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The evening world., 1890-07-17
Safe While They Swear.

To he Editor:
TWAS on the 2lst of October, 1882, that
my mother, and three brothers sailed
from Liverpool on the steamship Abys-
sinia, where l met with gentleman by
the name of Mr.. Meeks, a Protestant
clergyman.
The weather was fine until after we left
Queenstown. when 1t suddenly became
very rough, and began a search for my
friend, whom l found on deck very sea
sick. The vessel was heaying terribly,
and on approaching him he asked me If
there were any fears of the ship going
down.
Not saying anything, ! took him to the
forecastle, where the sailors were swear
ing like a lot of troopers, and asked him
if he thought those men would swear like
that ii they thought the ship was in dan
ger.
He walked away. Several days later.
when it was still rougher. saw him ap-
proach the forecastle. look in, turn away,
and with sigh of relief drop on his
knees and say:
THANK God, they're swearing yeti"
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Anxious now to lind out something more
Of the strange couple | had seen, ! asked
the women in low tone II she would like to
earn five dollars
II would" he said, "if it's honest
wages for honest work.
IAssured her it was, and she agreed to
meet !ae IN an hour. in one of the parks near
at hand. She was true TO her appointment,
and questioned her eagerly.
see, sir, =" she said; "if you mean any
harm TO that poor child, YOU may keep your
money. II it's that devil OF man you want,
take him for all me; but wouldn't hurt a
hair of the childs head for piles OF goold.
~ will not harm the child. ssid. ''if
you will tell me what you know OF tile trade
they carry on
TRADE you may well call il the devirs
own trade. to my thinking. I'D not stay in
the mouse .twenty-four hours but for Miss
Edna, the poor motherless girl, that knows
no harm. and does none. ="
lis she an impostoTg" asked.
"Do you name chating2 The pity is, she
amt. When the crowds of people come to
zee her. her father looks at ler with them
orlul eyes Of his'n, that fairly make my
blood creep. and she goes oil TO slApe with
nef eyes bDeNs " lIess hcA Ab on 'lH4t4l%
days IN silk, all worked with serpents and
quSre patterns, and let all her hair down
loose, and put a goold crown on her, and
she locke like an actress. Thin the peoD4t
go in, one at time, aud many is the one,
sir, I've had to bring out of 3 FAINT. 'At first
folks came every day, but the child is SO
weak now she has to sleep nearly all the time
she is not telling fortunes, or whatever II is
size does tell. The brute is killlng her foI
tie sake OF the money she brings IN. but lie
don't want TO kill her too fat. for his own
sake. That's why wauted you to 20 away.
She WAS a. It all day yesterday aud shes
nearly worn out now,
| gave the woman her Is and reported
at tie HrSsp .grr office that It was not visit
M day az Miss kuOWltOn's, privately lu-
IurmIng my chief that ] dld not think there
was material Tor sensation III the case.
When 1 cOnld 20 10 my room, late IN the
GAy, / trlod TO review CGmlE the events OF
the morning. | was u stranger ~ New Crk
certainly stranger to that dark-eyed glrl;
ana yet h" had probed my heart 10 IT. core,
and dl Aggsd lts carefully coYere secret 10
tie light Too surely Was my father, Cot
frey DelAno. IN a convict cell 81 Botany RaY,
paving the penalty of bis crlme-an eNtcu-
slye forEcTy upon 3 Hell-kuown London
fTm. Zoo suTey did my mother lie M =
London cemetery, broken hearted sE hsI
The evening world., 1890-07-17
Battle of GettYshurp.

The cycorama of 1.-THE Battle OF Gettys-
burg" at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth
street, is one OF the places that the heat
seems poweress to affect During the week
it has been largely patronized; the fact that
it remains open when most of the theatres
aud amusement resorts have closed in sub
mission to the weather. tells its own story.
PhllippoteauN' painting ia certainly worth
seeing. The sight of this admirab bly, painted
battlefield il n sort of tonic, very pleasant
to the heat wilted. II In said that there are
more than one hundred thousand figures in
to the spectator. The cyclorama Is open
morning and evening.
The evening world., 1890-07-17
Close Call for a Collision.

TO the EDITOR:
Hard overl Hard over All hands
on deck!" And springing from the poop
to the mizzen rigging, the old'man "
leaned far out. peering into the darkness.
Round spun the wheel, and as threw
my weight upon it could see the great
ships answering swing. Even as noted
this. with a sound as OF mighty wings
beating the air. with hiss of fonm. blind
ing spray, and rush of black water that
sprang to our very tops. a full-rigsed
bark shot past us. Our yard-arms clicked
The evening world., 1890-07-17
NOTES OF THE STAGE WORLD
The Academy of Music to Have a
Roof Garden in the Future.
John l.. sulllvan's Debut as a Star
Postponed.

The Academy Of Music is positively TO
have n roof garden the season after next,
and the management claim that il will be
several times larger than that at the
Casino; in fact, the largest in the world.
| II will have sliding sides and roof of
glass, SO that IL cnn be used in Winter ms
well as in Summer. 1t would have been
made for this coming season il IT had not
been that 1.-THE Old Homestead will be
the attraction. ''Thc Old Homestead" i"
as we all know (or we ought TO do, by this
time, if we don'O, is distinctly temper
ance play. To he sure, Uncle Josh in
dulges occasionally in glass of Medford,
but few scruples ms to alcohol, though he
is very fond of cold water-in n hath-tub.
Still tho roof garden and The Old
Homestead would hardly 20 well to-
gether. The play will begin its fourth
and last season in New York at the
Academy oct. 6. MIR. Gilmore went TO
Saratoga yesterday to drink the undiluted
water. Alexander Comstock, his repre-
sentative, who, by the bye, enjoys the
rare theatrical distinction of drawing n
salary fifty-two weeks in the year. re-
mains in the city.
Little Mr.. Arthur Dunn, the clever lit
tie comedian who was the Mufti in Inst
seasons Bluebeard. " has been engaged
by Frank Mckee to play the classic role
Of Rats in "A Tin Soldier" next season.
He is studying his poetic part by the sad
sea waves of Coney Island. Imagine get
ting moonlight inspiration into "A Tin
Soldier" Perhaps. however, Mr.. Dunn
patronizes West Brighton and cons his
part from the picturesque heights of n
raZZle-daZzle or the sweet incline of the
toboggan.
John Doris. of Eighth Avenue Museum
fame opens his season Sept. l. and prom
ises many good things. He is trying to
enlarge his museum, and covets
neighboring building. Eighth avenue is
little world all by itself.
Miss Helen Mowatt, the vivacious. SOU
bretty little mother of Dot Clarendon,
the child actress. was on broadway yester-
day. Miss Mowatt gays that the name
Clarendon is dead to her, except as far as
10 fDHo Wdb
recently separated from Dots father, Hal
Clarendon. Her older child, Rolinda
cambridge, has been engaged by Daniel
Frohman.
Robert McWade talks of producing
THE Rosicrucians. a play of his own,
next season. 1t was done in Cincinnati
some time ago under the nnme of Franz
Herschelle." II call 1t The Rosicru-
clans because the other title was mis-
pronounced. People may not know the
meaning of the word Rosicruciansr
Then they can ask"
Capt. Alfred Thompson has just re-
turned from Chicago, where he has been
looking after burlesque by Gill called
Rip Van Winkle." which "Adonis"
nixav q IN, try in Thirouo ra,,t Tho,n,,
The evening world., 1890-07-17
Coming Events.

Picnic of I he Bergen Social Club. OF Brooklyn. at
Bay View Park, SIItieth street and Third avenue,
Brooklyn. tonight.
Picnic and Summe ernig hit festival Of T. schmidt $
dancing academy at Lion PARK. One Hundred aud
Ninth street aud Ninth avenue, tonight
Afternoon and evening picnic OF Journeymnn
HorseshoeTs, No. g. p u. and B. society, at JOnes's
Wood Colosseum to morrow night.
E1,ursion OF the employees of John PAtterson'8
Co. to Mt Pleasant Grove on the Hudson SAtur-
The evening world., 1890-07-17
A Practical Application.

from r,H0ninss Ss,os.l
The difference between you and me, -
said the Rabbit to the Farmer, lis that
when You are in n hole you are in trouble.
while my troubles begin the minute I'm out
OF IT.
That's true. said the Farmer. grabbing
the Rabbit BY his hind egs. " you had
stayed i'll your hole YOU would not now be q
candId date for the soup"
The evening world., 1890-07-17
Expecting Too Much.
lHom rsIa. sitn"gs.l

Ifrom TrIas SUttn0s
Mrs. Peterby--I am afraid that our son
johnny is getting into bad habits.
Judge Peterby-He may turn out to be a
great man. nevertheless. Some of the great-
est men who ever lived had bad habits.
- but he does not show any other signs of
being n great mau. v
well, you can't expect everything from
him, "
The evening world., 1890-07-17
OUR ROUND ROBINS.
Imprinted Tales Of the HerOlsm and
HardShipS Of SeaIarlng Men.
Many Evening World" Read
ers Who Have Been to Sea.
Competition for = Golden Prize for
the Best Sea Story.
cONDITIoNa.

CONDITIONS.
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The letters must not exceed $50 tDords IN
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Stories must not be copied or pdraphrdSed
rron, books or trdrei, histories, DC.
Postage stamps dnd a special request must
be Enclosed TO secure the return or any manu-
script.
A prize oCs2o IN gold wlu be dtcarded TO
ILt author or the best story.
The evening world., 1890-07-17
He's All Right.

lFron the Epoch.
Mrs. CobwigGer-My little boy 10 so deli
cate don't think he will live through the
Summer.
Rev. Or. Primrose-Tut. tut. As long az
he has survived the Fourth OF July hes
good for another year at least.
The evening world., 1890-07-17
Too Heavily Loaded,

Trom Tcnds SIfings.
Prisoner-Yer Honor. would you be kind
enough to discharge me. 1 want to 90 of
into the country.
Judge-I am afraid to DISCHARGE you, Sui
liyan. You are too heavily loaded.
The evening world., 1890-07-17
BOO. loco NEW PENSIONS

New Law. 700 600 soldiers, aud nearly all widows,
parents and CHI lTen get pensions. Invalid pen
siOnsTs entitled To increase. Apply at once to
SOuLE co. 10 h. lIth ST.. New YoTk, for blanks
and instructions
The evening world., 1890-07-17
During q Motherly Gail,

lfrIn Jur0s.
Mrs. Beobody look pensve, my dear.
Her Recently Married Daughtor-rve had
an awful til with Tom.
Mrs. BeCbody- Didn't I caution you to
avoid the first unkind word?
Her Danghter-l tried to, but he declares
that broke the rule when said yes to
his proposal six months ago.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

II. X. Pritchari. the crack high jumper,
Is doing just enough practising this sum.
mer to keep him in trim. He Is clearing
the bar easily and ut u good height. It is
believed hat & feet will he cleared at the
Washington championship.
The evening world., 1890-07-17
Crossed the Fiord In "A Pinky.

To The Editor:
The scene is the beautiful Christiania
Fiord in Norway. 1t had been our Gus
tom to spend Saturday and Sunday Mt
Nesoden, strip of country lying about
ten miles across the ford from Chris
tiania The sailboat was the only means
of conveyance,
Saturday the weather had been fine, but
Sunday the rain held full sway. and we
became anxious for the weather of the
morrow, when we would depart. The
next day was but repetition of Sunday,
for. though the rain had stopped, fierce
gale was on. and the ford was roaring and
foaming.
Father had an important and unavoid-
able engagement in the city, and must
reach the town. However, Bernt, an old
fisherman, offered to convey us across in
his boat, a craft noted among the peasants
for its speed.
Being hearty Gas most Norwegians are).
we accepted the offer. and in n half hour
we were stemming the raging sea. l will
never forget that event. The little craft
jumped and tossed about on the top of
the mad waves. cutting tho confused
mass. and admirably obeying the COM
mands of the experienced sailor.
Once my heart sank. but the next ten
minutes brought to our view. through the
gathering fog the brygga (dock), and
telt that we were safe.
As we neared the quayage the snow
white sail of our plucky little skipper,
which had SO fearlessly flown over the
billows, like banner over the heads of a
mad army were hauled down, and
amid the cheers of the interested spec
tators We stepped ashore. CHAs. ODIN.
Fell Overheard, but Were Saved.
To The Editor:
During the year 1884 when nearing
Halifax a sailor. who was always playful.
began to play with me and we both fell
over the rail. grasped the swinging
boom. while Bob, the sailor. hung on to
ME. Both of us fell into the water.
Feeling the ships bottom grating on
my back pushed myself from her. In o
few seconds we came TO the surface on
the weather t Quarter, the si;h ship going about
aloft. The man at the wheel did not
bring the ship to for fear of carrying
away the studdng sail boom.
BY this time We could not be seen from
the ship. The crew pitched the boat
overheard, filing her half full of water.
head, and i called to the sailors in the
boat to pick up Bob first. Being picked !
up, We pulled for the ship, she being
about three miles from us. l baied the
boat out with an old boot. Bob and
had been swimming an hour and quar-
ter.
did not think of being drowned, but
thought of large blue shark we had
seen the day before. However, we
reached the ship in safety.
I WAS. when the above happened. about
fourteen years of age. am now seventy,
and feel thankful 10 Him who cares for
us all that am spared to tell the tale.
OLD TAR,
The evening world., 1890-07-17

EX- Official Ilandicnpper Walter q.
Hegeman is to- have n benefit next Thurs
day at the Criterion Theatre, Brooklyn.
There Will be general athletic exhibi.
tiUn. including parallel and horizontal
bar aud lying ring performances, tum-
bling, cmb.swIncing AMI buaing.
Two OF the competitions will be open
to all amateurs, the flying rings and
horizontal bar. Robert Stui. the cham
ninn. is buried. Entries can be sent TO
Robert StOll. 10 John street. aud j. l..
Sullivan, sporting Times office.
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thcni, being at the same time the most powerful
Ahtt-'ptic and tho most harmless agent known.
Tests are explained Facts only are given no thee.
res guess work. The book Is illustrated with 7k
mic photo NV tha author dir.l-9
The evening world., 1890-07-17
JUST PUBLISHED
Microbes and the Microbe Killer.
BY wN RADAM

Disooverer of VIM. Rsdams Miorobe Killer.
This Is an original work of about four hundred
pAR"s. explaining now naturs destroys the cause cf
all Diseases, The author demonstrates that mi.
crobe. ate The one and only cause OF all diseases
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The NewhurR Athletic Association will
hold rowing regatta early in August.
The course Will he stnked ont on New.
burg Bay. Prizes will be given TO the
winners.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

They Never Fail To Cure sick Headache.
CHrtsrs Little Liver Pills; often ths first dose. -.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

such things as the most elaborate rncing
and road bicycles. gold and jeweled
medals costing hundreds OF dollars. and
gold stop watches.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The bicycle tournament to be held in
Sept tember at Hartford will be ON gigan-
tic scale. There will be entries from all
the entry list will undoubtedly be very
large.
The prizes are to be superb, including
The evening world., 1890-07-17

from the microscope by process never before per
tcct"i, and promises to be standard authority on
All suhl cts pertaining to the cause, cure and pre-
vention OF Diseases: Heads Of families. legislatorl
puDlIc health boards alike Interested In IT. a.
is natural guide To tho treatment and prsventioa
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a Long Season.

a Long Season.
IFroE ne Epoch.l
Visitor-The Summer seas on is very short
one.
Hotel l-Keeper-Iou wouldn't think SO IL
you had to pay the head clerks salary.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

In regard to giving up their date of
Oct. II, set for their Fall yame, the Man.
haitian Athletic Club oticia say they nre
perfectly wiling to ccdc it in favor ot the
A. \. | meeting. in which case the cham.
pionship will take pace nj Washington
on that date instond Of i'll September, as
originally designed.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

Capt. Alfred Thompson has Just re-
turned from Chicago, where he has been
looking after y 6uriesque by Gill called
Dixey is to try i'll Chicago. Capt. Thomp-
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The Atlantic Yacht Club will leave New
Rochelle hnrbor tomorrow on its annual
cruise. \ large fleet Of boats will take the
cruise. They nrc III command of Com
modore n. ID. Lawton.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The late victories of the Triton Boal
Club, in the Peoples regatta on the
Schuylkill. has served to stimulate inter.
est in rowing in TINT Club. As direc,
Regatta.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

Next to an international yacht race, a
contest between Boston and New York
boats is about the most exciting in the
estimation of American yachtsmon. and
they anticipate lively sport at the next
meeting OF Hub and Gotham craft.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

Starter Caldwell has finally decided to
give his services to the Guttcnburg Man.
ayers, and will hereafter do the fag-
dropping at that track.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The postponed races OF the New York
Bicycle Club will be contested q week
from next Saturday at North End Driving
Park. White Plains. Entries close July 49,
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The Northern Division of the American
Canoe ASSOCIATION has selected Lake of
Two Mountains. Canada. as the site for
their annual meeting. The encampment
will commence July 70 and close Aug. 8.
1t is expected that six hundred cauoeists
will be present. The last week of the
meeting will be devoted to racing.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The Palisade Boat Club. with head
quarters at Yonkers. nre discussing the
advisability of building handsome club
house ON the site of the old one at Glen.
wood. Larger quarters are required to
accommodate the increasing e membership.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

A despatch to the POiire GnIct'e from
Bloomington. Ill. says that Billy Myer.
The Str, a,or Cyclone, hns mndc up his
quarrel with All Kennedy, and that the
hitter has issued challenge TO match
Myer against either Andy Bowen or Jack
McAulitfe for 81, 800 side.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

The London papers give considerable
space 20 the goings and comings of Mr..
Richard h. Fox, now touring in great
Britain. They allude to him rs the
popular American sportsman.
The evening world., 1890-07-17

American cricketers would like to sen,
q representative team To- Austra,in mex
Winter, and there Is IL probability tha
they will do SO. The tenn would b,
carefully chosen md comprise the picl
of the players IN the United states. III,
Australians Lave assured them of IA warn
welcome.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24
A Victim of Diet.

