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The evening world., 1893-09-20
TIE SENSIBLE WOMAN.
She Is a Gem and Never Blindly Fol-
lows tho Lead OF Others.

crusty old bachelor once said that
n sensible woman was the MODEST and
the rarest work of God, says the Chi
cago Tribune. His audience was COM
posed of congenial friends. and he was
not disputed, 50 he continued:
THE sensible women who are born
into this world outnumber those who
leave 1t six to one"
Got the figures to prove that?" asked
n reporter.
mo. but. you can't prove that I'm
wrong. My statement Is an axiom,
and will be acknowledged as such be-
What becomes of the sensible women
who don't die?' was the next question.
They die fools. spoiled in the bring
A sensible woman begins early In life
to show her prevailing characteristic.
As q child she can be reasoned into
obedience when she cannot be Coayed or
driven. and though it would be Idle to
attach undue Importance to the bacn-
elLr's opinions as given above, 1t is wise
to remember that wise impulses may he
The sensible woman does not allow
disqualification to persuade her to do
soana whfs Is shsy tS 2es
man so d?lrly. Notwithstanding his bad
habits, which she desplses, that "she
cannot give him up" Her good sense
fed on respect. and also that an affection
which is weaker than a bad habit is
scarcely worth having.
The sensible woman never does a
thing simply because every one else Is
doing 1t. but because she has decided
that she may safely do t. She cares
just enough about the opinion OF her
neiEhbors and none too much. She
who does not care what others think of
her Is lacking either in good sense or
morality. She, whose first thought is
What will folks say?" lacks good
sense and firmness to do what she be-
lieves to he righ regardless of conse-
quences. The sensible woman is the
medium between, these two extremes.
In time OF trouble one turns involun-
tarily to the sensible woman. Others
NAV be favored compa mons when the
skies are clear. but under the clouds are
useless as lace shawl In a snow storm.
But the sensible woman knows you are
human. and although that may have
seemed prosaic, when your fair-weather
friends are comparing you with the an
gels, you are not grateful. She does
not gush. or look scandalized, or say Il
told you So" or become sentimental,
or try to convince you that she has
suffered worse; YOU know at once that
she understands that she Is not wanting
In appreciation or sympathy .and that
she Will help you II you will let her.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
SHE WAS A HIGH KICKER.
A Cow That Was Trained to Knock
Files Of Anything.

You kin brag about human intelligence
In your dog" said the man With the
press Il tell you tn at as between in.
telligence in dogs and COWS, dogs don't
hold candle, Why, a COW knows more
in a mlnnit than dog does in all the
II never supposed" said the fellow
with the creased trousers. who had been
talking about his dog; that a cow was
any w great Shahss on a nrains the
with the white SLOUGH hat. COWS has
got brains and to spare. For fact, II
It wasn't for a swelling of the tongue
talk"
"Pshaw." said the fellow with the
f5sssb thar you're talking
Am. am II" asked the first speaker;
that / done with cow once. l had a
great mixer, One DAY she met with an
know, the tail is the cows great pro-
get rid of all the insects that bother
her and, without a tail, this cow of
mine was gettin' eat up with the pesky
bugs: | watched her suffer. and. as l
just about to kill her and put her out of
her agony. l was standin In the barn
one day, watchin' the cow sunerin'
from fly bites. and SEEM all the other
cows gettin' along first-rate by brushin'
off the flies with their tails when a sort
OF movement that cow made brought an
idee into my head.
Thinks !. I'll just train that COW to
kick Off them flies. So l led her out on
the barn floor and stood in front of her
and kicked up into the air myself. ! did
this three or four times. and then l see
that the cow understood. I turned her
loose in the pastur', an, sure as I'm
here, she began to practise kickin'. She
was kinder clumsy at first, but after
"A while she got to be real handy with
her legs. Why. she could kick a fly off
the back of her neck with her hind
hoof and never miss a stroke In her
cud-chewin'. She began to fatten up a
bit, and bimeby she got so clever with
her kickin' that she'd go around kickin'
flies off the other cows. Oh, she was
gay, ] tell you. But she come to a bad
end. One day the hired man was out in
the barn. and the cow see a fly on his
ear. She kicked II off, but miscalkilat
her distance somehow, and give him a
swipe alongside the ear that knocked
him cold. ] got afraid that she would
be getting familiar the same way with
the the rest of the folks, and had to sell
what became Of herr" asked the
young fellow with the creased trousers.
oh" said the man with the white
SLOUGH hat, as he moved away. II hear
she's dom a serpentine dance out on
the Midway Plaisong. Cows has got
brains. l told you"
The evening world., 1893-09-20
HIS TRUNK FACTORY.
He Was . Nuisance, but Filled ,
Long Felt Want.

