Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1917 — Page 2

REMNANTS OF THE PEQUOTS

Few Descendants Left of the Rod Men Who Onoe Lived on Long Island. IDarly in the seventeenth century the Pequots occupied a territory about thirty miles In length and fifteen or twenty in width, lying near the mouth of the Thames river on Long Island sound and northward to a little above They' were estimated variously to number about 8,500, Including 700 warriors. In 1636 Endicott estimated 800 warriors, but while traveling through their country on a punitive expedition Mason found only seventy wigwams. Underhill, an eyewitness at the massacre in which the Pequots were destroyed as a nation, says that 400 men. perished at the Pequot fort at Groton in 1636. In 1655 the shattered tribe was reunited, restored to its ancient name and territory, and placed again under Its own chiefs by permission of the colonial authorities, F. G. Speck writes in the Southern Workman. The Pequots had, however, to pay an annual tribute in wampum to the English. By 1683 their lands and numbers had diminished considerably and In 1731 they were reported to number only 164 persons. In 1762, still occupying their ancient country in two separate bands, they were estimated at 176. In 1786 many jhined the Brothertown Indians In New. York state, whence their descendants migrated with the Oneidas to Wisconsin. Here the Brothertown Indians are still to be found, some of the families still recognizing their Pequot descent. In Connecticut the res* ident included fifty persons in 1820, under chiefs by the names of Shelley, Shantup and Ned. Upon the Inquiry of DeForest, who has written much on the Connecticut tribes in his work, "History of the Indians of Connecticut,** in 1848 only three families, amounting to about seventeen persons, were found on the reservation..

DO NOT CROSS YOUR LEGS

WHilam Muldoon, the Famoue Physical Instructor, Also Condemned Mouth Breathing. “Every time a man crosses his legs he gives his heart that much extra work to do,” said William Muldoon. "You know what happens to a stream of water when yon squeeze the garden hose.” This widely known physical instructor attached great importance to proper breathing. He told me of the trouble he had in making John L. Sullivan breathe properly, and he dwelt on the harm that numbers of Americans do themselves (witness the prevalence of catarrhal affections) by the bad habit of mouth breathing. * "Keep your mouths shut. Breathe through your nostrils,” he said. If the nostrils are stopped up he explained how they may be made to function properly by simple cleansing ablutions, and he insists that these be performed regularly. “We need filtered air just as we need Ottered water, and the nose is our filter. You boys want to remember that”

Eucalyptus Leaves.

Eucalyptus are evergreens, which died their bark but not their leaves, but they are not shade trees. The leaves are placed in Inclined rather than in horizontal positions, and the passage of light is but little obstructed. For this reason, smaller trees and bush ph and gww grow underneath, and the woods in places assume the appearance of a jungle from which arise the towering shafts of trees. It Is Interesting to note that primitive types of young or more modern types, have horizontal leaves, pointing to a time In the geologic past when the climate —~~whh —more congenial and no precautlons to conserve moisture need be taken.—National Geographic Magazine.

Drug Store Latin.

Tn one of the southern prohibition states a physician had occasion to order some whisky for a patient. It so happened that the whisky reached the express office on Sunday morning. The doctor sent for the package, and the express agent returned the reply that the whisky could not be delivered on Sunday. Thereupon the doctor sent word that the whisky was for a very, stek patient and must be had at once. The agent sent a reply that if the doctor would write a prescription for the whisky he could get It. The doctor wrote upon his prescription blank * ‘Sic semper tyrannls,” and the whisky was promptly delivered.—Medical Journal.

Sheep-Killing Parrot

kes, or mountain parrot, of New Zealand we see the harmless vegetable-eating bird transformed Into a vicious bird of prey within the space of a few decades. Having got a taste of sheep fat from the dozen carcasses banging on the meat gallows at the ranch houses during the cold winters, they soon learned to attack the live sheep. These attacks became so frequent that a bounty had to be placed upon the head of every kea.—National Geographic Magazine.

The Education of Father.

