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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

what kind Of front hair he has. He may
bang the plano better than Paderswvki.
but unless he has the Paderewski bang
he won't be In II for the music lovers
Of America
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
LETTERS

Int column q open 10 everybody w'o Nan q
complaint to nsake, grievance to s,ntiid,e, in.
formation to give, a subject Of general tntereS u
discuss or public service to acknowledge, and mho
ian pat the idea into less than 100 soorda Long
tetters connot Be printed
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

The Mclaughlin jury-box having been
unexpectedly filled yesterday. counsel
on ways and means Is actively engaged
IN devising a method to partially empty
II again.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
Boston Biscuit.

Sift one quart of -four. add q tea
spoonful of salt and a tablespoonful Of
lard; mix with sweet milk and beat
hard for twenty minutes, roll thin. cut
out. prick with a fork and bake In Q
very hot oven.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

For the Summer. there Is no better
floor covering than mating. 1t Is easily
kept clean and Ia fresh and neat In ap-
pearance. When the floor Is covered
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Doesn't II look as II there was some
thing like a conspiracy in the pension
ing of OF McAvoy by the smirched Po-
lice Board yesterday Q
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Tulips and bachelor buttons are in
great demand now. say the flower deal
ers. Why not? In Spring the younG
mans and the young woman's fancy.
too. turns lightly to thoughts Of love.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
Honor for a Vassar Girl.

Miss Nellie Temple, q Vassar graduate
Of the class Of SO, has recently been en-
gagged in assisting Professor Ratsel. OF
the University of Leipsic, in revision
Of his treatise on the United tSates.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04
THE CLEANERS BUDGET.
Gossip Here, . Hint There and the
Tales Of City Life.

There vas considerable eommotion In . New
York newspaper once the other day over . re.
port which came In from . police precinct along
with . story OF mysterious death. The police, Fl"
said this report. stated that they could smell
~hisksy on tho dead mans breath when he VA
brought into the station" special writer Va,
hurrisdly despatched to the scene to get full de-
tails concerning this remarkable case Of . mar
who evidently had not died because his breath
stopped
One a the men In New York upon whom year
appear to sit mos lightly 10 also one upon WHOM
business responsibilities rest most heavily HI
10 william J. Giipin.. the ruddy-visagsd assist
ant manager OF the Clearing House Mr.. Gilpii
10 also . valued ocsr Of the gallant Seventh
Regiment
The girls on the Brooklyn - road havs ~
csivsd orders from headquarters to cease flirting
Complaints have poured In that they talked o.
freely to young men that passengers wers KEEP
waiting in front OF the turnstiies- Now the g!ddl
girls must keep the satss to their little bo1s
closed the curtains drawn and put q paddock OF
their lips. They declare the complaints cam
from some Jealous old chaps who failed to In
duce the female ticket handlers to become chum
my with them.
A recent addition to the show window sdv~tis
ing doises OF New York 10 = representation Of
nne piece OF water. adorned with woodla shors
and a light house. A yacht with sails all set 4
upon the water, and by . clever arrangement al
Ia blown across the sails a to give them III
appearance Of auiverins In q fresheninS preslt-
THE CLEANER
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

There was a Pequod Club punch last
night. Having lost all their other
pulls" the Pequoders took . good
pull" ct the punch. In memory Of aud
lang syne.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Gen. Campos has TO rearrange his
revolution squelching schedule. He has
found out that the Cuban insurrection
Is a much bigger thing than he thought
II was.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Inspector McAvoy did the sneak act''
In great style. Most OF the other
smrched members Of the nnest" are
sticking to the blum Of standing by their
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

"If all the fools were taken out OF tho
world. how awfully dull It would bell
Morning Sun.
Long life to you.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

tired on a pension. McAvoy's own self
respect ought to keep him from accept
ing the forced and unneeded charity Of
the Department.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Let Mayor Strong's mo" to the b.
Partisan Police bill be as vigorous as
his action on the Police Board should
have been prompt.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

And the Mayor says Good dayi Good
day." But he didn't say 1t soon enough
to Martin. Murray and Kerwin.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