You have met him, no doubt-the man
who has made up his mind to keep his
health good by eating the right sort of food
in proper quantities and with the right
kind of mastication. Resolution sits upon
his brow, his eyes turn scornfully upon his
fellowmen and he deliberately sits in a
restaurant. painfully working his jaws try
ing to masticate piece of brown bread.
No luXuries of the table for him. This
man at home is a nuisance to his wife; he
buys fish that he eats for brains, and strug-
giles in the morning with harsh oatmeal
and some baked apples. chewing. chewing.
chewing, while casting cOntemptuOus
chances around upon the disguised people
who are not so good and are not going to
be so healthy as he is to be- He even turns
his toes out. abhors butter, and walks on
the side of the street which he considers
the healthiest. His children get no candy,
and his wife only receives a scOlding be-
cause she does not live up to the laws of
health. He becomes, pale fretful, and
mOrOse. and says of healthy man, HE
lives for his stomach" while he is dying
for his.-TeXas Siftings.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24

The question of Convict Labor was dis
cussed at the Labor Temple in Minneapolis
on the evening of the 10Th inst. Supt. w.
E. Myers, of the st. Cloud refOrmatOry,
and DIR. Kilvington, of Minneapolis. were
the leading speakers. 1t is to be hoped
they were successful in convincing their
auditors that it is necessary in justice to the
taxpayers of the state to employ the in
mates of penal institutions in productive
labor. law that would prohibit produce
tive labor in prisons is in the interest of
those who pay no taxes and those who are
engaged in the same line of manufacturing
as is carried on by convict labor. The
latter would, for a selfish reason, have
laws enacted to crush out their free com.
petitor If it were possible.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly paper pub
lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside every inmate
is given paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit, contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. It's objects are to en-
courage individual intellectual effort provide
healthy journal for the inmates of this and other
prisons, and. above all. to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by rejecting
its inner life and thus aid the cause of moral ad
vancement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24

A meeting was held in the Governors
Office at the Capitol Wednesday to consider
the practicability of manufacturing binding
Irvine in the state prison. Messrs. Edwin
Dnnn. j. G. Temple and j. F. Norrish,
represented the board of state prison man.
ayers, and President r. H. Hall and Sec
rotary John LatbrOp, represented the state
Farmers Alliance. The arguments in be-
half of the scheme appeared so favorable
to Governor Merriam that he appointed
Messrs. Hall. Lathrop. Norrish and Temple
as committee to go east and visit the
Irvine factories at New York city and Pat
terson, N. j. They will start on the tour
of investigation Sunday evening.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24

there that can do to gain decent living?
Will be able to shake off for good the
many vices that my past has fastened upon
me? Will people excuse me if 1 OCCASION
ever win the confidence and sincere respect
of my neighbOrs-can l ever be happy?"
Some would say that these are questions
dictated by the Devil to frighten follower
the questions that rise up before every
criminal as soon as he begins to think of
reformation, and unless he is an exceed
ingly resolute man the answers to those
will say: ut is no use trying. for l would
only make a failure; SO l had just as we'll
drift on to whatever end it may be-"
But we have not yet tried to answer the
question we asked at the beginning of this
article. Those judges. wardens, etc., do
not tell us what constitutes a professional
criminal. They do not draw line to mark
where the non professional steps over and
that only thieves are ever classed as pro-
feSsOnal criminals, and only such thieves
as live by theft alone are accounted such.
All classes of chronic offenders are called
habitual criminals, but the habitual-crim
inal law defines all habitual criminal as one
who is found guilty of crime third time.
Thus it may be that shrewd criminal may
commit a thousand crimes and if he escape
conviction he cOnnot be counted an habitual
criminal; while foolish fellow may COM
NIT but three crimes and be detected in
each, and thus become habitual criminal
and receive sentence equivalent to life
sentence.
So, if a professional criminal is one who
for number of years makes a living by
systematic theving there are thousands of
professional criminals living honestly
outside of prison walls.