The New York Post prints this letter that a father sent to his son at collego! — .-tv-—— “Dear Harold. Your brief letter came today. lam inclosing the check tm the amount you requested. I have heard a great deal of the college faculty. I take it to be the faculty* for spending money. Affectionately* father.”—Youth’s Companion. <

SAYS TOYS WILL BE UNKNOWN

Children Will Find Their Enjoyment in Useful Things Adapted to Their Mental Level. Dr. Maria Montessori of Rome, Internationally famed authoress and educator, foretold to 700 women the coming of the time when toys will be unknown and children will find enjoyment in useful things adapted to their mental level. She was talking nt a meeting arranged by the New Englund Montessori association. “Impatience on the part of mothers materially hinders the progress of children,” she SaW. “Let a child take his own time about performing duties B ajid= you will find they are dope-far better than the nrothers could do them. Imagine yourself dressing leisurely, but thoroughly, to be suddenly grabbed by a giant mold, literally thrust into your clothes and hustled into a,motorcar. “Sometimes we adults go part way through life as if in chaos until we find something that interests us. Then a phenomenon takes place. Why not give the child the same chance? We can be cOmrrared to an airplane. We first must have a motor, then we run over the. ground a short distance, and finally we .rise in flight. A child must be developed along those same lines. —Boston Post_

EMERALD MOST COSTLY GEM

One 'Consideration That Makes Them High-Priced Is They Are Seldom Free From Flaws. In the mind of the average person the diamond Is regarded as the most valuable of precious stones, but as a matter of fact large flawless emeralds are a great deal more costly than diamonds of similar size. Jewelers say that one of the considerations that makes these rich green gems so highpriced? if perfect, is that they are seldom free from flaws. According to the Smithsonian institution good 4iamonds are worth from $250 to S4OO per carat, according to purity and size, whereas an emerald varies from $350 to SSOO, the price increasing rapidly with size. Flawless emeralds weighing more than four carats are said to be practically priceless, but diamonds of that size are worth only SI,OOO to $2,000. Another factor that is said to contribute to the high price of emeralds is that they are hard to imitate and, unlike some green stones, retain their color when heated and when subjected to artificial light. It is claimed that this latter fact makes them particularly desirable for evening wear.

Good Word for the Skunk.

•The Age-Herald of a recent issue devotes a cdlumii of to" the skunk, yes the skunk, and the article was as timely as it was well written. Whoever saw a skunk moving gracefully along to his lair in the full flush of dawn after his nightly prowl, perhaps full as a tick of hlgh-pedi-greerteggs, the pride of some ~i nd us* trious housewife, must confess that he is one of the most beautiful denizens of our forests, with his black fur coat, striped with white, and that fur is valuable ; not quite so much so as the pelt of an arctic sable or silver fox, but still a valuable article of commerce. We mean skunks, and not spotted polecats which do not rank quite so high in the commercial world, though they may rank with the skuiik in another well-known way. It is a toss penny game as to which would outrank the other. In the North and IWest there are many skunk farms, where the aninmls are bred for the value of their fur. In the South, their natural habitat, they could be still more profitably bred. We are not jesting. Skunk farming is a .profitable industry.—Talladega (Ala:) Home.

Bound to Fight, Anyhow.

Early last year, says a contributor to an English weekly, a grocer in a Scottish village decided that either he or his assistant must enlist. As he w,is single and his mother and sisters were well provided for from their Im terest in the shop, he thought it was -ins duty to go. ; Mackay, the assistant;- agreed promptly, apd presently found himself in command of the business. But a few mouths later the master was dumfounded to meet his late assistant, attired in khaki, “somewhere in France.” “Hi, mon,” he said angrily, "what are ye doin’ here? Did I no tell ye taestay at hame in chairge o’ ma shop?” “So 1 thocht at the time, maister," replied Mackay, “bit I sune fun’ oot it wisna only the shop I was in chairge o’, but a’ yer womanfolk.‘Man,’ says I tae maself, ‘gin ye’ve got to fecht, gang and fecht someone ye can hit!’ So I jined.”—Youth’s Companion?

A Motor Shovel.