The hremen, having given up" 70 the
lobby at Albany. do not believe in Jump
ing from the frying pan into the fire by
now Tossing UP.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Senator Bradley Ia . curiosity ir
statesman ship.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Tho Russian bear has inaugurated q
bull movement In the oriental war mar
ket
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

The Mayors reward Of waiting: The
Bipartisan Police bill and an untimely
pension for McAvoy.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

Lexowlng Is good thing. but all
the honesty Of purpose Is taken out Of
It when It done only before an cleo
ton
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

This II a picture Of the man whom. It
IL said. President Cleveland favors as
the successor to Lieut., Gen. Schoiield.
as Commander OF the Army.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

To-day brought Washington Arch
weather all right enough.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

why did You let 'em stop winning To-
q day Capt. Davis?
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-04

The Assembly at Albany has voted
for home rule In Ireland. What's tho
matter with some for New York?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28

TRIED TO Escape" Now, gen.
tleman, of the jury" remarked the
police court prosecutor for the twen-
tieth time, "as further evidence of
this defendants guilt l will call
your attention to his attempt to es-
cape after arrest. No innocent
man, gentlemen, tries to"
81 object to such argument" :"
roared the defendants attorney.
"There is not a scintilla of evidence
to show that this man ever attempted
to escape"
The prosecutor gaZed at the oppos-
ing cousel pityingly and resumed:
AS l was saying, gentlemen Of
the jury, no innocent man will try
to escape when arrested for a crime
he did not commit"
Again l appeal to the court.
There is absolutely no evidence that
this man ever thought of escaping.
On the contrary, he surrendered
himself into custody as soon as he
learned that a warrant had been is
sued for his arrest"
DO you mean to say, sir" de-
manded the prosecutor, half indig.
nantly, half scornfully, "that this
man made no attempt to escape?"
- do-most emphatically."
"Then sir, tell me, if you can,
why he pleaded not guilty, If it was
not deliberate attempt to escape
the consequences Of his unlawful
act? Tell me that" and with an
air of triumph the prosecutor re.
sumed his argument.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28

THE POLITE MExICANs.-"Th
Mexican of every class Is polite.
This characteristic they carry into
everything they touch. While a
great deal Of this politeness is merely
habit, or design, yet there is much
OF it that is SINCERE, and is as truth
fully meant as any that was ever of
fered. You will find Mexican gem
tlemen whose courtesies and siu-
cerity are beyond question, and who,
In all earnestness stand ready to ten
der you every consideration. You
will often go to their houses, and
they will say the house is yours, that
everything is at your command, and
that you are at home. IF, however,
you took away even pin thus Of
fered, they would despise you ever
after"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28
LincOln's Love Letter.

OF all the strange traits in Ahra-
ham Lincoln, certainly the strangest
was his attitude toward women.
The original letter to the lady he
afterward married, of which so
much has been conjectured, was
found by accident after "The Cen
tury biography was completed. If
1t has rival in the world for oddity
among love letters, it certainly has
but one-that written by George
Whitetield, which has long been
considered the queerest proposal
ever penned. Mr.. Lincoln's letter
is addressed to my Dear Mary" as
follOws:
You must know I cannot see YOU
or think of you with entire indif-
ference, and yet it may he that you
are mistaken in regard to what my
real feelings toward you are. If I
knew you were not, 1 should not
trouble you with this letter. Per
haps any other man would know
enough without further informa-
tion, but | consider it my peculiar
right to plead ignorance and your
b0unden duty to allow the plea. |
want in all cases to do right and
most particularly so in all cases with
women. l want at this particular
time more than anything else to- do
right with you and if l knewi it would
be doing right, as / rather suspect it
would, to let you alone, 1 would do
1t. And for the purpose of making
the matter as plain as possible / now
say you can drop the subject, dis
miss your thoughts, if you ever bad
any, from me forever and leave this
letter unanswered without calling
forth one accusing murmur from
me. And l will even go further
and say that if it will add anything
to your comfort and peace of mind
to do so II Is my sincere wish that
you should. Do not understand by
this that l wish to cut your ac-
quaintance. l mean no such thing
What l do wish is that our further
acquaintance shall depend on your
self. If such further acquaintance
would contribute nothing to your
happiness, / am sure 1t wouldn't to
mine. If you feel yourself in any
degree bound to me, / am now will
ing to release you, provided you
wish 1t, while, on the other hand, /
am willing and even anxious to bind
you faster if can be convinced that
1t will in any degree add to your
happiness. This is indeed the whole
question with me. Nothing would
make me more miserable than to be-
lieve you miserable, nothing more
happy than To know you were so. In
what ] have now said think can
not be misunderstood, and t. make
myself understood is the only object
of this letter. If it suits yea hest
not to answer this, farewell. \ l"ue
life and merry one attend you.
But If you conclude to write back,
speak as plainly as / do. There
can be neither harm nor danger in
saying to me anything you think
Just in the manner you think it,
Your friend, LINCOLN.
Here is love letter without the
word love and proposal that does
not propose, surely the queeres
thing of its class, for Whitefield'.
letter did at least offer marriage
and gave reasons for dasiring it.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28
Mr.. Fuller's DOgs-InO, UnO and
DamflnO.

