The evening world. Newspaper, December 19, 1907, Page 19

Ww sliptoauertniesiecdnencesth ocr ‘Daily Ma. Recepapepyintenee gaz orld By Henry George, Jr. ' | HR COMMON MAN IN POLITICS. W game of galitics in the Land of the Rising Sun has from ancient times been turbulent All history pre- eeding the revolution of 186 attests tt and many are fe incident aince, Gia One of the most apectactiar of theeo was around the person of the man who ts the leader of the democrett: forces in Japan to-day—Count Okuma, founder of the Pro- progressive. Indeed, ho is to the demociatic movement what Marquis Ito (i Pe ah Constitutional, or Conservative, move- ment; these two men being. the greatest political Ngures Gt the emplre. ~ Kévanced though his views have alwayn been, they h not at all times kept pace with the radical vanguard, as when, in the latter eighties, aa Minister of Forelzn alse “the Powers,’ meaning tho European m: 6 _Broposal; and one Tsuneki Kurushima hurled a bomb at the Minister just ae he ‘was ‘viding out of tho xfounds.of the Forelen Ofice, The carriage wis smashol $0: pleoes and one of the Count’ fides. — i + he Coulit’ himself tine kept along tn the Neat of things, “They haye got one feg.” ho, raid with a «rtm kind of humor, ‘and they can. haye the other, when- | another advancad ‘statesman, was stabbed almoat to ‘tenth shed and lett on ‘the assaults arose from political struggles, and each had its pe- Stilt a different one occiirred with the assassination of a wullar complexion. very able and brillant man, who was apening up a big political career for him- welf-—T: Hashl. Hoshi mas the first Japanese barctster to recolve a degree from the Middle Temple. 0 leenl adviser to tts. Japancse Government, ac- quired a 1 crasive private practice, and filled various public posts with dst uf, among thein that of Minister to Washington, he seems to hav on in Japan; for when he returned in JS he ured nand as Minister of Communications in. {tos Cabinet lo City Counell—doth of which porttions he held «{- His devendera say his underlying mo- with to press forward procressive the plain people of Japan. And tt must de every a mach organization —measures for the good wis at hand in the person of one Sotaro Ibe, however, Hoeht's corrupt methods would extend to education Hts Nemests feared that great and mit Decnuge of education." it to sald newspaper (the Tok!o Mainich{ City Hall, Bim, surety; not because ng this letler and mall n), Ibe went straght to re the Council was st ha went up behind Host by name, etabled y Mosht looked up. Hoshi fel! without a word, and there has since been no attempt to form a ne on his tinea 090. BF He !s feeling more and mora that Japan ts his country. He hax been walled to fight for her in two great wars during the last twelve years, and he te now not afraid to show his pleasure or displeasure with events political, That {x the explanation of the riots over the peace terms with Russia. ‘And down at Cobe nzo statue of Count Itoewns palled from ita marble Redestal and dmxged through the dirt of theetreeta to the disreputable quarter of the city; anljngman has deemed it-qise to restore It. That alro ts fasue at les Ghough the Ch 's chair and, calling Si no polition] oMfca, he |+ regarded as having ‘ most Influence w the “man Sr-the street;* and It appexred necessary +5 pease thin mon man while not offending flid people of the United States, This common man haa no yote, but he has more and more to be listened to. Havel vr an Idea, and, {f need be. Ale for It | : T ah MH about, this spirit of “bushido” tn the common man In the next ef this series , = ! The Trust in the Circus. By Charles H. Day. _ Mh spring P. T. Barnum came out {n one of tho official publications of show in a personal card, the "ke of which he was #0 skilled