Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1917 — Page 2

SEEK CURE OF ELECTROLYSIS

government Experts Aid In Installing System to Prevent Damage to Metal Structures. Tbe damage done annually to underground pipes, cables and other metal structures in this country by eleetrolyMa amounts to many millions of dollar*. There are very few water, gas or lead cable systems that are not more or leas subject at some points to electrolytic damage from stray currents. Moreover, the loss does not consist merely in' the shortening of the life of such structures; electrolytic damage is one of the causes of the leakage of water and gas from distribution systems. The failure of such systems on account of electrolytic action may also Involve various dangers to the life and health of human beings. According to the bureau of standards more than 25 separate and distinct methods of dealing with the electrolyste problem have been proposed and experimented with from time to time. Some of these methods are useless, or ards has been studying the subject of electrolysis mitigation for the last six years, and has aided in installing complete mltigative systems in several cities. The bureau makes somewhat detailed tests in each of these places about once a year to make sure that the protective systems are being properly maintained. An extended series Of experiments has recently been undertaken in the city of Springfield. Mm, with the so-called three wire system of electric railway operation; a system which offers considerable promise for the mitigation of electrolyse troubles under certain conditions frequently met with in cities.

IT'S THE SAME OLD WORLD

Letters of Deserted Wife to Husband, Written ZfXK) Years Ago, Unearthed In Ancient Ruins. A wife’s letter 2,000 years old was unearthed recently in the ruins of the Serapoum. the temple of Memphis, the great city of ancient Egypt The letter woa written by Isias to her husband, Hephaestion, who had deserted her. Ther, were two letters, in fact, the first bearing a date equivalent to July 24, 100 B. C. In them the wife'reproaches her husband for neglect of his family and. what is parti culariy interesting at the present time, she complains of the high cost of living. Here are some extracts from the first letter: “Islas to Hephaestion, her husband. Greetings—ls you are well and other things are turning out with you according to your wishes, it would be as I perpetually pray the gods. I mjrsetf am In good health, and the child and all in the house make mention of you continually. When I received your letter from Horus, in which you explained that you were in retreat in the Serapomn at Memphis, I immediately gave thanks to the gods that you were well. But that you do not return distresses me. For having piloted myself and your child through such a crisis and having come to the last extremity because of the high cost of corn, and thinking that your return would bring me relief, you have never even thought of returning or spared a look for my helpless state.”

Happiness.

The true happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self; and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions; it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields and meadows; in short, it feels everything it wants, within itself, and receives no addition from the multitudes -of wttDesses and spectators. On the contrary, false happiness loves to be in a crowd, and to draw the eyes of the world upon her. She does not receive satisfaction from the applauses which she gives herself, but from the admiration which she raises in others. She flourishes in courts and palaces, theaters and assemblies, and has no existence but when she is looked upon.— Addison.

Pure Kaolin Is Rare.

Pure kaolin or China day is rare. It la mined in parts of Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Florida, Missouri. Tennessee and several other states. There are workable deposits of fireclays in 18 states, Important deposits being” in western Pennsylvania, in the coal-mining region of Ohio, in a belt across New Jersey from Perth Amboy to Trenton, in parts of Maryland, Missouri, Alabama and Colorado. Ball clay Is mined in New Jersey, Kentucky. Missouri, Colorado and Florida. Brick clay ofgood quality Is found in nearly every state In the Union. A very plastic clay, known as gumbo, is found in the Southern states.

Horse Was a Little Slow.

Seagirt would not lie, I know, but he is dreadfully careless with the truth. He said that the horse he hired to go to Gleneilen last summer was bo. slow that a spider wove its web in the wheel. Children came and made mud pies in the shade at the buggy. At one point he had an exciting VBCO with a caterrtfiar. "A' an came out and asked him to please drive a little faster, be was keeping the sun off her tomatoes. He said the horse was slower than a barber he knows, who is so slow that the whiskers grow faster than, he can shave, tomer has beard. —Exchange. SiWSC. n— — —/ ■'• '"r i -

Too Hasty.