Mr.. Harry w. Fuller, General Pas
senger and Ticket Agent ofthe Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad, has at his
country home, Keswick, in Virginia,
three fine Irish settlers which have
been named after the fashion that
steamship companies name their ves-
sells, the last syllable Of each being
the same. One is called Ino, another
Uno and the third Damfino.
The Washington Post tells this
story about them:
One day not long ago funny in
cident occurred in connection with
the peculiar names Of these dogs -
Mr.. Fuller was walking around his
pretty place, accompanied by the ca
nine trio, when an old Virginia
farmer chanced to pass. Being some
what Of dog fancier. and never hav.
ing seen such pretty dogs before the
farmer stopped and gazed in wonder
and admiration at them.
"Be them yer dogs ?" he ventured
to inquire of Mr.. Fuller, after q
while.
"Yes," replied the railroad man,
proudly, for next to a big business
in passenger traffic Mr.. Fuller likes
dogs.
Finally, selecting a dog which
seemed to strike his fancy particu.
larly forcibly, tho ruralist said:
what's this'n' name 2"
"Ino," replied Mr.. Fuller politely
gently stroking one Of the other
dogs.
Wouldn't axed yer efI'd thought
yer didn't" said the farmer, slightly
offended.
Mr.. Fuller could scarcely keeI
from laughing, and when on the
point Of offering an explanation the
farmer inquired:
What dye call this'n ?'
"Uno," "replied Mr.. Fuller calmly
The farmer Strengthened up, shifted
his "chaw Of terbacker" from one
side of his face to the other, and pro
ceeded forcibly to deny the allega
tion that he was in possession of tn,
dogs name.
Again, before Mr.. Fuller could ex
plain matters, the farmer pointed t,
the third dog and asked:
"What name does this'n go by p
Damfno," truthfully Responded
Mr.. Fuller, by this time on the verg,
Of convulsions.
That settled It. The old farme
thought he had met the most dis
courteous and altogether unsatisfac
tory man in the world, and his &C
tions showed that his honest and hos
pitable feelings had been seriousl,
wounded. At last Mr.. Fuller ex
planned matters to the old gentle
man, and everything ended happily
"I've got dog named Tige, )" sal,
the farmer, "but ] never heerd O
such gol-drrned names as them dog
of yours has got."- Cincinnati En-
q,frer.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28
HANEo1s.
Farm Life Changes.

