Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1917 — Page 2

GOING OUT 0 F BUSINESS THE |k MHk ja®& K <& • <•■ B uLII LI I IV \ I 11K r B B ■ SIMON LEOPOLD, Manager $5,000 Stock of High Grade Clothing and Furnishings, Hats and Caps for Men and Boys, regardless of cost. _ -•—— _ — —--- ;—— ; , ' ; ■ ■' '■ ■ '.- ' '■ '„ ' ■'" ' ' . ~- Never again will you have the opportunity of clothing yourself and family at a fraction of their actual value I have been offered the management of a clothing stock in Colorado Springs and as the climate is better for my health than here, I have accepted this position and decided to close out this stock. I have only 10 days Jn which to dispose of same and will throw aIT profits to the winds. SALE STARTS SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 22 At 8:30 a. m. This is a real closing out sale, so come in and see my prices .and judge for yourself ■■■■■■MBM■■■■hlHHMM■■■■■ ■■■BMII 111 ™ 1 ■■■■UM■■■■■■a«MM»MMMMM^BNMa«MaMM B l™ HiIIB,Bi—,IIBB,I^™IIIBII—IIBBI—BIIBBBB—111o—l111Bl—^ B-il * All New Up-To-Date Goods SIMON LEOPOLD, M’G’R. West side Van Rensselaer Street, one door north Hoover’s Ford Agency

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN. RENSSELAER. IND.

RENOVATE YOUR OLD FLOORS

Even ths Most Hopeless-Looking OnM May Be Restored by th * Proper Treatment . If your floors were only good, you would never have a carpet in the house. Is that the problem? Well, tt Is not such a difficult one. While cal* pets are always good for certain formal treatments of decorating, more and more housewives with small homefl or flats realize the labor saving of wood floors and rugs and the general eool effect and spaciousness. Don’t despair If your floors are as old as Methuselah, they are not beyond hope, the Springfield Republican says. First of all, If they -have been painted, use a paint remover —a preparation to be bought in small cans—and apply It, afterward scraping off the soft paint with a scraper or a piece of glass. If the boards are uneven, have them planed by the carpenter or your own jack-of-all trades. Pill all the cracks with putty as neatly as possible. Some people use a Aller made from old newspapers soaked to a pulp. The floor is then ready for a stain to be‘determined by the color which you want to gain In the furnishings of your room. In bedrooms an old floor may even be painted a light tint, such as cream or buff, especially In a room where brightening up is desirable. If a stain Is used, such as mahogany or dark oak, two finishes are possible. You can have the floor waxed to a dull finish or apply a heavy varnish which will give a glossy appearance. Either will make your floor an attractive foundation upon which to lay your rug.

LITERATURE IS NOT TAUGHT

Diversity of Human Nature Makes the Subject Beyond the Ability of Any Professor. “Why cannot literature be taughtF asks a professor of English In The New Republic. “Why cannot you teach a person how to fall in love, or have the measles? Expose him, and if he be susceptible, the trick la done, and you may wisely call in the parson or the doctor, ar the case may be. But no amount of lecturing will Improve or hasten the matter. I have analysed with loving care the dark beauty of Shelley’s maiden spirit, and found no man among forty willing even to acknowledge the introduction later; I have paraded the sturdy English virtues of Tom Jones before damsels whose economic dependence, and need to be supported in literature, was all too evident, and they have turned up their noses at him as *not in our set.* And then suddenly I have discovered the oddest matings—the two-mlle runner eloping with Jane Austen, to whom he had never been formally presented, and a former preceptress of mathematics, with hock-bottle shoulders, dizzily delighted by the rough wooing of George Borrow, whom she had met by chance In the stacks."

Modern Cinderella.

The day of good fairies Is not over! Several months ago, Miss Minerva Menke was a passenger on a Madison avenue street car In New York city. As she stepped from the car one of her pumps became wedged In a corner of the step, and her foot slipped out of It She did her best to make her plight known, but at that moment the fairy must have shut the conductor's ayes and covered his ears, for Be gave two vigorous tugs on the bell rope, and the car carried Miss Menke's pump away, leaving her pumpless In the street She hobbled to a drug store at the corner and telephoned tor a taxicab to take her homg. A few blocks farther on. Jack Wiltson noticed the pump as he was leaving the car. He slipped it Into his pocket—lt Is a No. 2— and when he reached home telephoned an advertisement to the New York Herald, which tells the story with pardonable complacency, requesting the young woman who lost the pump to write to him. Miss Minerva wrote, and Jack called to return the pump. He kept on calling more and more frequently, and now they are married and will doubtless “live happily ever after."—Youth’s Companion.

Keeping the Body Healthy.

Obesity comes from overloading the stomach and underworking the body. Nature said, "You must earn your living by the sweat of your brow,” and if you earn that living In some other way you must get the sweat or she will make you pay. If you takemore food than the digestion can handle you not only tire the stomach but the whole system. Nine-tenths of "the blues” come from a bad liver and lack of outdoor exercise. Full, deep breathing, drinking plenty of water and keeping the skin active will keep most people out of the doctor's hands.

Its Opposite Qualities.

"A candle combines direct contradictions in Itself.” "How so?" "It Is both a light and a careous matter "

Good Thing.

"If* a good thing everybody doeant think that war is wrong"' "Why?" “Germany would bo nmnUfll ItT grortd by new."