The evening world. Newspaper, December 30, 1908, Page 12

The Eveni The Published Dally Fx \ | ny, Nos. 68 to @! | the Pre R Sunday by opt JOSEPH PULITZER Treea., @3 Park F One Month. VOLUME 49 17208. | ENGLISH IGNORANCE. my EOPLE of the United to think that takes interest After nds Across the | tes are prone the, whole world an in American politics. read- ae , Anglo-Saxon Ties, Brothers ing the ma Race and Speech and like speeches at public dinners, the ordinary American citizen is con- vinced that the people of take an interest in United States affairs, and that the English Papers at least print with reasonable accuracy what is going on. | The Illustrated London News is a leading English newspaper with a large American circulation. It took pains to get from Pach | Brothers a photograph of Mr. James Schoolcraft Sherman, who has been for some years a member of Congress from the Utica district, who was nominated by the Republican National Convention last sum- mer, and who with Mr. Taft received a majority of the popular votes | and will receive a majority of the electoral coll | This photograph the Tilustrated London News reproduces in its | »fissne of Dec. 19 in the following shape: _Mr. James S. Palmer, Vice-President-elect of the United States, may possibly look forward to filling one day | the position of President, It will be re- membered that on the death of President McKinley,Mr. Roosevelt who was then Vice- President, suc- ceeded auto- matically to | the Presidency without oppo- sition. Should anything hap- in pen to Mr. Taft tnich we sincerely trust, for his sake, may not be the case), Mr. Palmer would pro- bably, if precedent were followed, take his place. | Enoto. Pach Bros. WY. MR. JAMES S. PALMER, Vice-President-elect of the United States. How they got Mr. Sherman’s name changed to James S. Palmer is a mystery. Almost as difficult to understand is the statement that ‘on President McKinley’s death Mr. Roosevelt, then Vice-President, | | succeeded to the Presidency “without opposition.” This English newspaper also assures its readers that should Mr. | ° \Waft die during his term of office “Mr. Palmer would probably, if | precedent were followed, take his place.” There is also a curious bit \of English tactlessness in the parenthetical remark that should any- | thing happen to Mr. Taft, “which we sincerely trust FOR HIS SAKE may not be the case,” Suppose that some American newspaper were to print the pho- | ng World Daily Magazine, Wednesday, |tograph of the English Prime Minister and label it Herbert Tomlin- | | Son, or were to say that “for his sake” it was to be hoped that nothing | would happen to King Edward, or should add that on the death of Queen Victoria “the then Prince of Wales succeeded automatically | to the throne without opposition,” and that “should enything happen |to King Edward the Prince of Wales would probably, if precedent | | were followed, take lis place.” There is still » big gap, both in thought and knowledge and jeentiment, between England and the United States. If anything, the jgap is growing bigger as the proportion of the | {United Stat lish ¢ lane Letters From the People Con Jeno the Baitor of population of the seent is becomi (lyn than anywhere else in Americal Far more than Jn Manhattan, And, next to There ts a oklyn, Jersey holds the record. transit at at way other beauty experts? WAG atrect SIMEON SIGAFORCE IR errors the « An Ode to Loat Whiskers, | ave seen 0 the Editor of The ing World etreets and dirty, To b the saine of Now ner is here; blow drear ; a And frosta bite brisker, the trouble is How si phyre blow, and replace th Walling in windy woe being replaced For fashion-siain whiskers! ten avenue subway | Once our cold throate were cheered M. YOUNG, M. D. By a nice warm thick beard A Shooting Star. Now by chill winds they're weared, Te the F ‘ a ' Fashion bar Khed them, As 1 was crossing the corner of Sixtye| Shaved and evantshed them Beventh street and Central Park West Who will be brave enough the other night 1 saw a star shoot down To defy fastion's guft from the east, about five minutes past| And @ave our throats from bane ®even. It was a very bright star, and! With nice thick beards again? Jett a mark just as bright, wh lasted | Shaveless, luxuriant! Bearded again bout ten seconds. What other readers wi POET, @aw this, aud who can explain it? | LOUIS Z Ljgn |? For New Yenr'a Vontng on about the i ROME wor ously sim ane Fi : a bers are 8 and 4, which inate ie us ya 1 cdded, give 25, which