The evening world. Newspaper, March 13, 1903, Page 14

Thes é Wal by the Prees Publishing Company, No. 83 to © Park Row, New York. Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Ciass Mal] Matter. NO. 18,179 Ay GAS TRUST EXTORTIONS. ©) Asi Brenitig World reporter, standing by while State Alexender’s inspectors were testing gas meters, eleven thrown out as defective, all fast to the extent om 4 to 20 per cent. It was suggested at the begin- of thé Gas Trust exposures that when a meter erred error was always in favor of the company. Abundant of the assertion was at hand before this corrobora- evidence was obtained. ‘The annual gas bill of the «mall family occupying a and making use of a gas range in addition to the ‘nunmiber of burners averages between $75 and On bills of the latter figure a meter 20 per cent. occasions an overcharge of $20. This 1s barefaced , sufficiently objectionable in an isolated instance. af ‘the whole gas-consuming public is similarly “MPileted the swindle is one that calls for the most urgent ‘The further The Evening World progresses in its gas vestigation the worse appears the extortion which this poly has practised so long and with such unblush- ‘effrontery. _ The fast meter, contributing its per cent. of over- ul the bill rendered, showing an arbitrary increase 60 to 300 per cent.; the refusal to adjust a dis- account, and, finally, the inexorable alternative to eonsumer of paying the incorrect bill or having his shut off—these progressive steps in extortion reveal @ monopoly in its worst light, plundering its patrons without scruple and leaving them without redress. _ .. It is none too soon that the city authorities are coming the aid of the consumer. It is relief too long deferred. its inauguration now should be due to the Initiative ; newspaper is as creditable to journalism as it is ditable to tho officials who have so long permitted disclosed abuses to exist unchecked, River Ice.—Disoussion in committee of the Mec- Dill prohibiting the cutting of tce for domestic uses | @n certain reaches of the upper Hudson elicited the state- 4 ment by Gen. Robert Avery that ‘ice polluted by eighty “Gity, That to tce so contaminated cases of typhold fever Bnd other enteric disease may be traced admits of no Aoudt; tte vending {s nothing less than criminal. The ob- ; Jection to the bill Is that it ‘will deprive 10,000 men of a P) eans of livelihood.” That will no doubt work great In- Se «, @ividwal hardship; but is a city's health to be measured against the continuation of a iivelhood that increases the death rate? THE FISH PUSH-CART MEN The-segregation of the cast side outdoor fish sellers in certain limits under the new bridg> comes hard “them after years of unlicensed curbstone business. ir absence from Essex and the adjoining streets will |regretted by their local patrons as well as by persons sometimes crossed the bowery from the west side Hye ‘Bee this choice bit of foreign color in an American _ Bat it is a good thing for all concerned that they are No hardship or injustice has been inflicted upon b, Their business has in a way been put on a more tb at ntial basis, and their customers are assured of a er quality of fish than that previously exposed to the }of the sun or the layer of contaminating dust de- weited by the atmosphere. And there is prospect of a higher health rate In the fue shborhood because of the removal of.the foul refuse f ch-feli from the fish carts into the street and defied efforts of cleanlinees by hose and broom. It Is likely the present protests at the change will quickly give ay to a feeling of satisfac:ion on the part of dealer a customer alike. BEAUTIFYING THE CITY. A $5,000,000 department store in Philadelphia and a * $4,000,000 marble railway station in Washington are de- ¥ mts in building construction calculated to sur- | prise even in an era of million-dollar mansions and Wal- ‘ hotels. An interesting feature of the railway sta- : fg that it is to be architecturally beautiful, In keop- ag with its environment in a city which frowns on un- ) Mightly buildings. | The Municipal Art Society, whose mission is the beau- tification of New York, sees reason for congratulation ‘Decause of the progress made here in recent years in decorative architecture. Though New York is yet far from being