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The evening world., 1894-02-23
LEGISLATION.

Tho Board Of Electrical Control is do.
ing effective work in removing the wires
yet remaining in the city without legal
authority. The clearing out will be com
plete when the present movement is
finished.
1t Is characteristic OF Albany doings
to find "A bill talked about to change the
Commission just when the present Board
is proving its usefulness and diligence.
Why should efficient and faithful officers
be made to give way to n Commission
that. would at best be an experiment"
a bill is also in the Legislature TO re-
organize the Park Department. Certain
~ the present park management IL sus-
ceptible OF improvement. The existing
Board Is not what IT ought to be. But
the remedy should be in n request on the
part Of the Mayor for the resignation OF
at least some OF the Commissioners and
the appointment OF more desirable per.
sons in their place.
1t is an Objectionable practice to
change the character OF public depart
ments whenever n political point Is to be
made or Il party advantage secured.
Stability Is necessary to good govern
ment. and just at this time, on the eve
of n Constitutional Convention. such
tinkering, time-serving legislation Ii
more than ever inexpedient and harmful.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
ROBBED IN FIFTH AVENUE.
Daring Thief stcnla n Travelling
RPu In n Stnge.

Fifth avenue stages secm 10 he poru-
lar with robbers. The holding M" OF
Mrs. Theodore L. Pomerov was olloUed
YESTERDAY afternoon hy tho robbery 81 a
rnvelling bag from John f. Ferguson.
an aged employee of the Roston Navy
Yard.
Mr.. Ferguson had arrived from Boston
with his VIII" and boarded u stage at
~Forty-Eecond street. At Fortieth street
q wcll-dressed passenger. with patent
leather shoes and high hat, arose to get
ont, When near tho door he seized Mr..
Ferguson's travelling bag. hastily stepped
down. and slammed the door and shouted
go on To the driver.
BEFORE Mr.. Ferguson recovered from
his surprise the thief had d%isappcs red
down Fortieth street towards sixth we
nue.
Mr., Ferguson and the other passengers
tugged at tn" drivers strap. but he
would not stop until Thirty ninth atreet
was reached. Then no trace Of the rob
her could he nund. The stage driver eX-
planned his failure TO notice the tugEing
at the check strap by saving the rules
NJ the Company forbid drivers stopping
except at street corners.
The thief gained little, as there was
nothing In the bag but clothing.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
YANKEE.
Nn1thus3nn' Again on Deck.

To the Editor.
For the benefit of "Paterfa militia g.
and other Sweet Innocents' should
like to quote an extract from
the editorial page ~ The World'
of a year Of s. ago. which seems to me ex-
exceedingly apropos, "Psterfamilias"
SCOTS al the idea NJ attempting Z, put a
check on the increase Of population in
order to prevent starvation and crime
among the poor, as " II were an utter
im~rossibility to DO so. Nautilus proved
that II should be . or there would not
he food enough to supply the people.
The EDITORIAL referred to saws:
I'm France we see for the first time
the spectacle of a great civilized nation
Voluntarily r~enouncing that element Of
SO called greatness which comes from In
crease of numbers and declaring it's pref
erence for a more limited population In
more comfortable circumstances. France
IL pre-eminently the country in which
vast National resources are most uniforms
". distributed among the people and In
which the means of decent living are
most easily within reach of the greatest
numbers. All this is an evidence of pru-
dence and self-restraint. and an indIca-
ton Of r desire for a high standard OF
living"
II the poor man Of small wages would
hin Of this SO many of his children
would not be starved into becoming
criminals. MALTHUSIAN.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Conee Kills Outou Odor..

