Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1916 — Page 2

INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE CITIES

St. Paul Garden in Which Only Weeds Are Grown ST. PAUL, MINN. —There are 175 varieties of weeds in the garden cultivated by W. L. Oswald at University farm, St. Paul. The garden Ts the largest in the United States which grows only weeds, but is as carefully laid out and

said. A man was oftentimes sent to a distant corner of the state and was required to spend a week collecting the weed seeds in sufficient quantities to meet the demand of the experiment station. Mr. Oswald decided that such was poor economy and planted the weed garden. The garden also supplies weeds for the school’s weed herbarium and for laboratory courses. It is also beneficial to farmers who ■visit the state farm, as it may aid them in finding the names of weeds that trouble them on thelg. farms. No weed has grown in this garden the spread of which cannot be readily controlled. Quack grass and its troublesome relatives are not permitted in the ■’ beds. Weeds that bear seeds which blow away readily are not allowed. There are, indeed, a few varieties of weeds in the garden that do not grow on the “fest of the university’s farm, but there has never been a field infested with a pest weed from the garden. The gardeners say there never will be. Seeds are not left to scatter after they have ripened. Two men work in the garden during the planting and harvesting seasons. They gather the seeds as soon as ripe and dry them carefully to supply next season’s planting and to be put in cases for exhibit The Minnesota weed garden covers about half an acre. The perennials have one part, the biennials have another and the annuals another part, all their own. Bach variety has a bed in which no other weeds are allowed to grow.

Mystery of the Disappearing Goldfish Solved

NEW YORK. —The mystery of the disappearing goldfish which has for months interested diners, waiters, cashiers, and porters at a Harlem restaurant was settled definitely as the seven-hundredth victim went cavorting to his fate.

As a result there was a sunrise-shoot-ing service in the rear of the eatery next morning. For two years one of the principal attractions at the restaurant has been the large aquarium in the left front window. Di' ft German carp, goldfish, crabs and a couple of real Florida alligators have waded or swum endlessly, attracting attention to a large menu on which appeared the day’s beat bets in the matter of fodder. jjo Wever( during recent months

it has been almost impossible to keep the goldfish in the building. At night they would receive their dally dole of fried chicken and port wine and in the morning they would not be found dying or suffering from indigestion, but absolutely absent Walters who were merely waiting took to peering into the aquarium at all hours of the day. The porters stopped cleaning the windows a score of times per pane to see if they could solve the mystery. The other afternoon a newsboy ran into the restaurant and called to the cashier: “Hey, mister, yer alligators is eatin’ yer goldfish! What’s the idea?” The cashier looked quickly and saw the larger of the alligators carelessly munching what appeared to be about 20 goldfish. A countbroughtthetotal up to 700 lost in two months. The alligators were quickly removed with ice tongs, and next day were executed.

Husbands of Cardplayers Aided by the Police

NEW YORK.—The police as the refugd of the hubby whose wife insists on gambling away her allowance is the latest product of fertile Washington Heights brains. It seems a group of young married women started a friendly

•whose husband is In Wall street. Oh, yes, there was also a “kitty.” It repaid the woman holding the session for expenses and damage, if any. There was a hubbies’ mass meeting. The next quiet little wives’ gathering was startled by the announcement; “The police are at the door.” Chips and money were quickly swept into hiding places. The police were very gentlemanly. “We are just seeing that no law is being violated, ladies. Of course, you know, ladies, ‘kitties’ are not allowed.” Then they departed and the game went on, but without quite its accustomed zest. The next day, in another home, the same thing happened. It was very annoying, really. The police just stood around and did no more harm than a well-disciplihed butler. But it looked bad. Attendance at the games, as the days went by and the police remained steady visitors, diminished quickly, and finally fell to zero.- ■ — : •. : —--— It is remarkable how many Washington Heights policemen are smoking big clears of the quarter-each kind when off duty.

