The evening world. Newspaper, August 17, 1903, Page 8

The | Pm rat nw ‘ Pere foe wangay evenina, | aud ” . ‘ wren THE SUAWAY | Ww Ww e the fomaent 1 * Bertie there w At New Moehes none w All remote the con Within plete roofing over of he tunne 1 aww the full restoration f ition, Upper roadway, the Buffered give them back the vat Ike Vi dle and rubbish which ® nutritious turf which divided this broad avenue gave it a charm|"<"" @f which there temains now hardly The details @ludes among {ts episodes the very regrettal alone they remain a « iT i rt ' eaidents are asking for them 1 arus, has no ane ‘over the tunnel do soll. The trees and the park aded 1 nisin Ronlevard and sul oft atr tragedy of uptorn ts, ruin m@alarii vet furnteh strip of a Ruggestion with {ta jelde. in and ap Parently unnecessary sacrifice of Its beautiful trees, The building of palatial hotels keeps pace with that! ch will bring curtain risings at half a dozen new play-honses, will see the doors of) as many new hostelries opened, not soon to close agi Of theatres. THE NEW HOTELS, The fall, wh Bight or day. The wonder as to where the guests come from to fill them may be left mnsatisfied for a consideration of the source of their larger permanent population of competent employees. Vor the New Astor, the n Knickerbocker and the Belmont there will be required an operating staff numbering all told, from chief clerk to seullery maid, Where has lordly head several thousand at least Where does this population come from? ft been trained? Its high-priced chefs, waiters, housekeepers, elevator boys, keeper of the wine cellar, pantrymen, porter: knowledge required in them is very great. called on to prepare at nd alll am ent's notice the The amount of expert The chef ts dish which was the favorite of a duchess, perhaps a Pom- And it reaches the diner as well cooked and padour. as daintily served as in the old palace at Veraall les. There are saucepan creations at the excellence of which a Vatel might grow envious. The clerk is req! nired to deal with guests whose financial consequence is great enough to make or unmake the proprietor; the neces- @ary tact {s his. The cellarer ts called on for a bottle that passed its young years in a Mettern'ch cellar; and gut of the cobwebby bin it comes. It is in these particulars that some of the marvels of the modern hotel! lie for those who remember the New York hotels of twenty vears ago, thelr fewness and the Years it took to establish fhem. A chauffeur's bride alleging that after whispering she for weeks at time, to be his she consented “because| sistants in charge. ferry-boat pas- sengers in terror of the “evil eye” of one of their num-| would ne'er consent of his BELIEF IN THE BLACK ART. hypnotic influence over her er; Mrs. Mary Hibner convinced that she 1s In the power of a “sorceress” and taking legal action against| her—is An this the twentieth or the tenth centur, interesting phase of Mrs. of fees. ight circumscribe, Why does not frequently goes to court to secure redress go instead tO) the last year that England won a ri A. D.? Hibner's delusion ts that she feels she would be safe against the sorceress | ff she could recover her wedding ring, given to the to me mattor of The Evening Worlds witch as security for the payment that tiny circlet, she thinks, is a charm against evil as Avstria? ««, potent as that of any larger circle which a cardinal} Within the witch-obsessed sufferer who so_ a@ rival witch or wizard and procure a protective charm or amulet? fensive which will end the spell. neck to save you, If it is a case of evil eye there's gesture of the fingers of whl Dlack art?) But it 1s something moro than a matter for levity; | the de- 1 Itallans know In ordinary sorcery there {s| single race, her oppanent, Columbia, be- a certain herb to brew or a bone to wear around the|!n® disabled If tho malign person js dooming you to destruction by burning your image in wax, why not|7? te Bétor of The Prening World avert the enchantment by the proper remedy, which can) ,,, be had-for the price from any of the professors of the it is a subject for pity that all the enlightening influ- euces of modern civilization fall to prevent popular ‘redulity in “spells” and ‘‘conjurations” and supernatural nocus-pocus generally On this