Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1920 — Page 3

Rann-dom Reels

LEONIDAS LEONIDAS was a Spartan hero who earned a large bronze monument by holding the pass of Thermopylae with 300 men and a shoestring. - ■— Sparta was a small, irritable country about the size of a Florida town site, but it was never stepped on .with any. success. The Inhabitants lived on cayenne pepper and red beefsteak

Defying the Persian Army in Some of the Rudest Greek Adjectives Ever Used.

and practiced shooting at a mark eight hours a day. One time Xerxes, king of Persia, decided to annex Sparta, and after, rounding up a neat little army of 2,000,000 men he headed for the Grecian archipelago, which was about in the same place It is now. Xerxes did not get far before he ran into the pass of Thermopylae, which was a short cut between the mountains wide eough to allow two thin men to pass without being tele-

Be There

B y GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS

CARLOS MARTYN In his biography of Wendell Phillips said this: “It is not enough to be ready to go where duty calls; a man should stand around where he can hear the call.” Be There. A few years ago at a great American political convention, one of those mysterious moments -arrived, in which a great outburst broke in enthusiasm for one man. But the man was Not There; at that moment he was entertaining friends In one of the city’s hotels. Before he could be reached, a comparatively unknown man was called upon and, through the magnetism of the moment, he was inspired into one of the greatest efforts of his life—and it swept him into the United States senate, where he has proved himself one of the great leaders of the country. Be There. When you make an appointment, Be There. iWhen you agree to do a certain task, Be There. If you .are looking toward an Opportunity, Be There when the Opportunity comes your way. The Leaders' In the business world, and In every other sphere of activity, are constantly alert for

MOTHER'S COOK BOOK

• “Babes are not all born free and equal; some come into the world buoyed up with the mental and physical traits that they have inherited from moral, healthy ancestors ; others weighted down by the degrading predilections and physical deformities transmitted by weak and sinful progenitors.’' < All children should be born free and equal, but the sad fact remains that they sure not. Bimple Economical Dishes., When not too rich, a. pudding Is wholesome and takes the place of pastry or cake more difficult to make as well as digest 1 . Creamy Rice Pudding. Take one-half cupful of well washed rice, one quart of sweet milk* one-half cupful of sugar, one-half, cupful of raisins, a pinch of salt. Bake siowly until the rice is done and it is of a creamy consistency. Wator with nutmeg or any preferred flavor and serve hot with hard sauce. Spice-Pudding. Take one-half cupful of good molasses, one-quarter cupful of shortening, one-half cupful of goat milk, one-half teaspoonful of sosi|ggplt and spice, one and ,6ne-half cupfuls of flour, one-half capful of seeded raisins; place in a pudding dish In a steamer and steam two hours; Serve with any hind of favorite sauce. T■' Suet Pudding. Take one cupful of chopped suet; - one eupful of sweet milk, one cupful of molasses, one capful of chopped raisins, three cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of soda; steam two and one-half hours; serve with an * egg sauce. l . Brown. Betty. This may be made of any ffiflt, btfl chopped apple is tbeone most commonly Used. Put a Idler of guttered bread crumbs to a buttered bsitof

By HOWARD L. RANN

scoped. Here Xerxes found Leonidas drawn np in battle array, defying the whole Persian army in some of the rudest Greek adjectives ever used. Xerxes took the affair as a joke until Leonidas had spitted a. few thousand Persian husbands on his trusty sword, when he deeded to surround Leonidas. When the Spartan hero discovered this, be delivered an eloquent address to his men and charged the entire Persian army, which filled bUu so full of arrows that he had to be pin-feathered before being removed to the family residence. Leonidas’ name at onee became a household word, and autographs and kodak pictures of the deceased were eagerly sought after. His death aroused so much indignation that the Spartans rose up and threw Xerxes across the Hellespont with chagrin written all over his profile. Leonidas did not die in vain, as he had furnished the Impassioned high school graduate with some of the most livid eloquence and weird , rhetoric ever uncorked from an opera house stage. (Copyright.)