Your Honor" said the complaining
witness, "tnis man is a nuisance to the
community, and
what Is he guilty Off"
Running trunk factory in full
blast"
II never heard" said His Honor, gaz-
ing mildly at the respectable appearing
prisoner. according to the Detroit Free
Press. that there was any thing I'm
moral In running q trunk factory"
ITS the noise, Your Honor. People
can't sleep ip their beds at night"
II never heard OF trunk factory
running at night" remarked His Honor
blandly; will the prisoner please state
They are ladies' trunks, your Honor,
made to order and with special instruc-
tons which are a secret"
Tell the Court all about it." suggested
HIS Honor in a judicial voice.
After they are finished and the name
painted on. they are taken to the roof
OF the factory and thrown into the court
beneath"
For what purpose?'
ITO break the iron clamps at the ends
and make dents In the side. II that pro-
cess fails. blow them open with dyna-
mite"
May ! ask why such a remarkable
your trunks?"
1T is to give them a travelled look,
Your Honor. They are for brides who
wish to travel incognito."
The prisoner was discharged.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
LIKE BROTHERS.
Jerry Was Saved by Getting Mad and
Thon Whaled His Best Friend.

He was. young man with a black
eye, and he was explaining the matter
to an officer at the ferry dock, says the
Detroit Free Press.
went up to Belle Isle day before yester-
day. NJ; and Jerry had been like broth
ers fer years. and never a hard word
cold and l wouldn't 20. He calls me a
liar and a chump and goes in by him
self. What does he do but get a cramp
and begin to drown. A gentleman he
to him to keep kicking and boy calls
to him to turn on his back. but he keeps
right on drowning"
Went down. did he?"
mo, sir; but It was all owing to me
no help for him. and that my dear old
friend was about to be taken away by
death l raises my voice and calls out:
Jerry. old man. was We there?'
he wouldn't be over ten seconds longer
unless help came to save him. Then
raise my voice again and calls out:
Jerry, we was a thief and a liar.
Jaekson If S YEN come e out tnat ana
stand UP to me like man I'll make
We holler fur quits In three minutes or
own up that I'm no mani"
Then he went down, did he?" asked
=" NO, sir. Then he got mad and his
strength came back and he padded right
to shore. Everybody said it was the sal
walton of him, and I'm sure 1t was.
and helped him out, and I was a-saying
how thankful I was when he squares
or and knocks me out of time and has
to be held by four men. I'm leaving it
you We heard of another such case of in
gratitude?"
The evening world., 1893-09-20
THEATRE FIRE ANO PANIC.
Twenty Injured or Burned in the
Canton, ILL.,, 0pera-House.
Fireworks 1.nitcd tho Scenery
Several Deaths May Result.

