Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — Page 2

LILACS AND A LADY.

By CRAWFORD LUTTRELL.

<C UN, by M«Cl«r« N.w.p<p«r Byndlc*t») She had loved Gordon Wilson ever since she could remember, bnt his attitude toward her was the same big brother Interest that he showed his own sister, Anne. He tweaked her ear and made fun of the little Une of freckles that dusted her aristocraticlooking nose. He told her about his intermittent spasms of love for various girls, moat of whom were visiting favorites. In other words, Gordon loved so many that Peggy felt there was some balm for her own heartache th that very symptom. No affair had ever lasted long enough to cause her any real anxiety. She was having a cup of tea with of them seated on a big tufted davenport that was drawn up hospitably before a cheery little blaze that seemed to take the chill out of the wide living room, when Gordon came in. “Hello, girls! I'm just in time for some jam cake, huh? Say, Peg,,! sure did like that new hat I saw you wearing on F street today. Sorry I couldn’t stop and take you for a spin, but I had a rich old prospect from Podunk or some other equally famous place, and I knew if he got out of the car without buying it some other enterprising automobile salesman might beat me to ft. I put the deal over and sold a roadster besides. Hence my ability to leave the Shop early and play the role of gentleman of leisure.” He sat down between the two girls and helped himself generously to cake that was piled in thick, luscious slices on the tea cart. He pushed the cart toward Peggy. "Pour me some tea, child! I need refreshment. How did you like that girl I had at the dance last night? She’s a regular girl, believe me! She’s as bright as a dollar and she has good looks, too. Did you ever see such eyes and such wonderful hair?” * “Pshaw, Gordon, you’ve heard that she is worth a cool million,” said Anne laughingly. "That accounts for your Meas of the golden tint in her hair and the sparkle in her eyes. You’re thinking what that cash will do to help out in these days of_the'H. C. L.” 'The young fellow set down his empty cup and looked around quizzically at his sister. “Well, being rich won’t keep roe from loving her, of course, Miss Romantic. lam going to take her to the theater tonight and then supper at the club. What are you folks doing?” “Peg’s going to the Winters’ big dance with Jim Winter himself. Do vou know. Peg, Jim’s quite mad about you? Hl bet he proposes tonight !” Gordon turned suddenly. “Jim Winter ! Gosh, he’s got all the money there la, girls. Aad that home! It’s a palace r “Peg has a wonderful frock to wear, orchid with touches of turquoise about it and a huge ostrich fan, turquoise, too,” Anne told him. “You know Jim confided, to me last night. Peg. that he thought you were the prettiest girl in this town. Td hear what he will have to say about you tonight in that creation.” -a vum! tha rhlfi In Hitt hand and turned her face to the light “I’ll swear. Peg, you are pretty, freckles and all! Look at me! Let’s see your eyes!” he demanded, ~ Peggy felt the red creeping up from her beating throat. She put her little teeth together in an effort to keep her chin from quivering. He was so casual about it; she must never by any chance let him know that those level gray eyes of his shook her heart as the wild March wind outside tossed the burgeoning boughs of trees. Suddenly there was a strange, dawning light In those same gray eyes that ' were so dose to her own. “Well, they are pretty, aren’t they?" asked Anne, watching the two with a little knowing smile on her lips. Almost instantly, before he could frame a reply, Peggy stood up. “Hl have to run along now," she said breathlessly. She reached down for her big silver gray fox scarf that she had tossed on a chair nearby. All at once, courage born of - that strange look that had lighted Gordon’s eyes for one brief second, possessed hw. “if I decide to be Mra. Winter. Anne, shall I call you tonight, even if ft la late?” “I want to be the very first to know, you dear." Anne acknowledged. “You’re silly if you don’t marry Jim, with his good looks and all that money. You’ll be a real princess out of a fairy tale!” “I’ll take you home.” said Gordon. “My car is on the _ ' “Won’t ft make you late for your engagement?” suggested Peggy. “It’s nearly seven now,” glancing at her wrist waten. . “That won’t matter.” exclaimed Gordon mechanically. -Til run her home in your car, bud,” ’ offered Anne maliciously. “You can be dressing while I am gone. You’ll have to have dinner, too, you know.” Gordon was struggling into a light topcoat. “Ready. questioned eagerly. of purple lilacs as they rode slowly down the long driveway before the house Stars glimmered brightly over£**7 A Httte silver sickle of a moon