men and women who can measure np to Chances that they hold In the hollow of their hands. You, whoever you are, aid wherever you work, If you are conforming constantly to your Ideals of the best, you need have no fear but that at the proper moment yon will" be the one who is—There. Be There.

by Nellie Macnell

sprinkling of sugar, with a dusting of nutmeg or' cinnamon; repeat until the dish is full. Add one-half capful of water; bake in a moderate oven; servewlth a sauce or cream and sugar. ■ . ’* Pudding Bauce. Take one-half cupful of sugar, one cupful of water, two teaspoonfuls of cornstarch and- a pinch of salt; mix and cook until well done. Add a little butter, nutmeg or any flavoring extract and a tablespoonful of vinegar. Chicken Tamale. Take one cupful of corn meal, scald with one cupful of boiling water, *add one tablespoonful of Butter or bacon fat, one tablespoonful of onion juice,' one cupful of tomato, three tabl# spoonfuls of oil, one cupful of cooked chicken chopped fine, one cupful of. chopped stoned olives, four tablespoonfuls of catsup, cayenne pepper and salt to taste.. Put in a buttered baking dish'and bake half an hour. (Copyright, ltjo. Western Newspaper Union.) — O ~ The huge bills of toucans are light, as they are filled with air cavities, m —o— — t ■

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SCHOOL DAYS

THE EVENING .REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

Just Folks

By EDGAR A. GUEST

> AT THE END OF THE WEEK. When I have paid for what I owe, . The grocer asd the owl man, too, The boy who shovels off the snow And given the milkman what Is due, When I haye paid the monthly rent, And squared toe plumber for hie pains/ ' ‘ , I find that all I have is spent, y . * I can’t go wrong on what remains^ Let Folly beckon as she will, I tread the horizontal line, * When 1 have paid my tailor’s bill,, I am not apt to purchase wine. When I have paid for hats and shoes, The tempter has to hike along; I am no customer for booze, On what is left I can’t go wrong. I never get my fingers burned By mining stocks that quickly fall, The job with which I’m most concerned Is buying clothes for children small. I hear men talk of surplus dough But none of it I’ve! ever had. When Ilrnve paid up what I owe *' If I break even lam glad. . . (Copyright by Edgar A. Guest.)

Last Night’s Dreams

—What They Mean

DID YOU DREAM OP FLOATING? -pv REAMS of floating are closely alU lied to dreams of flying, though probably not so common. Investigators who seek for a physical cause for dreams explain them as’ they do dreams of falling—by the skin becoming so highly insensitive that all impression of the support of the bed is lost But falling and floating are sensations so diametrically opposite that the eiplanation Is not convincing. Nearly all the scientific Investigators regard Creams of floating as purely’ mental, or psychic, In their origin and Greenwood says; “Every physiologist who, to the Best of his ability, marks out the seat of „ mind and traces the various communications of the senses with the cerebrospinal center, knows ‘ht every moment that when he has completed his exposition he will have thrown no light on the mental faculties themselves, nor have followed them a single step into the fields they work In.” And farther: “If credulity stifles the mind, skepticism is a kind of cramp; nor can there be much doubt that it,is felt by many who boast of It as a high sort of freedom.” * Hie mystic interpretation of a diwam'of floating in the air is that it is a favorable omen, unless yon snd-denly-dSse your buoyancy in which case there is, unexpected trouble ahead of you. If you should dream that' you are floating In' water it is also a sign of good business and much eopafort awaiting you provided the water Is clear. If it Is muddy look ou| for hidden enemies and prepare for a struggle. Tfie “occult” followers of the teuchfcg of Madam Blavatsky regard this dream as an evidence of the existence of the tral body.” But, according to Ellis, Caesar de Vesmey who edits the French “Annals of Psychical Research,” after an Elaborate investigation, declitres it ft be, like the flying dream, “a purely psychological phenomenon jmd no? evidence of the astral body's existence” In this Case the mystics would appear to be about aO satisfying Ua, and much men deflate than, ttq e^tlsts.

