The evening world. Newspaper, November 25, 1903, Page 8

ere Sk Deano Published by the Press Publishing Company, No. 63 to Park Row, New York, Entered’ at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Class Mall Matter. isis nis er tenuate gyal nov eee ea (VOLUME 44,........ceeeseeseree NO. 18,485. EE ESLER ORenSIOENN ERR SSE ADO) ¥ M@@ROBE DEMENTIA. ‘Almost before thew ~wO@¥a has had time to perceive the absurdity of the Pretman ter teBerculasis scare comes new fabricated appt fensip:. of th® eaexobes set flys by the parlor ca, gorte@e whisk broom. 4 is alleged that this broom 6 “< germ promoter, spreading con- tagious disease.” Its abolition is called for. Do not the manifestations of fear which find expres- Bion to this end constitute a form of dementia? Is not the man who scents danger of disease in every passing dM sete mi To such a man tho minute motes and beams in a ray | of sunlight are terrifying. He fears when he clutches a ear strap and remembers the other hands, some dirtier than his own, that have clutched {t before him. The exhalations which rise from the streets, the odors im eur- facp cars, the unswept floor of an “L” station, concern him mightily as to his chances of escaping their pesti- hen Love lential influence. To paes a garbage can {fs perilous. To | eat a bunch of unwashed grapes or to bite into an un-} Impels the | ‘wiped apple is suicide. What is that particle of soil in | the celery? That bit of sand on the strawberry? That Cave [laiden. atom of grime on the oyster shell? The entire menu ard from the soup to the raisins is fraught with danger By to the microbe maniac. Cleant{ness is a virtue properly put next to godiiness,| Nixola Greeley-Smith. ‘but this fear of casual dirt is in Itself a disease, It is Hi) Cave Man we have all heard monomania which grows with what it feeds on, 0 to about. We know that he lived « , until it gives birt ' long Une age, before civilisation re elves Uinta to untold) terrors, ard clothes and houses were invented, ere was an old theory that a man In his time would] gna that he de chiefly intéresting to us be called on to swallow a peck of dirt. It was not a|becauee of his methods ot conceal ‘wholly commendable the which were gimple, to say the least. Ml ane Roatamet or nel ay there was a rode {t] "Wien a care eiah wanted to wed 8 gn pt of microbe dangers about {t whioh| cgreain maiden—tor he lived in the brave must have heen bliss, days before widows were tnvented—he did not tell her so, ee What wae the use of wasting time COUNTRY ESTATES. He simply grabbed what he considered A Morristow: ill} the Hkeliest of his female acquaintances n millionaire whose country Kaithi) not RURUHNAS OTE tL NA Bufficiently wooded to suit his fancy has contractéd for) And if another man objected he fought A “ bim, and the winner took ait the stakes. the removal and transplantation of 40) full-grown pine] "witch wae—well, It aitnply Was. And trees from a forest some miles distant. The undertaking] that's the dest or worst that can be fs thought to be uni land Lctlca ane Atrtid ought to unique in landscape gardening. It will) But the Cave Man is obsolete. §hvolve very great expense. aiky, of course, one meets with trelts in the modern man which, not- The expense, of course, is a minor consideration. The] withstanding the thousands of years ain point is the prodi, which have elapsed, auggost his descent. Main point is the prodigal expenditure in which Croesus Phi SRASLIOEITY HS Ga)'a dead 'GHE." now indulges in carrying out magnificent projects for the] Not so the Cave Woman, who !n improvement of his country place, the old days, when men fought for her J .| possession, was content to survive with Up to within a comparatively recent time it wae al the ft Usa! te thin thal Ik waa & most solely the city park that required the land@eape| whore or a lone time between husbands architect's talent. A decade has seen an extraordinary] as the case mieht be. development of country places for which the best work| 1% our very midst she flounehes. of an Olmstend has been demanded. Io planning ter~| ype" ny fain’ rome on ne races and Italian gardens and artificial waterfalls, in| ana women, especially in so-calied so- laying out lakes and changing the direction of water-| ciety, echeme and strive with one courses a degree of talent has been called into requial- Ped for Ualaact ot the rom Gaenye tion rivalling that to which the great mansions of the] fougnt tor them fich owe their architectural eminence. We have all met her—the modem The growth of the country estate in tha vicinity has eons in, the ne oper unter, who goes about unchallen, attained such an extent as to surprise the foreign visitor. acoking by wham she may be devoured, On the Bernardaville Hills, around Morristown and Morris| tp the great sport of husband-hunting Plains, at Lenox, in the Adirondacks, on the Hudson and/| ail men are fair game and tt is always 4 .