Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1916 — Page 3

THE FLUID SOUL

By GEORGE ELMER COBB.

Dan Nevens, roofing a one-story garage, ottered a string of very reprehensible words as his pile of asbestos .shingles, swept by his careless elbow, •went sliding down the slant! His fellow workman, a novice at the task, Ned Walworth, put out his foot and halted the moving mass and restored it to its rack. Still Nevens continued to rave out his rage perversely. A bland-faced, kind-ly-eyed old man, standing betow watching the work in process, moved nearer. He was the owner of the garage and the beautiful mansion and gardens in the front of it. “My friend," he said quietly, “I see you have not the fluid soul." “Whatcha mean?” growled Nevens savagely. “Just this: your soul is solid, won’t ■do. I have discovered a new theory. I call it the ‘liquid soul.’ Why? Because such a spirit is ready to diffuse. ‘Give out!’ is the cry of creation —but give out good. What? Smiles, blessings, kind words, sunshine. Give out, expand. Understand?" . . ‘‘l don’t!” muttered Nevens stubbornly. “Your soul is petrified, shut in, each day it narrows until some of these days when you can’t feel love, friendship, humanity, yoiTll regret—soul a fossil, not liquid." “Is his soul liquid?" challenged Dan," nudging his elbow con temptueusly towards Ned Walworth, his companion in labor. “It is," announced Mr. Roscoe blandly, his eyes shining commendatory and benevolent. “He’s in some kind

“You Are in Pain, in Trouble."

of trouble, my prescience tells me, he’s a blundering workman, as if unused to his work, but his soul is liquid. Thus: I heard him whistle cheerily yesterday and four robins fled up on the roof and piped to him. He don’t swear —” “He’d ought to now! Thunder! man, you’ve, done it!" abruptly shouted Nevens. - - - ’ . ;7' ' The young man had uttered a sharp cry. Then he held up a hand reeking with blood. In trying to assist his fellow workman he had swept his hand across the keen-bladed knife used to trim the shingle edges. “You’ll do no more roof work for a time, I’m thinking!” was the comment of Dan Nevens. “Here, give us help,” he added to their employer—“the man’s fainting.”

Ned was pale, experiencing excruciating pain and he swayed under the shock of his injuy. _.. “No! no!” he said, but weakly motioning Dan aside. “I'll be all right in a minute,” and descended to the ground. “Let me look,” spoke Mr. Roscoe, and he glanced at the bleeding hand. “You’ve split one finger to the bone. Now, then, wrap it up. You had better get home and have your folks attend to you.” “I have no home,” replied Ned, and he flushed slightly. “I mean I have no friends in the place. I am a stranger here and room at one place and take my meals at another.” “So?” murmured Mn Roscbe sympathizingly. “Well, I’m not a novice as a surgeon. Come up to the house and I’ll fix you up double-quick.” He wrapped his fine cambric handkerchief about the wounded hand and took Ned's arm, as if to support him, leading the way towards the house. Half the distance accomplished, a servant came running up to him in a noticeable state of excitement “Oh, Mr. Robcoe!” he shouted, “the golden pheasants have got out and are running away!” "Aha, that won’t do!” cried the old man, “Here.” to Ned, releasing-.Ms arm, “go right on to the house and tell my daughter Lois to attend to you. She’s even better at this doctoring business than I am. Ned had no thought of following these instructions. He passed on through the garden, however, to reach the streeL - As he neared the POrch his eye fell upon a rare vision of airiness and beauty. A lovely girl sat looking over a book of engravings. She glanced up and then she rose up, as if some telepathic sense directed her. she stepped to the edge of the veranda. •"■■■■

