Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1916 — Page 2

Lales of GOTHAM and other CITIES

Why Owners of Gotham Apartment Houses Rave NEW YORK. —“The average tenant In an apartment house,” said a real estate man when a prospective tenant kicked on the high rentals, “thinks that the owner has nothing to do but to wait and grow fat in purse from his

pests. There is a number of big brick apartment houses whose walls above the eighth floor let in the beating rainstorms as if they were sieves. “The ‘red-ant house,’ as it used to be known locally, is one of the finest city. The cheapest apartment is $2,000 a year, and the most expetf--Bjve is— W ell, only the well-to-do can affordto live there and enjoy the every modern luxury that it furnishes. A short time after it was opened the red ants appeared—little bits of things, not much larger than pinheads, but there were millions of them. They got into the tenants’ sugar, and those who tasted their morning coffee inadvertently learned that they had an acid flavor. They crawled over the damask sheets at night, and the tenants learned that they could bite. “Things came to such a pass that not only the occupants, but the agents and owners of the property were frantic. Leases began to be canceled, and the line of moving vans in front of the place was the sight of the neighborhood. Every known remedy for their extermination was tried. Finally a German came along with a chemical preparation, and in a short time the public was freed of the red ants. But it was many years before the landlords of the property caught up with the losses.”

Wanted the Front Door Key of New York Hotel

NEW YORK. —Henry Lightman, who hails from Jarbridge, Nev., and whose previous metropolitan experience was all garnered in goldfield, will take back to his home bailiwick some big city adventures that will make the boys

there gasp. Mr. Lightman has been sojourning, or, to be more explicit, starting out from the McAlpin hotel. He arrived here at the invitation of capitalists to converse on the subject of a tungsten mine in which he has a major -Interest. His expenses were being paid—a fact which Mr. Rightman dwelt on the other night when he approached Robert Dunlop, the assistant manager of the hotel. “Pardner.” he said. “Vou’re connected with this ’ere ranch around

here, ain’t ye?” 7 On being assured that Mr. Dunlop was, Mr. Lightman drew him to one side. “Well, It’s this a-way," he explained. "I'm out tonight with a friend that’s with me” —referring to Mr. Jacob Giffold of Goldfield, also here on matters of mining—“and we may be out late. So if you’ll just get me a key to your front door we’ll let it go at that.” Mr. Dunlop laughed weakly. “Pretty good,” he said, believing that the obvious answer, and he strolled away. “Hey, wait a minute!” yelled Mr. Lightman. “‘About that key? We are goin’ to stay out late, and ——” Mr. Dunlop, realizing that he meant It, assured him that the hotel kept open all night. Mr. Lightman, thus assured, went on his way with Mr. Giffold. They returned at four o’clock in the morning in company with a taxicab and a newly found friend. That day Mr. Lightman was around the foyer bright and early. He caught sight of Mr. Dunlop. “How do you like the town?” ... “Me?” asked Mr. Lightman. “I like it. Say”—and then he told him of his wild, wild night

Topeka Invaded by an Army of Hungry Rabbits

TOPEKA, KAN. —Some time on a recent night Topeka was invaded by the mast timid army ever gathered together—an army made brave by the pangs of hunger, an army of rabbits. If it were not for the ordinance pro-

nest day, but the peeled bark of the brush, piles in City park indicates that hunger has driven them in from the friendly hedge fences and weed patches. The brush was piled in City park last fall and left through the winter. Some of the bark is still green, and while it makes poor food it is better than starvation. The twigs and branches are peeled clean where the rabbits have been at work and there are tracks around the piles by the million. For weeks the ordinary food supply for bunny has been covered by ice and snow. He has been driven from pillar to post by hunger, always keeping a~saf6~distanee_from the haunts of man. He has been chased by dog? and shot at by men andboyswhenhe was doing nothing worse than trying to find some morsel overlooked byHETs"thousands_oj! brothers and sisters. But the time finally came when his natural timidity. his fear of_men and guns and dogs, gave way before the torture of hunger; he took his rierVe in his teeth, figuratively speaking, and beat it for the paved streets where the wastefulness of man might have left something with which bunny could appease the gnawing in his interior. , „

Philadelphia Woman Took Her Pet for a Ride

PHILADELPHIA. —A woman rider in a Woodland avenue trolley car the other day presented about as ridiculous an appearance as possible and knew that every other person in the car was laughing at her, yet she did not

seem to c are. She got aboard With a big muff in her close up to her coat while she paid her fare. When she' sat down she appeared to be petting something in the muff. Suddenly a cat’s head appeared out of the end of the muff and In a flash the cat had leaped to the floor of the car and was heading for the large curved seat in the back. "~~’r The woman started after him, callIng, “Here, baby, come back to your mother.” The cat did not appreciate

