The evening world. Newspaper, July 13, 1903, Page 8

>. the name of self-indulgence. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1903, | Published by the Preas Publishing Company, No. 63 to 6 Park Row, New York. Entered at the Post-OMoe at New York as Second-Class Mati Matter. VOLUME 44...ceceee eeceeseeeeeeesNO. 15,301. y THE VITAL FORCE. | “The Pope is ninety-three years old and ie seriously {11. That much we know; all the rest 1s smoke.’ So fays the wise Prof. Rosson!. He refuses to make a} prediction of any sort regarding his patient. + fuses to take the role of the stage doctor, who dramati- enlly announces: “He h—as but FIVE minutes to—ah— live!” The wise phyeician never sets a limit on the life of his patient; he knows the limitations of his sclence, | the narrow bounds of his knowledge; he has so often ‘seen life at its lowest ebb flow back tn flood; he has despaired, waited for the last fluttering breath and has seen the dying one begin again the strong breathing ‘Dusiness of living i; “He will be dead in a year,” was tho verdict of a “ board of examining doctors who passed upon a prom|- nent man’s application for insurance. That was a dozen years ago and the applicant still lives, apparently stronger and more fitted to survive than when he was rejected. Every member of the examining board is * dead, although a dozen years ago not one would have been rejected by any insurance company. ‘There is a mystery in vital force of which physicians have as yet, no knowledge. The man of great muscle and pronounced physical power may be a weakling in vital force, while the pale, frail churchman, student or housekeeping woman may possess it in abundance. It is m quantity that cannot be measured by any tapes, cups or scales; it is not diminished or increased by ex- ertion; it 1s, apparently, neither gained nor lost by any regimen. It is wholly a mystery, and the physician who predicts duration of Ife ignores vitality, basing hts prophecy upon tables of averages so grossly estimated that they have no relation to individual temperament. He re-| GOTHAN’S ** POISON SQUAD.” A little group of men in ‘Washington, under the dl- reotion of a Government chemist, are trying the effects of varies poisons on the human systém. These men are known as ‘The Polson Squad,” and they carry on their experiments in the name of Science. In New York there is a similar body of men, women and children, sev- * eral hundred thousand in number, who call themselves ,sane and who carry on a series of poison experiments in Prominent in their ranks are the child who wrecks ‘Sts tender digestive organs by gorging candy on an empty otomach; the girl who, tired out from shopping on a sweltering day, “refreshes” fainting nature with a pint of ice-cream soda; the man who takes sides against his own system’s efforts to combat heat and fatigue by pouring down quantities of “cooling” alcoholic drinks, and the man or woman who eats heavily of heat-pro- ducing foods in hot weather. Tobacco, alcohol and the immoderate use of sweets are in their way as poisonous as any of the toxic drugs “wherewith the Washington squad is experimenting. But _ ‘there iS less excuse for the New Yorker. For he already - knows the disastrous effect his fnvorite poison will have upon him, And, knonving, he continues to indulge. SIR TOM AND HIS HOSTS. If Sir Thomas Lipton is not having the time of nis Iife it is not the fault of that highly hospitable body known as the American Public. The keys of the lordly city of ©oney were leid at his feet, and if anything in sight struck him as desirable it was his without the formality of buying. The President lightened the knightly yachts- man’s hotel bill to the extent of one ornate luncheon, and local celebrities have followed suit. As a culminating triumph, the wife of Sulu’s lordly Sultan has imprinted three chaste, rapid-fire, press- agentical salutes on his “blooming mug.” What higher ‘Dliss could a claimant for the cup ask for? Is there mot danger that he will wear out all his good luck at this rato before the races degin? Sir Thomas may spend many a parched year of walt- fing ere he can quench Ms thirst from the America Cup. But he cannot complain that he has not been per mitted to drink deep from the American cup of sum- mer recreation, And even though Shamrock III. may way “After youl” to Reliance it will not be his hosts’ fault if the challenger’s owner does not carry home the memory of the jolliest summer of his career. 