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The evening world., 1894-03-24
with the Problem Workers.

T. H. X. Harlem. answered all the problems
published last Saturday,
Walter [. Tuthil Bay Shore, L. l., answered
all Of last weeks problems.
The Iiay-StRck problem.-Seyen tons Of good
hay remained. Correct answer by J. D., Highland
Falls, y. Y, and Robert John.
L. b. Olnsy, Sal Elton avenue, answered. all
the problems and gave sixteen different solutions
OF the pigs and sheep problem.
Musicians Problea.-As two coleotinns, 81 60
and Sc: rs rs and IS; C's 81 20 and t6
Correct answers by John Burg, John H. Feddcn
j. W. C., l69 East Seventy first street, Dennis
Noouan. 33l East Twenty-second street,
Policy Problem. .-"GiEs' or combinations of
numbers can be made cut Of the numerals from
! to IS to the number Of rs. 0T5. Correct ansuers
ny John Durg, t2O East Twensy-sixth street; I v
l., l:6 White street p, VI. Nage. stewart
House, william II. Ward. iS6 East Twenty third
Btroel,
The "riga and sheep problem seems to be Sus-
ceptibie Of several solutions Many answers all
correct have hcen received Henry O. Sasse gives
tho number OF pigs as IL: John. Burg 80 pigs
Henry Klein 81 East broadway and T. D.
Bartlett, south Amhcy. " j.: s.. pigs; P. NJ
Saslc IL; Dennis Noonan, S3i East Twenty
second s,rect and william u sullivan. $50 pigs.
The -Four Heirs sot S. COO. g. so0 q, 200 and
u, 400, respectively. Correct answ ors BY William
o'suliivan $40 EaSI Fortie,h street; A. ID.
naphacr, 90 Monroe street Michael R4th iss2
De kAlb avenue. Brooklyn: J. D. Bartlett. south
Anhoy. N = John u, Feddon- 81 llenry strsei.
J.T, Thirh hsslne L. mad, WilIiAxa 4. Tut
An \, hAs saets, Y =.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
IN A HURRY TO WEAR WEEDS.

A wife at Dunkirk. N. Y. summoned
an undertaken to the house to lay out
her husband He rang the bell. and
when she went to the door she found
the man OF Woe tying several feet of
Grape on the knob. Wait awhile" she
SAID interrupting his work. Henry isn't
dead yet. He can't last long. though.
Come In and take off your coat: he
won't keep you waiting long"
The undertaken went into the parlor
and sat down. He waited half an hour
and seeing that the dying man was
not as accommodating and thoughtful
The evening world., 1894-03-24
PET OF THE NEIGHBOnnooD.
All Mourncd when the Little Soul
sIccDcr Died.

He was like nothing so much us the
little god Of love. as he stood on tho
common plaza. pompously braced on two
sturdy legs that were as straight and
firm as pillars, but would presently tum.
bic him over with his own laughter
saws the Detroit Free Press. HIS eyes
were fun OF Il sweet. serious mirth and
had that hint Of Innnity which the clear
sky carries in its depths at noon. His
little straight nose was perpetual
Joke and his mouth was made for moth
er's KISSES lilo was the only baby in
the block Of simple cottages, and al
though passed there every day 7 never
knew to whom he belonged.
Nov II would be n pretty girl ht the
FIRST house that was making love to
him. Then n white-hared Erandam In
the middle cottage would D." Grooming
him a song or n big man who lived In
the row would be tossing him up 10
hear him laugh No, | never knew un-
TIL
II was the last cottage in the row and
there was n wave of white Grape on the
door. A young girl was going in with
two lilies In her hand
yes" she said softly, '1t IL the baby
Just as II 1t were the only baby In the
world.
All the other cottages were closed and
hushed. I went In to say a word to tn.
mother a sweet faced young woman
some light domestic work. But her race
bctokencd a deep sorrow.
when did he die?" asked gently as
possible.
"He fell asleep last night" she sait
quietly.
And the funeral"----
I'VE will lay him away on Lords day
next
| wondered at her phraseology. but i
sounded very soothing. When ] looked
at the marvel OF beauty In the uppel
room | could only say:
He has gained heaven early
MOT yet" answered the mother; "h'
will wait for us.
I looked ut her In astonishment.
I'VE arc soul-scepers,' she explained
1--WE believe in n final resurrection. whei
the dead, great and small. shall stanc
before God. Until then my baby vii
sleep"
Dear little nelghborhood baby! Ill
seemed to me such II tiny thing abou
which to weave any theological doc
trine. such an atom to stand before tn
Maker of all the universe, until | saw
how big space he had left empty oi
earth. Then | prayed that God woul'
send His special angels to watch owe
the drcamless rest of the dear. dea
neig ghborhood baby. the little soul-sleep
er who must rest 30 long-so long
The evening world., 1894-03-24
MAY LAST TEN CENT? RIES.
Donald McDonaIds Theory Regard
ing Natural Gas.

