Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1915 — Page 2

Gales of GOTHAM and other CITIES

Gotham Has Great Piles of Gold From England New YORK.—New York has recently got three gold shipments from England, each of about $20,000,000, brought by a fast British cruiser to Halltax and then carried overland with elaborate precautions. The first two consignments were in United States

piece by piece, tmtil the scales tip. The subtreasury here credits the Importer only with the whole coins and the chips are turned over to the assay office, which melts them up Into bricks. These chips amount to several thousand dollars In the recent three big shipments. As to the sovereigns, the assay office found itself with 2,650,000 on Its The importers were anxious to get the benefit of the amount A law has been passed allowing them to be credited with the sovereigns as bullion without melting them up, but there has been a dispute over the deductions to be made for wear on the coins, dirt, and other considerations which could not be settled, and this has made the law a dead letter. Uncle Sam charges $1 a thousand ounces for melting the gold. This does not cover the ooet by a lot. It takes one’s breath away at first to look around the furnace room of the assay office, for gold is lying about in an apparently most careless way. The sovereigns are heaped into wooden troughs. The furnace men wear heavy woolen shirts and asbestos gloves to protect their bodies from the Intense heat. The gold is melted in rough, three-gallon crucibles which rest upon a grate on which Jets spray crude oil. A fierce flame beats around the crucibles. A workmen seizes a few pounds of gold coins, protects his face with one hand and throws them into the retort. In a few minutes the mass is a golden liquid. Another workman ladles the precious metal into what look like extra large muffin tins. These molds are greased as a cook would do, too, and the lard flames up as the hot gold strikes. The 2,000,000 sovereigns are noks nothing more than a stack of dirty, charcoal smudged bricks, each worth about $7,000. They are smaller than a building brick, but weigh between twenty-five and thirty pounds apiece. They are not as careless as they look at the assay office, however. The gold given to each furnace man is weighed before being given to him and the bricks he produces must contain Just that much metal, with a slight allowance for the disappearance of part of the alloy.

World's Three Busiest Blocks Are In Chicago

CHICAGO.— The three busiest blocks in the world, where the clanging of street car bells, chugging of automobiles and the humming sound of thousands of pedestrians unite in one great turmoil, are in the business dis-

trict of Chicago, according to a statistical compilation of traffic figures completed by W. J. Galligan, assistant superintendent of streets. The statistics indicate that 56,301,600 vehicles pass through the loop in a year. With the Rush street bridge ranked as the busiest span in the world, the busiest merchandising block in the world is State street between Madison and Washington streets, where 3,160,000 vehicles of all kinds and descriptions pass up and down in a

year, the computation being based on only nine hours a day. An actual check by Investigators for Mr. Galligan showed 10,544 vehicles passing through this block in nine hours. The second busiest block is on Michigan avenue between South Water and River streets. An investigator checked traffic here for eight hours and counted 8,984 vehicles. Next in density of traffic is the block in State street between Madison and Monroe streets. Investigators working nine hours checked 8,004 vehicles in the same period of time. “Without question these are the busiest traffic blocks in the world, said Mr. Galligan, who is an expert on traffic matters. “It exceeds anything New York has. and neither London, Paris nor Berlin has a business block showing the same amount of density.’’

New York Domestics Live In Luxury for a Time

NEW YORK. —Surrounded by luxuries that would satisfy even the most extravagant desire of a millionaire, a dozen or more servants have been occupying the SIOO,OOO Van Beil mansion, in Highland avenue, Merion-on-the-

furnished rooms of the mansion, flicking specks of dust here and there from furniture, now stroll easily and confidently from room to room, watching their reflections in imported mirrors. Kitchen maids, whose duty it was to keep silverware polished until it shone with the brightness of the sun, now, during leisure moments, recline to wicker chairs on the porch, where Mrs. Van Beil formerly entertained guests of social standing. The entire estate has been transformed into a servants’ paradise. To some of the servants it all seems like a dream. There isn t a servant living probably who has not “day-dreamed” about escaping from the drudgery of servantdom and becoming the master or mistress of a grand house, but not one, even in his or her most imaginative moments, ever believed that any such ever happened outside one of Grimm’s fairy tales.

Sparrow Shares a Philadelphia Convict’s Cell

PHILADELPHIA.--" Jimmie, the sparrow," & new prisoner, arrived at the Eastern penitentiary the other day. He occupies the cell with Caligerio Strazzeri, who began a ten years’ sentence for the killing of Diego Randazzo

to Berks county. “Jimmie” is a real sparrow. This little bird flew into the cell to the Berks county jail, where Strazzeri was kept a prisoner for six months after his arrest for the killing. He came and went for several days, and then took no his permanent residence there. When Strazzeri was transferred to the penitentiary here, be brought Jimmie along, hoping against hope that the warden would i«st him keep the bird. Kind-hearted Warden McKenty said: "Of course.

