The evening world. Newspaper, January 11, 1911, Page 18

an et aon ae Ciorld. 5 spits Dally Bxeept Sunder by yho Prose Publishing Company, Nos. 63 to 63 ' and Tress’ NOSEEH PULITZER, Juntor, Seo'y. | 1 ANOUE SAT et ‘La aotetalll | chiles epee ie the Pe “tes tt New York as Second-Class Matter. ‘Bul io shetse a} vening For “England nd the ¢ and ve Bountele i %, aod Gi . Pos ih $3.50 | One Yr fi ++ #01 0One Mo VOLUME 81......6. cecccee ceeseccssssesseees NO. 18,040, | THE GRAND PLAZAS OF NEW YORK. N site and natural surroundings New York has been fovored by By Maurice Ketten. | Histor Cant You Beat It? iy f 4 That Changed WILL You PLEDGE 9 | Yourseve ; ( Copyright, 1011, by The Vress Publishing Co, (The New York World), mi: No, 20—A Campaign That Was Won by the Lifting of a Laddér. ' MAN Iifted a ladder from the ground, thereby starting a train o! events that led to the fall of a mighty fortress, turned defes® into victory and opened the way to a countr conquest. Tf the H man had faltered or hung in this secmingly trivial action, the later history of England, France and Spain might perhaps have been different. | It was in April of 1812, Napoleon's grip was still fast on Bus throat. England alone was able to make headway against the Frénch Emperor. And an English army under Lord Wellington (afterward Duke of Wellington) had encamped in Portugal, planning to wrest Spain from the French. The Portuguese were Wellington's allies, Many Spaniards (who hated Napoleon) were also enrolled among England's supporte Bat the Spans fards and Portuguese left the bulk of the hard fighting to the ish In Spain, five miles from the Portugal frontier, » fortress city of Badajos, crowned by {ts mighty mocking all efforts to pture it. Wit 1 S:ain, English stood balked, was the ke to the nature to an extent that makes her distinguished and enviable among the great cities, of the world. But as regards artificial improvements on a grand scale, in the way of boulevards, places of public entertainment and assem blage, and water-front esplanades, J Radalos the Empire City 1 adalos an he fortre ay be said to the suffer by comparison with a ma ut ALL RIGHT, (Gar whole ca And Weil jority of ovher centres of far aan PLEDGES LL VoTe nt glance seemed rankly suleldal lesser rank and importance, both tan wiTH ~ Te “adventures ane wage teat ‘erie a tobi ‘nnd ae — f “th ad anc as pat wit a fo h stingin: at home and abrond. Central Park PLEASURE KOM ae ot coe ee and the East River bridges are : ng foolish orders and prohibitions (hat m yurden, : Spat i Tn spite of all th backs, the Engl ly advanced on about the only exceptions to thi Badajos and peed. Were ‘necene marehals, Mare “ general rule of backwardness—for 0,000 men, Were not ver: ithe Riverside Drive was discovered, not planned, and is as essentially part and parcel of the natural endowment of the noble Hudson as are ‘the Palisades opposite. ‘ The Acropolis of Athens, the Forum and Coliseum of Rome, the Paris Opera, quais and boulevards, the Thames Embankment of Lon- don, Edinburgh’s castle-crowned heights, and the imperial Unter den Linden of Berlin, share the world-wide fame of these capitals them- selves, and from time immemorial have been the pride and pleasure ha of their citizens. New York, in the near future, may no longer envy these cities their stately embellishments—she will duplicate, perhaps surpass them, * in her own. to find the English and destroyed the *. Illness and eval days went t night Welling ripped tn the city walle by stege The A series of heave ra Wilets scarred the British ranks, The «¢ hout food. ver of a heavy thunde m one aptured an outlying fort. Breache: guns. orms swept a general assault was ord he avsallonts, under were more than ly the fail of the s detailed nigh. Upon t town Picton's force placed ladders against the walls and swarmed upward. The French at the top hurled down every sort of m earth, stunned and bleeding, and others Then the French 4 the | with their burdeng of climb! first rush had faite sile upon them, Men tumbled to x forward to take t ler tops and heaved them backward. en, crashed over onto the st and at terrific logs to the assaila ainst the w His gallant action put new courage Into the wens of men