Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1920 — Page 3

Rann-dom Reels

THE MAYFLOWER Years ago the good Ship Mayflower landed'ite precious cargo of Puritan fathers and mothers on Plymouth Rock ani <lsp discharged a large quantity of iron-bound, rock-bal-lasted conscience which was not allowed to play outside the yard at hodke. It has always been a mystery why •the Mayflower landed at Plymouth,

Earnest Efforts Were Made to Convert the Red Man and Induce Him to Wear Something Besides a Scalplock. Instead 'of picking out some place where there was a good hotel with modem-conveniences. It must have been a cheerless sight which greeted the eyes of the Pilgrim Father as he left the Mayflower nothing spread out before him but a large,

The Woods

SETTIN* IN THE SUN. I reckon the party who sets on a throne Has a perfectly miser’ble time; There always Is some one a-pickln’ a bone With a king or a monarch sublime. Some calculate maybe that bein’ a king Is a job that is gen’ally fun — Well, well, It may be, But the best thing, to me, Is jest settin’ right here in the sun. •/ ' _ T reckoh the party " who sets in the chair, In the president’s chair, an’ all that, Must tote on his person conslder’ble care An’ a passel of woe in his hat. Some calculate maybe it’s fun to be boss i Or even for office to run— Well, that may be so, But the best thing I know Is jest settin’ right here in the sun. I reckon the party who sets up on high He may wish for a moment that’s calm. It’s awful to set there an’ find by-an’-by That you’ve done gone an’ set on a bomb. I calculate, If they should blow up a king. In spite of the good he has done, rtary king he will be; But me, as for me. Hl be settin’ right here in the sun. - . ... ....— (Copyright) „ „

MOTHER’S COOK BOOK

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us. —Van Dyke. SAVORY DISHES. — < ■ The following dishes are but suggestions to the housewife, for many tasty end wholesome dishes may be prepared from the food at hand: Westphalia Balls. Pass a cupful of boiled potatoes through a sieve and mix with four tablespoonfuls of finely minced ham, two tablespoonfuls of butter, two eggs, well-beaten, one-quarter of a cupful of cream, cayenne, mustard and salt to taste. Form Into balls, egg and crumb them and fry in deep fat until a light brown. These may be served with or without a cream sauce. Savory Eggs. Cook four eggs in the shell until hard. Shell, cut in halves, pass the yolks through a sieve and mix with two tablespoonfuls of ham, a little onion, two tablespoonfuls of cream, two minced sprigs of parsley, salt, cayenne, chopped taragon to taste, and mix well. Fill the egg whites with the mixture and lay on a platter. Pour round the eggs one cupful of mayonnaise to which has been added one small chopped pickled cucumber choppied fine. Potted Creams. Fry rounds of bread for six or eight persons and set them in the oven. Take one-quarter of a pound of cheese, four tablespoonfuls of butter, salt, cayenne and mustard to taste, adding one tablespoonful of any fruit juice, mix well aad spread a spoonful of each on the bread. This mixture may be used

By HOWARD L. RANN

three-cornered rock totally lacking in vegetation of any kind except the simple, untutored red man and his feet. It was an uninviting spot. Good table board was scarce and the steam laundry had not shown up. Despite these drawbacks, which would dismay the stoutest heart In these days, the colonists who came over on the Mayflower did not falter. After sitting around on Plymouth Rock for a few days, in order to remove the seasickness from their legs, they went briskly to work and built a meeting house, where they could assemble on Sunday and listen to 12,000 feet of sermon. Earnest efforts were made to convert the red man and induce him to wear something besides a scalp lock, but not much progress was made in this direction, owing to the •tendency of the red man to fill his visitor full of arrow heads before the subject was properly Introduced. The Mayflower was a small boat, estimated at about 54 per cent watertight, and when caught in the trough of the sea refused to sit upright. It took several weeks for the Puritans to reach Plymouth, and at times they were out of sight of land. We would like to ask how many people today think enough of their conscience to undertake a trip like that, if they were able to locate it in the first place! (Copyright.)

Nothing New -Under the Sun. “I understand you have some brandnew get-rlch-qulck ideas.” “Nd,” protested the modest promoter. “Mostly the same old ideas. J>ut some wonderful brand-new literature.”

by Nellie Macnell

for sandwiches and will keep a week or more if covered, in a small Jar with melted buttpr. Parmesan Puffs. Take one-half cupful of grated Parmesan cheese, two-thirds of a cupful of bread crumbs, one-half teaspoonful of salt and a few dashes of cayenne; put all this mixture into a mortar and pound until well blended. Beat two eggs and add to this mixture. Make balls the size of a large walnut and fry a light brown. Hot Sauce Tartare. To one-half cupful of white sauce add one-third of a cupful of mayonnaise, one-half a chopped shallot, onehalf teaspoonful of vinegar, and onehalf tablespoonful each of chopped capers. pickles, olives and parsley. ■Serve when the mixture is heated, but not boiling. This sauce Is nice with boiled fish. <©. 1»XO. Union.)

