The evening world. Newspaper, July 7, 1903, Page 10

mn AY KVEDIING, AULY 7, 1908. Published by the Press Publishing Company, No. 8 to 63 Park Row, New York. Entered at the Post-Offlce at New York as Second-Class Mail Matter. VOLUME 44....00000 seseesessesessNO. 15,298, THE INQUISITIVE SEX. Hundrede of women—many of them richly dressed— fare beeleging a St. Louis jail for a glimpse of a man sus- pected of murder. This man possesses no marvellous attractiveness of face, form or mind, no Irresistible charm to draw all these women into his presence. His chief claim on their consideration seems to rest in the facts that he is a. bogus lord and {s held for alleged miurder. Here in New York, when a murder trial or a case wherein the evidence promises to be of a revolting na- ture 1s !n progress, court officers have almost to use force to bar out the throng of Inquisitive women. That the vast majority of women in these crowds are in every other way worthy of respect cannot be doubted by any one who has seen them. Most of them are goo1 wives, mothers and home-makers. What, then, is the ance with thelr own pure Mves and ideals? Is It the mere desire for contrasts or it is a trace of the world-old ' eurlosity that Mother Five transmitted through the cen- tarles? In either case, does the pleasure thus attained coun- | terbalance the loss of respect and reverence and the shattering of ideals which such actions must cause In the hearts of many men? LIVES RISKED ‘FOR FUN." An attempt to ride a bicycle along the stringpiece of a pier almost cost a Brooklyn girl her life. There were mapy thousand miles of safe, dry land whereon to ride, but the peril of skirting the edge of a narrow string- Blece formed an irresistible attraction. The brilliant idea of “Looping the Loop’ while standing upright re- cently led to an escape almost as narrow. The chief pleasure to many persons in driving is the knowledge that the spirited horse may at any moment dash them to death. The subtle charm in the automobile, in several of the most popular summer-resort pastimes, in Alpine climb- ing, in boarding a moving car and in a dozen similar And yet the very people who revel in such practices look with contempt on the brainless moth which risks wings and existence by hovering about the candle flare. Are there not enough daily perils in every walk of life without’ going out of the way to seek them? Old Sol is i peel on the pavement, the overloaded “L" car groaning around a sharp curve, the loosened masonry from half- erected buildings—do not these offer enough hazard to Gothamites without forcing people to look elsewhere for risks? a all the many humiliatingly foolish traits of human nature the wilful toying with the precious gifts of life and limb is not only the most idfotic but the least ex- cusadle. ee | NOT A UNIQUE FATE. youth of twenty-four—helleving (at an age when he ed scarce yet begun to live) that Mfe was not worth wiile—tried to kill himself by smoking elghteen boxes cficigarettes in rapid succession, As a result he has awakened from his nicotine stupor to find himself ridicu- lous. He probably thought this style of suicide unique. tpwas not. It was merely a silly variation on a theme that has been in vogue since the first cigarette was rolled. Countless youths are daily experimenting along the same line. For the benefit of these a word or so on the nature of their favorite poison may not be amiss: The cigarette will not kill you. At least, not at once. But it will do several other interesting things to you. In the first place it will make you an object of derision among sensible people. It will offend the nos- trils of those about you. It will disqualify you, in time, for any effort that calls for speed, endurance, muscular Power or coo! nerve. It will take the blood from your face—not rendering the visage interestingly pale, but muddily sallow, It will rob you of much that is best In life, incfiding the respect of persons whose respect is worth having. And it will give you nothing in return. Really, is it worth while? THE OYSTER BAY RAIN COAT. The vital question, ‘Does a rain coat over a bathing | suit constitute a correct costume en route from hotel to | beach?” ‘s stirring the already turgid waters of Oyster ~ Bay summer life. Were a man, the folds of whose ample rain coat vaguely disclosed a jersey bathing