The evening world. Newspaper, January 9, 1901, Page 10

East n ANOTHER RA ILROAD SE} 8O8993349-9OOO-9O4-4 Platt—Talk about J. Ee Mergan and Jim Hill! PEELE S SAIS G5. GEORGIE’S PA FTER maw Got taru reading to take out rinkelz heds without » the Other nite v over to the news from Washi Pritty poon you could mee tht Sumthing she lic nderstand “Paw,” ahe 51 whieh ve What all the fuss Is about tt Bullyer's treaty, enpy w ifGreat heavens’ paw you Living In this Cent back In the Date our this treaty, “But ft thar t are no Strangers pr could lve down the noe would ben sad thing for the it Onte Got found, {ano Canal that’s t sistym. This troud'e @cross Central Americky eet thrue withou Delow Since anatt! than a Hundred and coal. You see we Cant Kagland will give up the Treaty” + “How did Enagaand get itt maw oer “She didn't get it. paw sed Don't want to be Held to it. t “Oh, 1 see.’ ma RAYS. wants to muke us ure ax much ¢ Coal ae they Haft to, How m '; At tt untss HARRIET HUBBARD AYE A Deserted Wife's omy husband was t sald he had worked eel sumption. rm gave him three months went way to visit lis during that time he ¢ Was compelled to resi He has left me pen promise of his peo) ” small sum of $3 a week, but | received {t as yet. ‘They are wealth people. What can I do? AM1 I husband's family to support you a ay hopeful counsel in this matter Your children, You can only plead wit them> 1f you can get some friend to intercede for you that would be yo best plan. You can gain nothing by a tempting to coerce them. |), Husband Is 20, Wife In 19. \Dear Mrs. Ayer: WI) you kindly advise me what a clever A philosopher law of gravitation seems werted when one sces it is the rOrld, . Injustice has stubbed more Fials:than'justice has hung. Btart us a gallop on our by horse and we'll run down ‘friend, we possess, ship that, will weather fg the real thing. or AM afraid I cannot give you any very M Impremion Is you cannot force you I'll show that feller Depew a thing or two in tho line of 5-5-9789 8899400 9OD axe-2- 3 anD MA Pd j 8, E, KISER. toll her Enghond wants © raw ‘that's not ft from Bilding | fe put op Some Va beats tbelieve in tt't maw red. is gelng and Bulding a and come © Bullyer mu: sd fora Minit or bound by thie treaty Have a Discussion ws s s on the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. so we Can't own the Canal after we Bild it. Taat's why they are Trying to bust the Thing. If {t wasn't for un Yho would own It, then? maw ast. . It would kind of belong to ybuddy,"” paw told her. Then why don’t the rest of Them and Help to dig the ‘Thing? to care paw an- don't seem dug or not,” Bec whether it swered, “an “But you just tol4 me England was they making trubble about 1t,"" maw told him. “Bay,” paw says, “do you want to Near abvut this Canal or not? We wouldn't Jet England or ennybuddy else bild even If they Wanted to. It would pe a Fine thing to Let a lot of forrenera come over here and Dig a Canal thru our Back Yard, wouldn't it? There, you ace. Is where the treaty Comes tn.” Where?" maw ast. “Why, we can't go ahed on the Canal nd put Up forts to protect tt ull we get it “Oh, yee," maw says, “I seo tt all now, This Bullyer wants to gat the Contract to put up tho forts, dossn't he? What a Lot of corrupshen there ts in world. 1 should ‘Think he would be amed of Himself. Where ts he from, paw won Going to say sumthing elso, ter he Got to thinking about tt a Went over to play. Dillyerds Tele. Wealey. RGIE, but Ww in Chicago Times-Herald. 1 1 old, make mar s2 a and writes a oesn't ¢ anything suy money from me © with me to} a haw that the m should consult ay the matter, My impression ts Vol, but you thority: in Answers the Questions of Pa w ot Wives and Husbands. j maintain one's self partly by work. Abt one woman In ten thousand with- t experionce {s capable of investing capital in such a way as to bring UROL? return, A PASTEL GOWN. A Widow's Mite, Dear Mra, Ayer Tam a young widow. 