The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10

a respite from the heated and over
crowded tenements. The old deed be-
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
ter, a few weeks later THE Evening
Worlds" demand that the park should
be properly lighted by electricity was
No, 2.-One of the greatest battles on
behalf of the people was the fight to
secure toilers n half-holiday on Satur-
and the victory is thereby rendered the
more important. The majority of those
who opposed the measure were EN-
ployers whose means were ample enough
to let them enjoy whole holidays when
ever the inclination seized them When
The Evening Worlds" bin was pre-
scented to the legislature, they fought
hard to Kill 1t. but failed signally. Even
tually they succeeded in getting bill
passed, which repealed the half-holiday
measure, but Gov. Hin promptly vetoed
No; S-Free lectures in various parts
of the city are now established edu-
ca ional inStitutions. 1t was The Even
ing World" which secured this pleasant
evening pastime for the working men
ana women through the medium of the
Legislature. stated sum is appro-
priated annually for, the Board of Edu-
cation to keep up the work SO happily
begun: Competent lecturers talk on in
structive subjects in various parts OF
me me CITY, and In some cases they are
Illustrated with stereoptiCon Views.
making 1t an entertainment and educa-
tionai feature in one.
No. 4-Every 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 Chldren's So
r rn,sy,t to he far West His friends and
world" to rescue him. A short but hard
legal battle WAS fought. and within a few
! weeks the boy was restored to the care
of those who We're willing and able to
No. 5..That noble charity, the Sick
Babies, Fund. had its inception in this
year pr, Charles \ Cox, a physician
of well known ability, was engaged to
go around among the crowded tene-
ments and care for such little sufferers
as he should find. He worked hard and
| faithfully, but at the end of the season
reported that his efforts compared to
the actual need, were as unavailing as a
! marble cast against the rock of Gibral-
tar. The following Summer. corps of
| physicians was sent out and the public
was invited to help in the work by
contributing to fund to be used in
ddefraying 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 $4,000 received To
/ the work look at the figures. The first
year pr. Cox visited 562 families and
I prescribed for 2S3 tiny patients. This
year the corps visited several hundred
| thousand families, and it Is estimated
that fully 10000 babies We're saved from
an untimely grave or rescued from a
/ lingering illness, which, IL neglected,
would have rendered them helpless in
! valids.
No. Chambers 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
impunity, and when THE EveniE Z
I World" revealed the true state of af-
fairs, there was a hurried scramble for
shelter. In six cases indictments were
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 finish. The number of deaths
caused by the ",juggernauts," as they
were appropriately called, were appall-
ing. THE Evening World'' showed how
! impossible 1t was for a driver to look
after his car properly and make change
at the same time, and as a consequence
pedestrians We're daily being knocked
down and in many cases fatally in
jured. 1t was determined that the bob
| tails must go, and they did.