suit. to Ppromennde Fifth avenue there might be some dis- turbance. Were a woman to tread the avenue thus clad there might be a riot. But at many a seaside resort even less drapery often - passes muster on the shivering walk from nearby hotel to water and no comment is made. Perhaps the presence | of the President may have raised Oyster Bay's standard of propriety. Perhaps that resort is merely the acci- dental starting point for a mighty crusade in bathing reform which, ere it has run its course, will foree men to enter the surf clad in dress suits and ear muffs. Much leeway is always allowed the summer-resort bather. He rarely abuses it. Why should Oys f he fe er Bay fain coat? THE **MUG" AND THE MUMMER, Where is wonderful activity in the prize-ring, not “among the mixed-ale fighters and second and third “waters only, but among those at or aspiring to the head “their respective classes. Every day we read of the ity achievement of some way-up “slugger’’ who wreuts and half-hooks and swings with deadly pre- be carried half dead out of the ring; and the it of all these wallopers, “Jim” Jeffries, is now ‘himself in shape in California to smash the ribs in the smiling countenance of “Gentleman lum-like energy at this particular season on f the “pugs” means that the theatres will soon and that a lot of new ugly mugged and burly ‘with some old ones of the same type, will mat September or October in elevating the fight.on Ang. 24’ is close enough fascination that draws them to scenes sq utterly at vart-| working the sunstroke industry overtime. The banana, east the first stone at his voluminous and elircovering| p to the jaw of his rash opponent until the latter! of the theatrical season to make the event TOLD ABOOT NEW YORKERS. — Representative Timothy D, Sullivan, since the change of scene in his law- making operations from Albany to Washington, has been interested In find- Ing out what his constituents think of | the change. One of these, who prides | himseif on the fact that he Is known as |a “sporting man,” made a trip to Wash- [ington after election w [an idea of Investigating, and his view confided to the new Congressman, sum- marized the situation as follows; "Sure ‘Tim, it’s a bum place you are going to Why, every geezer in Washington ily off the Government, and them that dof't | lives off them that does.” A short time ago some men were seeg |in Pine street, near the Sub-Treasury | "How's that for an equalized political quartet?" remarked a bystander. “Who are they?" was the query of the man | he addrgssed, “face of the small man Is Kind o° famiilar.”" The quartet were | Alonzo B, Cornell, once Governor; Will- { jam F, Sheehan, once a Lieutenant-| Governor; Hamilton Fish, «iwice a Speaker of the State Assembly, and the “small man" was ex-Secretary of War | Dan Lamont. Of course, now, Fish 1s United States Sub-Treasurer and will be known for awhile, for he is now again a man of to-day. But how quickly the great men of yesterday are forgotten! Quite recently United States Senator Tom Plott was seen shaking hands heartily with a white-hatred gentleman on Fifth avenue. Everybody knew Platt, because he 1s a man of to-day “That's Edward Murphy, Jr., of Troy. remarked a passer-by, pointing to the white-haired man. No person remem. bered that he was Chauncey Depew's predecessor as the United States Sena- tor from this State. 8 It happened one evening that three men were at the same theatre. No one in the theatre but the manager knew who they were; no one recognized them going injo the theatre or coming out with the crowd. Yet they were former Mayors of New York—Ely, Grant and Van Wyck, the latter being only out of office eighteen months. ‘There 1s a man who lives in Brooktyn. He {s known there by every man, wom- delights all rests, apparently, in the danger involved.! an and child. Not one in a thousand recognizes him in Manhattan's “mnd- ding crowd. He was several times Lioutenant-Governor and once actually talked about as the probaible candidate for Vice-President on the McKinley ticket in 1900. That man is no lees a per- than s year you ate swallowed up in the crowd and are likely to find your- self among the “unrecognized.” oe Jacob A Rits, who has been called by President Roosevelt “New York's moat useful citizen,” {s very busy just now in getting together material for his