The recent address of Judge Ed
ward Stake, of Washington county,
before the Farmers Institute at Belts
willie contains some good suggestions
and much food for thought. The
question why young men raised upon
the farm will fOrsake it for the city
il one which has been much discussed.
Judge Stake shows the attractions of
the wholesome country life as con-
trasted with the bitter struggle and
the numerous failures in the city
He attributes the distaste for rural
life largely to the lack of social at
fractions and opportunities in the
country. The country, especially In
the winter, when there Is more leis.
ure to enjoy society, Is lonesome, and
men and women hunger for society.
The great curse Of farming life in
America, he says, is isolation. 1t
is folly to say that men shun the
farm because they are lazy"
"No opportunity must be lost" said
the Judge, "tO mingle frequently
and freely with those who constitute
the people of their vicinage. No
less i'm portant is the duty of making
the farm and the farm house com
Portable as a means of checking the
desire of the young to seek employ
ment elsewhere. Surround them
with innocent, healthful and attrac'
tive recreations, and give them this
at all proper times and under all
proper circumstances, and, above all
do not bear too hard upon the grind
stone.' Many young persons have
been driven from the farm to become
drones In society from a failure on
the part Of parents to make farm lie
attractive"
A practical illustration of what
farmers may do in their own oehali
is afforded by the community around
Sandy Spring, in Montgomery
county, Md. There the people are
educated and cultivated, have their
assembly.room, their clubs and socie'
ties. The result is that 1t Is an at
tractive place to live, and men vii
nav higher prices for land there al
we'll as in other neighboring local.
ties Of Montgomery In order to en-
low these and kindred advantages
Rnt perhaps after all the disposition
IN leave the farm now is hut little
greater than It has always been. The
natural increase of the population
has always left the farms because
there Is no employment for 1t. The
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28
A MIXTURE OF Puys1c AMI

"A MIXTURE OF PHYsIC ANE
Politics. DIR. Clemenceau, the
eminent Partisan physician, is also n
member of the French Legislature,
and divides his attention between
the political maladies of his county
and the physical ailments of his pa
tients. He is brisk aud busy man,
kecnly cognizant of the fact that
time is money" and the other
day, while he was In attendance at
his Montmarte consulting room, two
men simultaneously solicited an in
terview with him.
One of them, admitted to his
presence and asked what was the
matter with him, complained of a
pain in his chest, whereupon he was
ordered to take off his shirt and
DIR. ClemenCeau subjected him to a
careful examination. But before
the doctor sat down to write his
prescription he rang the bell and or
dered his servant to show the other
patient in. As the latter entered the
doorway DR.. Clemenceau, without
looking upfr0m the desk at which
he was writing, said to him, "Just
undress yourself, too, if you will be
so good. We shall save time by
your doing So"
BY the time the doctor had fin
ished writing his recipe, taken his
fee, and dismissed the preceding pa
tient, the second, stripped to the
waist was ready for inspection.
Turning toward him, the doctor
observed, "You are also suffering
from pain in the chest, are you
not?"
" Well, no, DOCTOR" the man re-
piled: 81 have called to beg you
will recommend me to the Govern
ment for place in the postoffice."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28

AS oft as | receive the page,
Which her white hand hath pressed,
| scan each line, each comment sage,
With thoughts she never guessed.
The ending ALWAYS is the same,
She always writeS-Sincerely,
Before she signs her pretty name,
Believe me, yours sincerely.
Believe should. indeed. I've rl"d.
If nv soul were possessed
or that dclusiOn fine, or had
Assuring hope so blessed.
Did those words stand for what they
mean
And not cold form merely,
should go daft on that sweet theme,
Believe me, yours sincerely.
Sincerely to believe her mine
Most willing would be,
To have being so divine,
Ask such belief Of me.
AS woodlands love the month of June,
So do | love her dearly.
My heart would sing another tune
If she were mine, sincerely.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28

THESE are strong, but true words
of DR.. Josiah Strong: "This gen.
Grafton Is more charitable, but many
a man in this day lays the f1attering
unction to his soul that he Is 'toler-
ant liberalminded,' when in point
Of fact he Is 40 shallow -souled as 10
be simply Indifferent to all truth,
and perhaps Indifferent to wicked
ness as well-a more dangerous state
OF mind than that of the bigot, and
a more contemplate character
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28

THE OPERA SINGER AND THE
CLERGYMAN.-The late Karl Won
Gerok, distinguished as poet and
as minister Of the Gospel, was one
day walking down the middle of the
street in Stuttgart-the sphere of his
pastoral lahors--carrying an um-
brella by way Of precaution, while
the well known prima donna of the
Stuttgart opera troupe was tripping
along the sidewalk, altogether un-
prepared for any treacherous freak
of the weather, when suddenly a
few drops of rain began to fall,
which was the prelude to a heavy
shower. Herr Won Gerok hastened
to offer the lady the shelter of his
umbrella. Though entire strangers
to each other, they soon engaged in
friendly chat, and after awhile the
reverend gentleman remarked:
MAY 1 venture to ask your
name?"
To which the child of the muses.
promptly replied:
1t is plain to see that you never
go to the opera; everybody knows
that l am the leading singer at the
Court Theatre. Now it is my turn
to ask to whom l am indebted for
the protection of an umbrella ?"
Your question clearly proves
that you never go to church, for all
religious people know that l am the
chief pastor Of this town"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28
POETRY.
THE YOUNG MAN WAITED.
BY J. EDMUND V. COOKE

