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The evening world., 1894-06-22
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BEKATIcD HIS CLIENT.
Sergeant wilkins's Novel Way of
Winning n Case.

Mr.. Sergeant wilkins once defended n
breach OF promise case for u singularly
ugly little man, which he told the de-
fendant. after reading his brief. must be
bounced" through, says the Argonaut.
And the Sergeant did bounce 1t through
in n truly remarkable manner.
Gentlemen OF the jury" he said at
the close Of a most eloquent speech.
you have heard the evidence for the
plaintiff. and, gentlemen of the jury,
you have seen and have admired that
most bewitching plaintiff herself.
Gentlemen, do you believe that this
enchanting. this fascinating, this capti-
waiting, this accomplished lady would
for one moment favor the advances or
listen with anything save scorn and In
dignation to the amorous protestations
OF the wretched and repulsive homun-
culus. the deformed and degraded de-
fsndant?"
His client looked up from the well of
the court and plteously murmured
MIR. Sergeant, wilkins! oh. Mr.. Ser
geant Wilkins!'
silence. SIR" replied the Sergeant in
a wrathful undertone. Gentlemen" he
said. bringing his fist down heavily on
the desk before him, do you think that
this lovely lady, this fair and smiling
| creature, would ever have permitted an
offer of marriage to be made to her by
this miserable atom of humanity, this
stunted creature. who would have to
stand on II sheet of note paper to look
over twopence?'
The jury Mt once gave a verdict for
the defendant,
The evening world., 1894-06-22
RAP GENTLY Oh THE WALL.
II the Door-Bell Does Not Arouse
the Family This VIII DO II.

A man who lives halfway between
Fifty-ninth street and Harlem. New
fork sPens N '0Wn WIN a'Nwe We
servants, says the Budget. He likes to
sit up late at night writ ng. AT 2
o'clock the other morning he finished a
ard wishing to catch the early mail he
started out In smoking jacket and slip
ptrs.
AS soon as he had closed the front
door behind him he remembered that he
had left his keys In n side pocket of his
street coat He posted the letters at the
street corner. went back and rang the
bell. The house, as silent as the tomb.
gave back mocking echoes OF tn, gong
that jlngled in the basement as he
pushed the button. The servants on the
fourth floor both slept unmindful
thumb Is sore" said he to a policeman
under the nearest Elevated station,
with the officers bunch of keys, to un-
lock the street door. The policeman
gave It up. The loclscd-out man went in
despair to look for a drink. on his way
to get In" said the latter. ON the way
the reporter picked up loose stone ths
size Of ones iis.; Not going to tsn break n
do that" said the homeless one, anx'
iously. Never fear" was the reply
| The reporter climbed the stoop and
raped once, twice. thrice. quite gently
with the stone against the brownstont
front wall The effect was surprising
even startling. Windows In three ol
four houses on either side, flew up, ant
as many heads were stuck out OF win
dows inquiring. in pc turbed accents
what had happened. a very sleepy
maid servant looked out of the exile:
home. Oh. It's you. Mr.. Arthur?
thought burglars were getting in; II
let you in at once" Confound Mr.
Arthur" sang out a middle-aged neigh
Dor. ~ thought a bomb had been ex
ploded in my parlor. If people can, I ge
! home at decent hours and bang
went his and the other windows.
You can hardly hear 1t from the street
| but II sounds like an earthquake insid
the house-that rap on the wall. It's M
old trick found useful by reporters sen
out late at night to wake up some prom
inent citizen when important news re
| quires that he be seen at once. TIL
leaden butt of cabbys whip Is the ia
! ypr!ta
The evening world., 1894-06-22
SOME MISPLACED BLESSINGS.

There was tornado in South Dakota
yesterday and wind storm in Fart
bault, Mimi, that blew a circus tent
to smithereens. Here there wasn't
enough breeze to fill a goatee and the
thermometers fairly gasped for breath.
We would have given anything for a
little Dorean blast or two last night,
and would have freely forgiven u cy-
clone if II had rushed in on us and
ripped the sizzling backs off of things.
Twas ever thus There is plenty OF
comfort and Joy in this world. but some
people seem to get II all. while the rest
of US simply look on and wonder why.
Usually it Is the people who don't need
It who get it. too. Now. that South Da.
kota tornado would have done us q
great deal OF good II we had had 1t here
yesterday. or that Minnesota storm
We needed either or both of them badly
and would have given thanks for them
but they had to go and assert them
selves in places where. according to al
accounts. they were not only not wei
come. but were absolutely de trop.
Il. 1t As really pity that the worlds
blessings cannot be more equally dis
tributed. See what difference there
was last night between the men whC
bet on Ramapo to win the Suburban
and those who didn't II we all hat
had sense enough TO pick Ramapo. how
The evening world., 1894-06-22

That same young Mr.. sulzer who once
proclaimed his knowledge of what the
New York State Senate would do with
the New York City reform bills has just
made a speech to the Hoboken Turtle
Club The gathering which he ad-
dressed was a purely social one. but he
couldn't resist the temptation to inject
little Tammany politics. He did 1t by
sneering at the Lexow Committee.
Then he experienced an immediate and
decided frost" This was another time
when Mr.. Sulzer thought he knew but
didn't know. AS he grows older. and
the accumulation Of Lexow revelations
grows bigger, Mr.. Sulzer will possibly
be able to pick up several points on
what not to say and when not to say II.
The evening world., 1894-06-22

Mrs. Halliday, the Sullivan County
murdefesss is under sentence to be exc
cuted at Sing Sing Prison within the
week beginning Aug. 9. II the sentence
's carried out she will be the first wo-
man to meet death In the electric chair.
The prisoner, whose condemnation was
pronounced at Monticello this morning,
Is one of the most remarkable criminals
who ever stood before the bar of Justice
In this or any other State. Undoubtedly
murderess, with the blood OF Mt least
three people on her hands, the only
question which could arise in her case
was that OF her mental condition. Most
people who have followed the case Will
consider II as pretty well established
that. her methods we're not. those OF ir-
responsible madness. Her freakshness
bore the marks of studied effort. She IL
Natural criminal. a cruel and crafty
destroyer of human life. There will be
no injustice in inflicting upon her the
laws full penalty.
The evening world., 1894-06-22
MARCHING ON.


= There was a lively II not n very i'm
portagt session OF the Lexow Commit
tee yesterday, and the learned Senators,
as Well As the highly seasoned counsel,
seemed disposed to relieve the oppres-
siveness Of the weather by a little light
I and airy persifage.
Mr.. Goff had a witness in reserve who
was expected to make a sensation. He
was O. policeman with a good record and
four service-stripes. who has served on
the force a sufficient number of years
20 entitle him to retirement on pen
sion, and SO, as the counsel puts 1t, can
r.snap his fingers at persecution" This
man, Charles A. Beck. was expected to
divuige the whole secrets of the inner
temple of the station, and he did make
It clear that, as a patrolman on the river
front. he received money t0r extra SER
The evening world., 1894-06-22
WOULDN'T TAKE SHELTER.
The Soldier wouldn't Fight Excep'
In the OpCn.

"All soldiers have odd notions Of
what is bravery and what cowaroice,
said an old army officer In party o.
takers, according to the Detroit free
Press. 'For that matter" he added
refectlvely, 'all men have, ! presume, aeora
remember in one OF the nights betore
Richmond my company got into not
scrap in field where there were sev-
erai trees. l was at the rear with the
commanding officer when the firing be-
gan and hurried to the front at once.
On the way l met soldier going JUST
"a ste Stop y there yelled, with more
force than politeness What's % the mat
ter? Get back where you belong!
Cant do It, Captain, he replleo
There's forty TO one, and l was ouI
there in front, mostly by myself. and
lust couldn't stand it.
"'Why didn't you get behind tree!
I asked, mad enough to shoot him.
"''Cuuse I'm no coward, that's why
and If i can't stand up and fight fail
and open l won't fight at all.
That was a new idea,' concluded
the officer, 'and I thought enough OF u
to Insist on the soldier going back ant
trying tree. and he did. And, what !:
more he rendered such service that day
that he got sergeants chevrons on Mi
arms
The evening world., 1894-06-22
MOOSE BEAT THE TRAIN.
Novel Race, Which Tested the AMI.
mails Speed.

ANY one who thinks a moose can't
travel at pretty lively gait is very
much mistaken remarked George T..
Horton. of St. Paul. to st. Louis re-
porter.
II used to be locomotive engineer up
in the northern part of my State, and
one day l had an opportunity to test the
speed of this animal.
II was running light freight train.
and in coming around curve saw big
moose standing directly on the track.
AS soon as the animal saw the engine
he took to his heels right down the path
between the rails.
For about four miles we had per-
fectly straight track, and as / had heard
OF the great speed Of this animal l de-
termined to test its ability. The gait of
the moose was sort Of trot, such only
as a moose can exhibit, his PAGES being
about two rods In length.
AT first 1t was only little Jog, but al
the engine began to gain speed the moose
let himself out.
Faster and faster sped the engine, but
still the frightened moose trotted in the
van, and all the mysterious power OF
steam could not prevail upon this mon
arch OF the forest
AT last after we had covered the fouI
miles, turning a curve, We came upon O
gang of section hands who were fixing
the track. The sight Of these men fright
ened the moose from the track, and ht
was soon lost to view in the forest"
The evening world., 1894-06-22
THE GREAT sAKNaERFEsr.

{ Great will be the honor paid by the
American metropolis tomorrow and the
: two succeeding days to the National
'Saengerfest on the occasion of'its glori-
Gus song festival, and well will the
honor be deserved.
A people devoted to music and song
are a people to be trusted. Where Is to
be found a deeper incentive to patriot
ism, where a more persuasive exhorta-
ton to tenderness and love, where
more reliable indication of gentleness,
honor and integrity? Says Ruskin, "All
great song, from the first day when
human lips contrived syllables has been
4 sihcere song" The German nation is n
nation of music and song. Who will say
that this characteristic Of her people has
not been the mainspring of that devo-
. ton to "fatherland'' so deep in every
= German heart. Who will deny that It
has helped to make the German-Amer-
lean generally a loyal. law respecting.
useful citizen of the Republic, the
earnest enemy of that Anarchy which
has sprung up under all European Gov
ernments?
1t Is proper that the President Of the
United States. the Governor of the
: State and the Mayor of the city should
unite In showing respect for the great
song festival and should grace the occa-
sion of the opening torchlight parade
'st with their presence. The sight will
be we'll worth seeing the mon
ster concerts in Madison Square Garden
during the festival will be richly worth
hearing, The singers invited number
ten thousand, and they include the most
famous artists of the day and nearly al
the celebrated associations and societies
I'm the Union. With such names as Ma
terna, Emma Juch, Lillian Blauvelt
Tavary, Maud Powell Campanari. Emi
Fischer. Behrens. Herbert and Freid
helm the New York people are familiar
1t is expected that six thousand mem
bers of the societies will pass under tn
= triumphal arch at Madison Square oil
the night of the parade.
Success. then, to the great Nationa
Saengerfest, and may the citizens o
New York delight in uniting to do fu
honor to the festival
The evening world., 1894-06-22

AS might have been expected, the
breathing spell allowed to the Brockway
forces between Investigations was util.
lied as a time for impressing important
witnesses with an idaa Of their indiscre-
tion In giving testimony against the
magnate Of the Elmira institution. In
plain words, the opportunity has been
seized to intimidate Reformatory in
mates. Nevertheless. the truth as to the
brutality practised In the name OF re-
form comes out as plainly on the second
inquiry as on the first. Amid the ac-
cumulated mistakes OF acting Gov.
Flower, that Of showing misplaced le-
niency to Brockway and his obedient
Board of Managers becomes more and
more conspicuous as the inquiry goes on.
The evening world., 1894-06-22
A BRAvE TELLOw-wORKMAN.
He Bore Pain and Anguish Withou
Trcmor TO Save Another.

Last Summer man in my employ
exhibited an act OF presence OF mind and
self-control that might well be compared
to the deeds OF daring on the fields of
battle" remarked John l.. Nevins,
New York contractor. who was at the
LIndsll yesterday, to n st. Louis re-
Porter,
Two workmen We're engaged In re-
pairing the lightning-roi ON the steeple
OF church. To accomplish this some
what difficult and dangerous task II had
become necessary for one of the work
men to stand on the shoulders OF his
companion.
while in this position a sudden gust
of wind caused him TO spill quantity
OF molten lead, which fell on the hand
and arm OF his friend Notwithstanding
the sudden and intense pain, The brave
man never illnched and had the courage
to remain motionless while the lead
burned its way into the flesh. He knew
that q movement OF his was liable 10
precipitatc his companion from the dizzy
height into the street below, and he en-
dured the pain rather than risk the life
OF his fellow-worker"
The evening world., 1894-06-22
Porcelain on the Toilet Table.

For the toilet table silver and tortoise
shell are being superseded by porcelain
backed articles one might imagine
them more fragile than they really are,
but they are not easily broken. This
fancy is an English one, and has become
so popular that d recent gift to the Duke
and Duchess of York consisted or
toilet table with all its appointments
in porcelain. They are said to be exV
tremely beautiful. The mirrors are
wreathed with roses, from the hearts
of which tiny electric lights shine forth
and light the mirror at night.
The evening world., 1894-06-22
A USEFUL PARROT.
1t Aroused the House, md Spoiled
burglars Fun.

"A maiden aunt OF mine |" said George
Louis has parrot wbch she
could not be induced e part with under
any circumstances. This bird is an eX-
cellent talker. and his cage hangs in
the bedroom of his mistress,
One night burglar go; into the house,
and after ransackinS the lower part OF
the house. ascended to my aunt's sleep.
ing apartment and proceeded to collect
all the jewelry and valuables he could
find.
while engaged in this manner the
parrot who had been watching him In
tently all the time; cried out; Halloo
what's your name" The burglar was so
startled by the sound OF the voice that
he dropped his dark lantern. and. in
trying to recover 1t fell over a chair. The
noise awoke my aunt. and she began
to scream at the top OF her voice,
The thief now thoroughly alarmed
took flying leap for the stairway, in.
tending to make his escape. In his haste
that he was easily captured by the ser.
| wants. who, on hearing the screams OF
their mistress, had come running to the
scene"
The evening world., 1894-06-22
JAKE AND THE BEAR.
Exciting Adventure I'm the Riggfns
of n Vessel in Arctic Waters.


There Is an old sailor named Jake. re-
Gently returned to San Francisco from
an Arctic cruise, who had made up MS
mind not to go on another whaling ex-
pedition, no matter what happens. The
reason is this, says an exchange:
on one occasion during his late voy-
age Jake was on watch In the night
that is. as much night as IL ever gets
up there in Summer. The sun had been
down about an hour and would rise
again about an hour later. 1t was q
beautiful night as the ship lay there In
the ice, and the air seemed scintillating
with a phosphorescent, glow that pen
etrated everywh and made no shad-
ows. On all sides the pack Ice lay close
to the vessel and reached for miles in
every direction, broken occasionally by
a large berg or the faint outlines OF an
other ship. The silence was profound;
4 seemed to produce roaring s9und
like the waves Of a distant ocean. Such
surroundings will put person In a
semi-comatose state from which the
slightest sound will awaken him with
| start.
Jake suddenly saw something white
in the gloom climbing the mast. His
first impulse was to jump to the deck,
but before he. could act upon II the
white object climbed through the lub-
ber hole, and Jake then saw it was a
polar bear. Jake realized that he was
In most dangerous position and be-
gan to think OF means Of escape. he
they couldn't hear. He tried to get
out under the canvas. but the beast
grabbed him and pulled him back. IT
began humping him. and every time
Jake attempted to move away 1t would
| growl.
Suddenly his eyes, lighted on a rope
hanging to the deck Just back of the
cradle. BY this means he thought he
could reach the deck. To swing himself
free was the work of an instant but the
bear made a jump and caught hold OF
his foot. But n few vigorous kicks
freed him and then began a new terror.
Perhaps the rope was not strong and
would break. or he might miss the stay
and swing against the mast and be
dashed to death. The moment in the air
seemed years filled with horror, and
several times Jake wished he had taken
his chances with the bear. TO grab the
stay and hold on was most difficult
and twice Jake's hands slipped and al
most lost 1t.
When he reached the deck he looked
up and saw the rope swing back to the
cradle. where the bear grabbed it.. II
tried to do as it had seen Jake do. but
had no sooner swung clear than II
slipped and fell to the deck. The crew
had bearsteak for breakfast.
The evening world., 1894-06-22
THE AMERICAN PLAY.
Grossmith Describes the Ground
Work on which IL Is Built.

