The evening world. Newspaper, August 17, 1904, Page 10

: ‘ by the Press Publishing Company, No. 69 to @ fai Row, New York, Entered at the Post-Ottice } ‘et New York as Becond-Ciass Mall Matter, PTVOLUME 45..0.0000c000..NO 4The Evening World First t wt of columns of advertising in The Evening World during first six 18,702. Pf wionths, 1904......sccccseerseees 74700 Do} Number of columns of advertising in Evening World during first six ‘ months, 1903... + . 6,019 INCREASE ...0000:00005 1, 081 ‘ { Ne ether oix-day paper, morning or evening, In New |} Werk EVER carried in reguiar editions in six consecutive a uch @ volume of display advertising as The Evening Carried during the first six months, 1904. THE ENCUMBERED STREETS, Sy : street and sidewalk surface months of inoxcusable delay, is still unrestored. City ‘Beil Park, though undergoing piecemeal restoration, is etill on its Park Row side a wilderness of paving Forty-second street eam of Broadway fs just jug from ohaos. The subway has been made to cover a multitude of of street neglect. The excuse is no longer valid, subway contractors were through with Elm street, example, last March, and the work of restoration defintely promised for June. The fault lies else- ‘@here, in & lax official supervision, arising partly trom absence of diroct responsibility and in part from infrequent use of such powers as are vested in the heads of departments | ‘Vernon and the New Haven Road—A David and Geliath contest which will be watched with attentive in- been entered into by the city of Mount the New York, New Haven and Hartford Company. Notice has been served on this cor- unless within forty-eight hours & ceases eoal on its engines while passing through the “most drastic methods will be adopted ts, non-compliance with the order will arrest of the offending engine drivers up of the entire system. Mount popular encouragement in its fight. Its if i beings to terms thie hardened im the matter of smoke ordinance i! i if E & 5 te #8 E Fe Hy F i it SUBWAY TRAINMEN, "dm interesting Ught is thrown on modern standards - @tlabor efficiency by the publication of the requirements fm positions on ths subway. 7) @m in the applicants, but moral as well. Those who ‘the rigid examination must be in the prime of man Tt will note also the Question of age limit, age, And in considering Only in Now York are conditions of official neglect ‘to be found such as have prompted the theatre managers '@f the Long Acre Square region to combine for proteo- ‘ton against the further usurpation of the streets by con. Where Broadway and Seventh avenue are in- “tereected by Forty-second street 15,000 playgoers pasa |l 3 Rightly as through « main gateway to the near-by ‘theatres, In their petition the managers represent that @ to their doors has been greatly impeded and almost impracticable for canriages because of and ditches and the occupation of much of the by bullding The conditions complained of at this point are by no ay Means unique. Change the locality and they fit any one ef halt dozen other busy centres, Elm street, after i | for being a boor, How to Get a Wife, and How Not To, — By 'Nixola Greeley-Smith. | —— | | © sudject of “How reais 10 be Ket * but the A woman at the pres & husband must neces fe jollier, with enough jer sentiment r 1 luxurtes worth It HE answer to thes conundrum 19 easy. Now- it is a am proposition to oatch a husband, whereas It requires considerable ingenu- ty for even the homeliest and least eligible of men to avold taking do not n newepaper zine articles to tell them how to get Into jall, though thousands of mel. anoholy mortals in sequestered stripes would doubtless be very much Inter- ested in @ public discussion as to ways and means of getting out [ jada leult doomed to a life of penal servitude, ren dered more or less agreeable by the character and general aspect of the faller, Tt ds because this fact is so unl versally accapted that the successful her has to possess all the qual- World reader. Foremost among these undoubtedly ts the ability to play out dexterity and unfaltering patience tha would put Isaak Walton to shame’ an at the crucial moment to follow that wisest of angler’s advice, and “put her hook through the victim's mouth and out at his gills,” and tn so doing use him as though she loved him. catching m husband—and meantime the counsel as to how to get @ wife. most charming girl you know and pro- pose to her, May be ehe won't have yout Then try the most pleasing of those that remain, Bveatually, you will land some one and she will probably be lote nicer than you bave any right to apect. Use all powslble celerity in reaching the proposal point, but If she 7 gota there before you do, quit. To be fure, there ian’ any reason why you should quit, except that under the clroumatances—uniess in the ease