book, “Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen.” To a friend who recently asked for tn- | formation concerning the work, Mr. Rils jwrote: “What can I say about the | Roosevelt material except that it will deal with Mr. Roosevelt ae a oltizen and as a friend from the standpoint of @ friend? I am busy gathering the material now, but It is not easy, be- cause of the people I want to reach be- ing scattered here and there, , How- ever, I shall get what I want. It will be my summer work. I shall do nothing else except keep up the war to reform the House of Refuge." LETTERS, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS. In It an Omen? To the Efitor of The Evening World T request your kind readers to tell me {f it is a bad or good omen tf a sparrow files Into your rooms. Mrs. L. K. Inle of Jersey, Engband, To the Biltor of The Evening World A says that Lily Langtry, the aot {s am American, and was born in N 5 A. B says she is an woman and was born in the f Jersey, England. Which 1s Kec; Population Query. To the Halter of The Evening Worl What is t lation of Manhattan Borough (N.Y. and Richmond Borough (Staten Island)? Ww. 0 By the 19900 census the population of Manhattan was 1,860,093 and that of Richmond Borough 67,021. Another “Father of New York.” To the Editor of The B I wish to correct May G., who thinks Peter Minuit ts entitled ‘to be con- silered the father of New York. In 1664 Ble Richard Nicolls compelled Peter Stuyvesant to surrender New Amsterdam to ‘Lim as @ British o} and he changed the name of tt to New York in honor of the Duke of and Sir Richard Nicolls was dir to remain In charge of the city or Isettlement as its governor, which he did for three years, He {t was who the services of the Church Zngland in vhis city as well as the Sheepshead Bay. And many things hoe did which certainly him to the name and honor of ather of New York.” M. L, NICHOLS People's Choras, Cooper Union. To the Etitwor of The Hvening Worl! Where could Ishave my voice cultt- vat NOR, Friday, On what day did May 10, 184, fall? CRONIN. Another B. OR. T. pininet, To the E ot The Evening World I would ike to give my view of the late change of servi which has been inaugurated ‘by the BR. 'T, between Jamaica and the Broadway ferry, 1 find the present system of so-called Rapid Transit far interior to the trolley, ‘The cars are run on poor schedule. My experience has been that the change {s detrimental te conventence of the pub lic, as it takes much longer than it should to cover the same distance which could be made in one hour by a better eystem. ‘The public is always ready to welcome a change of transtt which enables the making of better time, &c., but no change for the worse 4 pleassm for any one. HLC ® DdDOD ETS BSH-H-W-H! “THAR GOES A PAIR 0° BARE FEET AND — gon than Timothy L. Woodrum. sip) ‘7 down from office and out and in less! HIS POVERTY. ote) . Voli ax “The sign says he’s poor.” but since | listened to his playing a (ard see 10 'Ine BoARn OF*7AADE OATECT S$TOLARAAELS a 4 LOUD BATHIROBE!, “That's what | thought at first, IMONOS FOR THE PARADE THE OYSTER RAYS BOARD OF TRADE ‘SiRESPONSIBLE THE WALKING BATH House 5. *OR THE CRUSADE. NOW THAT THE BATHING SUIT IS BARRED—- —~ WONT YO To BATHING BEACH Oyster Bay bathers have been forbidden to walk from hotel to beach in bathing snits. Get out your overcoats and shawls, your quilts and afghans gay; If you can find a barrel, why, just don it on the way. Wear ear-muffs, laprobes, tippets, too. Then, at the close of day, By sneaking to the beach at dark we won't shock Oyster Bay. FEMININE WAY. “What was that awful racket | heard over at your house about 2.30 o'clock this morning? it sounded like a boiler explosion.” “Oh, that was only my wife asking where | had been.” PPOMHODDD CHARITABLE. “Do you think my latest photo doés me justice? “Justice is not the proper word, Miss Jones. It is truly merciful to you.’ DOGS GOO rondo NEXT, FOR HAY! BARE LEGS. — BY GUM: p0G AINT CovERED! I THINK Abe CHICKENS OUGHT To 8B FORCED To WEAR FEATHERS ON THEIR LEGS, 700, Bint THE PRES/DENT \ANDNH13 Bors our & FOR A Swim, $0004 g OOO 9 ASSISTING NATURE. seems to brace me up like a glass It assists nature, Beer only makes a “Yes, of course. As | sald, It as- OPTICAL ILLUSION. actly the same dime! Js an optical illusion due to the light- ness and heaviness of the lines, a FANCY DRESS COSTUMES. Very pretty costumes are Old Glory, Night and a Grecian maid. For Old Glory the skirt is red and white striped, tihe waist blue with silver stars; a plain silver crown with ong lange silver etar in front completes the costume. “Night was a costume of some soft black material which will float grace- fully and ts covered with silver or gold stars. In the hatr a ailver or goid crescem is fastened, These two quadrilatetals are of ex- fons. 80 are the | two triangles. Yet, at first giance there {8 an apparent difference in size, This THE MYSTERIOUS TUMBLERS. Here !s a pretty lttle experiment Mlustrating the principle of air pressure which may he tried by any boy or girl, and which may be made quite enter- taining at a gathering of little ones. It will interest even the older folks if any are present Take two tumblers of the same size. Me carefui that they ft closely when one ts placed on top of the other, Light @ plece of wax candie and piace it with- in the tumbler on the table. Place on | tup of it @ piece of rather thick paper saturated with water, Then place upon |It the otber tumbler, as in the illustra- |Gen. The tumblers will then be found to adhere closely. ‘The candle will be extinguished, but while burning It has dilated he alr contained in the lower tumbler, and the air has therefore b<- come rarefied. The exterior pressure of the atmosphere will fx the tumblers as closely together as the classical Madge- burg hemispheres are united. It is pos- aible to raise the undermost tumbler by ploking Up the upper one. The paper e porched on the under side, but of Ghe experiment 1s’ not ‘ed, FIRE ON WATER. Buy @ small quantity of potassium at a drug store and place a small piece on the surface of water in a large basin. It will immediately take fire and burn with @ brilliant violet flame, darting The Grecian maid was a simple Greek| rapidity about on the water until en- costume, but it fp very effective, rely consumed. “ON THE ROCKY ROAD,” down on the floor with his knees up, and another sits down in the same fash- jon, on the other fellow’s toes, and the other fellow sits on his toes, 60 & long distance this way, |Some of the Best Jokes of the Day. JUST THE PLAY HE WANTED. said the dramatic hat you are looking for a new “I understand," replied the manager, ‘but I am I want a play the elements of very hard to please. which combines all tragedy, comedy, farce, pantomime and That's what I've got. Chock full of tragedy and human suffer. ing, tears and smiles, joys anq woes. startling surprises, unheard-of mishaps, wreck and ruin, lamentation and laugh: “What's the and what's the ‘The title {8 ‘A Spring Cleaning,’ and it hasn't any Just an ordinary spring cleaning. “You're a genius, price!"—Springfield (Mass.) Republican, GEOGRAPHY QUERIES. Who Rhode Island? Who did Tennessee? How much did Ohio? What can Colora-do? What made Wisconsin? Tt 1s fun for the boys. One doy sits THE WORST HOT WEATHER PEST. \He Blossomed Forth as Soon us the Mercury Scored Ninety. E have had a little respite since the weather hi been cool, And his usual excuse he has not had, all suffer from him early ju the summer, as a rule, And his idiotic question drives us mad. He Js worse than the mosquito, he ts far beyond the heat, And his number js, alas! by no means few; He's the’ man who always asks you when he meets you o@ the street, “Well, old chapple, is it hot enough for you?" When the sup is beating flercely and unpityingly down, * And the pavement feels quite scorching ‘to the treads And when not a breath of alr seems stirring in the town, When you've walked a block and feel next door to des When the strearning perspiration wilts your collar to # rag, And your face is of the lotister's ruddy hue, It Is then the chump accosts you with the, time-worn moldy sag, “Well, old chapple, 1s {t hot enough forsyou?* It 1s strange that he will do it when hevsurely must have heana That the query is one well deserving death, And he knows that slaughter waits him, yet he never {se deterred, So remonstrancesis a sinful waste of breath. You should take a club or matchet and gosfor him then and there— It {8 justified, according to my view— No mercy should you show him if he wantonly should dare To inquire if {t's hot enough forryou, Chicago-News. ““SICK’? VERSUS “ILL.” “Shall we eay that a mun ‘s very sick or that he/is very, i?" asked a‘young man who takes much interest In the study of words, according to the New Orleans Times-Demo- erat. “Or shall be use both words without any sort of dis- crimination? Whéah would more nearly describe the cond!