“You are in pain, in trouble," she spoke in a low musical tone —“I can see it in your eyes." “I have met with an accident in faltered Ned. He could not help but answer the probing, earnest eyes. “Mr. Roscoe asked me to have my hand cared so She was down the steps in a flash. Her soft white hand clasped his arm. “You must come with me, you must be attended to at once." As if a captive led in chains, for the life of him Ned Walworth could not resist her. It was all like a dream. Entering a room, she washed his wounded hand without a quiver of distaste, dressed it, all the time speaking in a tone like rare music, and finally led him into the library and to its most cozy chair. “You must wait and rest —father will be sure to want to see you. I fear you are not much of a workman," she said, with a glance at'his hands* soft and well-formed as those of a woman. “I shall have to become one or starve!” he replied seriously. “Imade a failure at literature and turned to real labor." She nodded to him as she was called by Be*neone to another part of the house. He was feeling comfortable now. A soothing, homelike feeling came over him. He picked up one of the numerous periodicals scattered over the table near at hand. A quick, gratified flush crossed his face. He read and reread an article surrounded by a heavy pencil mark. He looked up to find Miss Roscoe in the doorway, her deep, fathomless eyes fixed upon him. “You are pleased at something;” -she said in her prescient way. —— “I wrote that article," explained Ned somewhat proudly. “Oh, did you, indeed?” she cried in a pleased way. “Father, you know, is financing a humanitarian magazine.' He was especially taken with that ar* tide. What beautiful thoughts you must have!” Ned felt like one in a dream when he went home. Mr. Roscoe had asked him to be sure to call the next day, indicating that he wished to talk with him about his literary proclivities. But Ned Walworth did not see the Roscoes for many a long day after that. There was a false friend named Bardell, who had swindled him out of all his savings. The man, terribly ill, had sent for him. The “fluid Soul” impetus imparted by Mr. Roscoe sent Ned to' the stricken moneyless ingrate. He nursed him for two weeks, became 111 himself, and recovered to find himself in a hospital with Mr. Roscoe his benefactor and daily visitor, and fully aware of the great sacrifice he had made.

Those days of convalescence when he was a welcome visitor to the Ros*Coe hdme!Oh. the renewed hope and ambition when he found that Mr. Roscoe was ready to offer him an editorial position on his pet publication! And then Lois, loveliest of women! She seemed to read his Innermost thoughts, and enchained him. And the fluid souls commingled, and love, love was the impetus that sent Ned and Lois out into the world hand in hand, to bring their fellow creatures a new propaganda of universal harmony!

by W. G. Chapman.

(Copyright, 1916.

Fastest Swimmers.

Few people have any idea of the rapid pace attained by some fish. The dolphin and porpoise are perhaps the swiftest of all. The latter fish has been seen to dart round and round a steamer proceeding at between enteen and eighteen miles an hour. Probably a bonito (a fish of the mackerel family) at its best could move for some distance at 40 miles an hour. Salmon, too, and trout swim very fast, particularly when accomplishing their annual spawning migration upstream. Herrings, in shoals, move at a steady ten or twelve miles, but mackerel much faster. Whales, though not fish, can swim at a great speed. When excited they will dash along at as much as seventeen miles an hour, but ordinarily four or five miles an hour is their speed. Seals, again, are much more speedy, and certain eastern’water snakes glide along at terrific velocities.

Explaining the Case.

At an English provincial court recently a workingman was charged with violently assaulting one of his mates. TJe assault was not denied, but the evidence clearly proved that the defendant had received great provocation. “I shall have to inflict a small fine,” said the chairman, “though I think the complainant was very much to blame in the matter, and deserved all he got His action was scarcely What one would expect from one Christian to another.” t “But he isn’t a Christian,” protested the complainant. “Sdeedl® ejaculated tire chairman, severely. “Then surely you cannot claim to be one?” “No, sir; I don’t,” was the unexpected answer. “Fm a bricklayer, and -so^-he/*Z"-Z7Z7 r ’ / . -

Was There With Repartee.

A country farmer was driving down a narrow lane on his way to visit a friend, when he espied an old woman in the middle of the road picking up some pieces of turf, which had evident* ly dropped from some wagon. Pulling up his horse to prevent running over her, he said, rather sharply: “Women and donkeys are always in the way.” “Sure, sir,” she said, stepping to one side, *Tm glad you've the manners to put yourself last," • j

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

MIDGETS SHINE ON BASEBALL DIAMOND

Bunch of Small Men Making Good in Big Leagues.

A man big in stature makes a fine appearance on the pitching mound for a major league club. Until a couple of years ago most big league pilots, no matter how long a record a minor recruit might possess, would pass him up if he did not measure up to the physical standard. But things are changing now and next year will see a bunch of small men getting tryouts. It was little Dick Rudolph that helped win the world’s title for the Boston Braves last year. No better heavers could be asked for than Kilroy. Griffith, Cunningham, Corcoran and a lot of the old school, who forced recognition against big handicaps. The big man does not always show the most speed. Al Mamaux is the lightest pitcher on the Pittsburgh Pirate staff, yet he can throw a ball with the greatest speed. Little fellows are showing well in other parts of the game, too, such as Bush, Mclnnis, Maranville, Liebold and a lot of real stars. Tommy Leach is a small man, although he was considered a sort of freak when first placed in the outfield. A little man can show just as much valuens. a big. fellow. Eddie Collins is small in stature, but he looks mighty large in figures. £ay Collins of the Boston Red Sox says that Eddie Collins is the hardest man in the American league to pitch to on account of his size. He stands up close to the plate, allowing no chance to work the corners, and then he will wait like a hawk. Little Fritz Maisel of the New York Yankees is one of the fastest men on bases in the country. , - -

OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE, 1916 i. >— —— — * if'-'.-L. ■. — J I— j : * — ■ Hfe | | 1 1 t 1 ■ ■ - | / 1. i- AT • ' AT ' AT 1 AT AT AT i AT AT CHICAGO ST. LOUIS DETROIT CLEVELAND WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BOSTON Li j 4- , ‘ ! I ! .» ■ April 29 30 May I 2 April 20 21 22 36 April 25 26 27 28 May 22 23 24 25 May 18 19 20 May 9 10 11 11 May 13 15 16 17 CHICAGO FOR THE June 20 21 22 24 if May 30-30 311 June 1 June 26 27 28 July 19 20 21 22 July 14 15 17 18 July 6 7 8 July 10 11 12 13 vuhauv 8 July 23 24 Sept 2 Sept. 28 29 30 Oct. 1 Aug. 24 25 26 Aug. 28 29 30 31 Aug. 19 21 22 23 Aug. 16 17 18 ■ii I; ■" — I— — -4—' — —-— ■— || — ■— ■ ■— ■— ■ |■ { i— j— 1 — April 16 17’12 19 May 4 5 6 7 June 29 30 July 1 2 May 9 10 11 12 May 13 15 16 17 May 22 23 24 25 May 18 19 20 ST. LOUIS ...July 3 4-4 BEST AND May 27 28 29 July 23 Aug 13 July 6 7 8 July 10 11 12 13 July 19 20 21 22 July 14 15 17 18 Sept. 10 U 12 Sept. 6 7 8 9 Sept. 2 Aug. 19 21 22 23 Aug. 16 17 18 Aug. 24 25 26 Aug. 28 29 30 31 . F . k ' I i ' lL— LL h - — 1 H ‘— t— *— t H H— —rr - April 12 13 14 13 April 25 26 27 28 April 16 17 18 19 May 13 15 16 17 May 9 10 11 12 May 18 19 20 May 22 23 24 25 DETROIT June 29 30 July 2 June 25 26 27 28 LATEST July 3 4-4 Aug. 14 July 10 11 12 13 July 6 7 8 July 14 15 17 18 July 19 20 21 22 ... Aug u u Sept. 29 30 O<JU 1 Sept. 10 11 12 Aug. 16 17 18 Aug. 19 21 22 23 Aug. 28 29 30 31 Aug. 24 25 26 .J/;| KL/ ‘. j.. I.H n ’ :r:J.L. I' q; . ' ■' ■’ May 4 5 6 7 April 20 21 22 23 April 29 30 May 13 May 18 19 20 May 22 23.24 25 May 13 15 16 17 May 9 10 11 12 CLEVELAND.../ May 27 28 Ju 1U 26 Maj* 30-30 31 ! June 20 21 22 24 j SPORTING 14 15 1T 18 Ju,y 19 20 21 22 J A u,y J . uly U„ 8 . „„ „ Sept 6 7 8 9 June 1 2 Sept. 3 4-4 BPORTINO Aug 29 30 31 Aug. 24 25 26 Aug. 16 17 18 Aug. 19 21 22 23 r■'njiL , ; / Aug. |U 12 ' ! .j ; 1"' ljunA 10 it 12'13 14 June 15 16 17 "1? June 3j 4 5 June 6 7 8 9 May 4 5 6 8 April 12 13 14 15 April 17 18 19-19 WASHINGTON Aug 3 4 5 6 Aug. 7 8 9 10 July 25 26 27 28 July 29 30 31 Aug. 1 mvwo June 20 21 22 June 23 24 26 27 May 30-30 31 V bept. 14 15 Sept. 16 17 18 1 Sept. 22 23 24 25 Sppt. 19 20 21 NEWS Sept. 27 28 29 30 Oct. 2 3 4 June 1 F ; i i j ; Aug. 12 14 15 June 6 7 8 9 June 3 4 5 July 15 16 17 18 June 10 11 12 13 April 25 26 27 28 April 17 18 19 April 12 13 14 15 PHILADELPHIA July 29 30 31 July 25 26 27 28 Aug. 7 8 9 10 .Aug. 3 4 8 6 May 26 27 29 RFAn May 30-30 M Jurie 1 June 23 24 26 27 25 Sep * t 16 „ ig Se p t . 13 M u Sept. 1 2 4-4 READ Aug. 12-12 14 15 Oct. 2 3 4 ||j Sept. 19 20 21 ___i I[l * ' - ! ' 'l’il■-I. ? 'FI ■ ' ' iune 345! F, ' June 67 8 9 June lb 11 12 13 jfcpe 15 16 17 18 ; April 20 21 22 24 April 29 May 12 3 May 45 6 8 NEW YORK July 25 26 fi7 28 July 29 30 31 Ai||g. 1 Aug. 3 4 5 6 Aug. 7 8 9 10 I July 3 4-4 5 June 28 29 30 July 1 . THESE June 20 21 22 Sept. 22 23 24 25 Sept. 19 20 21 Sept. 13 14 15 Sept. 16 17 18 Sept 5 6 7 Sept. 8 9 11 Sept 37 28 29 30 1'” F 1 lL' F |Fd... |i/jp Jli -' '1 _ il- 'Pr■’|'i4 ■ : ■■ . J J.. I’ L ■■■;■.- >- June 15 16 17 IS June 10 11 12 13 14 June 6 7 8 9 June 3 4 5 : April 29 May 1 2 April 20 21 22 24 April 25 26 37 28 ...... Aug, 7 8 9 10 Aug. 3 4 5 6 July 29 30 31 Aug. 1 July 25 26 27 28 July 28 29 30 Aug. 1 July 3.4-4.5 May 26 27 29 COLUMNS bept 16 17 18 i| : Sept 14 15 Sept. 19 30 31 Sept 22 23 24 25 Sept. 8 9 11 12 Sept. 5 6 7 Sept 1 2 4-4 totUMNB

