The evening world. Newspaper, January 7, 1901, Page 8

* si ahs wees THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENIN Published by the Press Publishing Company, §& to @ PARK Row. New York. Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Seco: {|WHAT IS THE MOST STRIKING THOUGHT YOU EVER HEARD OR READ OR ORIGINATED? A few evenings ago several men were sitting in a group in the smoking-room of the Club. One of them said to the company OW SOME THINGS GROW ON US. By J. CAMPBELL CORY. at Jarg: “What thought, read or heard or originated in your own brain, has made the greatest impression upon you?” “What do you mean?” asked another. “Well,” replied the first, “I’ll explain by illustration. When I was a boy of nineteen I went to Africa on an exploring expedition as secretary and assistant explorer to a man now world-famous in connection with the opening up of Africa. We were at a dangerous place in the interior and one day he was dictating despatches to me. The first was an order to his advance guard to make a certain move that was absolutely necessary, but apparently certain of failure. “But that is impossible,’ I said impetuously. “T think so,’ he replied in his usual even voice, ‘but remem- ber— “We are not here to succeed or even to look for success. We aro here to do our duty.’ “He didn’t deliver it as a maxim or an epigram, but just as @ matter of course. I don’t say that this thought has become a guid- ing principle in my life. But I do say that it recurs to me oftener than any other one thought and that it never fails to come into my mind in any crisis that involves action and principle.” “I understand,” said the other speaker, “and I think that my greatest thought is one T heard Dr. Rainsford, of St. George’s Church, Stuyvesant Square, quote from Fichte a good many years ago. He said: “ Fichte defines sin as persistence in relations.’ “What does that mean?’ I thought. ‘It is about as clear as mud to me.’ ‘But he went on to explain. The fundamental principle of life is growth, therefore change. To ‘persist in relations’ is to cling to the dead leaves and rotten branches of last season instead of shedding them and permitting the growth of now and useful and living branches and leaves. ‘Porsistonce in relations’ is the ideas of yes- terday retained in the clearer light and brouder knowledge of to-day. It {fs civilization clinging to the barbarisms of: the past, to war and | oppression and cruelty and intolerance. It is the individual man holding on to ideals, to lines of conduct, to modes of work that were right enough for him once, but are utterly wrong now; it is retain- Bling the greed, the selfishness, the rapacity, the irresponsibility of ee childhood after one has reached a higher and better understanding of rights and duties. “After he had made this explanation I saw that the German philosopher had summed up in those three words—persistence in relations—the wholo matter of wrong relations of man with man, man with nature, nations with one another.” A third man said: “The other day T ran across a saying of Macterlinck’s that has mado a profound impression upon ine. Tt was: “On tho highway of destiny a man meets no one but himself.” “Tt seems to me that in that idea Macterlinck has made a superb attack upon the greatest cause of individual failure—self-excuse. Things go wrong with a man and instead of looking straight to the real eause—his own stumbling, stupid, lazy, negligent, incompetent self—he looks about for some one else to blame and, failing, blames ‘fate’ or ‘luck.’ And so, instead of learning and improving, he goes on blundering. [ have found Macterlinck’s thought personally ex- B-e-t-0-0-9-o- 0-0 ee ee dy AN INTEREST- ING PE! QUESTION, Qe eee eee e ® EXAMPLES OF THOUGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN HELPFUL. > PEEP TUPSOPO PHO F065 8-0999H $9-9-9609-0902 2690000000 22.000. SES P-S-DO* pox Lay Sermon About a Little Love i ROMANCE AND THE AMBITIOUS GIRL. and a Great Deal of Hard Work. (7 OMEWHERE in the Mfe of the;thing for the work. It fourtshes and ambitious girl past twenty there | grows, and for a time is very satisfy- 1s a romance tucked away. ing—satietying until there comes a day feng time ago—some yoars back, at| when the old dreams of home life and least, writes Margaret Hannis tn the St | love are all stirred into being, as they Louts Globe-Democrat, there was a man| rill be, just to haunt one who belleves that she has put them aside for al- them fn the eame class. The ambitious girl {s eometimes quiet as a mouse, but only sometimes. She ts usually fussy. It te her wonderful amount of enersy and eagernoss that makes