Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1918 — Page 3

NEWS and GOSSIOP of WASHINGTON

Now Comes the to Dazzle Washington WASHINGTON.— This wonderful old city is just brimful of dashing, flashing, fetching uniforms. Of course, the people who'fill the uniforms catch most of the feminine* eyes, but there is one uniform that rather causes the - / male glance to wander. Maybe it isn’t

more important to do to win the war than to look handsome. She is a mighty important cog in the machinery of Secretary Daniels’ organization which is fighting the undersea boats of the kaiser. If the navy wins the war, and there are those in Washington who believe it will, all of the glory can’t go to the brave men who were on board ship. Without the organization behind them they wouldn’t have been able to accomplish much, and without the yeoette the strength of the navy wouldn’t be as great today as it is. Of course/it seems that the little yeoette is mighty unimportant, but she has filled a good many gaps in the navy department and she has released hundreds of men for service on. sea. She is really nothing more than a firstclass stenographer and office secretary* but in these days any sort of a stenographer is a prize and the first-class stenographers and typists who become yeoettes are jeweled prizes. Now, What Will Selfish Bachelors Be Doing Next? AMAN was buying darning cotton. The woman next had just transacted a little deal in pins. Counting by seasons, he was early summer and she was autumn nipped by frost. The classification is necessary to explain the

impersonal chumminess of the two. “Hello, Frank, boy. Looks as if you have been getting married.” “Never trust to looks, Miss Ann. We ran out of thread and Joe tied a string around my finger—see? He’s the family mender.” It sounded somewhat cryptic, so autumn asked for enlightenment,and • this is what she got: “Two years ago four of us department fellows set up housekeeping, and have just renewed the lease. It’s

ft bully way to live, Miss Ann. Each of us has two rooms which we furnish to suit ourselves, and there is a man to cook and a Saturday cleaner to make the wheels go round. Bob attends to rent and wages, Joe markets and mends, Billy keeps tab on fuel and light bills, and I’m the official shopper. Say, Miss Ann, this housekeeping stunt is great. I don’t blame you business women for not getting married unless you feel like it —because I’m that way myself. I used to think I’d have to get me a wife Just to have a home—every man wants a home, but—now that I’ve weathered the infatuations of calfhood you don’t catch me ever giving up my home with the boys, except for solid love. What do you say to that, lady?” And lady said —but never mind what she said. He didn’t. Believes He Struck a Parcel Post Bargain Day MALCOLM KERLIN, assistant city postmaster, Ought to know about this, anyway, so here goes: Kirk Miller, that angular fellow, wants to know when bargain days in parcel post went into effect. Kirk says he had a pack-

when the treasury could be replenished. At lunch time Kirk tried it again. There was another clerk at the window this time. “How much will tjUs package take?” “Forty-eight cents, < “Gee•!” said Kirk to hiinself, making some mental calculations. ‘Til hold on to this utftil later in the day?’ That evening on his way norne from work he stopped in again. “How much?” he asked. The clerk —another one still —weighed the parcel and said: “Forty-one cents.” “Guess that’s cheap enough;” replied Miller./ “You can have it.” Just Why Jimmy and Leo Didn’t Get That Raise THIS is the story of a case of mistaken identity. Jimmy and Leo were out in one of their employer’s automobiles early the other morning—so early, in fact, that the streets were pretty clear of people. “Gee,” said Jimmie,

“look at the pretty little dog. Why, it looks like—” “It belongs to the boss,” finished Leo. “Let’s catch it and take it back to the office, and maybe we’U get a raise.” ’ Jimmy and Leg, descended from the car and, with pK tread, made for the dog. But that creature‘was wily and eluded their grasp in a graceful but effective manner. Into' the automobile hopped the two boys, and after

a few preliminary bangs the car sped after the dog. -Catching a dog in an automobile is not as easy as it sounds. The dog took it easy and kept to the sidewalk, making the downtown blocks without any trouble. Then he ran into a yard, up the front steps, and into the vestibule of a fine-looking house. '.“Now we’ve got himl” whooped Jimmie. Cornered in the vestibule, the dog bad little chance, indeed, to escape the triumphant youths. They grabbed him up and made off with him. Indignant barks and ki-yis awoke the neighborhood. A window went up In the front of the house. “Let go my dog! Let go my dog! Oh, make them bring back my dog!** screamed a voice from the window. “The woman’s crazy." said Jimmie. “It ain’t her dog; it’s the boss’.’’ “Let ’er go!” yelled Leo, and the car shot away, with the dog yelping In vain. “The boss will be there by the time we get back," said Leo. The boss was there, all right, and he was waiting for them. "Yessir, here’s your dog,” said Jimmie and Leo. “It Isn’t my dog,” said the boss. “It belongs to Mrs. , on Sixteenth street She just telephoned In here and said that two young thugs had stolen the deg out of her front yard and had carried it off in one of our wagons."

