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The evening world., 1894-04-07

IT, the Editor.
Your c'"r-intcrestinE paper is n daily visitor
IN my modest but cosy and comfortable home
and ivory part Of 1t Is thoroughly enjoyable and
'uiuy"l Not the least II tho attractive features
which the generous latitude of the editor prorcrs
every evening is the cpistolarv-rffusiDn corner
whence now sentiments varied and highly ddartir
always turn to II. and find many thoughts pleas
nr or instructive, also some real misshapcn, fool
ish or absurd. MS might be easily adj ocular de-
monS'rated. But of all the silly twaddlc low
class ~ women could possibly utter. 1t strikes me
aS absolutely absurd to hear Of women In the in
'ior ranks u life who arr too poor TO hire help
attempt TO press their already uyerburdened life
partners into doing par, of the domestic work which
is too disagrorahlc for the wives to do. Ur which
they are too laht to perform. This talk about a
woman lying ahci while the man builds the fire
and ge's breakfast. to accommodate an lille lazy,
sluggish female. who ought To wait upon the men.
whose part " the work l. outside in providing the
wher"withal for the shcbanc Is bad sign Of the
times and shows deEencracy OF women not known
when We were Young and a sad result Of the eNag-
gcrdtcd and misunderstood generosity Of the Amer
lean man towards woman. II ought to he stopped.
and those women too lazy to know and do their
fun duty, ought to be compelled To board and be
denied the blessing Of home. which they evil
IDENTIFY cannot appreciate. A. p. HUDSON.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Explains Her Dirty Wrapper.

. the EditOr'
In reply to my dear Acquaintance signed
Emily" | would say even though do meet my
husband with dirty wrapper | know how to keep
the ut my house clean which give me
cause for dirtylng wrapper. II sat with my
hands folded, | could not manage To have the
above mentioned soiled article, And when | wash
my dishes | use my ten fingers and the palms OF
both hands, while my dear acquaintance" only
uses the tips OF her three fingers for fear Of wet
ting her delicate hand And | meet my husband
with hnc, hearty and healthy supper, which his
robust countcnance answers for, Ask my acguaiut-
ance II her husband ever gets a hot supper as she
IS always doing the town" while her husband
works hard, And she gets home Just In time
to run to the deicatessen store to purchase cold
Nrtuals for him MIN
The evening world., 1894-04-07
The Bctwecn-Scnsons Hat.

The between-seasons hat is now in evf~
dence. Jet appears to be it's foundation.
Many of the bonnets seen are merely
tiaras of jet with bow or twist Of
bright velvet in the front. A bonnet Of
this description is really an economical
investment. being capable of many
changes. The very latest jet fancy is a
tiara of fine jet butterflies with delicate
wings of black cause sprinkled with jet.
In front is a butterfly of gay velvet, Its
edges outlined with uncut jet. Or a
black feathery aigrette sprayed with Jet
is used, combined with loops Of velvet.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
The Life of an Actress.

Ellen Terry has no sympathy for girls
who go on the stage deluded with the
idea that stage life is a luxurious para
disc. and think that they can earn a
salary with little work, and whether
they have any talent or not. Many
young girls have been to her for advice
in regard to becoming actresses, and II
she Is satisfied that they have talent
much talent-for the profession. she i'm
mediately sets forth to them. In most
flaming colors, the endless grinding
The evening world., 1894-04-07
More Hope for IL Dishcartcned One

To the Editor
"A Dishcartcned GIrl'' writes, stating her dis
courlgements. VIII She not go to the Y. w. c.
A., East Fifteenth street, and talk to Miss Nc
Knight about her trouble? This lady may be able
do something. Perhaps your correspondent
might be able to secure place as nursery gov
crness. ladys companion or something of this kind
where. at least her living expenses would he pro-
ydcd and, then. the protection Of home Some
bodvs home. even II not her very own counts
for much In a great city like this. 1t is safe to
have some occupation even il it is not that which
would most desire, hiding the time until some
thing better comes to hand. 4 MOTHER.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
The Possibilities of Policy.

