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The evening world., 1894-09-22
Anent the Night Schools.


To the Editor:
From your paper have learned that the Cen
trail Evening High School is open for the regis
try OF students What about the other evening
high schoolsI We could more than I'll one with
young men, not kids, at One Hundredth street.
east side The evening school conducted is
considered by many students who have tried It
as a mere burlssQus and perfectly useless as an
aid TO even Pn education in the ordinary branches
What would beneht the young men OF New York
would be evening schools six nights in the
week from to 10 o'clock. each student
to select three studies. which would give him
two nights in the week for each subject-si1
hours. or he may be allowed to spend all his time
on one subject At present, the student has only
about eight hours week less for all
studies the rest o. the time being wasted In roll
call. In the distribution Of books and waltzins
from room to another These three things
should be done away with. Text books should be
either given sold 10 students to take home
to be referred to at leisure; II would also save
the teachers time In distributing books, as when
the student takes his seat he Is ready for bust
mesa Teachers should 'astTuet their pupils as TO
the best text books on the subjects studied. In
structiou in foreign lAnguAEes-some Of them
dead and all Of them useless to the American
but no Instruction In law Ut would be OF too
much bsnsnu. Navigation or electricity. The
American sailor IL thing Of the past and any
The evening world., 1894-09-22
The Child in the Raaket.

The vigilance Of an old-time customs
official. It may be said, came, perhaps,
within an ace Of changing the course Of
French history. One day a mother who
had been to a country house near Mar
seilles returned with her son to Mar
settles. 1t was twilight. The child.
eight years old, had been put in a peach
basket borne by a donkey, and the
mother. fearing the child might take
cold-it was in November-had covered
the boy with a thick brown shawl.
Tired with running around the country
all day. cosy and warm under the thick
shawl, the child was soon asleep and
hidden by the sides of the basket. When
the city gates were neared, the mother,
forgetting all about the child, walked a
distance behind the donkey and did not
make him stop at the Custom-House to
be searched. The customs officer. seeing
the donkey Jog on without stopping. sus-
pected that he was laden with struggled
goods and ran after him to thrust his
sharp steel probe through the basket.
Luckily the mother observed him, ran
forward and screamed: Don't use your
probe. My child is in the basket" The
child was Adolphe Theirs.
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Claims the 800.
To the Editor

To the Editor;
In answer to 8. o. Blunden's offer OF 800 for a
passage In Scripture relating to the soul. refer
him to the following luke VIII. SO and 90: And
they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was
dead And he put them all out and took her
by the hand and called saying Maid. arise. And
her spirit cams again. and she arose straight
way and he commanded to give her meat" Her
spirit must have gone from her body else how
could 1t come again" Now turn to Luke I, U.s.
rs ~: And behold q certain lawyer stood up
and tempted him. saying: Master, what shall /
do to inherit eternal lfei And he said unto
him. What is written In the lawf How readest
thouf And he. answering. said: Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all
thy soul and with all thy strength and with all
thy mind. and thy neighbor as myself" John
ILL.,. B. 8. Z: Jesus answered and said unto him.
Verify. verify. l say unto thee, except a man be
born again he cannot the kingdom OF God
Jesus answered: Verify. verify, say unto thee
except man be born Of water and OF the spirit
he cannot enter into the kingdom OF God. Marvel
not said unto thee. ys must be born again"
These passages all prove that Christ taught that
m An has soul, and that the soul could enter the
Kingdom Of God. Luke T.. 20. &c. n. calls for
o. s. Blunden to pay over his prize of 800.
J. NJ. W.. Brooklyn. N. Y.
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The Percentage Protected.

To the Editor:
II anything were needed to prove 20. O."
totally ignorant OF his subject It is the assertion
that more than per cent. OF the population beno-
ut by protection. Let him refer to page 90 OF
The World Almanac" for this year. Three e1-
perts employed by the Treasury Department to
Investigate this matter give the figures At, I 81
and So. respectively. as the percentages arrived
at by different methods, the average being 49,
less than per cent One OF the experts stated
his belief that under absolute FREQ trade the popu-
lation unfavorably affected could possibly ex-
coed per cent &c. O." splits hairs on the
point that trade is between Individuals not be-
tween nations Even 80; but does not the aggre-
gate OF these transactions between individuals
constitute the trade between nationsr He stoutly
maintains that we pay cash for imports, and
complains OF our gold going abroad. During
the last fiscal exports exceeded our imports
by over $500 600. oOo VIII he explain what we
got In exchange for all this mass Of wealth. II
we must pay cash when buying. We necessarily
received cash when selling. Therefore, We ought
to have balance of over two hundred millions
In gold. Have wef II we have who has got It,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
DuntinR n Room.