A cup OF black coffee taken after a
Spanish omelette, potato salad. outlets or
n other dish prepared with onion or Its
cousin. garlic, will destroy the abhorrent
fumes that cling to the bronchial tubes.
A couple of wsntergreen creams or Glove
candles will remove the taste of food
from the mouth and neutralize the smell
of wine. A few drops of camphor and
myrrh In a glass OF water Is excellent
Tor a gargle and a tooth-wash when
there Is the suspicion OF a tainted breath.
A bad taste In the mouth and a white
tongue will always warrant the use of an
antidote for a bad breath Cinnamon,
ginger. cloves and orris root sweeten the
mouth and will disguise unpleasant odors
for the time being. Spruce and mastic
gum are used for the same purpose.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
How Protection Works.

To the Editor;
Let me give John Henry" and his
fellow-Pr3tcctionists a little food for
reflection" II. with an average tariff
rate Of a. per cent. the average work
man is in a position to demand and
obtain $3.50 per day for his services.
why not make the average tariff rate
80 per cent. and thus put the average
workman in a position TO demand and
obtain 81 per day for his services?
our manufacturers. with or without
per cent. to 200 per cent. tsome even
noreJ on the products they turn out and
dispose of to American consumers. In
~dlsposing of these same. products TO
Hottentots, Chinese and other foreigners.
they allow an export discount" OF from
% per cent. TO 100 per cent, and still
make a good profit. ! know OF a
Meriden concern that turns out products
would charge John Henry" or any
American, 500, and they sell the same
thing regularly to South Africans and
other foreigners for about s33. This is
only one instance; nearly all American
manufacturers do the same thing. Now.
John Henry don YOU think It's real
nice In our home manufacturers to dis;
criminate against you in this way. and
IN favor Of a ch~impanzee, too? AS our
home" manufacturers are able, with or
without protection. to allow the export
profit lour manufacturers do not cater
to the eNport trade for fun. why do
they need protection? No man at all
accustomed to exercise his mental facul-
tics will dispute the fact that ''protec-
ton IL a thing greatly to he desired
by u manufacturers Protection eX-.
cIndos foreisn-made products, and. there
fore. foreign competition: II makes the
home manufacturer boss OF the situa-
ton monarch Of the American mar
ket; and II enables the home manufac-
turer to increase his prices. which in
creased prices. John Henry" and other
home consumers. must pay.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
STABBED WITH A PENKNIFE.
NnIIn bistn's Curiosity Got Him Into
rouble

Edward Eihhenner. twenty nix years
old, Of COS East Sixteenth street. was
accused In Essex Market Court to-day
Of stabhing Charles M%allahista. Of 81
Ludlow street. In the abdomen with a
penknifc. Mallahista found a large
crowd OF persons standing At Delaney
and Clinton streets last night. He
wanted to sec what II was oil about and
showed kibhenncr out Of his way. This
nngered kibhenner, and he drew his
pocKetknifc and stabbed Mallabista.
kihhennor fed and he was followed by
a crowd Of three hundred persons.
Justice Hogan held him for trial in de
fnMlt of ShM bail.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
A

A new way OF making a newspaper
holder is the following: Embroider-as
the cook books say, "to taste"-two
straps about two inches wide. They may
be OF canvas In al ~''all-over' pattern,
and lined with silk. or they may be OF
ribbon. In any case, they should be .
yard In length. Join the ends OF each
You now have two separate loops. Sus"
pend them on a little bamboo stick, ten
or twelve inches long. so that they hang
about six inches apart. Tie ribon from
each end of the stick 30 that 1t may DO
hung up by thiG .
The evening world., 1894-02-23
JUDGE CHASES A PRISONER.
The Fellow Fled From n Court in
hntn morns, In.

M1DDLETOWN. n. Y. Feb. 29.-Mat-
amoras is a little village In Pennsylvania
Just across the Delaware from Port
Jervis. Judge Balch prcsides over the
u there. A young man who had
been arrested for abusing his parents was
taken before him Wednesday for exam
nation. court officer Totten left him
standing near the rail while he went to
look for a witness, and the prisoner
started on on n run Judge Balch
sprang to the door, but only reached II
In time to close 1t behind the prisoners
coat tails.
The latter bound down the steps on the
jump. but the Judge, not to he outwitted,
the fleeing man called him to halt
There was n heroic ring in his voice,
and the prisoner stopped abruptly in his
hcadlong flight. He returned to the
courtroom without a word.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
CONVICT KILLS A DEPUTY.
shoots Him In II Georgia JniI-Fivc
Prisoners Escape.