tn the Editor:
'Kunstock' is wrong in his methods OF calcu-
la'ng the horses" and saddles In the policy
problem. There are several ways by which
these problems can br solved but the following
are the simplest on any that know: 7Sx77x76N7j,
divided By Gx7S will make $3.50. which Is the
correct number Of horses four-number COM
hinttions in the scventy-cght numerals. And
,Sy77v75 divided by C. will make 6076 gigs
which when added to 7sy77. divided by .. makes
10 O7g the correct number Of saddles or two
number combinations. by .hese methods the
gigs" 'horsos'' and saddles in any number
OF numerals can be asccrtancl J. p. +.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Slice thin half a dozen large, tart ap-
pies and prepare half as many thin slices
Of cheese. Beat up one or two eggs. ac-
cordng to the quantity required, and
season high with salt, mustard and a
little pepper. Lay the slices of cheese
to soak for few minutes In the mix
ture. Then put each slice between two
slices of apples, sandwich style, and dip
the whole in the beaten egg. Fry In hot
butter and serve hot.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Rncahout des Armies.

One tablespoonful of racahout, ons
tablespoonful of salt, one cup Of hot
water, one cup of milk. Put the raca-
hout and salt into saucepan. Mix with
Il little cold water pour on the boiling
hot water and simmer for ten minutes.
then pour in the cup of milk, let it again
reach the boiling point, strain and serve
very hot. Racahout is a compound OF
sugar, arrow root. rice flour and French
chocolate. 1t makes a most appetizlne
and nutritious Cruel
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Drug Clerks Are Lonesome.

To the Editor:
Among those who md It dIRcut to get suitably
married are drug clerks, Although | received a
good education at school and college and earn
ever $50 week now. | am unable to make
other than male acquaintanccs. Young ladies'
to have strong aversion to drug clerks
probably on account 0f their long working hours
Can any Of your fair readers suggest a way,
suitable in my case. to become acquainted with
young ladies? Though fond Of dancing would
be unable 10 attend dancing school regularly.
A DRUG CLERK.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Ironing Collars and Cuns.

Don't dip collars or cuffs or shirt
fronts in boiled starch. You will be
sure to come across Jumps when iron
ing. Rub the starch on the articles on
the wrong side with the fingers. and as
soon as 1t begins to appear on the right
side II is sufficiently starched.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Picking the Winners.

10 the Editor;
A newspaper offers prize OF 800 to the first
person who correctly places the first three horses
they pass the winning post in the Brooklyn
Handicap, There are at present thirty eight prob
able starters. Now, in order to do this, you have
to buy the paper, cut out the coupon and mail
your selections. Suppose person buys one-twefth
of the papers Friday. one-ninth Saturday. two
thirds Sunday, and the balance Monday. thus max
ing every possible combination, allowing Sc 81 for
postage. mailing. &c. now much does he lose In
case he wins the prize?
COPYRIGHT" Gravesend. L. l.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
some of His Reasons.


To The ETIIorT
Beow are what J. In my conceit-beIng a man
consider cogent and conclusive reasons why We
brutes-formerly lords of-creSton do not act
the courteous 10 the lady passengers on the
Elevated Railroad. First, We do not like to he
strapped; women ignore men thus situated
Second, because we prefer TO occasionally give
them an Arctic reception when they into our lap
land when this car "lurches" Third, they very
often shun and trown upon Us. 90 we let them
stand they can look down upon
MAURICE FULD.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
POETS MUST BE BRAVE.

DIR. o. w. owen, of Detroit, who owns
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cipher, which he
is trying to market, told an audience
last night that Bacon, whom he accuses
as II he were common Whyo or a
member OF the Slaughter-House gang OF
having stabbed Shakespeare TO death.
was an arrant coward. adding to this
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Republicans throughout the State"
according to Secretary of State Palmer
and Comptroller Roberts, demand BIZ
Partisan Police Board in New York.
But New York demands that she be
allowed to control her own police affairs
in her own way She demands the privi.
lege OF rescuing the force from politics
OF establishing 1t on business basis
and Of having at Its head a policeman
who shall be solely and singly responsi.
BILE for its discipline and its operations
Politicians Throughout the State" are
invited to keep their hands off.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Mmc. Pnttrn Charity Concert.

As usual Nine. Patti did not sing for
the poor fund. Jenny Lind's words,
How beautiful II is to be able to sing
for purposes of charity" uttered quar-
ter OF a century ago, have passed into
the book of proverbs. Although the diva
has taken millions of American dollars
out of the country not a note has been
raised for the helpless class.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Popular Stripcs.

