Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1917 — Page 2

Should Betrothals Be Advertised?

Ask me no more-thy fate and mine are sealed. .> n I strove against the stream, gnd all in vain. let the great river take me to the main. No more dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more. We have all heard of censoring beaux, but here’s another trial that,ex-

avers he didn’t and the maid he did. It would be a benefit to the timid bachelor who, like a moth, hovers about the fascinating widow, trying to make up his mind whether it is wisest jand best to woo and wed or take unto himself that old timely advice: “Beware of widows.” The enterprising widow in such a case would have to await his decision, no matter how impatient she might be to grasp time and the man by the forelock. Of course, advertising a betrothal has its advantages. Then, again, there’s another side of the question which bears weight against it. If a modest girl has become betrothed to a .fickle Lover andhe deserted her, how distressed she would feel to explain how it came about to her gloating five hundred friends. Again, many such girls may actually become betrothed half a dozen times before they decide they have come across the right man. There are any amount of kin people who would “have the laugh on them” for catching so many beaux, yet not getting one of them to the altar. There are timid men as well as timid women. Many a man would not propose marriage if he was under the necessity of having his intention to wed made public. He may not care to have his associates find this out. If he has old loves In the background, what an opportunity for them

Facts and Figures.

Brazil has $277,806,650 worth of paper money In circulation. Netherlands in 1916 imported 840,000 sacks of flour of 50 pounds each* Amsterdam last year sent SB,634,974 worth of tobacco to the_ United States. Amsterdam yards have ship construction contracts aggregating $10,000,000. Bank of the Netherlands holds $235,974,000 in gold, five times the amount' held before the war. United States corporations in the last fiscal year paid $170,037,040 in income taxes. Individuals paid $160,528,588. Ireland in 1916 sent out 7,366 emigrants, of whom 1,756 were-' males.

Mosquito Can Be Destroyed Only By Eliminating Its Hiding Places, Says Expert

That the people of every nity should unite against a common enemy—the mosquito —is the opinion of George A. Dean, Professor of entomology in, the Kanshs State Agricultural college. ’"rBy doing away wilh breeding places, such as tin cans, broken crockery, and various receptacles that hold water, by the drainage of bodies of water likely to contain immature mosquitoes, by application of oil to bodies of water that cannot be drained, or the introduction of fish in pools that cannot either be drained or oiled, millions (if mosquitoes may "be destroyed, according to Professor Dean. Water is necessary for the life of -the mosquito. The eggs which are laid on the surface of the water by the adult mosqufto. hatch in from 24 hours to several days, depending on the temperature. .The larvae issue from the lower end of the egg and wriggle about in the water. The larvae of the house mosquito rest with the tip of the abdomen at the surface of the water and the head 'hanging downward. The larvae of the malaria fever mosquito lie parallel with the surface of the water to obtain air. In from one week to ten days they change to another form—the pupae— which hive two respiratory tubes on the thorax. These pupae float in the water and transform to the adjjlt in from five to six days. The adult winters In the dormant condition. i The germ causing malaria fever has been carefully and repeatedly traced through'lts life history and it has with certainty Man found to, pass a part

By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY.

pectant lovers may soon sac th’at of having their betrothal re gis ter ed. A statesman, anxious to win fame, has actually set forth the Idea which he hopes to establish as a law. It would checkmate the backsliding beaa, who has begun to weary of his sweetheart; nip off those bug-a-boo breach of promise cases, where the swain

to step forward and make trouble for him, baffling at one fell swoep his excellent resolve to turn over a new leaf, to settle down and marry. So there you are. When it comes to it, a man who has the desire to marry after finding the right girl will not need the law to force him to carry out his love vows. As for the fickle fellow, whose admiration flickers out, isn’t it best for the girl to be rid of him without the world knowing all about it? It would be the height of foolishness for the maiden to resort to the 4a«,,nnd bind herself for all time to such a human bubble. It seems that such a law would be productive of as much harm as good. Delinquent lovers should not he spurred on. Lost interest in a man's heart is seldom or never regained. Where there’s no interest, hovy can there be love? Betrothals are sacred and should concern only the two whose happiness is at stake. It is said that youth is ever confiding. We can almost forgive its disinclination to follow the counsel of age. It rejects suspicion. Young men entering betrothals generally mean what they say.

