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The evening world., 1894-01-08
A JOKE.
Gen. Ben Logan Did Not Forgive a
Practical Prank.

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An interesting story, and Of historical
value. Is told concerning Gen. Ben
Logan, who was one OF the most noted
men in the pioneer days OF KENTUCKY,
says the Louisville Courter-Journai. He
the more peaceful years which followed
was honore ed with many political offices
Of distinction.
Danville n Stanford were then in
Lincoln County. n strong efforts were
at Danville, Gen. Logan attended a
meeting at Danville, where this impor-
amt question was discussed. n 1t was
thought that he was favorable to the
change.
Like the majority OF Kentuckians in
those days Gen. Logan enjoyed a social
glass. but abhorred an excess which pro-
duced a helpless degree OF intoxicadon
on this occasion. he took enough 70 be
walk erect, steadily and with his usual
Owing to the large attendance at Dan
Vile that day there were many. who
saw him when he unhitched his horse.
the name with his left hand and at
tempted to mount. He would have sue.
ceeded and all would have been well
had not some n his stirrup leath-
the feathers parted and Gen. Logan fell
PROSTATE In the mire.
A glance revealed to him the cause,
and as he arose his wrath and outraged
at his supposed condition-were appail-
ing 70 behold. Drawing his figure 70 Its
full height and auiverins with rage he
exclaimed:
81 am going back to my home a. Stan.
wan never be the county seat of Lincoln
And 1t never was,
The evening world., 1894-01-08
TIPS FOR DRY" SUNDAY.
Did Tammany Want to Catch
Certain Saloon eepers2
The Action OF the Police Causes
Some Comment.

The action Of the police in connec-
was the cause of a great deal OF dis
cussion n comment to-day.
On Saturday all the saioon-keepers in
the city were notified that the Excise
law would be strictly enforced on Sun
day. The fact that the police gave notice
that the law would be enforced was TAX
en- as conclusive proof that the law IL
being violated with their knowledge and
consent, and that they are under obliga-
lions to the sa~loon-keepers TO notify
them when Il sporadic raid IL in contem-
plation.
There were two explanations given
Tammany Is trying to make the public
believe that DR.. Parkhurst Is after the
saloon-keepers and thus try to arouse
opposition to Or. ParkhIrs. through a
the order was issued by Richard Croker
to furnish Tammany a pretext for ar
resting certain saloon-keepers who have
refused to support Tammany Hall.
The belief that the order was Issued
from Fourteenth street was strength
ened by the fact that all the saloons
owned by the Tammany leaders and Of
drum. The other saloon-keepers usually
regulate their action in regard to clos
Ing and opening after hours and on Sun
day by the action of some saloon
keeper who Is known to be high in the
councils of Tammany Hall and who
would be sure to have the straight tip"
on all movements by the police.
Thos who did not follow the example
Of the leaders found that It Is more SER
ious to disobey the orders OF Tammany
Hall than the law.
The Excise League will suggest to the
Legislature an amendment to the Excise
law that is calculated to deprive Tam
many Hall and the police of the power
to give immunity from prosecution to
saloon-keepers in return for their ale
glance to Tammany.
The proposed amendment provides that
all bars and barrooms must be in full
view Of the public, after ! o'clock at
night and on Sundays. The curtains
would have to be raised SO that passers-
BY could see what was going on inside.
That would stop the sales after hours,
the Excise League thinks. and would
also effectually stop the alleged levying
Of blackmail for protection. The saloon
keepers are understood to be In favor of
any law that will and must be uniformly
obeyed, because they would then be re-
leased from political thraldom.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
CRITICIsH IN EIGHTH AVENUE.

Eighth avenu c%ritiques are not Of the
ornate kind. They may be picturesque.
but they are o beautiful. A handful
Of words comes whixEing from the gal
lery. or a slab Of slang floats up from
the front row Of the orchestra, and the
Thespian is done for. The critique has
a quick action and seldom misses the
mark. Like Somebody's Soap. after a
player has had It once. hell have no use
for any other for a very long time.
Sometimes criticism assumes a con-
crete shape In Eighth avenue. At
Miners Theatre. Saturday night, a
young woman was doing the best she
could with a sentimental song. entitled
His Body's on the Green Hillside -
when one OF the gods" threw an orange
hat hit her behind the left ear. This
juicy critique spoiled the Orange and the
song. 1t also got the critic into the
lookup. Indeed, II made more trouble fol-
all concerned than Eighth avenue criti.
clsm usually does.
Broadway theatre-goers wouldn't cottor
to critiques OF this character. They Xix
their critics to do the swatting OF the
actors In copper-faced type. II is so mic,
to see the DOR actor pour Precipitation
all through a performance, and feel {
certain delight-glving assurance that h,
will wake up in the morning and reat
cruel, hooking things in the newspaper
about his histrionism. An orange. o
even a frozen potato or a ~disreputabl,
egg. received once behind the ear an
then all over with, would be more &C
ceptable than the swat de rigeur of tn,
feuilletongist, but Broadway is Broad
way, you know, and 10 is Eighth avenue
Eighth avenue
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jacks" Clever Wife.