Tall girls have the call and striped
dress goods are In demand. Many flow
cred stripes are seen. They are not the
effect Of color. but of weave, the tissue
being all in one color The stripe is
formed by small flowers, but while the
stripe Is rather narrow. the free space
between two stripes is two or three
inches wide
The evening world., 1894-04-07

As result of Evening World" cru
sades against STRENGTHENING Department,
methods the city is to be saved about
$G.VJO year in the matter of dumping
garbage. Contractor DALEY loses his
snap agreement with Commissioner
ANDREWS to-day ami his l2-cents-pry-
cubic'yard arrangement gives way to e
s-cent contract secured 10y another
party under tho regular competitive biI
system. The saving thus made is worth
speaking about
The evening world., 1894-04-07
BRAIN FRESHENERS.

This column m tor mathematical prob,ema Only
he popular kind hat erercse and refre,h he mertda
faculties and do not require elaborate aLeebrdic so'
hon uV b. printed Orir type does no! include
oi9coruic signs, il u1R Be Impossible TO eire
ANSWERS IN Uiteh he@ arc usei. The names OF hs
fra Ten persons lending cor1oci soiutions ,Du Be
printed address dnSuer 10 - Problems Erenino
World. r. y. Dor 2, 55I. Ne,D York Cup"l
The evening world., 1894-04-07
4 New Principle of Ratio.

u The EdlI0TI
Two-thrds Of AS money equals one-hat OF Ms.
Each one spend sl2. Then onennth Of AS
money will equal one-thirteenth of rs. Re-
qurcd, what each man had at the commencement.
This can easily he solved by algebra. It can also
be solved by purely arithmetlcal process. Re
guiIed such solution and its law. II. A J.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Boil the nuts, shell and skin them,
put them in stewpan and make a rich
brown gravy; season with salt, white
pepper. sugar and lemon juice and serve
as a course with graham crackers OF
with fishballs chops or hash.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
The Magic Square.

To the Editor:
Arrange the natural numbers. from l TO 10 In
elusive In the form OF square. having four rows
and four numbers In each row. When properly
arranged thu sum Of the numbers in each row will
be 81. whether added vertically. horizontally or
diagonally. II. A. j.,
South oxford street. Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

From 1884 to 17S6 the style of hair.
dressing in Par.s changed seventeen
times. and went from the extreme Of
short curls and a skull cap to a hat
three feet broad.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

lot bills Mt boss dlctation, and regarding
the humility with which the majority In
the upper house finally accepted B-
Partisan Police bill compromise, 1t can
not be admitted that the Friday sessions
Of the Senate are the only affairs farrell
cal at Albany.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
SOROSlS IN ACTION.
just what u WOmnn saw nt Il
Recent Meeting of the club.

Many stories about Sorosis and its
charming membership have been writ
ten, but seldom an account Cf .hr ia
muds club in action. The sunday NVu'id
VIII describe the scene at Il recent
meeting. when the discussion vas lively
and the members aroused to the pitch
of ehthMsiAsm.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Smallpox continues to battle tn"
Brooklyn health authorities. The work
of vaccination is going on steadily, how
ever, in the public schools and elsewhere,
and it is not likely that the epidemic
will attain any such proportions as to
Justify a panic.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

In talking glihly of renewal of the
free coinage fight in Congress Mr.. Bland
remarks casually that no motion may be
made for month yet, If Congress
We're body strictly representative of
the people and acting accordingly, there
would be no session in progress in IA
month from to-day at which any motion
might be heard.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
As SOME EDITORS SAY.


\ joint debate between Mary Elizabeth Lease
and Helen NJ. Gougor is 10 b" held In Mount
Carmel III, On Arm ~ ami nearly an the
residents have already moved away chicago
News
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Racing Trains.
To Tho EdltOr

To thC Editor.
Two trains 80 feet and 81 feet respectively
are moving with uniform velocities on parallel
rails in opposite directions. and pass each other
in lie seconds but when moving In the same
direction. their speed being the before
the faster train passes the slower in seconds
Find the rate in miles per hour OF each train.
j. D.. Highland Falls. n. Y.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

li"re T. IA genuine picture of what
women 40 and say in meeting. 1t is Ike
"A flash lsht photograph, with phono-
graph accompaniment. The takers in
>SorrSls will be amused to read just how
they apr cared to an eyewitness not Il
I,"mbcr OF the club. The general pub
Ii" VIII iind truthful account Of an N
tcr"st nS and influential body Of WON, n
WI" are working for the 6ood of their
The evening world., 1894-04-07
To the Editor:

To the Editor
The steward II he knew his biz"
Would go right to the fair.
And purchase sheep Just twenty-five
And strks even pair;
Now this would leave him Just enough
To make a level bid
For eighty five fne-looking lambs.
And guess that's what he did.
ARTHUR G. MASTERS
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Looking around upon the seven men,
bers who gathered in the State Senate
Chamber yesterday. Mr.. saxton re-
marked that the Friday session was be-
coming a farce. Contemplating the
obedient work Of the Legislature in
muddling and fuddllng the blanket bal
The evening world., 1894-04-07

some q tho rrauhs a0nE m" route welcomed
ruN'' Migrants hVt It wasn't 'l rittshurg
Iut them in the cooler that they tclt really at
home Phil, ,clIhin TIm,s.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Notwithstanding the great supply OF
fresh eggs, the consumer Is obliged to
pay 25 cents for twenty-five. This is the
sign in the grocers' windows on the
east and west sides of town.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Police Commissioner Martin Is afforded
every opportunity for denials before the
Lexow Committee. Can't he he brought
to the point OF a confession, or two?
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Tunnels are always fun Of a foul,
musty smell as well as rats. Lawson
n. Fuller opposing the Chamber Of Com
merce Rapid Transit bill at Albany
Rats.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

The, singular spectacle is presented at
Washington of Senators blocking Ma
t!onal interests in return for Govern
ment salaries
The evening world., 1894-04-07

What Gov T,'man lacks Is semhnnre ot
parity between his nerve and his better jufg-
mrut --Washmgtou Post.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

Coxey is at once nearer Washington
and further from his army of 100000
men than he and others had dared to
hope he would be.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
strong-Hearted Woman Wanted.

A sweet old lady up in Thirty-four'h
street has a circle of Kings Daughters
at her boarding house every SUNDAY
afternoon. They bring their brothel'
and beaux, drink tea and talk, To maho
topics of conversation everybody mas
give a quotation. The emotional maloen
who said as she helped herself to four
Jumps of sugar;
For men must work
And women must weep
almost dropped the old Berlin cup wheh
the hostess said: Don't you believe H
my dear! That is better poetry than
philosophy. Women have quit weepihe
and faintIng and moping because they
know that those spasms of hystei'a
don't pay. You have only to look ABOUT
you to know that under the existihs
order of things everybody must WORK.
What the world wants is strong-heartea
women" .---.4. ..-..... ---., -
The evening world., 1894-04-07
.re the s"nat. Heats the Lords

The United States Senate can do less In more
time than IN" House OF Lords That is some con
ISOLATION. .-Chl,ago Tost.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
- LETTERS

open to everybody who has complaint to
grievance venafe Information to give subject Of
public service acknowledge
put idea into less than words Long letters
he Drinf
The evening world., 1894-04-07

The Reed-Crsp tilt is becoming an
established order of business in the
House.
The evening world., 1894-04-07

slashing statement the hlood-curdllng
, corolary that "all poets are towards"
Bacon is dead and can't come forward
in his own defense. hut there are several
million poets meanderlnR around on this
sphere who can answer for themselves
at n moments notice. when they hear
Of this sweeping charge OF cowardtc"
they are liable to dip their pens in the
most thrillulrnt OF corn juice and jerk
odes and cpics on the subject that will
wiring Dr. ovens heart and make him
sorry for having said what he dil.
Any man with a pocket tap" line 'and
the free uve Of the multiplication tabl"
can go off into a quiet spot and get up
cipher Of his own. 1, won't max" any
dirI"ranc" whether tho cipher ciphcs or
not nobody viii care, the ciph"r,r can
keep ou riphing and enjoying himself,
and II may be- that tn" figuring viii say"
hun III" necessity of taking the k""l"y
cur.
But with Il poet il IL different. H."
ne, ds Il machine oi rpurs" ont ~ which
To grind his rhythmic material. ANA then
when he has 1t al smuuth and of even
l"ugths he must possess tn" courage"
to offer f. to somebody to read. Does
spr. owen mean t. say That the spring
poet who climbs eleven flights Of stairs
to show the editor a rundeau which he
has rcclch III to III III" prevailing styl"
of weather Is a coward If he does. h"
knows not the man. rh" Spring poet
is not coward. Not much, Dr owen!
state Treasurer COlvin and stat"
Comptroller Roberts are in town and
have been interviewed. The both think
a bipartisan Police Board in New York
city Is required 10y the sentiment of
Republicans throughout tn" state. But
what has tn" sentiment of Republicans
thruughOu, the state or Of Democrats
throughout the state got to do with
New York's Police Board' Tn" make
up of that body and the control of the
police force are and should b" recognized
as matter purely of local municipal
concern. To max" a state issue of 1t
is unwarrantihlc Interference. To dis
pose Of 1t as n Tiuga County boss may
direct will he an unpardonnble affront to
the metropolis.
The evening world., 1894-04-07
Misses Shirtynists.

II school girls are dressed properly
they will enjoy better health and make
more progress in their studies than the
corsetted, tight-fittng girls of the period.
The ideal outfit Is flannel or cloth
skirt and four-button jacket to be worr
with a shirtwaist, open or closed. Thes
The evening world., 1894-04-07
New Spring Cont.

Here is model coat for Spring wear.
1t is made Of black serge, smartly cut.
semi-ftting in the front, tight at the
The evening world., 1894-04-07
4 Solution in Rhyme.

735 East one Hundred and Twenty-seventh stree
city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-06

But of all the things that Addison did
there remains one pre-eminent creation
which is his chief claill to Immortality.
1.-The Campaign has disappeared out
of literature; Cato is known only by
a few much quoted lines; the s'Specta-
tor ITSELF though a work VIII IN mo
gentleman's library can be without, =
dwells generally in a dignified retire
ment there and is seldom seen on any
table but the students, though we are
all supposed to be familiar with it, but
Sir Roger de Coverley is the familiar
friend Of most people who have read
anything at all, and the acquaintance
by sight, if we may SO speak, of every
body.
There is no form better known in all
literature. His simple rustic state, his
modest sense of his own Importance,
his kind and genial patronage Of the
younger world, which would laugh at
him If it We're not Overawed by his mod
esty and goodness, and which still snick-
ers in its sleeve at all those kind, ri
dicu1Ous ways of his as he walks about
in London, taken in on all sides, with
his right hand always in his purse and
his heart in its right place and always
familiar and delightful We seem to
know Sir Roger from our cradle, though
we may never even have read the few
chapters of his history. This is the one
infallible distinction of genius above
all commOner endowments- OF all the
actors in that stirring time Sir Roger
remains the most living and real Mrs
NJ O. W. Oliphant in Century
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-06
PAY or PREACHERS.
ConeregationalIsts Get the Largest Sal
aries and Bapttsts the Lowest

Congregattonalists Get the Largest Sal
aries and Baptists the Lowest
Ministerial salaries are generally
higher in cities than in towns and vii
lagos. The bishops form a class of
ministers by themselves. The largest
Episcopal income is SIP. 500. includ-
ing house rent. but the lowest is
R5. 600, with $500 for travelling ex-
per ses. The average income of a
bishop is S., 900 a year. The salaries
of the bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal church average S., OO0 and those
of Roman Catholic bishops range from
So, 600 to IS, 600 and a house The col
lege presidents receive as incomes
S.. 600 and upwards. The Methodists
have 1e, 500 travelling preachers and
their average salary is Ss47; though
the income of some of the fore
most Methodist preachers is
from IS. 600 to 81, 600. The vast
number receive on an average not
more than $500 a year. The Congre-
gationalists are very liberal toward
their ministers. The average salary
in Massachusetts, is 81, 474. and there
are two churches in Boston which
pay s., 600 each. There are in the de-
nomination thirty-six pastorates
which yield each S., 600 and upward
The average salary among the Pres
byterians is between 81, 600 and 81, 200
a year. They have one parish, that
of Dr. John Hull of New York, which
pays SIS, 600 a year and parsonage,
and as rule their ministers are lib
orally provided for The wea1thiest
denomination in the United States is
the Jewish, but it makes no returns of
its salaries The average clergy in the
Episcopal church obtain $500 year.
but in many cases the income is $1o,-
600, and in a large number of instances
S., o00- The Baptists pay very low
salaries Probably no Baptist pastor
in any of our cities receives more
than Sc, 200, with one exception The
Lutherans pay small salaries, but
usually give in fees and other per
quisites quite much as in the sal
airy In only a single instance do
they pay S., 600 a year