Gordon quirky in a voice that not even I Peggy could mistake for a brotherly tone. She clasped her globed hands tightly in her lap and looked away where swiftly moving clouds seemed to be rocking the little sliver cradle of a moon In the sky. “We’ve known each other ever since we could walk, haven’t we. Peg?" asked Gordon In a voice that was still subdued. - She answered in a monosyllable, not daring to trust her own voice. “We’ve been great old pals, haven*t we?” he continued. Peggy did not answer, and presently the machine slid noiselessly to a stop before the shabby old brick that had always been home to her. Boxwood shielded the driveway from the street Gordon groped for and found, one of . her cold little hands. It trembled in his as he lifted Urgently and held it above his heart “Feel anything wrong there?” and then, at her eloquent silence, he pressed her hand still closer. “The darned thing Is nearly beating out of me,” he laughed shakily. Stm Peggy could not find her voice. There seemed to be something thick, binding. In her throat It contracted painfully when she tried to swallow. “If you can’t feel It, perhaps you can hear it” he argued and gently, ever so gently for big, brotherly Gordon, he put his arm around her. silver fox furs and all, and drew her head In its closefitting little turban to a place where bls heart hammered under her cheek. “Oh, llttlest one," he whispered softly when she did not resist, “its been you all the time, and 1 have been such a fool I didn’t realize how dear you were, how Mank this old world suddenly seemed when I thought of It without you to love. I love you, girl. Could you ever think of me as —as a husband?” His big rich voice was trembling with eagerness. The little turban tilted drunkenly over one ear as he strained her to him. “Is—is it Jim Winter? He has looks, money, every-thing-—but, girl, nobody could love you as I do.” “Do you think for one second. Gorden Wilson, that I would let any man but you kiss me—like this?” asked Peggy, suddenly finding her recreant voice.

PRAISED FOOD OF AMERICA

Robert Louis Stevenson Went So Far as to Pronounce It "Heavenly" —His Favorite Songs. Nellie Yandegrlft Sanchez, In her book on her sister, the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson, has thrown new light on the author of “Treasure Island.” In August, 1879. Stevenson sailed from England, as a steerage passenger. for this country. From New York he proceeded at once across the continent to Monterey to marry Fanny Vandegrlft Osbourne. In August, 1880. he returned to England to present his wife to his people. Though a willing and brilliant conversationalist —he had been described as “deuced explanatory”—he expressed very few opinions concerning his first Impressions of the United States. Now we have them. Stevenson liked our food. In a letter to Sidney Colvin he said: “You eat better here than anywhere else; fact. The food is heavenly." He had hardly reached Monterey before he told his friends of the wondeful “little cakes’ he had bought at the restaurants along the way. He meant baking powder biscuits. Later he fell In love with hot tamales and meat stew and red peppers.

He found the names of our western states —Arizona. Colorado —most poetic. The perfume of the pine forest the Spanish missions on the Pacific coast, the blue of the California sky and our 20-dollar gold pieces he found beautiful beyond comparison. He was Impressed by the way the Indians pronounced Latin at a church service and the mechanical cleverness of our women. He regarded Frauds Parkman as our best historian, "Marching Through Georgia” and “Dixie” as our best songs. For “Home, Sweet Home” he had but little use.

Plucking Oranges Is an Art.

Orange gathering and packing Is not such a simple business as is' generally supposed. The trees are high, and the fruit is so tender that careless handling atanystage will cause decay to set in, and through one defective orange thousands may be infected and spoiled. Every orange is taken from the tree by hand. The pickers stand on high step-ladders, which enable them to reach the topmost branches. Catching the orange in one thicklygloved hand, they deftly sever Its stalk with a sharp knife in the other, and drop it into a deep bag slung across the shoulder. To pluck the orange away would break the skin and allow decay to set in. Various devices have been tried for picking, such as longhandled knife connected with a canvas chute through which the orange slides gently to the ground; but handpicking still holds its own as the one satisfactory method.