Donald Mcdonald, in "a Talk on Nat
ural Gas at meeting of the Engineers
and Architects Association, Louisville.
says the Philadelphia Press, gave
the following relative to the prob
able duration of the gas supply. With
regard to the probable duration OF tne
gas. 1t Is "A matter that can only pc
guessed at. It,, however, seems that me
gas found In limestone, which is called
high pressure or reservoir gas, is FOUND
In definite amounts which issues from
the walls In enormous quantities tor
few years; which then r cease to now low ana nn
the other hand, has been charneterlzen
whenever found by It's remarkable per-
sistence. Wells are now flowing which
| were known and used twenty, rorty anu
even one hundred years ago.
At the risk of being laughed at, am
going to PROFOUND a theory OF my, own,
rather nyPoinesis or Which WI, .eems S
to explain the remarkable persistency
OF shaie gas 1t will be remembered
that this gas is invariably found In con-
remembering that the shale beds, are
hundreds OF feet thick by hundreds OF
miles In circumference and are thorough
Of petroleum and bitumen, 1t will be seen M
that the amount Of these less Volat!le
hydrocarbons Is almost infinite: All
that Is lacking then Is some reaction be-
| TWEEN tIlt sdlt Wdttl anu ~
which an atom OF hydrogen can be
taken away from the water. and added
to the bitumen: this done and the grub
becomes a butterfly the solid a liquid
and tho liquid gas.
Just how this reaction takes place l
am unable to say. but | do not believe
that any chemist will be rash enough to
say that such reaction would be impos-
sible under the conditions existing. where
the salt water and the hydrocarbons
are brought. together in most intimate
contact In the close pores OF the shale
long, and (where the shale dips deep
into the earth) the heat might also be
high.
II this hypothesis Is true, natural gas
will be in use LOCO years hence; II, on
the other hand, the gas Is simply stored
In the pores OF the rock and Is being
driven by the water towards the outlets
on the antclinals. then we may look
for the early exhaustion of those fields
where the pressure is high and the use
very extensive, and for a comparatively
long life In those fields where the op
| posIte conditions prevail
The evening world., 1894-03-24
4 Move, Drapery.

drapery much in vogue for doorways
and the upper part of windows is Il seine
lambrequin, with fishing rod for pole.
The edges Of the seine are finished with
cord Of heavy rope. Tackle and blocks
are used for draping the rope being fas-
tened to hook In the centre of coil OF
rope measuring ten to fifteen inches In
diameter which Is fastened to the cor
ner Of the doorway or window. 1t should
be arranged in careless folds across the
top and then allowed to hang from one
side. The netting can he gilded. silvered
bronzed, mahoganized, ebonized or left
In Its natural condition. as best suits the
other appointments In the room. The
prettiest hall seen In a long time had q
lambrsquin of sllvered netting over an
electric blue plush portiere In each door
opening out from II. The wall paper Of
sleetriq blue had. apRarently, Ailvsr eolls
The evening world., 1894-03-24
The Trend of Fashion.