her so. She usually has small patience witu the trifles that are bound to come up In everyday life. These she never re- gards as something to be borne with, but rather puts them down as obstacles Jin her path, nop to bo Hved through, but shoved aside. And now, to get right to the point, this ts why the wise ones, regarding her closely, say that the matrimonial chances of tho ambitious ‘irl in the world, and she believed him. . He wrote her charming notes and gave her pretty books and fans at Christmas - times an4 upon birthday anniversaries. ‘Then the man @isappointed the girl in a ~ thousand Uttle ways, and after a while they parted. For a time she read over ‘and over again the tender notes and » sald to herself that all men were false, were not worth trusting and loving, and then she tore up all the notes except the | last few, which were cruel. ) © Nobody knows why, but a woman wilt _ @lways keep the cruel letters the longest. ° 2 Maybe she finds a grim sort of comfurt im bugging them to her heart. After a time the ambitious girl bios fsoms dut like a flower, but like a flower that has thorns. She says to herself that love and romance are all behind her and that she “will uve for ‘Ber work.” Often that ‘s a very good ways. The ambitious girl past twenty, who has @ romance in the background, dtd not akogether need her bit of disap- pointment to bring out her best efforts along the work she has chosen to do. She was an ambitions girl long before that event. In faot, it was because she was ambitious that she was exact-| <irl are not as good an those of the ing, and, being exacting, {t hurt her | quiet «irl. deoply when the object of her affection; fut I for one want right here to take aid not come up to her demands the part of the ambitious girl and aa- Do you know that the quiet girl is nel-| suro you who are listening to the wise dom disappointed? Just why this ts] ones that the ambitious girl ts often you may entertain a reason Just as well! sadiy misunderstood. as I do, though I am certain tt will not! fas tt never occurred to you that It is accord with mine. The quiet girl ts dis-| just possible that sho laughs at love to cursed quite as much as the ambitious | hide her tears? And when all in said girl, and no two people agree about ner/ and done, the ambitious girl In better and her ways. worth the winning than the girl who One never associates the quiet girl] thinks matinees and afternoon teas the with the ambitious girl; one never puta] only things worth her while, tremely useful.” And so it went on. There is not a reader of this column who has not in mind some thought like this—a thought that has been most helpful to him. Some of these thoughts are complex. Others, perhaps the most, are very simple. A NEAT COSTUME. A gown combining all the popular fea tures of the Winter's styles Is of gr: mixed goods. Th t panel of th: am. skirt 1s white broadcloth set in with Albany made State Capital 1777. heavy stitched bands of white, and at "By 177 Indians hed sold or given | each side the bottom of the skirt opens pl mway, all the land. To-day about §,020 Indians live in Southwestern New York = Most of the settlers came from New ‘Engiand. The Engitzh Land Office sold 16,000,000 acres for I8a antacre. <n 1800 New York had fewer people than Massachvectts, Virginia, Pennsyl- or North Carolina. Se falo was a village; Syracuse was a farming haariet, und Rochester was an t abited forest. Central and Weetern New York were wilderncaaes. Only three “NEW YORK STATE f 100 YEARS AGO. Btate Constitution adopted Prien ahora leit What is your best thought-friend? You NAVE IN 4 What is the idea that has made the clear- art est and strongest impression upon your mind, WHAT Is ITt if not upon your life? SOM AT aaron The thought that has interested or com- forted or helped you may do the samo for others. We will be glad to hear from you. R-ererenentnenenere-tnonentnt-tnenenorentne-o-e @) } THE TROLLEY GONG SAR the trotley xnd its gong— Brazen gone. What a rumble and a clangor ‘all day long. Hear the rattle, clang and rattle ‘Through the hours of the night. Endless, l!ke a gossip's tattle, Merciless as shot In battle, = With a dev'lish delight. | { Pay and night, all the time, In a sort of Bedlam rhyme, To the everlasting rumbling, and the clanging of the gong, Banging of the gong, Gong, Kong, gong; Clanging, clanging, all the day and all night long. HAD HEARD OF H™. “Dou you see that very tall young man over there leaning against the wall? He's just from the country and awfully green. He has come up to the city to get his share of an uncle's mill- fons," nF WAS. “Your husband seems to be