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orld, . Published Daily Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Nos, 8 to © Park Row, New York. JOREPI PULITARR, Pree, 7 Fast 184 Sire. J. ANGUS SLAW, See-Treas,, 901 Weet 11918 tree) Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Class Mall Matter. Bubscription Rates to The Evening| For England and the Continent and World for the United States ‘All Countries In the Internaticnal and Canada. Postal Union. ay Ono Year... asses $3.00 One Year. 97 One Month.. + .30| One Month VOLUME 48 UFFRAGETTE is an English word | It me; a woman who believes in ressive measures to assert her claims to vote, to be a member of Parliament, to be a judge and jury and everything else which only men Besides which she pro- continue to be everything which women are now. In London the suffragettes take pride in making martyrs of them- selves. They undertook to invade Parliament, something which Eng- lish men are not allowed to do, They went to the police courts and pro- tested against men magistrates trying and sentencing female offenders. They will not pay taxes on the property they own. Several of them / succeeded in being sentenced to jail for their disturbances. | Now a committee of suffragettes has come to the United States to exhort American women to throw off their thraldom to men. The laws of Great Britain do make a number of distinctions be- tween women and men. A man can get a divorce on grounds which are F4 not open to women. An Englishman may beat his wife and, providing he does it moderately and for her own needful discipline, she cannot Wy secure counsel fees and alimony. hie There were women suffragists in the United States long before the| Yi word suffragette was coined in England. A woman suffragist is one who |Z i: believes that women should be allowed to vote. Both men and women are women suffragi quite likely more men than women. For at the hearings in Albany on the perennial bill to allow women to vote there | are regularly more women appearing in opposition than in favor and} more petitions signed by women asking that the bill be defeated than that it should be passed. , Yves What neither suffragettes nor women suffragists seem to understand fs that women will vote whenever they want to vote. that keeps the minority of women who think they would like to vote| “ing is that the majority of women are opposed to it. suffragettes are having the same experience in England that} men suffragists have had in the United States. They find women refuse to be aroused, and that they have more men than women sympathizers. If the question were left to men, the majority, if they regarded the whole question selfishly, would favor the abolition of all sex distinctions | wherever they occur in law. | Why when a woman sues for divorce should she receive alimony | and courisel fees, and why when he sues her for divorce should he be compelled to pay her alimony and counsel fees? Why should not the same rule work both ways? | Why should a husband be Table for his wife’s debts in addition to his own, while she is liable neither for his nor hers unless she distincily charges her te estate? Why id juries where men and women p: i in the same crime c ct nan and acquit a wom Why should judges im- pose heavier sentences upon men than women? How many men there are who would jury of wor of promise, d “Well, Jarr. other lawsuits where man} AND IN CONCLUSION— WHY SHoULO WE DEPEND “You tell tt well,” answered Mrs. Jarr over the telephene, “but you admit that I've heard 8 td |" swould I tell a Ie so soon after Washington's Birthday?” asked Mr. | you know T wouldn't. on McGibney's accounts (ill after midnight, and ithat I'm not there, call me up on the telephone. “Oh, I dbelleve you,” vata Mrs. Jarr, in a tone that was not very cordial. Don'T BOTHER ME JOHN y 1M BUSY MEMORIZING. AY SPEECH — FIX THEN YOURSELF MY Socks ARE FULD oF HOLES, MY SUNDAY SHIRT HASNO BUTTONS 1 CAN'T FIND My SLIPPERS AND MY TIE NEEDS MENDING WE MuST BE MEN! ' WE ARE MEN! WE MUST ..-- ON MERE MAN 2 By Roy L. McCardell, re yy CULENEY sick, as you know,” sald the aa Sous: is very 8 very nice of you, and I won't forget !t,"" said the boss, as he moved away, “Oh, you won't forget !t, won't you!" uttered Mr. Jarr to himself, “But I'll tell you what you will forget! You'll forget to tell the cashier to slip me an extra ten or twenty, after putting all of McGibney’s extra work on me! As if I didn't do more now than any three men in this office, as it 1s!" ‘When he went out to luncheon he called up Mrs, Jarr on the ‘phone. “Bay,” he sald, “I won't be home till late to-night.” that's not! wire, “but {t's kind ow, look here! | rate extra work shoved upon me—and I won't get a cent for !t—without you commencing that old talk. \the office who don't do a sing’ | extra work? I, the old Jarr over the y do! it 1s, with all ng new!" came back the voice of Mrs. you to post me; it's more than you gene’ screamed Mr. Jarr, ‘t's bad enough as ‘There's a dozan fellows at ay long! But who gets this good thing, Patsy Boliver I'm always the goat! tap the whote ve, the easy mark, <i must h things before.” Jarr. Now, I'll te! you what, I'll be working at the office ff you have the least doubt The Day of Rest. By Maurice Ketten. We MUST ASSERT Our INDEPENDENCE WE ASIK NO FAVORS: OF MEN WE ARE IN-DE.PEN WE Don't NEED He ea iin ME Jatr Can't Tell a Lie So Soon After Washington’s Birthday; He Tells Mrs, Jarr the Truth—‘‘For Once’’—About Staying Out. and the sick man’s. At about 1 A. M |and faint, sought « restaurant with several mugs of ule. ‘Then to all u hoarse voice. “Where am 1?” asked Mr. “At Bronx Park, “Gee, I was so tired I fell asleep.” train as it came into tipped the guard, stayed 1 it a heavy up in the alr at !ts Lenox avenue ter: WE MUST.g-.