MINOR LEAGUE PILOT HAS, NO EASY JOB, SAYS DONLIN

Must Be Able to Play Every Role From That of President to Third Assistant Groundkeeper. A managerial berth in the minor leagues is no sinecure. Take Mike Donlin’s word for it. Mike contends that in order to be a first-class minor league pilot one must have the patience of Job, the hypnotic powers of Herb Flint, and the mental and physical ability to play every role from president of the club to third assistant groundkeeper. As Donlin has tried his hand at managing a minor league club, he ought to know something about it. He was appointed manager the Memphis club of the Southern association last winter, and he announced at the time that he had high hopes of making good. But last winter Mike didn’t know anything about the managerial game in the bushes. He served as manager of Memphis until about May 15, when he was handed his release. He says that his troubles began when the club lost something li-ke fifteen games by one run. Then the umpires commenced to make

of its existence in man and part in the body of the. mosquito. By the bite of the mosquito, the malarial fever organism is transmitted to man. No practical methods have been devised to destroy adult mosquitoes — all successful methods so far have been to check their number by either doing away with hiding places or by destroying the young mosquitoes.

Milk Is a Cheap Tissue Builder, Say Food Experts.

A quart of milk is equal in food value to eight eggs, a pound of steak, or half a pound of cheese. This is the statement of the committee on utilization and economy, Kansas council of defense. Milk; it is pointed out, is a cheap’ tissue builder, because the protein that it contains is of a kind particularly valuable for building tissue. Ordinarily milk is the cheapest and most valuable source of lime and phosphorous. Milk is deficient in iron, but the iron tha ( t it contains is particularly well utilized by the body.

A Proposal.

Sydney—l’d like you to go to church 'with me some time this month. Maxine—Certainly. I’d be delighted. Sydney—Good! But can you have your trousseau made in time?

Ten Per Cent of the Men To Be Sent to the Front Will Be Soldiers of Mercy

Readers perhaps are not aware that of the first million soldiers we send to France 100,000. or one-tenth, will be soldiers of mercy, attached to the hospital and sanitary wing of the army. Conscription does notclose—the doors of- war service to boys of eighteen, nineteen and twenty years of age. Bttvs-of that higher courage which is. able to go under fire without the moral support of g gun can find opportunity to endure danger for the sake of the country in this service, bekt ' approached through the Red Cross, writes Robeft F. Wilson, in St. Nicholas. ' Eligible volunteers within and outside of the conscription age are accepted by the army for the sanitary service. In many cities and towns the lied Cross is conducting special training for such volunteers—-in the ambulance training companies and in the sanitary training detachments. Volunteers from the latter detachments face the most dangerous service, for they are the Jitter men, who pick up the wounded on the field of battle and bear them to the first-gid stations and evacuation hospitals, where they are taken by the ambulance for transportation to base hospitals. ’

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

EPIGRHYMES:

1 z "IDEALS never get you nothin’,” so my neighbors say; “Ideals won't grow you a crop ner stack yotff summer's hay!” They laugh at me because I got a L sneakin' sort o’ plan to make the farm-work fun fer even Bill, my hired man; they say I’m foolish ’cause I got a garden fer the wife, and ’cause I think that flowers mean as much as cash, in life. But I gets lots o’ consolation readin’ Titcomb’s words; his thoughts ARE sometimes sorta like THE soarin’ o’ the birds that pluck this WORLD’S spring freshness from the farms of me an’ you an’ seem to fly up Thar where them ideal things come true. We all are slaves to MASTERS—to ambitions, low or high; George Washington—he had ’em; an’ I like to "feel that I can take them same ideals with my musket, War—perhaps, some day, all men will see that Place where them birds soar! Robert Russell. ‘ldeals are world’s masters.”