HUB PERDUE HAS GONE

Passing of Baseball Comedian and Pitcher Is Regretted. True Son of Dixie and Born to Bask In Warmth of Sunshine—Probably Worst Batter In Game and the Best Story Teller. The passing of Hub Perdue, who has forsaken the baseball arena to assume charge of his property in Texas is regretted by fan and player alike. Hub is a true son of Dixie, born to bask in the warmth of the sunshine, and it was the great misfortune of his life that he was forced to spend the greater portion of his major league career as a member of the Braves in cold, bleak Boston. Hub is no less famous for his ability to tell a good story than he is for his strength in the pitcher’s box or his ludicrdus weakness at the plate. Perdue was probably the worst batter in the history of baseball, and -the best story teller. Here is a yarn spun by Hub at the time ot his transfer from the Braves, then a joke aggregation, to the St. Louis Cards.

“Sah, I done heard a gentleman remark as how these yere Braves were a fighting team. Huh! Why the only thing I ever saw 'um fight was the ball. Yas, sah, dat’s so. I’m jus’ a’gwine to tell you all that they was ferocious like an oyster. Suttenly they was the perlitest lot of ball players I ever see. “One day down yonder in Pittsburgh I was a’-pltching my head off and the sco’ was sto 2 agin us. Come our half of the seventh and the fust three bat-

Hub Perdue.

ters get on. It was my turn to- hit, and I figures I’m due cause I ain’t had nn hit since the spring befo’. Iwent a’-running to’ my bat and, man alive, I spe’ct I’d jus’ ’bout make a home run and be a hero. I gits my war club and starts fo’ the plate when I detects the Pittsburgh players earning in, an’ all a-laughin’. “Yas, sah. Dog my cats if ever one of those base runners hadn’t done gone and let those Pittsburgh fellows push ’um offen the bags and tag ’um out. And worser still, everyone that was ketched was ’pologizing for bein’ in the way an’ interfering."