Newton Horse Ate 36 Feet of Clothesline

NEWTON, N. J. —-One of the most remarkable veterinary operations ever seen in Newton occurred here when a horse belonging to Nicholas Brazi, a vegetable peddler, bit off far more rope than he could chew and swallow. The

steed, known to his associates as’ Gladiola 111, is resting comfortably, but his owner, Nicholas, cannot sleep a wink. Mr. Brazi was delivering a consignment of new potatoes at the home of Mrs. Pason P. Hoyt, and left Gladiola outside. When he came out he saw the horse with his head at an awkward angle, making a noise like the last words of a bicycle pump. The horse had kicked the last of the new potatoes in the general direction of

Newark, and was just punting Mr.' Brazi’s business coat over the barn, when discovered. ' , " A glance showed Mr. Brazi that Gladiola had eaten a strip of clothesline, Grabblngthe charger by the bridle, he backed the entire works into the street, knocking down a hedge which he will have to pay for, and putting in the last desolate stroke on the failing vegetable business. When 36 feet of rope had been recovered from Gladiola’s maw the incident was closed, likewise the ambitious jaws of Gladiola. ' .. ■ « Investigation proved that Mrs. Hoyt puts sugar in the starch used for washing. A considerable amount of this substance had got on the olatheallne Gladiola is a perfect "nut” about candy.

cultivated as the best gardens raising dahlias, nasturtiums and pansies. Mr. Oswald is head of the seedtesting laboratory and assistant professor of botany at the. University of Minnesota College of Agriculture. He uses the seeds of all varieties of weeds that grow in Minnesota to put into collections that are supplied to agricultural clubs and schools. Before the garden was started rarely found varieties of weed seeds sometimes cost |2OO to collect, Mr. Oswald

afternoon poker game among themselves. It was very quiet and all that at first, and the limit was ten cents. Hubbies raised their eyebrows but said little. Then the “girls” began to get reckless. The ten-cent limit was dashed aside. Many and many a young wife returned to her little flat and reported herself “broke.” The furor spread. Promises to pay, an invention of the devil himself, were introduced by some wife

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

BATHING FROCKS AND SWIMMING SUITS

Bathing suits of this design include many new departures from accepted styles of other years. They are ampler in length and width of skirt; many of them have sleeves that partially cover the upper arm, and considerable needlework 18 involved in their making. There are princess models that took like riding coats, and there are full skirts with pantalets that reach some inches below the knees. Most novel of all is a model made of silk with a very full skirt sewed together across the bottom, with two openings to thrust the feet through. This serves the purpose of bloomers and skirt. One of the best of the new designs Js shown in the illustration. It is of black taffeta trimmed with narrow white braid. The skirt is cut in four gores, narrow at the top and pointed at the bottom. The waist, cut with kimono sleeves, opens over a white silk vest. Revers reach to the waist line, and there is a small flaring collar at the back. These and the sleeves, which are slit up the top of the arm, are outlined with two rows of the narrow white braid. Black and white silk in wide stripes make the close-fitting cap with wings of plain black, and black and white are combined in the stockings and slippers. Altogether this is a model that is attractive and practical. Short knickerbockers are

LAST WORD IN SUMMER BLOUSES

An elegant blouse of linen, hand embroidered, and an equally smart but less costly model in voile, are among the latest offerings in summer styles. Each of them presents at least one new feature worth considerationrand either of them may be easily made at home. Handkerchief linen in the natural linen color was used for the blouse at the left of the picture, with a heavier linen in a medium shade of blue, and embroidery in white, black and blue floss appearing in the decoration. This blouse has an open throat and a wide sailor collar with rounded corners, piped with blue. Down each side of the front are simulated buttonholes made of the blue linen, and the embroidery design, in the fashionable mode of long stitches, is worked about these buttonholes. Oblong buttons are covered at the top with the natural linen, and the remainder with the blue. The same model is shown in salmon color and retails for something over ten dollars. It is style and hand embroidery which enables this linen blouse to sell for a price four times that of the dainty blouse of voile shown with it. The voile blouse is in the

