINKER COULDN’T FOOL BENTON, OH, NO!

Rube Benton, the Cincinnati southpaw, didn’t know any too much about the art of pitching when he made his major league debut a couple of seasons ago. Cincinnati and Chicago were playing, and Benton was pitching. Joe Tinker, who was then playing short with the Cubs, walked, and then proceeded to have some fun with the Rube. He took a long lead off first. Benton turned around and grinned, but he made no attempt to catch him. Tinker walked to second. Joe bluffed a steal to third and when Benton made no move to stop him walked to that base. Manager Griffith was raving by this time. Tinker took another look at

MARTY M’HALE HAS IMPROVED

Manager Donovan Has Great Faith in Former Red Sox Pitcher—Wins His Share of Games. Marty McHale is a wonderfully improved pitcher'for the Yanks. Although Marty generally is regarded as a hot weather pitcher and seldom has struck his gait until July, he has been in fine shape this year and has won his share of games for Manager Donovan. Donovan tells his friends that he has great faith in Marty and says that

Marty McHale.

he will prove one of the most valued members of his pitching staff. McHale was with the Boston Red Sox when they won the pennant and world’s championship, and it may be thats he will be with another world’s championship team this year.

Warhop Makes Protest.

And now comes Jack Warhop with a protest on the high pitching mound at the polo grounds. Batsmen have been complaining against the extreme height of the slab firing line, but Warhop is the first pitcher to record a kick. When it is considered, however, that the Yank used an underhand ball it Can be readily seen that too much elevation would prove a detriment to control and effectiveness. As a rule the pitcher draws the benefits from a high mound, so far as general opinions are concerned.

Browns Want Pitcher.

President Hedges of the SL Louis Browns made an offer to the Washington club for a pitcher during the week, but Manager Griffith would consider nothing in exchange but Second Baseman Pratt, and this Manager Rickey would not do, so the deal fell through.

Safety First.

Eddie Collins thinks golf doesn’t Injure the batting eye, but intends taking no more chances this season. He always believes in playing safe.

the grinning Rube, and then made a break for home. Tinker scored standing up. “What’s the matter with you? What in the blankety-blank were you doing out there?” cried Griffith when Benton came in from the field. Benton smiled the happy smile of a child that had just been presented with a six-foot sugar cane. “Oh, they can’t fool me,” he replied. “That man Tinker thought m» was going to play a smart trick with me. He thought I was green and tried to make me throw the ball but I fooled him.” There’s no record of how long Griffith’s fainting spell lasted.

BASEBALL STORIES

Miller Huggins has the Cardinals advancing. * • • Larry Cheney does not seem to have successfully performed the comeback act as yet. • • • The owner of the Cleveland Indians is in favor of an eighteen-player limit, it is reported. • t * Jim Thorpe, who is playing good ball for Jersey City, is rapidly learning how to hit curve pitching. • • • With indications that the warm weather has tuned up Mathewson, Jawn McGraw is happy again. * * * Those Phillies are demonstrating the fact that the principal parts of baseball are pitch and punch. * • • Hughie Jennings says that Pitcher George Mullin was the hardest man to handle he ever had on his team. ■v• * * * Johnny Evers does not have a word to say to the umpire whom he is told to get off the bench these days. * f * Del Gainer, who is playing a utility infield and outfield role for the Red Sox, has certainly made good with the Boston fans. * • • Frank Baker, the home-run maker, is still playing ball and having a field day almost every time he takes a hand in the game. • • • Pitcher Bently, formerly with the Washington Senators, has been released to the Minneapolis team by Manager Griffith. « • * The fans who predicted the Phillies were traveling beyond their speed in the early weeks of the season have another guess coming. • • * With this year's experience, Harry Smith, the Giants’ young catcher, will develop into one of the best backstops in the big leagues. t * * Lee Meadows, who pitches baseball for Cardinals, canhot go on the mound without his eye-glasses. His specs are unique in the major leagues. • • • Joe Jackson declares shooting develops the batting eye. We defer to him on that point, but are certain that getting shot hurts the batting eye. * • * After ten years of hard service in the major leagues, Rube Oldring doesn't show more wear and tear than Cape Hatteras in the same period of time. x• • • Lefty High is declared to be one of the luckiest players ever in the big leagues. The Highlanders claim that ever since he got back they have been winning just because of his lack.

CAN'T BE NEUTRAL

Otto Knabe has sprung a new one on the umpires. The rules of the Federal league require that the managers of teams shall furnish the batting order and batteries of their teams five minutes before game time. The managers usually strive to outthink each other and conceal the identity of their pitchers up to the last minute, and Knabe writes his batting order out in German, so as to give the umpires pause in reading it. Bill Corrigan ought to write his in Gaelic.

