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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

could give q complete record of the i'm
portant local and general happenings of
pearance 1t became popular. People in
ordinary occupations have more time to
read in the evening than in the morning
The lower price of afternoon papers has
ton. In most of our cities they have be-
CT me distinctly the peoples papers. With
the increase of their patronage from sub
scribers and advertisers, they have as a
rule improved in all their departments
spending more money for news. employing
a better class of editors and writers and
giving greater variety and better gen.
eral quality of reading matter. The lead
ing afternoon newspapers now cover their
field quite as well as the best of morning
pspers and the future of afternoon jour-
palism grows brighter every day. In many
cities of the United States the afternoon
papers have far larger circulation than
the morning papers. and they are no
longer confined to the local community.
The best and brightest Of them are first
class general newspapers and have sue
ceeded In building up large general cir
culation.
Some of the shrewdest advertisers
know tell me that they obtain the best re-
suits from the space they occupy in even
ing papers. because they are read more
thoroughly than papers which appear when
the rush of the days business Is setting in
]. H. RICHARDSON,
Atlanta Journal.
Like Hot Cakes.
Did you ever hear the expression ut goes
ike hot cakesr' A full realization of the
practical meaning of that homely phrase
will account for the rapid development of
the afternoon paper.
This Is an age of quick delivery. The
stage coach has given way to the locomo-
tive and passengers, mails and express
packages are delivered at their destination
within hours. when days were necessary
under the old regime. As IL that were not
fast enough, the telegraph takes the place
of fast mails in emergencies. and the tele-
phone has largely supplanted the messen-
ger boy. Is that strange?
The afternoon paper has come In response
to the same demand for quick delivery. An
important event transpires in the morning,
at noon, or late as 3 o'clock. It may be a
yacht race; 1t may be furry in Wall
street; 1t may be the passage OF bill by
Congress. Instead of waiting until next
morning, the afternoon paper delivers the
news at pm. Is 1t remarkable that peo-
pie will buy thing fresh at Pm, instead
of waiting until 1t has stood in type over
right?
Hot cakes means fresh cakes, delivered
directly from the oven and at time when
men are hungry for cakes. A hungry man
wants supper at suppertime and you Will
not satisfy his appetite by telling him to
enough when it comes, even If some of the
dishes are a bit stale, and rehashed from
the evening meal. But breakfast will not
do for supper. you know.
Finally, the evening paper comes at
time when people are at leisure and there
is no more welcome visitor to the fireside
than bright. clean, entertaining paper,
fresh from the press. 1t supplies the de-
mand. w. s. COPELAND,
Richmond State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

on 1t corresponding number One loses
his identity here, for one doesn't even reg
lister name, merges into a mere numeral,
Ike a convict. On the card Is printed list
OF things that one is liable to have to pay
for when he backs out of the place-grilled
food. manicuring. drinks, cigars. chiropody,
cigarettes. vanished boots and barber
work. I will not 20 into the narrowing de-
tails of London Turkish. Suffice to lift
the veil and bring into view the attendant
dipping whitewash brush into a vessel
full of lather, ready made, and swiping the
bather with 1t until he Is coated to the at
tendant's satisfaction. After the mangling
Is completed the poor bather Is scantily
swathed in odds and ends of towels and
rags and permitted to recline on a musty
lounge until he Is dried off. The attendant
doesn't wipe the bather dry, as Is the Gus
tom in civilized communities. Not wishing
to "unsh!ngle the roof" as they say at
Greenwich, I ran up a. bill. including the
bath. amounting to seven shillings six
pence ha'penny about 81 In United States
money!. I gave the head cashier a sover
eign and the chief accounting auditor
brought me the change that knew. after
figuring in my head at lightning speed.
should be twelve shillings fvepence
Ea'penny. I'm real quick at figuring. but
had to go off in a quiet corner and count
the change. fhis was at pm. 1t was
dusk when I had finished taking an inven-
tory of my available assets. I had:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
Remarkable Rise and Development
of tho Afternoon Newspaper.
Why IT has CONE TO TIE FRONT
Supplies What the People Want
And When They Want It.
MONS OF EDITORS