(Copyright, 1U1", by lut'l Press Bureau.)

life miserable for Mike, who is a hard loser, and finally he was blamed for everything that went wrong.. But Mike’s case is only one incident. Dozens of minor league managers have experienced the same troubles that befell Donlin, and dozens of future managers in the minors will experience them. The minor league manager has a hundred and one burdens on his shoulders. He generally has to deal with a

Mike Donlin.

group of stockholders, and he has to please them individually and collectively. He must turn out a winner or stand for a continual panning from stockholders and fans. He must go out. and scdut for his own players, for the minors do not hire ivory hunters to assist the manager. He must, do at least 60 per cent of the thinking for his ball club on the field, and if the club loses a hard game through bonehead work the manager gets the blame, whether he is at fault or not. Just as soon as a minor league manager gets a good club together along comes some big league club and he sees his winning combination broken up through'sales er—the draft. He must go out and dig up players to fill the shoes of those who are taken away, and if he fails to find talent as good as he has lost they say he is slipping.

When Might Made Right.

A clergyman while passing through one of the by-streets of Edinburgh came upon a rough-looking and gigantic coal man, who was “persuading” his horse to move along more expeditiously, The horse had taken a stubborn fit, and the coal map. .wits very exerted, and couching his sentiments in language which was simply appalling. says London Tit-Bits. . . The clergyman was a little man, but rash, for he rebuked the coal man in a TnanneFThut lefr-absolutciy-nothTng-to be desired. / L. “I cannot understand.” he said, in winding up * his expostulation,- “What you mean by using such harrowing expressions/’ 'u , V■ , This rebuke was lost upon the 1 coal man. “My wee man,” he replied, at the same time patting the clergyman on the shoulder with a very dirty hand, “neither could I understand it —when I was your size.” ' Needless to say, there was no rejoinder, and the clergyman passed on.

Just for Fun.

‘The Gadder girls have decided to take up settlement work.” “Tlyit’s good: ’lt’s encouraging to see society buds with a, serious of thought.” “Um, yes. But they seem to think, it’s going to be a lark.”i

MUSLIN AND LINEN

Combination of Simple Materials Popular This Year. Paris Model Shows How Practical Washing Goods May Be Made Up Into Attractive Frock. Doucet Is creating lovely models from such simple materials as spotted muslin and silk-finished listen. Indeed, this combination of spotted, or striped, muslin and linen is one of the most notable features of the summer sea-

Muslin and Linen Frock.

son, writes Idalia De Villiers, a Paris correspondent. The illustration which accompanies this article shows that practical washing materials may be manipulated into very exclusive and exquisite creations. For the girl’s frock in question Doucet selected fine linen in a cool shade of lemon yellow-and soft white muslin spotted with black. The dress was made up over a white pongee silk foundation and it represented everything that is attractive and summery.' The ankle-length skirt was sqt in flat plaits. Practical plaits which were sufficiently wide and profound to be easily cleaned and ironed down. Then there was a quaint overdress of linen which was long back and front and cut up at the sides to show the spotted ;sklrt. On the corsage portion of this long tunic there were some fine, washing silk embroideries in black, white and lemon yellow. You will notice that the tunic is cut round at the neck and that it is moderately decollete. This style is in great favor with the Parlsiennes and it is likely to remain fashionable all through the year. French women never took kindly to high-necked blouses and bodices.. They wore them, it is true, but unwillingly. On the other hand, an extreme V opening is considered bad taste for street wear. The correct thing is the simple round neck shown in the drawing.