the uniform, but there Is something I mighty attractive about the “yeoette* even to a woman. With ducky little blue coats, double breasted and brass buttoned, and white duck skirts, and a chic little white sailor hat, the yeoette certainly makes a pretty picture as she mingles with the thousand and one other uniforms on the streets of Washington. But the yeoette has something.

age to send to a friend in Ney Mexico the other day, so he took it around to a branch post office early in the morning. “How much will this take?" he asked the man behind the window. The man weighed the parcel, looked through his book for the zone rate, and then answered: “Ninety cents.” Having but 30 cents in his pocket, Kirk decided to postpone the mailing of the parcel until later in the day,

TgE RENSSELAER DAILY REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

The following, from “Important Items,” published by the Southwestern division of the American Red Cross, are facts that are Interesting to all the chapters: Knitting. “The president has called out another army of men. This means hundreds of thousands more sweaters —millions of socks. * Many knitters have slackened their work with the coming of spring. Fall seems so far off that it is natural to think there is plenty of time to get ready, for it —but this train of reasoning is perilous. -The task is a -big one. Only the steady day-by-day work will count —not_thg spurt of enthusiasm when the pressure comes. Utilize every moment. Carry your knitting bags on the street cars or the farm wagons, or wherever you are. There will be a greater need of knitted Jirtlcles next winter than there was ast. It is true that yarn has been hard to get. But much of this shortage can be overcome if none of it is wasted for any purpose for which a substitute can be found. Let everyone who can get any of, the yarn for socks knit socks and let those who can only et the heavy yarn knit sweaters withut charge. An arrangement is now nder consideration for the collecting md refooting of worn socks in order hat there may be no waste. “Chapters should knit in the followng proportions: For wne pair wristlets knit one muffler, ten helmets, 50 jweaters, 100 pair socks. Our men abroad are in constant need of socks. Knit socks. “From now on the making of quilts

Organdie for the Girl Graduate

There is a Vogue for organdie—and for net and other gossamer weaves—but most of all for organdie. It is used for frocks and for hats.and in all its long history never appeared in lovelier conceits. It is made in flowerlike colors and seems to suggest quaint styles to designers who make the most of its sheer, crisp texture in frocks that are as irresistible as spring blossoms. Frills, narrow laces, in ruffles and insertions, ruchings and sashes just naturally follow in the path of organdie and everybody wears this utterly feminine material from the little three-year-old to her grandmother. ( So, in a summer when everything that looks like extravagance is taboo, we may expect that womankind will simply revel in organdie. It is made in white and all the lovely light colors —yellow, lavender, pale green, rose, blue and pink and in plain and crossbar weaves. Plain skirts with kneedeep or even deeper hems make place for frills of lace or organdie, or are left untrimmed to be worn over lacetrimmed batiste petticoats. Older women choose light green, lavender and white, and younger ones include these with yellow, blue and rose shades. The effect of the pale colors over white is particularly good when frocks are made with tunic skirts like that shown in the picture. The very deep hems contribute something of the same advantage in deepening pale tints over white. The lovely frock pictured in white eross-bar organdie with a little trimming in bands of thread lace on the bodice is pretty enough to please the most exacting girl graduate and simple enough to belong to her. It has > sgsh of wide taffeta ribbon, shirred

and afghans must positively be din continued. No more of either of these will be accepted at the bureau of supplies.” Food. Preserving, canning, drying and otherwise conserving fruits and vegetables may not seem at all romantic, but they are genuine and essential ways of being of real service to our country, and that is all that counts now. They are among the duties that lie nearest to many women. Tons of fruit go to wffste anndfclly where no attempt is made to gather wild berries or save the excess of home-grown fruits. If they cannot be given away for canning, they ought to be dried or saved in some way. It is up to the earnest women in every community to help solve food problems.

Straight and Draped Skirts.

There is a strong struggle going on this early in the season between the. straight and the draped skirt. Both are leading fashions and neither one is new, but the ultra-smart woman Insists that the draped skirt is bettei than the straight one, and she is upheld by many of the dressmakers. On the other hand, there are hundreds of women who say that the draped skirt has been so featured in cheap materials in low-priced gowns that It is exceedingly commonplace. The struggle makes skirts interesting and incidentally adds to the confusion of the season, which has turned out to be an arena into which hundreds of fashions have beep indiscriminately thrown.

across the front with many short rows of shirrings. Very often sashes are of organdie and narrow frills' and ruches of it take the place of lace for trimming. After a day in the front-line trenches of war work, clad in overettes in the garden, or overall aprons in Red Cross rooms and the most matter-of-fact street clothes for onr goings and comings, a decent regard for the opinion of mankind —with the accent on the man —makes it a pleasant but imperative duty to get into a pretty frock. It is very restful to all concerned.

Capes Float From Waistcoats.

The designer who combined the waistcoat with the cape offered a choice morsel in costumery. . The one gives the other grace and solidity. The waitcoat keeps the cape from flying in the face of the public, and it protects the chest and back from whatever chill winds may blow. And, further, in this day of conservation of clothes as well as material, it gives one a chance to go without a blouse. There are waistcoats that are nothing but corselets, sleeveless ones, to which are attached short or long flowing capes. These garments go on as a bodice. -

Collars of Organdie.

Organdie collars and cuffs are shown In a variety of colors and designs and tiny ruffles are very much liked on the simple, straight bands, which come in various widths i -• 4 3 - -

Th e KITCHEN CABINET

Some rest is selfish and Indolent, but reading, which is neither selfish nor Indolent, Is the best of all rest. What pleasure can equal It? And out of it what profit comes for the reader and from him!—Robert E. Speer. ARE YOU SAVING? The old Scotch quotation should often come to mind these days: “Many

require It ; but do we need to spend as a nation $450,000,000 a year for the movies? Let us go to fewer moving picture shows and buy Thrift Stamps instead. Do we need, as an American nation, to spend $50,000,000 yearly for gum, and $200,000,000 for Candy, $800,000,000 for tobacco, and $2,000,000,000 for liquor? Think of spending 32 cents per cap,lta for liquor and only six cents for milk, the food that will keep our babies alive, who al® dying by the thousands each year from lack of proper care. It is only by each person sharing the burden and saving his share that our government will be able to provide for the expense of this war. We are required to go without certain foodstuffs to save wheat, meat, fat and sugar, but how many Americans are really going without until it hurts? We must scrape the cake and bread bowl, save by paring very thinly the vegetables and fruits we use, scrape out each eggshell with a teaspoon as it is broken. The outer leaves of lettuce, either the head or remainder, may be rolled and shredded with a sharp knife, and may be used as a garnish for salads or in salads. When you can save a cent on a five or ten-cent purchase it is a saving of 20 or 10 per cent, which we consider a Igrge rate of Interest. When eggs reach the lowest price is the time to put them down for winter. Use a pint of water glass to every ten quarts of boiled cooled water. Use a stone receptacle and pack them carefully, not to crack one egg. Cover thejar and keep in a cool place. Eggs th packed will keep a year perfectly. Eggs are not likely to be as cheap as usual this year, as food is so high. Even at 35 cents a dozen it will be profitable to pack them. Forget thyself; console the sadness near thee— Thine own shall then depart, And songs of joy, like heavenly birds, shall cheer thee, And dwell within thy heart. INVITING FOODS FOR THE INVALID. We have been told so many times that all foods which are served to an

frail invalid the sight of the dainty pulp with all the connecting tissue removed, placed in a glass dish or served in a long-stemmed glass, the fruit dusted with powdered sugar, will be far more appealing. Baked apples, stewed prunes, baked pears or bananas, figs, dates and fresh berries when they agree with the digestion, are all most palatable. Cantaloupe which is scored out by small teaspponfuls, sprinkled with a bit of salt or sugar and served in a pretty glass cup or dish, Is much more dainty than when served in halves or sections. Watermelon may be served in small balls, using a potato cutter. Custards of various kinds are all for the sick one; the more eggs they contain the more nourishing they are. Junkets of various flavors are also good, and when topped with a spoonful of whipped cream make a most satisfying dessert. In all desserts using milk or eggs the freshest and best are always to be used; the slightest suggestion of any flavor not just right will be more quickly noted by the patient than it weuld be the case in health. Plain'ice creams are invaluable as refreshments in case of fever and when the throat is sore or inflamed. The patient Is not only refreshed but also nourished by the frozen dish, which slips down with so little effort. Soups and broths are foods which help digestion and are valuable as food also. ... Meats of different kinds, subject to the order of the physician, should be well cooked; chicken Is especially good and because of its short fiber it is easily digested. Small quantities well and daintily served will not often be refused. Sponge cakes are the best for Invalids, and all puddings should be of the simplest kinds. Gelatin .in various flavors will add variety; tapioca, rice and cornstarch are good when well cooked.