“Mr. Crowley, can you lend me —?” “No, sir, I can’t. And if I could I wouldn’t. I have been lending you money for a year, and you make no effort to return it!” “But I wanted to know if you wouldn’t lend me J! “And I tell you beforehand I "Wan’tl” “Well, then, don’t. I wanted to borrow your fountain pen to make out a check for what I owe you, but, If you’re in no hurry, I’m not”

Meaning of “Purim.”

The word “purim,” the name of the great annual festival of the Jews, means “lots.” This feast commemorates the preservation of the Jews in Persia from the massacre with which they were threatened by Haman (Esther 9). They gave the name purim or “lots” to coTnmemorate the festival because he had thrown lots to ascertain what day would be auspMous for the massacre.

Wanted an Escort.

A little boy had a birthday party, his guests being around the ages of five and six years. After having spent a pleasant afternoon they all started for home at about five o’clock. After a while the little boy’s mother noticed two little girls sitting on the steps and said: “You better go home, little girls, before it gets dark.” One spoke up and said: “I want a boy to take me home.”

Woman May Be Auctioneer.

Although there is no record that a woman lias ever been an auctioneer, it Is on record that in May, 1912, the then mayor of New York, Mr. Gaynor, answered an inquiry addressed to him by a woman by saying that there was nothing in the law to prevent a woman from becoming an auctioneer. Strange enough. it was a milliner who made the inquiry.

The Proper Attitude.

The proper attitude of a man toward woman is not a very complicated affair. The fellow who admires her if she’s beautiful, honors her if she is ambther.respects her if she works, has-sympathy for her if she is in distress, and pities her if she stumbles is in a fair way to become a gentleman.—Houston Post.

Well Answered.

Old Lestorich, an uncomplimentary husband, who used to appear in the Austrian paper Floh, said to his wife: “If nature had made me an ostrich, perhaps I could eat your cooking. “That would be fine,” answered his imperturbable wife. “Then I could get some plumes for my hat.” —Christian Kegister.

First to Sleep In Bathtub.

The first man to sleep in a bathtub is believed to have been an early victim of a hotel proprietor whose house was “full up” and who blithely charged the haggard guest $4 for the privilege. Hotel men promptly took to this scheme most kindly.

How He Had Changed.

She —“Remember when he was a green country boy and you showed him ThiTsTgfits? What a crude interest he took!” He—“ He’s the same now except that he’d like to take the interest before it is accrued.”—■ Judge. _

Like the Seashore.

“My dear,” said Mr. Newedd as the sixteenth cook in a month came up the walk, “this reminds me so much of the seashore. I can sit at my own window and watch the breakers coming in.” - ■ , - ' - ■ ■■_

Two Things to Learn.

Learn these two things: Never be discouraged because good things get on so slowly here, and never fall daily to do that good which lies next to your hand.—George McDonald.

An Early “Scoop.”

The Virginia Gazette was founded in 1736 and claims to be the oldest paper in the oldest city of the oldest state and first to publish the Declaration of Independence.

Motorcycle From Bicycle.

A motor driven wheel that can be inserted in place of the front wheel of an ordinary bicycle. in-convert It into a motorcycle has .beeh invented.

In Confidence.

Sometimes a girl gets confidential and tells a man that a lot of other men have tried to kiss her, but he is the okly one who succeeded.

Ever Tried It?

Half the excitement of being in love is trying to make the other person confess it .while you assume a careless indifference.—Record. aJ

Optimistic Thought.

The man who speaks with prudence, vda not think him to be tedious, though

Hot Milk as a Stimulant.

If one is fatigued, a tumbler of hot milk, as hot as it can be sipped, is a good restorative. ,

The Complete Life.

"Knowledge, love, power—there is the complete life.” —AmleL

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER. IND.