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, September 20.-The two
most remarkable events in newspaperdom
for a dozen years have been the evolution
of the Sunday paper and the revolution
which has brought the evening PAPER to the
front. The Sunday paper has succeeded In
making itself heard for Its much speaking,
and everybody knows its history: but the
progress Of the evening paper has been so
entirely without noise that one seldom
thinks to inquire how 1t has happened that
within q dozen years the circulation of
evening papers, in most Of our cities. has
advanced from a humble figure to a point
far beyond that Of the morning press.
asked a dozen prominent editors: How
do you account for the marvellous progress
of the evening paper?" The question struck
home. and the result is this batch Of replies.
which makes as interesting reading as one
comes across these days, even in the even
ing paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
The Cousinly Kiss.

From Life.
Jack-"Half a dozen of my girls cousins
are growing up. and am considering the
question as to when I should stop kissing
them. What do you thinkT'
There's only one rule. my dear fellow.
When they are old enough for you to enjoy
1t, then it's time to stop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
A Fresh Record.

The evening paper Is gaining the supre-
macy because 1t is published at that hour
Of the twenty-four which marks the close
OF the period Of greatest news-making ac-
tivity and the beginning Of that portion of
the day which is devoted to rest, recreation
and retrospection. The busy man or wo-
man. having finished the work Of the day.
finds entertainment and instruction in read
ing the record Of what the whole world has
been doing during these same daylight
hours. This record is then fresh, and the
American, with more than Athenian eager
ness for some new thing, will not wait for
twelve hours to learn the days history,
when the information will be stale, and
when, plunging into. the busy activities of
the new day. mans face is turned toward
the future, ard he has neither time nor in
clination to bury himself in the affairs of
yesterday. Owing to the difference in time
the American afternoon paper covers in for
eign news. which comes to US from Europe,
the happenings of the evening as well as
OF the daylight hours In domestic affairs
the business day, in which the most impor-
tant events occur. furnishes the matter for
Its columns. And the opportunities thus
supplied by the more natural and appropr!-
ate time of publica ton are being more and
more utilized and developed through COM
plete, ADLER and speeder collection of the
rews by press associations. sp ,cial corre-
spondents and reporters, It's quicker trans
portation to the places of publication
through telegraph, telephone, bicycle and
other rapid transit Devices and its speedier
handling in the newspaper office through
typesetters. monographs. pneumatic tubes,
typesetting machines and improved presses.
This Is the era of rapid transit in news.
and through steady improvement in the art
Of combining the skilled labors Of men and
machinery to quicken such transit, the
evening paper is fast approaching the ideal
condition in which the news of the whole
world up to the very moment when the last
page goes to the stereotyper will be flashed
to 1t at lightning speed and spread before
Its readers with similar rapidity.
THEODORE w. MOVES
Washington Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
Very Timely.
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
Some English words are very confusing"
For instauce?"
''Well. rowing and rowing In some
sentences you can't tell whether it's boat
ing or fighting"
Eyes. and the worst Is that in some
match races yon can't tell eitherr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

The man had tried to cheat me. but
was ready for the daffy wagon. At some
Turk ,h baths in London the bathers are
expected to take along their own soap
so am told.
Sunday at Richmond comes nearer being
anything that has come my way since
I have made this town my hating place
There Is more responsibility en- route and
more of the opposite kind at the terminus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

tel. with record of entertaining royalty
and "sich.' of which its managers are
naturally and snobbishly proud.
On Monday morning I dropped in on the
Royal Horse and saw the changing Of the
guard. 1t was pretty sight and about the
most inexpensive to be had In London.
felt 1t more a matter of duty than Of obli-
CATION to tip sixpence each to the colonel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

ONE DAY I'LL Run
across Jack the Rip
per or his understudy
and give him q con-
tract that will last
him a year, II he
nurses his job.
Ever since / reached
this gloomy old burg
it's been:
"'Ank you, SIR
and
1.-The fifth floor. sir.
please" u n TIL m y
whole being Is filled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