5 TWO FOOLISH LITTLE GIRLS. Two New York girls, hardly past childhood, are in a hospital as a result of trying to end their own lives ‘with carbolic acid. Neither of these girls had any sin mor great eorrow to forget. Both, apparently, had good thomes and received kind treatment. Their probable plan of leaving a cohort of weeping and self-reproach- ful mourners is foiled. Instead, they have merely made themselves utterly ridiculous. ‘There ts a tragic side, it is true, to such cases as theirs. But it is not the sort of tragedy that these ‘would-be heroines imagine. It is the tragedy of children too much left to themselves, undrilled to a normal, op- tmistic view of life, unprovided with constant and in- | ~~ vigorating employment of some sort. ‘The girl who is taught from babyhood to think more} of the happiness of others than of her own fancied| grievances, and who {s tralned to do her own share in| the housework and to be her mother's ready helper de-| ¥elops a mind that is above maudlin thoughts of selt-| © destruction and a character that will prove a Joy to all} “with whom she comes in contact, | & ‘GO TO THE ANT’ ie Mexican and Jap are waging a fight of extermin pin the Mohave Desert. The race-way mob tn Ind., ts just disbanding. In the South of “warfare” breaks out with more or les and virulence. Only a few years ago a lar trouble fell across enlightened New York City. it ix the beast of modern progress that the old dream Brotherhood of Man is swiftly nearjng fulfilment. read’ with amused contempt LG of experi. |<" Jn putting ants on an alien ant hill and of the | attack ‘Waged on the newcomers by the “home Ho the insects’ lack of intelligence ts\attributed ag ive dislike for strangers. Hen one compares the ant with the civilized , is the ‘balance of intelligence along this heavily weighted in favor of the ans- | remi- hadow Jiarre number of New | who are aiding the attendants on the |near an end, The gaunt comedian {| 6 very fl at his hone at Crescent Beach, | near Boston, and the report h 3 |freely circulated on Broadway that his | Ifo is In danger. Hy many it * 2 eted extremely improbable t $ play next season. For & + TOLD ABOUT NEW YORKERS. Hugo Froelich, of Brooklyn, a lecturing Chautauqua Assembly. Pratt Institute, on art at’ the lie ts one of a} York educators summer ach to pass ap) profitable summer. rant and Dan Daly's professional days may years | Daly whic climate. has had a pulmonary affection, | “ as not heen velped by tlfe in One New Yorkar stands to win $4,000,000| @ if the Panama Canal treaty $s ratified by | Colombia and to lose the same sum if) the treaty falls and the Isthmian canal| is not dug on the Panama route. This man {s William Nelson Cromwell, coun-| sel In America for the new Panama! Canal Company of Franc g Some years ago tho New York law firm of 6ullivan & Cromwell became counsel for the Panama Company on a contingent feo of 10 per cent. of the sell- ing price of the property. Their retainer was probably a small one, and their re- ward for years of faithful and tntelll- gent work 1s to be found in the $4,000,000, rake-off, which they are to «et from the| $40,000,000 Uncle Sam 1s to pay for the property of the Panama Company 1n case the treaty goes through. | Mr, Crom- well has so far refused to say anything as to the size of the fee which his firm 1a to got. The rumored feo, however, !s 4,000,000. It the money 1a actually paid to Sulll- van & Cromwell that firm will probatly enjoy the pleasant distinction of having received the largest lawyer's feo ever known in America. ". Cromwell 1s a fresh -faced, white- He ts of a nervous temperament, and the ups and downs of Panama prospects during the last two or three years have not teadwd to add to his serenity of mind. At times tho has been upon the verge of nervous prostration, Out