Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1919 — Page 2

The Trouble With Tommy

By WILL T. AMES

<Copyrt*ht, lilt, fcy th» McClur* N»w»t>ip«r BynJlc»tf ) The trouble with Tommy Ellis jfcuiwd Itself ftwnro the first day he went to school. Tt was a little school, •ndtftere were just fifty hoots on the walls of the boys’ ‘ entry " with fiftyone boys to hang their hats on them. TT|]f a dozen r of the new boys were younger and smaller than Tommy, who bad reached the .ripe axe of seven; bnt Tommy It was ulio had,to lay hi? ear on the floor in the comer because he let the other fellows .grah-_wh-Ug he held' hack. Tommy didn’t like having to put his cap on the floor-any better than the other boys. But somebody’s had To go There, fund so it was Tommy's: It wasn’t because lie was slow or stupid that Tommy, from that time niu-4 took the dust of his schoolmates and later on the choice of whatever was being given out in the way of favors dr - Jobs or opportunities. <>rt the contrary, Tommy was brighter and quicker and naturally more skillful and clever than the majority of boys. But he was utterly lacking In self-assertlvetioss. The only-occasion on whi rii Tommy s—hand went vip in timc-to be recognised j by the teacher, when she was showing off her pupils to visiting parents or committeemen, was when he was the only child in the room who knew the answer to the question. If one or two or a dozen of the others were prepared with the desired Information they were —aß sure to beat Tommy to it: There was a little girl whom Tommy — —ln —hrs —secret seek l hie day her hat blew off. She was the school beauty, so five boys put chase after the hat. Tommy, as usual, got started last, having been humped out of his stride by another boy. It was a freak wind and of a sudden the hat shifted Its course and came straight at Tommy and a mud puddle. Tommy headed it off and. all blushes, took a single step toward his inamorata. Then another boy grabbed the hat aw ay from its owner, with the air of one having — rescued It from the. puddle instead of purloining It from the abashed Tommy’s worshipful hand. The tittle girl, whose name was Annahelle Hester, 6miled henignantly upon the other boy, - whose name was -Floyd Cushman, and never even gave Tommy a glance. -— And so tt was. At twenty Tommy was holding down the worst possible Job In the gift of the superintendent of the one-horse Interurban trolley company, a job which no one else would take, and which necessitated his getting up at an unconscionable hour in the morning, and walking a mile after ♦airing the last car into the barn at night, with all his leisure time in the middle of the day—and what use can a yonng fellow make of the hours from ten till three? The use that Tommy made of them was~fo~trunk, hopelessly and with U sinking heart, about that same Annabelle Hester whose hat he saved from being muddled when he was a little hoy. Annahelle was a stenographer in town now, but she still lived in the suburban village, and very often rode out on the car on which Tommy collected the fares. She was always friendly and nice to Tommy, and now and then tured to talk to her a little, hut only ... r™— nn.t then. .Leewufiti-a^tßWy ded Annahelle seemed a little nervous and Ml «t ease at such times, perhaps &s though she didn’t Just care about getting too intimate with a conductor. Another reason was that Floyd Cushman, who was in college now, and goIpg to be a lawyer, rode out with Annabels whenever he came back to the village, which was pretty often, and quite took possession of her. Yes, Tommy felt altogether "out of it” with Annabelle. , - Then the war came. Tomfny went as a buck private and came hack as one. He wasn't, it appeared, of non-com material, though an intelligent, studious and conscientious soldier. Floyd Cushman. Jamming his way in the atten—tlou of his superiors at Piattshurg and—later in France, attained to a captaincy before he met his finish above Verdun. When Tomrxfy was demobilized they gave him back his old run, and it was the third evening that he saw Annabelle Hester. The girl had climbed to of the car and was on the point of entering when she glanced up and saw Tommy. She went white, then rqsy. “Why. Tommy—Tommy Ellis Ikshe exclaimed. “When on earth did yon hack ■» I didn’t—l never heard—" Annabelle was becoming in-, articulate. Tommy Ellis had been through what no man can go through and still be quite ts h# was before. Much of his old sell -consciousness was gone. “Anv.tbelle,” he said in a manly, dlv - - -1/—tt— *-»Kamv —reef "wht. iQi areattipny sorry itiwui Floyd. I’m the only one yon know who was there when it happened. All the way back I was thinking yob’d want to know, and that the first thing t<j do would be to tell you. If you’ll let me know when. I’ll get off and come over to yonr house and tell you.” “Do, Tommy; come tomorrow in your off-Ume. I’m going to he home. And I do want to hear —everything.” Tommy didn't notice the odd, studying look the girl gave him. But he promised to go; and next day he went. Tommy told Annahelle about the FBHlr~of the greaturove--ripest when the Americans cleaned ont \fK<. Verdun salient; bow most of the fcaighfeoys tfere racing to get in touch