•ou can keep him." to his bluff, hearty way. When Strazzeri took his first shower bath to his new prison the little bird sat upon a desk, then flew to the top of the open door of the shower, watching. When the bath was over he perched on the convict’s shoulder, looked up to his face and thee pecked gjt Strazzeri’B nose. «n»ma is gala to know many tricks, all taught him by

coin—some we have had to ship over to Europe in other years when the trade balance was the other way. Then the Bank of England evidently ran out of eagles, for the last shipment were $7,850,000 in United States * coins and $11,616,000 id sovereigns. The British treat our eagles most shamefully. They ship them by weight. To bring each bag up to the required heft they chop coins into many triangular bits and add these

Main line. These servants are large beneficiaries of the will of Mrs. Mary Van Beil, who died recently. Before her death Mrs. Van Beil expressed the desire that her servants occupy her beautiful residence until they found homes elsewhere. Although dazed at first by the generous bequests made by Mrs. Van Beil, the servants soon became accustomed to the “wealthy feeling.’’ Those who only a few years ago crept humbly through the elegantly

TIIK EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, INP.

Triumphant Return of the Muffler

Every up-to-date girl is swathing her neck, or preparing to, with a scarf. Called by its good old-fashioned name it is a muffler, and that is what she is calling it. r<ut the name is the only hint of old-fashion about it. It bespeaks a youthful zest for gay things in its Vivid and queer colors. Nothing is too noisy in design or color for the muffler, which does not propose to be overlooked. There are many plain mufflers in bright green, purple, lemon yellow, cerise, rose color, flame color and any other bright color that one may choose. There are mufflers with stripes in contrasting color or white, running crosswise or broad lengthwise stripes, like that shown in the picture. And there are some having dots and circles over their surface. Mufflers are made of wool or silk, and nothing could be more practical for the cool days of autumn. They are worn with street suits or with sweaters now, and will re-enforce the heavier outer coats for midwinter. For the autoist they are often made with cap to match. Those in the plain colors make fetching sets of this kind and are worn, like the sport coats, for all sorts of outdoor recreation. The caps to match are either round with a turned-back band about the face or the Tam o’Shanter shape.

The two childish and pretty models to fall millinery for children, which are pictured here, will make an instant appeal to good taste. They are simple in construction, as they should be. but are strictly to line with the season’s style ideas. The cap of fine corduroy, designed for the little girl from three to seven years old, shows a novel management of the crown to the square outlines of the drapery. It is simply a band covered with corduroy which fits about the head and supports a folded width of the corduroy to form the crown. The points at each side of thi« piece are brought down to the band and fastened. At the right the f n atoning is made under a cabochon of cord, and at the left side a cabochon of the same sort supports a handsome silk tassel. Hats of this description are made up In corduroy of various colors, brown being a great favorite, with blue a close second. They are lined with soft silk and It would be hard to point out a fault in them when measured by the requirements looked for in millinery for small girls.

Smart Styles for Children

The mufflers worn with street suits are usually plain, with narrow stripes at each side and a band in the same color as the stripes across the bottom. The dark, quiet colors, fashionable in suits and millinery, make possible the wearing of bright mufflers without a jarring of colors. The whole efTect is spoiled if one forgets to consider this point.

Lace Buttons.

“I could not afford to buy for my white serge dress the expensive crochet buttons for trimming,” writes a reader, "so I bought some wooden button molds and covered them first with white silk and then with the lace scraps that were left after cutting out the heavy white lace yoke and short sleeves, and they look almost as well as real crochet buttons, and cost almost nothing.”

Buttons as Trimming.

Tiny pearl buttons are used for trimming neckwear, in place of the little linen buttons of last year. They have no visible means of attachment, but are known as trimming buttons. These are small details, but they mark the up-to-date neckwear, and one might as well get the correct thing when purchasing.

For the miss from ten to sixteen a hat is shown at the right in which the influence of high crowns makes its appearance. The frame is covered with velvet except about the side crown where bias folds of velvet and satin are alternated. A striped ribbon with plaid border repeats the colors used in velvet and satin and introduces, others in touches of gay, bright tones. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

Comfort for Small Girl.

Brother is not the only one who revels in the cool comfort of the cotton romper suits made with straight knickers. Little sister is permitted to wear a one-piece suit fashioned on the same lines as brother’s. It is made of white cotton fabric with the small sailor collar, short sleeve* and knickers trimmed with bands of blue. The loose belt is alio of the olain blue. The knickers, instead of being close fitting or in tloomer style, are cut on the straight lines, and so look not unlike a divided sikrt. The model is an ideal one for morning play wear or for general wear on the beach.

GATHERED SMILES

THE COUNTERSIGN. A Scottish territorial was having Ms first experience of night duty and was feeling a little nervous. The password was "discount.” In the darkest of the small hours a black form suddenly stepped up to him. “Wh-wh-who goes there?” he challenged. “Friend,” was the reply. “Advance, f-f-frlend and give the d-d----discount.”

Exposed to Temptation.

