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aud have to be brought baek three or four
times before they will give an order This
establishes confidence at once. When a
young gentlemen and an elderly lady of
distinguished appearance keep on saying
that they have only a limited sum TO spend
and that the prices are too high for them'
and when they require written estimate
aud haggle for an hour about the amount OF
discount for cash ON completion of the order
you hesitate to talk about references.
And when you have delivered all the furni-
ture and present your bill. and first one
little extra thing is wanted aud then an
other to complete the order, You send them
in your eager desire TO complete the order
and get your money.
OF course there is trouble with trades
people even when your arrangements are
Arti,ticaly carried out. but the County
Court is slow aud the process Of recovering a
debt is frequently as Objectionable 10 the
creditor a. il is to the debtor.
Get your house furnished and decorated
and you are all right iou can make Ac-
quaintAncss, receive your company and YOU
have inspired con Il leuce in the local trades
people, who would always rather give credit
TO the occupants OF nicely furnished houses
than DO business for ready money.
But even in the most eonhdinG neighbor-
hood you sometimes require ready money
for emergencies, and one tine day, alter
they had occupied Acacia Villa, South
Hampstead. for about three months. the
FeAthsFSeights found themselves in sbso-
lutte need Of capital
They had made some very nice aeauaint-
LnGSs. On the strength Of pas yaSht and
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WHY DON'T YOU WE'D .?
Varied Are the Reasons Given by Men
OF Many Minds,
The Women Have Their Say, Too,
On the interesting Subject.
Thero Is Gold Double Eagle
Awaiting the Best Answer.

Varied and interesting are the views of
EVENING WORLD readers ON the subject
of why young men don't marry, showing
many phases of human nature not
hitherto dreamed of In the philosophy of
young men and girls of the present gen
Grafton.
Young girls, however. have with few
exceptions renamed mpdestly in the
Underground in this contest. This is not
right.
TuE EVENING WORLD wants TO hear
from them too, and their opinions on the
subject ore bound to be more than ordi.
narily interesting.
Now, girls come forward and tell why
young men Of your acquaintance are not
married. Give your ideas on the ques-
ton asked In this contest, for the gold
double eagle is not bound fly in any one
direction. and why should it not find a
resting place in the diminutive pocket
book OF some girl of the period. Who
can best solve this vexatious question:
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CONDITIONS.

Letters must not consist or more than 600
,pords, ana should be Drftten on one side ot
the paper.
Names should accompany each letter. MOI
necessarily FOR publication, but FOR good
Jaffh.
No MSS. pfu be returned unless accom-
painted bv postage stamps.
A cold double eagle toH be dtpdrded to the
best anstDer.
Address all letters TO Marriage Question
Editor, y. o. Boz 9, 354.
Marriage Too Much of q Speculation.
10 ne Editor:
The fe yerish influences Of our uncer-
tain social and monetary conditions; the
demoraiizing effect of suddenly ac-
qpired or even inherited wealth; the
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haunting dread Of poverty; risk Of social
prestige; the Unsuitable passion for dis
play in personal adornment; extravagant
rivalry for social supremacy; the laud;
Able but misdirected ambition TO be what
they nre not: the modern mania for
gain, be II Of monetary or matrimonial
origin: the consuming fever for individ-
ual Independence through the purchas-
ing power OF wealth-all these influences,
fostered by artificial home education, lie
at the root of the question why both
sexes regard marriage a speculation or
sepulchre of personal independence.
Breathing such an atmosphere, girls soon
pass by easy stages from that point
where. to them. marriage for gain be-
comes q necessity; to the other, where
motherhood develops into a nightmare,
aud wifehood a sluice-gate TO the social
swim and more questionable. indepen-
dence. Courtship becomes game of
hide-and-seek with each others hearts.
while both coldly gauge their mutual fit
ness by standard of commercial con-
science. "A PEssIMIsT.
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their distinguished manners. They grAdu.
ally became on visiting terms with some Of
the well-t to-do families, and as they accepted
hospitality they returned it.
Franklin and his brother went aboua
among the young fellows. and got intro
duced to their sisters, and introduced them
in turn. to GLADYS. who had now given up
the music lessons. and was understood 30 b
coming into a couple of thousand year
when she was tRenty.one. "It Is from my
mothers side she Inherits il. said Franklyn.
my mother was darcy, and the D'AEcys
are a wealthy family"
This statement Was made 10 sundry people
among others to a young fellow. Tom
Bannister, the only son of wealthy Widou
lady residing in the neighborhood-
Tom was very much struck with Ms
Gladys before he heard OF her e2, 900 :
year. The brothers. who had asoertainsd
what his prospects were, took him home With
them as often as they could. and were con
stantly leaving him alone with their pretty
sister.
Now Mrs. BannisteT was . ahreWd Old laaz.
with eagle eyes behind her golden spseta-
Giles, and. although she Was : devout chapel.
goer and subscribed literally to missions =
cannibAls and other heathens. she vas naes
urAlly OF = distIpstful and suspicious dispe-
sItion.
What she had seen Of the FsatbsFwsieht1
did not inspire her with eonhdenol. sna
when she found her son vas eonatAntly =
their society she gave him broad hint -
she didnt believe in them. aud NaEnna -
against them.
lTs = GOAlausGI
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for rent.
still. the Featherweights. under all their
varying fortunes, preserved that perfect
composure which only comes Of long descent.
When one little home was broken mp they
looked ont for another in as opposite q
direction as possible,
To take a house and furnish il on the
united earnings Of the family Was not an
easy matter. for the earnings only amounted
as a Inle TO about f2 los. per week, ana ont
of this the young gentlemen required their
luncheons, their cigars and their fares 70
the city.
These are things that cannot be obtained
on clelit. In the matter OF clothes they
were all right London is full of taIlors,
and if you cau'r pay one you can easily order
a suit of another. especially il You have dis
tinRuished manners. and YOUR papa keeps
his yacht. and is on the visiting lIst OF ann
bassadors.
Having found q house. the property OF a
widow lady who didn't employ agents or
solicitors preferred. Mr.. FTauklyn would
take it, giving as a reference MS relative,
Harold FeAtherweight, esd, OF the firm OF
Tort, TTavers & Co., solicitors. Of Lincoln's
Inn. and Harold FeAthsrWeight would write
back upon the firms paper and say that he
had known Mr.. Franklyn FeatherweiRht for
many years. that he vas gentleman Of high
standing in the city. and most desirable
tenant. &c.
The furnishing vas the next difficulty, but
though this took time it was generally Ac-
eomplished At last London tradespeopls
are ysrF eonhding. especially 10 people who
hsggls about price. and walk 0at Of the shoD
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Bright, Sweet Girls Are Too Few.
20 The Editor
" "Gracie's letter, published May 10,
fills my matronly heart with contrition.
would like to see every girl happily
married, but it is just the girls who have,
MS " Oracle SAYS she has. beaux by
the dozen. go out to theatres. entertain
ments and take evening walks every night
IN the week" that make young men the
- towards " she supposes them to be.
They prove themselves wise, indeed. by
reiraining from popping the question.
Girls are too ready TO accept invitations
from men. Unless q man respects girl
he isn't going to ask her to marry him.
Men adore bright girls, but not flirts. 1t
is because there so few bright, sweet
girls nowadays-w l-bred girls. who
know their own value-that, young men
do not fall In love SO deeply that they
cannot help themselves. Their hearts do
not get seriously touched, and conse-
auently marriage is a matter Of calcula-
ton, or rather bachelorhood 10 the result.
ONE WHO WAS ASKED.
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FORTUNES OF THE FEATHERWEIGHTS

A gentleman is bora, not made and
Franklyn's father was CAPT. Featherweight,
Brothers. OF Holborn, tailors. The hrm oi
Malachi Brothers was famous forts l3s ID
trousers las advertised, and Mr.. Franklyn
D'Aroy the vas very particular about hiS
D'Arcyl Fcs,herweight made ont the 0iiis
for the ready-money customers who hon
ored the firm with their patronage,
For this professional assistance 10 'he re,
uoWnei tirm OF retail clothiers he received
the modest stipend Of twenty shillings per
Week-a sum which was generally reduced
by a shilling or two. made up OF siHpenny
6nes. FOR being fye minutes late in the
moruing. -.. IN. -,
But even when he was making OUT DiilS Ioi
thirteen-and sixpenpy trousers-nay' even
,rbsp daring a rush OF business he Was conf
pslled 70 shoW the trousers and eH9AtAte
mon ths;r merits. tue symmetry OF the cur
s,d the ehastrness OF the pztIsTn--trAnklJh
vas still gsnt.em.u.
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The Featherweight family came over with
william the, Conqueror. and are therefore
gehuefolks All the people whose ancestors
came over with the Conqueror are gentle
IoAks' though gentleness was hardly one Of
the attributes OF the invading Norman
pakes mixed mob Of mercenares.
Tho FeatherweIEhts are proud Of their
descent. Between tile reign of William /.
ana that OF Queen Victoria they had TO do
many strange things for living, but they
never forfeited their gentility. During the
reign OF Victoria some Of them, SO severe
hAa the struggle for life become, had even to
I0eeptsubordinGte positions in the counting
houses Of London tradsamen; bu: they
we're still gentlefolks.
IN the year 1852 the head OF the family,
40 lar As the word family represents mum
,sF OF Individuals united by ties of blood
iNNss nndsr oae roof. vas Franklin D'Arcy
e1li'eF"elgAt, aged aye-and-Iwenty, clerk
- s-s sonnting- house OF Meaars. Aslsehl
The evening world., 1890-05-23
FIELD AND RIVER SPORTS.
New York Athletic Club Games
At Pelham Manor.
slavin the --latest Aspirant to Stand
Before John l..

Big Amos Rusie, Of the New York National
League Baseball Club, deserves his popu-
larity with the spectators. He is so ambi-
tious that he frequently asks Manager Mutrie
TO allow him to pitch when 1t is really the
turn Of some one else. Tomorrow, at his
own request, he will go in the box against
Capt. Anson's Chicagos. Hutchinson will
be in the box for the Windy City team.
The forty-fourth games OF the New York
Athletic Club will be held at Travers Island,
Pelham Manor. Saturday. June Z. They
begin promptly at 3 p. NJ. They will be
open TO all amateur athletic clubs, Ad-
mission to the Club grounds is by inyitation
only. Special boats aud trains will reach
the grounds before the games. All the
They are az follows: 100, 22o. 44o, 600
and $40 yard and one-mile runs; l2O-yard
hurdle, 3 feet inches; ego yards, feet
iG.pound hsmmer, running high,jump,
running broad-iu Jump, pole vault and obstacle
race. Handsome medals. go to first, second
now now on exhibition at the club -houSe. En-
tries close May II with Secretary Frank ID.
SturRis.
Frank Slavin. the Australian puRilist, says
he intends TO meet Peter Jackson in the ring
before returning home; .alHo that ho desires
TO wres1t the championship OF the world from
John l.. Sullivan.
william O'Connor, the champion sculler
OF America, Ia the favorite in his coming
match race with Stansbury, the Australian.
II will be remembered that Stansbnry gave
the late Henry Z. Searle . very hard race.
O'Connor recently rowed over the champion
ship course in very fast time.
Freshman Simpson, Of the Stevens Insti-
tute OF Technology, Hoboken, has reason to
feel elated over his performance in the 90
time.
Jack Dempsey, the Nonpareil, seys he is
perfectly willing to, go to England 20 meet
the best middle;weight in Great Britain.
tend nd q9e i"r WaIiNpresumably G re- Eng.
lands champion iddle-weight-is the man
whom DEMPSEY would prefer to meet
Great interest Ia evinced by members OF
the Wayne Athletic Club in the bantam
weight boxing competition OF the Club,
which occurs tomorrow. Only members
The new Carey gymnasium At ,i.;, MaTy9rd r 9
not be sssy f4r Snd II %aS Ss
ii. L. Carey. wealthy student from Buf.
| falo. Of the class OF 81. This newstructure
in addition 20 the PalatiSl Hems,Eway gym: I'm:
fortunate athletes OF Harvard.
Ike Weir. the feather-weight, is matched
| to meet James Connors at the Erie County
| Athletic Club June L. As yet Billy Murphy
| has sent no reply to Weir's announcement
that he would like to meet him In q ring
again in finish match.
|
The members OF the Essex Cricket Clint
| recently showed their generosity and wealth
by voluntarily subscribing S2O, 900 to make
| and grounds.
The enterprising Triton Boat Club, oi
| Newark. has added lawn tennis TO the list oi
athletic sports favored by the members.
| Tennis grounds have been laid out adjacent
| to the club house on the Passaic.
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Girls Expect Too Much.

To the Editor!
The reason why young men do not
marry is this: The girls expect too much.
They discourage and appal the average
young man by their extrsvagant and in
judicious remarks as to what they will do
and how they will live after they are mar
ricd. It is an exceptional case where a
New York girl would be contented or
think herslf up to the standard If she mar.
ried young man with whom she asso-
cia,ed in everyday life. Most young men
have to work hard for what they get, and
if the girls won't have them how can they
marry?
j. b,
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From Dakota.

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ON face and body. impure blood &c. by using regu-
arly DIR. @. McLANE's CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS.
prepared only by Fleming Bros, Pittsburg, Pa.
Price o5 cents. Sold by all druggists: Insist upon
having the genuine Dr. 9. McLAHE's LIVER PILLS,
prepared by Fleming Bros Pittsburg, Pa, the
nark ct being full of limitations of the name Nc
IASE, spsllsd differently. but Of the same PIonnn.
ctation, Always make sure OF the words 'flemlng
Bros, Pittsburg, Pa. F." on the wrapper.
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No Assistance.
From an Exchange.

TFTOm an EIohuhge.
Scene, the club at 3 P.M.-Cholly (medi-
tatively)-By Jove 1 wish l knew what
Kitty Keene would say II should ask her to
marry me-" Holly with a tone Of bitter
roniniseence)-" could tell you what she
said to me when did, II it would help you
any, old fellar.
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Perhaps It Was.

Prom hunssv's Bsskiy.I
Tangle-What pretty little carriage Miss
Tiff hast"
Mrs. Tangle-Yes: that must BIS the carte
blanche she told me her papa had given her.
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Man is Naturally Selfish.

The average young man does not marry
because he does not care to look below
the surface, consequently does not see
the true womanly qualities hidden under
n frivolous mask. Because q woman is
to him mere pastime. not the companion
and friend she should and would be IL
allowed. Because he does not give her
half O chance to refute the following
Flirt, extrayagant, incompetent, DC.
Because by marrying his evenings will
have TO be spent at home instead Of being
at that intellectual club. A. M. E.
The Experience of Others Deters.
To the Editor:
A casual glance over the morning news
papers will reveal to the reader one OF the
reasons why men nowadays are chary of
entering the married state. How many
divorce cases in all their sickening de-
tails are unfolded to HIM! What stories
of misery caused by hasty marriages re-
pented of too late!
OF course there are many happy mar
riages, and believe they are in the ma
joritv. Notwithstanding this. is not the
proportion of marriages resulting to the
contrary far too great
This then is my very reason for remain
ing q bachelor; The fear OF learning,
when too late. that grieyous mistake
has been made in getting married. result
ing in the ruin of two lives, which other
wise might have remained happy.
HUDSON.
Do They All Want Country GirlsP
To the Editor!
Why don't the young men of New
York marry? Well, presume, there are
exceptions, but think the cause in most
cases is that they are afraid they will not
find a competent housekeeper. or. in
other words, a good cook. That is what
they all want, for without a good cook
there is no happiness. You will always
find where they can get country bred
lady for wife, they will not even look
at the city girls. X. ii.
The One Word That Expresses It
To the Editor:
The habit of living beyond our means
in this luxury. loving age and the fear OF
having TO relinquish q portion Of our
pleasures if married. or 10 he more con-
else "selfshness is the reason why
more young men do not marry.
MADISON.
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DRAMAS OF DAILY LIFE.
A Series of Interesting Stories of Ere''y-
Dag Happenings.
BY GEORGE r. SIMS.

AutAOr Of Lights LOndon A lalnay Romance 11e
Lost Bride" de-.
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The enterprising Triton Boat Club, OF
Newark, has added lawn tennis TO the list of
athletic sports favored by the members.
Tennis grounds have been laid out adjacent
to the club house on the Passaic.
The evening world., 1890-05-23

The members OF the Essex Cricket Club
recently showed their generosity and wealth
by voluntarily subscribing S20, 900 to make
needed improvements ON their clubhouse
and grounds.
The evening world., 1890-05-23

10 meet James Connors at the Erie County
Athletic Club June 1. As yet Billy Murphy
has sent no reply to Weir's announcement
that he would like to meet him in ring
again in q finish match.
The evening world., 1890-05-23

The new Carey gymnasium at Harvard
will not bo ready for occupancy until the
II. L. Carey. wealthy student from Buff
falo, OF the class Of 81. This newstructure
in addition to the palAtial Hemenway gym
nasium. will AFFORD ample faculties for the
fortunate athletes OF Harvard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-21
Foreign News

BERLIN, Mar. 2l.-The Ptioce o, W.,
arrived here this morning aud was recei,.s
at the railway station by the Empero, r. ~
press Frederick and daughters. The r
peror and Prince of Wales entered -,
risge ard were driven to the castle
PARIS, Mar. 21.-Le XIXe Sisels s.s...
that Count Won Munster, the German 80
bassador at Paris, will succeed Count n
bert Bismarck as German Foreign Minis.
LONDON, Mar. 2l.-The coal miner. -
elated with their success in securing from III.
masters the advances they demanded n.
patches report that the men are eyervwbs..
going back to work.
BERLIN. Mar. 2l.-The coal mine ou,
10 Brunswick have granted an incres.. !.
wages to the striking miners and the NJ.
have gore back to work.
General Won Caprivi the new ChspcsH,.
had conference to-day with Prince Pr
msrck.
Several foreign Jews have been arrested S. III.
sic on the charge Of treason.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-21
The Public Schools

The nineteenth annual report ofthe snperin
tendent of public instruction in Virginia has been
published. Tie report Was compiled by Mt
Mssssy's predecessor, DR.. John L. Buchanan, and
is most interesting report. From it the follow
ing statistics are Cleaned:
The total population of Virginia according to
the census of 1880, WAS $50, $50 whites and
631 626 colored. Total 1,512,414. Total as
sessed value of real and personal property S345,-
Goa, 030; school population, between the ages OF
and 81 white, 345, 024 colored, 265, BAT total
61O,271.
In 1884 the total number of schools opened
was 6 $50; in $50 the number increased to :, 40
Number OF teachers in 1854, 6,371; in 1889,
1923. Number of pupils in 1884, 5000; in
1889, 336 .94S. Number of school houses in
1854, 1856; III 1889, s 341. Value of school
property in 1884, ST. ,592, 434; in 1889, 81, 209,-
I'D Grand total OF expenses in 1884, 81 1872, :
624 in 1889, 81 ,620 sos. The total expeno,-
lures for ali school purposes for the four years
ending July 81, 1885, were 1922, 707; for the
four years ended July 81, 1889, So, 167, 500; an
increase of 1924. S62. During the past five years
there has boon corresponding increase in other
respects as compared with the five years ended
July 81, 1885. The increase in value Of school
property is $40S, 952 inc teased number of school
houses 9s3. number of teachers $50. number of
schools S35 and number of pupils 33, 60o.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-21
Telegraphic Breyities.

The bodies of the three imprisoned miners
we're recovered f,om the Germauia mine, at
Iron Wood, Mich, yesterday.
Richard and George Davies, The brothers
who murdered their mother at Crewe, Eag.
land, have been sentenced to death.
The peach crop in Michigan is dead
failure this year. Owing to the sudden drop
to 10 and u below zero the buds were killed.
Tommy Winwan, u years old, shot and
killed BERTHE POlhamus, L years old, at JJ,-
let, H.. yesterday. over a dispute about 3
game { f marbles.
James ]. Slocum, the base ball player who
was few days ago convicted of the murder
Of his wife, was sentenced to death ibis
morning in New York.
The New York Court of Appeals has az
6rmed the judgments of the courts below IA
he Kemmler murder case, dec'arlng the
electrical execution action constitutional
Eyraud, the French murderer, who was
in New York few days ago, disappeared
Upon the papers announcing that French
officials were on the lookout for him,
though be had been closely watched 10y de.
ectives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-21
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Malan Brothers against Bradford, trustee
From the Corporation Court of Lyuchburg
Affirmed, Judge Lewis delivering the opin'
ion.
Carter against Hough, Gray & Co. From
the Circuit Court OF Loudoun county. AL
fifmed, Judge Lacy delivering the opinion
Judge Fauntleroy dissenting.
Jones against the Common wealth. From
the Circuit Court of Brunswick county. Re
versed, Judge Fauntleroy delivering the
opinion; Judge Lacy dissenting, Judge
Richardson not sitting.
Williams. administrator sgairst Macatee's
trustee. From the Circuit Court of Warren
county. Affirmed. Judge Richardson deliver
the opinion Judge Fanntleroy not sitting
White against Mason. From the Circuit
Court ofAccomac county. Affirmed, Judge
Hinton delivering the opinion,
McCue's trustees against Harris. From
Clrcuit Court ofAugusta county. Affirmed,
Judge Lewis delivering the opinion.
Tucker against Tucker. From the Cir
cult Court Of Pittsylvania county. Affirm
ed, Judge Hinton delivering the opinion.
Well against Day, sergeant. Appeal al
lowed to decree Of the Cooperation Court
of the city of Lynchbure rendered Oh the
81 day OF September, 1889.
Dawson against Bradford, treasurer and
Gregory against same. Appeal allowed to q
decree of the Circuit Court of Lynchburg on
the 9th OF September, 1899.
Stearns against tho Richmond Paper
Manufacturing Company. Argued and sub
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