TO the Editors 40
I have been very much interested In the dis
cussion Of marriage on 50 to ST. a week. Now
I should advise any young man with such 4
salary TO take 'Punch's'' advice and don't
but II he has already been and gone and done II.
think that provided he has not done too well
for his country numerically. he could live very
nicely on that amount, I have been compelled To
do 20 for the past two Of Three months, and
really I am getting fat on It. I dc not mean
to infer that I have .simply been nilins in on
cheap food and the bare necessities Of existence
either. but ~ I remarked to my wife the
other evening. I never knew how many nice
dainty dishes shs could concoct when she was put
on her mettis and had to do Il. notice In
to-day's paper g letter from Maude. Paterson.
N. j., IN which she questions Mrs. Chsries's abili-
tics to buy lamb for . cents q pound. Now
Maude. I do not know how prices are IN Pater-
son. but II you Wilt make soms Inquiries the
nrst time you are in New York. you will nnd
there arr 4 number Of frst.olsss places where
you can buy q nice shoulder OF lamb at . cents
per pound. and az regards ss.cent tea and n.
cent coffee, which Mrs. Charles buys, should
not DO at all surprised II they we're equal OF
perhaps superior to the Paterson article at double
the cost. JACK.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
A cHuMMY
II knew When the Boy Treated II
Well, and wouldn't he Abused.

us this elevator safe?" asked the
uriou passenger. according to the De-
troit Free Press.
"Oh yes" said the elevate boy. she's
ell hunky II you treat her right, but
an ervator's got feelin', and won't stand
no foolin' round. This one never slips
"A cog less she's mad"
but you're Joking, amt you, about
an elevator having ~feelings?" suggested
the curious passenger.
II know it's so,'' said the boy, "'cause
she sulks and goes by fits and starts II
| don't humor her. I'm awful good to
my ELEVATOR, cause, you see. we're
chums. don't Jerk her around and
pull her up sharp any more, but l used
TO, and Lord, how she did act! Why
once she run to the, roof and stuck
there and wouldn't bulge an inch, The
engineer couldn't do at hing with her,
and / reckoned she wal going to keeI
mn up there all night. but when ! laid
my head agin her and asked her par
don she Just slid down like a lady. ]
amt foolin'. honest Injun, l amt"
"What make is your elevator" asked
the curious passenger, who had become
much interested.
Dunno, said the boy, as he reached
| other one In own like this" he con
tinued, lying cheeffuliy from force o.
habit. '
The evening world., 1894-01-08
TESTING COAL.
II Does Not Follow That Because
Coal IL Low.Priced II IL Chesp,

II Does Not Follow That Because
Coal IL L~ow-Priced 1t il Cheap.
Some weeks ago a test Of two weeks
duration was made at the Richard
Boreu mills to find out II a saving could
be effected by changing the kind Of coal
used under their boilers. They were
using a standard grade Of coal, but this
test showed very clearly that all good
Goals are not economical, says the Fan
River Herald.
In this particular case 1t was found
that, pound for pound, one coal would
evaporate 10 per cent. more water than
the other, That means one coal gave 10
per cent. more power, or to show more
clearly as being q matter OF dollars and
cents. ten tons of the same coal did the
same amount of work as eleven tons Of
the other coal.
Here Ia an important point for every
manufacturer using steam power. and
when two standard grades Of coal show
as large a difference as this what would
a test show were a poorer grade OF coal
compared with a good 'one?. The result
given above Is startling when a little
figuring is done. Merely assuming that
the Better coal would be cheaper by Ave
cents a ton II offered at 1915.
II one salesman could have offered those
two Goals to his trade; saying that on.
1875 a ton. ninety-nine u Of every one
hundred would have taken the coal cost.
ing 50 a ton. The man buying the coal
would have figured on saving Is cents q
ton On all the coal he would use, while
as a matter Of fact his coal bills for Q
year would amount to more than had
he taken the coal costing ISIS a ton.
There are cases without number where
1t would be money In pocket to figure
out the coal bills for a. period of three
the source OF Goa supply. and see how
the coal bills for an equal. period would
compare with the original. The actua'
so large that ever a small percentage
represents a considerable saving.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
SPIDERS As AER0MWTs.
Ingenious Method Of Travelling
Displayed by Certain Species. ;
How the Insect Escapes from q Pole
Anchored in Water.