FANCIES AND FADS OF FASHION

By Julia Bottomley

worn under the skirt Broad stripes in many color combinations serve the designer of smart bathing suits to the best purpose. Wide skirts are cut with stripes running diagonally, about the figure, and the waists with perpendicular stripes. Usually a fitted girdle of silk, in a plain color, is shaped into a pointed belt that joins waist and skirt, and a little vest of the plain silk is introduced at the frdnt. Bloomers and stockings match the vest and girdle in color, and It is the custom to make the hat or cap of the same plain material. There is a distinction between a regular swimming suit and the bathing frock. Swimming suits are closer fitting and are made of wool jersey or fiber silk, for the girl who takes her swimming seriously. No frivolities of decoration add even a little extra weight to it and it is not expected that the wearer will promenade about the beach in it. The princess bathing suits are very trim and shapely. Plain materials, with collar, pockets and borders in striped or plaid or checked fabrics, make them very sightly affairs. The bloomers reach below the knees, and the skirts are almost as long. Silk poplin and taffeta head the list of silks, but there are several crther fabrics in silk or wool that have helped to make this season’s offerings in bathing suits the best within the memory of the'fashion writer.

fashionable chartreuse color, and this peculiar green looks unusually well with white linen In a binding on all the frills. In this blouse all the seams are hemstitched with thread in the color of the blouse. The back portion extends over the shoulders to form a short yoke at the front, and the front pieces are fulled onto this yoke in a hemstitched seam. The long sleeves are shaped into cuffs ending in a frill by rows of hemstitching. There is a high crushed collar of the voile edged with a scant frill and fastened across the front with a narrow stock of black satin. There are frills graduated in width at each side of the front. White linen strips are used for bindings. This model is a happy choice for a slender figure and one of a very few that have been designed with a high collar.

Striped Pongee Silks.

Pongee silks now have awning stripes —bright red, green or blue, set beautifully on the natural pongee-col-ored ground.

Blazer Stripes.

Blazer stripes are a feature of the new cottons and they are effectively used for coat collars and for spevtg coats and suits.

SMILES

A GOOD PROVIDER.

“Is he a good provider?” “I should say he is. He keeps his wife busy over a hot stove every day cooking the stuff he provides.”

What’s the Use.

I’m told the monkey language ■ Close study will repay, But e’en' could I converse with them. I’d nothing have to say.

Oh, Certainly Not.

“I want to tell you something about that Gadders girl," said Mrs. Twobble in a half whisper. "I’m all attention,” said Mrs. Dubwaite, leaning over so as not to miss a word. “She read Boccaccio!” “Oh, but she reads his stories in Italian. That Isn’t half as bad, you know, as reading an English translation."

Couldn’t Touch Him.

“I hear we are face to face with a diamond famine,”’ remarked the talkative old gentleman. "Umph!” replied the occupant of a neighboring stool in a lunchroom, who was making a meal on coffee and “sinkers.” “I could be face to face with a diamond famine for ninety-nine years and not be aware of it.”

Reasons.

The stingiest man in the world sued for divorce because his wife was wasteful and extravagant. —“Will you give the court some specific instances?” asked the lawyer. “Well, one day she goes and buys three toothbrushes, one for herself and one for each of the kids. And the worst of it was, we already had one good one.” —Gargoyle.

Different.

Redd—-An automobile is so different from a horse. Greene —Why, of course. "You see, a horse goes faster when he’s going home than when going away from home.” “Well, doesn’t an automobile?” "Oh, no; you see, an automobile often has to be towed home.” - ------

Unusual Politeness.

Mrs. Myles —Hear your husband Is just back from Paris. Mrs. Styles —Oh, yes. • “How did he find Paris during the awful war?” “Tiresome. You see they have woman conductors*in Paris, and my husband will never keep his seat while a lady is standing in a car.’’

The Quality of Mercy.