It is singular thing to observe how
the general trend Of fashion, even in
its EXTREMIST whim, Is similar in its
styles for men and for women. When
the latter wear pull backs" or bell
skirts" 1t will be noticed that the
former usually dor the long closely fit
ting coat and narrow trousers. When
wide sleeves and full skirts come in for
feminine attire. with them are, for mas
culinity, overcoats with capes and wide
Tapping trousers. So, now, as 1t is Gus
tomary for women to comb the front
hair down in thick and wavy mass
over the ears, 1t follows that men should
not delay to cover up their ears, like
wise, by letting their hair grow long and
heavy and parting 1t in the same bushy
lovelocks. 1t Is period when most OF
tho heads one sees look as If they be-
longed to a Circassian girl a Pade-
rewski or a football player.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
ride on the Seventh avenue cars four times
day from Twenty-sixth street to Fifty fourth
street and back I. with many others. have to
change cars at the Fftieth street station. Many
a time have had to wait from three to hfteen
minutes for another car. and that In the rain or
cold or both. To-day when got to the station
going up there was between Fifty-arst
and Fifty second streets and another at the station
l ran for the latter The starter saw me- but
sent the car along without me. was in hurry,
so | walked to Fifty fourth street and got there
long before a car came up. This has been done
very often, ]. G.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Good Advice to Clerks.

To the Editor:
have read "A Broadway Clerks letter and
that of C. r. Thomas of 50 East Twelfth street.
and sypathize heartily in the movement Of clerks
to organize. though hope they will have nothing
to do with strikes. which | consider a measure
both very extreme and very unsatisfactory. !
think they can accomplish their purpose much
better by each contributing to fund to Sc
cure aid In the Legislatures and endeavor to have
such laws passed as will protect them and better
their oondition-for example. securing in so far
as is practicable a minimum amount of compensa-
tion for specified work, also providing a time limit
for each days work. say eight hours. &c. Such
q movement. l think, could be made the basis
for q great deal of good C.P.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
WHERE THEY WOULD LAND.
A ScepticaI Farmers Views on the
MllICritPs.

The Portland Express has a remnis-
cence of the Millerite excitement in
Hancock County in the form Of story
about a sturdy old farmer who refused
to swallow the doctrine. His pasture
ran down to the waters edge, but the
fence only went to the high water mark
and he had much trouble with other
peoples cattle getting into his terri
tory.
Some one who had partially accepted
the Millerite deiusion asked this man
where he supposed the sarctified would
land II they really did 20 mp as they
expected. "Oh, ] guess theyll come down
in that hlanked old pasture OF mine.
Everything else doesv'
The evening world., 1894-03-24
A Brooklyn Question Pepper.

To tho Editor:
We are three pretty Brooklyn girls. who write
to ask your advice and that OF YOUR numerous
readers In regard to our love affairs. There is a
certain gay Lothario who Is dead stuck on
himself. and he thinks every else is too But
they "aint, see! lie came to call on W. w.
Csec below Friday night and proposed He
wda to call and receive his answer In week.
Saturday night he took W. II. tsse below) to the
Columbia Theatre and proposed the way
home: also to he answered in n week. Sunday
night he took H. r, (see below to church and
popped the question; to be answered in three days.
We compared notes and have all decided to ac-
cept and thus deposit him in cavity" which
ons has the nrst mortsageH
WAYsIDE WILLY.
WEARY RAGS.
DUSTY ROADS.
brooklyn. N. Y.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
A Club for Decent Men.


To the Editor:
In response to the young man asking where
shall he spend his evenings" and In answer to
Mr.. Brooks. beg to call attention to a club that
Is n-alcohoc, political non-sectarian. self
supporting and self governing and that offers
pool. billiards. bowling alleys, reading room and
library. card and game tables, concert hall, gym.
nasium, hot and cold spray baths at 10 cents per
week and 81 initiation fee to any honest man.
This club holds weekly receptions and dances. to
which members wives and friends come and
which already has nearly 200 members. 1t is the
Toe To Tum Club, $40 East rwenty-third street.
Visitors are cordially welcome.
THOMAS ]. GRAHAM Secretary.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
The BIissful Onion.

There can be no successful dinner with
out the aid of the leek family. Every
soup, every meat course and every
sauce and dressing whether for fish,
flesh or salad, needs the flavor of the
onion. This blessing is easily disguised.
but the professional cook keeps the Sc
cret. Two drops of onion juice in any
cream soup instantly kills the starchy,
pastry, nursery taste: one drop will hfe
a sauce or cream gravy out of the COM
mon; rub the bowl with a leek or
slice of onion and the tamest salad. red
or green. has sap.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
seven Tons of Hay Left.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
OF hay containing tons is IL feet In
diameter on the base and 10 feet In height. The
hay has been spoiled to a depth Of feet from
the top. How much good hay is left. Multiply
ing the area Of base by la Of the height will
give the solid contents OF cone Therefore. the
square Of diameter. 1H. multiplied by 1854 null
tipied by s 1-3 equals 6o3 1879 cubic feet. II
sos 1872 cubic feet contains tons. sos 1872 divided
by equals 1884 cubic feet will contain ton.
Now. the base of the segment cut on Is feet.
and by the same process the contents OF the seq
ment lie 753sS4 cubic feet, or 1 ton and tons
minus ton equals I tons. which ia the amount
Of good hay left.
WILLIAM II. TUTHILL, Jr., Bay Shore, L. l.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
The Difference.
To the Editor

To the Editor:
Fanny Flutterheart asks: What Ia Il that
keeps boarding men from marrying De-
cause they have all to lose and nothing to get
by It, Now let explain. am boarding, In
tho morning rise, say. at Z o'clock. take my
breakfast and go to work; return at p. NJ. for
dinner. and pass my evenings suits me best
Now. II | were married, to be a good husband I
would be expected to get up two hours
sariisr. fetch the coal, build the fire, prepare
breakfast, and when ready serve It to my better
half In bed In the evening. II I want to 20 out.
madam will try such experiments as tying me
a chair spanking me. That's why | don
marry JAMES f. ERKMAN.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Love and Religion.
To the Editor

To The Editor:
love Young man who also loves me as
dearly as I love him. hut owing to Il difference
In our religion wo can not marry. l am a
Roman Catholic, he q Protestant lie is willing
to bo OF my religious belief, but belongs to .
lodge that will not admit Catholics He claims
that " he left the lodge he could not obtain ON
ployment unless under an assumed name: but he
10 willing to attend the Catholic Church with me
and let me have my way In all religious ma,terA
He ls a good, honest industrious and temperate
young man and We love each other dearly VIII
.oms kind reader advise me how to decide.
EDNA,
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Cream Candy.

One pound of granulated sugar, one
tablespoonful of gum-arabic water hait
teaspoonfui of cream of tartar, one cup
of water, one teaspoonful of vaniiis'
Mix all the ingredients except the vanii-
la, and stir over the fire until the sugar
is dissolved: then boil without stirrihs
until 1t hardens when dropped into coiu
water. 1t must not be brittle. Wheh
done, turn out on u creased plate OF
marble slab; pour over 1t the vaniha.
when nearly cold, begin to pull and pun
continuously until 1t Is perfectly white.
Cut it into sticks or pieces as soon al
you are done pulling, or 1t may %
braided; then uut 1t in tureen, cover
and let stand two hours. and 1t is reaaS
To nsp
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Cooling the Tender Passion.

