Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — Page 2

Lunch Cart Service for Government Workers

Plan Established n Washington to ReSeve Clerks From Necessity of j Waiting in Restaurants During Lunch Period

The war camp community service started the movement, but the various bureaus have started additional wagons especially for the benefit of their women workers, enabling them to save some of their regular lunch hour for recreation.

FEDERAL AND STATE GAME LAWS

Shooting Must Be Confined toTime During Which It Is Not Prohibited by Either Set of Regulations

In making their plans to shoot migratory waterfowl, hunters will do well to note the dates of open seasons under both federal and state laws, according to the United States department of agriculture. There is confusion in the minds of some sportsmen in regard to the opening of the season when the dates conflict under state and federal laws. The federal law and regulations limit the seasons before and after which no one may shoot these birds. If a state law opens the season later or closes it earlier ’than the dates prescribed by the federal regulations, the season in that state is just so much further shortened. Special attention is called to the fact that the federal regulations do not authorize anyone to hunt or kill migratory birds contrary to the state law. . In certain states, as for example, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and South Dakota, the season for shooting migratory waterfowl under the state law would open prior to the date of opening under the federal regulations were it not for the fact that the federal regulations supersede state laws in such case of conflict and prescribe for these states September 16 as the beginning of the open season.

Bread Now Made From Wood Claimed to Be Healthful, WellTasting, Digestible Food

The search for new materials to feed the starving stomach of Sweden has, according to Dr. John W. Beckman, a member of the California section of the American Chemical society, again demonstrated that necessity is the mother of. invention. Sweden, located as it is in the precarious position between the two fighting groups of nations, has found it hard to obtain its necessities from either of the fighting nations. In times of peace, Sweden has always depended upon imported wheat and other foodstuffs from the’East, as well as from the West With those imports In many eases completely stopped, Sweden has sought inside of its own domain for new materials. Being a country which Is well wooded, it is natural that Swedish chemists should turn to the forests in search of a substitute. This search has proven successful and a Swedish chemist has devised a method by which wood can be produced in such a condition that it can be used in bread making. In fact, bread baked out of two-thirds wheat or other flour and one-third spruce flour is a healthful, well-tasting and digestible food. Extensive experiments have been carried out to learn the digestibility of this spruce flour, or cellulose flour, and all of them have proven that fully one-third of the cellulose flour is absorbed by the human being. The manufacture of this product is now under way in Sweden in sufficient quantities to supply the needs of Stockholm. It is being sold at the price of about 40 cents per pound, but the volume of this flour is about three times that of wheat

Dogs in Holland Have to Work for Food They Eat

In Holland the lot of some dogs is not at all a happy one. Many of them have to wort very hard indeed to keep themselves alive. In many instances the food they eat is not the same as the American dog has. Some Dutch dogs will eat carrots and turnips—in fact, almost anything that is put before them. They have to draw the vegetables, milk and other tradesmen’s carta in order that mynheer may walk aiongwue ui ma ease.

CROSSING THE BAR

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea. But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns home again. » Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark. For tho* from out our bourne of Time and P1&C0 The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crosL the bar. —Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Bungalow in India Usually One-Storied House Having a Veranda, Projecting Roof.

For the small home no type of building makes a wider appeal than the bungalow. The word has been widely used to describe the productions of the “home builder and the real estate operator,” buildings so apalling that we are apt to forget that the bungalow is properly a very unusual and interesting type of structure and one peculiarly illustrative of the close relation between climate and architecture, writes Austin D. Jenkins, in the House Beautiful. “Bungalow” is the Hindustani word for house, Anglicized to indicate the typical European dwelling in India, usually a one-storied house with veranda and projecting roof. The chief purpose of the Indian dwelling is to keep out the heat and the tropical rains. The typical native bungalow and its English derivative are in arrangement much alike. The walls are of heavy masonry, Both doors and windows are very large, and open on to verandas which keep out the direct rays of the sun and protect the inner rooms from the glare of tropical mid-day. The rooms are arranged in suites, and every possible cross draft is made the most of. Sometimes the roof is of tile, but more frequently of maize thatch, woven on a bamboo frame, and of great thickness. The eves project far beyond the wall line.

