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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03

Particularly the regrets - Maid: Mr..
Small couldn't call tonight, and he sends
his regrets and this little present Miss
Little: Thanks for both.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03

II you do man favor do not let him
know it, or the chances s'e he will come
back for another lift.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03

The young man who was unable to
express bis Joy saved moueY by sending
it by mail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03

On Regular Plan How does Eon
Peck take married lief" "Oh, I guess
he takes il according to directions 1"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03

A man csD never write true poetry
unless he has once been seriously in love
and most men cannot even then.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03

Love mas no respect for locks, as the
average bsld-beaded man can testify.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-03

Though a man may not like business
he should act business like.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
The Evening World Prints Associ-
ated Press News.
AN BNIeMATIOAL BOYCOTT.

To q new Lady Gotham Association,
formed on the west side, is attributed
the purpose of boycotting young men
who, at social assemblies, constantly in
vite to the dance one and the Same young
lady. With this process of boycotting as
its intent, the motive underlying the
formation of the Association becomes,
with the meagre details at hand, some
thing of an enigma
Is IL to be inferred that it is the wrong
young man who invariably asks the same
girl TO dancer And that she refrains from
indicating that he is the wrong one be-
cause the right one has gone after another
girl. and so, refusing the undesirable
partner, she would be left out of the dance
entirely7 But. then, since there are
enough OF the dissatisfied girls to form
an Association. why not make new
object for the latter.
Let the girls agree that, instead OF
boycotting the young men, each
one who finds herself bothered by
the wrong one shall quietly but
firmly decline his attentions. His
pique will certainly lead him TO another
quarter, and though he may not get to
the right one the first time trying, O
repetition of the process, not too soon,
will result in another shifting about, and
30, gradually, the proper state of Affairs
may ensue. II this remedy won't work
boycotting ce tainly will not.
OF course. however, the advice may bt
founded in wrong proposition. 1t may
be that the young men have nil found the
right young women, and that the mem
bers of the Association are all young
women whom no young man has found
In that case the boycott will not only bt
unavailing, but carries suggestion o
the absurd. And if this hypothesis
is also discarded the matter comet
down to very fine point. The Observes
must conclude that the young uen are nj
too much in earnest, while the younl
women are inclined 10 he hirtatious nnt
would like n little variety In the wnlti
before settling down to "promenad,
all" for life, each with steady company
The evening world., 1891-08-12
WoRLDllNcS.

oapt. George Dewey, Of the navy, has lived for
tho last Ave years with only half liver Tho other
half was out of by an Italian surgeon while CApt
Dewey lying III from liver disease at Malta In
1888. From the day the operation was performed
his health began to improve, and hs has enjoyed
life ever since.
Hamilton Fish recently celebrated his eighty
third birthday. Ho 10 one OF the three surviving
Secretaries Of State, and Is in excellent health.
There is an immense garden in China that om-
braces an area Of DO, 900 square miles. II 10 ell
meadow land and la filled with lakes, ponds and
canals. Altogether II Is a. large As the States OF
New York and Pennsylvania combined.
story comes from Montana Of woman who has
been struck by lightning and not injured In the
least. Moreover, the bolt presented hor with a
photograph for nothinE-A photograph Of the branch
Of a tree traced on her arm.
Barbara Fretohie, Of war fame, is buried In the
cemetery Of the German Reformed Church, neal
Frederick, Md. Her grave ia marked simply by q
stone that bears her name, age aud tho date
1892" BrierS run wild over the mound.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
The Man with a Bite.

