The evening world. Newspaper, April 1, 1907, Page 10

Se gers The ee ee Wy the Press Publishing Company, No. 2 to @ Park Row, New Tork Entered at the Post-OMice at New York as Becond-Clase Mo. Matter, . NO, 16,669. NO PROXY PARENTS. HIRTY-SIX THOUSAND school children should be wearing spectacles or ey s. The inspectors of the Board of Education report that many children are backward because of defective eyes , and that one school child in every four is afflicted with bad hearing, adenoids, spinal trouble, digestive disease or some other impairment sufficiently “serious to demand prompt medical attention. Acting. on this report, the Committee on Ele- mentary Schools recommended that the Board of Education should hire thirty oculists and should pro- vide at public expense whatever eyeglasses were Of Course if the Board of Education should look after the Children's ‘eyes, it should remove adenoids from their upper It should cleanse their aural passages to prevent deafness. It Took after their teeth. It certainly should attend to any incipient ‘of tuberculosis or spinal disease. If this general care of the school children should be assumed by Board of Education it would materially conflict with the duties of the eed and the Children's Society, of the many hospitals and cad Sree aren PTE = and most of all of the parents themselves. Virtually the Board of Education would become the parent of the hundreds of thou- of school children. It would combine both the care of their and physical needs and the education of their minds. - In the meantime the primary duties of the Board of Education are more and more neglected, It may be tuming out children who | the difference between the liver and the pancreas and who are fitted fg to work in an artificial flower factory, but every business man rs that the graduates of the grammar schools today cannot write ly, spell correctly and figure accurately. In the multiplicity of func- assumed by the Board of Education the teaching of the three R's is di The elements of any education are the three R's. How- useful or edifying special lines of instruction may be their possessor nally handicapped if he did not learn the three R’s first Another injurious resuit-of the Board of Education mot concentrating energies and its appropriations upon its essential work is that it re- Parents from a very necessary sense of responsibility. If a man ‘a horse whichis sick or crippled or unfit for work the City does not him of his duty to care for his own property, but punishes him for Neglect. A child is more precious than any horse. Its father should eld at least as responsible for the well being of his offspring as for his or dog or cat. Yet this tendency of the Board of Education would mpt parents from the performance of their proper duties. BOARD) OF Eoca) | Se At is all very well for the Board of Education to inspect the school F @ilidren physically, although that work would be better done by the ~ Board of Health; but the re of that inspection should be first t ) fpformation of ignorant parents, and second the compelling of all parents | do their duty by their children. If a father cannot afford to pay an @eulist and an optician there are the free eye dispensaries to which he can | sfake.his child. If he cannot afford to look after a sick child there are hospitals for that purpose. The Woard of Education should not be a} ses caren Bet Aa | But-in every case the father should first be held to the limit of his | Fesponsibility. This cannot be too rigidly done. In self-defense the com munity would be warranted in going much farther and in punishing every man who, knowing himself to be infected w veritable disease or knowing himself to be for any reason mentally, ally or physicall ainfit to-perpetuate his kind, should int »wiedge bring Anto this world hely in suffering for his sins or weaknesses, , — -: Letters from the People. m face of t F ess ct whose lives wou'l be deration thet y eal, and r | | { ; UP forded & great deal of pleasure-to eome ; windows of arur-tne cite» y found you were the irees and break off go 5. this ts not the pat rutiie: sioke an ause, I must be some kir i = the pe ne and ao Very moet divtrac oles, ake this advice from a ¥« Going busts n the “ t be jollled a tn the wn lerty & NEW YORK GF i Mer not only all aay, t tet . Might? A) . the t x Twe Clasece of Work Fr betwen One H . . Me Ont One Hundred and Thirty-n¢eu oe J Brees. Lenox avenu RL AY 3 @ Seiox avonve v7 . Por Vewetarianiam. movkace. the Pe the Bator of THe Prening Word too jasy to Whey say that pricedigiters are reat | — Meni-oators. Bo ane Loos and tigers a Od other wild beams. But ls Aght @ulidoy) capacity « proof of me , @ither in man