of a widow—men usually do on the principle of the American mother arriving at a foreign hotel, who when her enthus- lastio daughter remarked that there were some awfully nice people in the dinng-toom that booked as if they wanted to know her, replied fofty: “Then, my dear, you can't possibly wish to know them.” ‘Theretore if you are of « bold, pinati- cal disposition, propose to the girl you ike, If, on the contrary, you are of ehy, shrinking nature wait a while and ll propose to you. Bo much for Iw to get a wife And now for the other and more difioult halt of the proposition—how not to get one, As & general thing It may be said thet no man may remain @ bachelor without establishing @ reputation among women Quite recently @ disconsclate thing discoursed to me on her trafiee Dursult of a middle-aged and extremely Gigible bachelor whom ahe had humor. ously declared to her intimates she ta- tended to capture, “1 really thought I was making some progress for a while,” she comically confided, “for I actually got @ smile @nd a grunt of recognition trom him every time we uret, and that's more than aay giri has had tn years, But We never got any further along, and 1 finally made up my mind that hope frpee gy subsist om @ smile, se 1 cut out,” Now this mam was not naturally « ‘time has not been eo bad that we sbould be un- the end of the winter, to see itedike again. COUNTY JAIL REFORMS, Tt gratifying to have the assurances of the Gheriff the abuses in the county jail which were exposed De. Auguste Charles Vuladier have been corrected Reforms instituted which will prevent their $ acts of extortion complained of have been ented, fhe sources of graft out off, and the prisoners relieved . petty tmpositions to which Dr. Valadier charged WW Were eutyjected. incidentally the Sheriff found that hy prisoners are confined in the jail who ought not been sent there, and he will do what he can to fnterest of a better prison dis- Ite merit will suffer no detrac. it comes as the result of an ox- The World gave publicity, Cannot the in- begun be extended to include an inquiry Of the entire fraternity of door at all, but he was reson wedded to his po seemed to feel that enly by presenting i One way to find @ woman call when she “tas jan’t tm — either force nor skill ean turn. the st of & woman's wih A woman really thinks she meang What she says—while she is eying tt. When & man betes with @ woman he always loves whether he wins or not. The summer girl was Probably born j with an fee-cream spoon in her mouth, Any young man who can save up money during his engagement orrd to marry, Rather than prolong the argument a wise man will admit that a woman ts ford t marry, There are two kinds of girls; one Jeada & man heavenward and the other steers him up againet « soda fountain. O-O-0-9-6-2.2-9 9 $9-00-0966-6-6-6-644.54 2555-05-58: ‘The moment @ woman throws out her! @ line and lands him the average man is] ‘ 0 ably defined by The Evening | . rope with al « But all this part of the eolence of| ‘ ‘This therefore for him: Piok out the| | “ THE # EVENING w# WORLD'S # HOME. |) Wi TO THRow ORICK Si $9 066-0-5-3-2-2-08 er 9 ‘Mary J young man waite patiently for sage! %, LETTERS, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS. —_—— Doctors Differ on This. Te the Rditer of The ‘Worlt What ts the moet hygienic attitude in which to lie when sleeping? =. Friday. ‘To the DiMor of The Brening On what day 44 Nev, 4 I, fall? Bora Carrell, 0., 1975, ‘To the Editor of The Evening Wort: When and where was James J. ast fries bora? JaMEs & Pushoarts Versvs Curt Brokers. ‘To the Editor of The Bvening Worltt T havpmed to be in the vieinity of Wall street recently and saw « the poor peshoart peddlers fy Noe of the olty of New York; and tloed alao that the ‘curb brokers’ were let alone to ccoupy nearly halt of Broad street between Beaver street and Exrhange place without being both ered whatever, [# this fair play? Why does not the city refund to the ped. diers the amount of their license feo they are not silowed to sell thelr wares? T am not a peddler, but, like The Even- ing World, | am a dectded believer in ‘fadr play.” 17m R Superintendent of Interurban Ce, To the EBiitor of The Evening World Where can I apply for a position tn the New York tunnel? JOHN P.M You Must Take Ont Papers. To the Eititor of The Evening World: I am forty years of age, of foreign birth, My father waa naturalized after I had passed my twenty-first birthésy; have been in this country since I was fifteen years olf. Must I take out papers, or am I a citizen by virtue of my father being « citisen? PEPDOIDDEDODOEEDD EDT 194 090900000040408) 6616400066-000056404 000004 LLIE WIS ane and Her’ Tabby Play “Black Hand.” # Papa Receives a Threatening Letter and Is Frightened Into Putting $5 Behind a Rose 1 oagY eet ai 2 <4 eel * me MAGAZINE. 