“1 hope you will be happy, Mary,” said the mistress to her maid, who was leaving to get married. “Thank you, ma'am. My young man is very steady, considering his environment." “What does he do, Mary?” “He’s valet to a young millionaire, ma’am.” «

NO GOAT MILK FOR HER.

“I got his goat.” “I don’t see what good that does, when we use cow’s milk.”

Angel Johnny.

Johnny, with a thirst for gore. Nailed the baby to the floor; Mother said, with a weary shrug: “Johnny, dear, don’t spoil the rug.”

A Sliding Scale.

"What’s your fee for legal advice?” inquired the prospective client. “That depends," replied the lawyer. “If you merely want me to tell you what the law allows you to do, I’ll charge you five dollars, but if you want to find out how you can do what the law forbids, and get away with it, my fee is from SIOO up.”

Torpedoed.

Bill—lt must be awful to be torpedoed. Jill—lt is. “Why, were you ever?” “Sure.” “Where?” "Up in the country." “In the country?” "Yes, by a bee.”

Singularly Inappropriate.

Mrs. Jonsing—Dis hyah new minister am a fine preachah, but he am die leanest an’ skinniest young man I ebbah see! Mrs. Black —Yes, an’ he done tole mah husband, what weighs 240, to bewar’ les’ he should be weighed in de balance an’ foun’ wantin’! —Puck.

Paw’s Idea of It.

Little Lemuel —Say, paw, is the snare of a drum a kind of trap? Paw —No, son. You are probably thinking of the snare of the wily drummer.

QUITE DIFFERENT NOW.

“When I was a boy I used to think there was a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?” “And now?” *T have turned my attention from rainbows to mining stocks.”

In the Asylum.

“What’s the matter with the queer patient over there who is going through such queer antics?” “He's crazy on the subject of training pets, and he thinks he’s trying to make a moondog bark at a sun fish.”

Force of Habit.

“How do you suppose her business admirer proposed to Katherine?" “How?” “He wrote to her asking if she would glye him the refusal of her handr I

Paw Knew ’Em Both.

Little Lemuel—Wbat Is a pessimist, paw? Paw —A pessimist, son. Is a man who meets trouble halt way. Little Lemuel —And what Is an optimist? Paw—An optimist Is a man who doesn’t meet trouble at all It he sees it first

Bomewhat Different.

*1 have just finished reading an account of how they burned heretics at the stake in ancient times.” said the moralizer. “Such barbarism would not be tolerated in this enlightened age.” “No, indeed!” rejoined the demoralizer. “The modern heretic is let off with a roust in the religious journals.”

The Real Test.

“I don't see how that little Mrs. Grumpy can seem so well satisfied with her husband. He never kisses •her or shows her any mark like that of affection.” “Maybe not, but he gives her spending money without her ever having to ask for it.”

What He Was Thinking Of.

Mrs. Bacon —1 see to obtain absolute quiet a Dutch scientist has bad three rooms constructed, one inside another, and has created vacuums between the walls. Mr. Bacon —Oh. well, every married man couldn't afford to go to that expense, dear.

Dead Letters.

A legislative act. though fair. May oft be far from strong. We pass a law with patient care. And then pass it along.

A Shy Shopper.

“That fellow has been dodging around the hosiery department for hours. Is he a shoplifter?” “Oh, no,” said the floorwalker. ”1 know the symptoms. He has been ordered to buy some stockings for his wife, and he is trying to catch a moment when there are no women at the hosiery counter.”

NOT UP TO DATE.

my boy,-1 don’t know of any way to make a living honestly except by working for it. Son —Oh! spruce up, dad, and shake those obsolete ideas of yours.

It Would Seem So.

Old Skinner —Yes. I advertised for a handy man to work about the premises. 1 want a man who doesn’t chew, smoke, drink or gamble. Applicant —And the wages? Old Skinner —Six dollars a week. Applicant—Huh! I guess you want a man that doesn’t eat, either.

Seeking Solace.

“Bliggins is careful not to let golf interfere with business.” “He has to be,” replied Miss Cayenne. "Nothing but good business could take his mind off his bad golf.'

Repartee.

"I came to steel,” said the funny rat. “And I spring to embrace you,” rejoined the matter-of-fact steel trap, as it gathered th° newcomer in.

As She Saw It.

Him —1 very seldom associate with anyone who knows more than 1 do. Her —What a dreary, lonesome life you mußt lead!

Familiar Odor.

This is the age of gasoline, A truth we realize full well. As proved by the signs Of all men seen And also by our sense of smelL

Facts in the Case.

Mrs. Dash—Are you still keeping boarders? Mrs. Hash—No; my boarders are keeping me.

Daily Papers.

His Wife—Aren’t you ever coming to breakfast. Babington? He—Yes, yea, dear. I’ve nearly finished the morning papers now, and I only want to glance at the evening papers that have just come In.

Still At It.

“The British militant suffragettes say they want to work like men for the government instead of smashing windows.” “I see. They are going, instead, to h traditions.” • * ‘ •” ;