CANTON, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-Fire broke
out in the new Opera-Housc during the
performance OF michael Strogcff' last
night. A panic ensued. and at least
twenty people were injured and burned
some fatally.
Following Is n list of the injured as
far AZ ascertained. The extent OF their
hurts IL not known at this time, but
several will die:
Pat Keenan,. Pierre Morgansen, Wihcr Dob.
bins. Elmer Martin. John Thomas. John Heck
ard John Bey. James Heck. W. C. Walea-
mot. Dan Wills, Philander Downing Riley Miller.
Ernest Mcvain Lawrence Seward Arthur Ste.
vens, John Brady.
The fire was caused by fireworks used
in the play igniting the scenery. In a
few minutes the entire interior of the
theatre was n roaring furnace.
The audience was cautioned to stand
rtill and many obcyed. This delay
nearly caused n holocaust.
Many in the gallery jumped to the
balcony below. crushing and manning
themselves. 1t is believed that there
are bodies In the ruins, but only one per-
son, n tailor named Peter Curry, who
is known to have been in the gallery. is
not accounted for.
There were a number Of strangers in
the house. of whom no trace can be
found. The flames spread to the Opera
House block. completely destroying 1t.
The loss IL $4,000 to the house. The
theatrical company lost everything In
wardrobes and scenery and 5000 in
cash.
The flames are beyond control. and It
is believed that they will spread to sur
rounding blocks.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
MOVING THE FISH MARKET.
The Wholssalers' Building 70 &c
Sixty Feet Outward.

The preliminary work Of moving the wholesale
hLh market, which stands on the hulkhead er-
tending from Fulton street to Beekmgn street,
sixty feet outward, was begun to-day. The ice
house has ALREADY been taken out, and when the
new pill. foundation is completed the main build.
ing will be removed.
when the work Is completed the building will
stand over the water The extra space on the
South street front will be used by wagons and
for loading.
Assoc iation, told reporter this morning that Il
VAS necessary to get more room because the
dealers are now In constant trouble with the
Bureau Of Encumbrances, lie saii the building
would have hal to be removed anyway ac-
count OF the widening OF South street
John q. Miller has the contract OF removing
the building. After the pile foundation IL
finished he Will place ''skids under tho build
ing and push It out slowly. Meantime the nsh.
dealers will not have to leave the market and
business Will be conducted in transit
The evening world., 1893-09-20
PROPERLY REBUKED,
A Crushed Wife Finds One Ray Of
Unexpected Sunshine.

Before you go downtown. Cyrus''l
said his wife. you must not forget to|
leave me so cents. I've got to buy somel
things this morning"
This abominabie extravagance Of
yours. Belinda" replied Mr.. Kneer,
opening his pocketbook with visible re.
ll Es;n, according to the Chicago
Where, ! would like to know" he con-
tinued. becoming excited. "is the sol
cents gave you last week? What have|
you done with 1t? Fifty cents in clean,
cold cash, madam, gone in less than six
days, and gone for nothing! What have
you got to show for 1t? Do you think
I'm made of money!" demanded Mr..
kneer, taking out a coin and slapping III
down on the table. DO your
Don't say anything more, Cyrus"
exclaimed Mrs. kneer, with tears in her
eyes, and putting her hand hurriedly
over the money. "I'H not spend any
more of II, than am actually Obliged to
spend, and l thank you ever so much"
With a Modified Krunt Cyrus put his
purse back in his pocket took his hat
and went downtown, and in less than
half an hour Mrs. Kneer, trembling
with eagerness, was on the way to the
great dry-gods stores.
For Mr.. Cyrus Kneer. by the most
calamltous and unaccountable blunder
of his whole life. had given her a so
gold piece instead of a half dollar.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
ROW IN THE TWEATY-E|GHTH.
Neither Kerwin nor Mayer Wants
to Be a Dummy.
A Monkey and Parrot Time at the
Washington Club Meeting.