with the enemy, hut now and then comitig unexpectedly on the deadly machine gun nests of the rear guard ; how Captain Cushman, commanding Tomniy’s owjh platoon because of a shortage of lieutenants, had stormed one or these enemy positions and had been shot leading his bien across an open field.' “He died bravely. Miss Annahelle," said Tommy, in conclusion. "I wish he could have lived to come back." And then, after a little, the new Tommy asserted himself enough to venture —“to you." Annahelle looked straight at Tommy. “As a soldier," site asked, ‘‘do Votl think It was necessary for Captain “CQsEmali Tits life Tit that "Time and place? Do you think those Huns could have been-driven 'out without a frontal attack? Was it goo<fr leadership to do what he did?" >“\Vhv. Miss Annahelle," exclaimed Tommy, taken \vholly by surprise by this questioning, “what —what makes yon doubt it?” ~ “Because,” replied the girl, “I know nil about it. You are not the only person" I have seen who was there. Sergeant Canton -of your squad is my Cousin. Il<‘ told me. about it. It was a mad. blundering, headstrong piece of thoughtless bravado, and it cost many lives besides his. Tommy Ellis, i know something else. 1 know you dldn t like Flnyft Cushman. I know he nlwuvs treated you contemptuously. Then why did you, When he was Struck down, leave the cover Fanton had ordered you to take, and go out there into that rain-of bullets In a dear, wonderful, crazy attempt to save him and bring him hack to the rocks? 1 knmv all about It. I tell you,! But why did you do it —what made yob?” “Why—why —why, Annahelle. There wasn’t anything else to do—when I thought of you, waiting for him to come hark.”

“But. Tommy! I wasn’t waiting for Floyd to come hack. You dear, selfeffacing, modest, morbid old Tommy—l was waitlfig for you. And I’ve always been waiting for you uU my mortal life. Tommy Ellis, are you going to live the rest-of your existence in the old way. letting everything go for want Of enough cruelty or wickedness or ~— gumption-— or whatever it is to reach out and grab? OF arc you going to grab—me?” Annahelle was laughing and crying at once. But she cried altogether, and shuddered as she sobbed: “And you almost threw your life away!" • The war helped some. Annahelle helped a great deal more. Tommy got a better run next day. Last month he heat ont three candidates for assistant division superintendent. If you push Tommy now you’ll get pushed bn?Tr: ; ; . - : ‘ ~

Fish Plentiful in Chile.

Along the coast of Chile, many sections of which are' practically uninhabited at present, graves of the aborigines are found in great numbers, and they invariably contain Implements for sea fishing. From prehistoric times the coast of Chile has been noted —sor —Its diverse —and extensive fisheries. .The fishes are so plentiful that sea birds by the millions, feeding on them, are found along the coast, and the numerous guano islands indicate the great length of time the birds frequented these waters. With methods similar to those used in other countries, the fishing industry could be revolutionized and established on a very large scale. The present methods in Chile are no more advanced than they were thousands of years ago? The need is felt by the Chileans themselves. The lack bf sea food was recently the subject of a demand from the laborers to the government.