THOMASNILLE, Ga, Feb. 23.-Deputy
Sheriff Tom Slngletary died last night
OF a pistol shot wound inflicted by
Henry Spencer, a convict murderer.
Sirgletary was in charge OF the Jail, and
at supper time went in to see about the
feeding of the prisoners. As he did so
one of the prisoners ordered him to hold
up his hands, whereupon Singletary
felled him with an anchor bar.
Spencer grabbed the ShorIrf's pistol,
and turning II upon him shot him twice
escaped. 4 posse Win guns and dogs
went in pursuit OF the men, who are
likely to be lynchcd II caught.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
INJURED BY FALLING WALL.
building Crushed and Two Men
Hurt Il n ST. Louis Fire.
(By Associated press.)

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-Fire destroyed
the seven-story building at Locu and
Twelfth streets. owned by II. II. Culver.
last evening. and It's falling walls
crushed Henry MIXERS thrce-story brick
dwelling and saloon adjoining. causing a
total loss OF about $3.50. 900, on which
there Is 500 600 insurance
The Idell Wooden and Willow Ware
Company. and the Tyler Desk Company
We're the principal. OF the
named Mark Berne were struck by por-
lions OF the debris and seriously In
jured,
The evening world., 1894-02-23
ROBBED BY PAORoNEs
Poor Italian Victims Appealing
for Relief
SIS Charge for Putting a Child in
the %Protectory.
Efforts Being Made to Punish the
Men who Protest.

That the pa1ronA' do not conhne Their
operations TO robbing the men whom
they pu, to work in the street-Cleaning
Department., the railroads and other con
tract work, is evident from the hun.
drcds of complaints which are daily re
ce'ved by Vlnccnzo Palumbo. the banker.
OF 1893 Mott street. Ever since the latter
announced his determination to prosecute
tre padrones the complaints have been
pouring In. one IN particular. received
this morning, shows 10 what extent tho
evil has grown.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Privileges Of Maids Of Honor.

The eight unmarried ladies who hold
office as the Queens maids OF honor
have some privileges. They are given the
prefix of honorable" and. on marrying,
receive from the Queen the gift of f1.00o.
One or two maids of honor reside for a
fortnight at a time at Windsor or Os-
borne, but Her Majesty seldom takes
more than one to Scotland. The distinc-
tive badge worn by maids OF honor is q
bow of scarlet ribbon on the shoulder.
while the ladies In waiting wear a white
bow with the Queens cameo portrait.
The dowry of a maid of honor has been
given for at least one hundred and nifty
years, but is according to Her Majesty's
pleasure. and In 1868 1t was refused one
lady who engaged herself in marriage
without the consent Of her royal mis-
tress.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
4 Pickel

To tho Editor:
Lydia Rollins. Of Peekskill. quotes a
remark by Feter Rudolph Picket and
says that is simply idiotic." Lydia
Rollins does not know what she Is talk
Ing about when she saws that women give
hettor satisfaction than men. Why.
then. are they not paid better wages or
as good as men? Peter r.. Picket knows
what he Is talking about when he saws
the present business depression is
caused by women working for a salary
SO small that men cannot support a
family" Times will not be better un-
Less. as Peter r. Pickel has said, "wo
Peekskill, Lydia Rollins, New York City
does not need YOU. | am one of the 5,l35
women that the Government EMPLOYS.
a POORLY PAID WOMAN.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Doom of tie Perforated Lamp.