Tn unloading ore or coal from the holds of vessels on the Great Lakes there is always, a certain amount of material in corners and between hatches that cannot be reached by the unloading buckets. The dock superintendent at Buffalo has designed a mo-tor-driven scraper shovel that moves such material much faster than it can be moved by hand. The machine carries a shovel that can be ralsed and dumped - automatically, bm whentwer possible the ore or coal is pushed underneath the hatch openings, where the unloading buckets haul it out of the ship. The power-scraper shovel is-said to do the work of from 12 to 40 shovelers, according to the type of boat; and to save from one to five hours’ Huie in. the unloading process.

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NOW THE LUMINOUS COLLAR

Genius Has Invented Coat With Phosphorescent Cross, to Be Worn In London's Darkened Streets. ■ t By the time the war baa lasted for ' 33 years, only the very patient London-j ers will consent, whatever views the police and old Count Zeppelin may hold on the matter, to go on colliding with I one another and breaking leg after leg and all the available collar bones. We shall all want to light up, like bicycles, and to follow the example of two illuminated young ladles who have an eye to the times in which we live. They were wearing a new line in drop fittings—luminous collars. Most of us are, In this period, as invisible as an Ethiopian minstrel wearing mourning in a coal yard'on a foggy night. The city genius has Invented a collar for women, the tape In which glows a brilliant purple, and the blacker .the atmosphere the stronger the light. It Is a wonderful spectacle. When a representative arrived at the city office, the director, who has applied for a patent for his collar and deserves It—pulled down the blinds, and the two lady clerks had apparently vanished in the Maskelyne manner, only for crossed bars of phosphorescent purple which were the parts of their collars that had been treated scientifically. Even the laundryman, the inventor claims, cannot remove the glow-worm effect. Certainly it would save me from collision with passers-by. Of course a certain amount of risk still remains, for a lamp post, a conservative creature, will not step out of the way of a collar. Meanwhile, what about luminous hats for men and luminous boots? Can nothing be done in luminous curbstones? It is obvious, however, that these things will come and a man will be able to hire himself out for the homeward journey with such luminous devices on his clothes as this: Wear Spinks’ Phosphor Halos and Luminous Blacking. There seems not the slightest doubt that the luminous collar is practical and will be seen all lover London. But what effect will be produced on the mind of a man going home from an earnest evening at the club when he meets luminous collar girls with rub-ber-heeled boots walking rapidly toward him—well. —London News.

LET BEST FRIENDS BE BOOKS

Much Comfort Found in Them for the Lonely and One in the Evening of Life.— - In passing days of our lives, when the fires of- passion have been well burned out; when we have come face to face with the vicissitudes of life and find out that we have either won or lost the battle, let our best friends be books, observes a writer in the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. We can commune with them so long as we please, and when we are tired, wq can shut them up. This is more than we can do with our friends of the human faintly. When a man comes home at night harassed and hacked with the worries of life, he wants not only rest for *the body; he wants rest for his soul, for his heart, for his mind. The wife who hopes to develop in the home a perfect atmosphere of content, will study her husband’s moods. When he is worried ; when his mind is a bit distraught and he desires mental rest, he will read. There is a wonderful amount of consolation In our books. Sometimes he may yield to light literature. At other times he will place his thoughts on more sincere and heavy topics. Our books are- ourrealfriends.-’Tt does not make a bit of difference how sick a-man ma y be, if he will have read to him a chapter or two of “Pickwick Papers,” he will smile. Read your little one just a page or two of “Little Men” or of “Little Women’’ and see the rest that will spread over his face, that beautiful expression of soothed pain. Let anyone who Is In trouble, and who has no friend, gather himself In solitude with a good book. There is much consolatlon in it. It has that unexplainable source of relief. It is like the tender touch of a woman’s hand on a parched and fevered brow. It rests the mind, it brings for the time being at least surcease to sorrow.

Light Cures Disease.