Growth of Canning Industry.

The canning industry has within a f C w years grown to colossal proportions. —It is an art-that dates back a little more than 100 years. We owe this art of preserving foods through rendering them sterile by means of heat and maintaining them in that condition in hermetically sealed containers! to a Frenchman. Nicholas Appere, who began his experiments in canning in 1793 at Chalmons sur Marne. He worked and experimented for 15 years and In 1810 had practically perfected his system. - The first canning in the United States was for the preservation of -sea —foods. It was—not—until—the "decade following the Civil war that the. superiority of canned foods over those which were preserved by salting, drying and pickling became recognized. Today the United States is the largest producer and consumer of canned foods.

Unnecessary Noise.

A man reports that he has succeeded inventing a noiseless typewriting ;nrachine. If the report be true, let us rejoice. It is a great stride forward. Any invention that stops or lessens any of the noises of this noisy world is distinctly an achievement. We* suppose that street cars, for Instance. will one day become obsolete, but the chances are that they will last for some time yet. And this being the case, why is it that some genius does not invent a way to muffle the Infernal. nerve-wracking and diabolical noise that a street car makes? They crash-and hammer their way over, our streets, and when they round a curve they *»m if wail like the wail of a 1 ost soul—Los Angeles Times. . f .

Given Chance to Redeem Himself.

An ex-convict recently obtained a good position in a Washington (D. C.) bank. He went to the president and said: "I used to he a cashier, but now ±am am ex-convict. I served two years in the penitentiary. Will you give me a job?” Affer a litte investigation the president did. ■*

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ALEPPO

AT.EPPO, fh£~ cftptnre of' wfflctr by General Allenby on October 2G, 1918, was the culmination of the conquest of Syria, Is, like Damascus and Konleh, one of the ancient cities of the world. It may, Indeed, be older than either-p-eer-tainly It appears In history as early as Damascus and before Konleh, It was one of the Syrian towns captured by the Egyptian conqueror, Tliothmes m, about 1480 B. C„ and thereafter is of frequent occurrence in the agitated annals of those early times, says a writer in the Splierq* , Under Roman rule It enjoyed a long' period of prosperity. Its ancient Syrian name of Haihan, or Khnlhnn, was corrupted by the Greeks into Chqlybon, hut it was 'aistTltnoWn as Berea. When, after seven centuries of Roman rule, it fell Into the hands of the Arabs, it was called by them Haleb, a nearer approximation to its ancient name than the Greek Chulybon. The Venetian and other Italian visitors, of whom there were many in the middle ages, blundered Haleb into Aleppo —that.is, they dropped the aspirate, as Latins so often do, sounded the final “b” ns a “p,” and added in the arbitrary fashion of Romans, Greeks and Italians their termination “o.” The secret of Aleppo’s long prosperity, which endured even under Turkish rule, Is its splendid commercial position at the junction of at least four great trade routes. This was perhaps largely due to the destruction of Palmyra (Tadmor) by Aurelian. after which the bulk of the trade which had passed through the city of Solomon and Zenobia now diverted itself hy a more northerly route through Aleppo. By caravan it traded with Persia and India through Mesopotamia, with Egypt by way of Damascus, with Asia Minor and Constantinople by the ancient route through Taurus. In Romano-Persian times the caravans passed by Ctesiphon,but after the Saracen conquest was the half-way station on the way to Persia.