The American play, according to
George Grossmith. Is mixture OF meio-
hall and a lot of other things, says the
Chicago News.
II has profound pathos in It and Is lib
orally, supplied with what are called
peculiar taste for any kind of drama.
Generally 1t Is about homestead which
Is going to be sold to a railroad company.
as the projected line Is going to run
given up, SO the homestead Is not sold
that Is all. But the theme is worked out
In a vast variety OF ways.
AS the curtain goes up you hear q
salvation Army hymn and a plantation
melody, the subject OF which Gems 70
be the shore"-"on the shore" that +
how the chorus always ends-"a baby
or something-"on the shore. l never
could catch the words exactly. Well
the curtain goes up and discovers John
the owner Of the homestead, sitting II
the middle of the stage with his heac
hanging down. American actors, by th'
way, always act with their heads hang
ing down. English actors, on the othel
hand, keep their heads up to suen a., al
anything but their necks; Enter John,
brother. He goes. up to John sadly an!
says: Don't sell the old homestead.
TWRbs Wbv in TepIsd JdSn Ga,nef SS
years." says the brother.
| Don't sell the old homestead, John!
IT will sell It," says John, curtly. AM
then he goes off. His brother Is heart
broken He comes forward close to IN
! foOt!ights takes a paper bag OF SAM
| from his pocket. sprinkles II on tn
| stage, tosses aside the bag and then doe
| a liz in the best style OF the song-and
dance art. Then the brother goes of
| and enter four farm hands. To them en-
! ter Jonn. Don't sell the old nome
stead John" they plead. They hay
been working for him whole week
4 and. of course. address him as John.
will sell it, replies John again. an
| again he goes Off. Ia,
The farm hands are cast down WIZ
sorrow. so they step up close TO IN
! footlights in row. and then IL turn
out that they are a quartet party. me
sing a touching melody and go or aite
which enter the leading lady, John
wife and her daughter, and a spriShtl
and fetching soubrette, In a long, pima
fore and big straw hat. This charac
ter Is played by lady something NOR
than twice the age of her mother. an
her special line of business Is Postum
as a tomboy girl. The play ends VII
a tableau in which John, surrounded o
| /, very large and heretofore unsuspecte
family, augmented by the quartet, ar
grouped stiflly In the middle or the stag
and agair the melting strains oi on IN
shore" are waited over the audience
the curtain descends.
The evening world., 1894-06-22
CHARACTER IN boots.
New Science Invented by n French.
mnu--Its shortcomings.

science which he names "Scaphology." /"
The science Is the art of telling personal
character BY observation ,s,,d, Of the boots ts
boots" savs the FrenchrSan. and I'll
tell you what you are" This ingenious
uiscOyeler clailns tnAt the equal wear
of heel and sole accompanies energetic
a capable mother" To him badly frayed
toes are the sure indication of roguish-
ness, says the Boston Journal:
Unfortunately for the qualification of
curiosity, the inventor as yet has not
disclosed fully his schemes, nor Is there
any complete and trustworthy treatise
on scaphology, as there Is on pal lmistry,
or as Cardan's book on the art Of under
foreheads. In the absence OF any such
treatise, hints and suggestions may be
welcome to serve In the completion OF
the needed book. But stay-is such a
science possible?
For is there any niexible law concern
ing the wearing OF boots as concerning
the tides or the return of comet? The
Frenchman may say. II man wears
congress gaiters he is either fat or lazy
but thin men and brisk men are seen
with these very boots. We know OF the
evil significance found by Edgar. son Of
Gloster, In creaking shoes, but Is not a
congregation often disturbed by the en-
trance of worthy member whose shoes
cry out along the aisle? Is the man o.
patent ledtnerS Always u Quue, Ut iS tl'
man OF unblacked boots always coarse
sloven? May he not be scientist WHOSE
head is in the stars and whose feet are
In the gutter like the philosopher o
old?
Should we look askew at cloth slippers
embroidered with a dogs head or rose
Is not the wearer often a hero wht
wears them that a fond and misguided
sister or wife may not be grieved by {
silent reflection on her taste? Leg boot
are often the signs Of solid Westernel
| who has lands and beeves.
The evening world., 1894-06-22
Not Interest. ID in the Opera.

To the Editor
Accompanied by my girl. l went on Saturday
night to hear "Il Trovatore' at the Grand Opera
House. During the performance my girl kept
constantly locking behind US, evidently trying to
draw the attention OF a young gentleman ac-
quaintance OF her sister informed her OF what
seemed to me an impudence and an act foreign to
a lady, hut sho persisted nevertheless. and told
me she was trying to get style" If you please.
and added In tone loud enough for those sur
rounding us to hear without any difficulty that
II was a fool" did not object to this out
burst OF truth-we all are fools when we love
but felt grieved that from pretty lips such
ugly and forbidden words should How. l would
like to be enlightened on this point. Is 1t right
for a lady to be twisting her neck in search Of
styles or her sisters friends in theatre!
FOOL.
The evening world., 1894-06-22
The Fashion OutIOOk.

Quite the newest veil vagary comes
from Paris In accordion-plaited gauze,
encasing the face in a bag, with sort
of tuft under the chin.
Coolness In warmth, warmth in cool
ness, dark with light, and in everything,
and above all, contrast-that is the
ideal. To be cool, a man needs to be
cool. To be cool, a woman needs only
to look cool.
Among the newest trimmings are can
vas bands covered thickly with electric
beads and drops of sequins, and moire
satin and velvet bands more or less EN-
broidered with jet beads, which finish
the edge and form a pattern through
the centre.
Lace shawls of the old-time elegance
are resurrected for drapery.