| open season. in Central and Northern Long Island the immense park-|"",, Canes, and, sometinite| bven. the Uke properties of millionaires challenge comparison} husband, of her best friend are not im- with those of the British nobility. Mr. Whitney's 90,000) mune. For women have ceased to ex- ‘acres in the Adirondacks and the late Abram 8. Hewitt's| Peet or give loyalty In their friendships ene ‘tor other women, and, as in the off 82,000 acres in New Jersey impress by their size, cave-dwelling days, the vietory In love Woe to the settlement that stands in the way of these|is to the stro ! Tt may Be wat wccretions of acres! With the surrounding land under aAORWAE WoeaA that tie \ieueliy private ownership there is afforded the unique spectacle | needs one very badly, For though eome- for a republic of what is practically a lordship of the/times possessed of great cunning and ale pueeaee roe as the masculine heart is , concerned, her mental ual ent f On Long Island the encroachment of private owner-| one which would Sabie nants Misdleeds hip has already in various instances impeded municipal |@ny other direction—or ‘to make It prof- . ke litigath f development. In the Suocees Lake litigation of the ia lal very sb. Newplass equ niné Vanderbilts, as by the Payne Whitney case, interesting ure, she says, and she must have preliminary questions have been raised of the relation-|s0me one to lean to cling to. ehip of the large land owner to the hamlet or village Her helplessness is touching, ner soft- ness eminently pleasi: Wuterest that stands in his way. At Oold Spring Harbor ny wactenee ee le private ownership of the water front, free access to which | drils about the sturdy oak {® not without #s now shut off, has inflicted a hardship on hundreds of} !t# charm for a man until he tries it aiaets and realizes that the vine whteh clings a too much or olimba too tar must ultl- Is it surprising thet the rich man's neighbors view|mately sap the life of the oak, its the growth of his estate with diminishing affection? fabled matostay and support. But theh he ts married to the Cave ‘Woman and what's the use? in favor of the hus- CAMERA MANNERS. The camera ficnd pursued the young Duchess of Rox- Some of the Best ‘burghe across the ocean and succeeded at last in getting f@ snapshot of her. As she heard the ominous click the Jokes of the Day. defenseless victim thrust her muff before her face. It was too late. The exulting pursuer called out tri- NOT THE GAME, umphanuy, “Thank you," and the Duchess, with an ex-| “are you a moneyed man, sir?” clamation of protest, left the deck. “No, air; I'm a married man.'—De- If the inventor of the pocket camera could have fore-| {rolt Free Prete seen the detertoration of manners for which his inyention| . WELL DEFINED. vas to become responsible, would he have had the heart] ‘Pa. what is a false prophet?’ to persist In perfecting the Mttle instrument of rude with mindemisteiecreae brain ed inelvility? ; mother won't care when I explain that The photographer who took the Duchess's picture] it tas all in the ne of business.’ —Chi- against. her wiil subjected her to an insult which he but| 20 Record-Herald. intensified by his mock words of thanks. He, invaded A GRAFT GAME. her privacy and treated her with a disrespect for H Pimer—Let's play menagerie, Minnie. no Ailey abut atone. while exbibitin Ah hah Minnte—Ali right. How's it played? * eee " 6 the nonchalant) pimer—t'll pretend I'm @ monkey and disregard of decent behavior which is so commonly dé-| yon. feed me your cake.—Detroit Free veloped in the camera crank Press. This particular act may be leniently looked on as HI8 WAY. exceptional in its rudeness, Even so it was an aggra-| Good LadyYou are not one of those vated instance of a prevalent discourtesy among camera oe ae a pine in their teacher's re vou . tigers which is to be reprobated and deplored, “"poy—No'm. ie Good Lady--I thought not. Here's a Cotlexe Oratora-an Plagt The frequency of pia-| penny. agfarism ‘by college student orators, who while honest] Boy—No'm: I always pute tacks, Pins ehough about material things commit’ mental theft un-| bend too casily.