mental weakness the designing prey for thelr livelihood. We are called on to condole with the unhappy lot of| the leading man of the Thirty-first Street Theatre Stock Company in Chicago. HE JUST CAN'T HELP IT. with him, When he appears before the footlights thelr maigeuly | while President of the Steel P Feserve at once takes wing. Blissful palpitations course oR.) through their blood, the summer of the vino {8 in their Sapphire In Febroary dMrth Stone. | 9 jqchex deep and veins, and as his charms leave them no peace so they To the Féitor of 1 “Every night when he goes home from af yy the theatre there are fifteen or twenty women walting| eave him none. to the police, gad situation. In default of other Though married and preferring) h!s chancellorship? the joys of his own fireside to extraneous affairs of the Present Emperor or his father? heart, nature has endowed him with such fascination of physical charm that the matinee girls all fall in love means EF TOLD ABOUT NEW YORKERS Lh. * ane * . onteret a ope siemmed the nny wenn « ened nt | Root, he ata not In the frat place | good baw | wae making needed, for are neh want him to accept it Ie maid. He had « practicn in New York and monay—money that he he waa not and te not, « Hit premure wae ht to bear am te generally known, | nod ne gave wey Mra Root, tt Is eald Joes not ike Washington and does nit eiioy being a Cabluet Indy She hae been for soma time trying to peraua her husband to give up hie heavy load | of oMctat honor, and tt arems that she has gained her point eo 8 Law eema to make Ite votarien ats picloum beyond average men. An In atance of this was noted at the Demo cratlo Club the other night. A group of men who were dining there fell to discussing the advisabiitty of husbands having no secrets from their wives. “What do you think? asked Michael Harrin, turning to “Abe” Levy “Should a husband tell his wife everything?" “Why should he? responded the If tle Inwyer, “the average wife probably wouldn't belleve {t.”" LETTERS, QUESTIONS, | ANSWERS. | Where Are the DentistaP To the BAltor of The Ereaing Wertd: T had an ulcerated tooth, I called on| my dontist. Hie was out of town. I called on a dentist who was recommended to ma by @ friend. He, too, was out of The same with a thin’. So I hed the tooth patted, though I could {i spare 1. Tt atl causes me agony. Yet my | dentist ts #tiil out of town, I hold that dentists and doctors and other men whose services are likely to be needed in a hurry to oure cases of actual physt- cal suffering have no right to go away loaving no as- If a man prefers uimmer of loafing let him choose ome business where his absence ‘will not add to the long roll of mortal wuf- fering. A week or even two weeks at time {!s enough for a vacation, or else let the doctor have one day a week in town for his patients. ABSHNT TRBATMENT. Seventy-three, How old is the present Emperor of 8K. | A Yachting Query. To the Miltor of The Evening World: How many years have wi yacht races with England? won the When was ? c. F, a Cup was won by the tn 1851. In the races of British yacht Livonia won a 181 Lady Should Bow Firat. When a young man mests a lady of is acquatntance should the lady sa: first? HaRRY Names for a Can To the Editor of The Evening World One of your correspondents asked fas some Indian names for a canoe, Here! are a few Antec names: Samalayuca, Misantia, Zacapoaxtla, ‘Tenoslque, Ix. Ushuaca, Atzoapotzalos, Tlainepantla, | Malinche, Coanacooh, Gacama, Cuahte: | moo, Moctezumn. JEAN K. Under the Present Emperor, T) the & of The Brewtng World: Under whose rule did Bismarck resten In the reign of the GEORGE B, #100,000 the Pttior of Tu What was the si a jVear, World ary of M. Bohway! > VENING ~ & WORLD'S .