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Answer the Question: What Shall
We Do With Our GirlS7
A New sAi Interesting Contest Open 10 The
Readers Of The Evening World"
The winner Will Receive q Gold
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Thoughtful men and women Of the
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problem Of what we shall do with our
girls philosophers have written exhaus-
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we ought TO do with the dear things, and
they all disagree unanimously With Zach
other.
The theories on the subject are so be-
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board9' exclaimed the captain. as he anX-
iously scanned the surface Of the sea.
Positive, sir, lie was ~a-stAnding there.
leaning over the bulwarks-all OF a sudden
he climbed up, and was over. Isaw him 20,
and heard the splash. He seemed TO 90
down like = lump of lead"
IL was a calm night, aud . boat was
lowered instantly. Tie men rowed about IN
man was TO be seen.
After remaining until it was certain that
no hope vas possible. the captain re-
luctantly gave orders to proceed.
In the mean time the officers had made a
search OF the vessel to eudoSyor To find out
who the passenger was. The task vas not a
difficult one. Mr., Robert HoSATd's cabin
was found to be empty. Lying or the little
table in his berth was a letter addressed To
the captain. .
Capt. CsTlyon opened itAt once and reRdit
"sIR;I have committed suicide. |
charge you A. a gentleman and a man Of
hOnOT 10 deliver the lettsrin your possession
unopened 70 the person TO whom IL Is
addressed. There Is nothing in IL which
will tell you more than you already know
that robert Howard. Of Natal. has COM
mitted suicide IN the high seas. Open the
handbag In my cabin
Capt Carlyon felt that there was no good
10 be done b. opening the sealed letter, and
be Mas reluctant 20 disObey the Nisb Of the
dead man, But he felt that = painful task
Has in store for him Wbea he presented the
letter 20 the young lady, who sas probably
! relative, or perhaps ths swsetheaTt, Of die
Suieids.
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RHEh AS JOSE Prime.

Mile. Rhca is = handsome woman. with
black, birdy eyes. white, well-defned teeth.
a gracefully shaped head aud a lovely back.
Her Empire dresses were so cut last night
that the lovely back played a conspicuous
role; in fact, | am quite sure that Rhea could
be identified by any Of those who saw her at
the Broadway Theatre. in Josephine.
Empress Of the French" by her superla-
lively glossy back
The story of the unfortunate Josephine
was very neatly tod 10y Mr.. All ert Roland
Haven. II must be n fe~arfully difficult
thing to attempt TO dramatize a series OF
historical episodes. don't believe that tho
work could have been done better by any
body than by MIR. Haven. or course the
play wa, not convcntionally dramatic, but
it was interesting, seemingly accurate and
nicely written. Josephine had perhaps q
triilc too much to say. Those long speeches
reminded one OF Mrs. CAudlo's curtain
lectures, and II Josephine were hat kind OF
q woman well, ! really don't blame Ma
polcon. .....
The story OF Napoleon and Josephine as
used by Mr.. Haven was nothing more nor
less than the divorce. The play opened at
the hall IN the Tuileries where the divorce
was discussed; In the second act Josephine
signed the fatcful decree: in the third act
she sAid good-hy to her husband in a nice
white wrappers; in the fourth act she learned
that Marie Louise, her successor. had given
birth to n son and heir; in the iifth act Hhe
met Marie Louise, aud in the sixth act, as
there was nothing else to 10, and II was
growing rather late, she comfortably died.
Rhea 10 a " right-down tragedy queen, +"
with the loud, emphatic tom that could
never bo used in real life and the perpetual
misery that the stage used to love. She
casts up her eyes. aud clasps her hands and
poses upon the least provocation. Her tone
knows no variation. IL Is n case OF "Oh,
misery y all the way through the play. This
is very fatiguinH. very unnatural, and Mt
very ridiculous. For example. when
Josephine hears the description of Marie
Louise. her rival, she turns up hor eyes,
wrings her hands, and in loud. tear washed
exclAims: II never thought he could
liked light hair" II was ono OF the
delicious instances OF bathos l have
ever heard.
While lshca ia most undoubtedly a woman
of strong dramatic tendencies, her acting is
entirely In iinesse. There are no
lights and understanding but shades. In
her moments of anguish she roars. and in
- JoEephine 1T is nearly all anguish Her
accent IL very distressing. but IL IL not be-
cause she Is French. She has passed nearly
4 decade in this country. The unintelligi-
bility is due to INSTRUMENTATION. Those at
the back part of the theatre suffered last
night.
William Harris, as Napoleon. was quiet.
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It was about 8 o'clock in the evening when
DCApt. George CArlyon. of the Cape Nail Ser
vice. found himself. TO the best OF his be-
lief. in Hyde Park. A man with whom ne
had eollided had told him that he Was in
Hyde Park. and that II he kept straight on
and Rugged the rails he would presently
find himself At the Marble Arch.
Capt. Carlyon had arrived that day with
his ship At the West India Docks. On the
voyage home a peculiar adventure had be-
fallen him. A few days after they left Natal
a saloon passenger had requested IN inter-
view with him. The passenger was a young
man Of gentlemRnly manners, who had taken
his berth in the namsSPt Robert Howard.
Mr.. Howard. when ne anne on board.
seemed very unwelL He had not appeared
At the public table once, alleging indispOsi-
tion. and be had remAined continually in
his cabin. When Capt CGrlyon received
Dir. HowArd's message he went to him and
found him in 3 state Of great depression.
Captain. he said, II have a present.
msnt that ] shall not live TO reach England.
II do not. l wish you to deliver all the
property about me. together with ; letter
which l will give you. TO 3 relative OF mine
in London. Win you ease my mind BY un-
deTtakinR this task for me ?"
MY deAT air. replied the captain.
I'm sorry 10 ind o q prey to such
gloomy fOrebOdings. Let me send the doc
tor 70 see you
'NO doctor can 40 me ans good. ana I
decline 10 see one. exclaimed the passsn-
ser. ; htts iTutably. II don't EAy thatI
am Eolns = ais, bui III should stn yOR DO
e. ! AL a.
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He duly entered all the particulars OF the
occurrence, tn report TO the authorities on
his arrival, aud, having taken charge OF the
deceased mans effects, he endeAyored to
Danish the tragic occurrence from his mind.
On one point his mind vas set at rest when
lac opened the handbag IN the suicides
cabin. 1t contained a legally drawn docu-
ment, duly signed and witnessed, in the
shape Of a will, by which Robert Howell
otherwise Howard left all the property he
might die possessed OF to May summers, at
present residing at Pembroke square,
kensIngton.
"Howel! otherwise Howard. " sand the
saptain. The man has evidently been
going under two nAmes-I wonder whether
that has anything to do with his suicide"
When Capt.. Carlyon reached London on
the l4th OF November he duly reported the
affair 10 the authorities, and lac DEPOSITED
the viii aud the boxes Of the deceased PAS
seuger with the owners, there 70 remain
until Miss May Summers claimed them.
But the letter WAs 4 different matter. This
he had sOlemnly promised the dead man TO
deliver himself. Business detained him in
the city unt.. late in the afternoon, and
then, having no relatives IN London To visit.
he set out for south keusington.
He managed. By taking the Underground
Railway, TO overcome the difficulty Of the
fog, and he found the HOUSE in Pembroke
squRre, But on knocking aud inquiTing for
Miss May Summers he was Informed that
the young lady no longer resided there.
The gentleman Who answered his inquiries
Informed hlm that Mis- Summers had been
" hts smploymsEt f9T Ne Ast thEssYsaEs -
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resident governess, but that she had been
dismissed a o since, and he did not
know what had become OF her.
The gentleman not seeming anxious to pro-
long the interview, the captain left, and
thus experienced a rebuff at the hrst attempt
to.fnd the suicides heiress.
" | suppose I'D better tai the letter back
to the owners, " he said 10 himself, and let
them find the young lady. can't go hunt
ing about London for her"
lie began TO think over the details of the
curious adventure in which he found him
self involved. and thinking, he forgot all
about the fog, and instead Of going to the
Kensington Hallway Station, lost himself.
wandered about. and eventually found him.
self at 4 o clock in the evening wandering
about Hyde Park. utterly lost. and for a
long time utterly unable to lind any one
who could put him right.
The one man he had mst-the man with
whom he had collided so violently-had told
him to follow the railings and he would get
to the Marble Arch, but he didn't nov that
that would be any particular advantage to
him. for the Marble Arch is not HighbuTy.
and it.Was at Highbury that the captain
lodged when in town. Still. once through
the Marble Arch. he would be in a main
thOroughfare; aud so he went cautiously
on, ehoked with the sOot-lsden fog. his eyes
smarting and tingling. aud hands numbed
With the icy GOODNESS Of the rails which be
gTasPed As a guide.
Plunging forward In ne darkness. he
suddenly stumbled aud cana 20 : full stop
His foot had struck asaiRatsOmsthing sins
% Ne gr0uRd Tia stRmhls bEoaEht hlD
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almost down on his knees. Putting out his
hands to save himself, he wAs hornhed Al
discovering that il was a BODY lying ia his
path. Passing his hands rapidly over it.
he found by the dress that il was . Woman-
Whether she was young or old. veil
dressed or poorly clad. 1t was too dark to
see, but she.was . woman, and the captain
could not leave her lying there.
He took her gently by the arm n shook
her.
Hi. my good woman, what's the mat
ter p he exclaimed
No answer.
MY God! suppose she should be dsadF
he said to himself. He couldn't leave the
poor creature lying there all through the
foggy night; but what was he TO dol He
shouted. but no Gnswer came. Then he
knelt down again and felt as best he could
for the womAn's heart
II was beating.
Then he shouted again-shoutsd with all
the strength OF his lungs; Help. help.
helpg'
Presently he heard the sounds Of foot
steps. aud q voice crying: What Il 49,
where are your"
Here. he cried, this way; thsress
woman lying ON the ground here.
The sound OF the voices came nearer. and
presently two policemen with their lAnssrns
stood beside him.
Their lanterns thTew a but a weAk httss
ray OF light against the density Of the -,
but when that ray rested upon the Somaat
aes the three MA started bAsk via : -
Of ply.
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ESCAPED FROM APRISONV VAN
POLICEMAN sOPER OF BROOKLYN
NAMES A CLEVER CAPTURE.
Ho,c He Caught the Negro Assaiiant of
Saloon. n eeper lynch ga a Chimney
Tie Grophio story officer Sopcr Told
aReporfer 4 bout Hoe He Vas Cured
Of Cntnrrh.

Policeman George W, Soper has been = guardian
OF the peace m brooklyn toT the past eleven years,
and during that time he has been connected with
the Seventeenth Precinct. Officer Soper has =
splenhh record. " was he who captured the negro
hssattnt OF SAluon.krepet Lynch. The negro. while
Icing takcrtu prison In the van, cut a hole in the
bntton,o OF the VAN aud made hts escape. He was
tnred him white the fugitive was crouchinR in a
chimney. u required not only bravery but great
tact TO make the capture. Officer Soper lives at
III Schenok ave , Brooklyn.
While Apparcn ~ q strong, healthy man. Oficer
Soper told \ reporter that for seven years he had
suffered lrom = disease which he and the physicians
who had treated him. did not seem to understand.
Policeman Super said:
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The SHOPPERS CONTEST.
Hearty Thanks for The Evening
Worlds" Exchange Column.

ne Er,aine World.
As one Of the contestant "%swoppers" 1
write TO inform you that In stating l re-
eeived q $500 driving outfit in exchange for
Z 5000 piano, 1 forgot to mention that .
handsome fur robe, whip, blanket, &C..
was thrown in, making the total value Of
outfit $500. I wish further to add that, to
~rubstaptiate what | say, by dropping me Q
line addressed to - Elm street, City, l
would ut any time lie most happy to afford
you q ride behind az beautiful a pony and as
stylish an outfit a. can BIO found anywhere
In New York City. Many thanks. are due to
~"Swoppers' Column" Mrs, II W.
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-" would catch cold very easily. and then ny
head would ache. The pain scanned TO be more
severe lust over the eyes and a. the base ot0ny
skull There was . feeling OF ttzhtnesa across the
bridge q my nose. My nose would stop up first on
blow out Quantities Of yellow and Ereeniah mucous
from my nose. which would relieve that sense OF
fullneas for . short time. Ny eyes grew grAdu ally
weak, until I could scarcely nee 10 road. Last Jan.
uary ] got the grip, and after that my trouble was
much worse. In tho morning when I awoke I had a
bad taste In INV mouth and . collection Of sticky
slime about my teet and ! would feel tired. even
more so than when | retired tho night before. I
hawksd and spit up the nneus WHICH kept con
stantly dropping into my throat. My throat be-
came sore. IL would stoop, over and arise again
smell left me entirely.
ITO add to my trouble I began to cough, and
had -hsrp shooting pains dart through my chest.
side and back. There was q sense Of oppression
on my chest nz though there was a heavy weight
restinE upon 10. ] lost my APOSTLE and could not
sleep well. In fact. I thought I was going into
conauinp tion. and was almost without hope Of ever
getting well again.
- ! had tried various physicians and patent med
icines for my trouble, but could ret no permanent
relief. Advised by my friends to consult Drs. Cope
land and Blair 10 regard to M, trouble DID 80, and
q new man. I can scarcely lind words TO express
gratitude to DrS. Copeland and Blair for what
they have done for me"
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THE SUICIDES LEGACY.