Flowers Feared by Witches.

Witches, of course, must be excluded from the house. The Chinese bring this about—or think they do, which amounts to the same thing—by suspending bunches of herbs and magic plants over tbedoor. In England hawthorn used to be hung over the entrance to a house in May to ward off witches. On May day the witches, as well as the fairies, are in the gorze, so choose some other time for burning 4t If you don’t believe there are atrr witches there are Dutch folk who tel. MW . do.«r on Christmas eve and let your own eyes convince you- . - * 5 w

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

TRES ARROYOS, ARGENTINA

THE District of Tres Arroyos, which was established in accordance with a law of July 19, 1865, is now one of the most Important political divisions of the province of Buenos Aires, in the Argentine Republic. The southern part of this district Is exceedingly progressive, and its development along numerous lines of useful effort insures for it a prominent place among the departments of the province. Because of the Importance of its products. Its manufactures, its general development, the attention accorded public instruction by its officials, as well as the united efforts of its Inhabitants, who are filled with the spirit of progress and of industry, the district of Tres Arroyos has undergone a constant growth which has brought to it the prosperity which it now enjoys, says the Bulletin of the Pan-American Union. The city of Tres Arroyos, capital of the district of the same name, is a fine example of the development of the section in which it is located, and its people certainly have cause to beproud of their rapidly growing town. Built up by the constant, and loving devotion of its inhabitants, the city has progressed daily, and little by little has become a popular center with all the attributes of a large city, influential and powerful because of the industry of its inhabitants and their great accomplishments. The district has an area of 623,680 hectares, and an approximate population of 42,000 souls. The traveler who arrives at Tres Arroyos cannot fall to be pleasantly surprised on finding at a distance of 500 kilometers from Buenos Aires a beautiful city of commanding aspect, with modern urban developments and with traffic showing intense business life. Its streets, extending into the suburbs, are paved with granite blocks, and it has many beautiful buildings, which of themselves are an index to the growth and progress of the city. Fine Buildings and Boulevards. The municipal palace, which is now in course of construction, the bank, school, commercial, and church edifices greatly contribute to the heautL fication of the town. Moreno Boulevard is a fine, wide avenue which fronts on San Martin Plaza. On this avenue are the buildings of the National, Spanish, and Commercial banks, as well as the edifice of the Italian Society, the market, and other structures. In the center of the boulevard is a beautiful park or ramble. This is a popular place of reunion, especially during the summer months, for the elite of the city. ' Notwithstanding the great activity In building in Tres Arroyos, rents are very high there, due to the influx of population. The value of land in the center of the city varies from 40 to 60 pesos per square meter, the price decreasing greatly according to distance from the business section of the town. On September 28, 1878, the first municipal committee of the department of Tres Arroyos was formed, and on July 9,1885, on the occasion of the celebration of national independence day, the municipal buildings were opened to public use. Since that time the prosperity of the town and of the district has continued unabated. The municipal building already referred to, which is being erected on San Martin Plesa facing the Moreno Boulevard, is not yet completed. The construction of this edifice, which was commenced in 1906, was temporarily discontinued. One of the floors, however, has been completed and lb now occupied by the mayor’s office.

District I* Very Prosperous. The district of Tres Arroyos has 24 schools, 8 of which are urban with a registration of 1,880 pupils, 5 suburban with an enrollment of 494 pupils, and 11 rural with 440 pupils. The private schools are attended by 431 pupils, making a total school registration of pupils. These 24 schools have 80 female and 5 male teachers. The district also has a normal school, which is well attended. > There are 240,000 hectares of land in cultivation in the district The remwining area consists of grazing lands, •end dunes; etc, ’Rie. annual production of wheat and oats is 250,000 tons, es which 110,000 tons are wheat and IdIOUOOO tons are oats. Corn, barley, flax, and alplste are also cultivated, sg According to the census of 1916*the district had 749,000 sheep, 10L021 head V - & ■ Jis 'J