Byzantine Versus Hamadanite. During the middle ages Aleppo’s existence was a life of stormy magnificence. During the earlier wars of the Saracens with the eastern Roman empire it was more than once taken and retaken. In the tenth century it became the seat of a brilliant local dynasty from Hamadan In Persia. The most noted ruler of this family was Seyf-ed-Din, whom the Byzantine historians call “Khnbdanos,” i. e., the Hamadanite Sevf-ed-Pin kept great state at Aleppo, "and probably the chief portions of the present fortifications of the Citadel were built by him, though it Is quite possible that they are older. He was a patron of art and literature and also a mighty warrior, who led many expeditions against the eastern Roman empire with alternate success and defeat. After much success he sustained a terrible defeat in 961 in the Taurus passes, and himself escaped only “by a breakneck scramble up a ~ precipice. Next year his fate was upon him, for the great Byzantine marshal, Nice-phoi-os Phokas, soon to be emperor-re-gent. marched against Aleppo with all the available forges of the East. Seyf-ed-Din made desperate efforts ; he levied all the citizens of Aleppo and intrenched himself to guard the approaches to his 1 capital, while In Mesopotamia a holy war was proclaimed, and the troops of Mosul, Edessa. Mardin and many other places marched to the relief of Aleppo. Could all these forces unite the Byzantine general; must have been defeated, but he was po prompt that he reached his goal before the Mesopotamians could arrive. By one of those masterly turning movements which- in those days only Byzantine generals and Byzantine troops could achieve, Phokas flanked Seyf-ed-Din out of his intrenehments and forced him to fight in the open before the city gates. He was utterly defeated, and as his beaten troops poured back into -Aleppo* sedition broke out. Tbe citizen soldiers laid the blame of the rout upon the Arab and Turkish mercenaries; they turned their swords against one .another, and amid this Internecine strife the Byzantine cuirassiers stormed the walls and came pouring Into the streets, sweeping the last aimy of "Khabdanos” before them In rout and ruin. For three days the victorious army wrought its will on unhappy Aleppo, while upon the sack and destruction the fallen emir and a remnant of his army looked down from the walls of the impregnable citadel, haps those self-same piles of tawny masonry which crown the fortress hill to

View of Aleppo and Its Citadel.

arrived they found that Phokas and his army had quietly retired with their prisoners amlp-plundcr, leaving ruin and destitution behind. Aleppo in the Middle Ages. Aleppo’s brief political greatness thus fell beneath the hammer stroke of Nicephoros Phokas, but its commercial eminence did not, leave it. For two centuries it led a precarious politrcal existence —usually in vassalage to the dominant great power. It was part of the empire of the mighty Saladin, and probably the work of his masons is to be seen today in the citadel walls. After Saladin and his house had passed away Aleppo fell tp the Mameluke, sultans of Egypt. Thither in 1402 came the terrible Timur (Tamerlane) on his way to overthrow the army of Egypt at Damascus. Timur left terrible traces of his presence on Aleppo, but the city, thanks to its splendid situation, recovered, and for the next century nr more, indeed, was at the height of its prosperity. It was injured by the discovery of the passage round the Cape of Good Hope, but remained great and wealthy until 1822, When it was smitten by an earthquake end almost completely destroyed, with a loss of life calculated at the lowest at 20,000 persons. During the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centurieslt was foremost among the trading cities of the world, and Its renown spread far and wide. It was from Aleppo that the first pioneers of England’s Indian trade and empire started on their long journey to the courts of the moghul emperors. Doubtless it was from some of them, or reports of their journeys which must have been current In Elizabethan London, that Shakespeare and Marlowe learned of the oriental city.. At all events, references to Aleppo are to be found in the plays of both—less in Shakespeare than in Marlowe, whose bent w'as clearly in the direction of oriental glamor. Modern Aleppo still suffers from the qpgtmrtion wrought by the catastrophe of 1822. but there is no doubt that the researches of skilled archeologists would meet with rich reward in a city which has existed continuously for 4,000 years, which has seen the charioteers of Egypt and of Khatti, the phalanx of Alexander and the legions of Rome, no less than the mailed horsemen of Byzantium and the savage riders :Of Timur and Selim the Grim. The citadel walls still stand intact and Imposing; the walls of the inner city are in ruins. In the westerly rampart there survives—in the form of an inscription—evidence of the presence of the Hittite conquerors, who wrested North Syria from the weak hands of the heretic Pharaoh Akenaten. -The flat roofs of the houses are often laid out as gardens, and south and west of the city extend wide plantations and orchards. Water is supplied by means of an ancient aqueduct, a relic of the Roman rule, which, in Syria, as in Ganl and Britain, has left Indestructible evidence of Its passion for works of practical utility. There is much local industry, and as a principal station on the TransSyrian railway close to the Bagdad line. Aleppo still occnples a position of great importance. Under civilized rule it has every opportunity of recovering its former prosperity.