in in- aE, cana be called on the dear pubic to support the Barnum show snd the Barnum show alone, With the clever argument that !f he receiver! all the patrenaze he would be the better equipped to supply all the @renic amusemnen‘s, Mr Barnum was speaking for himself and the “equul @wner’ who probably indorsed the sentiment, * When Adam Forepaugh read this propostiton, says Charles H. Day, an old @ircus man, In the Ilustrated Sunday Magazine, he exploded verbally and em- Phaticaily, and then’ho expressed himself: “Barnum and Batley or no one else fn the b s can ever monopolize It. It might be different if this was a @mall country, » United States covers too much «round, Managers can run shows without caring a tlmber for P, T. Barnum, James. A. Bailey or Adain Forepaugh, for that matter. “Old'’ John Robinson uscd YW 'Ko out an the road @nd_stay out for years at a stretch. What nonsense “ think that any one can ever contro! business tn such a M« country as this! You hear mo! Se done. Tho policy adopted by Bill Coup to encourage the agsessient of Inrge Mcenses and fancy prices for lots has had the Invended effect of sending the mweuker shows to the wall. Since then Coup has been the sufferer from his own echemes since he got into single-handed management on his own account, It jus! to make the other fellow scttle overcharges untill he goes broke." effect. Thi, combines net with lou {sine milk and ts alto. gether graceful ana| and charming, the drapery effect being “obtained by trimming, as in| reality the skirt js made in one, the two materials being joined beneath the olds. The blouse {a charmingly gracetul and can be stir fur ther varied by tie ad- {- itten af a yoke, mak- fee ft Qigh at tho neck. ‘UX two materials are Uked the exirt qreesiye party, end who in many marked reapects ts most | legs sv badly mengled that it had to be ampu-/ Yet pkima was undaunted. ‘That particumr treaty had to foe ‘abandoned, dit concelved the idea of forming a Tam- | @Amitted tat he died\poor, But his immediate friends nd political followers swere tn several contract scandals for which some of them were sent to prison. i At fast th reached sich a pass that Hoeht was publicly regarded as a wort of Tweed In Tokio, but a brilliant and therefore’ all the more «n> 'y. Ibe thereupon wrote a message to one | have decided to KIN Hoshi, and I will kil) Obtaining admission to the cham- | the examples that the common man in Japan has constantly bel ; ma was requested by the Emperor personally to | st off: public statement on the San Francisco school question: for, al- | fa net business to encotiraga extortion for transportation, bill-boarés and such, and simple) | {T WAS GETTING PRETTY. cow! { { | ss + last twelve years. Ezra Westbrook jand Company, TAmited.. ‘The For- rtuna was his {dea, his invention, and! jhe's.the only one of our bosses who has} @ny senre or any manners, A fine old hap, with a splendid energy that over- rides éverything—even his ill health. He ‘was the first to get the fever, and has never really shaken {t off. Poor old f |low, it's all he can do to totter about, and two months ago we thought he wns sera noing to die, But fll na he ts, he is the |stNoPsis OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.