has managei to carry on his work with great sicill and effec- tven There haa never been the whisper of the use of a dolgr dishon- anama estly by the advocates of th route. Mr, Cromwell very early in the} gamo tom his Paris cltents that to nt- tempt any such methods would mean certain ruin, and that he would havo nothing to do with the project unless it could be promoted by honest means to the exclusion of all other sort, LETTERS, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS. No, ‘To the Filltor of The Evening World: Has any one the right to open letters sent through the United Statos mall ad- dressed to another person, not having first obtained the consent of the one to whom the letters are addressed? ‘The jon to whom the letters are addressed fs not under the Zuardianship of the other. L. G. 0. Ethan A. Hitchcock, To the EAltor of ‘The Evening Wor! Who ts the present Secretary of the Interior? ABRAHAM K A “Motion Problem,’ To the Editor of The Evening World Here 18 a motion problem for readers: If one fs riing in a car at alxty miles @n hour, and tosses up a penny—the penny falls into one’s hand or at the game place from which {t was tossed Why? Why does not the car slide for ward from under ¢t whfle the coin ts hanging In the airy A.B. 1001, Alcedo; 1902, 1908, Africander, To che Editor of The Evening World: Who were the winners of the Sub- urban of the last three years? HENRY B, Swedish. ‘To the Editor of The Brening World: Of what nationality was the Jenne Lind? Apply to Supreme Conrt, To the EXtitor of The Evening World Please let me know how I can change | my name. L. C. > Same Old Problem. To the Editor ef The Evening World ‘Will clever readers solve and explain the following: A, B and C agree to build @ house, A and B can do It In| & 34 days, B and C in 28 days and A and| © C in % days, How long will it take all) to do 1t? How long will each do it in} alone? QP. | i OM. Park riginal BF. | Woodbury, Row | Bo ® To the Eititor of The 5 World What is the address and the name of ¢ the Street-Cleaning Commisatc PERPLI Treatay. To the Editor of The Evening World On what day did April 3, 1966, c. “lt Im IY In Correct. To the Fait Wh weather In- fo It t to change their y every da neh tivlon a woek time of the ye who have Jon so at a time. ey the aquarium 1ange vwe ay big one. If you keep goldfish aid wa live, don't give th : he, greenstutt, ike It aise gobble up whateve t them to ar 1 bly mi} | z of Rotatis: | he seat where your father or uncle or tig brother sit, because men are ape to be rather absent-minded at times and are quite equal to dropping the as, from their cigars or cigarettes into t therepy them, Also, don't bow! instead of the ash tray. making a end of the poor things, Gold Meeln;: P What és the smallest bridge world? The bridge of one's nose. room? A-dri-atio, What tune Over the hills and far awa; Dear, Dear, Suffering Hubby: ‘ I note your quiet kick about your laundry—no collars nor cuffs except the frayed-edged ones, and only one clean shirt. about ft, darling. ber I brought forty-seven dresses with me and nineteen hats. M—s PROPRIETOR aed ours wow LLL 40L0 HER atu I was s0 sorry to hear you were overcome by the heat yesterday, but there {s one consolation—sun- strokes never hit the same persen more than twice or three times. So you are safe for the nonce. Please send me my sealskin sacque. I had so much packing to do, and you must remem- w& THE # eM NINE 2 ul a 2 ; HOME . Aran't you fortable? You will be glad to know that it is so cool up here that we have to wear heavy wraps and have log fires in our rooms in the evenings. © happy your dear little wifey has it so nice and com- £ I forgot all collars? the time of my life With susT iB hes oe eB You spend your evenings at home playing “patience.” a nice, good, loyal hubby! And how much better that tha Coney Island or North Beach? “Bridge at it last night. Everybody plays it is the game here, Tam learning very OF COURSE NOT. ANSWERED. He—There is one thing In par ticular | like about spinsters, She—And what is that? He—They never bore a fellow + by telling him how they used to ido this and that before he was