—Chivago News. Diusiingly, is diMeult to understand, Discovery is almost NOT DANGEROU “inevitable, for tne ora plagiarized is usually one that) M eel. am certainly sur Y. The applause of the moment ou girls discusting ‘stud. gidned at @ price all out of proportion to ite value. It in that unmatdenty fashion, and | a {net of odd imerem: that last year's winner and thia| On Sunday, too! ) year's prospeviive winner of in Lowa oratorical contest] M@y Breeay—Oh, but they're sheologt- Were each convicted of plagiatism, eal students, you know.—Philadelphia Press. «HE DIFFICULTY. “Isn't it sometimes hard to calculate the pluraiitis by which you claim an yn Club.—The ‘reat club tor ctty boys,” Gor- on West Geventcenth street, contains billiard le Vowling alley. It seams to have ral lines, with religious requirements: ee ood feat de the insistence on amall ” Phe cud wiven promiag of oes the caloulation is casy. Verifying ti Mas iM he 1e diMewlty comes in,” INSPIRATION : ir Cad Cd a WoULosT Like To S8E A Few ACROBATH: STUNTS, Goo NeTHING To Gar savru He? BPD DP SPOLGISSS G94 GOTOH TE Oe PPPS HEDLOBDE< BSSOE and) ID LIKE TO BE A TURKEY. $ BOE 64 PEBILEDRTR OBIE DOOF 2-6-9 353868 008984 ADAPTATION amm and Aiggs--Stranded Vaudeville Team They Never Co Hungry. AND A Gooey Loao wr 1s! ~< Some Thanks¢$iving — Reflections. “Ne Xe | THEY SAY THAT TURKEY OPTEN PEARS OUGHT TO BE 30 THANKFUL, MA SENT ME TO BED QUT SUPAER A GENERAL UPRISING. BIT. THEYRE ALWAYS PLUMP AND TAT. EATEN TILLI'M SORE, SUT | WOULDNT WANT MY HEAD CUTOFF, AND I'M 30 FOLL OF TURREY NOW, BUT HOW MOCH THANKPULLER I'D BE THAT ‘TWOOLD NOT BE SORPRISING. JF 1 COULD HOLD LOTS MORE a aSeD ean | chee neeeenneteennoenantshed BUT | DONT CARE OTTORROW'S THANKSGIVI “YUL JUST TAKE uprin By PHLOEHOHOSO t {COULD'NT THINK OF THAT. | FOOOOOSHOHSHHOOHGD: PLDHDHHHHIGGHHOGOHHHOSHS OOOO! ed a Cod GEE! THeTS A GREAT. ‘i THANK: ‘YOO CAN BET Tal 9299999299 999099 99995-00999 99F91099099909F909954998FS €99-099909 9940995089004 598-39F-0999E 9949 9F- 14 F9937 99 H.D 9909 ‘e LETTERS, QUERIES AND ANSWERS. «< Apply at Astor Library. To the BAitor of ‘The Evening World: Where oan I find any newspapers of ‘April, 1889? PHARY. Bagber Pole's Signift ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: Can you tell me the ofigin of red and white atripes on a barber pole? DUFFY. A ‘barber was in old times also a aur-| weon and a dentist, ‘The red and white} stripes represented Wood and bandages. Mr. Parr Wakes Up Again, TO te altor of Tie Myening Work From ‘iscténd's greasy :aoun Florida far below, from furthest east in dear old Maine to Callformeeo, we are fxuring to bee. the band, ay? ®t we'd like to kgrow Is the prese.c age ct tty little Ann, We've tual it in al- bra, Props tion rithmatia, astronomy, And, my. oh, "me, gur braing are Almost , weperaph)}) We'll soon ls [de lunatios, in Wguring out the age of/B says he can't serve more than three Which 4s right? Anctent History Queries, Editor of ‘The Evening World: Did Nero or Julius Caesar burn Rome Was Julius Caesar assaasin- ated before or after Nero's death? that equals ten plus the age of Mary (that (# Mary she was when she was half the age of old she then), élght times nine is forty-three, mints nine leaves ten, ¢ Editor of The E ft Corbett's father a minteter ‘on or about the time Corbett foug! Nero burned Rome, presumably for hts Caesar was assasaln- ated many years beforé Nero's birth. It In Pronounced “Sho-tar.” To Ue BAltor of The Evening World: What Is the correct pronunciation of the word chauffeur? own amusement. Corbett's father was A livery stable Jeffries’s father is a preach- | ag Rhode Inland. ‘To the Bditor of The Evening World Whag is the smallest State in Unites States? fan Serve Ap Often An Eleute: {tor of Tae venting Wort ‘To the Editor of The Byenine World: In what year did Grover defeat Aamos G. Blaiue for the Presl- e ty Commandeant of Navy-W mit to visit the Navy-Yard and any of the battleships with several boys? If so, to whom must I apply? Mrs. B, W., Orange, «Champion Only of Ame: ‘To the Rdltor of The Evening World: Was John L. Sullivan ever champion of the world or only Mining of Amer- toa? RILBY, J. ‘The Old Park TI To the Editor of The evening Work was the old Park Theatre wit. mated? When was ft built and, when burned? QUIBRIST, ‘The of Park ‘Theatre was sltuated on Broadway, between ‘Twenty-first aad ‘Twenty-second stréets, It was built in| 1874, taking