One reason is that every improvement in
the getting of news tends to make it pos
sihle to gather and publish news during the
day of its occurrence, and thus to enable
the evening newspaper more and more to
anticipate the morning newspaper. It is in
the evening. when the days work is done.
that the great majority of Americans find
their only OPT ortunity to peruse a newspa-
per. The business man and the politician
want a morning newspaper. but it is the
evening newspaper which is most read OIL
the railways and in the homes of the peo-
pie The morning newsIa per will continue
to flourish, but the evening newspaper will
always have the larger constituency and
the greater amount Of advertising. Every
increase Of intercommunication by electric
railway enlarges the nun Der of people who
can obtain an evening newspaper on the
day of its issue. and every extension of the
electric telegraph adds to the ability of the
proprietors Of the et ening newspapers to
make their journals a more complete rec
ord of events occurring on the day of
yrrn<ro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
Come. When We Want 1t.

The present position of the afternoon
paper is due to demand for the worlds
news of today; not yesterday. 1t comes
to the home when men want 1t and chill
dren have time for it; 1t has all the news
in concise and good-natured form; it
gives less space to scandals, and subordi-
mates the criminal record to other matters
1t does not sacrifice six issues in the week
to one on Sunday; 1t is more independent,
or honest in politics, and Is of interest to
both parties; finally the men who make it
work when other men work, and rest when
they rest, and have Sunday for their own.
RICHARD W. KNOTT, Louisville Post.
Nearer to the Hearts of the People.
The evening papers contain the news Of
the day on which they are published
Events generally happen in the day. The
great masses of the people. men. women
and children. have the time to read the
afternoon paper, fresh from publication.
Only the few have time to glance over the
NOR ming paper. The afternoon paper is
nearer to the hearts and homes of the
people; hence. the masses subscribe and
pay for the paper Of their choice. Evening
newspapers, in every locality. should be
strictly local, first, and then have all the
general news, Of special interest to the
field that is concerned. The evening papers
have a clientage of millions. The morning
paper has more limited field. Therefore
study your clientage and make a paper
to suit it, and not to suit yourself.
JOHN D. MISSIMER,
Reading (Pa.) Eagle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

Attributable to It's Own Improv ement.
The growth of the evening paper is at
tributable, primarily, to its own improve
ment. AS soon as lively and enterprising
afternoon papers began to appear they
found an appreciative public. When 1t
was demonstrated that the evening paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
What Rather Than How.

The evening paper tells what happened;
1T is sometimes left to the morning paper
to tell how it happened. The people want
the news and they want 1t as soon as pos
sible: therefore they read the afternoon
paper. ]. L. RODGERS,
Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
EDITOR HARTFORD TIMES.

A Matter of Supply and Demand.
The people have come to demand a daily
record of the days important events. and
school of young, active journalists has
sprung up that is giving II to them.
R. F. PAINE, Cleveland Press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
THE THINGS HE SAW
Lederer Has Plenty Of Fun in a
London Suburb.
GREAT PLACE FOR SVEEqHEARqS
Restaurants That Consume the
Substance of the Unwary.
THE ENGLISH MEN l.

Copyright, 1895, by Bachelor johnson & Bacheler9
LONDON, September TO- 1895.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
MEDICAL.

AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL CONSULT THE OLD
reliable specialist. DR.. Brothers. 90s b st; s.w.;
so years experience In treatment Of all diseases
Of men: consultation free and strictly confidential.
au20-1ms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21

was smoking a cigar that recognized
from the sweat-band around its center
was one that the Deviloug had ten minutes
before transferred from my upper vest
pocket to his.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10

Mrs. 4. M. Brooke, from Kincaid,
was over, canvassing, one day last
week.
Grandpa Hester and daughter,
Mrs. Sloan, of Wellsville, took the
train here, Saturday morning, for
Springfield, NO., to visit Robt.
Hester and family, who live there.
Thos. Stevens and wife, of Welda
township, were in Lone Elm, Satur-
day.
L. G. Caldwell and L. II. Burn.
ham are working on j. Fl. Lamay's
building.
Jas. Smith is making the foun.
dation of the addition to S. Moons
house.
The members of the G.. A. R.,
w. R. @. and Sons of Veterans
will meet at the G.. A. r. hall, Dec.
Grafton morning, to prepare and
proceed to decorate the heroes
graves, and will return to the hall
for dinner then assemble to hear
an address and recitations and dec.
lamations by the boys and girls.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10