Tho Republicans OF the Twenty eighth
Assembly District have opened the cam
pagn with row. 4 meeting was held
last night In the rooms Of the WASH
ington Republican club on Amsterdam
avenue. II had been whispered about
the district that there would be lively
times at the meeting, and that an
nounccmcnt drew u crowd of 400
Gen. Michael c. kerwin, Internal
Revenue Collector and leader OF the
district was there with his right hand
man. =. +. w. Noullaire The fun be-
gan when Noullaire presented list
Of election precinct captains for adop-
ton.
Some one wanted to know by what
right Voullaire made out the list
Il am the man to whom was delegated
the power to dispense patronage. he
replied, and everybody laughed. That
made Mr.. Noullairc hot, and he said
things.
julius G.. Mayer then took the floor
and presented his resignation as Presi-
dent of the Independence Republican
CUB, giving az reason that he was
tired of being President in name only"
Gen. Kerwin charat terized Mayors ac-
ton as childish. Voullaire said some
thing about children and chil1ishness.
peace. Everybody wanted to talk at the
same time. and nobody could be heard
Tor a few minutes.
When quiet was restored. Mr.. Mayer
got the floor and reiterated that he did
not want to be a figurehead.
The whole trouble is, said a member
~ the club this morning. that Gen.
kerwin Is running things to suit him
self He Is leader. and Win not be
leader In name only, no more than
Mayer wants to be a dummy. The two
can't agree and they had to part. Mayer
stirred up row by his action, but the
other fellows say they Will get even
for Assembly this Fall. and they can
vote for James f. Reilly. the Tammany
candidate.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
WHY he TOLD THE TRUTH,
He Was Going to Leave the State
and Had No Reason to Brar.

II suppose" said visitor to the
washington State Building. according
to the Chicago Herald. that those an
pies are but gooseberries compared with
some of the other varieties you raise
in your State?"
mo. SIR replied the attendant, chose
are the biggest apples / ever saw
taken from tree In Washington"
And those pears?"
THE biggest that ever came over the
hills or down a pike in Washington"
And where are you FROM"
Washington"
Live there?'
Eyes, SIR"
And you are frank enough to admit
that these apples and pears are the biz.
gest you ever saw raised In Washing
ton?"
That's It,"
That is a commendable admission. I
must admit"
well, to tell the truth, stranger"
confessed the attendant, I'm going to
move to Oregon next week.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
BRUTAL MOTHER SENT AWAY.
She Kept Drunk and Neglected
Her Two Little Children.

Nora Walsh, big brutal looking woman. was
sent to the island for six months from the Jener-
son Market Police Court this morning for dis
orderly conduct She was arrested last night by
Agent Mulligan. OF the Gerry Society. at her
rooms. AL West Thirty ninth street
Her husband had complained that his wife was
always drunk and had pawned everything In tho
house He said she had stolen stun from neigh
bors to pawn. and also neglected her two little
children. aged two and three. Walsh 10 q nre-
man and said 10 be steady man.
When Agent Mullisan reached the house he
found Mrs, Walsh lying in the only bed in the
three rooms beastly drunk. Filth and vermin
covered everything.
Beside her were the two little children. naked
and neglected. and In almost bad condition
the mother
Fifty -seyen pawn tickets for various articles
were found about the house. She made no dental
OF tho charges preferred against her when ar
raigned In court to-day.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
TRAIN ROBBERS AS CONDUCTORS
Collect Fares, Refuse Change and
Snatch Money from Passengers.

GUTHRIE o. T.. Sept 2o.-Detaiis were re.
ceived here to-day Of a peculiar train robbery
which took place on the Santa Fe road north Of
here Monday night.
Several hundred people boarded a south bound
local freight Soon after It started two men
wet through the cars, calling tickets. Nearly
everybody paid cash fare. and the self appel nj ed
e, iductors pocketed every amount rendered them
EiNi1~ no change, and In several cases grabbing
money from passengers and threatening them with
rcyOlvers II they protested
Near Orlando the men jumped from the train,
but they were afterwards captured. and are now
locked In tn United Staten jail here
They had nearly 81. 900 on their persons hut
refu ed TO give their names
The evening world., 1893-09-20
FOREST FIRES YET RAGING.
Great Dams ago Done Between Duluth
and Ashland, wis.