A careful housekeeper will cover up
her furniture while sweeping. take the
bric-a-brac from mantel and cabinets
and laying It out carefully in one place
cover 1t over, and when she does this,
will find her busting far easier. and a
soft cloth, with possibly an ordinary
paint brush for reaching the crevices
in the carving on the furniture. all
that Is necessary to accomplish the task
satisfactorily. Indeed, 1 know an ener-
getic little woman who has made a bus
mess OF this busting, and these are the
only tools she uses. She goes to a house,
and being told the number of rooms that
are to be busted and the number of
times per week that her services will
be required, she gives an estimate on the
contract for the season. The lady Of the
house is then relieved as to all anxiety
of intrusting her fragile bric-a-brac, her
delicate tinted furniture and her art
treasures to servants, and knowing they
are in the hands of a person who ap-
preciates their worth and beauty she is
willing to pay the price, and my little
woman Is very successful.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
WORLDLINGS.


An oyster weighing sixty pounds is occasionally
discovered In Puget Sound
There is an average OF one COW In the United
States for every four Inhabitants
Suicides In Paris average eighteen a day in
June and eleven day In December.
The STANDARD encyclopaedia used by the Chi.
aeso consists OF 900 portly columns
\ flexible substitute for gloss is now made OF
wood that has been treated with colodion
The pencil manufacturers OF the United States
Use up 800 red cedar trees every year In their
trade
Tho excelsior diamond found In the Jsssrs.
fontcn mines In 1898. 10 valued at s., 900. OOo
1t weighs S7l caratS
The nne redwood forests OF California are
being fast depleted by the demand for railroad
ties made OF that timber
OF the ,975 tons OF copper mined In the
entire world last year. 1870 tons were the
product Of United States mines
A steam plough weighing SO, 900 pounds and
| owned In San BernandinA County Cal. Is sup
posed to be the largest plough in the world,
Isabella II. OF Spain has now been In exile
for twenty four years, her long suffering sub
iects having sent her into enforced retirement
In 1870.
There are fewer deaths from railway accident,
In Holland than In any other country except
perhaps, In Persia. where there are onl,
| twenty miles Of railway. .-.
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Something Interesting"

To the Editor:
l read your letter column" daily, and while
some OF the letters are very interesting. others
are SO full OF nonsense that they are amusing
Let US have something that is more interesting.
AS for my part, 4 have a suggestion to make.
As this In an age Of progression, would II not
be quite natural for the women to become more
womanlyT OF course It would. But It is not the
case. for here we have women that dress like the
men. smoke cigarettes and do other things too
numerous to mention which makes them regular
she men" And right here It may DO said that
the reason there are 80 many bachelors nowadays
Is because man cannot make UP his mind on
woman. II Is the refined. well spoken, well edu-
Gated and well-bred young women that our In
teligent young men OF to-day fall in love with
not the ladies that are ladies In name only
And as there few women with tho above
qualifications, for that reason there are so many
Of them on the matrimonial market Tho poet
says; Women. women, thou art divine" but he
surely did not mean the woman that ia perched
on bicycle with stopped shoulders. her yacht
Ing cap pulled over her eyes, and q piece OF
chewing-gum in her mouth. At any rate. let
Us have reform in women. For what is more
womanly than a womany woman! Perhaps I will
be roasted for this. but then ITS the truth
that stings." f. w. EICHBERG.
The evening world., 1894-09-22

knowledge OF electricity would be injurious to
the electric companies, every one would want
TO make his own electric lights.
There is no reason why we cannot have compe-
tent teachers There are hundreds OF young peo-
pie OF both sexes recent graduate OF our high or
normal colleges: many graduates OF other coll
loges both native and foreign: hundreds OF ex-
pert bookkeepers who are past masters OF that
branch OF education. Of which the ordinary peda-
goguo seems never to have learned more than
the simplest rudiments BY employing the above
class OF people as teachers, those who teach
In the day schools would not be overworked
The evening schools should be open az long al
the day schools STUDENT,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
witchcrnft nnd PoIygamy.