ar beset? Are the Ment . we ay accquat fer Sing @etlone of the world groat « fon sucoeanee te business | Because they are Oghiers? | trow not a ft park tenchere, mn £. H. JonEs EXPPRIBNCE *, in Love or Jollyingt Public Service Cartoons Poe he Brening Worrd f life uy i Be We Vitor of Te Bre 1 to the young Jack D., whe fervice « © of gaking hint fo call) New Jersey p Bed-seem in ‘ove with him. in| the convenie the £ the Kicle Waking YOU bo call [er we fee) wise thet good will result tank % D. WEIDMAN —— COME HERE JOHN! HELP ME Mant AyseLe MY GOWN 1D AN BEAUTIFUL FOR THE IG. WAIST, you EASTER PARADE ~ RNC, THE MAID'S BUSY Marcing HER EASTER, TOULET Daan it! 1 THOUGHT THE NEW GOWNS WERE QOING TO BUTTON IN FRONT T'S GO TOHN— iTS GETTING LATE, a 1 My HAT ON STRAIGHT ? Oe: If Lovers Wrote to Roosevelt. tn the sweatshop, and more tired than ever beca the once attentive Jacob plaintive appeal to the W Jacob The Cheerful Primer. Did the Mer-r Gent KKK the HAT N American woman, according to @ story in Baturday’s paper, te on her way to Washington to ask President Sweden because the latter's wife refused to present her at the Swedish court. The tncifent may, viewed by itself, seem trivial enough. But suppose other American women should take it into their heads to carry their grievances to our eflictent Preetdent, and, besides looking after the busi- ness of the nation, he should have to take care of the woes, ambitions and love affaira of the ladies, I am afraid, in that event, Betty Vincent, complete oracle of the tender passion, would be left blooming alone, and lovelorn youths and maide: To the Pros.ient Dark-eyed Lena, on the ast side, home from « long day o she is “not speakin, wits @t the next machine, Jeht seek expert ad in a House, perhaps asking Mr. Roosevelt to di perhaps suggesting that he let Jacob know that he ts sorry for her part FOR SEEX BLOocKs HAVE | PURSUE ZAT ——.. ? ‘ AB GOOD FIGH IN THE SEA THE REABGBON WHY | Maud—No, J cannot marry you Wife don't know makes Mra avagely) Oh, weil, there are | crankteagh eo poslit yt mp others just aa good | “Letter 1. promises one of | Husbend-—Prabably ber nex, may dear ee om Dumeding dads y waarmee daa, The Day of Rest, By Maurice Ketten. Roosevelt to discipline the American Minister all would pour out thelr distressed souls in letters | vening World's Daily Magazines Monday, April ‘ : 1, 1907. OH, You MusT! ULL BURST IF 1 BEND bo iT U4 AFRAID WE'LL NEVER / AAKE I(T Tcan't BUTTON THESE SHOES...) THEY 'RE THREE Sized Too Sma ets BUTTO HE NT NI > oF THis | Me Neavous = REST! THe tea! WE'LL PARADE ALL -DAY To SHOW ™“Y NEW PUNK! IWAS & SLAVE oF FASHION NICE DAY oF REST yesteroay, G2 G2 ByNixola Greeley-Smith. (s the quarrel and that she ts not angry any more. The Mrs. Jarrs and Mrs Rangles of disturbed domestic circles might make similar plaint of their recre: husbands and the President's genius for settling things be really brought to un tangle thelr matrimonial snaris. There ta. $n fact, no mit to the demands that | might'be made upon him if he stiowld once turn his attention to the problems of women, Meantime, perhaps, affairs of state might follow Dr. Evans's famous Gefinition of « brainstor: and become like “a rudderless ship that has lost {ts balance-wheel;” but think of what en interesting lot of mail the President would jTecelvel Reaching hie desk tn the morning. what relief he might experience to Giscover that the pile of letters on hie Genk were not applications for post-ofices j#nd consulstips, but merely heart throbs from distremsed maidens asking him | to recover their lost lovers or timid requests from bashful yeung men for » few hints as to the correct way to propose. Telephone calls, long-distance memages and telegrams would brim him treaty | inquiries at every hour of the day, If things turned out well after he had be | stowed a few words of Presidential advice, the President would have the thanks | of the lovers; if tll, Mr. Loeb would always be there to take the blame. But tn the interests of his leleure and his peace of mind, let ue hope t ample of the lady who ts having trouble with the Bweuiah Minister will not be followed too By C. W. Kahles, & WELL, THIS 15 THE FIRST JOF APRIL AND | SUPPOSE THE RE'S A BRICK UNDER ‘7, BUT HERE Goes FoR A GOOD LOP FOR Lute. I WAsaA MYSELF, ome & a YOU KREK MY FACE | BREAK Your HEAD! You BUST MY CHATEAU ft No,Dear Chil-dren, But We Heard a RU-MOR That He Al-most Kicked the BUCKET. QUITE A DIFFERENCE. | WANTED TO KNOW. she disappointed in| Irishman (hunting for burgian)—Ie there any one there? (No answer.) Ls Sy Petiek—Ne; only ig marriagti~ | here say sleet, Gea. ‘ i * > | 18 derived fronr the portraits of Charles .