1 hin Uren, My husband diet months ago and left me w dred dollars, Within » have lost a consideraty: (thle money, not being experienced. Witt you alvin me in what f can tnvest my money, so I can make a lving without losing any more? Mrs nt f eter. CANNOT take the responeibiit | advising you In so serious a Women who are not accustomed to business are really incompetent to handle money excepting under the ad- vice of some good buaincas man, will not tuke advantage /of them. 8: cessful men say Jt ts wiser to invest small sums of money In some safe way, or putit into 2 eayings,bank, where one sould’ get the interest’ on 1, und try to A charming gown of fawn brown pas- tel goods that ts as rich and smooth as THE “WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, | thus far produced—a cyclorama of freedom, enlightenment, indus- |WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER a | THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR? Go to the top of a New York “skyscraper” and look about you. At your feet lies the most inspiring cyclorama the world has 3 try, energy, well-being and progress such as BIG SPOTS ONtA the sun never: before shone upon. | BRIGHT SUS. But look closer with your mind’s eye. . Here is a mighty concourse of the virtues of civilization; but here also is a mighty concourse of the weaknesses of civilization. , The forces for uplifting, fer improvement predominate. But vast and powerful are the forces of retrogression. Within your horizon are gathered more than four millions of human beings, more than a million and a half of whom are all but untouched by civilizing influences. There are several hundred thousands of the criminal and semi- criminal cla Several hundred thousand more belong upon the fringe of these. Nearly a million’ are densely ignorant. They are learning. But they are learning slowly, imperfectly. They are hampered by tradition, by poor equipment, by environment. What shall enlightened, progressive New York do in this dawn of a new century to make the light penetrate into and flood these dusky and pitch-dark places? How shall New York’s tremendous, irresistible forces for hu- man betterment be concentrated and applied 7 How shall the spirit of human brotherhood he quickened so that this mighty task may be accomplished most speedily? What shall we do for our brothers and sis- ters imprisoned by ignorance and squalor? It is well to consider political conditions with a view to improv- ing them. Much can he done by an honest, public-spirited city gov- ernment. But we must not for a moment lose sight of the fact that— Our deplorable political conditions are the result and not the cause of vice and crime and degradation. Deep down below all surface causes and causes of surface causes lies the real moving cause— Lack of self-respect. And our great problem, presented by this million and a half of men, women and children of the slums and their fringes, is— How shall we raise the individual standard of self-respect ? Why do these families live in squalor? Why do those neigh- borhoods tolerate dives and dens? Why are certain streets choked with human traps and patrolled by harpies and vultures? Not hecause of poverty. 4 eee WHAT SHALL BH DONE FoR “THE OTHER WALLET , nee ee) * LooK BELOW THY SURFACE Not because of FOR THE : rr. CAUSES OF oppression. Not because of«had government. DARKNESs. The poisons are always there; certain condi- Prmenene. 3 tions operate only to make them burst out at the surface. No, the real reason is individual lack of self-respect, low stand- ards of personal dignity, an absence of the sense of what it means to be a member of the human family living in a nation where there are as many sovercigns as there are free inhabitants. Abram S. Hewitt makes a suggestion that reaches straight to the root of the question. He proposes to investment-seekers in New York that they go to the slums, buy and tear down the rookerics of squalor and build in their stead model tenements. This is a business proposition, not a charitable scheme. There- fore it is valuable as a means to progress. For what is most needed in dealing with this problem is not charity or any other emotion with a strong flavor of con- descension about it, but sound, brotherly help- fulness upon a sound business basis. The first principle of self-respect is self- sustaining independence. Objects of pity and charity are’ not independent. Mr. Hewitt’s suggestion is most helpful. So also is Bishop Potter's plea for the abrogation of the silly and narrow and im- provement-proventing spirit of caste, so out of place in the Twen- tieth Century, so unworthy of an intelligent mind, so ridiculous in a self-governing democracy. There ought to be other suggestions. You may have one, and}? it may be the best of: Especially interesting and important ]3 would be helpful suggestions as. to how to unite all our energies for progress upon one line of action. What have you.to propose for spreading civilization and con- tracting barbarism, ignorance, physical, mental and moral degrada- tion? What can our newspapers, magazines, books, libraries, schools, colleges do to increase their efticioncy ¢ What can our thousand churches, our scores of organizations for sociological purposes, do that they gre not doing? What can conscientious and progressive individuals do that they are not doing ? DUSINESS-RASIS WELPFULNESS. Greene meee’, Let us have your ideas on the subject. Let Ben e-0- 0-00-02 o-oo, ni ice us stir up ourselves and one another. ‘The re- MAVE YOU_ANY 4 ba ceteteaetseed sults will not be confined to New York, but will GREAT WORKt be felt in every community in the land. For t-e-ene-ererenene-e-t-t 0d évery community has Now York’s problem in a less degree. } We put the question of the hour to you personally, your answer? What is MORE RAITT. Way is {ts0 many a goodly plan In the matter of working faile? Because it needs more than. hook and Mine OR, “CUT DEAD.” any books for Christmas?” . 