The evening world. Newspaper, February 25, 1907, Page 12

Sern a OIC ce raceme rat eae Ww \ Mbp in hei @ 53 to M Park Now, New York. shed by the Press Publishing Company, No. Entered at the Post-OMice at Now York wx Sccand-Class Mail Matter, “VOLUME 47... Gi «NO. 16,624. THE SELF-TAKING OF. LIFE. RE there any circumstances under which the self-tak; ing of life is justifiable? ‘This question is presented again in an extreme’ form in the case of Sherwood D. Ives, who died recently on a ranch in New Mexico, The social and medical prominence of, Dr. Ives and the jhigh standing of his father, Mr. Brayton lves, the banker, make his case the more remarkable. Dr. Ives-was a skilled surgeon, He had gone to —the-ranch for test-and-to-hunt. ~He-was many-miles from medical attendance. of any kind, from any’ drug stores, nurses and physicians. By accident he shot himself in the thigh, the bullet taking -a-slanting course: upward and lodging under, tz shoulder blade. iTts coursé was not determined -untii-atter his-death: part and that the wound was not necessarily fatal. _ Dr. Ives did not know this” *Hé lay helpless in great pain... He had a’small quantity of opiates with him, which he administered to himself, and tried to alleviate his pain. The supply of opiates was soon exhausted. .He decided that his injury was. mortal. . His agony was which ig the wound, and by slightly diverting its course ~ at once brought his sufferings to a permanent end. been made and a surgeon secured from ‘the distant town, Dr. Ives might gical care, his life might have been saved. . The case is a strong one against the oft-repeated claim that in cases _-to death..._Dr.-Ives believed that-hls injury was mortal. ‘The pain be was suffering was excruciating. — But it is very doubtful-whether-he eae patient the prescription he used for him- As to an adult there are few Instances where a death sentence can be Hrrevocably pronounced. The vitality of men differs greatly, The desire _ to live varies even more, The course of nature cannot be infallibly pre- ZN hy oub erta ed. dise lencies are beyond ques- !All that medical science and care It was then: ascertained that-it-hadtouched no vital] usé his probe’ fo locate the bullet. The other men) “on the ranch could neither diagnose his injury nor)’ for atime he took the surgeon's needel_with | As it turned out, Dr. Ives might have recovered. Had every effort i of incurable sickness the patient should be peacefully and mercifully put |: Daily Magazine, Monday, i] orld’s NOISE RIGHT oF HIM ‘ADE eee eee A REST! DOWN THeRE ) The Day of Rest. | 5 By Maurice Ketten. February 25, 1907: 9 x eo; yi By Albert Payson Terhune. No, 19—RICHARD LION HEART—The Hero Whe Won Fane aud Nothing Elsc. ; ICHARD COEUR DE LIUN (Lion Heart) would have no righttul\ | place In a series of “Herces Whe Made History” {fit were not rr the offect'his example hud on later warlike generations. Ho ts usually {looked on as one of England's great’Kings. As a matter tof fact, he was nothing of the sort. } Bad son, bad husband, bad King and bad man; great: fighter and poor general; strong of body, wexk of principle; herofc in battle fekle In peaced an ‘English King who could not speak the English language; generoup when the mood was on him, merciless ‘riffian at all other times—he eme bodies all that was worst and roughest of his rude age. Nearly a century had elapsed since Duke William of Normandy hm | wrested Engjand from the Saxons, More modern French customs and culture were replacing primitive boor{shness. The +Norman rule was. | proving a-good thing for-the country, -yet that-rule-was ome of: brute-force {rather than of any especial kindness or justice, One of the sternest, ‘most. ; brutal of Duke William's descendants was Henry II. He subdued Scotland and kept cl whole island-in awe: Richard was his third son and.was Say NOISE To ; born at Oxford.in 1157, At twelve he was’ made Duke of Aquitaine (for Male Cert. the. English Kings still held many of their French possessions). and was RERECRSECSECelCeSs ese eCecece: phenceforth-dronght tpt Fiance, There he imbibed the Gallic fdeus of chivalry, music, lovo and adventure, At this tinin hé was formally be- f jtrothed to Princess Alice of France, who was a mere baby. In 1173, when jonly stxteen, he joined his ‘wo elder brothers in rebeMing against their. father’s harshness and went to war against: Henry. The rebellion was put ‘down and Richard was pardoned; wlthough his fetter never fully trusted “him again. < , 3 “The two élder, brothers died and Richard In 118s this Became heln ‘to-the (English throne_Henry_Il. wanted him, in-view of-ithis, to give the Duchy. ‘of Aquitaine to