—the pointed t | and royal red costume. | eldest son of Charles I. was living tn exile, but his agents were bus: | SIXTY HEROES |WEO MADE HISTORY Albert Payson Terhune. No. GEORGE MONK: Hero or Traitor ? ENEDICT ARNOLD tried to sell Aig country to Its former masters George Monk, a century or 60 He Is forever branded as a trattor earlier, did practically the same thing, only with moré success. He was hajled as a national hero. Monk was one of the least “human” characters of history and one of the-best soldiers. In 1925, when only seventeen years old, he fell foul of the law by some escapade and was forced to flee from England. This was prob- ably the lucidest thing that ever befel him, for ft led him to Spain, where, niisting as a soldier of fortune, he speedily won a name for courage and trategic skill. Thence, four years later, he drifted to the Netherlafds, and n the ceaseless wars which rent that unlucky country increased his fame and experie: A <lash with the Dutch civil authorities in 1638 sent him hurrying back to England, where bis early misdemeanor was forgotten and where he was made a colonel in Charles L's war against Scotland. He later lid active work in putting down an Irish uprixing, So by the time the King Jeclared war on Parliament M known as one of the foremost sole liers in the kingdom Monk fowght val! but when captured and ent to prison in the Tower of London te had litte hesitadion in accepting bis freedom on condition of receiving a high command in the Parliamentary ‘orces. He cared little for whom he fought. At heart he was loyal and true to just one man, And that man was George Monk. He knew he was valuable as a military leader, and he showed rare Judgment in picking the winning side. Charles 1. had been beaten and be- headed by Parliament. Monk at once threw in his nk wa: Re ly on the The Man Who lot with the victors. With only 6,000 men he wag {Knew Howto Wait.} gent to subdue Scotland in 1650 and to crush 2 “* the hopes of Charles I's son of raising an army After a brief, sharp campaign Scotland was at Monk's inercy. He was made Governor of the beaten country, and uled it with a rod of fron. Three years r the Scottish conquest he ‘outed the Dutch; who had planned to invade England, Monk was now, hext to Oliver Cromwell, the sirongest man in the realm. But he was not content. He quietly bided bis time for far greater self-advancement. Cromwell was Lord Protector of England, and would probably have de- clared himself King had not the people very plainly shown him that they were sick of royalty. Against this man of fron Monk knew he could accom- plish nothing, so he remained on duty in Scotland, strengthening his own hold on the army and planning for the future. He bad not long to walt. Cromwell died, leaving his weak son Richard to Jnherit the tide of Lord Protector. Richard speedily demonstrated his unfitness for such a postition, and in less than a year was Then anarchy swept Great Britain. Cromwell's old soldiers, deprived of their master’s awe-inspiring presence, sought to dictate national affairs, Parliament made some show of guiding the ship of state, but with poor re- sults. The people at large wanted some firm and established form of gov- ernment. They were tired of the stern, joyless, Puritanical rule of the past twelve years; especially weary of the t lawlessness. They forgot the oppression and Injustice of thelr form onarchy and began to sigh for @ king to rule over them. Some years earlier they had proclaimed Chatles 1 a devil in human form. In fact, the usual {dea of Mephistopheles, or Satan, i, arched brows But England had forgotten its former hatred. The y in Eng- land planning to restore him to his father’s throne. a These agents approached Monk, offering him enormous bribes to throw his influence and the power of bis army on the side of the young Prince, For a long time Monk hesitated. He was not quite certain the time for mo- tion was ripe. Perhaps, also, the price offered did not yet satisfy him. He knew the balance of power lay in his hands and that the side he declared for would probably win. Therefore he could afford to hold out for & good price. But meantime he took the precaution to weea out of his army-all religious agitators who hated monarchy and all men who were known to sympathize with Parliament. He concentrated his great army in Edinburgh and prepared to jump fa the right direction at (he right moment. While he did nothing to uphold Parliament's shaky power he also did nothing that could in case of Par Mamentary success be used against him. Stronger grew the Prince's adherents, and Parliament waxed weaker. At last Monk felt the time for action had come. He marched his army southward to Lonaon (nominally at Parliament's order, having had him- self appointed commander-in-chief vf all the Parliamentary forces), and. there promptly went over to the Royalist standard. Thanks to him, the Prince entered ‘London unopposed and, after a bloodless revolution, was crowned Charles II yj For his services in the restoration Monk was made Duke of Albemazje and Commander-inchief of the British Army and recefved an additional personal allowance of $35,000 a year. It was his payment for “throwing” England to the Royalist party. Ho had earned it. The turncoat was ap= plauded and became the hero of the kingdom. This short, fat, blond with a wrinkled, ugly face, shared popular honors with the handsome, dis. solute new King. It would be hard to decide which of the two was least worthy of them there to avenge his slain father The Decisive Moment Arrive: Sy ae THE JARR FAMILY. By Roy L. McCardell. 647 THINK 1 ought to send « telegram to Mr. and-Dee, ‘| in Brook! u expected nem to-night,"* © was coming home with his wide m downt ‘Why not telephone them?’ ost as much, "Oh, tt n Mr. Jarr. “Woe gave remember it sald Mra, Jerr; '¢ dosmwe to bother at all," embd Matton and surely they'll eaid Mre Jerr. “It's ten rible to have a lot of « when you only keep one sir, amd I've borrowed some glass from Mrs, Kittingly, for I wouldn't want those Gotes to eee they ilved any better than we do, even if they have more money. And, anyway, I must say that thetr dining-room ts furnished tn wretched taste. I wouldn't have that ewful-looking oak sideboard ih my house and their parior t# full of gfit chats an@ Togers statuary, and goodness knows — ‘Chop interrupted Mr. Jurr, “Don't you ever know when te stop when you get to roasting people? Ain't women the dickens, anyway?’ ‘It they were haf the alliy gossips men you might talk!” refotned Mam, Jerr. °T heard how you talk when you are together that thie man te a dee@ one, and the other t@# crook and so-and-so ie down and out, Women are got hadf the troublemakers and gossips and taledearers and tattle-tates men are. They come home and tell everything to their wives tn oonfidence, and the women, o@ course, epread {t broadcast, and there you are!” "All right, Jet [t go aa you say,” waid Mr, Jarr, gtad that his good lady ha@ paused again for breath, “but if you will remamter we wore talking about sende ng the Gotes « télegram not to forget thelr engagement with us to-night whee you wandered forty miles from the subject Just because you love €o hear yourself talk!" It you're not the Siggess choy "Me?" asked Mra. Sarr. ald gastmg I ever heard of! M mind these mutual complimente.”’ “Personally, Taw tired and I wish the Gotes wouldn ome “fo do 1," said Mra. Jerr, “They are your friends: ¢hey bore mel’ * “Great Boot!” exctatmed Mr. Jerr, “idn't | hear-you-terning and deeeing them to make a date to come to pee us? Didn't you tell Mrs. Gote you were se fond of her and you'd be rea! hurt if they didn't come over from Brooklyn te ue t Maten to the man! Never said Mr Jarr aid Mre. Jarr, venomously ome gnd hope they don't show up,” said Mr, Jasr. preparations | have made?” gamped Mrs Jarr. “After the V've ordered tm. after what I paid ¢or those etrawtierries and had the term refilled and borrowed Mra. Kittingly's out ginas?"’ ‘OL, all right, TM telegraph them not to forget,” eaia My. Jarry, pone them,’ mild Mre Jarr. “They have « telephone in their house, haven't they?" "I'm not sure. * said Mr. Jarr "T think {t's « prt and Central won't give It to TH telegraph them. You won't do anything of the kind,” eald Ofre. Jarre. “Tt won't take « eine ute to louk In the telephone book, end anyway there must be a drug store near them that will send around a telephone message.” “Wimt'p the use going to all t trouble?” said Mr Jarr ‘There's « tele gregh) office over there W ve bad a Viessage to Brooklyn in the time we have been chewing the rag te pumiber if they have, could hi ‘Tstell you I don't Belleve in telegrams,” mld Mrs, Jarr decisively. ‘Gue time Augttanct sent me « telegram and I wasn't home and the house was aut up, ad the boy didn't leave it under the door and I didn't get It ti late am night." “Bomebody's hame at thelr house,” sald Mr “It Mire. Gote gets It she may not open it,” “Why not?” avked Mr. Jafr in surprise. “Beowuse all women are aftaid to open « telegram beckum it might be tad news. I know I let Aunt Janet's lle unopened al! you came home aad I was hat nervous!” “hx. Gote home; I'M ehance i," seid Mr. Jerr. You shan't send ' ead Mire. Jerr, “I'm going to (elephons,” ‘You will not! I'm to wire them!" ‘Thay Gid neither, but when thay arrived home they were tickled to Geagh Jerr said Mrs. Jary a Oo ennne ene He eeE eS PETRI ton