Moreno Boulevard, Tres Arroyos.

of cattle, 74,130 horses, and 10,031 hogs, the aggregate value of which la estimated at 23,809,421 pesos. The colonists not only cultivate the soft, but raise stock as well. The importance of the stock Industry of Tres Arroyos is very great, and this Industry is one of the principal factors in the commercial life and prosperity of that section. Commerce In Cereals. A number of large houses of Buenos Aires maintain branches in Tres Arroyos. The commerce in cereals of the Tres Arroyos and tributary districts aggregate annually from 650,000 to 700,000 tons. Of the 110,000 tons of wheat produced in the district, 80,000 tons are sold In the grain, and 30,000 are used by millers and for seed purposes. Of the oats 130,000 tons are sold and 10,000 used for seeds. The Southern railway penetrates this district, and at jail of its stations there are large grain elevators. The city of Tres Arroyos is abundantly supplied with grain elevators and warehouses. The Southern railway was opened to traffic in that city in 1885. * In this section of the country there are numerous'small farms, the value Of the land varying from 280 to 320 pesos per hectare. The annual rental of agricultural land is from 15 to 20 pesos per hectare. Community aid centers have been organized in the principal towns of the district Tres Arroyos has the Spanish, Italian, French, Danish, and cosmopolitan dubs, nearly all of which occupy their own buildings. There is also a social dub, which has a fine building. The Spanish and Italian clubs have splendid edifices and many members. r The city is also provided with a library, has a charitable society, and a home for poor children. The building in which the latter institution Is housed cost upward of 60,000 pesos.

LUCKILY HE WAS RETURNING

Looking on th* Bright Side, Physician’* Auto Old Run Until Ho H*d town Patient—_— ? — Probably every autoist has at some time or other tried to run his automobile without gasoline. It’s all right for a joy rider, but hard on a physician, as Dr. E. Hawkins, of, Greencastle, can testify. L A few nights ago Dr. Hawkins had a midnight call west of the city. While returning home and on a lonely stretch of road, his auto gave a cough, an other cough and died in the middle of the road. Not until then did the doctor think of his empty gas tank. It was too late. He walked a mile to the nearest farm house, roused a sleepy but obliging farmer, borrowed a gallon of gasoline and walked s mile back to the auto. He poured, the gas in the tank and expected soon to be home, but he was doomed to disappointment. He had the carburetor set for a “high test” gas and the common fuel refused to respond.. After repeated efforts and adjustments. Dr. HAwkins got the motor started, but in the meantime he had used most of the gallon of gasolinq and when he started for home, the car soon went dead again. Then another long walk and the rousing of another sleepy fanner to get to a telephone ■nd the doctor had help sent out from a local garage. He got home, but not until in the wee’ small hours of the morning and with the old saying “neve- again" firmly impressed on hie mind.—lndianapolis News.

“Pigs Is Pigs” the World Over.

The Chinese Christian family was the proud possessor of two pigs. The older of the two was arrant and the younger had outgrown him. The hueband and wife were explaining the sitqption to the new missionary. “The big pig, he the Uttlest,” explained the husband in broken Bn*iish. ’ < • “No,” said the-wife, “he means not that He means, the young pig is th# oldest”—World Outlook. * - -

“Why aren’t you speaking to Mrs, Gadder?” . ■ SB" 7'' “We had words." tor

Short, but Sharp.

