The evening world. Newspaper, December 7, 1904, Page 14

4 Women, Cie econ Amulets WPebiiahed dy the Press Publishing Company, No, 8 to @) Park Row, New York, Entered at the Post-Office } @t New York as Second-Class Mall Matter, | :NO, 18,814 a By Nixola Gresiey-Smith. | having organ- ized a thirteen club to set mu- perstition paught, firat meeting to 35% q ders, out and doing everything ¢ | they cou think of that the supersitious regard oe ee with horror. i Brave as they are, these enterprising ae IM Wet ult thirty yearyetaoe «lite book, bound) AS esate hs urroundad ti | “wg fh red and stampod in gold with the likeness of @ MAN) pupersi{tious sex. Thirteen etups with New York “mong women have deen, are and will Mes Dieaps, eppeared from the prose of « i continue to be innumerable, but without having the slightest effect on tho deep- | Nixola Greeley-Smitk, publisher. The death of William Blaikie yesterday attracts | 4; footed belief in the supernatural come | attention, not because ho was a prominent lawyer, but | joan t0'Ohe inned of GOmERKIA: “ADA because as the author of this primer of athletic training, | \: is sate to hazard that even among Purporting to teach its readers “How to Get Strong and | 1? armed members of the suppos- How to Stay So,” he led in the movement which has) found women who, having performed popularized physical culture to a point where it has ac- ol eden hag & Hatt kgaregsi quired national yoguo while attaining the dignity of & conauit clirvoyants to recover thelr ; @ollege course of instruction, The fact that Blaikie lom Jewelry or hover anxiously over a ” dies at sixty-one, after showing how rational exercise pack of dirty cards turned by a greasy (orunestaller to ascertain whether or, © should prolong man's ~ that of William Cullen Bryant, swinging down Broad- }y | establishments of those who dabble In way with long strides to his offtce to write bis daily ©)" thin ™ - Bapripgpi ss Be natege td @ditorial “leader whon past eighty, or that of Ericsson, croms their itching palms with silver kno that women conatitute the in- rd , In no wa: performing feats of strength at eighty-four, in WT ahwe akiedliy OF Wade Yietink, tie invalidates the sound principles of athletic training seos, to be sure, a few men, generally which he laid down and which thousands of youth fol- °f foreign, most often of German, ap- pearance, but these have Invariably lowed to their profit, vome to consult the ornele in regard ‘ kle began to ad- 9 business troubles; while the women, The quarter of » contury since Blelkle bega | on the contrary, seek balm of reaseur- vocate the doctrine of exerciae has witnessed an athletic! snea for thelr aching haarte evolution which is one of the most remarkable phases | The superstitions of women tn re- | | ward to love affairs are due largely al of American development. j the fart that clalrvoyanta are always | It has added half an inch to the schoolboy's chest “lever enough to tell them what they Measure and a full inch to the schoolgirl’s stature, It rr hanthaddiat ae ba ie P > al not admit | Das put golf sticks Into the hands of men whose fathers (4: \¢ is aiwaye worth a dollar to hear at their age wore chiefly concerned about slippers a that the “tall, dark man” we love |e comfortable seat near the fire; transformed barn. equally consumed with the fire of love college gymnasiums into palaces equipped with every truer bay Me acta las a Appliance for strengthening the muscles; bullt large jest with scorn and humiliation in 5 factories for the manufacture of sporting goods and short or. made millionaires of their proprietors; pald the physical, ‘> culture Instructor a salary the Latin professor envies, ° and removed outdoor games from village greens and| Be Vacant lots into anmrphitheatres erected regardleas Of! jemoin. y td bake ‘a expense. Best of all, it has given the young people of a woman happy Is to tax her oredullty hi the nation the greater bodily vigor and sounder physique Rage rin at, Be men and fortune: which constitute a foundation for good health and clean ave profited equally by th bellet and have no reason to comp! morals, such as the youth of no other nation has Ver one of the other them tn redurn Any one who haa visited the vacious 1h will ever succeed tn | Hen line the superstitions that make Non happier, Lt seema to have been # of opinion from the te- had in so large measure. | It seeing to be equally true of me It is not meant to say that all this Is due to Blatkie. And women that y ie me wy in dir mtot t beliefs, of But as one who preached the gospel of muacle as a basis) tar a hy rae a for mind at the opportune time when the whole country», soover the fine line where ce was in a mood to hear him, he {s entitled to remembrance | belle tera and superstition begins. va of physical culture,| No one his a right to complain of 7 for his large part in the propaganda of phy the superstitious woman—not even the : nee | husband whose hard-earned dollars A SUBWAY MISTAKE. find thelr way to the coffers of th Subway approach, which | “lairvorw the palmiet and others ‘ The Reventy-second street , fete ite eomple- Jef thet Ik—for her superstition is The Evening World on June 1, long before | merely a » manifesiation of the very general oredultty that owt men