The evening world. Newspaper, April 22, 1901, Page 8

Nee, ee sh Sass usadesl ata she} vs peksh < 8 i 3 ENED eeytcy ts smellir it A Table T hav Whore you wou 13 the Dear Mra Ay Upon renting marris “at home’ the line « OR HOME DRESSMAKERS, To cut © yarda of matert: “inches wide, or NThe waist pattern (No. Sto, 49) will be nent for 1yIer iat SNe Be aemiaae «leks HE DEMON OF THE ROAD. FERDINAND G. A bill fs pending int r-sputtering and foul- ae | NO INVASION, BBARD AYE. thea SWERED BY UESTION S OF ETIQUETTE ** 0 the young gener- nine | the habit of speaking i + . ie woult be quite | ipal, State and national, We are rich. We are able to bear enor- nim when OUT OF THE MO the eize, 25-8 yards * jhey mien she sits Sememerrs is chic and up to moticy crowd . The World, ding, New York City,’ ie Company, 03 to 68 PARK ROW, New York. New York as Second-Class Mail Mutter. Published by the Press Publis! Entered at the Post-Ome: ‘CARTER HARRISON STRIKES AT HYPOCRISY AND PURITANISM. Another object-kesson as to a real Mayor: Carter Harrison has been visiting New York. Heyhas just werenenenenee-e-ee-ep = Atitocrat” is his own, and justifiable. Under WHAT IT MEANS zi is ‘ye, i sth TGTAEOTC TOR the charter of Chicago the Mayor ts absolute OF CITICAGO, p Spanertnererenarererer nn t 5 . t in the city government—and needs to be. He explained why to Miss Kate Carew in a Sun- 3 / day World interview, printed yesterday: 5) You see,as Mayor [ preside over the City Council, which meets every night, and if I were not present with my power of veto they might y the elty. Here are some other interesting sayings of the Autocrat: ig | I do not beHeve in side doors or in any other form of hypocrisy. In if | Chicago we have the open front door on Sunday, and we find it better for honesty, dignity, sobriety and every manly virtue. =| formances on Sunday and the substitution of so-called “sacred concerts,” which are no more sacred than—than I am. That's another form of hypocrisy. In Chicago the theatres are open on Sunday. ‘There's not a coild in Chicago that can’t find a place in its own school. | We have to rent stores and other makeghift premises to keep pace with the enormous increase of population, but by ‘hook or crook we provide every child in the city with an education. Mr. Harrison is not a Mayor beyond criticism. But he IS Mayor. And after four “wide-open” years he was elected for two years nore, The Autoerat of Chicago is a Municipal Personage of greater than home interest. PAYING THE FIDDLER. If the London Spectator were not far removed from any sus- picion of humor it might not be so difficult to explain its sudden velled hair and bulging eye to warn America upstarting with dis ae 1 combination of all Europe for a war upon it. Impregnably intrenched behind our mighty ocean moats we | Gecceeeoeeeep ore in about as much danger of warlike in- |p wny we vEED vasion from Europe as Europe is in danger of warlike invas FEAR m from us. And instead of | talking of the evil America is doing her by selling such of her citizens ns have the wherewithal good goods at ne a low prices Europe had better think on the real causes of her un- The Governments of Europe, including the e snatching from their crowded millions of people all the surplus creat | fortunate condi { British Gove: ronment of wealth and ever more and more the part that is not surplus. These ¢ vernments are spending zed in maintaining vast armies of soldiers, vast Jarmies of paupers, vast armies of civilian officials | Europe are to-day working to support in idlene: s{the sums thus The toilers of a parasite class fur greater, far greedier than its old aristocracies. And were it stIv improved facilities for production, for the almost intinitely greater ease with which w not for the ¥ alth $s now produced in abund- eeeeee ance, the oppression would long since have tenes A OWASING become intolerable. Tn face of these facts, see our own rising tide of extravagance in taxation, our own lengthening roll of public parasites—munie- mous charges. But our time is coming. We shall surely pay the fiddler. HS OF BABES. SOME OF THE FUN OF THE DAY. MIS FREQUENT BU NCR. HE WENT. Did yeu ever Jump from your bal-y “I suppose you'll take in the Buffalo . curtoua by-| Exposition,” said Mr. Borem. think