The lamp. with the paper petticoat. is
doomed. The newcomer Is made of cut
crystal. pedestal. oil well and globe. 1t
Is a Nendome. the height varying with
the length OF the purse. a thing of
beauty by day and a jewel by night.
Pedestal lamps, OF Dresden and French
china, are graceful and very ornamental.
The globes are usually opaque glass,
with gold decorations. Twenty-Five dol
lars is the price of the cheapest china,
while the cut crystal lamps are as dear
as diamonds.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
FAMINE IN TEXAS.
Grent Destitntion In starr County,
Owing TO Crop Failures.

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 23.-Informa-
ton comes from Starr County that a
famine Is threatened there. Ninety per
cent. OF all cattle, horses and sheen are
dead; no crops OF any kind have been
harvested during the last year: great
destitutiOn and absolute want exist.
Many are compelled to Subsist on
roots, pr,ckly pears, &c, while even half
putrid flesh that has been stripped from
the CarCasses OF dead animals Is eaten
To satisfy the pangs Of hunger.
Many persons, especially children. have
hardly sufficient clothing to cover their
~nakedness: resources are exhausted. n
II Is impossible for the charitable to
longer assist their starving fellow-crea-
lures.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
A Word to weII-OT Pensioners.

To the Editor:
| wish You would suggest that members
of the G.. A. K. in comfortable circum-
stances would turn over part or all Of
the pensions which they draw during
these hard times for the relief of the
millions out Of work and more or less de-
pendent on charity. Labor liz heavily
taxed to meet the annual pension pay
ment of Sl65, OO,0o0, and this bill Is one
Of the causes of the present terrible
crisis. Pensioners not dependent for sup
port on the pensions they receive should
now show once more their patriotism
by coming to the relief OF their poor
brethren during this struggle to keep up
the union OF body and soul.
E PLlTRIBUS UNUM,
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Assemblyman Finnigan achieved some
fame by aiding the peanut politicians
who oppose the Greater New York"
He has added to it by backing up Boss
Furgueson, OF New Utrecht. In the in
teresting s25. 900 project for a new police
station. etc. ut Bath Beach. hut this
pleasant little plan has met ar appar-
entity effective opposition. 1t seems
safely buried In an Assembly COMMITTEES.
while it's powerful originator is on the
a to intermcnt beneath n mass Of
popular votes and dcnunCiations.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Hard Times Explained Again.

To the Editor:
II would like to ask John Henry II
nc ever heard a Democrat talk free
trade Whenever you hear a man
speak OF that famous scare crow YOU
know he belongs to the intelligent
party" ] think Frank f. Kelley" Is
about right In his view of the case. He
voices my sentiments to the letter. Nc
kinley hill, Sherman law and an empty
Treasure" which the Democratic party
has had to shoulder are the causes OF
the present hard times. REASON,
Hoboken, n. j,
The evening world., 1894-02-23
MarshmalIows,

The paste is really %gum-arabic. Dis
solve six ounces Of the gum cubes into a
little boiling water; about a teacup 4,
enough; strain. and add a pound and a
quarter of sugar: put into a bain-marie
and stir over the fire until stir; then
take from the fire and stir for at least
three or four minutes. and then setsasde
TO cool. Beat together the white, of one
egg and a easpoonful Of cold -vater:
flavor with a tablespoonful OF ysnflla es-
renee; beat until frosty; them add snsas
to make a stiff, paste: Now set cver the
fire in boiling water, and when 1t Is
liquid enough dip almond sized pieces OF
the marshmallow paste with the cream:
turn over with a fork until fully cov-
cred, and ut onto buttered papner.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
FEARED HE WAS GOING BLIND
Tint II Thonght 10 he the Cause OF
NOrhIIn's Act.

The body OF Charles Moehling. for
ANY years head hookkccper In the
banking house OF ~LaIrnhurg. Thalman
g. CO., who committed suicide In cen
tral Park Yesterday, Will probably he re-
moved from the Mnrgup to-day and
taken to the undertaking. rooms of
Charles piehl to he prepared for burial.
The only reason known for Mr.. Moeh-
ling's act was his fear that he was los
Ing his eyesight. He gave up his posi-
tlon two months ago on that account
and was very respondent.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
'TwouId De u nIessins, surely.