2 # Gene Carr’s New “Kid.” ww w He Knows All About Handling Brick and He Gives the Other Kids a Lesson in the Art, ¥. ‘§ < J) GENTLEMEN, LET ME SHow |) You How To Do iT! POOR DEAR' SHES SEEN STOLEN! Now (IF THAT DONT MAKE DAD COME \ uP WITH THE | Goos My } NAME AINT | MARY JANE, By Martin Green. Why There Will Not Be Any Post-Season Championship Series. 669] SHE.” said the Cigar Store Man, “that Mugsy i MoGraw and John Brush persist in refusing to allow the Glants to play a post-season game with the American League team in case both win the pennant.” “The decision,” explained the Man Higher Up, “Is due entirely to the softness of heart of McGraw and Brush, The hearts of these great baseball generale are Ifke two globules of baby food. Thetr one object in life , is to sidestep giving anybody pain. “They figure that if they play the Highlanders a post- season series the result would be sudden death for Clark Griffith and Ban Johnson. Harry Pulliam, President of the National League, backs them up. Mr. Pulliam would lose his jewelry rather than eee anybody suffer—even for a drink. “Outside of\that, Mr. Brush and Mr. McGrew have arranged to give thelr scholarly young men a tour abroad at the close of the season. All the art treawures of the' Orient and the Oontinent are to be thrown open to the sturdy band of ball jugglers and gum chewers who have given New York the name of baving a winner at the | Polo Grounds for the fire time in « Vicr-Presidential | vandidate’s age, almost. Dan McGann and Roger | | Bresnahan fairly pant for a ‘chance to browse among | the picture galleries of Paris. The effervescent Mr, ‘Bowerman yearna for a view of the Sphinx at close range, that he may learn how to respect an umpire, 3 rs | | Mr, McGraw can’t sleep nights thinking of the countless | volumes of rare {iterature awaiting the caress of his : » > > THERE! I Guess THEYLE FINO "THAT ALL RIGHT: Buy A AUTOMOBILE! WELL “I GUESS firm white hand fn the ol libraries of the ripe civilisa- tion of the East. ' “As for money—Mr. Brush and Mr, McOraw scorn it, That a post-season series would accumulate them a mass of mazuma that would choke the subway is a matter of no consideration, Fame fs all they want, and they have stored away so much fame this season that the mere possgesion of ft has become embarrassing.” “Have you ever thought,” queried the Cigar Store , Man, “that perhaps the reason the National Leaguo don't want the Giants to play the Highlanders is be- cause they are afraid of being stung?” “Skiddoo!"” snorted the Man Higher Up. “You can’t sting a magnate. You may beat him, but you can't sting him.” Primitive Perambulator. Koryak women of Northwestern Siberia, having no cam riages in which to convey their offspring. resort to the tne genious method of dropping the tiny creatures Into blinket bags which are tightly strapped about the mothers’ necks, ‘ PPDOOLDSDIDDD 6 4-9460409006604400-664- The Humorist at the Barber's, SOME OF THE cones BEST JOKES The “Fudge” Idiotortal OF THE DAY.| (iiciaromiar pace or tre EVENING FUDGE _— . A WHOLESOME DREAD, poorly mad Wis 4 aie ts be Gk Why Lire in a House? tarday you fergot to tell me the name When a of it” ] “ANI you want to kaow how to order ‘em eht’ “No, how mot to entor them,"—Phil- adelphia Press, ORIGINAL PHILOSOPHY. “When I gi personally acquainted,” said the orginal philosopher, “with some of the fellers that the wimmen folka goes orasy over it oures me of ever wantin’ ¢o be popular with’ th’ wimmen folks.”—Daitimore American. HI® BLUNDER. “Yes, she and her husband quarrelied. It seems he told ‘her was just too sweet for anything since thelr marriage” ~wellr” “Well, she was meuited, of course, ‘That was a6 much as to say she wasn’t ‘Just too sweet for anything’ always.”— Philadelphia Press. i NEW DESCRIPTION. “That patient has one of the most tn- 'q Succotash Tree WiITSu ply You with Sheiter and Pood. (Copyrok 1804, by the Planet Pub Co) the privilege ‘ living {a {owned by Plutocrats and corperations. THE TRUSTS bullt these houses to SPITE the Common People keep them POOR. THE EVENING FUDGE has a plan whereby Its PAMILY of readers may outwit the trusts and BRISH the Plutocrats, ‘ REFUSE TO LIVE IN A HOUSE! When you see house coming your way SIDESTEP. Plant nures, “che has what I would call a lovety indimposition.” — Washington Star. ” “That's the third time you've cut me!” “Thankyer, sir. I was beginning to lose count.” HER BLUNDER, A NOBLER AMBITION. Our bearding-house wae busted up; “"Tis a great ambition O1 how,” sald | wn: The mistress was too rash. Cassidy, “To work #0 ya'll hov lots o | kir She couldn't pay her rent because money, Ol suppose?’ said Casey, fine put real ment in hash. “No; to hov lota o° money so Oi won't KNEW HI® PLACE. “These cards és wore out,” com plained the old bos’n In Snug Harbor;