hid younger brother John, Henry's favorite son. Richard refused. Henry threaténed to. distnherit him and make Johr helr to the throne. Richard joined forces with Philip Augustus (King: of fs Q e pay Gt brother of Princess Alice), and, on t {lip's advice and by his alliance, he again made | Binge Waron His war on lis'father. Philip had always been Richard's Own Father! ‘evil, genius and moulded the weak, violent youth to = hia own. purposes... Rishard—and—}la-French ally. overcame the aged Henry and forced him to sign a treaty giving Richard his rights. Two days after the treaty was signed, Henry dled heart= broken. Riqhard was crowned King of England in September, 1189, under the title of Ricaard I. Rasits Two. years earlier, he had been Influenced to pledge himself to join one of the crusades agninst the Saracen rule of the Holy Land. Phflip of France and many other European leaders were also partakers in the “crusade. “Rictard, to ralse nioney for the ptrpose, sold many high offices, released. Scotland from Jallegiance-to England and levied many taxes. Then he joined the French King and they started for the East. During a halt at Sicily, Richard quarreiled with the King of that country and cap- tured Messina. Then he quarrelled with Philip and refused to keep his —Promisé-to-marry the —lntter's sister Alice, By -the-time the crusaders fairly began operations in the Qrient, their leaders were nearly all {n= Pvolred-in-diesracefir squabbles with cach otter, and-Richerd-war-at-the botiom of most of these disputes. Where leaders are at odds their subord- {nates can seldem noeomplish much. So {t proved in this case. thetr disagreerrents the crusaders captured the city of Acre, in the early summe? of 1190, Then Philip tired of the sport and went back to France.- Richard was now foremost man In the expedition. “The Moslems were leat by the Sultan Saladin, who had worked his way up from a menial position and who had recently captured Jernsalem from the descendants of the fret crusader. Saladin had surrendered Acre under ‘certain conditions which he later forgot to fu’ Richard jogged his memory by~- massacreing $.700-Mahometan—pri “Saladin tried to avenge their death, but_ | Richard -beat him in battle at, Arsuf and marched on Jerusalem When the crusaders were within sight of the Holy City the French + nllies-refused-to-advanece-further,-and Richard wos _foreed_to fall _back on Ascalon. There he offended Duke Leopold of Austria, who returned home’ vowing vengearice. The allies had another quatre) as to who should bo King of Jerusalem were the city ever taken. This further weakened the army and a second advance on Jerusalem proved-a worse fallure than the first, Just then Richard recelved nows that his old enemy Philip, had stirred up Jchn to claim the English throne in nis brother's nbsence, In view of this Riehard mate a truce with Saladin and satled back post+ haste for England, having accomplished nothing In the "Uoty tame except! to help In the taking of Acro. =, “Hon that r al scie id do fs to prolong the time of "Suffering. It is not like recovery from a gunshot wound or a case of ‘Pneumonia or typhoid fever. The question as to babies before the con-_ = science hi used and the power of self-judgment awakened stand. | apart from such cases as that of Dr, Ives, Should a doctor in those cases _ fight against Nature's decree? j ee png __STATION-HOUSES. OLICE COMMISSIONER BINGHAM should not Ics: his temper over the Board of, Aldermen. He ha __asked for: a large appropriation tor _néw_ station. houses, which the Board of Estimate and the Boa’. of Aldermen are not assenting to with the alacrity: which -he would. desire- = While Commissioner Bingham’s bill to make the police inspectors detailed instéad of permanent and to increase his responsibility for the detective force-is-good, -his-station-house-plan-might-well-be held for fuller consideration, : ~__ One-of the defects in the New York police or- 2 ion which make for extensive corruption is the station-house sys- tem... Prisoners. should nat be taken to_the. precinct. station-houses..