To the Editor:
| have just read the letter of "Decem-
Der Bride" She is right, God bless her!
Were all women OF her mind, and would
they meet their husbands with a smile
and kiss, they would build a fire in their
homes that would never grow cold; a
IRE that would cure man a
stop many divorce suits, in fact, make
many a paradise where now there are
infcrnos. OLD on
The evening world., 1894-02-23

No leniency should be shown In the
punishment of the doctors involved in
the concealment OF those four cases of
smallpox accidentally brought to light
yesterday In an uptown west-side tene-
ment-house.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

In the list OF benefits tina have been
given and are to be given for 1.-THE
Worlds" Free Bread Fund. there Is
most complete and moving evidence OF
the fact that New York is pre-emineutly
q city Of the mutually helpful.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
state G.. 4. Il. Officers.
thy Associated Press =,

ROCHESTER,, Feb, :S-rne State ~Encampmsn,
OF tho Grand Army OF the Republic concluded It's
sessions here last evening. Following is the lis,
OF new ~cfHcers: Department Commander, John {.
Shots, Of Yonkers, Senior Vics-Commander. Or
y. e, Soulc. RoSsburs Junior Nice-Commander,
Daniel Van VIE, CAnaJohaTte; Chaplain, Rev,
George Is, Fatrbead. Utica: Medical Director, Dr.
4. =. sheldon. Lyons; Delegate t-iarge TO Ma
ttonal Encampment. senator Charles T, SsNlon.
clyde: Alternate. Judge Seymour Dexter. Elmira.
Tho new Council OF Administration consists OF
James =. Graham. Fred Msther. benjamin. y,
Finlay. John A. Maxwell and A. q, MIllL
The evening world., 1894-02-23

In Its story OF how 1t costs over sl3. 900
to keep Boss Furgueson's lotion steam
launch going a year. while n Govern.
ment Shore Inspectors boat of l4 tons,
IN the same water, costs only 5000 a
year, The Evening World'' showed yes
terday o fortunate It Is that the boss
Is not the ruler of a more extensive navy
II Is a good thing for the taxpayers that
TINS source OF a literal floating in.
debtedness is soon to be removed.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Not many United States Senators lin.
Fered to hear the reading OF Washing.
toms Farewell Address. 1t Is not strange
They knew that they would hear some
particularly pertinent remarks on tn,
high duties OF craftsmanship.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Help to Save This Husband.

To the Editor;
Will you please publish some remedy
for the drinking habit? I nave a hus-
band that can't seem to let whlskey
alone. lie Is very young and has no
will power" | ave tried everything
but all without success.
A YOUNG WIFE
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Does Your Heart Itch?

To the Editor:
| viii inform the person signing him
self Dono' how he can tell whether he
Is in love or not. | am a young lady of
twenty and ! am In love. but only with
one man. How can a person love more?
men Miss Right" comes along he will
know what love is just the same as /
did. He will get a terrible itching of the
heart that can't he scratched. As LONG
as he has no itching In that place he lis
not in love. SPIDER, BROOKLYN
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Motor Car Jumps on n TrestIc.

GLOUCESTER. Mass, Feb, 25.-N motor car
on tie Gloucester street railway ran on the tres
tie work at Glum Cove to the street below yester-
day, falling ten feet, and Norman Olsen, = pas.
senEer, %Fustsiped possibly fatal injuries, There
we're eight passengers, n conductor and a MOTOR
man on the car, all OF whom were more or less
injured.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Maids or Matrons,


To the Editor:
l would like to inquire OF Little
Fraud whether 1t is maidens or matrons
that the dispute is about. II n woman
ge.s to be thirty-seven years old without
marrying she Is considered very much
older h a a married woman of the
same age, SO I've heard.
SENENTY-FIRST NEW YORK.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
How Do you Laugh.