a handsome city, the congratulation is no | Moubt deserved. The late examples of municipal archi- » tecture, including notably the Appellate Court-House and ~ the Hall of Records, merit great praise. The newer exhibit great decorative advances. Even the office 5 ings make small concessions to the artistic sense. de ‘the matter of dwelling-house architecture the im- : i ee oe ment is most marked. Now we are getting repro- ae Hons of French chateaux and Italian palazzi where ) Glee we had plain brick and brownstone, Another gen- Leg wetion, with the unbeautiful brownstone gone, may see @ city architecturally redeemed. | Mine for 81,000,000,—Dr. Edward Everett Male says that SM he had $1,000.00 tis “great experiment would be to wopty the citlea by the purchase of a large, rough tract of (7 ¥en,” which ne “would divide into four-acre lots, and put q on them for workingmen, orks, but the Physical workingman who lays pipes and digs gutters, thar ‘be might ovn a house at the end of ten years if he pati @omMuch a month. J would have them out in the country.’ “AL would be an intelligent attempt to give tollers pure air AA sanitary surroundingy. Yet the chances are they would Dp) Breton. to stay In the city, finding iis lampposts pleasanter fe Wivdecte to ook at than trees and flowers te 80. Human nature THE ROSE SHOW, ure, which shows us the kinship of cocoanut to wit, gives us even greater occasion to marvel at bilities of development through cultivation of From the wild rose to Mr. Tilden's stately and American Beauties! From the wood Pink to "® beautiful Bride carnation! It is a wondertul fo floricultural evolution. exhibition of the rose’ growers, limited in scope \e furnishes the visitor with only an inkling at the great progress of flower cultivation in the Necessarily, only @ smal) Percentage of f capital invested is represented, and compura- fof the wealthy amateurs have exhibits there. iis Interesting more as indicating the possibi1i. than as exemplifying its highest ac- epee BEASOLOOOONEHOS HADES & DG2-993-O 395 OOSE9S6-9400006006900969050 2 809090009960 5O 50909000000 THE OLD JOKES’ HOME. By Roy L. McCardell. HE above picture hardly does the 8 P. C. H. badges justice. They are handsomely embossed in four color: Those desiring badges niust Inclose a two-cent stamp. Address Prof. Josh M. A. Long, the Old Jokes’ Home. HE movement !s epreading to the; suburban towns. Old jokes th: have been working for years al progressive euchre parties and in the smoking cars of local expresses are now being captured and brought in by the vigflant and eMctent officers of the Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Humor, The musical comedy branch has re- laxed Sts efforts and there are sinister rumors of protection belng pald by the hardened comedians who work old Jokes continuously, We warn our Broadway Bureau that unless It suppresses all forms of cruelty to humor in the various theatres of this city there will be @ big shake-up and we will bring over Brooklyn badge- wearers, We desire more officers of the 8. P. C. H. for special theatrical work. Terrors to old Joke workers, guardians of good gags who will, at the same time, strictly enforee the rules and regula- tions of the society and who will nelther be intimidated nor cajoled, Young man, are you eligible? ‘This ts for you! Send in for a badge, ‘The old chestnut lance must be kept busy! Taken Into Custody Yesterday, Prot A. lang Joun M A man Invented a corkscrew 2.000 feet long and §2 1-2 feet In width for the pur- of pulling Cork out of Ireland y father fs a teller in a bank, He tells people where to Ko. No. 4 A Beggwurly Olt One, Prof. Josh M, A. Beggar—Sir, Gent—I_ have Lone 1 am cold and starving no change, but if look round at my oMce to-morrow I'll se what I can do for you. How did ) become #0 poor? Reggar—By relying on all sorts of| promises. M LANGFELDER, No. 138 Bast tleth street. A Lot from Long 1 Prof, Jo OL. A. Long “Would you like to shake Carnegic's hand?" “rd vather pull his leg.” “They corporations souls.’ “How about the shoe trust?" “She said you would never take ‘no’ for an answer.” “She never gaye way have no ne a chance to." EDDIE SANDMAN, Riverhead, L, 1 Bastle and Confusion, Prof. Jooh M.A. Long Short—Do you know that when Widow Jones died whe lett $3,000 tied up in her bustle? Long—My gracious, what a tot of money to leave behind 1A8, |. SCHACH? No. 163 Hast Ninety-fourth Food for ue ht. Prof. Joab M. A. Long How can you stop a fish from smell: ing? Cut its nose off When was beef the hig 2 When the cow jumped over the moon GRORGE BUTLER, Ca) Third Avenue, Vrot, Jou ton M. & Lane When was Adam created? A lttle before Eve Wat animals are often seen at tuner- als? lack kids. Why is @ Washwomun a great flirt? ji “f rot, Jou M. A. mol? A Bevause she wrings men's bosoms PANNIE SLOTZER, No, 143 Third avenue, Pretane History, oe horse feels his oats and the blue ambu-| & © o eo A FEW DESIGNS FOR THE NEW HALL OF RECORDS. WOULONT THAT HAVE BEEN NICE PORTATION PROBLE™." FRIDAY EVENT BALLER ODDIE DODTDA ©5-649-96-94404444444994646.H9O0% THE SCRAPPIE SISTERS CREATE BEAUTY OUT OF DIS NG, MARCH 13, 1903, a eetenemnnatel 3 EVENING © BOO$S6OOOOOO% AS TO “PLAIN SPEAKING.” It Is Not Always Wise Nor Kind. BY T. P. O'CONNOR, M. P, LAIN speaking is a virtue which I have always thought too much overated, Candor, transparency of mind, simplicity—these are the virtues which distinguish alt really fine characters. But plain speaking 4s often a term applied not to those virtues, but to a vice of a different character. When your friends come to you with a report of the evil things sald of you; when they take the troublo to bring to your notice the malignant article in which an enemy has calumniated you; when they point out to you your faflings and your faults—I always think there Is a certain degree of envy underneath the pretense of friendship; that there Js a certain delight in giving pain and in watching the Jll-suppressed pang which it creates. ‘There ts one rule which I have Inia down for myself, and which I have rarely, I hope, violated, and that is, never to repeat to anybody the evil things I have heard sald of them. It does no possible good; it can do no good. Unless in the extreme case of seeing your friend giving ‘his confidence to some one who is unworthy of it, who is abusing tt, and whe ‘may in that way be injuring one you desire to protect= except in that extreme case, you have no justification for telling a man the evil others are speaking of him, says T. P. O'Connor, M. P., in the Chicago Tribune. And the tale-bearer—who has always beén instinctively hated—deserves distrust, because often !t 4s so easy to put @: false construction on what men say of each other. , We ail now end then speak lightly, thoughtlessly, with | the object of creating « laugh; but the light word, the little laugh which when heard ts only good-natured chaff, the thoughtless thing which everybody who hears knows to bs only thoughtless—ali these words, when‘ repeated in cold vs > i} , \\ Nu a Fores 3 wre Tans y (2 nid MW NO- blood, without their context or their surroundings, assume MURAL LANDSCAPES OF N.Y THIS (S & different aspect, and fro trifies light as air may be re- CITY DURING THE PERIOD i will, as something having deep roots ef hatred instead ot THE HALL WAS BUILT WOULD Nom 8 and Coon it in that. the tle-bourer often makes enentes BE VERY INTERESTING TO CIGAR, of men who really care tor Gina thine misunderstand: a oan dlscord— OUR FUTURE DESCENDANTS SIGN ITS ‘enich in pollticn) for tomtaaos) tavolves'(he fortunes Otis ‘ lons—is started and rages and destroys. I have heard this habit of repeating disagreeable things ONLY A well summed up by a clever man in these words: “When any person repeats to me a disagreeable thing, I know that SUGGES- T have two enemies instead of one; the enemy that has spoken and the hat has repeated. . TION FoR A alae Ceaiaaenier Miter the, real duty of the truly FIGURE (N polite, humane and civilized man is to epare his fellow» beings all the pain he ‘can; and the love of rudeness or ime MARBLE fliction of pain, which is called plain speaking, is the worst OF THE excuse that can be given for doing otherwise, ene ek TOLD BEHIND THE COUNTER. wi PICTURES To HUNT re, icles’ ee, seme AS POR CHIME Percy Pericles’s Narrow Escape. ‘ANCI # ON AAU AY TLE IN NUN BRCY PERICLES THIMBLETON gracefully poleed Mtb WOULD BE GOOCO city penctl behind his shell-like ear and cast an enthusiase Long: Anole Dam haa che diphtheria, and chp: whg 4% | H. MUNDORP, ie terete Bhibag: <2: Ee alleged Some of the Best Jokes of the Day. JEALOUSY. "Yes sald the actor Marr, the tragedian, is mad, hopelessly mad.” Weratudy?” asked the Crittick, o Is understudy made him ma He made a bigger lit in the part than Starr.”