1 got one called ‘Alone in Lon- Autoblography of Willle Walled- eatin ts shown above, The only relief afforded its simple lines ts given by tho bands of Greek key; pattern embroidery done in Persian colors and gold thread, The soft front apd the) puffs of the undersleeves are of peat! pink liberty ais wrerkea' with mit: gt black off Astor, [ i Supp aes Siena oe: And worms when pesam ben! ye0 Beh fe fish for whales. FIXED AT THES. D AT TH BOX OF OFFICE, Willie—Pa, what's o (xed etar? Pa (formerly an actor)—A fixed star, I Suppose, is one who gets bis nef segularly, Jerpaar AT IT, He sok ano pen to writes check, qvarce began Ero ro load ewore; he'd oriteen: Dec. Jen SS Ho” TO KE PORES EET-DIGI29290D99DDIDE DDN IE9GI19E 709006990 15050009000000986050400556900000808 “He does not love me any more,”’ ‘The maiden eang to shame him; And as the notes reached papa’s ears EP THE FEET WARM. By T. E. POWERS. ‘ ; 4 i “Ya-as; it's so ale some people are born {freaks."" “And others have freaks thrust upon them.” a A PERISHED DELIGHT. Old things all give place to new; O'er this fact I sadly muse, Let's hold back a joy cr two-~ What's become of squeaky shoes? TRANSPORTATION DESIRED. “Samuel, I think we will be more osr- pass. QUERIES ano ANSWERS Net He murmured, “I don’t blame him." CHILDR_EN’S FASHIONS Ermine {8 the most fashionable fur for children; beaver also ap- pears on dark-colored coats for little girls, and on scarlet broad- cloth’ Persian lamb {s very effec- tive. The Russian blouse and the sall- or suit are the accepted styles for the wee men of the family. arrow velvet ribbon, preferably black, {s used to tle back girls’ hair, or at the end of long braids. Plain’ black stockings are the most serviceable and In best taste for children’s wear. A chilt's fork Is something new; it Is. provided with a little shield upon the back in which the fore- finger rests, thus. steadying the ; hand and helping the uncertain little fingers to wield the some- Unless You Are Engeged to Her. Is a ring sn appropriate present for @ young lady or not? She ts an Intimate friend of mine. PERPLEXED YOUNG MAN, * ‘Thursday. Please state on what day Dec. 4, 1881, fell. AB “Mr.” or “Eaq.’”’ Is Better. A bets that If I address an envelope, “John Smith" it is improper to write it without prefixing "Mr." or adding “Eq.” Roasys that may write it Just plain “John Smith." Which ts bet- ter? INQUIRY. Apply to Your Congressman. Where can I got information concern- ing the entranc: a of West Point or Annapolis’ AW. what dificult implement. Dainty little tollet sets for the Monday. baby, consisting of comb, brush, On what day of the week 4id Jan, 19, powder puff and: soap box, come 1846, fall? M. HOW. in pale bdlue,. pink or white cellu- lola.” Plabds ere always popular for ‘children, and they are shown in particularly pretty shades this Winter. “Velvet, lace and gold but- tons are the favored: trimmings for them. Lace and net frocks, mounted on soft, thin silk, aro made with the Empire yoke or short walst for dancing frocks, * ‘The small boy !s'2 very pictur- eaque little chap in black velvet- een kiveo breeches, with a pretty silk. sailor blouse and velvetcen t decorated with big buttons, the frilled collar of the sllk blouso being worn outside, She Is His Wife. What, {f any, is the relation of Clara Lipman (the actress) to’ Louls Mann (the actor)? BELLA PINK, Born 1645. Can you tell: me if Mr. William H, Crane, playing {n/*David Harum," js a young or a middle-aged man? R. D. W. Wednesday, Saturday, Monda), Suturdny. + On’ what days of the weck did Aug, 10, 1887, July 13, 1889, Dec. 22, 1851 and Dec. 4, 1841 fall? HA. ML Sunday. What day did April 10, 1870, fall on? WILLIAM SMITH. Began Jan, 1, 1901, Did the twentieth century begin, Jan. 1, 190, or Jan, 1, 19017 C. G., Great Bend, N.Y. “Dates are Heads,” , yAnj exchange in ‘Tartary ontons| Which Is.the head and regarded ns pete So are they] of.a fv “eat eat : bahia ser al te coith tries ‘generally 1 way at England: