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The evening world., 1888-09-21
A REPRE> SENTATIVE JERSEYMAN.
Allan McDermott, tho One-Time Reportel
Now n Power in the state.

Allan McDermott, tho One-Time Reportox.
Now n Power in the state.
No truer representative of the SELF
made " men of the period than Allan Lang
don McDermott, of Jersey City, can DO
found in all Jersey.
Mr.. McDermott was born in South Boston
in 1854. and is n son of Hugh Farrar McDer-
mott, the poet. All but two of his thirty
four years of life have been spent in Jersey
City.
When able to do for himself. young Allan
became a reporter, aud in his leisure
moments studied law. Gov. Albeit took
him into his Office and taught him the
principles which have pushed him for ward.
In 1877 Mr. McDermott became an attorney,
and two years later was made Corporation
Attorney of Jersey City.
-Four years later, Gov. Ludlow appointed
time Mayor Tauss g. of Jersey City, APP
pointed him a member of the City Board Of
Finance, and as President of that body Mr..
McDermott engineered the city through o
financial crisis and saved its credit. 1t has been
truly said of hun that he knows more about
any othe man IN 1t.
Mr.. McDermott is now a member of the
State Board of Assessors and Clerk of the
Court of Chancery. Located at trenton, he
leads the democracy of the State. and will
be q creditor of President Cleveland after
the election. He was temporary Chairman Of
the convention which nominated Gov: Abbett
and permanent Chairman of that which noni-
mated Gov. Green.
Allan McDermott is one of the most con-
genial men one would ask to meet. His
friends are everywhere and his enemies those
who only favor him by their enmity. He ID
very young and may carve a greater name
before he is very old.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

To tie Editor If The Evening World:
:" Is Marriage a Failure ?" II would be if
q man was unfortunate enough to marry a
girl as per sample: A young woman, age
twenty; can't cook, sew, sing, dance or play
the piano (she has one); never reads. save
novels has no energy or life, is impudent to
her betters. Her only conversation is what
somebody else was or Is wearing; comes down
in the morning slipshod. hair unkempt I'M
less somebody is known to be coming to the
house; considers herself too " tony" TO go
out 10 work as a - help, bur lives upon her
widowed mother has no talent for anything
unless 1t be dawdling her life away. Yes.
marriage with this creature would be n fail
ure. This picture is from actual life.
PAUL PRY,
l79 Eleventh street, Brooklyn.
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Is MARRIAGE A FAILURE ?
THE INTERESTING QUERY DISCUSSED FROM
VARIOUS sTANDPOINTS.

The Case Paoetiousiy Treated" Whom n
Woman Cannot Properly support n Man
lie should Not Marry "-The Mothers
in-Lnw Deieuded-spenkinG from Forty
one Years Experience.
10 ~ Editor Of Tns Essniao World;
Whether or not marriage is o failure seems
TO us to hinge entirely upon the standpoint
from which IL is viewed. II a woman Is rich,
marry by all means. Thousands of poor men,
ashamed to beg and loath to work. have
bowed their necks' TO the yokeof matrimony,
and found themselves comtorted by country
seatP, shooting boxes, Wallets, yachts. fast
horses. operas, DC, to say nothing of cigars
and matches nd libitum.
But IL "a woman is poor, m~arry-never.
With her utmost endeavor, with the exertion
of all her powers, whether physical or men
tai. she cannot properly support a husband.
In one way or another his comfort must. be
abridged. His wardrobe cannot be suitably
provided. Instead Of the finest of silk. 10
to / he must content himself with woollen
underwear and Tor hosiery, Isle thread or,
possibly, in extreme cases, vulgar cotton.
When his friend goes yachting he must fall
back upon his Mexican grass hammock and
pa rsimony will provide.
For the fast trotters of his more fortunate
friends he must substitute the clumsy cob.
though Matilda il perfectly aware how
NcVpiJ hib PhVuouhO uht hhDl'ahOpp 10 IL
volved. She cannot properly ira IL and edu-
cate his Oh ldren, and instead of an accom-
plished and cultivated family such as he de-
sires to have about him. he has the pain OF
beholding an illiterate set of youngsters,
added to his other deprivatlons. True. little
John can black his fathers boots to as higa a
polish as the corner bootblack, but if Ma.
tilda would only pay the .bootblack there
would be no necessity, and little John need
not soil his hands. As q matter of fact. little
Matilda cnn set q table and wait upon the
door as deity as any servant-maid in Christ
endom, but IL there were a cook in the
kitchen and a second girl to supplement her
above stairs, little Matilda could play the
piano Crowded there was one and grow up
q lady. No matter how earnest his solicits-
tons. it frequently transpires that the poor
wife has re- used her better half the comfort
of q valet,
In any event q man should count the cost
and weigh the matter seriously before marry
ing a poor woman. If he il not perfectly
sure of his sentiments, positive that he can
bring his wants down to the limit of her
capacity to supply them, let Inn beware and
wait for a better chance. 1t is unjust to HIM
self, and under all other conditions marriage
must be a failure. +. j.. s..
Norwood, N, j,
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FOR THE PEOPLES FREE COURSE.
A Leus List OF Lecturers Brought Before
the Hoard Of Education.

~ bOuEo " houDhttous
General interest in the free lectures TO be
delivered in the public schools under the
provisions of The EVENING World bill, to-
gether with the t~ireless efforts Of the Board
of Education Committee, comprising Com
missioners Guggenheimer. O'Brien and
Dodge, have brought forward a large num-
Der Of lecturers available for the purposes of
the course. all of whom are highly recon-
mended by people competent to speak Of
their merits. The list includes the follow
ing instructors and experts:
Prof. Bickmore, IL East Forty-frst street.
Prof. Herman Leroy Fairchild, "a West
Prof. William stratford. II Lexington ave-
nue..
DR.. Charles H. May, Madison avenue and
Fifty-ninth street. lecturer in hygiene and
medical topics.
Alice ID. LIE Plongeon, lectures illustrated
with Photographic views made on the spot in
Yucatan.
j. W.: Harmon, 1922 Lexington avenue.
monograph. together with a thorough but
simple explanation of all the principles in
yolved and the laws of sound which govern
its use. illustrated forcibly and pleasantly.
DR.. Egbert l.. Viele, lecturer in physiology
and hygiene.
G.. A. Clement, 3s Park row, constitutional
law and those fundamental legal principles
having special application to the rights and
duties of w~orkingmen and worklngwomen in
their various socla. and domestic relations.
Alderman Alfred r. Conkling. lecturer on
Mexico. using twenty-six stereopticons and
map, without compensation.
DIR. Robert E. Weiel, I'll Madison avenue.
lecturer in history. political and consti-
tutional literature and political economy.
Mr.. E. f. Harrington, 80 South Portland
avenue, Brooklyn, lectures, Rotations and
stereopticon exhibitions.
DIR. H. II. Rusby, Columbia College,
lecturer in physiology and hyg enc.
Prof. Spencer l.. Hitler. 256 West Fifty
fourth street, lecturer ON natural science.
Miss Elizabeth Stow Brown, M. D., 4
Rutherford place, Stuyvesant square, lecturer
on physiology and hygiene.
DIR. Il. O'Connor Sloan, 361 Broadway,
lecturer on physics and chemistry.
Mr.. l.. j. b. Lincoln. Deerield, Mass. ,
lecturer on American history.
DR.. Nathan s. Roberts, 149 East Sixty
second street, lecturer on anatomy, hygiene,
&c.
Mr.. Stephen Helm, AIT Putnam avenue,
Brooklyn, lecturer on microscopial life.
Mr.. Charles S. Allen, LOT East Eighty-ffth
street, lecturer on chemistry
DR.. Henry G.. Hanchett, 3S West Ninth
street, lecturer on medical topics.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