|mamer mind of the enterprine, and t | Lewis Kirkpatrick (known as “Kirk’"). &) one that holds things together, With- na OU Aerticement ailing, for men out him 1! would all tumble ike a card 1 thoune.? ist Ir a myasteriou: real nature of tha| ‘Who are the rest of them?’ prise,” He tn accepted rotasion un ven hi fo way Kirk! 5 fasion belea given bi sieinl charevacecots: | The Advexturer | Bv Cloyd Osbourne. (Copyright, 1907, by D. Appleton & Co.) ¢ America, ‘Bo clue to, the rea mth tyeets_and falla In ove with a beautiful gir Vera. Westbrook, bound for the aaine mys teri ‘oul. She evidently knows the se. | 10) (Ps cy a | MEO AMexpediuen, ut will not tell him. | ‘Well, there's Jackson. You had & | Gne hight the seamiboat to which they have little ealk with him, didn't you? That been transferred hal ull of at a camp it? Thoy say he as enough, wasn't Tied men. The place te Known as Felicl ; {ads Wary. next mornin rxgexnictes was dropped from the transport service surroundings, ‘To hi zo he sees a halt: | | bute math rilp of vast size ‘and incfedibls [because of tnxanity, This vias about fitness Tosting on the prairie supported | eee re | DEM otheelut ite examines the strange {Mis sole qualification to be put in charge Feaset and’ finds ane te Constructed of slum. | of us—at least, nobody can seo any \Jnum. and of other materials that combine 3 rhea cig 1 eam th tagd- lack, ot.weimht. (A sone or jotuer. He's a great dig, overbearing n Kine reports [domineering ass,,.with a genius for exin work on the ship. J rtinnt eom= jer he meta hyn, who tells Not incompetent—he knows ty Making mischlef and inventing trouble, his bust- ire: A Fee eee SL sro expoaltiontimentioolae | eat ‘ [axTone ot its leadete aman named West: |ness-—he's all right when it comes to Tteoes phips—but ohildishly vain, ohildishly pretentions—always looking for slichis, TE land finding them: ‘And, worst of all, he CHAPTER XIII. . ien’t loyal. Ho's been flead against the (Continued,) * latrair since the beginning, He makes ‘A |hardly any secret of his incredulity. Chums! [you can {magine how Wepressing that j 1, chum, a epiendid old fel-!!x for us follows under dim. It may be H “CO tow is Westbrook,” said St, the most Idiotic folly, but It doesn't Aubyn. You must pavg heard !pecaome him to assert It Not that he his name, Ho's the «reat gun/| docs fo in wonts, but his whole attitude man—the Yankee javentor—who's been is one of hopelessness and I-told-you-no, ine, SERSSEAAES ESR SSES SESS ESEOSEESEES AA AHA REEE REA sEnEN SHEN EK ES, WHA to PRECIOUS I'v TOYS IN TH FIRE’! saluting than in Tpiitaene the Fortuna— and there you have the man's character in a nutshell. doemn't Westbrook get rid of The Woman in the Case. “Because, widow!" Haven't yon ever wondered why tt 1s nie sithermide wt not used ziore? I mean in general en- pipe from hla mouth, blew. out ereloud | eeneering? Well, I will tell you. No- of emok wh , | body has ever been able to bri it Mgheavan’ ola linar hed one on peal atty Mt together, you now. mirthfutly, “a wonderful old Indy, an {OP vem ste done after a fashion, of rich as Croesus, and as cracked as a March hare, who has put up all money. Mrs, Poulteney Hitchcock! Jove, Kirk, {t's a rum mistake! There she was Ilying in Paris, a rich old American with a million a minute, when somehow or oWier sho met Dr. Von in her bonnet. H: has cost her alre By n knowa what {t dy, or what it may fet her in for—though that’s the least of It. She's @ thorouxhbred with her money. and never counts the change, Anyhow, sho took up the scheme with yoloante enthuslami, and never rested a second Ul it was in shape and mov- ing. They say she went to Westbrook, tin her card, and lald the problem re him, ‘You're an Inyen she sald, Ix a Jand-ship feaxiblo—and 1} you build it? 1 don't mind costs, but you must guaraz e it work.’ Westbrook tried to suade her. He told me himsa't at firat he Tegdrded her as a amd attempted to t rid Sette ds rs ; tee toiay lunatic her, Bur settled in England and making guns He made you salute him. didn't he? for the Britigh Government for tho Well, we've had more rumpus over that} she wouldn't be got rid of. She hung hursday, The Nev CLPPPSLLLITS PHOPHHD SSS HOSE LE SOSHD SPSS Soh The Newlyweds % Their Baby © TINS 2 GOING GOOD GRACIOUS, THROWN YOUR J 2 SESESES SES: Soese There’s a Widow in the ‘‘Desperate Enterprise,’’ and the world and no Zedtwitz, and got this bee *You haye brains, I have money, | Dece T'S TURA, (= E on. He took a week to think it over. and then began to @et excited himself Gnd see possiblities. At first he went into It mere as a joke than anything else—a sort of eclentifie escapade, you know. But his interest soon changed into downright seriousness, *You know the Fortuna {s bullt of aluminum—and you know also that alu- minum te the Ughtest metal that existe? course, as with airships and saucepan handles and such things—but not really pracileally. So far it has been lke building wooden houses with tacks {n- stead of nails, Woll, Westbrook got that missing solder. Took him a year, put he got it. Ran ft down and bagged It, It's a”conglomeration of silver, cop- per, cold and platinum, and the secret of ft «il will be worth a fortune. Craw; shevy anya (t will put aluminum second to steel. “'Qur Columbus!” xpensive? Well, I should say 4t wes! But, for that matter, so tx balloon for sails in place of ¢ s, You On, yes, to 2 we! hing to save wolght. ory, bamboo silk rope, nickel ctoel, | Norwegian tron wire-every pound Is counted. They eyen say that fat men [will “be disc hated against! W. ta were spocl eat and lightest we Not even boota | ord and nothing carried that can posalbly even our bl stured of tho f fdea, y Members of Evening World Art Club Have New Chance to Show Talent; To-Day’s Lesson Will Give Them a Good Idea of Pro | My Dear Childrens } Hi result of your work upon the! T former designs in: The Byentox "World's Novel Art Work has been, most excellent. Many of those beautiful | little ‘creations huye been made by | members of our art club whose first drawings sent to me would make an ordinary observer think they had no) knowledge whatever of art. But I no-} theed tn’ these crude drawings the nid-/ } : : : portion in Drawing Ing, LL : Mildred Jacobus, Cedar Grove. N. J. Florence Donan, No, 72 Barrow strec’, olty, Emily Turner, No, 360 Weat Thirtieth street, ‘city, ‘i Edna Lane, No. 171 West Main street, Somerville, N, J. atth Margaret ‘Thorp. No, 380 East One Hundred and Thirty-etehth street, city. Elbert J, Mullan, No, 8% Hast One Hundred and Thirty-ninth street, city. George Gallacher, Elmore avenue, ne ae set Bt. Aubyn stopped and puffed vigor- ounly at his pipe, “Now you “know all 1” do," he re- marked, 2 Not quite," sald Kirk “Let's get along-.to Dr. Von Zedtwitz, You haven't told me about him yet. In the who's who of this business where does he come int” K& Council of Four. "Oh, he's our Columbus,” returned St. Aubyn, “A Prussian Columbus with ® Viking beard. A man about ffty— big, thicksot and paunchy, He's had charge of the transportation, and con- sequently till lately we've seen but little of him. The steamers are in his department, and the mails, and the whole task of getting things up here. | It must be said that he has done it magnificently, ‘My yob,' he calls It. He not only epeaks Spantsh, whizh none of the rest can do, but he has a smat- tering of Indian dialects, He knowe aj] this country lke the palm of his hand; and {a one of those Indofatigadl cast-lron, shov | it~along chaps that go! at a thing ike a bull I take my hat off to Zeddy. He's @ Teutonic whirl- wind of capacity and entorprise, A bit coarse and rol and often tipsy, but, | by Jove, chum, he shines out in the general muddle like a diamond. If the Fortuna ever doos sal! it will be due | to him and Westbrook. | “So Uhose are ‘our leaders?’ said! k . “Westbrook, Von Zedtwits, Mrs. Poultney Hiclicook~ and Jackson-is that righ 3,’ returned St Aubyn. “They conatitute a sort of board of directors, with Jackson ‘an the mouthpiece, There are a couplé more st headquarteru, tb don't count particularly—Me- te paymaster, and Ph; | a, the! ora a By George McManus ess "0 ib tr! TER Fix NEVER MIND, PAPA Saaaaasacnesnesaccccesenas AY ne Cennces ot She’s as Rich as Croesus; . ‘i cy 3 The Land Ship Fortuna Was Her Own Idea, and She’s on Hand to See It Work UESSESSSESESSE SES SERESESAE AAAS BEES SESOSESAEESEEA ED ISIFISTIOSSFIVOSS FSITEIBITEIIITTIES ISISSTISSSSETTIF SososwoaserevseeSes ccseccecosecceecs coceeseoenooeses: doctor, But those you name are the Bix Four, as we call them. Theugh tf Westbrook could manage ft, it would boll down to a Big Three. He can’t hide his dislike of Jackson, aud has moved heaven and earth to get him out. But the captain ts on the soft side ot the olf lady, and as she has. put up athe money—or the best part of ft— the brute sticks, and nothing can budge him. A shame, isn't #7 The crazy ass wil]. @id by raining everything, i he hasn't, done so already, It makes me hot to think ‘of 4t, because,-on the whole, we've shown a pretty fine epirit, and have worked like Turks, and de- werve to wet some kind of a run fer our money, To break up now, on the very e¥e of success, would be pretty hard, wouldn't it?! | ‘ Kirk nodded his head tn silent assent. An elarm clock went off in-the rear quarter somewhere. ®t. aubyn jumped to hia feet, and even as ‘he d1@ 40 @ fap was raised, revealing a very bronsed countenance, seamed and weatherbeaten, togettier with one hairy hand. ‘* Here’s a New Chap!”’ “Time to act the tabie,* sald the appa- }rition. “Come tn, Hildebrang,"” sald 6t, Aw- “Here's a new ohap—want you to meet him! The newcomer obeyed. He was a short, dark man with plercing black, eyes, cloiied in pajamas and with = jcook's apron round &ts waist. “Major Hildebrand late of the Aus * suid 3t. Aubyn by way of introductivn, “and the best cook in camp. Sad to see a cavalryman 40 re: dace}, but we've all come down a peg. Major Hildebrand, this te in Fellcidad, Mr. Lewis Kt ued.) A me noc only How often have Zivea THE SOFT-VOICED GIRL._—— SOFT voice ts an altraction to be desired by all Kew of. us can boast of mu [90 & a 9 ‘al. conversational toner, for usa sllpshod methods in our dally wpeech, but we often employ rasping, harsh sounds which @re enough to disfMlustorize the most ardent lover, we inet a pretty girl who was a delight could be made of ono throughout, | trimmed to simulate the drap- ery or plain, as pre ferred. den merit of these little artista Now, young friends, get down to work, tor 1 am going to announce at the end of each week whether the boys of this unique alub or the «irl come out Englewood, N, J. Florence McCarrotl, etreot, Brooklyn,» Francia patta, No, wzyet, Brooklyn, No, 1171 Fyiton 186 Russell to tha eye Duc an ubomination to the ear! Any girl can acquire dulcet toves for every-day nes by taking a little pains and keeping strict: watch on her tongue. Kehaoment 1s alo judged by the tones of a girl's voice. In ralhway stations, subway cars or other public places the harsh-voiced girl ts immediately se: down aa vulgar and coarwe, wheredin reality she may be nether, Also you will find that your mancullne éultore invariably admire the girl who possesses a musical ‘The quantity of ma terial required for tho medium atze Is, for the dlouse 3% yards 21, 3\ yanin 27 or 1% yards H inches wide with % -yards of silk for trim- ming; for the skirt « iMustrated 7% yards 21, 7% yarda 2% or 4y yards 44 inches.. wide with 5% yarde 2, \2% portion and 2% yards . 