A man sat on the end of bench in
Battery Park with his left hand bandaged
up, and was about TO ask him the cause
when man and his wife. who were sight
seeing and waiting for the boat on the
Liberty route, stopped TO question him.
:" was bitten on the hand by q dog, {"
he replied TO their query.
Not mad dog2" asked the woman.
"Yes'm, He was suffering with hydro
phobia the worst way"
by George!' exclaimed the husband,
"reg'lar mad dog, ehp"
Yes, sir"
" Henry. give him 10 cents" said the
woman. Here-Pve got two nlckels
myself. How did the dog come to bite
you2"
II was in a park uptown, ma'am.
Some children were playing near where /
sat, and the dog was making for them.
grabbed him aud he bit me-"
Just jumped right out and grabbed
him. Ell 2" asked the husband.
Yes"
And saved those innocent children ~
added the wife. Here's another
nickel"
Was the dog frothing ?" asked the
husband.
Very badly, SIR"
" Eyes like balls of fire ?"
Yes"
Wall, here's 10 cents more. Did he
git away after he bit your"
No, sir. threw him down and
choked HIM to death"
By George! Hear that Hammer
Here's another nickel. He'd make an
ALFRED plucky constable. he would
Any danger of you're running mad ?"
I'm afraid there is, sir. This is the
ninth day, and felt like barking a few
minutes ago,
Did, eh Hear that, Hanner2 Wall.
we'll have to be going. We want to ketch
we are around here -
"There'd be no danger to you, sir.
I'd remember how kind you were TO O
suffering man"
They were rather hurried in their gait
as they headed for the dock, and wher
they had gone slid along up 10 the mar
and asked:
" In case you run mad do you wish me
to write the particulars TO your poor ole
mother, or don't you want her to know
how you suffered and died ?"
I'D rather you'd spare her, sir" he
replied as he carefully closed his left
optic and got up and wandered away tc
find an investment for his capital.
M. QUAD.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
A Delicate Question.

TO the Editor.
VIII The EVENING WORLD be so good as to
enlighten me on matter OF very great mo-
ment to me. have two sons, one OF whom Is
a lawyer, enjoying an enviable practice In
this city.
At tn age OF nineteen years, while acting
as a bartender in a European country, he was
arrested on a charge OF larceny preferred
against him by his eccentric and suspicious
employer, and unJustly convicted and sem
fenced to couple OF months imprisonment
Upon his release, he came to this country
and entered the Law Department OF ColumDls
College, from which he was graduated with
highest hOnors. l know whereof i speak
when say that, though convicted, he was as
Innocent OF the cruel charge as the child un-
born.
lie had been In that country only short
time when he LEFT II. Now, sir, what Mahe
later years and yentilate the scandal, as
might call It, and II my son should have him
arrested as vile and 1Oellous calumniator,
would the accuser be able to sustain thS
charger
And in case he should be able 70 prove "
would the courts disbar my son, the supposeo
Offense having been committed before no
commenced TO practise law7
Not wishing TO put these questions 70 ny
son or TO any member OF his profession, hn-
1ress them 20 THE EVENING WORLD, believing
| II 70 be well-inIormed paper. PARENT
IL would be wise 70 have your sons name
changed by act OF Legislature and thus guara
against the unpleasant consequences Of tho
bringing up of the old chArge.-lED.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
FREEMASoNRY OF Boards.
Men Who Wear Them Long Always
Get Up an Acquaintance.

Men Who Wear Them Long Always
Get Up an Acquaintance.
A man with long beard always makes
the acquaintance of other men with long
boards. Their boards are the only CON-
mon friend they need, and no man with
such beard will ever suspect any evil of
another man with long beard. Thou
sands of dollars have been borrowed with
nothing but beard for security. The
acquaintance generally begins in the same
way, says the Boston Transcript.
A fine day. sir. says one long bearded
man to the other. CThey have been
glanclng at each ether for some time IN a
friendly sort Of way.) The other makes
u casual reply about the weather.
Good weather for whiskers to grow"
says the first, jocularly.
That's fact. says the other; "how
long have you been growingI"
Just seventeen last Thanksgiving.
Well, | beat you year and half"
Then they compared measurements,
and from that time they got on famously.
This is as good means of introduction
rs being very fat. Did you ever notice
how quickly two fat men get acquainted,
and from comparing weights advance to
all sorts OF friendly condolences?
The evening world., 1891-08-12
| SKETCHES RYA
M.QUMApD. DAD
A Sliding Scale.