In the staid town of l., in the Nutmeg
State, lived two farmers, A. and b., both OF
whom were noted local hog butchers. B.,
however, was also noted for being mean and
stingy.
One day b. passed along when A. had just
finished butcherlng a hog, ard the following
dialogue took place:
Farmer b. Say. naybur. how long wuA
yer dressin' that hog?
Farmer B,-TeW hours Great Scottl I
kin dress q hog in halt that time.
Farmer A.-Ihink you had oughter; you
dress one every morning.
L. WORLD READER.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
"0H WHY DID I DO TT"

why did I do it? Oh. why did I do II ?"
were the first words spoken by the unfortu-
nate woman, LIZZIE HOLMES, as she lay the
other night on the sidewalk of q Brooklyn
street, crushed and dying, having thrown
herself from a third-story window.
The poor suicide was a married woman
only twenty-seven years of age. and she
leaves behind her a family of three young
children, all under four years old. She
had been separated from her husband. and
killed herself while, doubtless, temporarily
Insane through depression of spirits.
No doubt this woman had some heavy
grief to bear. But the words she uttered
Why did I do it 2" prove thai she re-
GREETED her desperate act and would have
shrunk from it had she coolly reflected on
the consequences. However hard may have
been her lot, why should she have left her
three little ones to battle through life without
O mothers love and care ? Who else would
rs patiently and as devotedly tend them in
sickness and suffering? What love could
recompense them for the loss of a mother I?
No doubt these were the thoughts which
wrung from the dying woman the a~gonized
cry OF remorse. And how much misery anG
crime would be saved if those who are on III,
point of committing some such rash act
would pause md reflect how much they
would give, after II was done, to be able &c
undo Il.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
where Love IL Wasted.

TO ne Editor Of The Evsntro world
1. for my part, do not think marriage is q
failure. II both parties continue to be as
lovable after marriage as before there can be
no cause for complaint. If men continued
to be lovers after they were married and
wives were more patient, none could COM
plain. But some never really knew what
love meant. and that is the cause of unhap-
piness. Then. truly. with them marriage is
u failure. But where true love reigns master
there is no room for such unwelcome guests
as misery and ~unhappiness. l have been a
happy wife a great MANY years, and my hus.
band fuds no greater pleasure than 10 spend
his evening with wife and children. Clubs
and the boys have no interest for him, as he
thinks there is no place like home.
New York. +. M. A. d.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

The story Of the crimes Of the confidential
clerk Of one Of the best known law Arms In
the city is absolutely marvellous. For
years JAMES z. BEDELL has been
carrying on transactions reaching nearly
$500, 900 in loans on real estate. every
one Of which have been fraudu-
lent. False mortgages have been gwen, for
geries by the SCORE have been committed,
and the sharpest and most careful investors
have been imposed upon. Mr.. BEDELL ia
the prince OF swindlers and throws even
FERDINAND WARD into the shade.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
The Drug CIerks' Fight.

To the Editor Of The Epenino World
I saw an article IN your valuable paper
headed Drug Clerks Fight Long H ,urs, +" in
regard to which l would like to say my word.
The drug clerks tried to get up a union two
years ago in order TO get shorter hours, but l
al sorry to say they tailed.
l for one am supposed to open the store at
7 A. M. ON summer at $50 A. NJ aud keep
open until IL p. NJ. Saturdays until mid
night, besides attending to all night-calls,
which sonnet mes amount to three aud four
in one night, lor winch there is no compen-
sation either in time or in money. This is
about the regular run in most stores of the
city.
il your paper would take this matter up q
great deal would be done towards helping the
Unfortunate and overworked drug clerks OF
the city of New York. Yours truly,
AN UNFORTUNATE DRUa CLERK.
New York, Sept. II.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

A"young bachelor" gives the opinion
not an eIpert's, Of oourse-that marriage is
not q failure. because, he says, q Young man
who marrios must give up club, outside COM
p~anions. small vices. including tobacco and
liquor. and must keep up courtship after
marriage. If"Young Bachelor" who says
he hns 81. 400 a year income. will send us his
real name and address, We will guarantee
that he need not bc O young bachelor q month
longer.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
A Good Word for tn. prother.,u.L.v.

