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THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 16; 1900. THE WITS’ BEST WORK WITH PEN AND PENCIL. A_DOUBLE OBLIGATION. COMPARATIVE VALUES. THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS. THE ROYCROFT IDEALS, By Elbert Hubbard, Author of “A Message te ‘ Garcia.” GLADSTONE ““8:2 BOERS. By Justin McCarthy, M. P. saath 5 y , 2 te @ PARK ROW, at the Past-Ofice af Xow York 00 Sercad-Ctass Mal! Matter, Ss “You ought to give your daughter a bigger dowry. 1 love her more than my own life—and I've insured that for $100,000." EASILY CONVERTED. @he-—The physicians say that kissing is dangerous and must go. He—Well, I'm ready; let it go. MADE HIM THINK. JUSTIN M’'CARTHY. “But, my dear husband, it really is unjust of you to abuse mothers-in-law so; there are good ones." “Well—well, never mind; I haven't said anything against yours—it's only mine I'm grumbling about.” PROFESSIONAL PRIDE. certain paragraphs ell of the progress made by the national commit or the Gladstone me- | mortal to raise a fitting monument to the memory of the great departe! statesman, What « time at which to direct public attention to such a memorta!! When Gladstone came back to power his first work wan to restore | dependence to the Transvaal re- public, even although the r English forces in the field, |tand then | sistance by sending Sir at the head of Gladstone ] HAVE just been reading {n some of the newspapers P in East Aurora we publish the Philistine en@ send 1,000 copies of it to the best families in the land. We make books in Rast Aurora, and make them the best we can, not to sell for 19 cents on Wr days, but books that are made the best way we know how to make them. Sometimes we are congratulated on our originality and on our books. All has been Goue Jn art, and in philosophy all bas been said, Up in East Aurora we print books from movable type and leave spaces which are filled in with band- > painted initials, just as the old Venetians used te do. We have about 150 at work there, boys and girls whe live in the viilage. There are no ekilled people there except those who have become skilled since they have been working there, with but one exception, and he is @ bookbinder. They come to us and we teach them. I'm no mete theorist. I'm a graduate of the schoeS of hard knocks and expect to take a post-graduate course. I've carried the dinner-pail and I've pushe@ ] lumber and worked in the mill. I do not claim that the ' hand-made articles wifi take the place of the machine- made, but I do assert that there is a demand for the hand-made. We are traveuing toward the beautiful city of the ideal, but we find the suburbs very pless- reece natbeats, Prisoner, that you have been Of ant, The two thoughts I would leave most deaply tne “Pa, what's a she-devil?’ Prisoner—Excuse me, Your Honor, not 90 many as proveed waee, 70% Bre pose patsy Wy ee ae “Bay another word against your mother, Adolphus, fthat. You flatter ma, I assure you!—Fliewende Blaet-10y" névert' toute Bievenson reageticg fh Spr) J | and I'll give you a good hiding! iter. . Is, for I have done good work.” wite @ magnificent gown the General's e owes it to her atation—and to her drese- Roers fight- what Bng- lishmen would have done under like conditions, and he declared that moral laws and national honor alike compelled England to atone for her wrong doing and that the moral laws prevatied for nations as wel! as for individual men. Tt seems to mo that the time ts strangely iM-nulted for @ national monument to Gladstone from the peo- ple who, as represented by thelr Government, are committing such an outrage on his memory as that which is typified in this South African campalgn. One cannot help thinking what Gladstone himeelf would have fett, if he were living, at such a reversal of hia policy, and how little he would be consoled by 4 glimpse into the future, telling him that the people who had so soon forgotton his teaching would never- theless be found willing to subscribe toward a monu- ment tn his honor,—The Independent. Ite up to the Geverna THE MISTAKES OF DEVERY. HE BVENING WORLD, ever willing to give its contemporaries the benefit of its enor- mous circulation, presents as its leading editorial feature to-day the best thoughts of New York editors on the outrageous police raid on reputable hotels and restau- She (optimist)—Does the hero marry the heroine at the end of all their troubles? Hoe (pessimist)—No, at the beginning. ‘a HARRIET HUBBARD AYER. # Train Children to Have Joyous Faces. Wks