The first “family” or “temperance” hotel in London, the forerunner of tens of thousands of such hostelries in all parts of the world, was opened in Covent Garden about 145 years ago. An inn for the more or less permanent accomodation of families, and minus bar, was an undreamed-of thing,, and other hotel-keepers laughed the project to scorn.- Despite their derision, the scheme was successful, and made a snug fortune for its founder, David Low. London now has hundreds of family and temperance hotels, and the United States has thousands of them. The edifice in which Low -started his hotel is still standing. The building was erected early in the seventeenth century, and was origjpally the home of Sir Kenelm Digby. Crom-t well’s council held sessions in the building, it is said, and it was the scene of many other noteworthy gatherings before it was converted into • hostelry.

“FAMILY HOTEL” CAUGHT ON

Ridiculed When First Established In London, Idea Has Met With Enormous Success.

Rich Costumes Rule in Paris

Elaborate Materials and Original Designs Mark Reaction From War’s Tension. - v CAPES IN HEIGHT OF FAVOR No Doubt That Picturesque Wraps Will Be a Feature of Autumn Styles—Day and Evening Gowns Much Alike. The Redrern model I have sketched this week is very novel and original In design and yet it is comparatively elmple. writes Idalia do Villiers, Paris correspondent of the Boston Globe. This robe, intended for afternoon wear, is typical of present-day styles. It possesses all the elements that go to make up a successful toilette of this wonderful year. In the first place the general outline of the little gown rather suggests an evening costume. The neck Is cut round, in generous fashion, and the sleeves are very short and transparent, yet this is the kind of dress that is worn at the big race meetings and at all outdoor festivities, accompanied by a tqg picture hat and—more- probably than not —by short gauntlet glovis. It is, in fact, a genuine 1919 model. The material of this costume is black and white foulard—large white npots on a black ground. There is a

suggestion of pannier draperies at the sides, and at the hem the suppteTßaP' terial is so cleverely arranged that it gives something of the Turkish trouser effect. Then the waistline is long, and what the French call “vague,” that is to say, it is loose and ultranatural. I recently saw a very similar dress worn at an Auteuil race meeting, but the material was midnight blue charmeuse, with a dainty chemisette of flesh-pink orgadie muslin and a thick blue fringe on the draped tunic. Strikingly OlifllftM Cusiumer The neck was cut round, almost like the Redfern model, but the sleeves were even shorter. Very longr pale gray suede gloves were worn and an Immense pale gray felt hat, lined with black chip and trimmed with a cluster of black satin water lilies. It was an amazingly original costume, taking it altogether. Nearly all the best race gowns of this season have closely resembled evening dresses, that is to say, they have had decollete necks, short sleeves and filmy draperies. It is not at all easy to distinguish between day and evening gowns just now unless one makes a careful study of materials. It is not considered correct to wear metallic brocades in the daytime nor paillettes unless the latter be skillfully intermingled with fine silk embroidery, but very many of the best and most expensive race dresses are richly trimmed with jet and steel fringes and with embroideries worked In jet steel and moonlight beads. It is as I have said a wonderful year,-, and it must be admitted ah extravagant one. Never have I known money spent so freely as at the present moment, and by the mpst unexpected people. As to the prices of the Paris restaurants— especially those situated In the Bois de Boulogne—it is enough to make one gasp with horror; one has Indeed to think, not twice, but many times, before inviting a few friends to afternoon tea at an outdoor restaurant. Paris Profiteers Busy. Of course, it is true that prices are high everywhere, and for everything, but that does not account for the utbelng asked «n Paris for simple articles of food and of dress. People insist that the mischief has been done by rich young soldiers back from the front, who have not hesitated to make “a big splash.” There may be some troth in this, but -itdynot aH the truth? some people are making huge profits over the necesai-