ie ses aes Q ey HH HERBERT M, SOLOMON, ae Fai RPP ane A Family Tansle, ee SY To the Editor of ning World nee et Ca any of your readers aid me by ro eer UNtaseling the following’ “John F old c, Or : Brooklyn Bi To the Estior of The Tread it Nd f 1874 that le J Brookiyn girls were pretest on {4 io KENNEY earth, Dhat, of co’ “ efor No. Nene Univerautly Observed, bridge crush gave girls ie F of ng World Crush Face.” But 1 sull wink there are gt te F ae bolle day? Is t any’ nuional hol in ore preity wirls Lo the mille in Brook: this country? ANDERSON, Poor Castro, He Lost His Dog. By Maurice Ketten. DOCTOR ISRAEL BERLIN QE [ZZ aN CASTRO NOMIQUE Don't MOVE SYMPTONS — OUR OR} Sel YouR DELICATESSEN MUST Go On THE OPERATING: TABLE AU RIGHT, Doc Mr. Jarr’s Darling Son Has a Sore Foot and Can’t Go on an Errand, But It Doesn’t Keep Him From Running and Winning a Marathon. 9 “Let me see, let mamma see," eald Mrs. Jarr, kneeling down by the sufferer. “No, {t's me knee, this knee!” whimpered the boy. “You can’t sa anything, but {t hurts awful when I walk on it.” “Your father wouldn't care!’ said Mrs, Jarr, giving Mr. Jarr @ reproachful look. “Mumma ‘ill put some linfment on it, and, besides,"” here she fixed another look at Mr. Jarr, “I won't have mamma's boy pass that horrid saloon. His father may want to spend his time there, but my little boy shan’t be made a drunkard.” By Roy L. McCardell. “ae ILLIE, go down to the store on the corner and W get papa a package of smoking tobacco,” sald with the evening paper at hand, b Mr. Jarr, who was stretched out on tho sofa on—he had put his foot firmly down on hints that he shabby old housecoat | should receive @ natty smoking jacket for Chrietmas— “Gee whiz,” sald Mr. Jarr, “Who wants him to be a drunkard? I want some and Mr, Jarr also wore his bursted old slippers, and he tobacco, As for passing Gus's pla: he does that every time he goes or comes was comfortable although In his own home. from school!” The little boy, who was playing on the floor with his “Well, “16 doesn’t feel well, and he's toc Itttle to be running up and down Christmas ninepins, paid no sttention, “Willfe, here tg ten cents, run down to the corner and get papa a package of smoking tobacco like this,” and with tue dime Mr. Jarr extended a crumpled and empty tobacco bag. “Huh, hubt" else 50?" “1 want YOU to go," said Mr. Jerr. “I don't wanta go!” whined the boy. ‘“T gotta rore foot." “You haven't a sore foot and I want you to go!” said Mr. Jarr. “I don't know where the cigar etore ls on the corner,’ whined the boy, the candy store,” those stairs. I won't .ave his strength exhausted. yourself to rak it," sald Mrs, Jarr. “All right, all right,’ able to lie off and rest a bit, but I'll go get it.” shoes and other coat. “I know you were just dying for an excuse to go out and stay out,” sald Mrs, Jarr. “But you need not have tried to blame It on the chil¢ ” “Watch how long I stay out!’ sald Mr. Jarr. And he was ‘rue to his word jand returned anon, and again took his ease on the sofa, This ime with the added solace of his pipe. “Mamraa, can I go out on the street and play?” asked the boy, as soon as his father hud returye: “No, you can! And he got up and put on his grumbled the little boy, “can't somebody you do know well enough where it js, it's right next said Mr. Jarr. ‘And you go. Get your hat and coat and go “Go where?” asked Mra, Jarr, coming in at this moment. “] want him to run down to the elgar store on the corner, across from Gus's plac d get < package of this tobacco for me," and again Mr. Jarr ex- tended dime and the crumpled, empty tobacco package. “Well, aren't you the selfish thing! Asking that poor child to run out and get you tobacco?” eaid Mrs, Jarr. “And I got @ sore foot, ‘ whined the boy. fa sore foot, which one is {t dear?” said Mrs, Jarr, eniffled the boy, indicating @ totally different one from the one is father. raid Mr. Jarr, ‘You've got a burt knee.” “It don’, hirt now,” whined the boy, “Mamma, can’t I go out?” “Certainly, he can go out,” sald Mrs, Jarr. and put on your mittery I never eaw such a father! Doesn't want the child to have fresh air. Wants him to stay in this steam-heated flat and get the great white plague!” So Willle waa \undled up and went out. He stayed out, and an hour later no anguished glances from the front window revealed him. ‘Then Mr. Jarr was sent in baste to find him, Suppose he was kidnapped, sup- pore he had ber run over? “He's over on Snyder's vacent lot running a arathon, | boy. "I seen him; he's nine laps ahend of Johnny Rangle!”