TURKISH TOWELS FOR BLOUSE

Ingenious Women Have Found That the Bathroom Can Be Robbed for the Tennis Court. Fine Turkish toweling has recently been admitted into fashion. Ingenious women have found out that the bathroom can be robbed for the tennis court. Two extra large towels with a good-looking colored border serve for a blouse with elbow sleeves and a colored cotton sash. This makes a more commendable sport garment than linen, voile or silk. Another common fabric that has been' flashed into fashion is outing cloth. It serves for entire gowns, or for a moujik’s blouse worn over a narrow skirt of dark blue, red or yellow cotton or linen. _ - , The introduction of colored velveteen for coats, as a substitute for the expensive silk sweater, lowers the price of 6m? open-air garment when it is not made by an expensive tailor. Velveteen has suddenly leaped into the summer fashions, along with the new autumn hats. Itfis frequently choserf in green, lapis lazuli blue, burnt orange and black. Its summer use is not confined to sports J coats; it is worn by smart women for sports skirts.

Length of Suit Coats.

As to the length of coats, in many Ct the new fall suits the coat reaches to the knees, and in some cases a little below that points says the Dry Goods Economist. On the other hand, a few of the suits have a somewhat shorter coat. The uneven length has considerable adoption, these coats being longer in the front 'than* i ’ia: the back, or else longer at the sides than in front and back.,

NEW HATS FROM OLD COATS

Clever Woman Evolves Good-Looklnfl Sports Sult Out of Garments That Had Been Discarded. Perhaps you have a last year’s suit or one of even older date, in which the skirt is still good but which is doing you no good because the coat is out of style. Don’t hang it in the closet to take up room and gather dust, for it is really the foundation of this year’s street costume. A very clever woman evolved a good-looking sports suit out of just such an almost-lost-forever garment. The original suit in this instance was a Plaid brown, yellow apd green. The material was so good and the skirt in such splendid condition that the owner, who is one of those much-to-be-admlred-and-copled persons who is always well dressed without spending a small fortune, could not find it in her thrifty soul to put it in the discard. She ripped up the coat, had the jaunty little sport hat made from the pieces and bought at a sporting goods house a boy’s jersey in heather colors to blend with the plaid. The loose box lines of the jersey take it out of the sweater class and with a slight alteration and the addition of collar and cuffs in a plain color to correspond with the skirt, it has become the coat of a sport suit that would have cost many times the amount expended in fixing this one up. It is just the thing for business, beach or golf.

RETURN OF THE GOLF CAPE

Wrap That Closely Resembles Garment of Twenty Years Ago Adopted as Substitute for Sweater. Smart women tave adopted the circular cape with straps across the front of the body, as a substitute for the sweater. These wraps resemble the golf capes of 20 years ago. One of the smart French designs is modeled exactly after the Scotch garment. The dominant idea in the new capes is to have the fullness swing away from the shoulders at the same time that the garment is held tightly in place by two broad straps that are placed beneath the shoulders, cross over the chest, pass around the waist in the back and tie in the front. These capes have brilliant linings in figured designs. The printed Futurist crepes are better here than Broad, colored stripes in crepe, silk or cotton are also used. Even the jackets of summer suits are now lined with gay-colored linen.

EVERYDAY HELPS IN HOME

When kid gloves begin to tear bring the tear together and stick a piece of adhesive plaster on the inside of glove under the torn part. It is a good idea to stick the plaster on before the kid is torn through. Whenthe glove begins to breaks if the plaster is put on it will never be noticed. When rubbers wear out at the sides take a piece of rubber from a discarded rubber, place over the hole on the inside, cut a piece of adhesive plaster larger than the rubber patch and stick on. It will wear a long time and the rubber will not leak. Baby shoes most always wear out at the ankle joint. By taking a piece of kid from an old glove or an old shoe the baby shoe can be made to wear a long time by mending it the same way as the rubbers. The plaster must be quite a bit larger than the patch, so as to keep It in place.