Down at the Savannah wharf noticed
young man in q delivery wagon who
kept cutting the horse with the whip
every minute or two. though there seemed
no occasion for it, and I finally asked
him the reason for it.
Got to get even. haven't II" He
queried in reply.
Even with who?"
why. you see, the boss himself
bounces the foreman around; the fore
man bounces the check clerk the check
clerk bounces me-"
Well"
And as there is nobody under mo I've
got to bounce this old horse TO get even
Whoa now! Take that and stand over
and hold your head upm
The evening world., 1891-08-12

Why is not Beattie investigatedr
Are there half dozen clean streets In this
city2
Is there Jack the Stranger on Long
Island2
What changes will Fassett make In the Col
lectOrs ofiiceI
Why are not nNgmen at nll the Eleventh
avenue crosslngsH
Has the bail that Kirwan forfeited by run
ming away been collectedH
When shall we know Just what Minister
Egan has been doing in ChiliH
When will a spark OF intelligence get into
the South American republics2
The evening world., 1891-08-12
A WESTERN MUNICIPAL INCIDENT,

A new idea in Government for the
people by the people is brought out In
Kansas City, Kan. Being altogether dis
satisfied and ont of patience with the
Aldermanic methods of handling an cleo
trio lighting question - being con-
vinced in fact that improper induce
ments had been held out to members
Of the City Council. band Of
three hundred tax payers arose and
stormed the City Hall. The Mayor and
Aldermen hastened forth into the night
on hearing of the approaching throng,
and the angry crowd, worked up almost
to the point of lynching the whole mu-
nicipal body, found only an empty cham
Der. So the tax payers merely organized
q new Inass-meeting. denounced the city
fathers as robbers and thieves, and then
dispersed.
II the Kansas City Councilmen will con.
slider this little hint as good as kick, and
get either out of Office or out of the deal
which led them into trouble. they may
save themselves from what wouldn't be
even q narrow escape in a future rising of
tax payers.
1t is hardly probable that this wild
Western method of regulating city affairs
. will become popular in the East. Still,
the incident may be proftably borne in
mind by any municipal board, in any
city which finds itself getting into
temptation. The way of the transgressor
in public affairs does not always lead
through Canada, and security in exile to
finally quashed indictments and per.
manent freedom.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
A Charitable PittsburE Physician.

To the Editor:
Boarding New York express train on
Pittsburg division at Latrobe, O'Clock this
morning, forty miles from Pittsburg, and
after hunting for scat saw a piece or part
OF paper laying on the noor picked IL up,
and putting on my glasses, began TO read.
The paper was very dirty, but the first item
that struck my eyes was the heading,
"BABEs IN WANT"
read on the wonderful work you had done
and are still accomplishing. May God help
and reward you said, as read on and came
to most unfortunate case.
1t was that OF the poor but respectable
young woman with young babe.
stopped and let my thoughts go over the
situation, and could not but exclaim, "God
help the poorW
am but poor man, yet have plenty Of
necessaries OF this life. thought what
little sacrifice It would be II readers OF your
paper would make an effort to help the poor.
IinclOse Sc. Please take or send It TO the
unfortunate woman and child at 20 Oliver
street, II Is not much, but 1t Will help, and
shall from time to time devote what little
can 10 such cases. DR.. IL. BULLEN.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. Z.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

All contributions sent to "The Even
ing World" office for the Sick Baby
Fund should be directed TO Cashier,
New York "TVorld," Pulitzer Building.
Packages containing clothes, &C..
should be addressed to Mrs. hoberts, SO
West Thirty-flfth street.
Any ono whose contribution to the
Sick Baby Fund IL not acknowledged In
these columns will confer n favor by
notifying the Editor of "The Evening
World"
The evening world., 1891-08-12

It is not diffcult thing to- imagine Just
how much the babes confined in crowded
tenement-houses, suffer during this hot spell.
Your own comfortable homes with large
rooms and high ceilings are intolerably close,
and a cool spot is vainly searched for.
How much greater, then, must be the suf-
ferlng In little, bOx-like rooms, where the
sick babe, painting for breath, Is compelled to
stay In close proximity to a stove, or adjacent
to steaming wash tubs over which the poor
mother is wearing out her life In order to
make a few pennies to purchase the neces-
saries OF life for herself and her dying infant.
A peep into any crowded tenement-house
win reveal shocking state OF AFFAIRS. Sick
ness and poverty abound on almost every
floor.
You can help to ease the sufrerings OF one or
n dozen babes, according to the extent OF your
means. The free doctors nnd hundreds OF
pitiable cases In their daily travels and few
pennies distributed here and there, q bundle
OF clothes for some ailing, half-naked infant,
or pint OF cool fresh milk, will in many In
stances be the means OF bringing a little tot
back to life and health.
Waste no time. II you mean to be life
saver, send what you can to the fund, and re-
fleet In 80 doing that you are bringing Joy to
some poor mothers heart by relieving her dar-
ling OF the pain that racks the little body and
checking the disease that is sapping the tiny
lifa
The evening world., 1891-08-12
Fair and Entertainment.