physician, who points with pride to the; that the little girl had seen trickery enough in her THE WORLD'S LA GRIPPE CURE. the Herald; “Protection may give to law- that impunity which they seek, but {t should asininity.” the Times: “No such display of stupidity tn treatment of a scandalous condition of things in would have been possible if the Commissioners places."' “It may be mortifying for New if BIRTHDAY LU For March 16. i i ery hour for four hours; j@ one every two or three F you were born on March 16 this is the charming faces of her three beautiful young-|own family to have made her an adept in duplicity. meaning of the day for you: asters, declares that it te the parents’ fault if] We all of us want truthful, loving and confiding ifs $3 fiz prize of 825 will be awarded cach week for the York City to ove ite Chief of Police igneminiously ie dese in for an adult. 4 children have not beautiful, frank and sunshiny faces, | children, but I do not think it can be said we deserve To-day is again unfavorable. You are thrown out of @ Magistrate's court for instituting ‘ot eit abt it ap eee ee Ane S598 T am very much of this lady's opinion, them with these noble attributes if we do not set/X not favored this coming year, and great care original short love story. The prize-winner will palpably malicious prosecutions, But it is reassuring Children reflect the emotions, the mannere’and char- | them ourselves an example, will be needed to hold your affairs together. be printed in Saturday's Evening World, All am flor Now York City and County to realize that portions acteristics of their elders. Children are so wonderfully clever, so marvellously Make no additions or changes, and look well of the municipal establishment are as yet uncor- If we watch them carefully—these little ones—We| imitative. They take all of their impressions from us. to financial matters and to writings and A LITTLE LAY SERMON. | rupted.” will find them reproducing our own pictures, or the! 1” we never give them any but truthful and en- agreements. Be careful of your health, as } From the Journal: “The people are getting very ET it rest! Some proceeding has wounded us by tta| Pictures that we present to their infantile minds. nobling ones we shall not receive in return deceit and well.—Copyrighted by the Sphinx Magazine, tired of treachery and folly in thetr public servants. | 1” want of tact; let it reat; no one will think of it| If We remove from baby life all painful sensations. | nypoerisy from our smal! imitators, f, Mr. , It wives the public a feeling of tence 5 , | faces that will Fane and oj expression of the face has been impressed upon it, If ——————_ |) Raween to ses you raiding respectable hotels and res-| whoever may have giver it will be pleaned to see rt 1s| DOU Of fearless and happy confidence the eves have acquired a deceltfu! look and the mouth —=—== od. _ teurente for musi to thetr patrons at! forgotten. Occasionally I recelve letters from distracted! has learned to pout and assume sullen lines or a sneer; itinee.” ‘A painful seandal 1s about to estrange us from an| mothers who tell me moet extraordinary tales of baby | i¢ the nose has been contracted or dilated at the nos- WHITE ROSES, i From the @un: ‘The police must learn the law, even| old friend; let tt rest, and thus preserve our charity | depravity. trile through successive fits of an, or apprehen ‘cihiceeasiema } | Wf somebody has to suffer for it. and peace of mind, Recently one such aMicted parent wrote me that her] sion, the seal has practically been set upon the coun: Se. From the Tribune; ‘The disciples and vicegerents| A suspicious look is on the point of cooling our affec- | little daughter, eight years of age, was so headstrong) tenance for life, and although it is still possible to di- By Ch Ernest Corti M | @f Richard Croker put a high value on devotion, but| tion; let it rest, and our look of trust will restore| and so untruthful it would be imposstble to keep her] minish the undesirable expressions somewhat, it is is is Ws ols tc oe a jarles Erni is, 245 Monroe | Gome of them are capable of recognizing monumental | confidence. at home. more dificult as each year goes by, and | assert with the Groening W sf Pantoh Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. | Qi possible confidence that it is positively mot to be done while the characteristics which have produced the repellant expression still dominate the subject. Mothers who wish beautiful sons and daughters would do well to remember these facts. HARRIET HUBBARD AYER. ‘This mother, in