IN IN she room below the young man s,t
iCh an anxious face and a white cro
vat, ""''o oia
with a throbbing heart and a siIker
And And various other things like that
Which he had accumulated.
ana The maid of his heart was IN ahovo
surrounded by hat and gown and glove
ana some thousand things that women
love o. '""' "o'iie'
but no man knows the name thereof.
And the young man sat, and waited.
on Will scarce believe the things tell
nut the truth thereof | know fun well
dhough how may not Oe stated.
Due swear to you that the maiden
"A sort of half breed, thin stove hook
AND heated It well in the gaslight there
ana thrust it into her head or hair,
linen she took a something off the he'd
ana hooked it onto her hair. or head
linen she piled 1t high and piled it
And drove it home with staples of
wire.
And the young man anxiousIy-
waited.
Then she took thing she called a puff
And some very peculiar, whitish stuff,
And, using about half peck,
She spread it oyer her face and neck.
Deceit was a thing she hated.)
She looked as fair rs the purest flower.
Or pound of lard or sack Of -four,
And the young man wearilv-waited.
Then she took a garment of awful
shape,
And it WASH t waist, nor yet cape,
But 1t seemed like piece of ancient
mail,
Or an instrument from Russian iail ::
And then with a fearful groan aud gasp
She squeezed herself in its deathly clasp,
SO fair and yet so fated
And then with move like | don t
know what,
She tied it on with double knot.
And the young man wofully- waited.
Then she put on dozen different things,
a mixture OF buttons and hooks and
strings,
Till she strongly resembled a notion
store;
Then taking some seventeen pins or
more,
She thrust them into her ruby lips,
Then stuck them around from neck to
hips,
And never once hesitated.
And the maiden didn't know perhaps
That the man below had had seven maps,
And that now he sleepily-waited.
A nd than cha triad tn ho,
Ah me. a trying ordeal was that.
She Tipped it high and she tried it
low,
But every way that the thing would go
Only made her more agitated.
1t wouldn t go straight and it caught
her hair,
And she wished she could hire a man
to swear,
But alas, the only man lingering there
Was the man who wildly waited.
And then. before she could take her
leave,
She had to pump up her montrous
Then little dab here and wee pat
there,
And touch or two to her hindmost
Then around the room with the utmost
care
She thoughtfully circulated.
Then she seized her gloves and cham
ols skin,
Some breath perfume and long stick
pin,
A bOnbon box and cloak and some
Eau de cologne and chewing gum.
Her opera glass and sealskin muff,
A fan and heap of other stuff;
Then she hurried down, but ere she
spoke,
Something about the maiden broke.
So she scurried back to the winding
stair,
And the young man looked in wild de.
spair;
And then he-eyaporated.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-02-28

BOTH WERE A TRIFLE SCARED.
AT recent gathering of notable
men, the after-dinner chat turned
upon personal experiences, and a
distinguished jurist related this:
After graduation, he migrated to
western town; months of idleneSs,
with no prospect of Improvement,
induced him to seek new home.
Without money To pay his fare, he
boarded train for Nashville, in
tending to seek employment as a
reporter on one of the daily news
papers. When the conductor called
for his ticket he said:
am on the staff of the -, of
Nashville; l suppose you will pass
me ?n
The conductor looked at him very
sharply.
"The editor Of that paper is in
the smoker; come with me; if he
identifies you, all right"
He followed the conductor into
the smoker; the situation was ex-
planned Mr.. editor said:
"Oh, yes, recognize him as one
of the staff; il is all right"
Before leaving the train the law
yer again sought the editor:
why did you say you recognized
mep Pm not on your paper"
Pm not the editor, either. I'm
travelling on his pass, and was ared
to death lest you should give me
away"