ZA SU PITTS

Za Su Pitts, who stands high in the estimation of the patrons of the silent drama, is among the best knowrt "movie” stars. She was bom in Pareons, Kan., and was educated In Santa Cruz. She has been seen in some of the best pictures that have been shown.

Beauty Chats

By Edna Kent Forbes

sFOR YOUNG GIRLS IN OUR grandmother’s day young girls were taught a rigid simplicity of manner and dress quite different from the artificiality of mature society then, and certainly quite different from the manners and modes of the present moment The young girl of today carries a wise little head on her shoulders, She can earn her own way ts she must and take care of herself under all circumstances. She doesn’t faint at the slightest excitement, and she doesn’t become a nervous wreck at the least strain on her energies. Yet she Is In danger of becoming too sophisticated in her outward manner, in dress and manner as long as possiand too blase in her ideas. I can tell from my own correspondence with girls of fourteen and up. how, first

"Off Agin, On Agin"

STRICKLAND W. GILLILAN

(Copyright)

PREPAREDNESS. little Willie Eezymarque’z parents said to him: • “Don’t you go to scrapping now with *Hphalet and Jim! Tell them that your pa and ma won’t let you fight a lick— Don’t you dare resist 'em It they hit you with a brick!" little Willie Eezymarque gumshoed down the street, Telling every kid he met what his parents sweet Had Impressed upon his. mind—all the kid* got next— Licked poor Willie black and blue! Willie’s folks were vexed. little Tommy Foxyguy’s people told him: “Kid, ~ * Dent you go to fighting now—scars cannot be hid! If those bad boys tackle you, turn the .other cheek. Let ’em know your parents* wish Is you should be meek.” Z' L ■ . .... - * Little Tommy Foxy guy, quite too smart for that, » O’er one eye in hostile style set his bat. Kept his fists clenched as he went ’mid . the hoi polloi— Tough kids said: "Look out tor him—he’s no sissy-boy!’’ Little Tommy Foxy guy mixed in fewer scraps Than little WlUle Eezymarque, with the roughneck chaps! Lesson of this Jingle Is: "If we’d not be scared, Better keep the fighting oft by showing we’re prepared.” * * * Earthquake Prices. t . LOTS FOR SALE.—Two good residence lota near the park In Wakonda at prices that will move them.— Wakonda (8. D.) Monitor. . - , : * ,* * - ALL HE WAS FIT FOR. There was once a lazy young gopher Who was an Incorrigible lopher. Bald his mother: “My child. You’re driving me wlldl Go hire out somewhere sS a shopper! .see Explained. % “Paw, why do yon call the doctor that brings the baby a stork?” "Because, my son, of the slie at his bill.” , -

What the Sphinx Says

By Newton Newkirk.

"Tfle re—sumption of business prosperity Is merely the opening of canned confidence.”

The SANDMAN STORY

PUBSCAT AND THE BOOK MRS. PUSSCAT was roaming over the house one day with her two kittens, when all the family were oat, when she happened to find a picturebook. “Now, why should I not teach my children from a book just as people do?” she thought. “Here are A, B, C's and plenty of pictures of cats, too.” So she nailed her children to her and began their first lesson, but the kittens did not wish to learn their A, B, C’s. They wanted to look at the pictures. First, there was a picture of two kittens drawing another in a basket. “Oh, let us play like that!” mewed die kittens Tom and Tim. “I want to drive,” mewed Tom. “No, I want to drive,” mewed Tim, “and use a whip like the kitten In the picture.” Quickly Mrs. Puslscat turned the page and showed another picture to quiet them. This picture showed five kittens on a fence snowballing a big black cat

they want to do up their hair, then they want to use cold cream, and powder, and to know about rouge and eyebrow pencils. Such things are the implements of grownup womanhood to them, and they cannot wait to get their fingers on the new set of toys. Yet their chief charm is their simplicity. Simplicity and youth are almost synonymous. The woman who wants to seem younger can best gain her point by dressing simply. The young girl should ding to simplicity bte, for her greatest charm will always be.her youth. To' be sure this doesn’t mean that she should avoid the use of all beauty helps, for at this

