Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 204, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1920 — Page 2

Rann-dom Reels

THE DROUTH THE Drouth, is a long, dry spell followed by a series of sharp explosions in the wheat pit It is also followed by the agonized accents of the rural speculator who Invested somebody else’s money and was promptly punctured while reading up on the baseball scores. The Drouth is caused by a total absence of rain In places where a little would 1 go a long way. One of the strange and Inscrutable mysteries of this fleeting life below is why the rain should fall with such fervor and exuberance In the spring of the year, when everybody wants to plant corn or try out a new automobile, and then as soon as summer opens up withdraw from the immediate vicinity and allow everything to dry up but the political orator. In the spring it is harder to head off a soaking rain than it is to discourage a visiting collector who is accustomed to speak without notes or mercy, but Just as soon as hot weather sets in and raises large, luminous blisters on the common people not enough rain will fall to properly water one perspiring citizen. A Drouth which has not been advertised in advance is a big asset to successful gambling on the price of December corn, wheat and other breakfast foods. Many a man has

Just Folks

By EDGAR A. GUEST

THE OLD DAYS. Time was that life was partly play and man could rest a little while, Could find the time along the way to visit with his smile, And he could go on fishing trips and never miss the coin he’d lose. But that was in the days before his wife wore fifteen-dollar shoes. Time was the evening brought repose unto Ihe weary soul of man. He dropped his work at close of day, untroubled till the next began, And he could play an hour or two; the books he loved he could peruse; But that was in the days before his wife wore fifteen-dollar shoes. Great riches were not needed then, in those glad days of long ago; A man could find contentment then with what was given him to know. And' there were joys on every hand from which his soul could pick and choose; But that was in the days before his wife wore fifteen-dollar shoes. There is no rest for man today, he’s forced to serve the gods of gold; He dare not linger by the way, as once he did in times of old. He must forego his fishing trip and shun all things that may amuse Because the women folks today are wearing fifteen-dollar shoes. (VopyrtsUt by Edgar A. Guest )

MOTHER’S COOK BOOK

AH silent she steals tn among us—quiet, dream;- August, following close on the footsteps of daisy-crowned July. The poppy blazes in the sunshine, the grainfields are -ipening into golden splendor, and the butterflies and humming-birds seem to have gathered the gorgeousness of Nature’s loveliest hues and imprisoned them within their folded wings.

Food for the Family. For those who cannot eat rhe fresh crisp cucumber they will enjoy them when cooked. Cucumber Piquant.' Pare large but not over-ripe cucumbers and slice in. half-inch slices. Salt and pepper them and dip in beaten egg which has been diluted with two tablespoonfuls of water, then roll in fine crumbs and fry in deep hot fat until tender and brown. Lay on a serving dish and pour over the following sauce at the last moment: To one cupful thick seasoned tomato sauce add a teaspoonful of prepared mustard, a tablespoonful of lemon juice and a tablespoonful of grated onion. Buttered Beets. Cook beets until tender, remove the akin* and chop. Reheat, adding a little butter, a teaspoonful of sugar and a dash of vinegar. Serve hot Olive oil may be used in place of butter. Summer Squash Soup. Cut three or four squash into small pieces, mince two onions, add to the squash with two tablespoonfuls of fat, cook until the fat is absorbed. Add a .tablespoonful of flour, two stalks of minced celery, two sprigs of parsley, two doves, two strips of green pepper and enough water to cover. Simmer until ail are tender, adding a teaspoonful of sglt -during the last cooking. Rub all through a sieve, add milk, depending upon the size of the squashes, thicken with two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour. Cook ten min«te», season highly adding cayenne, a

By HOWARD L. RANN

bought a few million bushels of No. 1 wheat long before It began to peep shyly from the ground. In the hope that a double-geared Drouth would cause It to wither from the ankles up, and has been gratified to Such an extent that he could pay his barber bill for the first time since his marriage. Thousands of men who bet on the price of wheat, howfever, are now llv-

Not enough rain will fall to properly water one perspiring citizen.

Ing In peaceful seclusion at the expense of an industrious father-in-law, the ratio of plungers who beat the game being about the same as that which holds good in bucking a slot machine. The Drouth is a very uncomfortable article to live with, but It Is easier to get along with than some people, for which let us give thanks. (Copyright.) •

by Nellie Maxwell

little ginger and sugar. Just before serving beat well with an egg beater. Serve with a spoonful of whipped cream on each serving.

Savory Potatoes. Cook potatoes with a beef stew, enough to have some left over for frying or for potato salad. The seasoned potatoes make a much nicer salad and if fried with a little butter are a most savory dish. (©. 1920, Western Newspaper Union ) O

MILITANT-MARY

The bureau of American ethnology, by Its extensive work, is preserving much of value concerning the Indian tribes of North America—not only their language - and customs, but also their habitations and other material remains. The annual report is enriched every year with the results of various investigations among the Indians, giving them an interest, not only to scientists, but also to the average man Interested in the story of this once powerful race, which IS rapidly disappearing through (leing absorbed into the other races.