* afe efe By R. W. Taylor iT SURE IS A BARGAIN, sald the grocer’s he had Th e Million Dollar Kid AX! JUST WHAT LOTTIE NEEDS FOR HER RED Room? NLL JUST Give IT To HER FOR NEW YEARS ! Cty TM $0 SORRY, BUY THIS OLD DAUB CAN'T BE HUNG WITH THE HERE'S A NEW YEARS IT ON THE WALL Niven LOTTIE = ' HANG You should be a-hamed of said Lr. Jarr, “I thought that once, at least, I might be “Get your hat and coat, Wille, | aR tS SE TNR OM, Fifty American Soldiers of Fortune By Albert Payson Terhune Cri | NO. 31.—DANIEL BOONE. ECAUSE he was disgusted with laws that he was too fgnorant to B understand, Daniel Boone {n 1767 turned his back on elvilization, left his Nori Caroina tarm, bis family, his friends, aud with six other adventurers went to explore the Kentucky wilderness, Boone at this time was thirty-four years old. He wag a Pennsylvanian by birth and had moved to Carolina in early boyhood. He could barely read and write. All his life jong he was ignorant of the simplest forms of law; and this same ignorance more than once reduced him to utter poverty. Finding Kentucky tertile of soil und rich in game, Boone came back to North Carolina and raised a !itue colony of emigrants, whom he led west- ward to the new territory, Fights with Indians uninued their ranks and (starvalion Was sometimes unpiewsantiy near. But they persevered and at |sast built a fortified settlement on the banks ot the Kentucky River, nam- ing their town Boonesboro in honor of its founder. Boone's wife was the | fret white Woman to enter tha: region. His son, Bnoch, was the Urst white | boy born in Kentuc! | The district wes ricu in game, but there was @ woeful absence of other foow, Salt, for instance, was wuolly lacking, Boune and thirty comrades went | to walt Licks, 1W muee away, in search of it. On the way they were surrounded by more than one bundres indians, ied by knglish officers, The Briush wad strre¢ up the indians against all Americans; und the whole party from Boonesboro were curried as prisoners to Detroit é. Phere ail but Boone were ransomed. The Suawnee chiet, Back Fis, nad taken a fancy to the pioneer jeader and would nox part with him, Black Fish, Whose own son had just died, even went 60 far ay to “adopt” Boone as bis child and 4s member of the Buawnee tribe. The ceremony of adoption was as follows: First, all Boone's long hair wae pulled out by the roo:s except one central lock. This “war lock” was braided |and stuck full of ribbons aud feathers. Den boone was plunged into a nearby |tiver, to wash away bls “palerace blood.” After this uly face and body were | painted in gaudy colors and be was accepted as an Indian srave, The Shawnees Ueated him kindly, but watched him every moment to prevent his escape. For months he dweit with them. At last he ove-heard a pian of their: to swoop |down upon Boonesboro and massacre the unprepared se tiers. Boone slipped away to warn tus friends. The Indians discovered his flight and 60 of them |gave chase. He knew that recapture meaat death with herrible torture. St | would aiso mean tho destruction of the colony he had formed. jo he fled with Jail speed through the aimost impenetrable iorests, covering .he 160 miles to Boonesboro in about fou. days, arriving there in tine to gathe: the villag- j@re into the siockade fort and tc ,cepare them for the © ming attack, The ns, led by British and Canadian offivers, reached Boonesboro on Aug. 8 and assailed the fort with fury, having more than six times as large a force as the plucky defenders, Yet, iks to Boone's prowess, they were beaten off with @ joss of seventy-seven killed and many others wounded, Ken- tucky was saved, Boone's compantons had, during his captiv jdead, His wife and children, never imaginin buck to North Carolina, Boone went at once, after the bi j4nd in 178 brought them again to Kentucky While on @ hunting trip with his brot! Jambushed by Ind.ans, He got free, but Again Hoone was captured by four savages into thelr faces, blinding ther e he mac taken prisoner, with two g.rl frienc Bingle-handed, rescued th skins and his own iife was iu c ba! | nearer) Ambushed } | by Inaians, ~ , long since given him up for he could still be alive, had gone e, to reassure them; r, Just efter his return, Boone was her was slain and scalped. threw a double handful of snute ss escape, His daughter was dian band, Boone followed and, Pwo of his sons were kilied by red But he continued to fight the aseiess danger. e of Progress and Civilization—and