To The Edfor;
Here is a sure cure for love: Take q grain OF
sense half grain OF patience. one dram OF
understanding, one ounce OF disdain. a pound OF
resolution and a handful OF dislike. mix them to.
Eether and fold them up in the limbo OF your
brain for twenty -four hours Strain It clear from
tho dross OF melancholy. stop II down with the
cork OF sound Judgment, and let It stand nins
days in tho water OF cold Affection. This. rightly
made, is the best and most enec,uai cure In the
world. You may obtain II at the Home OF Tn.
derstanding, In Content street, going up the Hill
Of Self Denial, County OF Forgetfulneas in ths
state OF Peace. NJ. A. L., Stapleton, g. l.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Short skirts.

Short skirts grow more and more In
favor, and Spring will find all demi-
trains for street wear discarded entirely,
except for middle-aged ladies' or an occa-
sional grand ceremony. The skirt Is
over Ave yards wide, cut on the slope,
upheld by a hem slightly "crinolined."
Basques are holding their own. and
continue 10 grow in favor. They are
very full below the waist line. Some
are stiffened and stand out like the full
REFERS at the shoulders. Double skirts,
with opening on the sides, continue to be
very much in favor. The upper skirt
is usually bordered with thick. heavy
trimming; fur and ruchngs are used
extensively for this purpose. A couple
of very large fat bows are used to cover
the opening.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
The Dre.smnkers Problem.

To the Editor
The use OF the word ''proportionateiy' In hAl
Milier's rcstatement OF her problem changer Its
complexion somewhat for we now observe that
each successive cape costs three times as much
as the preceding one which would make the
cost OF making each as follows: N.75. s5.25
sli75, SAFE. SALTS. ste6.25 N,275.75. And
tho dresses sc+.l2M and sil475. Total cost
ST. 91275 To Gnd how much the dressmaker and
each assistant receives: D and make two
hfths articles In one day and A, three
sixths In one day. Tho difference oue-tenth.
shows tho work Of A for one day Then tvo-
Gfths minus one tenth, three-tenths. gives
work Of ID for one day. Hence. d is equal
to 3 A. Therefore In apportianing the money
received for making the two dresses and seven
eapes the dressmaker receives one-half OF Nsi:. =
75 or ss5s. 37iS. and the other half is divided
equally between the three assistants.
JOHN M'NALLY,
$40 West Forty ell ghth street, City
The evening world., 1894-03-24
A womnn's Mission.

Dr. Alice b. Stockham. of Chicago. is
in Boston with a mis- sion. the slogan of
which is that the cook stove must go.
She advocates the "use in all homes of
forms of cooking apparatus which will be
in a certain degree self-regulating, which
will proceed on scientific principles, and
will be as much in advance of the rang
common to-day as the range is in ad-
vance of the fireplace and spit usual in
the average English household" AS Bos-
ton has grown little tired talking about
It's recent visitor, Babu Protap Chunder
Mozoomder. the Hindoo apostle of the
Brahmo-Somaj. 1t Is quite ready to take
up the cook-stove question.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
4 Roast" for the Men.

To the Editor:
II husband isn't Willing to get up and make
the Are he has no respect for the woman he mar
ried. or he would not let her get up. hut hire
a girl, and II he 10 not rich enough he should
stay single by all means. I'm sure the way the
men talk you'd really think they married =
womRn to drudge fo' them And they are so con .
cciIed that they think all they have To do is
to ask girl ana she'll jump at the honor Of he
coming wife. But. indeed. thsy are mistaken
for all girls arc rot alike. II actually dissu.ts
me--the thought Of men. the low. dsgradins crea-
tures' hate Ihem! would not FOR the best man
on earth get up and make q nre or drudge d
some foolish women do. II makes me sick d
Rea The way some eirls 50 on about the msR
why 10 u yoa'n aiwsyy hesr woman who has
'rsp',s't s'rss. ~ ~ ~ n "a " n !
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Worth Knowing.