«© HOME wt MAGAZINE | fhe Fall Crop of Swindies bs at }tand. TO GET RID CF YOUR LEASE. Aly HAD A Goon SEASON WH SUMMER ‘ Boarvers, | STAGE) C2 Door} A: “id ng into the news. i - . ANY CLD KIND OF CON* Now FoR “THE Gon. MEN ~~, F ab), et | = . Wits Cw >) | J | fet ' “oe || The@rgur be | \| Fara"Cow of ~ THe CHORUS Get 1% TO WRITR To MOTHER AWD BREA MY Lrase \ - WREREr VELT OF SRR STAR DOM. ond conta ( AINY GOT ‘” MONET MUS’ Ste, Span dasa BIEN ST SUMMER: . AWEEK HERE WEEKS ‘ With the approach of cool weather several old-time autumnal swindl Amongthem arethe letters from imaginary relative he farmer of of hla surmmer boarder profits, the “Uncle Tom” road company signs, &c, As the good old summer dwindles the autumnal crop of swindles Awakes to fresh activity and itches to “catch on.” Landlord, bunco man and actor and the short-change malefactor, And a dozen other worthies swell the Brotherhood of Con, > CPROHOHLLOSODEDDIOS-DIALEISIHEDHHDIPGHIEHOHHOHSOWIHGOOD 6 99O9OHOD >. SOAK ME WN Cay Mel aad’ TAESE WIL Arso S9OO-9$000O04 Tem (ieee Tany Wo we wen * TRL OW The FEMHE tHe + Frey Pace t HOUN OG be wih sea | 1S OnE t Twar Fi ‘ + ‘ > + rs ° 4 t 3 4 rs Ps $-9-9-40S-4-2-39 S343 BEGIN"TO FILL. $ THE PUBLIC with (Nye } oo o ‘The instrument calls for an outlay of from 60 cents to $1 for a lens, unless the reader e! fortunate enough to already 9 double con vex jens, or what fs known among boys A «mall mirror ess burning glass" asa of common window glass and an old ) or candle box, or some pine lum- of which to material requ’ HISRNULA Eventing World opal and was born Is tt lucky 1 have ruary, In Fs MK. Twenty, Six. ng World deft and Shar- hero’a personation of Claude Melpotte, During the key tight frat time? How many rounds nee a Juliet with a Romeo's heart climbed up, Fitasimmons knock ; in? pe to the actor's dressing-room and sought, She wanted a kiss and his autograph on her| ‘his photograph. The unhappy thespian told| |, mturous lady she deserved a spanking and de-| ging walters Runa ou MON More Abont ‘Tipping. To the Diltor of The Evening World: noticed “Bodserope”’ and barbers, {a that no man discusses tip My opinion with good sense will ofl give a ti F ip if he has to do it with a the love-verysecuted actor devote himself | grudge, and {f he dors {t against his! gor play the hiss-evoking villain? The|own free will. tor, but it | jack of se It shows a deplorable The U. 8 Government oompela no man to tin, RG out 18 tnshes 101 epose Let the box be » inches wide: a hole cut for that box J of the box. | the glass rests ag | measures nine 4 }the box then the bott whould ®@ nine inches 1a end of the box. Grind one side of the surface of the window pune glass by rubbing 1 \ flat stone or sandpa the top of th | tration, | Bround glass. side of the experiment, «0 that when the lens Is turned toward any odject that ooject Will be immediatels reflected uron the er, Mak 8 shown In the the ltd faste Paint or blac! and y the en) tho ine x and adjust the parts by or plece of looking glass, a small pane | LS THE YOUNG FOLKS. |HOME FUN FOR A CAMERA FOR DRAWING, Dleve of ground glass. fy a This is very eas- " Ifa ploce of drawing paper Is placed the ground ¢ and the lens turned toward som et, that object Will be reflected upon the glass and shown through the paper in all Ita nate Al colors atrong enough to be accurate-| traced and reproduced, Our little ar. tists can draw some wonderful. picture: in this way, er ‘ into a darkened room and the lens al- lowed to point out through the window, everyting that passes the house will be reflected upon the ground glass, making a sort of moving colored puppet show. seats SPEEDY WAITER, Hungry, Customer—Waiter, bring me two ems. please, Boll them four min- Some of the Best Jokes of the Day. A QUESTION, something that's been puz- me." remarked the man who thinks too deeply. “What's that?" “If all flesh is grass are cannibals really vegetarians?" — Philadelphia Press, A SOCIETY MEMORIAL. Edmonila—This lovely frock always makes me s! Eustacla—Why? Edmonia—Oh, I bought It last season for a garden party that I wasn't in- vited to.—Detrolt Free Press. PROGRESSION. , Tie—Tt will take about five years pe- fore Dr. Wood can become the head of the army. She—-A doctor at the head of the army? Isn't that too killing!—Cleve- \land Plain Dealer. A GIVE-AWAY. “The story you submitted ts an ex- cellent one,” said the publisher, “but It 1s not new. It was written in exactly the same lancuage by another"— “Who?” demanded the plagiarist. “A gentleman named Charles Dick~ ens. "Ge, chiz! I'll bet my wife told it te som, one who knew him."