Her Debut

They were having their coffee, after a rather elaborate dinner —Quavers and Olivej. Quavers, the composer, was the fashion; though not ten years before he bad been trotting about In soled boots, and recherche little dinners, such as the one he had Just eaten, were not at all in his line. His host, Sir John Oliver, known to his friends and acquaintances as “Coaly,” only three-and-twenty, was the son and heir ©f a great coal mine proprietor, Mathew Oliver, who had obtained his honors not because he went to bed drunk every night of his life, nor because he had risen from nothing by an extraordinary combination of brute strength and force of character, but because he had been all his life a born, leader of men. There was nothing of the rough, though, In young St John. “And Mat” had given him the best education to be had for money; he had inherited his father’s magnificent constitution; he dressed like a gentleman and he looked like a gentleman; and he had become his own waster and a patron of the drama —that sort of young man can be of much use to music and the drama. “Quite the right sort of a chap to have at your back, you know.” as Mr. Vampire Trappe, the manager, had observed to old Mr. Steel, the dramatic author. —Well, Oliver, what do you want to get out of me? Out with it; some to the point at once. Your dinner was a good dinner.” “Oh, hang it. Quavers, you know —” “Don’t beat about the bush, my boy; diplomacy Is wasted on a chap like me. You want something, of course. I hope you haven’t been writing a sentimental song and are wanting me to set it?” “Oh, It is not so bad as that,” replied the young fellow with a blush, “though it is a sentimental matter. It is about someone I take an interest In.” “Don’t,” said Quavers; “it’s Just the one thing I never will do; I know what you want; it’s the old story. You’ve been got hold of, Oliver. She thinks she can sing or she thinks she can act, and she has told you to try and work find I am to Wchfdrk tier Into something good, and money is no object, and you’ll come down handsomely. I know, I know; but it won’t wash, my boy—you’ve come to the wrong shop.” “You needn’t sulk,” said the young fellow; "I wanted to speak to you about Lalage Broughton.” —The eves of Mr. Quavers twinkled with suppressed amusement, and he chuckled audibly. “Oh, little Lally Broughton,” he said; “what has she done? Been making an ass of yourself. and want you' letters back, eh?” “It isn’t exactly that,” replied young Oliver; “I wish I had been making a fool of myself, and if I had,” he added, with a sigh, “I shouldn’t want my letters back—there, Quavers.” “Oh, it’s as bad as that, Is it?” said tVfrQmvpnc'dPourlebonmotif.ehT Good gracious! King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid, and all that sort of thing. Consult a doctor, my boy—chan who practices in lunacy, if possible.” . “Quavers 1” cried the young man, excitedly, “I want you to introduce me to her. I—l—hang it, man! I worship the very ground she walks on, and I’ve sent bouquets and floral banjoes, and I have sat in the sajje seat all through the long run of that new comic opera of yours, and eyery night I’ve tossed a floral tribute of some sort or other at her feet; and every night, Quavers, she has bowed and smiled at me—until last week, and then I was ass enough to put a ring and a note among the flowers, and the next day I got ’em back in a registered letter, and now she just pushes my flowers aside with her foot.”

"Of course she does; perhaps she expected a bracelet, and thought you mean.” “It Isn’t that Quavers,” said the young man f "she’s not that sort. 1 made Inquiries ; it was a mean thing to do, but I did. And I want you to Introduco me to hen, Quavers,forlknow yod’reapal of hers. And then, haps, she’d forgive me. I swear to you—” “You' needn’t, dear boy; you’ve evidently got It very badly, and I’ll oblige you; though it isn’t the sort of thing Td do for everybody; but because you’re not a bad sort of chap and you mean bqnestly. Yon do mean honestly, ehF The young fellow took Mr. Quaver’s outstretched hand. “I’m a fool," he said; “I know it, and I’ve come to a Common lot; but Pm not a howling blackguard, Quavers," he cried. “I’m sorry for you,” said the composer kindly, and he added, severely, "you’ve wasted expensive flesh-pots on me, young, man ; but I will Introduce you. You'll have to wait a fortnight, and then the run of ’The Little Siren will be over, and the next day I’m going for a little tour, and Til Introduce you to Lally Broughton In the Corning; Is that good enough?” “Quavers, you’re a brick I" cried the young man excitedly; "If —•” “Oh,'l know—*lf the devotion of •