Words of Wise Men.

Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and firings it out Before you begrudge anopier his success, take a look at the ladder he has climbed. A short memory for kindness and a long one for injuries will gradually change the whole nature into unloveliness and bitterness. Our minds are like certain vehicles —when they have little to carry they make much noise about it but when heavily loaded they run quietly.

$690,000 Is the Yearly Stipend of Mary Pickford.

Mary Pickford, the film star, has to keep the wolf away from the door with the trifling income of $690,000 per annum, and does not have to deduct her expenses. Miss Pickford’s Income was revealed through filing of her contract with the Pickford Film corporation, in a suit for 10 per cent by Mrs. Cora Carrington Wilkening, who claims she brought the contracting parties together. Miss Pickford earns $2,162.94 a day.

175,000,000 Cells in Lungs.

There are 175,000,000 cells in the langs, and, spread out x they would cover a surface 80 times greater than the human body.

THE EVENING EEPUBLICAN.RENBSELAER. INI).

Ornamental Lamp-Posts Add to Attractiveness of the Up-to-Date City

There la no, feature of municipal equipment that adds more to the at* tracJveness of a city’s appearance than do ornamental street lamp-posts of artistic and appropriate design. Just as the effectiveness or Interior decorations and furnishings depend in a large measure upon lighting fixtures, so the beauty of the street can be enhanced or marred by its lights. In each case a satisfactory solution of the, lighting problem consists not only in supplying sufficient illumination but also in providing lighting equipment that harmonizes with Its surroundings and possesses a beauty of its own. The old-lamp-post In vogue before the days of electricity, writes Thomas J. Davis, in the House Beautiful, fulfilled the second $f these conditions, but not the first; for, although the post Itself was often a work of art, Its feeble oil or gas flame seldom was equal to the task of Illuminating the street. On the other hand, the modern overhead arc lamp gives a fairly satisfactory light, but the unsightly poles, ropes, wires and other equipment can scarcely be called beautiful. Now comes the ornamental street lamp-post, which combines the beauty of one of its predecessors and the utility of the other.

Seaweed Discovered by Japanese as Substitute for Cotton—Also a Food

Something has been heard lately of the value of seaweed for food. It can also be used, we now learn, says a writer In the Manchester Guardian, as a substitute for cotton. An account of this new textile was given recently by K. Hamada, vice president of the Japanese house of representatives, at a meeting of the Japanese Federation of Marine Industrial associations. The raw material may be obtained from two kinds of seaweed, called ‘ln Japanese segumo and gomoguma. These are boiled together In water with wood ashes, and then In water mixed with rice bran. After bleaching, fibers are extracted which can be utilized for manufacturing purposes. The announcement of this discovery has awakened no little interest on the Pacific coast of America, where the supply of seaweed Is almost inexhaustible. It Is along that coast, too, that some of the investigations were carried out a few years ago by Japanese’ scientists, whpse explanation that their visit had as Its object the study of seaweed was received with considerable skepticism.

Mother’s Cook Book.

Remember: Four things come not back: The spoken. word; The sped arrow; Time past; The neglected opportunity. Peahut Candy. Boil together stirring constantly one pound of brown sugar and six tablespoonfuls of butter for seven minutes after beginning to bubble. Roll one cupful of fresh roasted peanuts on a molding board with the rolling pin until like coarse crumbs, stir inio the hot sirup and pour at "once into a greased pan, mark off at once ini squares, as it hardens immediately. Peanut Butter Fudge. Put two cupfuls of brown sugar and one-fourth of a cupful of milk into a saucepan and heat slowly, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Boil gently until a soft ball is made of the mixture when dropped into cold water. If a thermometer is used boil to 236 or degrees Fahrenheit. Remove from tnte heat and let stand without stirring until lukewarm. Add flavoring and four tablespoonfuls of peanut butter with a pinch of salt. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and hold its shape, then pour quickly into a wellgreased tin box. Mark off into squares with a sharp knife. Chopped nuts may be substituted for the peanut butter if preferred.