her letter, assured me that thie ex- ample of juvenile turpitude was an inexplicable prob- lem in her family. She proposed to send the child to @ echool of cor- rection, and the very manner in which she suggested effecting this arrangement proved to me conclusively Will somebody tell me when a boy ts too old to be whipped? i am ¢! jest of three boys, aged eigh- The dying man looked out over the beautiful teen, fifteen and eleven years respectively. My mother sky, a sea of purple whose waves were figekes with) ie very etrict with us, and for the least little thing| crimson foam, to the eun that seemed like some fais we get whipped. I don't think it ts right and wish | ship at anchor. some reader would tell me whether I should submit to t te waiting for me,” he thought, “te bear mq the whipping or clear out and shift for myself. out into the night.” { peak we ETIQUETTE. WALTER CUMMINGS, ‘There were faint sounds of prayer, broken Sp cheley Newark, N. J. } ing sobs in the room. +4 Should He Callt And then—— ‘When a young man has been asked to act as usher “Come,” said the Angel of Death. But the Boul lingered, and to the Loved'One whim et @ friend's wedding whose fiancee is a stranger to him ehould he call on her or wait to be introduced by pered “I am at rest.” “He will send His Comforter.” murmured the Aaguly his friend? Vv. oO. P. gently. . The prospective bridegroom should arrange to prop- Ri. by gpond the avet and the Goul departed ¢ erly present the gentiemen who are to assist at his Tous open casemen: wedding to his fancee. Now, as they passed over the garden they came-eg Sunday Calle. In {t proper to serve refreshments to gentlemen call- ing on Sunday afternoon? M188 MAUD REDDING, It would be proper to serve tea, and thin sliced bread and butter of small cakes. It'1s uot obligatory to offer refreshments, letreducing Mamma. When introducing a friend to your mother {a it Proper to mention your mother's name as “Mrs. Bo- and-Bo,” or just simply say “My mother?” 8. 8. Present the friend to your mother in this manner: Mr. or Mrs. So-and-80, allow me to present you to my mother, Mrs. Bo-and-#o, using of course the proper names tn both instances. A Pastoral Gitt. foolishness when they seo it. They neo it now In the| Fancy, we who are so careful to remove the briars Person and conduct of Devery, and it makes them| from our pathway for fear they should wound, yet ad take pleasure in collecting and plercing our hearts If the city charter were amended, as The Even-| Wit! the thorns that meet ua in our dally intercourse , with one another, how childish and unreasonable w: fing World has urged again and again that it] \v¢: e whould be, so as to place the police force under ommand of one able, broad-minded, responsible EASY +H OME EXERCISE FOR WOMEN. HE window that faced the west was epen, oi Man, with both sense and sand, such proceedings G8 those now so unanimously condemned by peo- ple Gnd press would be impossible. Devery bas shown his unfitness to be Chief of = Police. Ho ought to be in a sanitarium for the | “Weak minded. | A “QUO VADIS” OF NEW YORK. F rather more than ordinary importance ts} the announcement that The Evening World will begin to-morrow the publica- thon of a love story by Henryk Sienkie- wiez, author of “Quo Vadis.” This state- ‘Ment needs little elaboration for people who have Fead “Quo Vadis"—and persons who have not read that book are not commonly met. “Im the New Promised Land” {s not alone a love Story, though its action is dominated by a heroine who is a victim of the tender pansion. It is also @ touching narrative of immigration—a tale of falsely excited hopes and of adventures in a land ‘siraige to those participating in them. ‘There are tm the story, besides unbroken interest, revela- tlons which will come as surprises to many ‘veaders, Altogether, “In the New Promised Land” will prove a literary feature which The Evening World earnestly desires that none of its great constitu- emcy shail miss. It has been happily etyled by an pdvance reader, “A ‘Quo Vadis’ of New York.” A Personal iluetration, Te the Battor of The rening World: Please advise A. E. (who asks whether it is for him to marry a girl who is fond of drinking to have nathing to do with her, I am no t preacher. But we just happen to have in our family, I'm very sorry to say. No amount coaxing, tallting, or, in fact, anything, has any effeet. ‘The husband in this case is a splendid young not twenty yet. The wife—wel!, even their il _—— To the Kattor of The Evening World: Now that we bid fair to get to “Harlem in Fifteen Minutes!" why not get to Brooklyn and Jersey City in one minute by means of tunnels? No one who does not have to live in one of those places can imagine what an inestimable boon that would be to a horde of unfortunates Ike me. A JERSEYMAN, Would it be proper to hand the pastor a bouquet of flowers after church? CLARA BUGH. ‘The Reformed Bat. It would not be good form to offer this attention to | 7 ome manter of The Evening World: the pastor, and would be embarrassing to him. ‘When will we do away with that relic eee the masculine hat? High hat, derby, MIR of the two new Spring hate hove reproduced [trea on We: fs in @ dead old-rose straw, very soft anu sat- iny, and is simply festooned with chrysanthe- mune. ‘The second example fs in biack | ture being the ecru applique in point de Venise on the secordioned length which forms the brim. This! 1p ene matter of The Srening World: ‘ “Debater” asks what one thing in The above are simple exercises with dumbbells for jing @ dumbbell, should be raised far over the head, as to better her health and correct | {illustrated by the secon figure in the group. Then jefects. the same movement should be made with the other clee an erect position should be | hand, i er taken with the dumbbells In the hands and the hanis| The front waist muscles are exercised by taking ‘There is other game on hand, but the Third Avenue at the sides. The hands should then be gradually |the dumbbells in the hands and holding them at right Railroad despoilers are not forgotten, It's in open| raised tn front until they are at right angles with the | angles directly in front of the shoulders, with arms Beason for all pirate birds. |body. They should then be brought upward until/extended. Slowly raise the arms and bring them up | they are held vertically over the head, making the!over the head. Then gradually bring the arms back Not even a bargain counter for crime protection in| movement outlined in the first figure of the accom-|to the original position. Ther being the hands with a Tork. That's the word. panying sketch. the dumbbells to the floor, keeping the arms ex- Placing one hand on the hip, the other hand, hold- | tended. Kisses a la Gibson. HE newest Gibson picture shows a Cupid cock perched on top of a barrel, a saucepan tn h's hand and a chefs cap on his head. He ts leeturing on (his art to a group of long-limbed, amall-waiated Gih- Jnon girls and a few strenuous-looking Gideon men. —— -— This is his recipe for kisses: To ome plece of dark Jack-ot-all-climes is the Union Jack Plarea add a little moonlight—take for granted two a | peopie. Press in two strofg ones a small, soft nand. i Imanac, March keeps up a ranning ac- Bun Winter. frmemeeeeemeeee: stenmecenemenmeneoanonmne® | MUNA GGaak Uddin thts Wis iestode sia. ON THE THRESHOLD. | ae HAVE found flowers at my doorsill growing, — PR Winds ‘ome whea no wind is blowing, ‘ ls the day the snakes don’t celebrate, | gees alana | Bift lightly two ounces of attraction, one of romance iJ A Fasting Case. About my door oy a as. Ate wing Base sof cacecllt Balen tr (Stes or | add large measure of folly; otir in a floating raffle But the Boul pleaded: yare |A Young girl fell ti! wt the beginning of Novem- | [| AM*!nst the trouble « sore Bow Soca are , ber with « kind of dyspepsia, and since that Near the door of my dreams there grows “The Ange! bowed bis head. 8 pot taken any nourishment whatever. Al- A rose of roses—a tall red rose. ‘The Boul kissed the scarlet bioom, and they went ‘weak rhe retains all her faculties. | hg yeigan f dows a thick beset, | ® slight scream and set aside to cool. This will cuc- onward toward the west. ry eo fire in bud, she is folded yet ceed tn any climate if directions Are carefully fol- Behind them lay a siream of golden light, before Animats Witn Many Ribs. 'f L shall enter ta lowed, them a path of wondrous jewels, . |] Love's untrod garden that rose to win, ny Yi t Pare Eeeiess Sumber of rie. The! t GO. 4 dey to come when my dreams will ge T G vase taaiieto an rat its bool Wie coe oo Ove Straight to the heart of that rose, I know ‘bacco Grown in Ireland. the pure soul of a child. biticipled:, <> And ~ Mart of ee tose will beat po high Bo, when the Leved One, her heart bitter with the ‘That I shal aye, even 1; salt of saw the fair flowers she understood And the bud will shiver and Mush and break To @ splendid rose for Love's denr sake. Ab, Greams, go swiftly! Dear rose, awake! Nora Hopper. if PROSPECT of a new indusiry for I been opened up by the Irish Agricult: can i 3? i bj TE 25