“LEMONS COME HIGH”

Willie Doak of St. Louis, Bears Out Baseball Adage. Cardinal pitcher Is as Valuable a Mound Man as There Is in National League—Fine Start to Better 1914 Record. Willie Doak of the Cardinals is one of many athletes who bear out the truth of that baseball adage, “Lemons come high.” Not that Willie is a lemon. On the contrary, he went to the front rank of National league pitchers in the short space of one season, but the interesting part of it is that all he cost the SL Louis club was .the effort to sign him. Right today Doak is as valuable a mound man as there is in the National league. That he can pitch is known to every man in the circuit. He has no favorites, and whenever he suffers a trimming the opposing pitcher or pitchers and the rest of the team deserve all they get They have to work for it. Doak is a “spitball” pitcher with an assortment of other stuff. Control, coupled with the salivated slant, is his most valuable asset, but the question is whether or not he will last as long as the lads who stick to curves and speed. Ed Walsh of the Sox, and pos* Bibly Larry Cheney of the Cubs stand as regrettable examples of what the “spitter" will do to an arm of iron. Doak came to the Cardinals for car fare after the Interstate league blew up in 1913. He fiddled around in the fall in a few games and clearly demonstrated he was a lad of marked ability. The next spring he blossomed forth over one team after another,

Willie Doak.

winding up with a record that left him at the top of the heap. In 1914 this same youngster broke into 36 games. He won 19 and lost 6, and had the best percentage on earned runs per game, his mark being 1.72 runs for each nine innings he pitched. Bill James of the Braves was his closest rival, the Hubtown righthander finishing with a 1.90 average. The earned runs charged against Doak numbered 49. The young Cardinal star hurled seven shutouts last year. Twice he whitewashed the Cubs, once 2 to 0 and again 6to 0. He captured a duel from Alexander of the Phillies by 1 to 0, and trimmed Marquard and Demaree of the Giants by the same count He made the Dodgers his victims in one start by 4 to 0, and in his other two shutouts vanquished the Pirates by 1 to 0 and S to 6, the former being with Cooper on the hill for Clarke's men.

Playing Fast Ball.

According to a Central league correspondent the league is playing a much faster article of ball than ever before. Dayton, last year’s pennant winner, looks as good this year as it did last and yet it has not been able to keep the pace with the other teams and is on the bottom.

Wont Transfer Franchise.

While it is admitted that attendance at Fort Wayne has not been what was expected, «it is denied that there is any truth in the report that the franchise and team might be shifted to Canton.

Another Johnson In Game.

The Giants will put another Johnson in the big show in the person of a pitcher from the Massachusetts agricultural college. His first name is Arthur.

Home Town Helps

SETTING OUT ROSE BUSHES Points to Bs Remembered by Those Who Are Fond of the Fragrant Flower. All roses are heavy feeders and require rich, moist soil. A clay soil, if well enriched and having perfect drainage, is ideal. Pruning should be carefully done, preferably in the spring. All weak growth should be cut out and the balance well cut back. The flowers of almost all roses being borne on the new wood, the bushes should be cut back half or more of their growth. In the majority of cases, roses on their owns roots will prove more satisfactory than budded stock. On ownrooted stock, the suckers or shoots from below the surface of the soil will be of the same kind, whereas with budded roses there is danger of the stock starting into growth and, not being discovered, and finally killing out the weaker plants are set deep etanHapo pr®* vent adventitious buds of ww from starting, there iiffino question that finer roses may b«FgrdWn than from plants on their own riSwts. In setting out the rooted bushes, do not crowd the roots into a small space, but have the roots well spread out and the ground well firmed around them.

GARDENS FOR THE WINTER

Specially Designed Boxes Will Always Be Found to Becure the Best Possible Results. If It is possible, the boxes should be made to order. When one realize* that these boxes will last for many seasons, this does not seem extravagant. Good wood can then be selected, and the boxes made to fit the exact space one wishes to devote to them. Whatever the length desired, do not have the boxes less than one foot wide and one foot deep. Excellent boxes may be purchaqpd ready made at the various florist shops and department stores in the city if one does not care to go to the trouble of having them made. Never set the boxes flat on the porch or window sill, but support the ends by pieces of “two-by-four.” In the bottom of each box bore quarter-inch holes at a distance of six to eight inches apart, to insure drainage.

Paint Up!

Says the Abilene Reporter: “A gallon of paint costs less than two dollars and will go a long way toward covering your house. It not only improves the beauty of the structure but preserves the wood from decay. It is cheaper to paint up than not to do so.” This advice is particularly applicable to conditions now existing in our own city. There is a large amount of unemployed labor here that could be profitably used in such work and with a great number of vacant houses needing the application of the paint brush, the owners of such houses could find no more opportune time for enhancing the value of their own property and at the same time giving employment to a deserving class of citizens now forced into idleness.

Community Builders.

To be a community builder is a great thing, an invaluable thing, of the utmost importance. There are many men who can make money who are in no way community builders. They have hothing of the ability to help their neighbors along as they progress themselves, that is accumulate for their own pocket. The builder does more. He encourages, enthuses his neighbors, leads them Into better methods of doing what they are pursuing, leads them into more profitable and hopeful employment of their faculties. The builder is worthy wherever he is found. He is especially a great factor In the farming community.—Greenville (Tex.) Banner.

The Small Town.

Now, living is the most important business that a man has to do. He picks out a place for it with the same care that he picks out a location for a factory, a store or an office; and, whenever it is possible for him to pick out the place that he likes the best, he picks out a small town, unless he is one of those foolish persons who think that joy is to be found in a cabaret, pleasure in a crowd. If the nor- • 8 mal man cannot take up his residence In a small community, that is his j dream of the future. —Bloomington , ; Journal.

Home and School Gardens.

The federal bureau of education announces it will investigate and promote home and school gardens. Ethel Gowans, a graduate of the New York State College of Agriculture, is temporarily in charge.

Progressive Minneapolis.

Minneapolis is outclassing all other* ' American cities in utilising flower* to ornament the business streets. Win-, dow boxes and hanging gardens have* been introduced in all the shop pin* thoroughfares. *