To the Editor:
In stating that the Old Testament supports
polygamy -Four was right emphaticaily right
and Il. d. o." the know-it-all. as usual. en-
phatically wrong. Let those who arc in the least
doubt on this subject consult II. Samuel Kill, IL,
where God. In order to punish David for the alb
ducton OF Bathaheba. threatens to take away his
wives mot wife) and give them to another man
We also know that Abraham had at least two
wives; whils Solomon who had hundreds was
condemned. not for his polygamous practices, but
hs"Auss his wives turned away his heart 4"
y. ID. c. does not attempt to reply to -Four
on the subject Of witchcraft no doubt for the
excellent reason that with the story OF the witch
OF Endor staring him in the face. and tho dis
graceful record Of Salem, Mass. where nineteen
poor women were executed on Gallows Hill by the
Christian inhabitants OF that town. there is not
much room left for controversy It is amusing,
too, to note how IL d. c." eyades -Four g.
main argument as to the Inconsistency OF the
Bible. the Old Testament stating that Elijah went
up to heaven, while the New Testament says he
did not. This is only OF many Instances
that might be given. belief In the verbal in
errancy OF the Scriptures Ia now adhered to only
by the ignorant and fanatical. Thinking people
like Dr. Briggs and the scholars of Germany and
Holland. abandoned 1t long ago. TRUTH
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Claret Jelly with Prune CompsA

Claret Jelly with Prune CompsA
Bring to the boil a gill of water, wiA
four ounces Of loaf sugar; then dissolw
In 1t not quite one-half ounce Of bsa
leaf gelatine. and allow It to set cod.
but not set: now mix into It a liqusw
glassful OF brandy. a few drops Of car.
mine and three-quarters of a pint u
claret; pour this mixture into any fancy
mould, preferably nest" or a bordAr
mould, and put 1t aside till set Nov
prepare compete OF French plums or
prunes by placing one-half pound Of the
fruit in a pan with two and q half
gills Of cooking claret, the thinly pared
rind Of lemon and about one inch Of
stick cinnamon; sweeten 1t with tWe
ounces of loaf sugar, add a few drops
Of liquid carmine and let the whole
simmer ct must not boiD very gently
till the liquid is thick and creamy; then
remove the lemon-peel and cinnamon,
and use. Now turn out the Jelly and
fill up the centre with the compete Of
plums, arranging some Of the latter
also in tiny heaps round the jelly with
vanilla-fiavored whipped cream alter
nately, II you have the latter.
The evening world., 1894-09-22

to exchange Tammany's man for any
other mans mann
The Committee OF Seventy proposes to
make a Peoples ticket. The Mayor must
be a man wholly independent OF politi-
cal parties. machines and leaders. That
is an absolute necessity. He must not
be n Republican partisan any more than
a Tammany partisan. Republicans are
not barred, provided they are not ma
chine politicians and are not selected
by any boss who can and would use
them.
When will the political leaders under
stand that n peoples ticket must be
one with the head OF which they have
nothing to DO, whom they will not be
allowed to select, and who, II elected
would be wholly independent OF their
infiuence2
The evening world., 1894-09-22

The Sick Babies Fund closes for this
year to-day. The amount contributed
by 1.-THE Evening World" readers is
$24, 1861. Some more money will come
In, and 1t may be that the total will be
pushed a good deal closer to the S25, 900
mark before all the tardy contributors
are heard from. Some entertainments
have been given in the name OF the
Fund for which no report has been re-
ceived. THE Evening World" here no.
tifes all who have given such enter
tainments that II desires to hear from
them. There is no excuse for delay in
handing over moneys due this charity.
The free doctors have done great work
during the Summer. Their duties end
to-day, but the influence they have
exercised in the homes of the poor and
for the threatened little lives in the
tenements will endure They have made
several hundred thousand visits TO fam
lies, and treated nearly 10000 children
since the middle OF last May. These
figures, too. represent about the num-
the grave.
The Evening World" thanks the
thousands who have deemed the Sick
Babies Fund worthy of their support
and have contributed so literally that
this has been its banner year. The
prayers OF parents whose hearts have
been lightened and homes frightened by
them. THE Evening World" thanks
the doctors. too, who have done their
work so heroically and well with such
excellent results
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Every Day Table serxfc.