making a large and unique collection of books," remarked the caller, looking with 1 terest at the costly array of rare vol- ui n the library ahelves. replied Mrs. Gaawell, with -bred indifference. “I believe he becomes more bibulous every day he lives." “Say, he must be the long green that the sporting papers have ac much to say about.”” ‘Aibuny, the State Capital, was settled Shy, Dutch in 1654. Foudal privileges 4 to Killian Van Mensselaer by atch West {ndia Company in 1(29 not abolished until 1757. Incorporated as a Village on April 9, 1801. Utica incorporated as a village April 1798; as a city Feb. 13, 12 In 2787 Te Were three log huts there. hkeepsie incorpornted as a vil- March 21, 1199, us a city March 2, t Baltus Van Kleeck built frat hours dn 3702. JOUGHTS OF GREAT MEN, (OBL wen employ the Nyat part of ' jMvea to’ make sffe last part ble-—La Bruyere. forgive othera breaks Hear the loud alarum gong, Trolley gong! What a shiver {t sends along the epine, all day long! How {t frets the ear of night, Like some startled thing In fright. |] How in terror wild it speaks, How in agony it shrieks, Down the street. Far Into the night it clangs upon you Ike a call to fire. |} Summoning you from your slumber | _———___ WENT TOO YAR. ‘The two friends were looking at the stock in the professor's barnyard. “This hog." observed the doctor, jooka decidedly swaybacked.” “It {a no wonfer,” returned the pro- fesnor, “Where there'a awill there's sway.” —___ A PRACTICAL MARRIED MAN, “My huaband has no sentiment. I told him I would have my photograph taken for his birthday present. “Didn't be Uke the Idea?” “He sald he'd rather I'd give him a load of coal. ——— MENTAL ATELICTICS. Who jumps at conclusions must often ——=__—_ NE MAD THE PROOF, did you think of the new ‘Sorry to say, I slept ¢hrough it." “Then you don't know whether It was clean or not?" “Well, 1 know {t was soaporific.” — TUE GOLDEN MEAN. When youthful May was to the altar led By wealthy old December, every friend Declared that wisely had the maiden wed. . They thought his means had justified yer end. to the mad and hissing fire, While the sparks mount upward higher. Still the gong with mad desire, with a dev'lish endeavor {t up forever, n noon of day night. the KANE. Kong, gongt ne ne eee oe B over a panel of white with a decora- tion of two rows of velvet caught by tlt buttons, The bodice has a small ve: of the white fastened across, with vet over a front of he revers of the bo ———__—. STRICT RULES. “What credentials must a person have in order to join your new women's to noon of silk. ich he must pasa him-| covered with lace an is the collar, What a terror ail day long. club?" despond, —<—<——__. | i Like despair! “She must pledge herself not to want| For nine times In ten he will land ‘way even In our plecaures, Salt in the Sea. | er peeretien and pangsi4 ORD to write or read a paper.” beyond. au even tn our pains, y ro] $ AP" at desperate thoughts ——_—— . hour pi In a ton of Dead Sea water there are eines 7 Two Ginw. 187 pounds of salt; Hed Bea,, 93; Med!- terranean, 65; Atlantic, 81; English Channol,72; Black Sim, 26; Baltic, 18, Cacpian Sea, 1b” One Is so talkative that he Will never go where she Al And a spe, takes sige. has nn educational value," SS thats vu! refined [xi izes the eeuty: (ay Aa tt strikes upon the palpitating air, FRANK H, BROOKS, O80 28-0-8 tetera: mes in G, JANUARY 7, 1901. THIS QUESTION IS SUGGESTED By ARTIST T. E. PO Z : PO DOLD NG-G-9-0-9-0090OO5-0-06 oo wit Mr. Devery Go Out Softly, proce While He Has Out Very Herd Afterward? 8-9-8, WERS. ae PHSes the Chance, or Fall TO AN EXTREME. "I belleve In being kind to the birds! © sald) Miss Hanypank, “but I do think Clara Deagar carries It and all that," too far." “What has sho been doing now?" ask- the other girl. ‘She refused tune \ The Solemn One—I see Sir Thomas Lipton talks of cornering the flour market. The Merry One—Another case of “Knighthood {n flour,” eh? Harry Bingleshell omebody told her that when he t owt rowing he always feathered WISE inp. tive us A proof of your boasted win- dom,” cried a lot of chattering Magples to the owl. “I will’ he sald, and flew away. oo HOW 'FWAS DOD Ol Gentleman—Here, sir, how {s it T catch you kissing my daughter? The Lover—By sneaking In on us, sir. be. “Those Do Style twins are as allke ag two peas bi ain't the “Yes, and quite as green.” HARRIET HUBBARD AYER: and Wants to Marr: Mas 87 Pe! Mra, Ayer I have a pretty good position which pays me $7 pbr week, but I don’t seem After work I furnished room and Do you think I had ‘That Is, if 1 can find the right sort of a girl ° to enjoy fe very much. go home to my feel