Simplicity is the Greatest Beauty for Young Girls.

age, personal care counts much for later beauty. The most common trouble with young girls Is a poor complexion, due partly to their development, partly to the fact that the restricting parental hand Is removed and they can indulge In candy and sweets to their heart’s content Pimples and blackheads and a coarse-grained skin are the inevitable penalties. The hair Is growing fast at this age, too, and needs extra good care and, frequently, a tonic. The growing body requires sd much strength, that little enough Is left foe tbs hair, and a healthy growth Is assured If care Is taken at this age. (Copyright)

CROSBY’S KIDS

who was all dressed up and f om and Tim began to laugh. "We’ll do that to old Black Tom the first snow that comes,” said Tom. “No, you must not. be bad kittens/* said their mother, quickly turning to* another picture. “But why is the picture there If it Is bad?” asked Tim. Poor Mrs. Pusscat did not know, so she showed them the next picture of a little kitten being taken into the water to bathe by Its mother. “Oh, oh.** mewed both Tom and Tim, "that isn't true, either. Is it mother?" Now Mrs. Pusscat did not llie the water and she could not think any Mother Cat would do such a terrible thing, so she turned over to another but this time the picture was that of five naughty little kittens sitting at a table; One was crying, another was pulling the cloth to get something it wanted Instead of asking for it, as a well-be-haved kitten should. Another spilled the cream, and another was eating too fast and spilling the food from it* spoon, while another put its foot on the table. Tim and Tom began to laugh and their mother told them those little kittens were all vary bad and she hoped their mother put them all In bed without their sapper. “But what are books good for if all the pictures are not true?” asked Tim. In despair*, Mrs. Pusscat turned to the last picture, hoping that would bo one of a well-behaved cat. It was called the Lazy Pussy, and there sat a big kitty with mice run-

ning over her hack and a bird perched* on her head, while two little mice held np her long tail. Mrs. Pusscat stared end then she closed the book with a bang. “There is nothing true in books,” she told the kittens. “You come with me out to the burn and learn to catch mice.” ‘1 should like to know,” she said to herself, “who could have made those*, silly pictures? There were never kittens or cats like those in that book, f know. I would be ashamed to be a cat if there were.’’ (Copyright.)

Peanut Pietro

by KAYEM GRIER

EVERYBODY deeaa country am leeva too high now. Before ,dm< prohlblsh ees go to work steady jot* could somatime dreenk leetle bit forfeela good. But now when ees allai dry np only ting can do ees eat too* ■ mooch. -V* I tlnk een few year all da ceetzen* een Dnlteda State ees getta pain een* da belle and dunno wot’s matter. Everytlng go ilka devil too fast andi ftva, seexa time every day people eata somatlng. One gay een da restaurant other day aska for stack of wheat But mebbe he tlnks he was threshing machine, I dunno. I feegure anybody* wot eat stack of wheat no leers ver* long. ~-.rv7' And ees da park ees one place* where sella hot dogs for ten emits. Now wot yon tlnk foe anyone eata bot dog, huh? Ees np Wonder mosta time we no feela good. We gotta hard time reada program* een da restaurant. Een mosta place ees made weeth leetle French, leetle Italia, leetle Uniteda State language Jusa fPr maka you tlnk gonna getta*. square meal, I was een one reshMuant where Wae so moocha music no oonld hears anyone eat And lot of place serva dance weeth da meal, too. Pienta people eat leetle bit, dance leetle bit and den* come back and eata noma more. Datf same people say would no eata But after one trot foxy oc zheewmly dance da whola works eas hash |nMU same. I tlnk tree, four yard of good* spaghett every day , would maka feell better. • w } Wot you tlnk?

"Sassenach.

The dictionary defined the tsim ' blood; an Englishman or Lowlande*: so called by the Gaelic Great Britain and Ireland." The tern* originated In the language about 1771, and nmhablv is due to Cromwell's ini