bor “Doctor, every time head, 1s?” “Sure! be crowded.” drink of whiskey it goes to my Can you explain why this It wants to get where it SOOSHOOOHDEEOE HOS Isn't that an going to 1 lost $17 fast, but it proprietor ¢ eats into one's pocketbook. all those on my mind and hands, how could I think of your shirts and Please try to worry along as best you can, for I am having here. (Geet snes SPORT! C My hotel bill is due Saturd ys he won't wait one minute after, 12 o'clock. send me $50 right aw bile hi oie ad ¢ MAGAZINE & AP42GYOE DOOD 39OOS- Oe wn) £d0299000 MUBBY IN HIS HALL ROO/D and the So, dearie, YOUR LOVING AND DEVOTED WIFE. GREEK MEETS GREEK. ences | take a cash security you job.” “Thank you, sir. seem to be all right, and if you can put up $1,000 can have the But what se- curity can you put up for my 29000D900908909 COT OFF EASY. 3 ® $ 3 @ “There goes a_ consci entious, man, If there ever was one.” “How did you get next?” “He's a dentist, and the other: day, when he gulled out the’ wrong tooth for me, he didn’t: charge Leen eebageee for it,” O00 THE COMPLETED “Vv.” What mouth? flower Cowslip, yhy isa little man ike he js often looked is that read an kick without false hair ike most bi troduced when he took Ham into article sold watch? Becaus when To repeat the waite them A LABYRINT LACMORS DNNAR GHTSEF TRO in the 1onocsNno LREDORE DEP Beginning ston: RIDDLES. What sea would make a good bed-! with a certal, does the wind bebeew « \8 CONUNDRUMS. most resembles ne EO 8B ROTS £ each letter but once, and find the names of six different kinds of Hreworks by fol- lowing « Iine through the labyrinth. * (HOME FUN FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. Aes eae ell an ox's ane A good book? | over. eded in the fect? A a pipe? aun Re- jork into the twice like a | ot is se a 8 vhown in solid lines #0 tow A perfect square, eu "H and DB. may toen be formed Cotted lines. He RE RA cx our AL NIM in letter, use ot BEHEADING ‘Take a word of se’ it to make sense in tl by. ES yd ead Viiatae d THE CUTTING PUZZLE, ‘fo cut two pleces out of the figure they may be put hat fs left in such a way as ( form along the dotted The square whioh is shown by the ———— WORDS. — in letters and ‘Some of the Best Jokes of the Day. AN INFANT PHENOM, “That's a wonderfully bright child of Brinkin's.” “T never observed any special aco*m- plishments.* “It has wisdom beyond dts yeers. When Brinkin asked it to recite for the ladies and gentlemen, tt backed up into A corner and refused to say a word, ‘= Wavaington Star, BROKE THE CHAIN. Smithkins—There's old Buffigus. 1 Jdon't care to meet him. Let's turn this way. Last summer I requested @ loan ot $20 from Lim, ‘Titfkins—Well, “he ought to -have obiiged you; he's rich enough. Smithkine—' i. trouble Is ha did.— San Brancized Wasp. THEY DON'T MAKE THEM NOW. “Wealth and good looks. Millle,"" counselled Mfr. Munnijar, “are desirable tn @ husband, of course, but they are not the vesentials, Amjabillty Is far more necessary than oither,”’ “I know it, papa," responded his ©! daughter, “but I never expect to find A TRIO OF CLEVER STORIES. Of an Eskimo Lover, a Baffied Missionary, and a Wondrous Hen. HILE In the Aretlo regton trying to reach the North ee the Duke of the Abruazi was told this tale of the adventures of a young Eskimo, who had seoretly courted the daughter of an enemy. The Guts of the lovers were not far removed, but one night the terrific cold ripped a great crevasse tn the ice and the young man's house was left iso- lated. A’ gorge 100 feet deep and 20 feet wide separated dt from the igloo, or hut, containing his sweetheart, but there was a narrow bridge of ice left across the crevasse, and this, the young man Cound, would bear his welgnt Eskinos sleep in bags. The lover decided that he would that night cross the tee bridge, steal the malden he loved, bear her to his but und then break down the bridge, so that he and she together might enjoy their honeymoon unmo- lested, He planned very succosstully, rays the Chicago News. He crept In the dead of night into his enemy's hnt; he snatched up the maiden in her sack without awaking any one; he bore her over the