To ne Editor:
Inclosed you will md $3.50, the proceeds
OF a fair and entertainment which was gotten
up by Minnie Miller, thirteen years old;
Grace Andrews thirteen years old: Freddie
Stetler, eight years old; Annie Stetler, seven
years old, and Bertha Stetler, three and a
half years old.
The fair was made up by Grace Andrews,
thirteen years old.
The entertainment was held on the front
piazza and the fair under the grape
arbOr This money was raised In Ruthford,
N. j. / hope this will help some poor child,
l will try 10 get some morr.
GRACE ANDREWS,
SO Hoboken avenue, Jersey City.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
VAcRANT VERSES.
The Friend Who Believed.

There IL time in the lives Of all
Whose hopes arc Ied on some distant goal,
Be IL wealth OF fame, Il matters not;
There 10 such time when tho weary cot
Ia sought with tears, the world seems black
And keenest grief our feelings rack.
In that dark hour Of grief and pain,
When for worlds favor we look in vain,
There comes q light whose steady ray
Mets our troubles, like snow, away.
Assured and upheld by its constant beam,
We journey on TO fulhl our dream.
That light was the faith of the loyal ono,
Who stood hrm and true whom all were gone;
Who waited not for the worlds applause.
hut encourAE- I'd and aided us In our cause;
Who to us hold out the helping hand
When fast did we sink In despairs quicksGnd.
But after the struggle, with victory here,
And friends in profusion all crowded near,
And In your ears poured what then you did need
When miAfortuns had made so welcome indeed,
Loved, cherished bovo all 10 that friend good and
true
Who stood by and murmured, 81 do believe In
you" JOSEPHINE HILL
The evening world., 1891-08-12
TO TRAVEL IN A B0X-CAR.
Fifteen Boys Coming by Freight from
the Pacific Coast.


Fifteen bell boys in downtown hotels.
under the leadership of James D. Dono-
hue. have completed arrangements for a
novel journey across the continent, SAYS
the San Francisco Chronicle.
The lads, whose homes are In the East
ern States, came to the coast at different
times in various capacities and ways, and
have never been enabled to save enough
money to pay their return passage. All
are anxious to 60 east.
They have dubbed together, and by
the payment of $40 each have raised a
fund sufficiently large to enable them to
carry out their projects.
They have chartered a common box
freight car. They will erect cots and
hunks in their car. An oil stove, cook
ing utensils and a supply of provisions
will complete the outfit. Donohue and
his fourteen companions expect to start
on their journey soon, and anticipate
any amount of fun on the trip.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
Clotninp House Empioyees.

Employees Of the Clinton Clothing Com
pany, 8sb Broadway, contribute s13.eb TO
tho Sick Baby Fund. Following are the
givers:
clinton Clothing Company, $500; NJ. p.
spaulding, Cash, VI. ID. Egderel, A. J. frebing,
Louis May, 80 cents each Cash, Gus Kaiser,
80 cents each; J. Lewis, 25 cents A. Green,
30 cents; Fritz, so cents Brown, 90 cents
Morris Abrams, Anton Fleck, John Baltes,
80 cents each; Block, 8. II. e., Pflster, %
cents each; II. Horschbach, 90 cents; Jonas
l. Goodman, 10 cents.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

Two dog.bitten children from Texas
are in town to be injected for hydropho-
bia. II will bo some time before tine fallacy
of this alleged cure will be thoroughly
understood by the public.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
Money and Prnise.

10 Nf EdtfoT'
In haste l send you my second small contri-
button 10 your benevolent Fnnd. am sur
prised that but few OF our rich citizens AID
you in your untiring EFFORTS. In this eX-
tremely hot weather any one who can AFFORD It
how fully their Kindness will be appreciated.
Hoping that your eloquent appeal 70 the
people Of our great and chAritablo city VIII
The evening world., 1891-08-12
Collected in the Country.

N ne FUITOF'
Al small entertainment given at the
Succasunna House, succasanna, n. j., under
the auspices OF L. II. Vannier, proprietor, a
collection of $40 was made for the worthy
object OF helping TIE EVENING WORLD Sick
BABIES Fund.
Among the participants were: Sidney, Fred
and Henry schiller, Ida and Tillte Auerbach,
Estelle and Kate Kohn, sarah Ballie, Essie
Lyman, Miss Huber, Max Loewenstein, Mrs.
schlessinger, Trier, Kopperman, Blumenfeld
and Blank,
The evening world., 1891-08-12

Feathers are not mourning. Jet, even II 1t
be dun, is not mourning. Lace is not mourn
ing, and, except the ribbon used to tie your
bonnet, ribbon, as decoration, is certainly
not permissible when mourning is worn. All
these things are allowable with black, which
is assumed for from one to three months, but
their use when one is wearing Grape is in
extremely bad taste.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
Bath Beach Girls.


To he Editor
We are three little girls who are spending
the summer at Bath Beach, and in all our
enjoyment we do not forget the sick babies OF
New YORK. Therefore we have made cOllcc-
tion for them among the plcasure-seekers OF
~.
MAMIE GREESsToNE, aged thirteen years
LILLY GREBSsTOSE, aged eleven years.
ANNIE SOLINsKY, aged eleven years
The evening world., 1891-08-12
A Crochet Circle.

EUT0F
Inclosed please md e1.25 from Summer
Morning Crochet Circle We hope this small
contribution will somewhat relieve the suffer-
ings OF the little ones
I. LAX, +. DAVIDSON, A. MCCOY, NJ. FLYNN,
r. WoRG.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
Jessie's Gift.


Please receive from little miss OF twelve
years SO cents towards helping the little
ones, as my papa has given It TO me to do as !
will. IL cannot be put TO better use.
JESSIE MAY CLEVELAND.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
THE WAYS OF WOMAN FAIR.
Fads, Fancies and Fashions That
Delight the Gentler Sex.
rho Advantage OF silk Shirt Waists
-Street-swoeping Skirts Not Gem
orally Adopted-Feathcrs and
Jet Not for Mourning Wear
New Brocades.

Turnover collars on soft silk shirt waists
and kotted sailor tie is much more comfort
able than choker and stifIiy starchod Vas
sar shirt waist, but both are la mode, and one
particular style does not complete the list any
more than one swallow makes Summer.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

What induced the youhg man who
drowned himself yesterday 10 select a
picnic barge TO jump from is uneIplain-
able. Sensational suicides seem TO be in
creasinR.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

SIR TIN KREPE goes to Philadelphia,
and the Quakers Gre to be congratulated
on getting the great twirler. In the base
ball oaronet and big BILL Brown, HARRY
WRIGHT now possesses some of the best
blood that ever flowed through Giant
veins. Every loyal Gotham crank real
ICES this.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

The rain-making experiments have
raised high hopes in the hearts of the ex.
perimenters. Ten hours after the expio.
sions a cloud came along and dropped
rain. There is nothing like encourage
ment.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

The records of yesterdays suicides in.
clude those of Pittsburg policeman and
a Washington horse. Both are vouched
for. AS the policeman was a married
man, who killed himself because Of his
intatuation for another woman than
wife, the death of the horse may occa-
sion u seemingly disproportionate regret.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
Mr.. Leevitt's Theatre.

To the Editor:
notice in your last evenings edition an
article referring to Herrmann's Bush Street
Theatre, san Francisco.
l beg TO state that Mr.. Hermann has no
connection with that theatre, alone being
sole proprietor and manager OF the Bush
Street Theatre, San Francisco, and have been
for the past ten years. NJ. B. LEAvITT.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

The chilian papers assert that Min
lstep EoAN is interfering too much in
ohiliAn affairs. There is bitter feeling
,here against the United States. Mr..
EaAx should be pulled up.
The evening world., 1891-08-12
OUT OF THE MAIL BAG.

Williams Since Aug. 10, 1871
Murray Since June 8, 1896.
To me Editor:
VIII you kindly tell me how long Mr..
Williams has been an Inspector, and how long
Mr.. Murray has been superintendent OF
Police? STEADY READRR.
The evening world., 1891-08-12

It cost Newark's Postmaster all the
fingers ON his left hand 10 learn that run
ming the mails and running buzz-saw
have nothing in common.