There IL a certain species of spider
which Is moved by instinct at certain
seasons Of the year to travel, n to
travel distances that no one would sus-
pect him DESTROYS OF covering. What.
then. is his method7 asks the Toronto
Mail. The spider selects the right kind
OF a day, one on which here is almost a
calm in the air, rather one where there Is
Just the slightest breeze
He crawls up q tree. or a Flagstaff, or
a bullrush. or anything that will give
him a free position. He then begins to
ment bag, aud this. is so light and fresh
e1 ae NAV Sle s%i, 9 10 a 6se sos sl Har,is' a Sse every !,
now and then he tries whether there =
enough out and floating to buoy him
II he let's 20 his grip on the tree or
calculation he ascertains just What viii
buoy him, m then. letting go his hold,
the hlament is borne Off by the wind.
and he himself at the end OF it.,,and In
II he finds himself coming near the
water. he pays out more of his cable.
and in that way he obtains more floating
contrary. he finds himself going too
high. he draws In his cable and descends
by lessening the amount OF floating Ma
ment.
II you anchor a pole In a body Ct water,
leaving the pole above the surface. and
put q spider upon Il he will exhibit mar
vellous Intelligence by his plans to escape.
At first he Will spin q web and hang to
one end while he allows the other to
float Off In the wind in the hope hat II
will strike some object. - ',N
or course. his plan proves a failure.
but the spider is not discouraged. He
waits untfl the wind changes and then
sends another silken strand fioatins on
In another direction. Another failure ID
followed by several similar attempts un-
till al the points Of the compAss have
SUIT neither the resources nor reasoning
power of the spider have been tried. He
climbs to the top OF the pole and en-
ergeticallX goes 70 work to construct. q
which to innate Il, but he has the power
Of making It buoyant. @-~ ~ -
When he gets his balloon finished he
does not go on on the mere superstition
that 1t will carry him. as men often do,
but he fastens 1t to q guy rope, the other
end OF which he attaches to the island
pole upon which he Ia q prisoner. He
then gets into his aerial vehicle while
1t is capable Of bearing him away.
He often ffnds that he has made 1t too
small. In which case he 'hauls II down,
takes II all apart and constructs II on
q larger and better plan. A spider has
been seen to make three different bal
looms before he became satisfied with hts
experiment. 2'.. I'll III.
Then he will snap the guy, rope and.
suspended from a fflament, will sail away
independent Of his surroundings as could
be imagined. 40 = So GEI
The evening world., 1894-01-08

The "tea parties" Of our grandmothevr
day are coming into favor. The table is
Get with old-fashioned simplicity and
lighted by candles In silver branches"
as the candlestfcks' in those far-aw,y
days were called The china is whit
and gold and the linen Of the very finest
Plates Of thin bread and butter spread
on the Loaf cold ham and tongue
grated cheese, fruit cake. pound cake,
crullers and jumbles. with ''damson pre-
serves" and Short cake (known t.,
moderns as soda biscuit), concluding
with hot waffies, furnish a fac-simile tea
table of sixty or seventy years ago.
There is a certain old-fashioned fra
GRANGE about such informal meetings.
like the perfume that exhales from q
jar of roses, whose sweetness still fingers
though the day or their blooming is long
since past.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
white and Gray Hosiery.

A great many white and silver gray
suede shoes are worn nowadays with
house dresses, and there Is a correspond
ing sale OF stockings to match. This
sort of hosiery runs to silk. and the
prices are high, too high for any but
stocking-length purses. Spun silk goods
sell at $3.50 a pair; pure silk at $3.50 are
beautiful to look at and exquisite to wear,
but have only half the durability. The
white silk goods are not white, but cream
color, like the kid in the low shoes.
The grays shade from pearl to slate.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
SAD FATE OF 4 SCIENTIST.
Noted English Traveller Buried in
Pauper'. Grave in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. s.-The re-
mains Of DIR. Clinton C%avendish, the Eng
fish traveller and scientist, who died
here Saturday. were given pauper burial
yesterday. The only money found on the
deceased was $50 In South American bills,
which the banks here refused to accept
In exchange for United States money.
The amount was sent to New Orleans for
exchange. -
Cavendish spent many years in Mexico,
visiting every State in the Republic, and
collecting a vast amount of data pertain
Ing to plant life. which he expected to
use in his works in course of publication
In London. 49,"
He had visited every civilized country
In the world, and has an extensive coffee
plantation in Colombia. South America,
He was hfty-three years of age and was
born in London, England.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Calve and Her Rose Leaves.