Fruit Rolls. Put one cupful each of seeded dates and raisins, prunes and figs through a meat chopper. Add a tablespoonful of brown sugar, and a tablespoonful of orange juice, mjx thoroughly. Dust the board with powdered sugar and roll the paste into a long roll an inch in diameter. Cut into slices and wrap in waxed paper. Victory Taffy. Put one tablespoonful of (jut butter in a saucepan; when melted, add one-third of a cupful of honey, onethird of a cupful of corn sirup and onethird of,a cupful of strong coffee and one cupful of brown sugar. Heat slowly until the sugar is dissolved. Boil gently until the sirup will form a hard ball when dropped in cold water or cook to 260 degrees Fahrenheit. When cool enough to knead pull until light colored. Pull out In long strips an inch wide and cut into three-inch lengths. Wrap each piece in wax paper. j*’ Frosted Pop-Corn. Have ready freshly selected popcorn. Make a maple fudge or any desired flavor. When the fudge has reached the soft-ball stage pour over the pop-corn. Stir until coated and let diy.

Can You Dress On $125 a Year?

New York. —Since the days of the Roosevelt administration in Washington depressing statements have come from the social center anent the cost of being well dressed. Depressing for the reason that they were so appallingly low. Nothing so produces discouragement in humans, writes a fashion authority, as to be told that they should and can accomplish a desired result On a sum of money that they consider almost too small for the preliminaries. You as a woman know that full well. What would reduce you to greater rage or a feeling of utter hopelessness than to be told by the head of the family of the _ amazing achievements of another woman in regard to money, to clothes, and to food? 1 You have done your best with your allowance, of that you are sure. Such Is the feeling that surges In every woman’s mind and heart when Washington informs us, Infrequently, what can be done in our own chosen line of work at a slight expenditure of money. Now, when Washington—through the bureau of labor statistics, not through the White House —gives as the average cost of being well dressed the following figures, one feels like giving up the whole problem of how to look well on little. The total yearly allowance for dress of these women [who make a smart appearance (the phrase belongs with the statistics) is |sl2£> a year. Can you do it? Here Are the Figures. Outside clothing (suits, coats, sweaters, dresses, waists, dress skirts), $57.58; hats, $11.59; shoes, $14.20; gloves, $3.32; stockings, $5.53; corsets, $3.41; underwear, $7.18, and miscellaneous, $14.27. “As regards external clothing, it would appear that the average wageearning woman who is well dressed usually chooses these items of her wardrobe from the following priced articles: Suit or coat (alternate years), $25 to S3O; shirtwaists, $6 to sls; onepiece dress, sls; wool skirt, $5 lo $10; summer skirts, $3 to $5; party dress (worn for two years), $25. “If close economy is necessary, a skirt at about $5 may be worn with

TWO AFTERNOON FROCKS TRIMMED WITH FUR.

On the left is one showing a short, loose tunic of terracotta chiffon, trimmed with skunk and embroidered In black. There is a narrow skirt of black satin and a long chain of jet The large hat is of fur. On the right is a black velvet frock fastened In back and trimmed with narrow bands of ermine. There Is a sash of black and silver brocaded ribbon.