unit pickups ■ OFSPOOT ■ Ed Geers has given marks to fortyeight 2:10 trotters, which is the record. George F. Slosson has accepted a position as billiard instructor at the City club, Boston. .• • • • mt j Walter Cox drove in 132 races over various courses in light harness circuits last season. • • • Rube Oldring, who announced bin retirement last fall, has signed a 1916 contract with C. Mack. • * • The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association embraces in its membership thirty institutions. “What is the lightweight limit?” a fan asked the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Freddy Welsh/’ was the answer • • • Canadian sportsmen who enlisted in the war have been gazetted as the One Hundred and Eightieth battalion. Dr. Wr G. Kendall hae been-eleeted-president of the Boston Bicycle club for the twenty-eighth consecutive year. • • • Connie Mack has eighteen pitchers, five catchers, ten infielders and six outflelders wlth whfchto construct a winning team this season. • • * Fred Toney, pitcher, cays he win win twenty-five games next season. Evidently be does not expect to pltch. for the Cincinnati Reds again. ~"' * * * weight boxer, has registered sixteen knockouts in his last 33 contests, extending over a period <rf over two years. >-

HOME TOWN HELPS

RIGHTLY PROUD OF CITY Great Metropolis of New York Worthy Admiration Accorded It by All Americans. New York, as the incoming foreigner, full of prejudice, or doubt, or Hope, and the returning American, crammed with guide book and catalogue culture, see it, or might see it, rises a vision, a mirage of the lower bay, the color by day more shimmering that Venice, by...night, more magnificent than London. In the morning the mountains of buildings hide themselves, to reveal themselves in the rosy steam clouds that chase each other across their flanks. When evening fades they are mighty cliffs glimmering with glistening lights in the magic and mystery of the night. As the steamer moves up the bay on the left the Great Goddess greets you, a composition in color and form with the city beyond, finer than any in any world that ever existed, finer than Claude ever imagined, or Turner ever dreamed. Why did not Whistler see it? Piling up higher and higher right before you is New York. And what does it remind you oft San Gimignano of the beautiful towers away off in Tuscany, only here are not eleven, but eleven times eleven; not low, mean brick piles, but noble palaces crowned with gold, with green, with rose; and over them the waving, fluttering plume of steam, the emblem of New York. To the right, filmy and lacelike by day, are the great bridges; by night a pattern of stars that Hiroshige never knew. You land in streets that are Florence glorified. You emerge in squares more noble than Seville. Golden statues are about you, triumphal arches make splendid frames -for endless vistas; and it is all new and untouched, all to be done, and save for the work of a /ew of us, and we are Americans, all undone. The Unbelievable City, the city that has been built since I grew up, the city beautiful, built by men I know, built for people I know. The city that inspires me, that I love. And all America is like this, and—all—-or nearly all. unseen, unknown, untouched —Joseph Pennell, in Scribner’s Magazine. kos

TO HAVE SUCCESS WITH PEAS

Some Things About Their Planting and Care That the Amateur Gardener Must Remember. Peas naturally require cool weather and are likely to do badly if planted after weather gets hot. They are about the first seeds to go Into the ground. One peculiarity of peas is that they require to be planted quite deep to do best. How far apart to run the rows depends on the kind of peas being grown. If the low growing varieties are to be grown they may be planted in rows not more than fifteen inches apart. The taller varieties may need to be planted thirty Inches apart. The low-growing varieties have never given the writer satisfaction and he will grow them no more. The medium sized vines will produce more peas and continue to produce longer, but they have to be “brushed,” that is sustained with brush. In buying peas to grow for the use of the family do not select small ones like the Alaska. This variety is a great one” for the canneries, for they cater to the hotel and restaurant trade, which demand small peas, as they make a better show. „

Bungalow Not Always Cheapest Form.

Contrary to the general impression, a bungalow is not the cheapest form of house construction. Comfortable and attractive these dwellings undoubtedly are, when built under favorable conditions, but cheap? No! Quite the reverse. For to be entirely successful a bungalow must be low and rambling, covering a considerable plot of land and with plenty of ground on all aides. This necessitates a large buildingJ9fte,r and a greater amount of cellar and. roof than is required in the cottage type of house. On small lots, tightly crowded into rows, bungalows become merely onestory flat buildings, and as such are most uninteresting.

Advertising German Cities.

German cities have hit upon a new scheme for advertising themselves. It is In the form of a brief description of the city on the back of a regular mailIrig envelope. Harry G. Seltzer. American consul at Breslau, Germany, recently sent a sample to the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce at

Publicity Avoided.

“So you have figured in another automobile aqcldentr’ =• “Yes. but ir wasn't very serious this time.” •Why. I heard your car was completely wrecked and two young women in the party suffered injuries.” “Oh, yes. That's true, but we maraged to keep the story out of the newspapers.”