Country Justice —I find you not guilty and fine you sl. Defendant —But —er — Justice—Now, shut up! If ybu’d been guilty I’d er fined you $10!

SURGICAL NEEDS.

“Do you have to be examined by a physician before joining the Aviation club?’’ “No; not until after you have made your first flight.”

Fixing the Blaine.

"Miss Prudeleigh is awfully shy, Isn’t she?" remarked young Muggs.„ “Yes,” rejoined the fair widow. “I wonder if she gets it from her motherT° “No; from her father, I imagine,” said Muggs. “I understand he used to be a great poker player.”

Quite So.

“Isn’t this ballet scene rather rough fun?” . “Perhaps, but what can you expect but horseplay from a pony ballet?

NOT THE SAME.

Booth Tarkington, congratulated on hla vivid and poetical portrayals of colored characters, told a story at a dinner in New York: “An old colored man,” Ke iald,“went to the polls one day to register. ‘“What’s your name, uncle?’ the clerk asked. ‘“Mah name am George Washington, sah,’ the old fellow answered. “ ‘George Washington, eh?' said the clerk. 'Well, George, are you the fellow that cut down the cherry tree?’ “ ‘No, sah,’ said the old man. ‘No sah, I ain’t. I ain’t done no work at all, sah, fo’ nigh onter free years.’ ”

Not Such a Fool.

"Here’s a strange case,” said Mrs. Spotter to her husband. “A man they called the town fool up in New Hampshire died, and they weighed his brain. It was heavier than the average.” “Is that all it says about him?” “Yes —except that he was for many years entirely dependent on well-to-do relatives.” “Huh—-he was no fool. If you have well-to-do relatives, why use your brains?” —Judge.

Pleasant as Could Be.

“A number of women attended this prizefight.” "I hope none of them felt sick during the bout.” said the humane man, who thought perhaps the sight of blood had upset the gentle creatures. “Oh, no. The men were not permitted to smoke, because of the fire risk, and there were no rank cigar fumes to offend their delicate nostrils.”

NO WAY OUT OF IT.

Reggy—What do you suppose I said when she called me a fool? Peggy—Said! What could you say?

Supervision.

A business man exclaimed:: "How nice! So many strive my shop to run, That I may simply take advice And give my time to rest and fun.”

Handicapped.

“What’s de reason,” inquired Loitering Luke, “dat you can’t go ahead an’ git yourself reformed?” “It’s jes’ hard luck,” replied Plodding Peter. “I never could manage to git arrested in a way dat would give me de advantage of de right kind of a penitentiary.”

Let It Go at That.

Peckem —Why is the telephone like matrimony, my dear? Mrs. Peckem—Oh, I suppose it’s because one doesnlt always get the right party. Peckem —That isn't the right jnswer —but it is good, and we’ll let it go at that.

Reallyl

Miss (at the piano, angrily)—As soon as I open my mouth that miserable dog at the neighbor’s begins to howl. Cook (consolingly) —Never mind, miss, that dog howls even when I sing!—Fliegende Blaetter (Munich).

Mixed Benefits.

“We want to introduce the blessings of civilization among you.” “Yes,” answered the savage. “The only trouble is that when you also introduce your improved war mechanism an many of us won’t live to enjoy them.”

Works Both Ways.

The Bear —Isn’t it strange that a few gallons of oil will calm a storm at sea? The Bull—Oh, I don’t know. A few drops will start a storm in Wall street

His Specialty.

Hokus —Scribbler has had no less than nine plays rejected. Pokus-MVhat is he doing now? Hokus—Writing essays on the decline of the drama.—Life.

Not Absorbing.

“Have you read Scribson's latest hovel?” “Yes. I bought it to while away a railway Journey.” “rtow did you tike it?” “Judge for yourself. I was on a local trtfth that stopped at every station, and I can repeat their names from memory.” £

Suitable Occupation.

"What is that flirting grass widow trying to do?" “To make hay while the sun shines." A