’ ■ - . , -• •• - - - lifetime,’ etc? z Til take a soda Instead, and then TH spin yon a little yarn. “It was Just three years ago,” began the composer, “that I made little Lally Broughton’s acquaintance under very peculiar circumstances. My first comic opera had been accepted, and the final rehearsal was on. It was, to a certain extent, a dress rehearsal, and most of the people had got their clothes, but some of the shoes weren’t ready; and there wasn’t a soul in the house except a dozen artists" frojn the Illustrated papers, who were making sketches from the stalls. But the whole strength of the company was on the stage; the musicians were In their places. We began at nine-thirty a. m„ and we were not done,—not really done —till ten that night; and we went right a precious anxious time It was I can tell you. And everybody was down upon me, and Hie stage manager was down upon everybody; and the ballet master had lost his head, and the chorus ' master was like a raving maniac; and I had tumbled over the train of Miss Dulcet, the popular favorite, ourprlma donna, and she had used language to me that she must certainly have learned In Italy when she was completing that expensive education of hers; and ,we were all tired and hungry and 1 pretty utterly done up. Mr. Wackles, t the low comedian, who was playing the part of an innkeeper, had just i got through that first song of bls about the £taff of Life. He put In a lot of words of his own which he considered funny, but which the author didn’t; and he and Sparklebury, the author, were shaking their fists In each other’s faces. And the prima donna’s unde.rstudy had just sent In a medical certificate —not that I cared very much about that, for Miss Dulcet, our sheetanchor, was In splendid voice. Just then a very curious Incident happened.A little, pale, blue-eyed girl suddenly feU down all In a heap at my feet. Wackles and I picked her up and popped her Into a property chair; the girl had fainted. ** ’What’s the matter my dear?* saJdWackles kindly enough, when she came ' to herself. ! “‘Oh, Mr. Wackles!’ said the girl—for she is but a girl—‘l didn’t mean to, I really didn’t; please don’t say anything about it,’ “ ‘lt ain’t time for fainting. Miss Broughtod,’ said Wackles, beating on his ner; ’look at me—l don’t faint. When a professional lady wants to faint, she should faint out of business hours; or, If she feels she must, she should go to the canteen and get a corpse-reviver. Can I offer you anything, Miss Brough- 1 ton?’ he said, with a low bow. i ’“Please don.’t, Mr. Wackles,’ said the girl with a little sob. ‘And, oh, Mr. Wackles,’ she added—and there was an awful look about her eyes—Hs that a real loaf, sir?* she said, gazing hungrily at the staff of life, one of those long French loaves of bread, i which Mr. Wackles was carrying over his shoulder as though It had been a battle-ax. “ ‘Of course It’s real,’ cried Wackles. •“Oh, please,’ said the girl, ‘would you give me a slice of it, sir. I haven’t got a penny ln my pocket, and l haven’t tasted anything since eight this morning. These nine weeks’ rehearsals, sir, ; don’t bring any salary, and mother and ■ I are very poor.’ •“Good Lord!’ cried Wackles. Then he cut her off a great slice, and, In order to keep her in countenance, he cut off another for himself and began to eat it with great apparent gusto. “At that moment I was sent for Into the manager’s room. Sparklebury was there; so was Mr. Mephlbosheth, who represented the syndicate that was running our piece. “•Miss Dulcet has thrown up her part and has left the theater. Quavers,’ cried the manager. “•We are just bust,’ said Sparkle-

bury. "I felt that I was a ruined man. “I rushed out. I ran across the stage. ’Wackles,’ I said hurriedly to the low cet has chucked us, and there is no understudy.’ ‘“Zerubbabejl’ shouted Mr. Waek- - lee. - = ‘J. 7 '' _ “ Tlease, sir,’ cried , little Lally Broughton, clutching my arm —'oh please, Mr. Quavers, do give me a Chance, sir. I’m letter-perfect in the music and words and I know all the business; and I feel—l know I can pull you through.’ "All of a sudden I saw that the little girl In the shabby cloth jacket was an angelic being. "It was my only chance. “Tally Broughton did the trick, sir. We rehearsed the last act, she went through the other three with the principals the next morning, and In the evening we sprang our new prima donna “upon the world of fashion. “That girl has made my fortune. Oliver; I’m to be married to her this day fortnight,” added Mr. Quavers, with a smile. “I think I should like you to be my best man, because, you see, we are both In love with her.” "Quavers,” replied Oliver, after a pause, “I—l shall be delighted. You’re a lucky fellow.”—C. J. Wills in It.