these endearing words and after making an attempt to get out the back window, got unfler a seat, causing an unusual commotion among a crowd of women. The conductor brought up the rear of the parade, .while the motorman stopped the car and sat laughing at the performance., All the people in the front of the car were craning their necks to see what happened. With the conductor’s aid the woman finally got hold, cf her pet, admonishing the conductor in the meanwhile not to hurt her boy| while everybody roared with laughter. When the conductor told her she 4ould have to get off the car if it happened again she became defiant, and h J very wisely shut up, apparently deciding to adopt a watchful waiting P<t ic y- she finally quieted down and sat gently stroking her pet and casting tisdainful glances at the other passengers. I

revenues from the rent checks each month, and he hasn't a care on his mind. But let me tell you the landlord who makes his expenses on property nowadays is lucky. In many . cases it all goes out, and more, too. I know of a million-dollar apartment house that suffered from a plague of red ants so persistently that it could not keep its tenants, and its value as an investment was seriously impaired until a good deal of money had been Bpent in finding a remedy for the

hibiting the discharge of firearms within the city limits, the Topeka townsite would be as good a hunting ground as it was in the days when the first log cabin stood on the bank of the Kaw. There are rabbits in the City park by the hundred, and a Topekan ventured the assertion that if the snow and ice continued to cover the ground tlie wolves and coyotes .would slink over the paved street also. of the rabbits, in numbers, was not discovered until

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

IN THE WORLD OF FASHION

Representative of Spring Styles

Three new hats for spring, shown in the picture above, are distinctively different in design, and each is representative of a class that is featured for the coming season. Two of the shapes are turbans and the third has a very narrow brim. The turban at the top of the group is one of a great many patterns in which the shape is entirely covered with foliage. Rose foliage in the natural colors and black is used, put on in every conceivable way. It reproduces the dark and lighter greens of the natural leaves, the gradations in size and the tinges of red in the smaller leaves. Roses are usted for trimming turbans of this kind, and they are mounted In ways various as the foliage. In the hat shown the shape is first covered with satin, and the sprays of foliage are crowded together over it. A rose, half blown, and a bud, set in small rose foliage, is set in among the large leaves at the left side. In similar hats small fruits and acorns and occasionally nuts are made into sprays with twigs and used for trimming. In a great many foliage turbans the sprays of leaves are separated and the leaves are glued to the shape in set rows. The rows may run

In the Approved Mode of 1916

Easter comes late this year; ushering in the last week fU:April, so that the matter of new spring suits may be all settled before that time. Style features that will predominate through the coming summer are already a certainty, and they are not very different from those of the past season. Certain characteristics of the winter's modes are emphasized in those for spring, and others are modified. For instance, skirts are wider “but not so short. Coats are inclined to fit mote snugly in the body and indulge more fullness in the peplum. They are short and many of them are belted. Collars are diminishing in width, at the front, at least. Capes and cape effects furnish a novelty in details that may be depended on. Buttons play a not too conspicuous but important role in the' matter of decoration, and one may choose between silk or wool or cotton materials. Much ingenuity is i apparent in the management of belts. One of spring models, made

around the shape, following the outline of the brim, or they may extend from the brim edge to the middle of the crown at the top. In either case the smaller leaves are on the crown. The leaves are all given a high polish by means of shellac, when the turban is finished, and often the roses used for trimming are treated in the same way. —At the left of the pieture one of the ribbon-covered shapes is shown, having a braid facing. One side of the hat is covered with satin. Two small apples and three twigs are set at the back, and these testify by their varnished surfaces to the liking for shiny millinery. The handsome little turban at the right is made of braid and trimmed with a broad ribbon in a fine quality, varied with moire stripes. The ribbon is wired to give the hat height At the back are three small braid ornaments. In the matter of height there are indications that the season looks with favor upon extremes. In foliage hats sprays of roses are mounted on top of crowns, and on braid hats bows and ruffles of ribbon soar. The models shown here are very moderate in this respect —-—....

ofserge having a hair-line stripe, is sliown here. -lt is plain in cut and is therefore adapted to fancy weaves and checks as Well. The skirt lias no plaits, but manages to flare by means of tiie slanting seams. The coat is shaped to the figure at the underarms; and belted across the front and back. It is finished with wide revers and shaped bands of the material with fancy buttons-by way of variety of ornament. Bands and buttons take the place of cuffs on the plain coat sleeves. In many of the new coats the fullness of the peplum is confined to the sides and back; the lines at the front are kept straight and unbroken. The fullness of skirts is arranged in the same way. Colored checks, showing brown and green, blue and green, tan and blue, and many other color combinations, are featured. A novelty is contributed with some of these checked suits in the form of overcollars of a plain cloth, that are detachable.

Julia Bottomley

Modes of the Moment

SMILES

CURSE THOSE ODD JOBS! "I sometimes feel that I am called upon ’to do great things,” remarked Mr. Dubwaite in the early hours of the morning, as he looked about for a clean collar. “Indeed,” replied Mrs. Dubwaite, in the negligee for which she is locally famous. “Quite so, my dear.” v “Well, while you are waiting for a repetition of the call, I wish you go down to the cellar and demonstrate your versatility and grasp of detail by putting some coal in the furnace.”