not," replied Miss Sharpe, axing a yawn, Well, I stmply must go, for’—— rn! Must you, really? Gracious! It Jn hate, Inn’t #2? Thad no idea! Tow high up?" ————_ 1s high a9 6,000 foot." CAN HE AFFORD rrt hurt you aw Subbubs—Mr, Newoome ts very well . Toon? asked one 0 ed the daring Im, although this | question | ma'am or rwardly « | Wt me Jam?" he satd, off, isn't h jferoctousty, “It khled me dead every) nacklotz—He's elther very well off or Maile _—<——_$— + [very tgnorant ! HE TOLD THE TRUTH. Subbubs—Ilow do you mean? Backlotz—He says he ts going to raise said the man in the macktn- |e ptabies on hin place thin season. ny wife decan’t give away any of ———— old clothes or sell them to the rag- any more, I cured that habit ef- DISAPPOINTED. Pastore Maude—Why did you go into the con- How was that? they asked him. servatory with Mr. Lovering? ke had disposed of al Clara—Oh, merely to satiety my curi+ t veral weeks I] owity. nit she had | Maude—And wan it patinned? kiven me ttime Thad It] Clura—No; he didn’t even attempt to Jon And that wae no he, elther,” he} Kise me. J added, with deep xattsta —— hh GNEAT ESSENTIAL, KittyMamma, can't I D'Auber—[t isn't everybody can be an|atre with you this evening jartist, Cine has to have dmaginiation to] Mrs, Upjohn—-No, darling. It wouldn't faraw Interest you. It's one of the problem Pepprey--Yes, 1 notice that most so-| plays, You be a good Uttle girl and UH artiste In tating about them-| take you to see the animals at Central seives draw oon thelr imaginations a] Park one of these days. deal ——— a ANTIQUITY OF THE SAYING. IN A NUTSHELL Y “Black yer boots?” grinned the young Customer—Why do you eel! thin brand | anthropold ape. collars only? “Go ont!" growled the cave man. Habordnsher—He “Don't try any of your monkey shines in fact, the on me."* brand. Customer—What makes it 507 [ymne Len eeealns began to thunder Swell Haberdasher—The fact wo eS AN EXPLANATION, PAUL REVERE 1008. Musband—You pay three timea as “Listen, my children, you shall|much for your stockings as I do for hear” mine, Of that oft-told ride of Paul Revere: Wife—Well, what of that? Don't I First on a horae and then on a wheel, — | wear stockings three times longer than Lut to-morrow he'll ride in an automo: | you do? ie SUES enaneenEEREEeEE ree THE OLD MAN'S SCHEME. eM ced ch od “Farry,” aid the sweet young thifg, She (at the museum)—I wish I were | see must elope.” the two-headed girl, “Goodness! exclaimed Harry, “Wil He—And why, pray? your father refuse to give his consent?’ She—Then I could wear two. hats and’ “Oh, he as already! In fact, ‘he ai tell myself {f they were on straight. gested it. He says Jt will be cheaper, heen chosen for the third time Autocrat of Chicago. The word; Another thing I disapprove of is the prohibition of theatrical per- | = MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1901 | A NIGHT aT Sra ey SRN MAY EU NEU ryt tt hair in such fashion es to give the ner. aH ; ve SEAS SSUSTRENS ASH UTS eA HE Ae es eA HA 10 AN YHA A BENENDEN ENR ENA SNAG SHR NSAP BA har to got Mr. Harlemfatte talke 71s THE ry WVOAST EAT 2 HAVE EVER $ BEEN To 178) Fay worren! M2 % othe remainder of their tempers in : : RAR Re HRN AIM NRSC NOAM RGM MMR ROO ETT Mr, and@Mrs, Harlemfatte decide to spend an evening at the theatre. Mrs. Harlemflatte ruMes her husband's sweet temper in the first round by taking half an hour tn trying to arrange her impression that she Is a win- He grows happler and happler. Corr tay L# TE ne At the after-theatre supper Mr. and Mrs. Harlemfatte lose SEN ae OT EPO ee © ee meets THE THEATRE. ot wt By T. E. POWERS. A Tae ‘The trusty cable car comes to grief They arrive in the middle of the first act and have to side- by wrecking a truck, and everybody step along a whole row of indignant playgoers in order to reach and take another lne. thelr seats. Harlemfiatte sparkling repartee that bids falr to shorten his career. Just as they the overcoi By rupning four blocks they catch); discussing the merits of the the Inst car. Harlemfatte jams his MAMA AMARA MAMMARY Mr. Harlemfatte has to chase back alla car, In order to get pe has left on the rack. answers low-voiced protests with i g : otter cweeseniss Sate? Just as Harlemtiatte ts calming down and trying to study out the reason why the girl in a