he won Kentucky became a State in 1 contempt of Jaw, had not secured proper title to his Jand’, So he was ousted | from the farms he had fought so hard to win. In rage at his country’s ingratl- tude, he resolved to turn his back on the United States, Missour! was then under Spanish rule; so Ye moved thither, His fame as a hunter, fighter and leader had preceded him. The Spaniards gave him a fertile $,600-acre tract of ground and made him a sub-governor, Then Missouri passed into French hands, and was sold, as part of the Louisiana purchase, to the United States. Boone hu neglected to establish lis title to the 8,600-acre tract, and at the age of seventy-five he found himself again without land or money. Back to Kentucky the old man went ‘here, Congress was petitioned to grant hitn 8% acres of land. This was done. The rest of the mighty pioneers iife was passed in peaceful farming and in hunting trips, Yeare before his death | ne bullt for himself with his own hands an enormous coffin; and kept it always under his bed. In 182%, in his elghty. h year, he died. Boone is generally supposed to haye been a rough, brutal character, | {dea 1s wrong. Though so renowned a fighter, he was unusually 4 modest {n manner, and of Irreproachuble private life. } A Double Stroke i of lll-Fortune. Oi This sntle and Missing numbers by sending ome | eens tor cucu Lumber (o Circniation Department, evening seo ri +++—___ TESDIGOOLOTOGOOOIDOGDIDODGOOH. Reflections of a Bachelor Girl By Helen Rowlan4. DDDOOVES. DODDIEDOHISS ET the bachelor girl have the laugh on love—but L she will find that there is nothing to cry on which compares to a man's shoulder. Never worry for fear you have broken a man's heart; ul the worst it 1s only sprained, and a week's rest wild put it tn perfect working condition again Nothing can exceed the romantic tenderness and graceful eclat with which men make love—in novels, except the of-hand commonplaceneas with which they do it in real life. A man's first proposal comes hard, but later he learns to do it as easily and nonchalantly—and almost as often—as he wears a dress suit. That shocked look on a@ man’s face when a sympathetic woman saya | she “understands” him is probably caused by a hidden fear that maybe she really does. Every man fancies he “knows the world"—merely because he ts more or less acquainted with the flesh and the devil. | A married woman doesn't toaste her fears on mice and burglara after she has discovered that there are real dangers like widows and chorus girle all around, f | The accident of marriage is the only calamity against which there ig | no insurance. Oe ReeRERON eee i Penn’s Canny Scheme. BOUT the year 1707 William Penn became heavily involved tn a Jawsutt, A and the author of a recent biography, entitled “Quaker and Courtler,” says that he was greatly in fear—under the laws of the day—of being arrested. Many novle personages were tn the same plight, but no other, it is belleved, ree sorted to Penn’s expedient in meeting tle situation, says the Youth's Companion, In the door of his London house he had @ peeping hole made, through which he could see any person who came to him. A creditor one day sent in his name, and, having been made to wait for more than @ reasonable time, knocked for the servant and asked ‘Will not your master seo me?’ ‘Friend, he has seen thee," replied the servant calmly, “and does not like the looks of thee." i #” The Day’s Good Stories A Rural Enoch Arden, Not a Contributor. 66 TX 088 little town in a Western | ¢. ADY,” I Btate," said Brown, “there was e | "de ped half-witted wort of a fellow proach named Bill Wilkes, One day Bi] took| “Bo I read in the paper,” sald the woman at the kitchen door. de season of « when de smile of gratitude ts de highest reward of # charitable nature,” “Bo it 1. And now, I come to think of {t, this bull pup of ours never had 4 Christmas gift, and if you'll just stand still and let him bite you once or twice you've no idea of how happy and grate ful it will make him. You won't wait? Well, of all the stingy men!'—-Weshe to the re/iroad tracks amd never reap- peared for about six yearg., In the meantime his wife, Bettie, took in wash- ing and supported the family, One duy Bill came back. He went around to the kitchen door, softly opened It, stuck in his head and sald, ‘Boo, Bettie,’ tle turned around trom her washtub. ae he, eee Bil a ecart A ae alsa , Bette?’ erever I Be = b 4 return to his family I think of a at It was then found that Boone, through his-