very lonesome. better get married? ing upon himself the responsibilities of matrimony on your income. Why do the Young Men's Christian It will cost you but two and you will have all the reading-room, where you will meet other young men, and you will aleo be enabled to share In the many advantages offered by this you not Join Association? cents a day, advantages of a fine organization. She Was Fickle; Now Blames Dear Mra Ayer: About a year ago I met a young Indy to whom I became engaged. Since our called almost every ning to see her, and can truthfully y that I have been honest in all my Some three months ago she sent me a message (with ao manufacture excuse) breaking her ap- went to the theatre and dined with a previous ad- mirer. I immediately broke our engage- ment, although sho begged for forgi\e- ness. I repiled "I will forgive but will I do not think she fr ein- core, nor do I have the confidence in her that I had before her folly. I do not love her or I could not give her up eo easily. The queerest part of tt all is that, although she wishes me to for- get and forgive. every time I call at her home I find this same young man cnil- ing. Is this lady one suttable for a coud SINCE) Ti young Indy’ treated you very engagement I ha actions toward her, Pointment with me, and wife? badly, and 1 though you wer happy. You loved a girl whom was honorable and true, deceived you. It 4s quite | you should have the maine ANXIOUS. |‘ not think any man justifiel In tak- vious relations with her, you would bo after discovering her dupitcity. young woman were really alncere In her desire to reinstate herself she would not Insult you by repeating her offense, and this sho cartainiy has done, according to. : Lf your accowat, I think you are entirely” Advice to Troubled Lov “ s s or. Justified In putting an end to your rela.) tions with her. | Loves, but In Too Poor to Wed. Dear Sra Ayer: ‘There is a xentleraan tbat T work with, He told me he cared for me and for no He has called at the house since Inst July. 1 very wel- a with a gentleman. In the place where 1 work they all think I am a perfect lady. This gentleman that I speak of 1s about thirty-five years old. He has been a sport in his day, and wishes to settle down, but will ATTRACTIVE GOWN. She claims This gown of brown Venetian cloth, 1s trimmed with black soutache brald, your pre-! and has a veat of spotted panne velvet. Labor and Temperance, Workingmen, by agreement, are doing a great deal’ of’ good practicalé temper- nince work. At Toledo, the ore-handlera and ‘longshoremen entered Into an agree mgnt with the dock operators along Lake Ele ports, that no intoxicants isc ebailt be used | jon’ durins; wo! jours. ue ies ing.c (of thou: If the First man and you have already Mstened to ais profeasiona of devotion, faciuding: an offer of marriage, it seems to me sumed in rega foolish pride as tiat wnich prevents your settling tnis matter by a canaid question, “ sent In for settlement. ® servant of all work, . . brpdecarrcnterttt Oral vers; as as s a Aid to Wounded Henrts, not get married with the position he holds at present. He wants to start In business, but has no money to start with, What surpriaes me is that he seldom callx unless Task him when he 1s coming, which Tam too jadependent, to do, I jove him dearly, Advise me. IN LOV ‘FREN'T you rather a contrary gin? You say that the gentleman seldom calls unless you ask him, and thi you Are too Independent to ask him; also that the geatleman has done you aw | the hishest aonor it ts possible for a man to offer a woman, he has ‘asked you to become his wife, and then you nalvely ada that you do not belleve him. Vinally you say he hasn't anything, and he wigaca to share everything with you. 4 Tam afraid I am not good at solving riddies, and this scema to be @ po cullurly Involved problem, If you realtiy are not In love with the you know him well enough to inquire why he takes the position he has ase to als calls. ea When two people are honestly In love with each other there should be no such VARIOUS DON'TS, ON'T take the measure of a chiid’e | ) memory by his stature; you may, get baily fooled, ‘Don't expect a man to be pleasant bow - fory he has tly eyes well open in the morning, Don't teach your servants to lle to callers, then revilv them when they le to yu. Don't tatk to the postman about your affairx; other people are anxious. for thelr mall, Don't run up huge “store bills,” then be as mad as a horne: when they ore Don't send the Kilets to school full of home cares—th's 1s too often the case, Don't expect the art of a chof from @ Don't be too artiatic to be comf. att ard desetar Cas