tion, criticised as “architecturally ont of harmony with )ery gener A {ts surroundings and obtruding offensively on a@ fine} her charm, street prospect,” and afterward opposed as dangerously situated, has since come in for the deriunciation of the} LETTERS, West End Association. A petition sent by that body to! to dhelr heppiness and roundings and be architecturally a credit, instead of an to the city.” No, 105 Rast Twent 7 ; To the Editor of The Eventi Dullding artistic. It is late in the day and will be ex-|..,,, pensive to correct the error. But perhaps the publicity | attending its correction will be worth the cost as a ‘warning precedent protecting the city from future blun- or has there been one at any time? HK. EB. U. Namber of Gallons, To the Editor of The Evening World In answer to BE. W., euble Inches. Divide this by inches. the number of cubte «allon, 2M cuble inches ina with the terwinal of the New Jersey tunnel placed at Thirty-fourth street and Sixth avenue, its natural and rational location, that traffic centre, already dangerous, gallons in well JAa. G Will be congested beyond the power of the police to cope Yes mianh ainple: Srovial | Te the Baitor of The Evening World with adequately u Ee PEST MNOR 5 RAGS fOr o's sermon: doen In thie bountey Of underground or overhead crossings, With this terminal there, in addition to the stations of he become Presktent of the Pennsylvania tunnel, the moving sidewalk and the ‘ates !f elected? Subway link tunnel from Forty-second street to Union 't 1# Pronounced Like “#w Bquare, the present crush will be multiplied many fold. 72 [n¢ PAltor of The Evening World: we is the correct * It will be necessary, as is suggested by a member of , “wulte,” the AL (referring W a suite of the Merchants’ Association, to plan on a large acale at sound? BE, 8. W. Min point for passageways which will make crossing safe A Question Answered, s for pedestrians. And with the lesson of the afterthought To the Edttor of The Evening Wortt & bridge terminal in mind it might be well to plan, 9. 7 Hackensack asks if 4 man who id * syulrrel which Is on the tree and vivich Keeps facing the man at every JURY LAW SHORTCOMINGS. turn, T think the man does go around the examination of talesmen in the Patterson trial |", .e chee sik aura ae its slow length along, the deficiency of the jury | ot the pond (in the water), and @ man through which the incapacity of a single Juror may | ¥!'h a net with one end of it staked noeaibly defeat the ends of justice, while im- om the other aide. The man sturts and | ah Wawarranted expense on the county, ts made the net with hie) the pond, and the fien vi “The flasco of the first trial has shown |«wius around on the opposite aide from A mew cinstle law, either one providing for) \N¢ man. but in the same direction, x itt or validating the ver. |X the pos det wee toon. When than twelve. If the new tria) e- th Cave ae Ar creating ao ‘ tee oes and Omens, ; at % | dety the de-| } mons of il! luck | r morning ot evening, in New York mirrors, walk-| @lly fmmune to eupermition may be | { lite to ® rugged old age, such as, "% the beloved of thelr hearts love 4 the Mayor yesterday recites the “serious danger to life QUESTIONS, \9 and limb” which the structnre offers and calls for its) . s rebuilding “in sucb way as to harmonize wiih the sur-) ANSWERS. _— — World ‘Good taste has characterized the underground stations) Wherg ig the Childrn's oy 4 dhe the Subway, and the departure from {t in this Instance G. B. B., Greenville, N. J. Ima had no satisfactory explanation. It was entirely feas- Ro, wn, to make the 7° the Filltor of The Evening World “ ‘thle, as the example of Budapest has shown, t ide Rites ot the Bene wee who asks the! | ders t in public works. uae arenitee hpi ai ak | number of gallons in a well 6 feet di- Jameter 20 feet deep, I offer the follow. A SERIOUS TRAFFIC PROBLEM. [inp Siston’ susnre ine ulnmeren "| ‘The police have dealt eMfciently with conditions of! Which gives 36 rquare feet. Multiply trafiic congestion at the Bridge, at Forty-second street \"!* ww be ee big pi = and Fifth avenue, at Columbus Circle, at the Twenty+|py 1723 the number of cubin inches third street pleza and elsewhere. But it is clear that in a cuble foot, This gives 14,100 forelgn parentage an American, and can) ‘ United) § Pronunciation ‘ wrlks aronnd a tree also walks around | walks around (taking the other end o | | wae $0004 440004040000 PV0SO14 040 1499440009040004000000 04000000004 HIRTERN | women of Brooklyn, ing under jad-| ® b4 ® $ 3 & + $ o $ ‘ » ‘ bd ° 2 3 ‘ 3 3 P 4 ° 2 1? 