at 7 o'clock. Here and there ; eabmAp.
preceded by men with flaming torches, en-
deaVored to convey 3 fare who offered an
exOrbitant price 10 = railaAy station or to
his home. but the task vas one both Of DIM
Guilty and OF danger-dihiculty, because il
impossible. even b. tbs aid Of the
torches. 70 recognise streets o. tuTning-
danger. bseauss She cab va - Oiten en- tbs
RaseaiRt e % Il
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On the night of Nov. IA, 1889. the entire
metropolis WAS wrapped in . dense fog. Il
had come on about 4 in the afternoon.
and had rapidly increased in density until
loeomotion became almost impossible. As
the warehouses and shops closed their shut
tsFs The lAst rays Of Hight seemed 10 vanish
Iron ths tk0roughfGrea. aud The cries q
belatsd vzyfareu we're heard IN 0sary diTee-
ooa Ths onnlsaAss had ceased FanRinz
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Explicit Instructions.

TFTUW Wf HfTfHuH' TFHVeIsF.T
do you "a me TO call again at Mr..
Browne for the bill he owes you ?" said the
office boy to the physician.
Yes. and use every possible effort to get
II he won't pay. may l do him up"
Yes"
GOOD and BroA"
Yes; dun Brow expresses the require
OF the case exactly"
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An Unsatisfactory Remedy.

tFrom tie Fisgends B~iastsr.l
"Cognac brandy is, after all. the best
cure for pain in the chest; don't you think
80, Fran Hirschmaier 2"
II Am not SO sure of that. Formerly my
husband used TO be troubled that way only
twice or three times q year; but since l
began to keep brandy in the house he has
been ailing nearly every day."
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He Was I-mpecunious.

IEFO" "' DFY-"OOH1 'hTOHIoIe,I
Tonsorial Artist Observation-Disclosures your
hair, sir. Sames clear down to your coat
collar.
Stubborn Vietim-In that case I'll nave the
coatcollAr cut down.
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Certainly, but
"ThRnk you, said the passenger, with
out waiting for the captain to conclude the
sentence. Here is the letter. My lug
gage, Of course you will take possession OF
should anything happen"
Robert Howard drew from his breast
pocket. as he spoke. a long, sealed envelope,
and handed It to the captain, who read the
address,
Miss May Summers,
No, :, Pembroke square,
Kensington.
You'll give me your solemn promise that
you will do as | ask ?" said Robert Howard.
liking his eyes steadily upon the captains
face.
II give you my solemn premise. But If
when We arrive at our destination. YOU
should be alive and wellT" e.
Then you will hand the letter TO me. but
not until the very last moment as | quit the
ship for the shore.
Capt. CGTlyon assured Mr.. Howard that
his stTAnG request should be faithfully
carried out, and expressing a hope that the
invalid would soon recover his spirits and
feel better. be Left him, and taking tho
letter into his cabin, locked il carefully
AWAY Sith his own private papers.
Late that night, after the bulk Of the pas
Sengers had retired 90 rest, a sudden cry
Sas raised by the lookout mAIE
"A man o~verbOATd!"
Instantly al Was confusion. There vas a
rush 10 thesids o. the ysssel-ths engines
WeTe stopped. the men prepared 70 loser
the boata. bat nOthinE could b discovered
"AEs sea ssrt4iny0a . a So sEsE.
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N. and M.-Eugene Hornbacher Is not
the champion bantam weight. Bantam
weight is 1865 pounds. H%ornbacher
weighs. in training. l1s pounds. He has
been defeated by Cal Mccarthy and Geo.
Dixon. who are the leading feather
weights, both of whom fight at III
pounds.
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There is now no longer any doubt that
n letter will leave these shores next week
containing challenges TO Lord Dunraven
to race the Titania. Katrina and SHAM
rock with his cutter Valkyrie.
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J. q. Murphy. The champion bantam
weight, Is Tommy Kelly the Harlem
Spider. " who won the title recently by
defeating Chappie Moran.
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At a way Back Tavern.