-All that these station-houses should be used for is as dormitories and waiting- - rooms: for the men and as sub-offices of the department. All prisoners as Soon as they are arrested should at once be taken to division, houses, where an inspector and a Magistrate should be present at all hours, This — would prevent precinct shakedowns. It would enable the brea ing up. of _dhe.professional bondsman. graft... It. would obviate the Rreat-i : locking up innocent prisoners over night. “The change would-also sive a great deal of money for the taxpayers, ich-is'a-point-welt- worthy: of occasional’ considerati¢ on, Letters from the People. eneees) ! pleasant, ‘but I. can. alsa hor A Schoolgiri'a Request. evening World |that there aro many whos bra problema forse not pleasant. T write from expo: Feaders to solve. I attend a school In}ence, having been tn other employment which we happened to come acrasa| Where 'T not had a ple nt home, Abess'two\ problems) which perplexed us | Wiiy not every Indy be kind to her Nery much, Ail of us itis differed In | Bervan GOLDSTEIN, Our answers, and 80 our teacher suc: | gested we should put ft to Evening World readers for Alscussion, | ~The first problem is; “Halt the sum firemen or the fr tment apparatus of New York ‘of two numbers tf 20 and & times their | city Aifterence ts 20. ind the numbers.” | \heiney ay Des na mosenmienialany Nes, ‘The second js; A certain number when Wane Me. T think a city as _ Glyided by a‘second number gives 1 for} oo yy tee fruly with no many fires | a quotient and 4 for a remainder. It 3] + RPM STE Pe One for} RK OF Mt, Their spay ta} times. the 4 twida she rec number ta divided by number the quotient they hw out | of bed and go to nres son Ws 11 and remainder 4 Find the num-|ang soven timea ne nighte ny ae ber, Rie KA |know whethe Yeneyer, In It the Housewife’s Faultt to’ thetr fam Mo the Edltor of The Evening World; | ‘The housewives are partly responsible | for the nearclty of servants by not treating them with kindness and cour-| writing to such teay. It every lndy showed Idndnesa| ger-tips have b to her servant and mate | fx Pisnaant for her she would In my | ne t e above condition or to} T am aure that ny and coUr- stenographers would be grateful for In- Seay, end my home has been made very formation along thia ling TYPIST, To ORES. we-know,—are-persons who talk about their B affairs when we want to talk about ours. As yet no —-auecessful-plan-for-the elttmination-of-bores-has-been Ormulated, But I have a suggestion to make about them, which, I think, 1s at Jeast worthy of consideration. That !s the establishment of a conversational exchange column. |. Men and women whose friends failed to satisfy their con- rsational needs might insert advertisements after this ‘ashion: ‘ DADY. Mestre to talk ‘about a popular matinee Idol will ex- change conversation with lady Inter- ested In servant problem or the pecu- liarities of hushands, GOLF FIEND would like to arrange -taik tournament -with-grand -opera-en- rhusinst id Bo on. witha burnin; ‘There might haye to be an umptre to hold the watch | bore problem would be solved: Thompson’s Night Out DON'T see How MOURE GOING TOGET OFF TO-NIGHT | THOMPSON} _ NOR 1} BUT MAY- BR SOMETHING. WILL TURN UP! AG | Rough on Gus. In Thetr Own Coin. tay two ladies hired q cab and VETTE GUILBDRT, the charming { tho driver hls dollar for thelr French actress, now speaks En- with the following coins: A glieh well enough ¢o joke Jn It. Wunved tecent ce ten given tn her honor by @ Phil- tee hoont | #delphia women's club she said: SE ROE AiMeult. But one word y Any differeat meanings, he miscellany fo: At J¥ Hometimes vexing. other suid to her daughter: "Don't you find Gus rather rough? At oadly, aii ly, and asked! phe daught sods whimale Well, well, now, and how biter Siseceana ered zw ith ya. falng jong ou been saving up for-this| “Yea, mamma; and he eays nico litt day t* shaves every day,’ ™ Ed oe treat to-day?’ ! i Coen wel, IF HERE 19' NT MRS. THOMPSON boG! WAIT! OT. A SCHEMB! oS By Nixola Greeley-Smith. and_a clubroom established is journey by Jand ee ee manyEuropean rulers he had offended, ho foared capture, so he disguised himself us a pilgrim and started across the continent on feot. And now he was to pay the price of his wholesale” Insolence.-—-Down—mroaped—Leopeit—_ot- Austria upon the disguised monarch, captured and turned Mint overt tre kmperor of Germany,—— The > Emperor held Ricard in high ransom and forced |htm to surrender to the German throne the Kingdom of England, then to lrecelve It back as a mere vassal to Germany, ‘The payment of the ransom nearly Inrpoverished, Engiand and placed her people under heavy taxes, Moreover, John and Philip, by influence with- the Emperor, prolonged Richard's imprisonment for two years. ats In March, 1194, Richard was released. and hurrled home to-find- his brother John In virtual possession of the Island. Richard ernshed tho re- ellion and was a pecond time crowned king. In a freak of generosity he forgave John; but his magnanimity: did not extend to Philip. He at once }eet- about-Jevylng unbearatle-taxes, -ratsed-an army nnd_attacked. France. For five years the war between Philip and himself dragged on, Then a truce was made, and Richard. In a quarrel with 9 French vassal over ths ownership of a hew-found-tronsure, besieged the castle of Chaluz.