3 $ ® & > » o Py & Ps * ® * * and the answer will be 588+) 2 $ $ : 3 : ? E + ie flee The Simple Life. (By 7. E. Powers.) ITS A LONESOME PLACE= ARENT You GOING To A THEATRE Motto! ITs Gooo Re A acme oe | Try the Simple Cult on Your Mother-in-Law, and She’lt Bother You No More. ‘MARY JANE Has a New Bow and Arrow. & & & | & # & & Bw She and Kickums Play William Tell, and the Two: Dads Are Checkmated at Their Game of Chess, >| Te Powers, GET AWAY FROM HERE | You SCAMP. » THE w EVENING » WORLD'S » HOME. MAGAZ $ 3 3 ® 4 PE DPIES LS DSOOOSSOSGIOE DPI ODIOO SISO LOS EP POD S809 99 POO 9O FOE ;| Mr, Nagg, do not begin those unjust accusations again, . What Happens to the Poker iver Who Relies on “ Luck.” SEB," said The Cigor Store Man, “that a Ger~ $6 man Judge hem decided in court that poker |s ‘ | Not a game of obanoe.” \ | “My tions,” remarked The Man Higher Up, “have always led me (o believe that | they don't play poker in Germany, Did you ever see two | Germans play! jor? Did you ever hear two ay prentices | f shop drag out their mandolins and 4 tackle the’Miserere on a rainy afternoon, “Howhver, the chances are that ‘Doc’ Owen and pe! peed travellers have been working on the ships, and have succeeded in pushing an idea of | thé game into Germany. Evidently the Judge must Maow something about it, when he comes out and sys that {it fs not a game of chance, “Poker is not a gamo at all, It la across between @ = 4 selence aid a profession. The man who plays poker elmply to pass away the time finds that he Is passing away his money likewise. [f It wasn't for the poker- | Players who go in because they think that there is lucie | in the game the good players would have to draw cards against each other—a condition that would result La | many of them going to work, or starving to death. “T've seen men who knew nothing about the prince; or laws of average in poker sit down and draw fb houses, and finshes, and straights, and fours like theln | hands were smeared with molasses and the cards were | fies, But they never held the pace. The time always |came when the game hil its level of skill against the | chance of holding up an ace and ten of diamonds to make a straight flush, and the checks went to the side of the | table that represented the skill.” “Poker looks to be an easy game to learn,” ventured = ¢ Tho Cigar Store Man. “That's the reason why It keeps so many people ? | broke,” sald The Man Higher Up. (SXERRS HEME KAMER Mrs. Nagg and Mr. — « By Roy L. McCardell. 3 , MEARK XMM “D ON'T you feel the spirit of Christmas, Mr. Nagg. No, you ave pertectly sober, yon say? I suppose you think that's u Jul i suppose you think B | am only some one to be twitted and made a show of! “Instead of being ierry and pleasant, instead of trying th make a few jolly remarks, like Mr, Smig does,-you onlyp 2 & 2 oe = - “You are soriy you sald you were sober? Oh, Mr, Ni | do you forget that there is « young man in this house, a boy, in fact, my little brother Willie? “What effect will such words have on him? “You are silent now! You never seem to take any Intete est in Brother Willie or In his career and yet he ts so fond of you and so interested in what you do. “He ts always trashing your clothes and will slip quietlp {nto the room early In the morning, and you know he isn’t strong since he has been pinying football, and needs his morning rest. Yes. as I was ofteu daa nim come | Ing Into the room before you wake to brush your clothes. ' “Yes, you say you have been missing change? Please, ' You wil! be accusing me next uid | have never taken a cent out of your pocket In my left except when somebody came to collect bill or I neoded some money anc didn't want to ® | wake you. “Drother Willle fs 90 eager to know what you are going to wet him for Christny He told me to tell you not to worry or agitate yourself ever ploking him out a gift. He ts so thoughtful he doesn't want to cause you any annoys | ance, #0 you con givo him the money and he will buy It, | “He le so very anxious to give you some handsome gifs but th jor boy has no money, he wants to surprise you, So if you will give me twenty dollars to aive to him he wild Lad you something nice, “Tle spends all his spare time in the Five and Ten Cent ’ | Store wondering what simple gift would please you. “Tho other day turted to bring home half a dosem ° things to shew yuu, when they stopped him at the door and took them: ‘away from him and threw him out in a most = * | brutal manner and threatened him with arrest, although | he explained that ho had only Intended to run eroung te the house and show the (hings to you, “T will have to make a handsome present to Mrs. Stryver, because she Is going to hold some swell receptions this wine ter, and I know she will leave me off her list unless I come up with a costly piece of cut glass or something like that, She 1s nothing but a blackmailer, and I don't care whe & knows it, although I wouldn't have anyone hear me say it for the world, for tt would be just like eome of the hatetut cata to run and tell her, “IT want all the money you can spare, Mr. Nagg, for whole lot of people presents. I intend to nice, too, “You won't huy me something so I will get it myself, Now, don't go around putting your money in those Salvation Army kettles like you did last year. Remember that Christe mas begins at home, Mr. The “Fudge” Idiotorial This is the sea Now Eat ton in which the Snowballs! poor can thrive | * Copyrot, 1904, by the Planet Pub. Co, i Snowballs are pe! They can ALL EAT SNOWBALLS! It Is better to EAT snowballs than cocktails, There - are NO FEATHERS In snowballs, Snowballs are light and flaky! They will NOT INJURE the most delicate stomach, They can be HAD for the MAKING! H Let us all REJOICE that the snowball season Is here AGAIN, As the poet says: There is football And baseball, And the baw! of the street ; ; The highball ‘ And low ball, . But the snowball's the treat | ; The cool, refreshing snowball is ddan TRUST, Wevee that Dr. Wndbry ing to CART oy to ‘