What sort Of a laugh have you? Is 1t
a giggle. or a. horse-laugh. or a litter.
or a guffaw. or tinkle. like the sound
Of silver bells in a steeple?" Hou know
there are many varieties Of mirthful ex-
hibitions. and some faddists contend
that one may be ciassed accordingly.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Both the United States Senate and the
New York State Senate adjourned from
yesterday to meet Monday. There are
respects In which the upper house a,
Albany could not SO safely follow the
wearers Of the toga at Washington.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Novel Scrap K

Screens which are covered with fulled
silk are sometimes so constructed that
this same silk may turn over at the
bottom to make a deep pocket, stretch
Ing over half the surface Of the whole.
This forms a most convenient receptacle
for odds and ends, and answers in the
place of a small s~crap-basket, or may be
used for holding photographs, &c.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Uncovered srccch Through shock,


BALTIMORE, Feh. GA remarkable case Of
recovery ~ speech from a shock occurred here
last night, George 5. Roberts. hookkcCpcr for G
g buchanan & 90, and an cN grain merchant.
diCi suddenly at his residence 9ls North Gilmore
street. His wife. who VAS with him when he cN
pired, and who has. owing tn a bronchial trouble.
not spoken for nine years. gave a loud shrek and
recovered her voice.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Rapid Transit Commissioner s,ar,D,

ftapid Transit Commissioner Starln's
bal picture OF a splendid system of
esenger. freight and express railroads
wide tunnels under the city carries an
Idea worthy OF the century and of the
metropolis. Such an underground New
York would bs a finer thing for the
s'Greater New York; than pen or tongue
can tell 1t b all eminently practicable,
The evening world., 1894-02-23
Hcrc' r. Poser.

To the Editor;
VIII some OF your readers tell me
what sort OF a wife would be best
suited for a mechanic. a laborlng man
and a policeman? Also. which would
make the best wife. a store girl, a fac
tory girl or a domestic servant?
YOUNG WORKINQ-GIRL.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
PcstIcr's backbone Broken.

Fc'"r Pcstlrr, NJ \ sumner avenue, Williams.
burg, was reported In n dying condition at the
Eastern District Hospital to-day. Pe$tler fell
m tho Elevated Railroad station at Myrtle and
Sumner avenues last night. irartnring his back
tone and receiving serious internal injuries. n,
has been unconscious ever since.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
A Precnrious situation.


Nibsey the newsboy)-Well, yer all
right. Yer got a steady Job in 'er Office,
an don't need ter worry.
Reddy This former paD-Dat's all YOU
know about II. You don't know what
desc offices Is. II yc. dumb, yer fired fer
gtts Jealous n yer gifts der dump fer
dat.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Commissioner Andrews must be held
strictly to his promise In the matter of
procuring labor for the Street, Cleaning
Department. And meanwhile. the pa
drones are not to be allowed to find
comfort nor relief in any other direc-
ton.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Actual relief from extortlon is prom
ised by the latest telephone rate bill
proposed at Albany. But It will be
necessary to keep the lobby carefully
cut Off from the legislative circuit in
order to have the wires work leglt!-
mately.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

Washington's Birthday was fttingly
observed In most portions OF the coun-
try. At the National Capitol. the OBJ
~+servatlon was largely In the line OF
dissertation.
The evening world., 1894-02-23
An Editors seir-Immoiation.

An editor In Putnam County. Mo-, Who doesn't
believe In lettinE the persons who have been cursd
OF something have all glory and admiration. pub.
fishes a cut of himself at the head OF his editorial
columns every day.-PhlladelDhiA Ledger.
The evening world., 1894-02-23

When this morning dawned there was
nothing to prevent McKane from enter
ing upon his trip to Sing Sing. The
most gratifying news of the morning
was the denial by Judge Fursman, at
Troy, OF the report that he had come, or
promised to come, to the assistance OF
the condemned eX-boss OF Gravesend.