COOL NEGLIGEE FOR SUMMER

After searching far back into the thousands of different styles for wbmen in negligee, and other costumes used for the purpose, not one appeared the superior of this beautiful harem costume of Japanese batik. Its extreme fascination perhaps Iles in the fact that Its beauty does not lie in trimntiings, for K has next to none. A few flowers woven in the cloth is the only adornment.

HIS OWN

By REV. B. B. SUTCLIFFE

Of the Extension Department, Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT— Having loved His own He loved, them unto the end. —John 13:1. This text has in it much of comfort,, strength and assurance for the Chris-

they are his peculiar treasure. The man of this world may rejoice in the gift of gold and silver, but our Lord rejoices in the gift from the Father of those he is pleased to call his brethren. ,

In the second place they are his own by purchase. He has paid to the uttermost farthing and now can say to them “Ye are not yoUr own, ye are bought with a price.” That price was nothing less than his own precious blood poured out on the cross of Calvary. He gave his life for his sheep. He laid down his life as a ransom for them. He was the “merchantman seeking goodly pearls who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” The title to ownership of every Christian is his. They are his own peculiar property. In the third place they are his by their surrender. As believers go on in their Christian life learning more and more of him, more and more do they surrender themselves to him. Some there are that try to withhold a part of themselves from him, but they are never happy, contented Christians. The fullness of blessing and of power never comes until in fullness of surrender the Christian yields himself unto the Lord, recognizing that he is Indeed the property of him who loved him and gave himself for him. The measure of the Christian’s daily peace and power is the measure of that Christian’s surrender to the owner — the Lord Jesus. His Own Care. Peter exhorts the Christians to be “casting all your care upon him for he caretfi for you.” This last sentence might be worded, “It is his business to care for you,” and he will care for each one of his own. As they are his property, purchased.,by such a price, he will guard them from all harm, protect them from all evil and set a hedge round about them against all that might injure them. Sometimes hard things come into the Christian's experience, but these may be the only way he can guard them from danger. He had to guard David from coming to the throne unprepared by allowing many a hard experience to come to him. In the second place they are his own peculiar care to guide. How often would they, like sheep, go astray but for his care in guiding them. Sometimes, ’tis true, he leads them in paths that look from the outside most uninviting, but once in those paths the Christian discovers they lead beside the still waters into pastures green and fresh. In the third place they are his own peculiar care to provide for. His provision is new every morning and fresh at eventide. It is ndver old nor stale. His own tniss much that he provides by being out of his place. He told the ravens where to place Elijah’s food and he told Elijah where to go. His Own Loved. Having loved his own, he loves them to the end ’sometimes are tempted to think his love varies with their own changing affections. But he loves them always with the same unwearied love. Loves them in spite of failure, as the history of Peter so fully shows. Peter thought he would be ready to lay down his life rathe# than forsake him. But how quickly he was put to shame by the question of a stranger maid. How pitiful the failure as the oaths, slipped from his lips! But did the Lord's love weaken? Nay, rather it burned, if possible, a bit brighter in his great heart and flamed out from his eyes, bringing Peter back to the place, of bitter tears through which tie saw the path of return. In the second place, he loves his own in spite of all backwardness. Think of him walking and talking with Philip for three years, instructing by example and by word all those days while he was about his Father’s business, only, at the end to find that Philip had not learned the.first lesson, but must needs say, “Lord show us the Father,” not knowing “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” How trying such backwardness is, but to the Gr&at Teachei' it did not lessen in any degree his love. The tender passion by which he held Philip was Just as deep that moment when his backwardness was revealed as ever it was. Q 0 not allow any hint that his love for you .grows cold when: you discover how Ut- [ tie progress yeu have made.

tian. His Own Property. Christians belong to the Lord in at least a threefold way.First by gift from the Father. In his prayer in John 17 our Lord says “thine they were and thou gavest them to me.” They do not belong to themselves but to him —his own peculiar property, for