M q Wdy-bHCK IdVOTH.
IRON Lhs ToRksrs Gdsetts.l
Landlord Ito newly risen guest)-Slept
pretty comfortable. / hope, stranger
Guest-Not very. Heads rather raw from
friction with that clAm-shell mattress.
LandlOrd-Whatl You don't say they
warn't no piller on that bedt
Guest-0h. yes; but | accidentally sneezed
in the night and blew il out the key-hole.
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1t Would Embarrass Him.

TFF"W INC FITTAbrTJ HNTTsHh.
J~olliboy-Come. come, old fellow. this
won't do; you're not eating as usual.
Liyewell lpathetically)-Can't. old man,
Positively 1 can't. i have actually lost my
appetite.
Jolhboy (refectively) Well, / sincerely
hope that no poor man will dnd il.
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In Danger.
Iron Judge.

Mr.. Holders-Is yo' pop gwine Z us he's
ash truck t-night. Maud?
Miss Rubbey-I dunno. Why?
Mr.. Holders-Ef a. moon = bright I'd laik
{ come up heah an kinder borry dat chick'n
fer d. hook n ladder ball supDah.
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COLUMBUS CREW TRAINING.
The College Boys Intend to Work
Hard for Aquatic Honors.
Tommy Kelly and Hugh Boyle May
Arrange q Match Soon.

There is quitop boom in rowing among
the Columbia college students. The
candidates who are working hard for the
glory and honor of representing Colum.
bia in tho shell are n very promising lot
of young men. Sixteen men are now in
training for the crew.
They are being weeded out gradually,
The crew that will represent Columbia at
the regatta ON Memorial Day. and at
New London in the triangular race with
Cornell and the University of Pennsyl-
vnnia, will be finally selected about
May 1.
Twelve men, however, will be kept In
training until the latter part of Juue, aud
the personnel Of the crew that carries the
blue aud white colors mny be consider
ably changed from that which takes part
in the Memorial Day regatta.
/. The men have been practising in the
gymnasium for six weeks and taking
occasional runs. Latterly they have been
put on the sliding seats in the gymnasium.
The candidates will take TO the water
next week. w. b. Peet, who has coached
the Columbia crews for years past, will
probably take the men in hand very soon;
The New Jersey Jockey Club has de-
cided to keep Its stakes Cpen until April
l instead of closing them next Thursday.
Tho Amateur Athletic Union will here
after pay the expenses OF the baseball
in travelling TO and fro for the pur-
pose of playing games.
The Lone Star Boat Club is q most
thriving organization, so much so that IL
has o~vetflowed its present quarters and
will build q larger club house shortly.
Club will make quite o showing on the
Harlem this year.
President Johnson, of the Nonpareil
Boat CLUB. says that the coming rowing
season on the Harlem should be the gay
est ever known and that there has been a
very general increase in prosperity among
oil the clubs along the river.
The Manhattan Athletic Club will be
exceedingly we'll represented in the ill.,
door championships Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union April IL. Luther Carey. the
Western sprinter. is among those who
will wear the cherry diamond insignia OF
Club.
The talked-of go" between bantam
Tommy Kelly, champion of
America, and Hughey Boyle will prob
ably be arranged for in q few days. II is
the intention OF the management to have
affair take place In public. II will
most likely be a t~en-round match.
Joe McAulifie, the big champion Of the
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All on the Bill.
[FTom tie JsNsiisT'S RsvtsS.l
Boston Mass lin a Bowery hoteD-Bring
me q plate Of gems, waiter.
Waiter-A plate o. w'ot7
Boston Mass-I said gems. Graham gems !
Waiter (sarcastically)-Oh. c~ert'nly. Will
yer have yer pearls fried. or some stewed
sapphires, or only half q dozen diamonds
on der half shell
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From the German.

From the German.
lFToA Tsras SiniHqSl
Tourist-These are beautiful mountains;
but how much more picturesque they would
look IL there was an ancient ruin on the
summit.
Hotel. Keeper-Yes; i believe an ancient
ruin would draw more tourists. Next year
/ am going to have one built.
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SaIION skin and Pimples OF the Face
Cured byCARTER's LITTLE LIvEE PHLS 25sts.'.'
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DRAMAS OF DAILY LIFE.
n Series of Interesting Stories of EVerV-
Dag Happenings.
BY GEORGE R. SIMS.

Author of Lights O. London" " n RaiaUay Romance" " The Lost
Bride" de-