- tlon? An answer to this question will settle the whole prob= lem—a problem recently ratsed becau®s of the Increased ten- dency to give the preference to ill. Personally I am very much inclined to the word sick. Sick ts the stronger word of the two, It is cleurer because less involved In the entangle- ments which mark the evolutionary processes, Sick describes, more exactly the state to which it {s applied. We, of course, may say that a man Is very {II and stlil be perfectly under= stood. Because of the popular and extensive use of the word no ambigulty attaches to the expression. ‘He is a very {lM man.’ But Yn't sick clearer, more exact and more forcibl I think so for many reasons, In the first place, sick is:more restricted in fts meaning. “TM has been given an extremely broad range. Its: syno- nymic relation to other words {s extensive. Bad,, poor, wicked, low and other simple words are synonymically rea: lated to fll. Besides, il] is variously used as a prefix ta other words, as ill-conduct, {1!-bred, ill-mannered, and !t haa even been used as a prefix to health. If it is preferable to sick, would {t not be infinitely better to speak of a man'e siok health? Henlth can as easily become sick as {t becomes iH. 111, when used as a prefix, means bad—bad health, fom: Instance, which. by the way, {s worse English. Health can- not be had. But health may sicken—that ts, the robust, vig~ orous, well-balanced physical state embodied in the word, health may become impaired by the setting In procese of dew cay and disintegration. Health is always good, Health means hale—that 4s, whole, fair, sound, an@ so forth—endi hence {11 or bed, a# prefixes to health, are simply grotesque, shocking and almost inconceivable. All of which would seen to sustain my {dea of giving the preference to sick. To re- peat what I have already said, it is clearer, less invotved, more definite and more forcible in ite meaning, and comes much nearer describing the state to which we are in the hablg of applying it. Still, there is a growing tendency to give the preference to III, as regrettable am the fact may seem under the circumstances.” THE PROOFREADER. This {s a tribute, not @ roast. The proofreader is-neves caught napping. Years ago, instead of writing “Cheer up! Cherries are I allowed a streak of idiocity to manifest itself and “Cherr up! Cheeries are ripe!’ instead, says Griff Alexander in the Pittsburg Dispatch. There was no etrealg of {diocy in the proofreader, and he promptly made the quotation conventionally correct. Since that time I have been experimenting. Thivtydive, times in the last ten years I have turned in that idfotio, quotation, and thirty-five times has the proofreader nobly; toed the line and done the other thing. Cherries are ripe, you bet! There are no-files om the preof= reader. ANIMAL LONGEVITY. : Some curious statistics have just been published upen what an insurance actuary would describe as the “expecta- tion of life’? in animals. Singular and to all epearances inexplicable are the contrasts displayed by these figures. — Among the larger spectes of cattle there f# some approashi to uniformity, Thus for the horse and the ass the extreme lmit ts about thirty-five years,,and for horned cattle about thirty. For the dog {t is given\as\twenty-five, wihle sheep,, goats, pigs and cats are grouped att fifteen. But there are! stranger disparaties among birds. While a goose may live thirty years, a sparrow twenty-five and a crow as many as; one hundred, ducks, poultry and turkeys die of old age, at twelve years. The palm of longevity ds divided between) the elephant and the parrot. Both pass the century, ON THE EVENING WORLD PEDESTAL. (Clarence Mackay, who 1s responsible for the new Philippine cabted Children! Upon our Pedestal At Clarence Mackay gaze! SUNDERED. Tom—Have Maud and Ethel quar- together latel, Poranel new gown is blue. Then each holds onto the upper part’ of the other's arms and rocks. You can He carried out that plan so fine To stretch a nice electric line From here to islands Phil; ni Thus sending words in ~ THE »# EVENING # WORLD'S w HOME w MAGAZINE #