—Durlng was killed by an arrow. os Sens aeienard Lion _Hoart, English King, who had spent fn England less than one year of his fruitless ten-year reign, He had done nothing: for his country, nothing for—his—people,_nothing for_the world at Jarre. But the tale of his deeds, magnified in the telling, made England respected among the nations and spurred Englishmen on to greater courage in battle in ah effort to emmiate their hero's ferocious courage and reokloss..dlare- rard for life. In Mfe Richard was a failure. In death he merely set a doubtful example, and see that ane person didnot talk the other down, where the talk feativals could be held. =It-te-very- unpleasant-to-reallzs,-as-one-must, the haphazard-fashion_in-which |} conversations are now conducted, that while we are voiding our souls of their| dearest convictions on the unreliability of our dressmaker or our laundress, the distracted listener Is merely waiting for a alnking reflection In our yolce to get In her speculation as to whero ner rich aunt is going to leave her money !f sho ever parta with it or whether a husband should have more for his lunch, carfare and clothes than the wife for her personal expenses, or vice versa. ‘The engaged. girl who wanted-to taik-about ‘Dickie could arrange a_match with the bereaved widower whose grief found solace in telling every one of the matchless perfoctions of his lost Lenore, or Jane or Mary, ns the case might he, ‘Tho testimony of allenista at the Thaw trial-has taught us that In this cano even delusions are syatematized. Why, then, should conversation be left to take caro of Itself? A formulated attention to the rights and interests of others tn this matter would insure stmilar consideration for ourselves from them and the By W. J. Steinigans ‘Was Torn Off.— ON G2 GR rv Mollycoddles. - By Walter A. Sinclair. ‘ (President Roosevelt at Harvard warned collegtans not to be Mollycoddlea) ON'T be a Moliycoddle, boys, whatever else you do. Don't ever let them tack this awful title onto you. For Theodore’s Advice to Boys this warning loud has cried, And if you should {gnore {t, why, he won't be molly-fied. Bo slight your braliis for biceps, ‘boys, and learn to row-and* shoot, > n and jump, to thump and bump your fellows on the snost. _ Mollycoddle! Jolyp-twaddle! ae : Oholly-toddle! Rah! ; Ohoke 'em, Poke 'cem, 43 Soak ‘em! Wah! fi Hahcahd! 5 f ‘The Harvard mien la, haughty and the Harvard accent’s wetrd; When Theodore left Harvard, why, he wore a side-burns beard. H ‘The greasy grinds who grab the prizes never will be missed; They'll ne'er attain tho fame that Teddy hammered with his fist. ‘They may decipher languages that are too dead to speak, And never live to smear a German count upon the beak. Mottycoddle! Slight your ‘noddle. ; _ Follow model—aF, 1 Hustle! Ruatle! Muscle? Whee! Just cultivate your muscles, lads, to swing a Great Big Stick, It takes a lot of rapid work before you get the trick. It’s muscles, boys, not mussels, that will dig tho isthmus trench— i Will put down strife firm-handed and will reprimand the Bapab, + No velvet gloves for diplomats, but boxing gloves instesd, Just cultivate your @rms and legs and never mind yous bry; eR eoddle! Folly-waddle! Rich Men Get $1 a:Month. i Pejaaieheaiau lived! To ri BON TAN DING ay OPERA! Conclusive Evidence, (i) 7 Rs. MIGGERS: told me this HEODORD GILL, who ts ald to g morning downtown thet her know as much about fishes as bare grammar! husband wae going to give her any (ond in the world, works for Slam ‘er, Dot a pearl necklace for Christm: the Government at the Smithsonlan In- ——— stitution for $1 a month. He easily can Mra, Figgers, according. to the Chicago z afford to do this, as his personal for- ‘Tribune. Uncle Sam’s Good Investments. “Nonsense,” replies Figgers. "He isn't tune is $250,000, Another scientist who + solng co do anything of tha Kind: | [donates his knowledge to the Govern- OOD returns come from the United States Goyornment’s’ search for vatuatie, and helped er select {t, and saw herjment ts Dr, Harri G, Dyer, He ls a G foodstuffs, Macaroni :wheat, {mported from Prussia at a cost of $10,000, ardor It went home; and then she helped | famous “bugoloy 4 the’ greateat annually ylelda $10,000,000, Sorghum was brought from China’ {n 16M at @ me pick out tho set of going 5 \you are to give me,” i us “bugologist’ an [mown authority” on mosquitoes. Dr-| coat of $3,000, The nation’s source of Income trom that crop ta $4,000,000) annaslty, Dyer recelvea a fy Despite — He was shipwrecked-in-the. Adriatic, und... | | « {