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The evening times., 1898-11-08
4 Scandal Society.

There are clubs and clubs, and the
same remark applies to womens clubs.
/ In spite Of all the fun that has been
made Of the latter-day feminine club,
the fact remains that sometimes il does
a great deal Of good 1t is really not
new institution at all. 1t is the sewing
society. the Dorcas Society. the Ladies
Mission Circle. or the dove party. under
a new name. Women have always felt
the need of social life among them
selves. just as men have, and they have
had sewing circles ever since D0rcas
made garments for the poor. When
sewing ceased to be the chief interest
in woman's life. the sewing circle be-
came a social club. That is all.
There are several hundred things wrong
in the world which women can do much
TO reform, and in reform movements, as
in everything else, there is strength in
numbers. When a number of persons
are gathered under the personal in
huence Of some man or woman with
executive ability, so that they move as
one individual the effect is sometimes
truly remarkable. Women support
charities, and churches, and dry goods
stores. and this is done largely through
the agency of the club Any dry goods
merchant of sense knows that if an in
fluential woman buys an inferior article
at his shop. and is indignant, and tells
all the other women she meets about
it, il will hurt him more than many
dollars worth of advertising will help
4
before the eyes Of one of its feminine
supporters il may as well pack up and
move TO some other town. 1t has come
20 be a proverb in America Of late that
the success or failure of a book is indi-
Gated by what women have to say about
it, II is evident therefore, that the
womans club under whatever name it
may go. is really power in the land,
and it ought to be power for good.
To read the reports of the meetings
of certain New York women's clubs,
however, gives one the feeling that the
modern club is on the same level as the
old fashioned sewing society. and is
more or less a gossip mill. This seems
sad In the old-fashioned gathering
the women present had little to talk
Of except each others affairs, the fash
ions. and the cook stove. Nowadays.
we are told, they direct their attention
TO higher things-literature and politics
and art Sometimes they do. But
there was a meeting in New York not
long ago in which the proceedings were
somewhat as follows: Mrs. a made
the statement that there ought to be
a board of doctors and women to decide
on a candidates fitness to be a trained
nurse, and decide whether the girl is
too pretty. Then she told a long story
about a case in which the husband of
the invalid fingered so long over the
breakfast table to talk to the pretty
nurse that somebody else had to take
care OF the patient That started the
discussion. The wife of a doctor, who
seemed to have had as good opportuni-
ties for observation as anyone present,
The evening times., 1898-11-08
SHORT TALES.

An East London domestic, among whose
duties was that of refilling a bowl con-
tanning a large goldfish. was recently OBJ
served to leave the fish Hopping on the
Kitchen table while she leisurely cleaned
and filled the bowl. She explained that
she always gave it an airing when she
changed the water
AT garden party given AT house in
the north of England many guests arrived
on their bicycles. In order to save con-
fusion arrangements have been made for
the proper housing of the machines
system of cloakroom tickets being adopt-
ed. and each rider given check Con-
celFe, then, the horror OF the guests on
examining their cycles, to find that the
careful guardian thereof who happened
TO be the housekeeper had pinned the
duplicate tickets where they would most
easily be seen-namely on the front tires
OF the machines.
Here Is funny little story which ought
to warn us never to try to do our neigh
bors good turn. or. at any rate. never
To expect their gratitude for it. A traveller
who was passing through Calais was
obliged to wait a few hours. and. the
weather being more than tropical. he de-
termtned 10 have bath. He undressed in
a remote corner of the beach, but as he
had a valuable gold watch and a purse
containing considerable money on him he
was rather puzzled TO know what to do
with them. At last a bright idea struck
him and he dug a hole in the sand and
buried them. In order 10 mark the place
he put his coat and hat over it and went
oft gaily TO battle. While ne was bathing
the tide came in with amazing rapidity
ind ~
perilously near the travellers clothes
moved them 10 place OF safety far out
OF the reach Of the waves. just then the
bather came back, and his benefactor
carefully explained to him how kind he
had been. The wretched man grew pale
and remarked that it might be a work Of
some difficulty 10 find his belongings again.
They both set out to find the probable
place, but in vain; and the tide coming in
with rush, the poor travellers purse
and money We're buried forever
The evening times., 1898-11-08
ONE BLIND MAN.