The inside of banana skin cleans tan
shoes beautifully.
Brush your hair briskly fifty times
every night If You wish to get back its
former lustre.
The German Lanoline is one of the
best skin foods that we know anything
about.
Pique is much in vogue for little girls
dresses and the kilt skirts of small boys.
For little girls guimpes are still
much employed. A pretty style Is to pun
the muslin and between the puffs a line
of beading through which baby ribbon
may be run.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
The Pigs and Sheep.

To the Editor:
At least two answers be found which will
satisfy the conditions Of this problem Here
they are: Let assume that the drove con-
sisted OF 2lo pigs. The man traded Ia, or 70.
for one-half as many sheep, which means Ia, or
IS sheep The remaining pigs at 81 each. amount
to $3.50 The thrty-hve sheep at three times the
price fetch s2io Total, $3.50. Now. II there
were but sixty pigs at nrst, the trading would
leave forty pigs to be sold at 81 EACH and ten
sheep at SCI each, which would give $3.50 and
$40, or q total OF $3.50 JOHN McNALLY.
$40 West Forty eighth street,
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Names for Children.

To the Editor:
read 'Mother's' letter to suggest q short
pretty name for her baby boy. Why not call him
Rene' 1t Is a French name, true enough. but
does It not please you? It is pronounced Ray
nay and IL quite uncommon In this country. II
Is the name OF my only child. a young man OF
twenty-thres years o: age, and of my grandson.
his baby boy. What do you think OF q charming
young white mother who calls her only little
daughter ''umbrella! know the young mother.
She is widow o: Long Branch. daughter OF one
of the oldest residents there. Now. II she gets
blessed with little boy, don't YOU think q good
name for him would be "Parasol7'
GRANDMA Dunellol N 1
The evening world., 1894-03-24

of rope. with struggling ends. dashed
over it, and was finished by a frieze Of
silver with blue double knots all through
it. The woodwork of the hall furniture
was painted white, with tiny silver
splashes on it. but this time made OF
fiat silver braid. The woodwork Of the
hall was mahogany, and the rugs coms
bined this deep rich tint with q silver
hlne effect .
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Gigs" Horses" aud saddles.

To the Editor
Tho policy problem is done by multiplying rs
by II; then multiply that product by 7a; divide
the last product by Q. and you have the full
number Of combinations Of three, or gigs" In
II numbers, which Is 7so76. To find out how
many horses" or four-number combinations there
are takc the product derived from the last multi
plying and multiply 1t by rs, then divide the
product by "a. To nnd out the number of sad
dies" or two-number combinations, take the
product Of II times rs and divide by ..
KUMSTOCK
The evening world., 1894-03-24
4 Hair Receiver.

A hair receiver may be made Of white
linen. embroidered in some slight der
sign, lined with wash silk and folded to
triangular shape, then overhanded
together. If the maker chooses 1t can
be punched for eyelet holes and laced
together with a narrow silk cord. This
enables the quite necessary taking apart
and frequent washing.
The evening world., 1894-03-24
A Polite one-Legsed Man.

To the Editor:
The other evening while returning home from
my daily toll in Third avenue IL" car | saw
. middls'aSed man sitting close to me. He had
only one leg Soon after young lady about
eighteen enisred the car and stood alongside OF
the one-legsed man. The seats were all taken
20 the one'legSed man got up. put his supports
under his arms and gave his seat to the young
lady. who took the seat gladly. Now, who was
really entitled to that seAtf A WITNESS
The evening world., 1894-03-24
Raising Ash SapIings.

To the Editor:
Ash saplings after years growth are worth
Is. 3D. and increase In value Ia Sd. each year
afterwards. For their growth they require each
twice many square yards the number Of
years they are intended to grow before cutting.
A plantation is so arranged that each year the
same number may be ready for cutting. Find
the greatest annual income which can be obtained
per acre, allowing 20 per cent for expenses
]. D., Highland Falls, N. Y.