shrill dress and immoral hair refuses to marry the hero, the merry comments of the critics and old-timers smite upon his ear and he bites pleces out of the pillar behind which he {s seated. \ play. Mrs. Harlemflatte says It was a bird. Her spouse de- wife onto tne crowded platform and % clares {t unworthy of the Pompton (N. J.) Opera-House. the car sails off Just as he ts about to $ follow her, leaving him to walk hap- 4 pily hame. DAE RAN NRA e NaS Ne ARR eNO HAAN NRE PAE UNI NEU AAA SP EA EEE NEE SE APE EN THE EVENING WORLD'S BIG LETTER CLUB. Jericket, foneball, boxing, golf, tenia] of tho reviewing of the Easter parade A Haman Drate. ‘To the @iltor of The Evening World: What punishment woujd be severo enough for a coward of a man who! atrikea a little giri—not nis own child— across the aide of her face and head with his closed fist hani enough to came headache and nose blewl? This wns done on the street without anr cause and a great many people wit- neaned !t. A PARENT. A Question for Women. Ta the FAltor of The Prening Workt: Will readers kindly help a friend of mine (a young man) to solve the char- ucter of women? He claims they are all mysterious, No amount of proving contrary an my part will convince him otherwise, He sayn no nan can under- stand them, MM. A Plea for Cock Fights. To the FAltor of The Svenng Worl Several prominent New York lawyers and others are eald to be snvolved in the Pittston (Pa.) cock-fghting ar- rests, Now, If we used to encourage prize-fghting why not encourage cock- fighting, too? For the birds love to fight. It ts their nature, and to let them fight 1s not nearly #0 cruel as to kill them for the market or to shoot pi eons for sport. Legalize the sport! Down with Puritanism! MARK J. BRANGENE, Beores the National Game. To the Editor of The Evening World: Haven't we epent years enough in - |lauding baseball as the national game? Isn't i time for a chang>? There are |nnd a hundred more sports, each one better worth our notice than that silly game, I¢ bores.me. It bores others. Women also care little for it; whien robe ft of chivalric interest. Cannot we try something new? ENNUYANT, Defends Immigration. To the Editor of The ening Word: In answer to C, . L., who seen dire prospects for this fair country in ten Years or lees, and “letle rocm for Amer- feans In America” If the “riff-raft" from foreign ands continue to come here, 1 wish to any that If he be not a veritable twentieth century Rip Van Winkle he surely is lacking Information on the Pubject of modern Immigration. He the Barge WiMce, where the can see for himself how cholce Uncle Sam Is in the selection of his {mmigrant, Many of them, [ will admit, are awkward ax to rors and custom, but a little American assimilating overcomes that. — W. R. ‘The McCormick Rewards. To the Biltor of The Evgaing World: I nee that $16,000 {a now offered for the urn of Willie McCormick. This is an ‘outrage and a tacit admission that such kidnapping !s a more or less legitimate 1s tt paid not one child in America will be safe, Have we not brains, manhood and court enough to break up this horrible trade of human theft? SHOCKED MOTHER. Club Window Pests. ‘Te the Baker of the Bvesing World: ~ i should, some day at his lelsure, go to g industry and deserving of reward. If Local papers spoke @ week or 80 ago ( from the club windows, In reply 1 would say that the time has arrived when the young ladles who wish to hold their self respect should walk through the aide streets to escapa i band that makes a practice of re disrespecttul remarks concerning th, fortunate and unfortunate who come within their view. The police arrest young men for standing on the street corners, while this sort of practice allowed without Interference. JAS. H. Mt 0000000 COOO A LITERARY LASS. HE got a cut-giana inkstand And a cute pearl-hamled pen, And some dainty tinted paper— You have seen it now and then. She thought she'd write a posm about O} Bhe “whither and the whence’— & A work to make the Rubalyat =X Resemble “thirty cents.”” ro And so within the crystal font Her jewelled pen she dipped, But inspiration from her grasp, Alack, had somehow slipped, ‘5 But soon, undaunted, o'er the page Bhe bem with studious glee, And straightway wrote to all Rew {rtends And asked them to ates, —S-