What's the Use?

What’s the use of growling about it? You don’t like a growling puppy.

a mickle makes a muckle.” “We must not be penny wise and pound foolish,” for we should have recreation, playtimes, and vaca- | tlons; our health I and mentality as well as good looks

invalid should be made as attractive as possible, for daintiness in service is a great aid to a fickle appetite. An orange in its natural state is pleasing to most of us. but to the

TOAD GOOD FRIEND OF MAN

111-Favored Creature Has Been Mian*, deratood and la Just Beginning to Be Appreciated. Few well-meaning creatures have been more thoroughly misunderstood than the homely, meditative and retiring toad. Formerly the toad waa considered a venomous reptile, but in our day its habits have been mor6 carefully observed and its great value to the pomologist and gardener has been fully established on account of ita propensity for destroying insects. We should, therefore, cultivate the friendship and assistance of the insectivorous reptiles, including the 1 striped snake, as well as that of the birds. jbvery tidy housewife detests the cockroach, mice and other vermin. Two or three domesticated toads would keep the coast clear of these and would be found more desirable than a cat, as they are wholly free ,'rom trespassing on the rights of man is does the cat. The toad is possess’d of a timid and retiring nature, loving dark corners and shady places, but under kind treatment becoming juite tame. Many instances might be cited of pet toads remaining several years in a family and doing most valuable service with no other compensation than that of immunity from persecution. In Europe toads are carried to the cities to market and are purchased by the horticulturists, who\by their aid are enabled to keep In check the multiplication of the Insect tribes which prey upon their fruits, flowers, etc.

THOR’S HAMMER STILL USED

English Fishermen Consider It a Charm Against Drowning—Some Other Peculiar Beliefs. The fishermen of Whitby would never dream of venturing out of port without a little hammer-shaped bone, from the head of a sheep, known as “Thor’s hammer,” as this little object is a very special charm against drowning. The mole’s foot is also a “sure” cure for toothache or cramp—according to locality. Amputated limbs are in some cases preserved so that the cripple may not be deficient in this wr spect in the next world. At Scarborough an old peasant had come to be regarded as almost a wizard, for the country folks from round about come to him for relief from rheumatism. His “cure” consists of a copper bangle and ring, and on either end of the bangle two small-bore brass cartridge cases are wedged. These charms are sold to the patient In Suffolk a girl always keeps her first tooth; then when she marries tmA has a child the tooth is suspended about the infant’s neck during teething, as it is said to bring instant relief. These superstitions mostly exist in the counties which are washed by the North sea. Doubtless they are survivals of the days of the bold Viking marauders. —Ireland’s Own.

Retold for Tourists.

The Bale-Geneva express, says the Standard’s Geneva correspondent, was overcrowded the other day and travelers had to stand in the corridors of the second class coaches. One tourist saw a seat vacant, but covered with luggage and asked a passenger sitting near whether the seat was "occupied.” “Yes,” replied the stranger, “the man is in the restaurant wagon and will return soon.” There the matter ended until the express reached Lausanne, when the owner of the taggage prepared to get out. "Pardon me,” said the tourist, "that luggage does not belong to you,” and called the guard. The latter side! with the tourist and the whole matUi was placed before the station master. The selfish traveler had to prove, piece by piece, that the luggage on the seat belonged to him, and he finally was obliged to pay for two second class tickets.

Various Earthquake Sounds.

Earthquake sounds are described as variations of heavy rumbling, so low in pitch as almost to be more felt than heard (in many cases inaudible to persons who are deaf to very low tones), and belonging to one or another of the following types: The passing of wagons, thunder, wind, the fall of a load of stones, the fall of a heavy body, an explosion, or some other miscellaneous sound. In strong earthquakes the sound area occupies a central region (on an average two-thirds) of the disturbed region; 1 in moderate earthquakes the two areas are approximately of the same magnitude; while in many slight earthquakes the sound area is larger than the disturbed area. As a rule the beginning of the sound precedes the shock, and the end of the sound follows the end of thr shock.

Our Fairy Godmothers.

The world, out of fairy books, is chary In furnishing its fairy godmothers, yet most of us have friends at whose touch we become more truly and happily ourselves than at other times. They seem able to endow us, through same magic of their own, with the beauteous vestments and the glass slippers that free the spirit. These are our fairy godmothers. We do well to love them and pay them good heed, for through them wd may enter into such possession of the precious gifts that we need have no dread of the striking hour. • This, we must suppose, is what Cophetua did for, Ms beggar-maid. At his glance the queen in her blossomed, which later all th<l world could see. x ,\