separate waists in lieu of a sls onepiece dress, or a dress waist worn with a suit may be substituted for an evening dress, or a winter coat may be worn for three seasons, or an evening dress‘for three or four years. lAylew of the range of choice, it appears that a woman may reasonably be expected to secure outside clothing for a good appearance at an expenditure of from S7O to $75. “As regards articles of dress other than outside clothing, the necessary expenditures would be distributed roughly as follows: Hats, $lO to sls; shoes, sl2 to sl7; gloves, $2.50 to $5; stockings, $3 to $7; corsets, $2 to $5; underwear, $5 to $10; -and miscellaneous, approximately $lO. Allowing for Individual variation in prices and choice, this means an annual expenditure of from SSO to S6O for these articles, which as a rule have to be replaced each year. “Combining these two amounts—outside clothing S7O to $75, and other articles of dress SSO to $60 —the total yearly expenditure would range from $l2O to $135, averaging approximately, say, $125." True, these are wage-earning “women, the story points out; but it adds that they are as well dressed as the Immense majority of women who have no more, and often not nearly as much as the wage-earner to spend on clothes;

and furthermore, as idlers are rare these days, the budget may be taken as intended for the average woman. No one includes the millionaire In any form of appeal, information, or advice to women on the matter of clothes. That Uncoraeted'Figure. Figures belong to the individual, but I fashions to the multitude; therefore it is easier to be dictatorial about the latter than the former. The law Is better established; the mathematical average has no part. Fashions are, or they are not. They ayelaunched even If they do not succeed; and the exceeding Interest in them is often caused by the great gamble which is connected with them. The directolre Inspiration in the uncorseted figure is a gamble, roughly speaking. It was launched some months ago, but the public thought it one of those revivals that rarely get beyond the salons of the extreme.designers. Yet this inspiration has sur-' vlved 'the months, and it grows in fashion, if not in grace. We call it directolre merely because that epoch in dress exploited it, along with a host of other fashions that were taken up in the tame of “classic.”. It started as a reaction from the furbelows of the, pre-Revolutionary time, as worn by Marie Antoinette. It was called the Greek costume, and the historians tell us that it came about through the attempt of two famous young sculptors to cut a pattern for such a robe for a stout and matronly ‘/mere de famille,” who insisted upon it. The clinging effect of the skirts is as strongly accentuated now as then, and we, like the women of that day, have discarded'the chemise; yet it must be quickly said that w e use a substitute. We are -not going in for the transparent drapery without a lining. No scandals like those of Mme. Hamelin’s day for us I All Skirts Must Cling. No imposed drapery on the skirt of this winter is permitted to give it bulk or bulging curves. Lines must follow those of the body. Tn so much have we adopted the classic. Therefore soft materials are preferred- Satin, panne velvet and chiffon velvet are

chosen more than other fabrics for those frocks. Chiffon Itself has taken a second or third place, and dyed lace is pushed forward as a substitute. Even cream lace is revived for entire frocks, but it does not have the prestige of gray or brown. Both these colors are draped over tulle or satin in the same or a contrasting color. The odd feature about this revival of an old, old style of fastening is that the exclusive tailors have applied it to coats. In that touch we get something novel. Jackets of peltry are. fashioned in this manner, and there are combinations,, of velours and soft fur that are put together like a cuirass blouse, in a very loose fashion, to go with skirts of the cloth, but they rank as coats and not blouses. Heavy furs are worn that give sufficient protection in the open. And this verdict for peltry placed on peltry pleases the public. Some women look like pack-mules with an overload. (Copyright, 1918, by the McClure Newspa- . per Syndicate.)

Frock of Tricolette.

A striking frock, of tricolette has a rolling collar of white georgette, so heavily braided with white soutache that it is stiff enough to hold its rolling shape as if it were stiffened with wires. • s ' 1 s>' A . • ' 1

HELEN’S PROMISE

By MISS DOMINICA TRACY.