Backward.

Jam es was standing beside the cradle of his month-old brother, trying to quiet him, when bls mother ctane in and picked the baby up. After picking him up. she said to the father: “1 really do not know what is the matter. Joseph will be eleven months old tomorrow and he has only two teeth.” Jumes said: “Gee, that ain't nothing. Grandma's eighty years old and she only has one.”

Heron’s Foot for Bait.

So great is the heron’s repute as a fisher that it has long been thought that it’s feet, owing to some peculiar Scent or oil which they were supposed to possess, attracted the fish, more especially eels, to within easy reach of its beak. In some places the rustic angler still believes that If a heron’s foot is placed with his worms the latter are more eagerly taken by fish. — London Outlook.

Where Woman Excels.

Another evidence,of the difference between the male intellect, If any, and the female one is the way a woman can stew cherries and make soap on adjacent holes of the some stove, apparently without incurring the slightest risk of getting to thinking about something else and putting some Important ingredient of the one into the other.—Ohio State Journal.

Acquitted.

When a young man eloped with a Springfield girl not yet of age, the father of the young woman caused his arrest on a charge of disturbing the peace. When In court it was shown that father was asleep when the elopement occurred . and that he ‘ did not waken for some Gme afterward the young man wax acquitted.—Kansas City Times.

The Rudder of the Day.

Some one has called the early hours of the morning, the rudder of the day and It would help some to keep that thought In mind. The girl who gets out of bed at ten o’clock, and then sits around listless till noon, will never make as much of the twenty-four hours as she should. The early hours are the rudder of the day. Steer by them —Exchange.

Shooting Pains.

Small Katherine had the “jumping toothache." although her mother wn ; unaware of the nature of the pain. In her efforts to discover this she asked: “What does it feel like, honey?” “Oh,” said Katherine, with a note .of pain and despair, “It des feels like a dun a-shootln’.”_____ t

It Pays Dividends.

Great books need hard, close repeated study, and are not to be skimmed over like current fiction. When the time which must In any case be expended on the mastery of the thought is subtracted, a modest knowledge of the language does not represent so very formidable an extra Investment.

Twas Ever Thus.

“Statesmen,” said Plutarch, "are not only liable to give an account of what they say or~db in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages and every other sportive or serious action.” And

Does It Seem Fair?

About half of the discontent In this world arises from the circumstance that men cannot collect the living they think the world owes them without putting In about eight good hours of toil a day.—Houston Post

Fires Kill 9,000 Annually.

The National Fire Protective association estimates about 9,000 persons are klllejf every year In the United States'Tfy fire ; as a result of conflagrations or burns otherwise inflicted. The property loss runs into the million*.

Not Developed.

Four-year-old Walter had permission from his mother to make a short call on new neighbors. This Is what he reported on his return home: “Mamma, Vhey have one child nnd that isn’t a child yet.” .

Probably True.

Mistress —“You say you can’t read, Norah. How in the world did you ever learned to cook so well?” New Cook —“Shure, mum, Oi lay it to not bein’ able to rade th’ cook books.”;.

Eyeglasses as Ornament.

When eyeglasses recently patented In England are not in use they can be folded to resemble a locket and worn on a chain for an ornajnent.

No Chance.

Bilton—“Aren’t you spending too much?” Mrs. Bilton—"No, dear; you don’t make enough for me to do that.” —Life,

Like Dog In Manger.

ttJßont ail de experience. some men gits wif happiness,” said Uncle Eben. “is tryin’ to spoil it fob somebody else.” .

As Others See You.

