The evening world., 1894-10-10

a respite from the heated and over
crowded tenements. The old deed be-
dueathing the park to the people was
unearthed the matter was exploited,
public opinion brought to bear on the
matter, and In a short time the gates
were thrown open and have since re-
mained so. To further clinch the mat
Worlds" demand that the park should
be properly lighted by electricity was
No, lone of the greatest battles on
behalf Of the people was the night to
secure toilers half-holiday on Satur-
day. 1t was fight against great odds.
ana the victory Is thereby rendered the
more Important The majority of those
who opposed the measure We're en-
ployers whose means were ample enoug h
TO let them enjoy whole holidays when
ever ever the inclination seized them. When
The Evening Worlds" bill was pre-
sented to the Legislature, they fought
hard to XIII II. but failed signally Even
,ually they succeeded in getting a bill
passed, which repealed the half-holiday
measure, but Gov. Hill promptly vetoed
No; 3.-Free lectures in various parts
OF the city are now established edu-
cational institutions. 1t was THE Even
Ing World" which secured this pleasant
evening pastime for the working men
ana women through the medium Of the
me,gislature. a stated sum is appro-
prlated annually for the Board OF Edu-
begun: Competent lecturers talk on in
structive subjects In various parts Of
tne clty, and In some cases they are
Illustrated with stereoptlcon views.
making II an entertainment and educa-
tionai feature In one.
NO. livery mothers heart went out
TO poor Josie Sheppard, the seven-year-
old orphan boy, who was taken from his
uncle's care and sent by Children's So
clety TO The far West. His friends and
SppsaieSd to sbhe, EyeninS
legal battle WAS fought, and within a few
weeks the boy was restored to the care
OF those who were willing and able to
No. h...That noble charity. the Sick
Babies, Fund. had its inception In this
year DR.. Charles n. Cox, a physician
OF well known ability. was engaged to
ments and care for such little sufferers
rs he should End. He worked hard and
faithfully. but ut the end of the season
reported that his efforts compared to
the actual need. were as unavallng as a
marble cast against the rock of Gibral-
tar. The following Summer corps of
physicians was sent out and the public
contributing to fund, to be used In
defraying expenses of the doctors.
Each year since then has seen an in,
crease in the amount contributed, until
this Summer the fund closed with a
total sum OF nearly SIS. 900 received. To
give better idea OF the magnitude of
the WORK look at the nBureS. Inc nrst
year Dr. Cox visited So families and
prescribed for 2S3 tiny patients. This
year the corps visited several hundred
thousand families, and II is estimated
that fully 10000 babies were saved from
an untimely grave or rescued from a
lingering Illness, which, II neglected,
would have rendered them helpless in
valids.
No. 6.-Gamblers were seized with
CONSERVATION by an exposure OF more
than one hundred dens In the city where
policy was played. Under the very noses
Of the police the game was carried on with
lmpunity, and when The Evening
World revealed the true state of af
| fairs, there was a hurried scramble 70,
| shelter. In six cases indictments wer'
quickly found. and five OF the policy
dealers were arrested. Five pleaded
guilty and were appropriately punished
No. THE bobtail car has disappeared
from the city owing TO the crusade be
gan by The Evening World In this
year OF record, and carried out to a glo'
rious irish. The number of deaths
caused by the " iuggernauts," as they
were appropriately called, were appall-
ing. The Evening World" showed how
impossible II was for a driver to look
after his car properly and make change
at the same time, and as a consequence
pedestrians were daily being knocked
down and in many cases fatally in
Jured. 1t was determined that the bob
tails must go. and they did.