DULUTH. Mimi. Sept. 20.-Forest
fires OF Independent origin are raging
all over the promontory of land jutting
out into Lake Superior between Duluth
and Ashland. Wis. and a great amount
OF damage was done.
Incoming vessels report heavy banks
Of smoke lowering along the south
shore as far as the Apostle Islands. and
trains are obliged to run very slowly as
the smoke makes II impossible to see
more than a few car lengths ahead.
George Flagg. who left bayfield, Fri
day, arrived in Duluth yesterday, and
says the whole country is burning up.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
NEW COMPANIES FORMED.
Feed. Provision and Trolley Invsn-
ton Corporations for This CITY.

ALBANY. ". Y. Sept. co.--These companies
have been incorporated with the Secretary OF
State
The NJ. C. Myers Company, to sell -four. grain.
hay and feed In New York city capital.
5000. directors, Harriet l.. Myers William d.
Hancker and Ezra r. Pruden. Of Brooklyn
The Dow ). Kittle Provision Company. to deal
In meats and provisions In New York CITY cap.
tal $50, 900 directors, Dow s. kittle, Charles A.
kittle. Of New York City. and Alonzo ID. kittle,
OF Biauvelt. RocklaDd County
Johnson Suhtroley Company, OF New York
city. IN acquire inventions having relation Ia
the various parts Of systems Of electric railway
traction capital S?5. 900 (: directors, Edward Il.
Johnson. Eugene j. Lewis and Charles II. Cos
ter Of New York City.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
THE cow TOOK 1T In.
And Had a Lovely and Lively Time
on Loaded Watermelon.

Not long ago. when the mercury down
at Ocala. Fla. was climbing near the
top of the tube. two your men de-
cided to agreeabiy surprise their young
melon for dinner, says the Capital
After studying over the matter for a
while they decided that an ice-cold
melon was not good enough-did not
the young ladies-so they went down
into their pockets and pur chased two
bottles Of the finest claret in the city,
eemptied them into the melon, then sent
keep 1t in q cool place.
This was done, and all would have
been we'll had not the hotel folks de-
eeiIded to treat the guests to fine melon
melon lay side by side with the melon
favored only by nature. and yet the
sameness on the outside remained un-
disturbed. At the proper time the col
ored factotum was ordered to prepare
the hotel melon for the table. mo one
except the young men knew anything
As soon as the knife laid the melon
waiter that 1t was spoiled. A brief
consultation was held and the unanl-
1t was taken out and placed In the COW
dreaming the hours away The bovine,
knowing a good thing when she saw
1t. was soon on the outside of the melon
wine and all.
Now. two quarts OF wine is a pretty
stiff drink. even for COW. and It soon
began to tell on her, and for n time she
made things lively, trying to stand on
her head. kicking her heels, trying to
waltz. tuggny at the "ence with her
horns, and acting as II she was half
crazy to paint the town red in her own
way. Finally the heavy debauch proved
too much for her. she took the hic-
coughs. staggered around awhile, fell
down and began snoring Since then
she has refused to eat plain melon.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
ATTEMPTED MURDER. POSSIBLY.
A Mysterious Pistol Shot In Little
Italy"

A pistol shot startled Policeman De-
tany about o'clock this morning as he
was standing on the corner of First
avenue and One Hundred and Thir-
tenth street.
The district Is known as Little Italy"
6hooting ARRAYS are common there
Delany saw the flash of the pistol He
made out that the weapon was In the
hands of an Italian and was pointed
towards another man standing a short
distance away.
When Delany started In their direction
both men ran off. No blood was found
put the police think murder was not
Done only because of the would-be as
oassln's bad aim.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
CAUGHT IN A PRAIRIE FIRE.
Settlers Wife and Children Burne
and His Money Destroyed.