2, 2 yards 71 or 1% i yards 44 inches wide Graceful Dinner Gown—Nos. “5789 and 5,816, for the folds. ee Blouse pattern No. 6789 ts out in sixes for a 2, &, 3, 88 and @ inch bust, t« Bxirt Pattern No, 6816 {e'out in sizes for a 2, 4, M4, 28 and B Inch watst. Call or send by mail t THE EVENING WORLD MAY MAN. TON FASHION BUREAU, Neo, 1 West Twenty-third street, New York, Geax ten cents in coin or stampa for each pattern ordered, IMPORTANT—Write your same and e@@ress plainty, end ab wayn specify sine wanted, mew to } optima Theee TSS yards 62 for the lower) | ahead in the number of efforts sent in; also the momtin eacn- composition will be carefully noted and honorable men- tHon will be made of some of the best. Next Saturday you will see if the boys or girls have come out ahead. Directions for to-day's lesson.—Cut cut all the objects and rearrecwe and paste’ them in’ the form ofa picture {upon a plece of white paper 6 by 8 lipches in size; then take your pencil land draw in «whatever pleases your fancy. ‘Tris le a very cbarming eut-out and ‘one upon which you cen display a great Goat of talent, I wonder what pussy 1s humping her- self about? I don’t think: the dog whioh is dashing along ja even think- ing of het, but 1s bent upon ‘watching a dint he. wples, perhaps the very one poor kittie has been watching #o pa- tlently. : In arranging the figures be sure to | place them’ In relative proportion so that when your picture Js finished the the fenoe beside the man at the gate, for you can readily nee that she would be much too Innge compared with the man. This yule must govern you !n For instance, do not stand the cat on| When you havo finished your picture mail it to “Children’s Editor, Evening World, P, O. box 1X4, New York City." Splendid work has been sent in to the Children's Editor by the following members ot the Art Club: : |. Geneva Ven Cott, Glenwood Land- ‘Toasle Katz, No, 7i2-Beck street, Bronx, i Leslle Levi, No. 2613 Seventh avenue. clty, Adam Kleser, No. 1280 Firat avenue, clty, Thoresn Benedek, No. 678 Past One Hundred and Thirty-elghth atreet, city, Checles Smith, No, 57 Bast One Hun- dred and Twenty-second sireet, New York City, - = Hazel Smith, No. Freeport, L. Lt Florence Jackson, No, 47-East One Hundred and Forty-first strost, city, Anna Schuek, No, 213 Fourth street, Union Hil’ N. J % Gramn place, Genevieve Smith, No. 4: Terrell street, Patchogue. b, 1. Mary Westerman, No.. 138 Gordon street, L. 1 Sherman Mfurphy, No. 64 Fittieth street, South Brooklyn. Maret Boelsen, Hoffman Boule- Amhurst, N, J votce, for they court emong her choicest attractions her, siveet low tones, It {3 worth trying for, girls, for you wi! add greatly to your charms by cas ing aside your radping voloe and-triking=tn 4 te end) 6 ‘ Give Him Up. gig Dear Betty: cae YOUNG man has been coming to seo mo for nearly two years, and, 1 though we were not engaged, he ied me to belleve that he would marry me some day, He now calmly tells me he fs not in a position to marry and | it prould take a very long time for him / to mave enough to do so. Will I tell him io discontinue his visite? M, H. Don't waste more time on the man. Encourage thé attentions of others and | forget him as soon ea possibip, Marrlage on $15. | Dear Betty? AM @ young man twenty-four years old and am making $15 a week, with Sophie Junghaus, No. 20. West Bleyenth street, city. however, I bave fatien in love with « chance for advancement. Lately, young Indy’ who, although not rich, te fairly beautiful and baa an excellent voice. Do you think I had better marry her or wait unt I can better support a wife? I know my friends would like to sco me get married, FAM, I think you had better walt tl you are making more money before getting married, i An Uninterested Sattor. Dear Detty: AM aixtean, and a young man calls to see me who Is about twenty- five, Althougt: he # very nice and kind to me, sometimes he gota to sleep while talking to me. Do vou think he cares much for my company when he does this? I try my best to entertain him. i M. OM, I dan't think he doce care for. you ‘oularly. Yhy don’ you ¢ us :: hgo some other man, ho would prob- ably eppreciate your charms?