SCHOOL DAYS

Bureau's Good Work.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND

Trifles

By GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS

IF YOU would make of your Character a tower of strength. If you would see your business grow steadily and surely, If you would know the really vital, almost priceless secret back of all success since the world began, all through the minutes, hours, days of your life — Mind the trifles! There exists in New York City a store for men that, because of its-ap-peal to particular tastes and styles, has built up a name for “Class" In Its line. Recently, because of this reputation, a young man, new to the city, went into their establishment and ordered half a dozen of their shirts. The salesman represented the goods to be the best of their kind and “warranted” them to be as represented. One of the shirts proved defective. The young man sought an adjustment. He received for his trouble a bundle of cold excuses. The store sent away a dissatisfied customer—the worst advertisement in the world. Mind the trifles I & There exists In Chicago another kind of store that Is known wherever merchandising is known. It is the greatest store of its kind in the world. Here is one of the reasons for its marvelous success. In this store a clerk is not allowed to dispute with, a customer. If there Is dissatisfaction, and it appears reasonable to the clerk, an immediate adjustment is made even though it may mean a loss to the concern. Trifles —yes, trifles —but the attention to them paves the way to wealth, influence and power. Mind the trifles! „

Last Night’s Dreams What They Mean

HORSES % ACCORDING to the oracles of Delphi, Jupiter Amon and Dodona, to Simon Magus and the lesser magicians of modern times who unlock the future for a dollar a peep, to dream of a horse is good luck. Preferably a White horse should be dreamed of, for that announces, to the dreamer unexpected riches. If your horse is black your good fortune will not be so great or so complete as it will be if he Is White. The intermediate grades of color denote the amount of your good fortune. To see yourself riding a horse —preferably a large, bony one—means sue cess. If a woman dreams that she is riding on a large, showy horse it indicates that the" fates have picked out for her —provided she is an unmarried woman of course —a rich husband who <vill make her happy. But for anyone to dream that he or she is riding a horse is a sign that he or she is about to rise a step higher in the world. But don’t fall off. If you dq some misfortune is in store for you. None, perhaps, that you will not be able to sur mount, for the general beneficent effect of dream horses is so potent that even a fall from one will not be an irreparable misfortune. To dream that you are trading horses foretells that someone is going to get the best of you in a bargain—which would indicate that horse trades run true to form in the world of dreams as well as In’the world of actualities. To dream that you are buying a horse Is a sign that you will make money by some speculation 01 a real estate deal. But if you dream that you are selling a horse don’t speculate—you will lose. If your dream horse Is restive it means that you have much bard work to go through before you achieve the success which yout dreaming of him foretells. The dream horse, it should be distinctly understood, is no relation to the nightmare whatever. (Copyrights

The SANDMAN STORY

FOX’S HOUSEWARMING MR. FOX had been so much disturbed by Mr. Dog and his master that he decided to try living somewhere besides on the ground floor of .the woods. One night he took a look around in the moonlight and to his delight he discovered the very place for him toll ve. It was a house built in the branches of a big tree that some boys very likely had made the year before. “Now, with a very little repairing this

will be the finest house in the woods,” said Mr. Fox. So over the hill he ran to Mr. Man's and brought away all that was needed to make his house comfortable. He even found an old piece of stovepipe to make his stove draw well, and in a few days Mr. Fox told all his friends of his new home and invited them to a housewarming. Mr. Coon and Mr. Possum and Mr. Squirrel were not at all upset by finding out that MV. Fox’s new home was in the big tree, but Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Badger looked very sad and said it was out of the question for them to accept Mr. Fox’s kind invitation, much as they would like to be present. Mr. Fox had borrowed a ladder from Mr. Man and when Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Badger said they could not come Mr. Fox remembered that he was not much of a climber himself, and that if he did not keep that ladder he might have a hard time getting into his home when he was in a hurry. r So he decided that Mr. Man woui« not need it as much as he would and

Peanut Pietro

by KAYEM GRIER

LASA week was cat come leeva weeth me when my dog ees gonna way. Other night I play weeth heem for longa time and I feegure ees preety soft for da cat. Hees name ees Thomas when he was born and one my frlen say he gotta nine lives. But for way he no come home some night I tink he gotta nine wives, too. But dat cat ees getta bullsheveek idee someplace, I dunno. Other day frien maka me present of golda feesh for decorash een da house. But dat feesh ees lonesome too mooch. Seema like, he no gotta more frlen as da kaiser. Just swima like devil all day and no getta some place. Dat golda feesh and da cat no maka friens ver good. I dunno' for sure, but mebbe da feesh ees fraid leava da water and da cat ees fraid to go een. Seema like da cat ees jealous for da feesh. He jusa watcha da son-of-a-gun swima round all day. Mebbe he tink da feesh go out for walk when da cat no look. I dunno.

Mosta night da cat keepa one eye open and da feesh no go to bed too. Mebbe ees nlca feesh and no lika for go to bed when da cat ees look. So I skeedo da cat but data no maka deefrence weeth da feesh. I tlnnk ees pretty tough eef dat feesh ever have da family. He leeva een da glass house and eef leetle feesh trow rocks Uka leetle boys plenta queek da whola place go on da bum. My frien maka me present two days ago and today I no gotta feesh. T dunno, but mebbe dat cat tink lasa night was Friday and eata my gold feesh. But I no care ver mooch. I no Ilka to be a feesh, too—no more private as leeva weeth your wife’s family. Wot you tink?