Starting Early.

“That youngster of yours whacks his drum with surprising energy.” “So he does,” replied the proud father. “I hope it will develop his right arm.” “What’s the Idea?” “Oh, I’m looking to the future. Something Jells me that I’m destined to be the father of a famous baseball pitcher, and I want my boy to get all the preliminary training he can.”

But She Roasted Him.

Saplelgh —I was—aw—weadlng the othah day about a twlbe in Afwlcka that —aw —eats wosted monkeys, doncher know. Beastly dweadful, doncher think, Miss Knox? Miss Knox—Yes; but why should you care; you are not thinking of goIng to Africa, are you? ....

Now and Then.

"Gadson tries to create the impression that time ia money with him.” “I see. Does he succeed in creating that impression?” “Only when he pawns his watch.”

Found.

First Co-ed—l’ve lost a diminutive, argenteous, truncated cone, convex on its summit, and semiperforated with symmetrical indentations. Second Co-ed —Here’s your thimble. —Medicine Man.

HE WAS WISE.

“So you have quit laughing at your wife’s hats?” “Yes, the funnier they seem to me the more convinced she is that they must be in style.”

Yea, Verily!

A girl may consider. Friday An unlucky day on which to wed, And she may not; It depends Upon her age, ’tis -said.

Not a High Brow.

Bacon —It is said the giraffe is said to be the only animal in nature that is entirely dumb, not being able To express itself by any sound whatever. Egbert—lt’s just as well, for if It could speak it would talk over everybody’s head.

A Compromise?

Wise —But why don’t you want me to buy your neckties any more? Hub—-Well-er-I'd rather buy them myself than have you go to all that trouble. - Wife—Rut I like to do things for you. Hub —Oh, in that case I’ll let you look after the furnace this winter.

A Knock.

He —Yes, I once thought of going on the stage, but friends dissuaded me. She—Friends of the stage, I preaiimß- ~ __

Mean Thing.

She—After all we’ve been reading in the papers, don’t you believe now women could fight? y —_ He—Oh, I never doubted It, if IT came to the scratch.

What They Have.

Traveler—ln China the statesmen have yellow jackets. Politician—That’s nothing. In this country they have presidential bees.

Gone.

The Man—And have you the heart to refuse me? < The Maid—No, I gave it to another man. a

Getting a Line on Him.

Father —You want to njarty young Quitter, eh’ Well, what's his batting average? Daughter—Why, pa, I didn't know he was a ball player. Father —Oh! I don’t .mean that How many days per month is he on ths bench?

PARACON OF PATIENCE.

“He’s the most patient man I ever knew.’’ “That so?” “Yes, he can even herd a bunch of people together to have a group picture taken without losing his temper.’*

The Rear Guard.

“Be sure you’re right, then go ahead,” Is what a wtse guy one time said; But the lazy chap is not that kind—He thinks he’s right—then lags behind.

Instrumental Play.

The Horn —I’m going on a toot tonight. The Drum—Well, that beat?’ me. The Violin —I heard you had an awful head on you this morning. The Drum —Don’t you believe it. Someone’s been stringing you again. The Tamborine —Oh, shut up, will you? You’ve got me all rattled. The Piano —Same here. I can’t collect on- my notes.

Explained.

“Pa, what’s meant by a ’euphemism?’ ” —“I forgot just how the dictionary defines it, son, but I’ll give you an example." “All right, pa.” “When a candidate refers to his rival as ‘my able opponent,’ that’e euphemism. He’s thinking something entirely different.”

No, Indeed.

“Suppose Cinderella had worn com-mon-sense shoes. What wouldhavfr—happened then?” “You overlook a very important point." “Well?" "The story of Cinderella and the native.”

Defined.

“Pa, what is megns by the ‘keynote speech?’ ” “Listen attentively, son, the next time l remark at the-dinner table that I expected to be kept out late by important business matters.” - “Yes, pa?” “Your mother will then make a ‘keynote speech.’ ”

Cool.

“I hope your father doesn’t see me kiss you,” said the young man. “Why not?” asked the sweet young thing. “He might object to you kissing a strange man.” “Well, lie never has.”

Too Cheerful.

Edith—Yes, I'm a little annoyed. You see, I declined the proposal, and I didn’t want him to feel hurt— Ellen —Well? Edith—Well, he—he acted just as if he didn’t. _, s

HARD LINES.

~*T married my wife for spite.” “Well, you certainly got good and even with yourself.”

hila Relatives.

she sluggard declined to Visit tfie anta “She can’t help me out/’ he said; So he took his ulster down from a nail Jj. And paid his “uncle" a visit instead.

The Ruling Passion.

"Did that old miser seem to have any regrets in dying?’* “Only that he had to spend hia breath.”

Merely a Pose ?

“Some people can stand before a plcture and see far more Ln it than the artist ever Intended to put there.” ‘Tye met that sort. But they don’t seem th get much satisfaction out of what they see unless a low-brow happens to be standing near enough to hear their subdued raptures.”