MILITANT MARY.

SCHOOL DAYS

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

THE ROMANCE OF WORDS

“JITNEY." N DURING the period which immediately followed the Mexican war, a number of words which were contractions or slight changes of terms in common use south of the Rio Grande entered the United States vocabulary because of the increased use of colloquial Span- - ish in the southern part of this country. Among these words was “jitney”—a combination of •two Mexican words meaning the lowest possible value, and first used by American in scornfully referring to the “small change” “chicken feed” which the Mexicans insisted on introducing into the games of chance. The copper cent being rare in those days, the term was gradually applied to the United States five-cent piece, and worked its way North, where, among the street arabs of New York a nickel has long’ been known as a “jit,” just as a cent is a “meg,” a “dimmo” is a dime and a “cutie” is a quarter. The advent of the private motorbus which charged five cents for a ride helped materially to revive the term, the automobiles first being known as “jitneybusses” and then the name was shortened to “jitneys.” (Copyright.)

Last Night’s Dreams —What They Mean

DID YOU DREAM THAT YOU WERE DREAMING? HAVELOCK ELLIS does not believe that' such a thing as to dream that you are dreaming is possible. For hfs part, he says, he has never had any such experience but adtnits that it has been borne witness to by many philosophers and other investigators of dream phenomena from Aristotle and Synesius down to the present day. In this connection it may be remarked that the literature of dream science is a large one and that the books written upon the subject by learned and distinguished men from Aristotle the famous Greek philosopher who died 322 years before Ghrist and was the first to attempt a scientific investigation of the dream problem—down to Freud and Havelock, would fill a considerable library. Moat of the scientists admit the fact of dreams* within dreams and nearly everybody has had suclf an experience, even thongh Havelock has not. Havelock says that when in our dream we say to otfrselves, “I am dreaming,’ we are not asleep really but have "emerged for a moment, without realizing it. to the waking surface of consciousness.” No one who has had such a dream will agree with him. The other scientists, admitting the dream within a dream, explain it in various /learned psychological ways. As for our mystic he bother® himself not at alt about psychology but declares that It is unlucky to dream that you are dreaming. For ft means that somebody is going to deceive you and cheat you out of money or valuables. So If In some complicated or unpleasant dream your “dreamthought” says: “It’s all right anyway; I am only dreaming.” look carefully after your affairs and keep watch of those who are in a position to deceive you. Journeys, unless absolutely necessary, are not recommended after such a dream. But its .special warning ir to be on the alert for cheats, ■ / (Copyright.) .

The STANDMAN STORY

LESSON FOR MR. MOUS

ONE day Mrs. Mouse, who had three small babies, found an old ghoe which she a great deal of trouble to where she lived in the attic. “This will be the very thing for my babies to sleep in when I am away hunting for food,” she said to herself. Poor little Mrs. Mouse, she had a bard time of it, for her husband, Mr. Mouse, was a lazy fellow, never bringing home a thing, but always eating

everything he found in the house and never thinking of his wife and children. One day Mrs. Mouse tucked her thr,ee babies snugly in the shoe and told them to sleep until she returned. Mr. Mouse was asleep behind a box nearby, • and wnen he awoke he sniffed, for he smelt the leather shoe. He ran to the shoe and sniffed. “Not much taste,” he said, “but it will save my running out for my breakfast,” and so he went on nibbling. Nibble, nibble, nibble, went Mr. Mouse, and the first thing he knew he pulled, out the tall of one of his own children from the toe of the shoe. “Now what is that?” he said, look-

Peanut Pietro

by KAYEM GRIER

SEENSE da prohiblsh starta work steady job everyttng losa de keek now. I tink een bouta seexa mont even da chorus girl losa da keek, too. Lasa week I was een one place wot’s been prohiblsh longa time. I see one frien I gotta een dat place and he aska me weeth wheesper eef I Ilka leetle shot. Now I no feel a ver good een dat place so I say, “alia right, jusa one leetle shot.” So he getta bottle fromda bootaleg and I tink was fiva, seexa mule een one dreenk- My frien say was only one leetle shot, but was jusa Ilka machine gun—keepa -right on shoot. I aska my frien eef alia bootaleg ees stronga lika dat one and he say no. He tella me when was made lasa night ees pretty stronga today, but when was made lasa week ees preety gooda stuff een dry town. I tink eef we ever haya one more war we senda tree, four bootaleg out for da enemy and he go dead preety queeck. My brudda Sylvest ees stronga man alia right. He maka wrestle for da leevlng and I betta you seexa bit one little dreenk bootaleg wheesky putta heem down. Dat stuff my frien geeva me would maka T. N. T.looka seeck. Weeth gooda stuff before prohiblsh we could somatime hava leetle blowout. But weeth da bootaleg dreenk wot we gotta now ees stronga for blowup and no gooda for blowout. Wot you tink?