Why not borrow your neighbor's spectacles and have a look at your own tanfte? 4 ' ' '" —=—

LOVE IN DARK CONTINENT

How Shadrach, Aged Twelve, Violated the Rules Against Courting at College of West Africa. Although “courting” had been strictly prohibited at the College of West Africa, Shadrach, aged twelve, tried to slip this note to hl* beloved lady one morning at chapel, But, alas for him! it fell into hl* teacher’s hands, •ays the World Outlook. “Dear Miss Louise; Simply thease few words hoping and trusting you are injoying the very best of help this p. m. I am writing you and asking you only a word about love. I want you to tell me If you really love me or not. My dear you must conslter over your mind you must not do like a bird up In the air.- Ah the love I have for you. You don’t know my heart and I don’t know yours but I think you have some kind of love for me, miss. You know how love Is deep It is so deep In my heart as the bird sings up in the air, but Louise you must not tell me any He whatever you must tell me the truth, whenever you want anything, ask me and 1 will give It to you, but you know Is not every day a man have money but 1 will try my best for you, oh you sweet heart you know how 1 love you because for your beauty. Ah I love you my dear loulsest. You must not let candy by your love candy isnt anything what ever. If you want candy tell me and 1 will get it for you Loulsest. O loulsest do you here what i say to you If you dont understand what I have to say you must ask me if you dont understand and 1 will tell you, and again If you eat so much of candy it will rotting all your tooth out and how will you look then, ah dear I dont whant you not to have any tooth 4n your head so you must stopgating so much candy. You can eat some but not too much because Ifc will make you sick, and darling 1 wont like to see you Sick If 1 could hear what Bishop say to you so he can carry you to America so you can learn some thing In live, dont let him send you up the river because 1 want you to be a woman in life and 1 want you to promise me If you will ever remember me even to the end of both of us and I will promise you the same, nothing more to say. yous truly boy. Shadrach.”

CIRCUS PEOPLE FIGHT HARD

They Stop at Nothing When Engaged in Warfire -Which Has Marked Business Since Early Day*. When circus people fight they stop short of nothing, according to one of them, Courtney Ryley Cooper, whose interesting experiences with circus wars are told in Everybody’s. Some of the most “annoying” details are given at length. “Sand finds Its way into car journals, causing hot boxes and a delay In the arrival of the show trains. Polson sometimes gets into the meat that is fed to the ‘principal’ animal act,' with the result that tigers and Hons turn their toes to the sun and the circus loses one of its best acts. Wagon wheels come off mysteriously—it is easy to loosen the nuts of a wagon in the darkness of night on a circus lot Health departments receive sud•den —announcements of epidemics' among people or stock, and hold the circus until both can be examined. Working men are bought away, and delays created by every scheme and device. Fighting circuses have even accused each other of throwing railroad switches and causing wrecks Taking it by and large, ‘dirty opposition’ is a gay and exciting existence. “And where it all began is beyond the annals of clrcusdom. It was here before we came into the game. Grizzled old men around the stake-and-chaln wagon tell stories that were history when they were children. Years of warfare, then short spasms of peace and ‘gentlemanly conduct’—such is the history of the circus from the time of Barnum. Then men called each other thieves and cutthroats and robbers and embezzlers and burglars through the newspapers, and the circus magnate who owned the most vitriolic press agent was by far the wisest showman.”-

Gun Cotton.

Gun cotton may be made as follows: Immerse cotton wool in a holtyne dilute solution of potassium Carbonate, wash with water, and then dry. Then steep for a few minutes in a cold mixture of one part of concentrated ni tric add and three of oil of vitriol, then squeeze, and again place in® a fresh add mixture and leave for 48 hours. Then squeeze and wash for a long time with running water, and finally steep in a solution of potassium carbonate. Gun cotton is Insoluble in water, alcohol, and ether. It takes fire at 300 degrees Fahrenheit burning away rapIdly’but without explosion. When ig; nlted in a confined space or by percussion, It decomposes with violent detonation, the energy of which equals that of five times its weight of gunpowder.«

Don't Be Obstinate.

It Is surprising how many people do not know Die dlfferencebetweerrobsttnacy and firmness. Some persons foot uncomfortable over standing by their principles, for fear some one will think them obstinate, and others pride themselves on never making a concession to please anyone, and imagine they are beautifully firm. It is quite Important to get the difference quite clear in your own mind, since firmness is one of the most necessary virtues, and obstinacy one of the most serious faults.— Exchange. ’ ““ -