WI 49,
TO ms Editor Of The EvsninO World:
Will you kindly allow me space in your
paper to say n few words in defense of the
much-abused "Mother-in -law?" A mother has
her daughters interest too much at heart to
ever counsel or cause her to quar- a. with a good
husband. Always solicitous for her daugh-
daughter marries and lives in peace and
unity with the man of her choice. Often and
often she has been the means of making
peace between two young married people
who do not quite understand each other.
But when her child marriesa man who. in
to love and cherish forever. makes her life a
nightmare of m isery by his ill-treatment, If
not every instinct of the mothers heart
aroused in the daughters defense?
Even the brute beasts protect their young
at the cost of their lives. and shall human
mother stand by n see her daughter ill
treated
When her husbands hand is raised against
her. where shall the poor, terrified, desolate
and stricken young wife fly but to the pro-
tecting arms of mother ? To whom but
"mother" can she confide the story of her
grief and trouble and be sure of sympathy ?
Indeed. q woman's pride often prevents her
from having any other confdante.
There are too many cases of DIR. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde. Toe many men, who in the eyes
of the world are good fellows" but who at
home are the incarnations of evil. Too many
bad husbands have made the convenient
plea of mother iu-law " a loophole of es-
cape from justice. Let the "mother-in-
law " be heard from. She has too long been
not done as much as she is credited with
doing in making o marriage q failure
M. HARRINGTON Moss.
sos West Fifty-sev nth st.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

Opinion of "a Young Bachelor without
Hccs.'
10 The Editor Of The Ersning World;
Perhaps a bachelor is not an authority on
marriage, but he can find opportunity for
observation. To me it seems that if u man
loves a girl we'll enough to wed her he can
forego his club and outside companions and,
If need be, all petty vices Gas the use of to-
bacco and liquor) to mako his wife more
happy. Counting must not be stopped with
the wedding. Cancellation ON both sides
must be practised. Wives mus, be neat and
attractive, still exercising the little arts of
leasing so patent in courtship. As a young
man without vices of any kind and a lover Of
home, l am sure enough that marriage is not
q failure TO try II myself should the girl be
found who would live ON the ANAL income of
81. 200 o year. YouNo BAoAKLoR.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
RECOVERING OUR NAVAL POWER.

Commander r. D. EVANS, the chief steel
expert Of the Navy Department in the con-
struotion of the new cruisers, has given The
Womb an interesting interview In relation
to the great and general improvement in our
navy under the administration of Secretary
WHITNEY.
It IL the opinion of Commander EVANS
that II the policy inaugurated by Mr.. WHIT
NEY is faithfully and efficiently pursued for
ten years to come, the United States will
have " as fine q navy as could be desired. :"
France, he says, pursued such a
policy when her naval force was
almost valueloss, and at tho end
of ten years had better feet
than England. If we should 60 to war to-day
our navy would be useless as q menace, but
in two years from now our feet will be an
effective commerce-destroying feet under
our present system. and in ten years we shall
not have to fear any rival power on the seas.
This is good news, considering for how
many years our navy has been dangerous
only In its assaults on the Treasury and val.
liable as an attacking force only to contrac-
tors and the lobby. Commander EVANS is au
authority on the subject. and if, as he says
it only requires ten years. time and homes,
administration to make the Stars and Stripe,
again q terror to all enemies of the Republic
on the seas. the people will not care how
much money they devote to the Navy De
partment.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
seasoneble Agricultural Advice.