Mrs. Sadie Patton is over from
Burlington, on a visit to the Nc
Crums.
We are having plenty of rain,
and crops are looking well-never
looked better.
Misses Mary Kelsey and Bessie
Dihel, of Greeley, paid US pleas
ant visit, yesterday.
The best line of Ladies', misses
and Children's HATS for the MONEY
at The ARCADE. Call and see, LIST
door east of the Fourth Avenue
Hotel. CLIEroM T. HIAss, M'g'r.
w. S. Biddinger, of Welda
township, paid US brief visit. yes
terday, and dropped "wheel" in
our "contribution.box."
Watch for the street parade OF
Our Little Folks Baby Brass Band
at 4'oclock, nay 18th.
will Bouck, of Greeley, made
US friendly call, to-day.
Ladies' you will find a nice line
of silk mitts at The ARCADE, door
east of Fourth Avenve Hotel.
CLIFTON 7. HIATT, N'g'r.
DO not take the prize alum
powders, but ask your grocer for
the Monroe Baking Powder--a pure
cream of tartar, at 40c. per pund.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?

What is Christian? He who pirates OF heaven
And pardoning grace to sinners freely given ,
Whose creed is narrowed down to "Faith and Trust
Who thinks if "saved" he needs not to be just;
Who claims to love the Lord with all the zeal he can
While fleeing now and then his fellow man!
Is THIS to be Christian
What is Christian He who wins a name
For generous giving by crafty game;
Who POUNDS hospital or school endows
With money wrung from sweat of others brows,.
And cares not so HIS name be cheered and praised,
Whether by pine.land fraud, or coal trust raised
Tell me--s HE a Christian ?
What is Christian He who thanks the Lord
He's not like other men who live by fraud;
Who always pays his taxes and his debts,
And wins by honest labor what he gets,
And yet while looking out for Number One"
Though others starve, thinks all his duty done
Is he, indeed, Christian
To be Christian, simply this I mean:
To be UNsELF1sH like the Nazarene;
By serving man to show the love of God,
And not, while cursng man, to "Bless the Lord"
No holier creed than this since time began;
MY father-God My brother-every man.
Live this, and be Christian.
The New Era, Springfield, Ohio.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
CRISP AND DEPEw ON SILVER.

Washington, May 6-Ex-Speaker Crisp, who was
in the city on his way home from trip to the North
said: "There is considerable talk about silver down
South. I do not know that it is any more pro-
nounced now than at any other time, although it
NAV seem to be so on account of the general prom-
nence given to the financial question throughout the
country. You see, the South has always believed
in the use of silver in our national currency. am
not prepared to say that thinking people OF that Sec
ton would come out radically on silver single
standard. They are not radical about anything.
Thew believe, however, that cannot have return
to prosperity in this country the contracted cur.
rency of gold basis. There seems to be general
willingness among people to give silver an op'
portunity."
"What significance do you attach to the coming
sound money convention at Memphis Z"
"That gathering will represent the boards OF trade
and commercial organizations of the South. IL Will
not be representative of the of the people, nor
their sentiments about silver hope at the meeting
they will argue and discuss the silver question from
their standpoint"
New York, May 6.-Chauncey M. Depew, who
returned from his trip to Detroit yesterday, said:
"While in the West, talked to many men. The
general impression there is that business will pick
up with great rapidty. The only thing that dis
tubs this security of feeling is the uncertainty over
the money question The business men of the West
attribute the great business depression to the trouble
over the tariff The country has finally adjusted it.
self to that matter and with confidence restored it
will hold Should this cry against our money sys-
tenn however, amount to anything, the result would
be deporable and even the most sagacious cannot
foretell what would can foresee that, should
silver be adopted in ratio Of l6 to as an equiva
lent money metal, our securities would be returned
from abroad and we would be obliged to take them.
Loans would be contracted gold would appreciate in
value. and general chaotic condition OF affairs re-
suit"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
LONE ELM ITEMS.