ice bridge #ately. and then he opened the sack to embrace his bride. But, behulding Its contents, he gave a loud cry. It was not the maiden but her father, that hs had stolen, eo ee A story Is told of an attempt made by a Swedish mis- slonary to obtain a foothold in inla. No sooner had he begun to preach than he was brought before King Menelek, who asked him why he had left his home in Sweden in order to come to Abyssiniu. The miss{onary promptly replied that je had come to convert the Abyssinian heathen, who are re- rded as fair game for the outside propagandist. “Are there no heathen in your country?” asked Menelek. ‘The missionary admitted that there were a fw. “And if all the countries that you have passed through did yor: find no heathens?" the King continued. Heathens, the missionary admitted, were plentiful. Qy “Then,” said Menelek, “carry this man beyond the frontier and let him not return until he has converted all the heathen which He between his country and mine.” A suburban banker tells this story to illustrate his hen? prowess in egg-lay! = “Some time agn,” ie says, “an exg was left for a nest exe 1 the place where my hens lay, This nest egg, the other hatched, and I have now one lonely Httle chick, whleb several dozen mothera care for. Here is the explanation of this miracle. My hens are such sterdy Inyers that one would: no sconer be off the nest egg, having deposited a fresh ege beside tt, than dnother would slip on, and In her turn lay. Taus by dozens of different mothers the solitary egg was natched, Though no one hen ‘sat’ on ft, nevertheless tt was kept always warm, and in duo time there stepped forth from 4 a lonely but vigorous little chick.” POINTED PARAGRAPHS. There is «aid to be very little serf bathing in Russia. in the court of love the strenuous prosecutor wins his case, It's a cold day for the candidate when he gets snowed ander, No man ts wise who is unable to realize the uncertainty of a sure thing, says the Chicago News. A man who 3Wiii not lisien to reason soon becomes a crank that cannot be turned, ‘The selling out of Joseph by his brethren is the first politi= cal deal on record All men may be bern eual, but it doesn’t take the majority of it long to live it down, Work may have sinin its thousands, but the struggle to avold work numbers its victims by the tens of thousends. A woman dislikes to hear a man talk shop almost as much as a man disiikes to hear a woman talk shopping. Moonlight rides in an airship will never become popular with the American girl unless the machine can be managed with oue hand, WANTED GLORY DIVINE. “I want four cents’ worth of glory diving” sald a flaxen- haired tot, looking intently at the clerk in a drug stove. Fverybody within hearing of the infantile voice elther laughed or smiled, while Mr. Grey, the druggist, looked serious and appeared to be thinking. “Are you sure it's glory diyino you want?” he asked the little ome. “Yer, sir was the prompt response. or what docs mamina want it?" was the next question. ‘0 thrdw it around the room and in the back yard,” said the Hitle tot, innocently, according to the Ram's Ho: “Isn't It chloride of lime she wants?” asked the drug man, ‘The litte girl nodded her assent, and soon she was on her way home to mother A STRAIGHT FLUSH. Humor sometimes finds its best expression in a pose or a glance—it {s only the words of masters of the art that lve through the cooling process of time, ‘There ts a wide difference between inantty and insantty: and persons a'ffiicted by the former sometimes drive th around thom to the latter, says the Duluth News-Tribune. So many remarks have their only wit in being apropos. Repartee seldom survives the dialogue in which dt Is set. If one knows of a good turn that may be done—action should immediately follow knowledge. If you would please—look pleasant. Imperative to please, ON THE EVENING WORLD PEDESTAL. But it isn’t always THE ILLUST RIOUS TO hocauuy Wiha Root, Secretary of War.) See, Children, on our Pedestal Stands Secretary Root! If Uncle Sam has longings for ‘The sweet delights of waging war And dallyng with foemen’s gore, ‘He must awatt Root’s tp besos q