When rays of light fall upon the skin of our bodies, which is translucent, the greater part of them are arrested, some by one layer of the skin, some by another, and still others are not stopped until they have penetrated the subcutaneous tissues. This arrest of the light rays produces radiant heat, which has a higher penetrating power than convection heat as generated by a hot water bag or poultice, for instance. Prof. E. C. Titus of England, in an address has stated that such heat penetrates two Inches or more, while convection heat is excited principally on the surface. This is why electric light baths and sun baths are so stimulating to the organs of elimination. ■*' i

Warranted Nonshrlnkable.

Xworklngman came home in triumph one evening with a red flannel ahirt, which he had bought at a bargain, and moreover, |t was guaranteed not to shrink. In due course the shirt was sent and returned from the wash, and the following morning the workingman put it on. Just as he had done so ids wife entered the .room. “Ullo, ’Arty,” she exclaimed, “where did you get that new de?"

SALMON MAKES GOOD FOOD

Declared to Be Not Only the Moat Nutritious but the Very Cheapest If the housewife only knew it salmon is the cheapest and at the same time most nutritious food that can be eat- . en. This Is the assertion of James T. Barron of Portland, Ore., a correspondent of the Washington Post states. According to Mr. Barron, salmon contains more nutriment than beef, or quite as much at any rate, and it is far cheaper. “Salmon is one of the few articles of food that is better when canned than when eaten fresh. Canned, the salmon betains all the oil, whereas If cooked fresh much of the oil is wasted. The cheapness of salmon makes ft a desirable food when one Is trying to solve the hi gh cost of living problem. Red salmon to higher in price than the pink salmon, but in fact the latter is better. “The importance of the Alaskan fisheries Is demonstrated by the increasing output of the canneries. There are something like 100 packers in Alaska, and the pack has Increased since 1907 from 2,171,741 cases to 4,916,630, which is the estimated pack of salmon for the year 1916. Compared with the Puget Sound pack, which in 1916 was estimated to be 710,318, Alaska looms up larged and this comparison shows the great development of the Alaskan fisheries. It is only a question of time when the Alaskan fisheries will exceed in value all other products of the territory. This may appear remarkable to th? mind of the average Easterner, whose imagination regarding Alaska is that #nly gold is produced there. The fact is that Alaska Is a wonderful country. It Is cold there at times, but I have seen it colder right here in Washington on occasion; at any rate, it appeared to me colder. “The approximate value of the Alaska pack for last year has been estimated to. be $23,803,399, whije that of Puget Sound is estimated at $3,675,561.”

DRINKING WATER IN GUTTERS

However, the Ladies of the Andean Capital Also Bathe In It ■ - Ibague, capital of the Colombian province of Tolima, claims 2,300 “souls,” but the count takes much for granted. It is a square-cornered town of almost wholly ttiatched one-story buildings, its wide streets atrociously cobbled and its few sidewalks worn perilously slippery and barely wide enough for two feet at once. A stream of crystal-clear water gurgles down every street through cobbled gutters, lulling the travelweary to sleep and furnishing a convenient meansofwashing photographic films. We drank less often, however, after we had strolled up to the end of the mountain and found three none-too-handsome ladies bathing in the reservoir. It is a peaceful, roomy place, where everyone has unlimited space on the grassy, gentle slope to put up his little chalky, straw-roofed cottage, yet all toe the street line as if fearful of missing anything that might unexpectedly pass. Foreigners seem to be a great novelty, and I could find no satisfactory reason why so many Ibnguehos were blind, unless they had overindulged themselves in the national game of staring. —Harry A. Franck, in the Century Magazine.

Eskimo Carving.

All of the Eskimo carving today Is done with steel tools, but there is . work in existence that dates back to the stone age. The ./ilder Eskimos say that their ancestors used tools of flint, and it is known that they have been carving ivory for many generations. Some of the very poorest of them and those that live in the most out-of-the-way places are noted for their work of this kind. They seem to do it for pastime, and make many toys and dolls for their children. They have a way of softening the bone, horn, or ivory before they work it, and to make the carvings more distinct they etch lines on the surface with a black paint made of a mixture of gunpowder and blood. This, when put on the freshly-cut bone, makes a permanent stain. '. '

Some Don't Get Back.