[Fron The Chieag' Nens.I
The coming Of the harvest moon renders timely
the following advice ON agricultural matters:
Cut your hay fever.
Take In your machinery plants at night for fear
of frost.
Thrash your seed pearls.
Husk your cOrns.
TO prevent damage from sudden frosts: Keep
out OF the wheat pit.
To recover from the effects OF short crops: Keep
away from the barber.
How to ind out whether this is to be an open
winter: Wait and see.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

Secretary WHITNEY contradicts the story
that objections were made by naval officers
to the selection Of the wife of Naval JON
structor WILSON as the godmother Of the
new cruiser Baltimore. He says the launch
was delayed because the ship was not ready,
and that Mrs. WILSON, and nobody else, will
~oficiate at the christening. The last an
nouncement Ia quite satisfactory.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

Fire Commissioner RICHARD CRoKER has
gone to Washington after An interview with
Mr.. WILSON s.. BIssELL, President CLEvE-
LANDS former partner, who is Just from the
national capital. There is music in the air.
But 10 1t harmony?
The evening world., 1888-09-21

Mayor HEwIrT was in fin condition and
excellent temper yesterday whom he reviewed
the italian parade to celebrate the overthrow
Of the temporal power Of the Pope. The oc-
casion was the eighteenth anniversary Of the
triumphal entry of the italian troops into
Rome. Mr.. HEw1rT congratulated the
Italians on their display. but no Gag was
foated from the City Hall.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

An east-side branch OF the Early-Ciosing Associa-
ton has been formed by the employees in dry and
fancy goods stores in that sec ion Of the city, IT.
principal purpose being the closing Of all the stores
al p. N. from Jan. 1, 1888.
The public on the east side, as well as the pro
prietOrs of the larger stores, are SAID 10 DO very
mach In favor OF this movement, anu there In every
prospect that the Woodworking employees VIII
nav their working day OF fourteen 10 eignteen
hours materially shortened.
The meetin. 8 OF the association take place every
sunday at 2 p. M, at b echt's Hall, 1877 East Fourth
street, and every woikingman ID cordially invited
tn attend. .
The evening world., 1888-09-21

To the Editor If The Epenin0 World.
Certainly among those fools who make q
failure of everything they undertake who
rush into matrim"ny at m immature age
without judgment. without consideration.
without discretion, but simply, rs they
phrase it, be ause they are in love.
do not know how to Illustrate my mean
ing in n better way than by relating the HIS
tory of my own marriage, forty-one years
ago. l am o sevent> -four years old. l
waited patiently and worked lard and saved
my honey until thirty-two years of age, and
then made up my mind. i, if / fell in love, to
proceed can't ,usly. This did not take long.
/ made diligent inquiry without the lady's
knowledge, aud was satisfied with what I
learned. 1 had So 900 a year and 81, 900 in
bsnk. I am now in my forty-frst year OF
marriage have Six children, all provided for
but one. who is sought in marriage. and my
wife and l are better friends to-day than
ever. Marriage is q success, except among
fools. Nj.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

ably have been free to-day. with
$4,000 in his pocket. In his fore
noon enterprise he got easily AVA with
that amount Probably the ease with viii CHI
the crime was committed tempted him TO his
afternoon venture, when he statched $4,000
from the paying ~teller's desk, and was cap
TIRED after q chase. Now he will go to Sing
Sing penniloss. Avarice is o vice, oven in q
thief.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
Notes Of The Cn,nnniun.

Mr.. Fred W. Hinrichs win deliver an address
before the members o. me Cev"land and Thurman
NhOle, ale Diy-Goods Clu0 at 8. 10 this afternoon ut
their rooms, 33 Bro near Leonard street.
TIE Cleveland and r urmAn Worklngmen's
Campaign CluU OF the Thir Q, nth Assembly Dis
trct organized at 290 Wesl Zig leeutn street last
evening and enrolled uinety-ssyen members.
nineham. Pren,deHI: lanes u C.yanaah, w. u
Prtsident; James G. Brennan, Financial secre-
taryi Martin j. Durkin, Recording Secretary;
bergeAnt-at-ArmA.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
The Rnhx Mn. sunhurnt.