ing at it with sharp eyes, “I don’t like worms; I guess 1 will begin to eat on the other side.” Nibble,' nibble, nibble, he worked, and then he jujnped, for there was a tiny paw, and th'is.time he awoke the baby mice, who began to squeak. “Sqlieak, squeak!" cried the babies, “father is trying to eat us up.” And just that minute along came Mrs. Mouse. Long-suffering Mrs' Mouse had reached the end of her patience; she grabbed her husband by one ear and such a twist as she gave It. “You wretch!” she cried; “you would eat my babies, would you?” and she gave him a smart box on the other ear. This time he ran behind a box, where he sat trembling and frig 1 tened for lie had never before seen his little wife angry. Every time he came near her Mrs. Mouse ran at him, and after a while he gave it up and away he went. By and by, when the babies were asleep and Mrs. Mouse was getting ready to go out again, Mr. Mouse came tugging home a big piece of cheese and meekly laid it before bls w’lfe. He did not even -try to nibble it himself, but sat still and watched her eat, and when she had finished he said: “I know where there is plenty more, my dear; you stay at home after this and take care of the babies and I will bring home the food.” “And to think,” said Mrs. Mqusf as she sat alone later, “that all this time I could have made him work if I had not been so meek. I wish I had boxed his ears long ago.” (Copyright.)

BEAUTY CHATS

BREATHING EXERCISE

EVERY woman should study up a little on the subject of health and beauty. She need not spend much time over it —only a few moments a day, until she is familiar with the few principles that form the foundation of buoyant health and good looks. For even the most intelligent women are badly informed on such matters. Them knowing more about this subject of appearance and health the woman will know what sort of methods she needs to improve herself and will not waste time using tonics that

It Is a Good Idea for Every Woman to Study Up on Physical Development. will do no good, or cold creams when she needs a diet, or forcing pills into henself when she should eat different kinds of food. Then, instead of worrying over wrinkles caused by bad health she will start in doing a few simple breathing exercises, to increase her vitality. And here, by the way, is the keynote of beduty and health —breathing. Few people breathe properly, none breathe enough. That is why I have advised so many readers to study up the Yogi methods of breathing, because! aside from Its religious significance to the Hindoos, the breathing exercises are the best in the world. The Yogis breathe, first into the lower part of the lungs, then into the middle, then the upper chest, filling

What the Sphinx Says

By Newton Newkirk.

by Edna Kent Forbes

you bu r y the hatchet, don’t chase to the nearest hardware store and buy an ak"

DOROTHY DALTON

This charming “movie" star was bom in Chicago September 22, 1893. Following her graduation from Sacred Heart academy her father wished her to study law, but she persuaded him to let her try a dramatic career. After a brief experience on the stage she turned to pictures. Miss Dalton l is an ardent aviatrlx and never misses an opportunity to fly.

the body so full of air it seems ready, to burst. This is held and repeated,; until the cheeks flush and the new! blood runs through the veins, and the* stomach seems rejuvenated. Study it up—and practice it. (Copyright.) ~

Off Agin, On Agin

(Copyright.) Hay. Hay is what we are told to make while the sun shines. Hay is divided' into many kinds. We used to help divide it, so that it would cure enough to be stacked, or put into a mow. It would be cruel to stack or store hay that was still ill or under the' weather. Sunshine and air in abundance will cure almost the sickest hay. There are alfalfa, clover, timothy* rrdtop, peanut, cowpea and John Hay r Jr. / Alfalfa will produce almost aa many crops of hay as a real estate agent will tell you it will. Clover is hard to cure. It is inclined to be sullen and despondent' and often has to be handled' with a sulky rake. ■ If permitted. It will settle down In a sad, black heap and rot utterly. , We know of few things any more depressing to the sight than a field striped with clover. windrows when thereghave been two weeks of cold rain on it Hay like that makes fine feed for a horse that one Is anxious to lose. Hay is also' the first name of a popular brand of sneezy fever. FINNIGIN FILOSOFY. Ut wud be a fine t'ing t’ lave off enough fr’m the price av that di’mond ring an' buy a ton av chai f’r a fam’ly wid shiverin' childher in ut. • * * v- Novelized Stuff. “She merely played with the food on her plate.”—Any Novel. . She probably gave the bread a roll, the butter a playful pat, did a turn with her fried eggs and tickled the pigs’ feet. * * Holding Its Own Sportingly. Let what ball player may, hold the record for high batting average and base larceny and all that for the season, the Panama canal bolds the highest percentage of slides. • • • Explained. 0 “I was tn the Serbian army,” the' stranger said, through his clenched teeth and his Interpreter. “Yes, but you are shot in the face!" said the man who keeps track of current events. “Ah. yes. I got nervous and looked back!” ' FiNNIGIN FILOSOFY in bL th'klaeWv nawthia* to impri.«vely like good totoff.