The dusky tonsorlal artist nervously busied himself among his implements of torture as the tired business man sank into the operating chair and prepared to rest while his stubble was being removed. The barber tucked in the ample bib, lathered the passive face and opened his conversational batteries. “Ah just got back from a funeral,” ventured the ebony as a starter. The tired B. M. opened*one eye, cleared the lather out of the corner of his mouth and in a biting tone retorted : “You ought to be blamed glad to get back —a good many people don’t.” And the shave continued amid a profound silence. —Columbus (O.) Dispatch.

The Baby's Bath.

A word of warning to inexperienced young mothers: Never put the baby in water while the tub is standing over 'ft BftftTftr, DCCftUBO XUftuy « WHV; mdd been severely burned in this way. Nor should you ever leave a young baby alone in the tub. If the phone or doorbell rings while baby is in the bath, and you have no maid to answer it, you will have to let it go unanswered until the baby is dried and wrapped up warmly.

KNOWN TO ALL THE WORLD

Port of Elsinore, In Denmark, Made Famous Through the Genius of Immortal English Poet. Elsinore is a little port city of Denmark, on an, island which juts northward to reach within three miles of the coast of Sweden. Elsinore is the home of busy shipyards,«of a thriving summer colony ;■ it has been immortalized In the songs of Kipling as a port hospitable to the errant sailor; finally and especially it is the scene where Shakespeare laid the tragedy of “Hamlet.”-- zzz: The overthoughtful and melancholy figure of Hamlet rather overshadows the rest of Elsinore, to the casual visitor at least. The summer colony seems to succeed In forgetting his pessimistic point of view, but the ’ tourist isTed to the grave of Hamlet, he Is shown the brook where Ophelia flung herself to drown her sorrow, and bidden to contemplate the platform Where the ghost of the murdered king took its after-dinner promenade. Needless to say, all such associations are pure fakes. They seem to arise wherever some great human drama, real or fictitious, has been enacted, responding to a need of humanity for some concrete object to serve as a center for its sentiments. The grave of Hamlet has long been an asset to Elsinore, but if rumor can be credited it has not always occupied the same site. According to this tale the original “grave” was inconveniently located for display purposes, so the people of- Elsinore finally raised the money to erect ja fitting monument to Shakespeare’s prince in a more accessible place. As for the ghost’s platform, the castle of which it forms a part was not built until long after the time when the tragedy was supposed to have been enacted.

GOT RID OF ACHING TOOTH

Frenchman Driven to Heroic Act, When There Seemed to Be-No Other Method of Relief. Here is a yarn told to the unsuspecting people of Bath by one of Lon Wellman’s building moving crew of Augusta. One of the Wellman crew of house-movers was formerly a street car conductor. Last evening he had a Frenchman friend who on one occasion had a terrible toothache. He saw the hole In the Frenchman’s tooth and advised the man to have it out. His friend went out to do so, but found all the dentists’ shops closed, owing to the lateness of the hour. The Frenchman bofe the pain as long as he could and then resolved on heroic remedies- He went to his room, took out a powder flask and poured out some gunpowder, which he jammed into the big hole in his tooth; then he put in for a fuse a piece of silk thread and plugging up the hole over the powder, started the fuse and blew that tooth across the room out of his jaw 1 Joe says that he can vouch for the truth of the statement, for next morning the Frenchman came downstairs with a smile on his face, all pain gone and showed him the hole in his jaw made by the blasting of his tooth.— Kennebec Journal.

As Bad as Football.

A Harvard man tells this one: “The train had just run off the tracl and plunged down a deep embankment. Engine, baggage-car, coaches and sleepers were piled in-terrible confusion. Smith, the famous halfback, lying at the bottom of the wreck, came partly to his senses. Three passenger coaches were piled on top of him. A piece of pipe was coiled about his neck* The Fim-oi-one of- the great driving wheels of the engine rested on his face. His legs were pinned down by a heavy beam. A pillow had been forced against his mouth and nose. His arms were pressed against his sides, and he tried in vain to move. But willing hands were at work upon the wreck, and at last Smith was dragged out Looking around in a dazed sort of way “ ‘How many yards did we gain on that “down,” boys?’”—Everybody’s Magazine. ■ ■—

Credit “Buffalo Bill."