followed close at his heels, raising other 1 hem, in spite of every opposition, and at tast gaining foot! ramparts. A flerce hand-to- the castie was tak possible—was stricken dead. The town had been attscked, at the same time, fre 4 esue Was still in doubt until '# captors, un poured forth Into the streets and put the defenders to rout. Then !t was that th t of Welling- ton’s troops were enabled to enter Badajos and make complete the victory which Ridge’s heroism had assured. The British, by the way, in their hour triumph, cast a slur upon thelr army's good name, They committed fearful atrocities in the helpless elty; nor could Wellington himself check their ow r Writes of thelr conduct a “shameless repacity, brutal Inter » cruelty and murder." ee ; The was ap None ¢ 1 to risk certain 1 horrible de « Three separate and distinct plans of external improvement on a ing the attack » fate of Badajos ‘and the campaign hung tn the balance, *éeale of unparalleled magnificence are simultaneously under consider- Cc the cast beet Bg Br Ce ve vas ete wt rey in ‘ en it Was th s British office ale ation by the municipal authorities and the Art and Public Service Com- (one Mana) *hanKed the tate ‘ *thissions, All three of these projects owe their inception primarily to Ue asthihed | ng fire, t ow; snatched proj i I ) Heroism. up one of the fallen ladders and p “the necessary foresight of the railroad companies, whose vast terminals pat this point represent an expenditure within the past ten years of | ~spmething over half a billion dollars. The New York Central, which now owns a tract in the heart of “New York comprising sixteen city blocks, proposes to make a new and egreater “White Way” of Park avenue, leading up to a magnified Metro- politan Opera House, an up-to-date and more commodious Madison #Square Garden, a grander Central Palace and luxurious hotels, shops and places of amusement galore. # ‘The Pennsylvania, in addition and complement to the new Termi- nal Station that already has transformed the west side of Manhattan, hopes to cut a new street or avenue between Seventh and Eighth ave- nues, running a mile north and south, to an open plaza at Fifty- third street. A joint report has been made to Mayor Gaynor by Dock Commis- sioner ‘Tompkins and Park Com- missioner Stover on the plan and | copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing Oo. cost of reclaiming land see the Miata! ape iders, swal on the tin which mercy was neither asked nor given--and Brave Lieut. Ridge—the man who had made victory n other pol But the Mrs. Jarr Lends ‘‘First Aid to the Injured’”’ As Soon As Cupid Flutters Into the Kitchen The Hedgeville Editor By John L. Hobble Copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World), be the young man at the grocery store,” | and I do not know what has become of ; dole with him Mrs. Jerr went on. “Gertrude had an| him. It's a pity, too; honest young men} “Oh, n said Mrs. Jarr sharp! What have [ to do with | ON'T think so much about your own misfortunes. We all have rela- ives, ‘ " admirer who clerked in the grocery | are very scarce.” asked Mr. J vurriedly. mre Hudson River from Fighty-first| By Roy L. McCardell. [rer tnd he used to give us sixteen| “I guess poor Elmer will be all broken | May's vessyou extra m | : street to One Hundred and Twen- | 66 OOOH!" cried the little Jarrleggs for a dozen and a pound and al up when he finds out he has been cut|in that Gus’s pl Jarr, OY HARSH says that he used to have an obedient wife, put lately she has ty-ninth street, Coupled with this boy, running in to where his) hair for a pound in everything, and was| out by a fireman,” said Mr. Jarr. “Oh, ee! Don't begin now! said Mr. taken up the habit of reading women's magazines. father and mother were ait-| otherwise very agreeable. But he lost| ‘Perhaps you desire to go out where |Jarr gloomily, “What do I care what — is a further proposal to cover the ting in the front! ns position for some reason or other, your friend Eimer is employed and con-| beaux Gertrude has? Let me read m WALT WILSON ts having a tot of hard luck; last nth his wife quit hin room after supper, h his wife qu m and , ‘3 Bs —- ——— | paper and don't bother me avout it!" ’ phonograph Is 01 