A little girl on her way to see a baby cousin.
a newcomer. had asked her mother: Where
did this baby come from ?" and been an
swered DR.. - must nave brought it
from the country" The baby, which was Of
the orthodox glowing complexion, was duly
presented. The little girl took one look,
turned to her mother and exclaimed
Mercy, amt he sunburnt ~
The evening world., 1888-09-21
An buRinU Editor.

from tie Chicago ~Trtbune.l
Facetious Visitor IN NeWsp per once ito editor)
MAY / use your bI aims a moment?
Editor-My brains
VISITOR tmilinRly picking up scissors)-Yes, sir.
Only u moment want to
Editor (with great cordiality)-Certainly you
may. Use hem AZ long as you please. Always
glad TO furnish brains 10 a man that hasn't any.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
BRIGHT BITS OF CHILD TALK.
Sayings Of tho s.sos and Humorists of the
Future.

Sayings Of the snRes and Humorists of tho
Future.
When my little friend-TIl call him Albert
for short-wss some five. years old, he lived
at Bond Hill, one of the subj RIBS Of Cincin-
natl. He was quite interested in the flower
garden and numbered Johnny Jump-Ups
among his favorites 1t was in early spring
when he stood with his noe against the WIN
dow-pane looking thoughtfully into the
garden. Suddenly he turned around and Id
dressed his aunty as follows
"Aunty. it's pretty near time for the
flowers to come out. isn't it ?"
YES" replied his aunty. 1T won't be
long now. Why ?"
well. I was just wondering IL any of my
little Johnny Hic-coughs would grow THU
year" j.. F. B1RoFF.
Norwood, O., Sept. II.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
EQUAL to the Occasion.

From the Detrot Free PTess.1
Porter" called a desperate man on q sleeping
car, ~ can't sleep a wink Tor The racket IN that
upper berth across the aisle. see who It is and
ask them for heavens sake to stop snoring and let
ME sleep"
Tn porter investigated and returned with the
information Tat 1t WAS a lady, aud she did not
speak English.
IAN, said the angry traveller, ia s'nora evil
IDENTIFY" aud he took mis- pillow and q guilt and
Sough repose In the smoking-car.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
He Was Too Rusy.

IRON the Chicago ~TribHne.l
HProf, McGooZle." remarked the young lady,
al believe you are not connected with our Brown
ing movement"
~ am not, Miss KaIones." replied the Profess
sor, crossing one leg lpnse-jointedly over the other,
land my tim Is 100 fully taken up TO permit me 10
connect myself with any movement whatever"
the young lady looked iurtlvely at the clock.
"That seems q great pity, Professor" she said.
The evening world., 1888-09-21

us Love q Failure ?" The way I am fixed 10
this ! have loved a young lady of my own
age since last summer. She seemed To like
me too. This summer she went away to the
country. and while there she met another
young man. She now writes and receives
letters from him, while / am left in the cold.
/ love her still. Could you please give me
some advice what to do through the columns
Of THE EVENING WORLD. H~EARTBRoKEN.
The evening world., 1888-09-21
No Good Without tho Buuon-Hole.

Mr.. Prs little daughter came running to
her aunt one day, saying: Aunt Katie, little
Matte has swallowed a b~utton!" Seeing her
terror. her aunt calmly replied: i" Well. what
good will that do her ?" Said the child very
less she swallows a ~button,holel
The evening world., 1888-09-21

Although ex.Sheriff JAMES O'BRrEN's or.
ganization, which has just opened headquar-
ters at No. AT Fifth avenue, is called the
(" Anti Cleveland Protective Democracy" 1t
Is understood to favor q tariff for revenue.
Applications to be made to the Finance CON-
mittee for O detailed schedule.