A number OF the members oil
Equity w. R. c., No. 1853, attended
the inspection of the Colony W. r.
c., No. 1lS, last Wednesday.
The Equity W. R. G. held in
spection meeting, Thursday-in'
spected by Emily Mcdowell.
The board of directors of G. A.
R. Hall Association held business
meeting, Tuesday at p m.
Mrs. Mamie Kincheloo returned
home last Saturday, and is sick
with la grippe. DR.. Metcalf was
over to see her, Tuesday.
Chas Kincheloe and mother went
to Garnett last Friday from there
to Will Kincheloe's, near Haskell
returning home Sunday evening.
D. v. Stoll and family drove over
to Mt. Ida last Sunday.
Ira F. Kasbeer and wife and Miss
Hutchinson, of Funston, were in
town, Monday.
Mr.. Cregor, who built VIM.
Rogers house, was adding the
porches thereto last week.
David Sanders set up a nice mon
ument over Mrs. Sanders grave
last Monday.
Frank Smith and family were the
guests of R. Herrington's and w.
W. Myers, last Sunday.
Grandma Mckinley was in town,
Tuesday-the second time she was
ever in this city.
"Uncle Josh" will be played by
the Glenlock Dramatic Club, mex
Saturday night, at the hall.
Ed Hastings and family, of AlleI
county, were the guests of Uncl'
Geo. Henderson, and family, las
Sunday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
HOME FOR INVALIDS.

Mrs. Sarah A. Walker is prepar.
ed to nurse and care for the sick
at her home, in the eastern part Of
the city, at reasonable rates. She
is a nurse of many years experience,
and will soon be assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Ada Bowman, who
has been engaged in a hospital lin
Chicago the past three years.
Those needing care and attention
will find Mrs. Walkers home a
pleasant place.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
Westphslis, May IL, 10 O'clock.

PROGRAMME:
Opening address, j. w. Metsker.
Paper, Assoc R. Gresham.
Discussion.
Paper-Object Of Public Schools
L. r. Mcclellan.
Discussion, L. D. Fullinger.
Recitation, Tisha Morse.
Paper-Teaching as Profession
IT. P. Jeffrey.
Discussion.
Recitation, Helen HUT.
l:30 P.
Current Events, N. A. Baker.
Paper, L. Hammer.
Recitation, Patti Netcalf.
Paper-Home-made Apparatus
A. N. Havermale.
Recitation, Sidney vickery.
Paper, G. G. Jacobs.
Paper-My Ideal Teacher, and
How He Taught-S. s. Irwin.
Discussion.
Recitation, Anna HarIia.
Solo, Galley Smith.
Question.box.
!. u V. H s1,.sn.s., Co. sap't'.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
Coming Soon

Thomson & Haziel's "Our Little
Folks Co." This is new departure
of Thompson & Haziel in playing
the smaller cities and they are meet
ing with great success and are very
highly spoken of, and we hope TO
see the opera house packed. Seats
now on sale at Postoffice book store.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
THE TRAMP.

Tramp, tramp, tramp
And beg for coffee and Bread
And sleep at night with shiver and cramp,
Like brute in barn or shed
O, life is game in DEVILS ring,
Where one in thousand wins,
But Death must be a jolly thing,
For skeleton always grins
We ask for work and we ask for bread,
And they manacle our feet,
And march us out to the chain-gang tread,
TO work on the city street.
O God when was it crime before
To make pauper's appeal
God pity the tramp and pity the poor,
What can we do but steal ?
One way is open-is open to all
We can flee this horrible strife.
A little powder-a little ball,
Will end this nightmare life.
O welcome death, and welcome hell
Or heaven, if that may be.
He made the prince and the tramp as well,
And He will welcome me.
Tramp tramp tramp!
And beg for coffee and bread,
And sleep at night, with shiver and cramp,
Like brute in barn or shed
o, Life is game in DEVILS ring,
Where one in a thousands wins,
But death must be be joll thing,
For a skeleton always grins.
"A. P. MILLER, in Southern Mercury.