order. present unsightly New York Cen- ss @ fireman oe Te yae ART UU OY RRC OTE GAG. now his phonograph ts out of order. i" ‘ ; in the dining room tell him so! “e vent on, * tral tracks with concealing sheds, : with Gertrude!” Sayings of ee pa and vere bene ies ae PPAKING of college education, Eke Reynolds says that he would rather have which would eventually be laid out “You mind your 2 Suet tio ae RAG AE he Th! lasy.: And does’ mega |B eee ne SUIDIy te WON -TAMIE AB: one, 90: Full chat at coman't, LP business, — Walle! as esplanades, thus extending the Riverside area. orted Mrs. Jarr pisharply. “I think . things and spolls everything she cooks) rs. re) omon —Ieay it 4s too bad that Gertrude can't |(7 OL. COBB, the hotel man, says it has been so long since he lost an account have a caller without your making a that he ts getting lonesome to see an actor. wes Tere are a Paris O) d bou- as ghe's a very nice fuss about ft. But go ahead. Order the | ——. ccc see La evards, a Coliseum of Rome, and a Thames FE Key ke Pea i Gi AEA es Being the Confessions of the Seven young man out, and then she'll leave fe, and a Thames Embankment all fore- | “And ‘he's chew- Hundredth Wife. and I'll be left without @ girl again, and | hadowed at once, in a way to impress the fact that we are residing | Roy tM CARDREL ing tobacco, Wille with some admiration, “A fireman's calling is a dangerous and arduous one,’ {much you'll care Teanslated By Helen Rowland. “But I'm NOT ordering him out!" ered Mr, Jarr. ain't saying a word, Copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World), | I'm glad she’s got a beau. Dog gone tt! | ARKEN, my Daughter, for a man's delight in| Wt, are you picking on me for, any- | way?" | A | | FLATTERY, as in afternoon tea, dependeth| st, @ good thing he ian't a police: | greatly upon the way in which it is “served”| man,” said Mrs. Jarr. “If he was a May Manton in the heart of a metropolitan zone with a present population of 7,000,000 people. ——-+ 4 2-—___—_ THE VASSALS. IMPLE little aprons requiro no @ma for thelr making, ing us from fire and flames. But,’ here she turned to Master Wille, ELEN ROWLAND, unto him, policeman you wouldn't dare insult | T..!s one ts made of EVENING WORLD is sorry for the young Democratic Sena- | ever 1 fear of YOU attempting to u Lo, one man liketh it “straight,” but another preferreth tt diluted, | ™ ; | Fine, dotted’ ies # J} tors and Assemblymen clected from Greater New York, Many|''she aia not say what she would do| One swalloweth it in aHopathic doses and is rejoiced, but another pre-| 1m Rot insulting hint Tun not, gas trimmed wdtty igi of them are clean young lawyers, ambitious and enterprising |! he heard of it. Bho left it to the|ferreth it in homeopathic quantities administered every half hour. j exasperated Mr. Jarr. 56 SOB EA a i +business men. ‘T'o-day they cannot tell who will receive their votes | chee Punt aie tan dae Gnelta nest it'd Pn eet, another liketh it tart and another preferreth it) He smacked the open paper he had thought Kilmer was Gertrude's 6 ‘ : been rending and added 0 for United States Senator in the party caucus. | steady?" sald Mr. Jarr. strong and snappy. gekogr rege rene aes “ed pit sed $0) 7 “I do not intrude upon her private One yearneth for it before breakfast, another desireth it for luncheon,| tored a | ren's aprons : vung I'm going out!" anted to do, any- rr. ‘If it hadn't 's having company propriate, For ing wear, cha with bands of , sien “« Sa “ ‘ i - They are waiting for “orders.” If they se to find put what |arrairs,” said Mra, Jarr. “All 1 know but ALL of them CRY for it after dinner. those orders will be they are looked upon as suspicious characters by |!