Will Weed Out Extreme Modes

Exaggerated Fashions Must Encounter Elimination Test as Season Advances. PRETTYMODH.S FOR GIRLS Designers Seize Upon Sateens - for Little Misses—Low Decolletage Not Featured—Old Laces in Demand. Many extreme fashions are Introduced at the beginning of each new season. This has always been, noticeable throughout the history of clothes. It is. seldom, however, observes a fashion correspondent, that the exaggerated models take root, although they, flourish until the weeding out process is over — for there, is always a weeding out of fashions as. the season advances ; then we find their best features embodied in wearable models. At this stage of the metamorphosis of fashion the well dressed woman, who is always careful to avoid extremes, selects her wardrobe. It is important, however, from the stand; point of fashion news as well as a guide in making future selections to note the new things as they-are brought out and. to follow them thrbugh their various incarnations, for many of them are put forth for the new ideas that they embody. Dressmakers and manufacturers vary these ideas to suit their own clientele. Will Straight-Line Triumph T After the first flurry occasioned by striking models passed, the chemise frock proved to be more of a favorite than ever, because the best dressed women absolutely refused to accept

Charming Lanvin frock of the new taffeta, Diamontine, with petal skirt having applique embroidery. Also a French suit with chiffon skirt arranged in cascade tiers and basque bodice of taffeta.

anything else. It la too early to predict whether this season will see a. triumph for the straight-line dress. The use of the old-time light weight materials is brought about partly through these new designs and partly through the scarcity of wool fabrics. The present high price of silk, too, has had- a great deal to do . with making cotton fabrics popular, but even these are not inexpensive, for this summer’s cotton frock will cost almost as much as last year’s silkear dress. A frock illustrating A revival of three old-fashioned features has the three-tier ruffled skirt cut in petal point*, the old-fashioned bertha draped about the shoulders and toe very oldtime rococo applique ribbon and chenille relief embroidery which came Into prominence in the days of Marie Antoinette. This is a design which might be attractively developed as a lingerie frock for a young girl, with a simple embroidery substituted for toe more ornate relief work. Vollee and Dimities. 1 Among the cotton things which wd| will wear are fine, sheer, flowered voiles that are almost like chiffons, as 1 wen as old-fashioned cross4>arred dim-| itiee, very tee in weave and of gtoFj finish. These have toe bars marking off tiny squares. One seldom sees white dimity in the coming summers frocks, the preference being for pale shades of pink, blues and tovrodew. 1 Then there are the beautiful aottea ‘

tions of clothes at exclusive dressmakers', but they were not adopted to any extent, being looked upon aa a novelty. This spring will see any number of dresses made of English sateens. It is not, however, the plain colored sateen that is most prominent, although this is used to some extent. Printed sateens in designs very much Hire the English prints are smarter. When we see a pretty model developed in this material, which has the appearance of foulard, we wonder how we could have ignored it In times when cottons had not come into the prominence that they are enjoying just now. Pretty Models for Little Girls. ... Designers of children’s clothes have seized upon these English sateens to work out some interesting play clothes. There are any number of pretty models for little girls inade of the figured sateeen in combination with white organdie, the organdie being used for collars and cuffs as well as for sashes and belts. Some stralght-Ilne sateen frocks for tiny girts are smocked In blending colors and have sashes of white organdie; others, have interesting stitchings of colored worsteds. One jumper dress of printed sateen in a soft green shade is worked with black yarn around the neck, cap sleeves and belt, a blanket stitch being used.- For tiny tots there are wronging play clothes of pink and light blue sateens without a design. These' are made just like smocks and worked in worsteds. On the pockets are .jjmbroidered Kate Greenaway figures. Mothers may not care to dress their children regularly In clothes of this sort, but they are most amusing as play aprons for the nursery... Flounces and frills have brought about a great use of net, Js most popular at a time when fluffy

dresses are worn. Dressmakers ar reveling in Its use and everybody it wearing it. A great deal may. be ex> pressed through net, depending upon the colors chosen and the method oi handling it An older woman may wear with great dignity a black net dress, beautifully draped, while for a debutante a bright, billowy, tulle frock may be extremely informal. . Among the more elaborate black tulle frocks are some lavishly embroldered in crystal and silver beads. A beautiful one has a bright note of color introduced through an apron effect of bright peacock blue tulle, which is laid in full plaits, thengron being draped at the sides to give the effect of a tulle pannier. ths .j*mriT low decany oldTaces put away, «w_is toe time them. tetire MS maae or im™® *jLisuirtiiir l "■ -.'-wup* • •'* ' "• ’ 4/ g—_