II family meals are not always nic.,,
served the company meal will be so. rrair
the servant to wait on table well ever,
day, and when you give dinner party
you will not need to look after b.r
Teach her to hand the dishes and nor,
glasses OF water. and take the plates Al
the left hand of each person seated n,
tho table. and watch and see when
glasses should be replenished, or plates
passed for more food, or vegetables IA.
newed. Every servant should be taught
to do all this without any noise of plates
or ciashins OF glasses, and to removs
the courses without speaking a word.
and when the dessert is placed on TIA
table to fill UP the tumblers and pas
the plates, and then retire,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
A MODEST REQUEST.

Boss Plat is in favor OF union OF all
parties and factions against Tammany.
provided all parties and factions will
make Boss Platt's man Mayor. and thus
give all municipal appointments under
him to Boss Plat and make the city
government a Boss Plat Trust instead
OF a Tammany Trust.
The Grace faction would be brought
into union very willingly by the ex-
Mayor, provided he could name Mr..
Gilroy's successor. He would ask moth
ing more.
Neither would O'Brien, or Steckler,
or any leader OF an independent move
ment. Give any one OF them the Mayor
and he would be very willing TO shout
for union against Tammany.
But would the people elect a ticket
with a boss's man at thsSi head? Is
that what they want? Are they willing
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Science and wrinkles.

An italian scientist, NJ. Montegazzo.
has written an essay upon the science Of
wrinkles, He believes ones history can
be largely told by the lines upon the
fece. Entering into a description Of the
different varieties and their meanings,
he says: Horizontal lines across the
forehead are found even in children
who are ricketts, or idiots and that being
out In the sun with the eyes unshaded
will produce them prematurely. but they
are natural at forty or even earlier. Yer
tical lines between the eyes denote
thought and study. since deep concen-
tration contracts the eyebrows; grief
and worry produce the same effect. and
frequently repeated. either leaves q
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Free-Thinkers' Fatal Headaches.

To the Editor:
I" Anon" says. what's the matter with the
Christiansf Mistake The question is What q
tho matter with InEersoll and the rest Of his
tribeH' Anon says " Man shall think for him
self" Well. what has he done for all his think
ing It's about time they showed some Of their
" brains in more than words. Their end is
always the same. They die OF headache and get
cremated, OF follow lngersolls theory. commit sui
eide and get buried. And the Bible7 That re-
mains the great book which IT has been for 1900
yoars-ths solid rock and the shelter in the time
OF storm. Minister'S SOM No, no. only a mem
Der OF the EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
lNyUAl 4NESIIGE

permanent fold in the skin. Aro,.,
wrinkles just above the nose indica,.
extreme suffering. either mental -
physical. "Crowsfeet," says NJ. Mon,s
gazzo, ARE especially dreaded Inv ~.
ladies'" and he relates an anecdote ~ !.
lady who succeeded in warding them a.
to old age by using set Of spring, -
Keep the skin stretched at night. IN.
earliest wrinkles of all and the most ~.
aVoidable are those which run f,o,,
either side the nostril down to ~.
mouth. and these are produced \.
smiling and even the motion of the t.v.
IN masticating-a warning to gum chew.
ers! The constant repetitions of tb.,.
motions of the facial muscles grave thel,
record on the face.
The evening world., 1894-09-22

Belt pins are placarded In nearly ever
jewellers and fancy goods window now.
adays. They are concession to tns
Inertia of the woman who won't take tho
trouble to furnish her skirt belts and
blouses or shirt waists with buttons and
buttonholes, or hooks and eyes, and
are slender silver bar pins intended to
pin the back Of a ribbon belt to thu
under belt of skirt in such a way that
the latter shall not slip down in the
untidy fashion grown too familiar during
the past Summer.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Where IL That Dollar CAST

To the Editor:
would like to gain some information regarding
an act passed by the last Legislature and duly
approved By the Governor. As the question 10 Of
interest to a large number OF your readers
would esteem It q favor to get an answer through
your columns My query refers to the act re-
ducns the price OF gas to 81 thousand feet
When does It 80 into effect, or is 1t merely
dead-letter law' We still continue to pay sl25
and will have to pay It as long as the gas mo
nopoly sees At to exact It, suppose. by givini
this a prompt reply you will obliss one OF you
readers q, p. Q.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Ribbon Harm ess.