—Philadelohia Press. A BARGAIN SALE. Mrs. Iiigle—You don't mean that Mary Elder is marricd at last! Why she must be forty at least! H Mrs, Twist—The man she married got jher at a bargain She was marked down to thirty-fye.-Hoston ‘Trans ript A PARTING WORD, idatinvheetnda Paki cait ewe he “Prop me @ line!” eried the excursion- ist who had fallen overvoard. whats the uae!" calmly rejoined the unay man of Dam family i» in quar; (‘There isn't. any post-ollles wi party, nme: A DANCING DOLL. Th's ta very Cut Fate pieces, dour, shown. Point on ft a, As the Municipal Art Commission seems to find trouble in choosing suitable decorations for the Hall of Records, here are a tew helpful suggestions 8900-49-00 ary to make out of cand- 6s and arms of sepae hown in the eft band figure, and faatey with thread, as Chere sho tic glance at the neatly arranged rows of glove boxes on his counter. Suddenly a frown gathered on his fair, slante ing forehead, and he turned abruptly on his counter-mate, Maggie Mulligan, and sald, almost sharply: “Margaret, I wish you would abandon that actually vulgar habit of whistling through your teeth. It Is bad enough to chew gum and make bridge cables of It. That 1s far from @ delicate habit.” ° “Watchewantmetodo, chewterbaccer?” interposed Maggie, her freckles gleaming like stars in her rising color. : Percy shuddered and drew a bonboniere from his walste coat pocket, and selecting a little violet heart he daintily placed it between his lips. As ‘his nerves recovered under the stimulant he went on: “Maggie, I mean Margaret, I once almost contracted « vicious habit, It was long ago, when I was a little boy i Knickerbockers. Most of the little boys where I lived were regular little rowdies, but there were some nice ones among them, some whose mammas had taught them to have nige manners. One of these little boys was named Freddie and the other Gerald. ‘One day Freddie got some cigarettes trom his big brother, We each todk a cigarette and lighted it, and—what dp you think? We actually began to smoke. I took at least two puffs and Freddie and Gerald took more. We got sick and we promised each other there and then that we'd never smoke another cigarette, and we never did." aid Magete, “do you ever read the brewery <A LARGE OIL PAINTING or THE NEW POST-OFFICE THAT WAS NEVER BUILT WOULD BE QUITE APPROPRIATE. | PF 9OS-ODOHO8G0O-4 040000 OOF “Why, What an odd question,” replied Percy, ‘On, I dunno,” drawled Miss Mulligan between chews, “1 Just thinkin’ how easy you could get « jag.” Percy didn't recover until he had eaten at least six violet hearts, BARTON CURRIQ, YHE PASSING OF THE HERD, Lord Minto, Governor-General of Canada, speaking at the TABLE TOBOGGAN. CONUNDRUMS, y do girls like to look at Because there !s a man in It Why the | moon? What tab n't a leg to stand ca oir i annual meeting of the North American Fish and Game Asso 1 embraced, Iike a elation, held lately at Ottawa, deplored the wanton destruc he ts clasped, tion of game in the Dominion, He said that nothing was. your eye like a man being more pathetic in the annals of sport than the history of the buffalo, "Even as late as 1882 the prairies atill claimed lange, but rapidly diminishing herds, but in 188, when he was. in the Northwest for the first time, there were only a few doubtful old bulls roaming about the headwaters of the Missourl, and now nothing but some faint “trail” or some old wallow’ remains to tell the tale of the co He ts under the the riddle of rids all must give it up. a calf wag his Lali? wants ‘to. Why should a late, Be stamped? If sho ten't the mails t wands that only rter of a century ago bla the Which |s.the most ancien, landscape. The extermination of the buftalo always seemed nr Mer tree, to him to haye been a most wanton plece of vandalism, 1 board a steam- ly a dian nce of the wild pigeon was another strange thing, Tine! Basen das’? Beoguse fly dave not 90 long gone by these birds used to come” - a flocks that thousands upon thoveands What trade would mention 10.9 Bie i hes Sore Killagt Why te ao like the ocean? Sf L i viet X ‘ Becay i i | hh i, M 4 hem al fey pe rasetle a