Like many Of her sea. Calve saves her
bouquets. Rose and violet leaves are
carefully collected when they fall and
put into a souvenir basket, reserved for
that purpose. 1t Is one of those shallow
high-handlcd affairs, made OF ceiIuioid
strips and stands In a corner of the
diva's drawing-room. When the basket
overfows, as It does every week or
so, for Calve is immensely favored. In
stead Of making a pot-pourri or satchet,
her chaperon, Nine. Isabelle Lozerony,
has them thrown out and the senti-
mental songstress forgets all about them.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Boiled Rice.

With h exception of the Irish potato
no article of foo is more abused thar
rice. Most readers think this Is easily
prepared. So 1t is, perhaps. but few
cooks or nurses a v an idea of the
necessity Of having 1t properly done-that
Is. cooking 1t until every grain becomes
perfectly softened. II the grains are not
reduced to this soft state. rice il almost
certain, when swallowed. to ~irrttate the
digestive organs. and instead Of sooth-
ing the parts and sustaining strength.
will actually produce diarrhoea, &C,
This has been frequently noticed in hos.
pitfalls. When properly boiled until each
particle becomes 80 softened that the
grain cannot be detected when eaten
but not cooked so much that the shape
Of the grain is destroyed. and the mass
reduced TO the appearance of paste
there are few articles Of diet for the sick
which can be made more acceptable tc
the taste Of invaIids than boiled rice.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Nyg4l|3

costs a bridegroom from SOS to $50. The
more elaborate ones often amount to sl00
or even $50. while the case win approx
innate $50 to SO. Occasionally the en-
crossed certificate is framed in a narrow
silver frame; but that is for the sake
Of preservation only, for the marriage
certificate is now considered an appf'
pirate picture for hanging on the WALL
q custom which prevails to a considert
BILE extent in rural districts.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Tom md Jerry.

Beat six eggs and six heaping table,
%spoonfuls Of sranulated sugar to a per-
feet froth: add four wineglassfuls OF rum
and four wineglassfuls of brandy and
one pint Of boiling water. Have two
earthenware pitchers as hot as they can
be; pour the mixture into one Of them;
then pour it back and forth from one
pitcher to the other fi,e or six times.
Have silver mugs or glasses as hot az
possible and pour into them. Crate .
little nutmeg over the top and drink.
And then-weli. don't drink more than
one glass Of this mixture.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Orange Cake.

Rub thoroughly to a cream two Gu
Of sugar and two-thirds of a cup of b,
ter, adding three eggs beaten separate
Squeeze the juice Of two large orang
into a cup, adding enough water to fill
Stir this into the mixture, together W
three and a half cups of flour, two ev
t"easpoonfuls OF cream of tartar, one
soda and a little of the orange ri
grated. Bake In layer tins. For I
filling use n egg. yolk and VIII!
Crate a little Of the range rind II
this and the juice Of half an orange, az
ing sugar enough to thicken.
The evening world., 1894-01-08

1t was a dry Sunday In at least three
police precincts yesterday. Lucky was
10 man with a "growler' who lived
near the line Of a district less rigidly
ofncered. or course. the performance OF
keeping the saloons tightly closed in the
three precincts referred to was a semi
farce for an occasion only. Isn't 1t
about time to stop the opportunities for
such discrimination in the enforcement
OF the Excise lawf And wouldn't a
common-sense method of stopping be to
20 amend the law a. to provide for Sun
The evening world., 1894-01-08

Ten years at Auburn Prison for the
forgery Of an order for a IS hat. The
boys first %ofense, 1t was, and with
proper treatment of the young fellow It
might have been his last. But he was
put on Brockway's list OF 'incorrigibles,"
and away he went. His case is one OF
hundreds. The dictator at Elmira Re-
formatory was called down most prop
eriy. except that It wasn't soon enough.
The evening world., 1894-01-08

when 1t became known at Ninth
street that the breakdown at Grand
street was somewhat serious. the cars
above Ninth street were switched OF
and started uptown to avoid an extern
sion OF the blockade TO the stations
above Twenty-third street. You see
little things TX the breakdown OF the
system do become known in the course
OF time. even along the line of the Man
haitian IL" a Meantime unsuspect-
Ing passengers keep paying a nickel
Apiece for tickets to nowhere.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
MIX Punch.