ENID. o. T.. Sept. 2o.--Baker Tomlinson. who
sett ed on a claim six miicS west OF this place,
left his vito and two children at noon ycster-
day. and came here to file his claim at the Land
once. while absent q prairie FIRE overlook
his wife and children and burned them terribly
Mrs. Tomlinson and of the children cav
not recover. Fourteen hundred dollars which
tho settler had left In his wagon was also
burned.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
GEARY WOULD CLOSE THE GATES,
He Introduces a Bnl to Stop Immi.
grafton for Five Years.

WASHINGTON, Sept so.-Representative Geary,
OF California, has introduced a bill In the House
suspending the immigration d all aliens from
whatever country into the United States for nye
years after the passage OF the act
The bill makes provision protecting those
aliens now In the United States who shall declare
their purpose to become citizens,
The evening world., 1893-09-20
AN ANTI-SNkPPER SLATE.
Eaton, Beach and Monroe Down for
Good Places.

In 'Anti-Snapper circles II was re-
ported this morning that President
Cleveland would appoint District-Attor-
ney Eaton. of Albany, United States
District-Attorney for the Northern Dis
trict of New York, and william A.
Beach. OF Syracuse. United States Mar
5hal for the same district. col. Robert
Grier Monroe Is put down on this slate
for Surveyor OF the Port.
Mr.. Eaton Is one of Judge ID. cady
Herricks aides in Albany politics. Will
lam A. Beach If the Anti-Snapper
leader In Onondaga County. He was
prominent in the Syracuse Convention
movement, and was Internal Revenue
Collector during Mr.. Cleveland's former
administration.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
DATES FOR PRIMARIES.
Republican County Executive Com
mittee Meets To-Day.

The Republican County Executive
Committee meets at the Grand Opera
House late this afternoon to fix the
dates for primaries ard conventions The
Committee will make Its report to the
General County Committee. which meets
tomorrow afternoon.
The Tammany organization of the
Thirteenth Assembly District will hold
convention Al the Pequod club house.
267 West Twenty-fifth street. to elect
three delegates and three alternates to
the Democratic State Convention at
Saratoga on Oct. 5.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
PARALy1ED BUT CHEERFUL,
Michael McKson Lives Although His
Neck Is Broken.

Michael McKeon, who is lying in Manhattan
Hospital with broken neck. was reported this
morning as being rational and even cheerful.
The whole lower part Of his body is paraIyzed
Mekeon received his injuries last Saturday
by failing from the stoop at his boarding house
2Ss West One Hundred and Seventeenth street
he had fallen asleep on the railing
me doctors at the hospital say McKeon nav
summation Is most feared.
Mckeon complains only OF pains in the head.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
Jack Tar Runs Out OF Tobacco

The bark AMANDA, which arrived late last
night from Colombo was isi days on the voy-
age and met some bad weather In which the
cargo was shifted. boat smashed and some
sails torn and carried away. but worse than all
IN the opinion Of Jack Tar. the tobacco gave out
two months ago.
The evening world., 1893-09-20
A Bowdo,n araduate's Suicide.

DIVER. n. H. Sept. 2O-Dr. Charles O.
Pierce. a graduate OF this years class of Bow
doin College committed suicide In his once here
last evening by taking prussic acid. His are
twenty-five. and he was a son OF United
States Marshal A. T. Pierce
The evening world., 1893-09-20

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 2c.-Henry PoIn-
dexter. an escaped convict from the Eddyvire,
Ky. prison. arrested at Grimm, Yesterday
He has been living In this city ave years CON
Quoting a saloon He WAS sentenced for sixteen
months in 1886. for stealing 81 500 worth OF dia-
moadn and escaped after serving a month
The evening world., 1893-09-20
sTEEPLEcHAsER FuruRIrY DEAD.

CHICAGO. Sept 2O.-The wel-kunow steeple-
chase horse, Futurty, owned by Aid Nolan OF
Albany, died here yesterday, He was on his
way from the Fast TO San Francisco and taken
SICK on the road: was unshipped for treatment
but too late. Futurity was horse Of GOOD class,
seven years old. by ventilator- Carrie Ne