ties of the hour, and a day of reckoning will surely come. At the big race meetings we have seen a great many picturesque wraps, which suggest delightful things for the autumn. The quaint Manon cape, full and voluminous, is still a strong favorite. It is made of satin or pean de sole and lined throughout--with- the—softest duvetyn, in some pale neutral tint, or a vivid color, such as rostf'Dubarrv or leaf green. i-; - . = A black Manon cape, lined with pale beige duvetyn, is a precious possession.lt is warm, picturesque in line, becoming and cozy. Thq Barla»_iennes, especially our smart young actresses, wear these loose cloaks witl\ immense grace and charm. They have a cleyer way of drawing them in at the hem to give the trouser effect shown in the Redfern sketch.' Gorgeous Evening Wraps. For Biarritz and Deauville, for chilwith bright rose or green velours de laine, and a special feature is made of the big Manon hood. These cloaks wili be worn in the daytime, too, Over lace and linen dresses, the loose fronts thrown back and the cape hood falling off the shoulders. I am sending you a sketch of the latest rue de la Taix millinery, specially designed for the firSTrace meeting at Deauville. It shows a really exquisite hat created by Talbot. The shape was directoire and the hat was made of black lacquered straw, with deep rose Stantung to line

the brim. The trimming was cunningly arranged. —A~~long,-~wrde-,—bhtcte-satia--ribbon had wreath of exquisite pink water lilies attached to it in front. This ribbon was passed around the higfi crown of the hat, tied loosely at the back and then allowed to fall in long, loose ends over the shoulders. Popular Style of Trimming. This style of trimming is a Talbot specialty. I have seen it repeated with various flowers, and with flowers and fruits mixed. The directoire shapes are more fashiomtblerthfra ever?theyhave been found almost universally becoming and they supply a picturesque headdress which is exactly suitable for wearing with the present-day dresses of rather fussy outline. Many of the newest hats show long floating ribbons, in velvet or satin, and it may be said that the floating veil is more in favor than ever, especially for seaside and country wear; we do not see it very often in town. White chip hats covered with Shantung or tussor are going to be the craze of the season. For morning wear,.' to accompany simple tussor tailored suits, I have seen white chip sailor shapes covered on the outer side with tussor and trimmed with two large white wings.

The New Girdle.

The pannier is undoubtedly in oh* midst, nevertheless lovers of simplicity and grace, will cling to the long tunic which hangs straight from the shoulders, or which is lightly confined at thq waist by a girdle. Panniers are fash* ionable, and yet they are_nQt_generally worn; nearly all the women object to Them because they are “too dressy." And this is true. There Is something uncomfortably “dressy” and fluffy about a genuine pannier dress; it is only suitable for very special occasions. For tunics the latest girdle is a chain of colored galalite “with 4 ' plaque and long tassel, the latte* matching or contrasting with the dress material.

Mrs. Wilson’s “Cape-Gown.”

The costume of black satin chan meuse and king’s blue satin worn iu the cpnatp gallery by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson th| other day, is the first of the “cape gown" type of costume tc be seen in Washington. The black satin cape, which, at the back quite covered the fitted gown handsomely embroidered in vari-colored silk and lightened with sequins of king’s bin* was llned wlth king’s? bluesatln eg actly matching the gown in tone.