To a half pint Of milk add three table
%spoonfuls of brandy n a tablespoonful
Of powdered sugar. Put this in a shaker
and give It a vigorous shaking; pour
into the glass and CRATE a little nutmeg
over the top. Some people like run or
whiskey in a milk punch instead Of
brandy. If rum Is used put a little less
sugar in. Be sure the milk is rich and
creamy.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
A Bad Break.
lFrom Texas siftinGs.)

prom Texas SittngB)
There's one verse in the Bible that has
been a great comfort during storms and
hardships." said the converted sailor at
the Salvation Army meeting.
Which verse Is II, brother7'' asked one
Of the Gospel MaJor-Generais on the plat
Faint heart never won fair lady"
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Women Importunins for Work.

New York has a floating population Of
charwomen who go from house to house
In the resident quarters Offering to do
any sort OF domestic labor for Is cents
and something TO eat. For the most
part these housecleaners are the wives
OF day laborers, mechanics and trades
men out OF employment, and mothers
OF children In distress. .
The evening world., 1894-01-08

This is Jackson Day. Therefore 1t is
. good day to remark that no true
Jacksonian Democrat would play the
skulk In such times as these, when his
party and his people expected him to be
In his seat at Washington.
The evening world., 1894-01-08

Now We know who was the choice Of
Express Magnate Plat for the Chair
manship Of the Assembly Railroad Com
mittee at Albany. and we know who is
the choice Of Railroad Magnate Depew,
but s~inguiarly enough we do not hear a
word Of my one being the choice OF the
people as guardian Of their interests in
that important position.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Capital Ha. Fun, Labor Pays for II.

To the Editor:
! am a young American girl. and have been en-
ployed for the last eve years as entry and bill
clerk In 4 Manufacturers once. Last Fall my
employer went abroad. spent several months and
much money, and came back % impoverished that
It seemed necessary to reduce the once force in
order to make ends meet. Being a sufferer by the
arrangement, I fail to see the Justice In an en-
ployer compelling his clerks to pay for his per-
sonai expense. Shall capital always control labor ?
III
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Her Only Defect.
From Texas siftlnks.

Urom TexAs SiftinEa)
Mcoinnis-Mrs. stiggins ts certainly 4
0us Dc 9mith-Yes; admire her very
much. intact there ID ~only one thing
about her Idon't Ike. CIV SfF WI
. trWhAt's that1"
Her husband"
The evening world., 1894-01-08

white Caps make a record" And. as
usual, It's a black one. Kentucky justice
should wipe It out-for It is in Kentucky
that self-appolnted Regulatory have
committed their latest outrages. -"
The evening world., 1894-01-08

"Honor among thieves receives Its
latest exempliheation in the case of the
young New York footpad who has sur
rendered himself to the police that he
may keep his promise Of sticking to a
pal" who is In jail. 1t is a touching in
stance. truly. But what would New York
do for jail accommodations IL all the
thieves whose pals" are locked up were
to follow this precedent.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Another Philanthropist Thwarted.

From Judged
Did Hobbs last will d~isinherits all
his expectant nephews."
"Of course they are crest fisher? p"
o what ground?"
"On the ground Of undue influence.
The doctors told him he was going to die
before he had made it."
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Bouie. TINT Don,t Work.

A curious mishap about some OF the free trade
bogIes is that when the organs pull the strings
to make them roll their eyes horribly they merely
wink with one Of them Philadelphia Times.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
A Face Waah.

A wash for the face. said to prevent
wrinkles, is 200 grains of rose water,
nifty grains of almond cream and five
grains OF the sulphate OF alum. Dis
solve, filter and bottle for use.
The evening world., 1894-01-08

The Senate talked away the season for Fall
trade before 1t passed the Silver Repeal bill. It
will be a misfortune II Congress talks away the
time for taking the Spring tide OF trade at its
GOOD before It passes the Tarir biL-LouIsville
Courier Journal.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
TERSE EDITORIALS.


II there were more old-iashioned honesty made
use OF in the management OF railroads there would
be more dividends and fewer receivers
nellsville Times.