—Philar Aatnlty Telhenp THE WEATHER BOTS, ruer af jen 4 He at he Mo “Tana vende , . ‘ om + onoan ‘ o onrned * “ Nowily en , ‘ - an a eonente« . And if @ ” emld a “* fet . athe ore la ereon fo deht fat @ etrniia " wil take pines * present anarchie @ at jens acterize the come or. saye MoM. Mangagarion im the © elementa an tt The etorme coult be Ge. from @uftering the tau eo cout alee, ae far & 4 to relleve are one fury of the elamenta, Such prevent the vot f we must have ang, na bunch fo propertion the downpour of rain.in any one locality to the neade of the sotl and of the rivers @o as to guard against rulnous floods and tne fure the crops All excess of water covld be direatedoceam ward, or it could b fted by the help of the winds te (e desert of Sahara, thus giving to the elements an opportuntty to express themselves freely and fully without, however, doing any damege. : This committee could also, without greatly disturbing @i course of nature, make all Sundays and holidays ¢aiy em! pleasant, confining, at the same ttme, as far as all rainfalls and wind and dust storms to the niceonamat say from 12 o'clock midnight to 6 in the morning, } This committee also could eilminate all uncertainty the weather-that {# to my, when it looks ike rain, let rain, and when it looks like fair let {t be fair. This would make the weather more reilable than it 1s now, and thus dg away with & per cent. of our disappointments, as well ag eave all wastuge now dus to the uncertainty of the weathen Another thing such a committee could do would be @ make the seasons more seasonabla Let Murch be tke and May be like May. By arranging against the suddet changes of temperature the committee would greatly im crease the comfort and shorten the catalogue of the maladies of the human race. Cool nights in the summer would’ pg hurt anybody, but would elevate even the moral condttton @ man by checking the temptation to commit eufcide, by curb ing profanity, by inducing sleep—“great nature's secomt courae’—and by refreshing the perspiring toller for his new Gay's duties. Bt another tmportant change this committee could study to effect would be to educate the elements to discriminat between animate and inanimate objects. The Mghtnin should never be permitted to destroy life; there {s mo excus, for ite doing so now; {t is poor economy to rear and evoln @ wonderful human organism and then to kill {t wantonly, The day we succeed in moralizing the weather, the golder, age of the world will be nigh. Ninety-nine per cent. of the misery and crimtnality tn soctety te traceable to the uncom sctonable weather. Let the climate be endowed wit a com science and our earth will be a paradise, At present the disorder in the weather ts, perhaps, parthy due to the fact that everybody is trying to auit the conditions to his own individual needs, One man prays for rain, aw other for sunshine, still another for favorable winds, all of which must contribute to the demoralfzation we are com plaining of, The committee should forbid all private parties from trying to influence the weathe: If no citizens would consent to act on such @ responstblt comfnittee would it not de feasible to extend the powers of the Weather Bureau? Men will never be independent, nor will he ever be coms pletely civilized until he ts strong enough and wise enougll to control the weather. ESCAPED THE CURSE. * Many @ men has told me how nearly he came to being « milllonaire, just missing the opportunity of his life by a breadth, ag {t were,,eays St. Mary's Oracle. One man had leawe on a farm and held it until he became discouraged let it lapse, and of course it was the next purchaser the ofl of that land made rich, lubricating his way into and political position, Another, worn out with stubborn glebe, sold out for a few dollars and went to black Iands of the Wabash for his sustenance, discover! later that the oll beneath his old pennyroyal patch wae fictent to have made him a Rockefeller among his old And so on and so on. The hills are full of such escapes: the ourse of Mammon. el eee ee Of THE EVENING WORLD. PEDESTAL 8 carrying capacity > OTHE £4 ALLY ILLUS rrOe> (Cornelius nderbilt, who hy during which he wan the guest of crowned heads.) Children! At Mister Vanderbilt You now may gaze your fill, ‘He's been parading down the line From London town to River Rhine, He's been inside somo eight or nine ap Great courts (although he paid no dine), And chinned with Katser Billy.» Just returned from a European teen, Kalser Wilieim and met several ethas