(Copyright, 1918, by McClure Newspaper .* Syndicate.) „■ . ... v . Helen Crawford, brown eyes sparkling, yellow curls bobbing, tripped*along the little winding path which led. from the old farmhouse to the open fields where she had been gatheringblUeberrles to bring home for breakfast. ■ • Helen made a pretty picture as she walked along the sub-flecked lane thl» early summer morning in her crispgingham frock with the basketful of luscious berries swinging carelessly on her arm. Her mind dwelt pleasantly on the festivities to take place that afternoon at the largest house of thevillage. ‘ The Rawsdons, but recent inhabitants of the little town of Banfield, were to give a lawn party in honor of their nephew, Philip, who was shortly to leave for the front, and .who, being a stranger to the young people of the town, was therefore awaited with keen interest by them. Absorbed by her own thoughts Helen did not hear the clatter of an approaching horse, until, rounding a curve in the road, she found herself directly in its path and had but Scarcetime to step quickly to one side, but alas and alack in her excitement Helen , dropped the precious basket and the ripe berries rolled out directly beneath the horse’s hoofs. Helen gave a little cry of dismay, the rider drew rein, and Helen glancing up was to meet the merry eyes of a handsome young officer. ■ Saluting her politely., he said: “I cannot tell you how sorry I am for having caused you to upset your basket. I did not expect to meet anyone so early and so I was riding' carelessly in the middle of the road r instead of keeping to one side.” Helen smiled brightly and pointed out that fortunately some of the berries were still In the basket, and picking it up she nodded smiling and walked on. A sudden thought struck the young; officer and turning around he called after her: “I hope we shall meet at the. lawn fete my aunt is giving this afternoon, as I understand all the young people of Banfield and their elders are to be present.” “Yes, indeed, I shall be there,” she answered, “and T shall doubtless see you, as I have been chosen to help serve the refreshments.”* At three o’clock, Helen looking prettier ever in her pink dress and drooping leghorn hat, was busy serving ice cream to some unusually spick-and-span little boys, when her soldier acquaintance of the morning joined the group, and persuaded Helen to help him eat some strawberry ice cream and cake, a zealous young waitress had pressed him to accept, and which he declared was altogether too much to be eaten by a single human being. ** v-., Seated at a little table Philip told her that he was to return to his home In New York the next day, to spend the last few days with his parents before sailing. He asked her permission to write, and when Helen consented he said: “As soon as I am’able I will send you my address from ‘Over There,’ but will you promise to write?’’ Helen, suddenly grown shy, blushed, as she answered: “I promise," and in the bashful brown eyes Philip thought he read more thank the promise of » letter. . ’

Pulses of the Weather.

There appear to exist in the earth’s atmosphere “centers of action,” which have wide control over climatic conditions and make it possible' to foretell the character of the weather long In advance. One of the most important of all these centers is that about Iceland. According as the atmospheric pressure there is high or low, mild or severe' winters result tn central Europe, and there are those who contend that , this influence is also felt on the North American The North cape is another similar center, and Retween these foci a kind of compensation of action exists, sbmetimes at intervals of six months. A warm winter at the North cape corresponds to a cold winter in Iceland, and is followed by cpld winds in central Europe and over the plains of Hungary. The cause z of the phenomena, it is thought, is to be found in the variations of the North Polar ice Cap, which constitutes the great reservoir of cold for the northern hemisphere.

Safety Nets.

The safety department of the industrial accident commission of the state of California, believing that a man doing useful work at a height of several hundred feet needs as much protection as a trapeze performer in a circus, has been responsible for the introduction of safety nets in building construction in San Francisco. The safety nets are similar in character to those used by circus performers, as well as by Are departments in the larger cities, in rescuing persons jumping from high windows.—Scientific American. * 1

People's Verdict Reversed.

William Henry Harrison ran for' president twice. Tn 1835 he was nominated by an anti-Masonic convention held In Philadelphia and was defeated by Martin Van Buren. In 1840 he was nominated by the Whig party, running a second time against Van Buren and def eating him by a large Majority. In the first election. Van Buren received 17Q electoral votes fb Harrison’s 73; in the second election Harrison received 234 electoral vote* to Van Buren’s 60.