-= ) Now DEAR WON'T nd ate a brac In six stations he was fa: Jarr in slee} nange cars for the Monkey House! tion platform. cars and be was he had to climb down a long steep fil -DENT THEIR fe ND / You DON TEED WORE \ wea’ men’s ne was @ and, PS, of ch said Mr. Jarr, Then he nc —for CLOTHES Noe orisse ing tred w St asjeep and oblivious | m. “Hey, youse!" said a " was the reply. d he bundled out of the t he might have dt a rack. As it walk under the structure and elimb another filght of stairs and then wait in the cold for another train to come in and switch over, for the o' er was g¢ Fifteen minutes later another train came. ,Mr. Jarr got aboard, cuddled up, to sleep again and was "Get out here, you big ru “Where am I?" gasped M: “Borough Hall station, | wen akened by the words: had the prize packitch wit’ yer, for de way you callal home do hogs when youse taugh “A what?’ “A poozeby, drinkin’, knockout drops ay soltin'ly shows youse !s a good old rum?” “Watcha been Mr, Jarr was too tired to argue the point. He slipped a quarter to the guard who stayed w just at daybreak. him the return trip, was awakened at his station and got home “Now,” exclaimed Mrs. Jarr, who sat up fully awake as he came In. “Now, I suppose you are going to tell me you worked all night on the books and was fo tired that you fell asleep In the subway and was carried past your station?” said Mr. fo, my out wi dear," went Jarr solemnly. the boys Inst night, had a stag racket at the club and we “What's the use? kept It up till daylight. Whooppee! But I've had e good timet* “Well, I'm glad to fee y why didn’t you say !t that way when ou telephoned me?" I give up. I u tell the truth for once," said Mrs, Jarr, “but is on one s These ceive more of a United St e women of the Letters from the People. What's an Good Name for Them ars To the Ealtor of i World |« prone Ww : 8 a g00d | cent y inte pal th regre: a growing among our school ove One! children t this cunt 1 Many Inst t of freedo: authority an ambi Go all day long, and far Into the night, Mr, Jarr tolled, doing his own work <adng sufagetes wit Miss Lonely Almost Wins a Dile‘ta THATS THE PLACE FoR MES THERE OUGHT To BE SOME, NICE MIEN Mea) LL GO INSIDE, BN her can He sald K the golden w went to the | How Fast Can He | To the Editor of The I A man rows 40 ealgeee | New York to Londen ts about 3,000 miles ng would |the difference in time ta three hours and t@ row the same) twenty minutes, B says the dt the curre 3.3.0 hours, W ts co. Corporal Punishment. | HUGH FRAWLEIGH The Byeaing Wor | Im the World Almanac. ttee ot Board | To the Editor of The Evening World et ation {8 about to recommend Dn Where can I find the aise of the var estoration of fhe rod in eus public ous countries’ standing ermies? T. G. — You MusT SEE THIS ~ JWI WITH AL sti for Her Mr. Man x 5y F.G.Long, IT SEE You ARE FOND OF, (BENEATH THIS aoa curio I BEG You 70 BE mine! SHow SENTIPIENTAL TYPI (SCULPTURE - ed down | pert Payson lerhun NO. 538—2PAN42H WAn—PAKY 1.—‘41 he Line Up.’’ EFORE going further into the story of our war with Spain it will be B interesting to recall how and where the naval and military forces of both nations were Aituated at the time and what preparations for de- |fense and attack were made on each side, | The United States regular army at the beginning of 1898 contained jonly 25,706 enlisted men and 2,116 officers. That of Spain numbered 352 | 197. President McKinley's call for 125,000 volunteers, however, met with ; quick response, thus vastly strengthening Uncle Sam's land fones. The chief points of mobilization for the regular army and volunteers were at | Chickamauga, Ga., and Tampa, Fla. The nominal sea force of the United States consisted of five battle-shtps, fifteen armored or protected cruisers, twenty-one unprotected cruisers and gunboats, six monitors and seven other craft, making a to of fifty-four vessels, That of Spain was one battle-ship, eleven a or protected cruisers, nine unprotected nitors and 118 other (mostly smaller) craft. ius 136 vessels, eighty-four of which were merely je the United States Na’ was more or less demoralized, with many of Ils ship: 1 rusty metal. In crulsers and battleships the call to arms our navy was strengthened b} and new warships. Nor did the overwhelming numertea) suy: rfor! | A Naval Con- flict Promised ———— © many ised to be la less an authe 1 f th to land troops uccesstully in Cuba wit iheveurrounding rs, Nor could Sj 1s be invaded sardments ¢ such control st to any great xtent eat Britain, all the Buropean he combatants agzinst outs! n A fleet u Commodore ¢ on of war. On where an {m; es, vy protected under Admiral Cervera, of Cuba. On the 1 ope ns. to guard thetr ¢ the enem. Rean © carry ont Presh pson wished to Knowing when let the American p