% that this young man was sent to One man shalt thou flatter subtly, seeking his JUDGMENT upon all n ry A varn us that tf we did not remove the Boss and the Delmonico cabinet. ‘things from the fire escape we would | things concerning which he knoweth nothing, and hanging upon his AD-| sald pout Ge % We can tell them their orders. On Monday next they will he | be arrested. He looked so handsome] VICE twith grateful yearning. ay ype poll pity Ny AA apiece Serica y ordered to vote for Sheehan. and snaty in O18 vnrtorm dat T Assume But unto another thou canst speak openly, saying: and r ers and seem to ap- pretty, or the | Gertrude invited him to call again,” creat un eon’ Onaicueling the tre “Behold, thou art more handsome than a Gibson model, and thy locks | preciate r wives and children s That order will mean the end of Murphy—the defeat of Tam- aidnniaenh He PhD clehon 4 nan a i : mye ail Me | sechpe?” aakea Sr. dures are more fascinating than a poet's. Thy wisdom is greater than Solomon's : sapany Hall. Let these Senators and Assemblymen think of their| "Mrs. Jarr gave him a scathing glance, |and thy jokes are TOO clever!" light eee meee sited future careers. Grady blindly obeyed—to-day, for that reason, he a\| SE wauld have preferred her caller to Praise a stupid man for his wit, a wise man for his dancing, a bromide| Mrs, Jarry marched out into the hall- fecast out by the very Boss who commanded him. The esteem of his 5 “ 5 | for his originality and a genius for his taste in clothes. | way of the flat and toward the dining $-ueighbors and friends is worth more to a young lawyer, with his life | Ins and Outs. | But unto EACH of these thou canst say, “Oh, how BEAUTIFUL is the)"0m Moor iefore him, than any small plum that a discredited Boss ~ shape of thy NOSE!" and he shall be satisfied tay RP ap pi AR pt agp Ke could be Irft plain the lower edge and ‘An trimmed only at the upper. For the more dressy aprons, mus- Mins, batiste and ma- : terlals of the kind are n give him | charming, The apron is made With front and back portions that are joined by straps over the shoulders, For a child of ax years of age will bo required 1% yards material 27 or 3+ wide, w of wide ne of ling, and said, as though no cross words MEE 4 vote for Shechan in this Le Praise not a man’s tailor, but the fruit of his labors, even the shoulders | nai ever been uttered feb | which he hath padded and the crooked legs he hath made to look straight.| “What do you think? ‘That brave Yea, when he saith, “How d’ye like this necktie?” make answer, crying,| Young fireman has the children on his “It looketh CHARMING; but then THOU wouldst look charming in ANY-| Knees and he's telling them al) about THING, And how shall I judge of it?” janswer to thelr names and nod thelr Be not sparing of flowery compliments, yet I charge thee see to it that) heads for sugar and hold up thelr hoofs the flowers thereof be not “too fresh,” for a man despiseth a forward| to shake hands!” maiden Just then the strains of a harmonica were heard faintly up the alrshaft, Mrs, | Neither let them be 700 stale, lest thou make him to feel foolish. Jare cloned the windowa hurriedly, For down in the soul of every man he cherisheth a thing which he| “It's that Elm * she cried. “If that calleth his “DIGNITY,” but which like unto all the rest of him is VANITY,| fireman knew Gertrude had another sa hetadva Of an ne water achigh shall avis beau he migh sry and go home. And beware of arousing this, for it is @ monster v h shall arise and G0 hop: y don't hear him." devour we | YW out and chase Elmer lature will forever disqualify “the man so voting from any office in the gift of the people. ! } What has Sheehan done for Tammany Hall to make that organ- 4 ization risk defeat to gratify his unjustifiable ambition? eer $$$ _$____—--—— --—__—_- ————_____— oly on 1 tion of the compass, on board ship, from 1G%o the Editor of ‘The Byening World the attraction of the steel or fron of se V woul like to have this problem ex-|wnich the ship is constructed? L. P. Sere: “If the duty on ET chile cade the Wileen iam, ry Then render unto each man the things which are NOT his due, and he) on,” + it Lat en a Child's Apron—Pattern No. 6890, Mea 2 por cent. and under the present | To the Phir of The Bvening W shall reward thee in like proportion. | “Please do, 1 never get a chance to pildw is 20 conte ‘on each, with 4 per cent. Hon one hed ne io bulld and own For flattery is the worthless coin with which a wife payeth for im- wee. the perrenane Bane - meee eae ~~ werome as i mee find 12 08 Sovetoe prine A ace on led ao dal yc ported hate and hand-made lingerie, and which a maiden giveth in ez-|tnat there's a fireman right in the flat| $ " ipURBAD. 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