What the Sphinx Says .

By Newton Newkirk.

done and will do ,it without being toId—INITIATIVE and MILLIONAIRES are synonymous.”

“The office boy will never own the business unless he •learns to see a thing that ought to be

that It would also make a nice addition to his home. When he told Mr. Badger and Mr. Rabbit about the ladder they decided to come, and one night when the moon was shining the animals were all to go to Mr. Fox’s house to dinner. Mr. Fox thought it would be the cheapest way to fill his guests with soup, so he took all the bones that he had collected and put them in a pot on the stove to boll. Up curled the smoke from his chimney and out through the windows went the nice-smelling odor of soup, and Mr. Dog who happened to be running through the woods saw and smelled as well. He wagged his tail and looked up at the house in the tree; then he whined and scratched the tree, and as he danced about it, with his eyes fixed upon the house all the time, he bufnped into the ladder. “Ah, how fortunate,” he said, and up he went and into Mr. Fox’s house he went, too, and took the cover off the pot. It did not take him a second to remove the pot from the stove and pour out the soup in the sink and cool those bones, and then such a feast he had. He ate until he became sleepy; then he lay down on the floor and went to sleep. • > (Copyright)

BEAUTY CHATS

FRUIT MAKES BEAUTY HERE’S another menu, which will not add an ounce of flesh to the plump woman — Boiled fish, Roast mutton, sauce vinaigrette. Cauliflower, Sliced peaches or stewed peaches, Black coffee, "or clear tea. There is plenty of nourishment in this meal, yet no fat Starches like potatoes, gravy, fat soup, cream, sugar, are not included at all, the bread to be eaten with the meal is gluten bread, which is not fattening, and sweetening for coffee is saccharine, not sugar. A good luncheon for the woman who wants to reduce would be — Sliced cold meat. Stuffed olives, Fruit salad. And all the gluten bread desired. Of course butter is not included in

The Acids in Fruit Will Make You Pretty and Healthy.

any way in a course of diet that is to reduce, for butter is pure fat. A woman who weighs 190 pounds and who is trying to reduce by taking this scientific diet along with Turkish

CROSBY’S KIDS

After an absence from the screen for some eighteen months, Carmel Myers who has been appearing In the legitimate again has been attracted by the clicking of the camera and the clever little “movie” star is appearing In pictures, to the delight of her many admirers.

To Clean Spectacles. Most opticians use a solution of listerine and water for this purpose.

by Edna Kent Forbes

baths and exercise, complains that she feels hungry between meals. Eating little and often tends to fatten, yet when the system demands food, it is best to give it. An apple eaten between times will not hurt. (Copyright.) o

"Off Agin, On Agin" STRICKLAND W. GILLILAN

(Copyright.) NO CHANCE. I see, upon a printed slip, On my hotel room door. What would betide were I to skip Nor pay my little score. But nowhere In that quoted law. As I can see, b'jing, I’m told to bust that melnhost’s jaw When he inserts, his sting. It does not say that if the food is quite unfit to eat, I straight may trounce that robbery good. With willing fists and feet. It does not promise if the bed Is harder than the pave.v \ That I may swat him o’er the head And fit him for his grave. • It does not say that when the clerk Deceives me as to trains, I am to smash him in the smirk For being shy of brains. No, all the law is, is to Protect the hotel man. The trav'ler’s rights are mighty few— He’s scarce an also-ran! • • * The Gadfly. Some people think the gadfly is a real insect. The one we mean is the germ of gad, that stings everybody more or less. There are very few people In whose ears the gadfly has not buzzed and whose cuticle has not been punctured by his little probe. Travel is something people are supposed to do for pleasure. If some of the people we see traveling are doing so as a pleasant diversion from their regular life, we’d hate to board with them when they are home., There day-coach pilgrim* who carry a ghper bag Or a laundrypoke full of bananas, embalmed hen, doughnuts, jelly sandwiches and dill pickles from Passamaquoddy bay to the Golden Gate, drinking milky coffee in tubsful on the slightest provocation, sleeping with their clothes on (except their shoes) every night, and talking at the top of their voices every time they wake, taking care of eight small children that were born in a bogey; there are people who do this for fun!

It looks almost as funny to us as going and getting Inoculated with a boil just to have it to nurse. A person who could enjoy that sort of travel would be tickled to death with the toothache. While a trip to the dentist’s to have a jaw-feller yanked out would be the treat of a lifetime. But everybody wants to “go somewhere.” • The whole human race are busy little cups of tea. The lazy ones want to ride, of course, but they all want to go. The first thing a baby learns is “dde by-by.” The last thing the old tottery one wants to do is to get strong enough to be taken somewhere. We are all charter members of the Tribe of Gad. The gadfly didn’t miss one of us when he was around using his - ■

CARMEL MYERS