When Buffalo Bill’s wild west show was in London the prince of Wales, afterward Edward VH, was delighted with it; and as he happened to have four royalties staying with him in London he took them to see it, and not only that, but he actually succeeded in packing the whole,four into the famous old Deadwood coach tor a gallop round the arena, “Now,” said he to Cody, whom he much appreciated, “you have got something bigger inside there than you ever had out West.” . “Well, I rather guess I have," rejoined the colonel. “Biggest hand I ever did hold yet—four kings and the joker!” Buffalo Bill could rise to the situation.

Making Homes.

In family life, in the real home, the highest qualities of character may be developed. There is a force in family affection that makes and keeps the heart tender to all. It banishes selfishness, jealousy and malice. In happy hotne llfe cruelty finds no place. Even animals feel the benefit of the tender heart. We need, -and need greatly, more good will to all with whom we have to do.; We Bleed to know how to make allowances tor failures in others, to make concessions to the wishes and conveniences of others. The;’ fffqpdly give take of family life tends to make one more fitted tor living in the community.—Milwaukee Journal.

World is Brighter When. Song of Birds is Heard.

■*’ In the poetic words of the Bible, “the time of the singing birds has eome.” To all who are fond of nature, the world takes on a new brightness when the feathered songsters begin their spring concerts. .. A bird’s throat must be a mechanical marvel from the speed and facility with which it executes its roulades. No opera singer ever secures such flexible work. Many have become somewhat skillful in reproducing these songs, imitation whistles and calls. But at best it is a crude imitation. The speed with which these birds’ notes are poured forte defies the human ear or anv other instrument to catch. ___ The older people say bird life is less common than it was years ago, though observers say there 'has 'been some increase within a few since bird preservation was agitated. We need the birds, not merely for their enormous economic value, but to add their notes of cheer and joy to country life.

I have opened an office on Harrison St. and am prepared to do surveying of all kinds. I have maps of Jasper county, Rensselaer, and have ditchers staffs for sale. —L. A. Bostwick, Rensselaer, Phone 549. I have car.

Professional Cards DR. E, C. ENGLISH and Surgeon Opposite Trust and Savings Bank. Phones: 177 —2 rings for office; 2 rings for residence. Rensselaer, Indiana. C. E. JOHNSON, M. D. Office in Jessen Building. Office Hours—9 to 11 a. m. 1 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. mSpecialty: Surgery Phone 211. DR. I. M. WASHBURN Physician and Surgeon Attending clinic at Augustano Hospital on Tuesday morning from 5 a. in. to 2 p. m. Phone 48. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN Law, Real Estate, Insurance . 5 per cent farm loan*. Office in Odd Fellows’ Block. F. fl. HEMPHILL Physician and Surgeon and tow grades o< fever. Office over Fendlg’s Drug Store. Telephone, offloe and roetoenoe, 445. DR. F. A. TURFLER Osteopathic Physician Rooms 1 and 2, Murray Building, Rensselaer, Indiana. Hhoaes, Office —2 rings on 800; Residence —3 rings on 800. Successfully treats both acute and chronic diseases. Spinal curvatures a specialty. WILLIAMS & DEAN Lawyers z t Special attention given to preparation of wills, settlement of estates, making and examination of abstracts of title, and farm loans. Office in Odd Fellows Building. JOHN A. DUNLAP -Lawyer (Successor to Frank Foltz) Practice In all courts. Estates settled. Collection department. Notary in the office. Bonsselaer - - - - Xndlana H. L BROWN Dentist Crown and Bridge Work and Teeth without Plates a Specialty. All the latest methods in Dentistry. Gas administered for painless, extraction. Office over Larsh s Drug Stors. WORLAND & SONS Undertakers Motor and Horse Drawn Hearses Ambulance Service Office Phone 23. Residence Phone 58 E. N. LOY * Homeopathist ====== OTTFICB PKOVS as" - Successor to Dr. W. W. Hartsell. Office—Frame building on Cullen street Residence College Avenue, Phone 88-B. east of court house.

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