the name of ‘the older the-) atre fory~rly on Park Row. It az burned (1 the adternoam of Oot. 90, A says a Beosident of me OeD Hor Vania timen Le uhe Editor of Bening Worlds me © pan] 10 Aone mmbde hee ppearance @ few hours before @irs. was That Grand Idea for a Committee. bs SHH,” said the Oigar Store Man, “that Distvict- Attorney Jerome advocates the forming of a committee of representative citizens to keep cases on’ the administration.” “Great head!” remarked the Man Higher Up. “Feae for the representative citizens who don't need the morey. The report says that he wants to give the main screw a salary of $20,000 a year. The Mayor gets only $15,000. The idea has medals hanging all over it. “There are possibilities in it as wide as a private view of the Atlantic Ocean, With your kind permission and attention 1'll put you hep to the finish. “In the first place, the voters of New York get to- gether and elect a Mayot and a lot of other officials to spend the money of the city. With Mr. Jerome's plan we have to appoint a committee of representative casn- keepera to see that the Mayor and his men don't cop eft any sleepers. “Right off the reel you teli the Mayor and his officials that they are crooks before they take office. You say fo them: ‘Gentlemen, you are all to the mustard and we have given you our votes, but we don’t think you're en the level. We are afraid that when you get your lunsh hooks into the City Treasury something will stick to them. Therefore, gentlemen, allow us to put a squad of eminently respectable plain-clothes men at large salariia to keep their lamps on the layout.’ “So the committee is appointed; but who is going to keep cases on the committee? There must be another committee. Naturally the most eminently respectable and representative citizens of the town will be on the first committee, and in choosing the second committee we'll have to get down the scale a little. We have accused the city officials of being crooks, and now we've acoused our first committee of not being any too honeat to declare themselves in. “Of course there will have to be another committee to keep tab on the second committee, and. so on until everybody in town will be holding a city job. EHaeh committee is getting leas respectable with every appoist- ment, until finally, when there is nobody left to ring into the last committee, we wake up to find that it is com~- posed of a lot of hicks. “Ain't it a dream? We might have variations in it at that. Why not appoint a committee to see that the Mayor don’t steal any of the city stationery, and a com- mittee to sleuth on the Comptroller and prevent him from using city postage stamps on his personal oor- respondence? What's the matter with a committee to promote the honesty of the Borough President and a ‘committee to keep a bell-punch record of the expemdi- tures of the Sheriff?” 3 “We ought to have some way of keeping watch ever our city officials,” said the Cigar Store Man. ‘ “We have,” answered the Man Higher Up. “We have @ small army of New York reporters with noses for ‘news so long that they can shine their own shoes with’ them.” On Thanksgiving Day. Hi poor men thanks ithe Lord that he I Iw not indulged in hoverty; He has not all he could desire, In tank and wealth he could be higher, But-they are useless; and content Is he (for all his oaying rent, And dabor hard, and scanty clothes) With what he has; for well he knows ‘The rich have cares and fears untold, And troubles that are manifold. The rich man, on ‘the other hand, Who has 41] things at hie commani| Ie raising thanks to think thet he Shall never poor and needy be: Shall never feel the biting cold That out his windows rages bold: Bhall never feel of toil the sweat; hall never thirst or hungry get. ‘hat's why we all rejoice to-day, And each one has his thanks ¢o say, RALPH EARLE. 7 ome A Shoeless Princess. When King Victor Bmmanue} decreed that his little daughter, Princess Yolande, should wear the sandals which are now #0 cnuch Worn by our little people, his people were properly shocked. Fancy a Uttle princess having her bare feet protected only by an orrangement of drown leather soles ami -srage and of actualy going barefooted on the seashore! nym the Queen Gl#approved and would like to have kept her daughter's little toes covered with open-work silk @ocks and white kid Glee#, lice those of other little folks wx exalted rank, Princess opinion on hie sudject is hor, recorded, oat sepregye of her fatiypr's chip ef toot es oe 7 :