The pretty ribbon harness in vogue
many years ago. is the latest novelty on
youthful gowns. 1t consists of bretelles
or braces starting from the belt in front
under a horizontal bow and passing over
the shoulders, where they are tied in fan
ciful knots, then down the back to meet
two rosettes at the belt. Tho novelty.
however. is in the continuation Of the
ribbons, two behind and two before. at
the foot of the skirt, each end being tied
in a smart square bow, the long ends
flying out with every motion.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Married Men and Wedding Rings.

To the Editor:
As a matter Of discussion, would like to
know why 1t is not essential that men as we'll
as women should wedding rings after mar
riage Would 1t not much OF the trouble
that grows out of Irritation at mountain and
seaside resorts and be a warning to young girls
who are often accompanied by married men.
whom they become acquainted with in such
places. but who keep their marital ties an OBJ
secret, the girl meanwhile learning to
think too highly of them7 To 1t up. would
the divorce courts be well filled as they are
to-dayf SUNSHINE.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Tomato Jelly.

A pretty dish can be made Of tomato
jelly. Stew, strain and season to taste
the tomato. Soak as much gelatine to
the quart as You would for any jelly,
and add to the strained tomato. Put
into ring moulds, and when hard, put
on individual plates and fill the centre
in quarters, one-quarter to be filled
with chopped white of hard-boiled egg.
one-quarter with grated yolk Of egg,
one-quarter with chopped olives. and one
with mayonnaise dressing.
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Who Made the Changef

To the Editor.
IL there any Scripture reference regarding the
change OF the fourth commandment from the
seventh to the nrst day, 10 the entire Christian
Church following tradition instead of the word
OF Godi Gus Saviour said (Matt ". l7-lS-lS.
mot one jot little should pass from the
law" The psalmiz says The law Of God Is
perfect" &C, Who, then, II Christ did not is OF
thinks himsel. good enough to change or construe
that law. which God himself has written with
his own hngerI j. o. r.
The evening world., 1894-09-22

No strike OF scowmen was on yester-
day. Somebody had, however, tempered
with the dumping machinery on the
scows. and New Yorks garbage did
not go out to sea. VIII these constant
ly occurring complications bring not
only to their senses. but to prompt ac-
ton. at last. the authorities having
charge of the garbage matter2
The evening world., 1894-09-22

To the Editors
Many women believe themselves beautiful in
face and figure who arc not 3d. The gallantry
and Imagination OF man incline him to believe IA
veraby OF any woman whom hs likes ad-
mires, 30 he credits her with beauty OF limb until
he sees her bicycling or bathing. Very few women
can wisely risk criticism in these ways On such
displays by some women the comment Of the be-
holder to himself or to others IL one OF ridiculs
Generally the comment 10 kept to himself. for he
thinks ''If ignorance is bliss, It's folly to- mako
her Wise But the possessor OF svsn beautiful
limbs cannot AFFORD to display them In public.
unless she IL professional and 10 satisfied to
ceivs pecuniAry returns for the exhibition The
best happiness Of the large majority Of women Is
found in the fondest regard of one man and the
highest respect Of all. These are sacrificed to a
degree whom a woman appears on the EtrNst
dressed in any way which displays more Of the
ngurs than the customs of the average OF modest
women warrant She may have q natural right
to 90 half clad, or to make proposals OF marriage
to her male friends but she cannot do these and
many othe. things without violating the safe
guards OF decorum and delicaey which foster the
exelusiveuess and modesty which are the most
valuable charm that woman has.
TRUE FRIEND OF WOMAN.
New Haven Conn,
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Gymnasiums for working Women

To the Editor:
VIII you kindly tell me II there are in this
large and glorious c.y OF ours GYmnasiums for
women-I mean workingwomen. where the eIsr-
ciSes are held in the evening and the price is
moder ,e-something like the one connected with
the Y. W. c. A. in Drookyn' II SO. will you
please tell me where can md such a one.
! know there are several that called swell, "
where the price Is quite high and the practios
during the day. out l have failed to md the
one seek. A woULD-BE GYMNAsT (Ess).
The evening world., 1894-09-22
Tfp-Toe Practice.

If girl will take the trouble to walk
about the room on tip-toes for lightness
OF step. balancing a book or sofa pillow
on her head for dignity. half an hour a
day for a year, she will walk like the
nobility the rest OF her natural life. Two
things are incompatible with grace Of
ocomotion-heavy step and downcast
eyes. Step lightly. gentle woman. Look
I'm little girl