Spanish shore ‘fh the squadron us leave the block arrived Spanish e these bat e build nati and nzas Bay and ‘orks that had batteries returned The Fight Off Matanzas American ships fired elghty-si!x shots, ng with only twelve. Not one of ly loss of life from x shots struck the lttle bombardment was in the Yankee vessels the warships’ vol and killed a Spanish army mule. progress a Culmn force took advantage of the confusion to try a rear at | tack on the city. The Cubans were easily chased away, and lost twenty men before they got safely out of range again. Thus ended the first épisode of the American war, The waste of artillery and the one dead mule tickled the American people's sense of humor. But directly on the heels of the Matanzas affair followed startling news that thrilled the whole nation to wildest enthusiasm, | Man’s Place in the Universe. By Sir Oliver Lodge. HIE solar system ‘9 but a fragment of the universe, Every star ts @ mm with a solar system. It is possible that there may be millions of planets Inhabited by beings higher or lower than Ourselves. What we see going what we call the process of evolution—from broken fragments to coherent 83 ssl upward of the from something lower and disorganized to something higher and organ on | untverse; | ized. ‘As to how life originates on these planets science !s {gnorant at present. It {ean entire mystery. I would not have you build too much on that. I do not think {t will always remain a mystery, nor would I have a theologian shaken in his views !f science should discover something about the nature and origin of Ife. I want you to realize that this process of evolution {# not a process which negatives or excludes the idea of divine activity. It ts, I venture to say, a reve lation to us of the manner of divine activity. It ts the way the Deity works, ‘The attempt to show that evolution is ungutded—that {t is the result of abso- jute change—fails. What is pointed to 1s not unguided random change, but guided changs. The other could not be done in time. | “What me have to realize In regani to our place in the universe is that we are ‘intelligent, helpful and active parts of the cosmic scheme, We are among the agents of the Creator. One of the most helpful Mens ts co-operation—helping one another. Co-operation—this in a new and stimulating sense—co-operation with the Divinity himself. ot A Black Cat for Breakfast. By Thomas A. Janvier. ITHOUT much expecting that anything would come of ft, T salt that f should be very glad to have Squib sent up with our breakfast, explaining that petting a cat, and especially a Dlack cat, gave a bright start to the lurkest morning, and pointing out that the mornings just then—toward the end of November—were the darkest and dismalest of all the Engl! year. I have my doubts as to the complete understanding of my explanation, but the essential fact was clear that—as no doubt they expressed !t—the gentleman wanted to play | with the cat, and his infantile folly, of course, was nobody's bustness but his |own, And so my order for a cat for breakfast wns treated pr ‘a3 would | have been treated my order for buttered toast or eges and bacon—excepting only |that my cat came upstairs in the maid servant's arms and went down arain on his own Uttle black legs, instead of coming and going on a tray. Thereafter | when we came down to Dreakfast we found retched ont on tho | nearth rug before the fire in our sitting room, a truly heart warming little black | object, and all the more heart warming because of his glad eagerness to purr out to us his little morning song of love.— Harper's Magazine. a “Mr. Dooley’ on Philosophers. By P. Finley Dunn. HAT 1s ‘a philosopher, says ye? A philosopher, Hinnissy, {s a man that !s thryin’ to make a livin’ be thinkin’ about things that no man can think about without th’ top fy his head blowin’ off, It's a good thing they havo an exhaust valve, If they cudden’t talk they'd surely explode with gr-reat damage to surroundin’ thought. But, thank the Lord, whin they got to ® point whin they can think no longer without crackin’, they blow out in pothry. Pothry ts a kind tv headache cure f'r a philosopher.” ‘What 1s instinct? It {s th’ nachral tendenoy ty wan whin filled with dismay to turn from his wife.”—From the American Magazine, | 44 The Most Dangerous Fish. {HH shark and the octopus are usually looked upon as the niost dangerogm gi among the denizens of the deep, but !t appears that fishermen who fre quent tropical waters have a much ¢reater fear of the devilfish, the green moray and the swordfish. There seems to be unanimity of opinion that the shark and tho octopus will not attack a boat, while the others which have been mentioned will. And, moreover, the attacks of the devilfish, the moray and the swordfish are a great deal more terrifio than those of the shark and the octopus, ‘The devilfish t= a large ray which infests the warm waters of the Atlantio, Tt attaine @ weight of @ ton and half, has horrible looking teeth and @ barbed, potson holding eptice in tts tafl whtch {t uses with tremendous effect when ft ae safle a party in a boat. The green moray 4s to be met with off the const of Bom. muda. It resembles a conger eel, but ts green in color, The moray ts reckeneR most savage inhabitant of any water, . .