Many blind persons are severely limited
in their lives by their affiiction. but occa-
sional persons. who have been blind from
an early day, acquire wonderful deveI-
opment of The other senses. The hfstor,
of John Walther who lives near Clinton
Ind, as told by the Indianapolis News.
shows what a sightless man blind from
birth. can do.
Until ne reached manhood John lived
on the farm with MS father. and il was
not uncommon 10 see him driving to the
city with a load of corn wheat or other
farm produce A piece of ground was
given 10 him. and each year he would
plant and cultivate u big garden which
he would market in Clinton and place
the proceeds 10 his credit in the bank
he would buy horses, cattle and hogs.
Even when boy he was regarded as =
good trader 1t is now a common occur
renee for John TO stop in the middle Of
the road and trade horses with some
jockey, and it Is said that he is never
worsted. He will go 10 any part of his
fathers large farm. unattended. in search
OF a truant horse or cow. and his searches
are usually successful. How he manages
TO distinguish the stock for which h. i
searching is question which puzzles ev-
erEbody- and mystery which the blind
man himself cannot or does not explain
When he decides 10 come 10 town he
goes 10 the woods. and with apparently
as little difficulty as a man blessed with
two good eyes, selects his favorfte horse
from perhaps dozen grazing IN the pas
ture. he has each season for years made
a hand in the harvest field and the farm
ers regard him as one of the fastest and
most reliable wheat ''shockers'- in the
during harvest that the blind mans
brother became entanSled in the ma =
chiueTy of harvester and suffered a
broken arm. As soon as the accident oc-
CURED John started on run from the
neld To the barn and began hitchfn.. a
team to a spring wagon.
He worked rapidly. and when the men
bore the injured man to the house the
blind boy had the team hitched up, driven
ont in the road, and ready TO start with
his brother to a doctor in this citv. He
drove almost at breakneck speed made
the turns OF the streets after reaching
the city. and brought his horses TO 4
StandStlll in front of the doctors office
After assisting the wounded brother up
the stairway into the Office he drew out
his watch, slid his index finger quickly
around the dial. and. with sigh. rema. k
ed. Just half-past Io-I was only twelve
minutes driving to town"
There is no work on the farm that the
man cannot do. and during idle times
he builds and repairs fences He can Law
the worm for a rail fence as well as
any man, and prides himself on the rapid
manner in which he gets along with the
work. He built plank fence along the
gravel road in front of the WaIther
house. The line is perfectly straight.
while the workmanship on the fence and
gates is not excelled by many men who
can see and who profess TO be carpenters
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Wealth Well spent.

(From the Philadelphia Item)
1t : noteworthy that since the 1t ~ Janu,ry
this year more than S14,0C0 Coz has been given
by wealthy citizens Of the Jnita, States fGr the
and benefit OF the pubic. These Ia ga IA
tons have been distributed as flllows: CoIegr.
s. eco. .000: charities, S4GC0,CGJ: chu che $lSO-
eco; libra les, museums. etc.. SIS G.0O. OF IN
gifts mailing up this grand total. three have ex-
ceeied Sl.C00CCO each; two $JC0.0Ga each; fur
$500 900; ten 800 goo. and twenty SlCO.t0O each.
The outc:y against large fortunes may have its
Just cause. hut the tendency OF all such arsto-
cracy of wealth is to diSsipate it-eif by its own
tendencies toward expenditure and Oh rites. All
trusts and all acgrfgations Of wealth are not
dangerous Tie trust for economic and social
betterment, designed to produce more cheaply
and to handle more economically. is a public
benefit The trust designed to squeeze unright-
eous profits out of the people and. by system OF
monopoly. to make the public pay for colossal
profits is an evil.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Fresh Linen and InynIids

ffom The thlcSgo NeWS-l
Almost every person has noticed tie peculiarly
refreshing smell of clean hnen. especially when
just removed from the lines. But fw Dee ple are
aware that there is any connection between ire h
cool linen. just from tie outside air and the
ozone OF an apartment TEe Lancet contains an
article upon this subject. in which il i stated
that the atmosphere of an apartment may he
charged with ozone by bringing into it damp
linen sheets that have Just been exposed to a dry
sharp wind: bringing them into the house and
shaking them about in the air OF the room will
according to the statements made. change the
character cf the air. This is a mat e., OF iripoft-
ance TO inyalids. who often become exhausted
from lack OF ozone in the air they breathe \
means simple and effective and one that s
within the means Of every parsr should Le gen
orally understood. 1t seems that all that Is n C.
eSsary Is TO bring the linen 20 the room frlmc-
,iiately after il is taten from the lines out I
d ors and shake and wairI it about, when the
c'-3-aItsr Of the air viii ne altered at once
The evening times., 1898-11-08

Whatever Russia may do in the way Of
iUterce Ing for Spain there is rot the least
sense in the suggestion that she would
carry her friendliness for that poor nation
To the point of offending America. The
dullest Russian knows that would effect
a practical Anglo-American alliance that
would dominate the world. including
China. Russia is not disposed to com
nit suicide. There is not the slightest
danger of foreign Interference. and the
Republican newspapers will admit IT, now
that the campaign is ended.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
TC Make Tough Beef Fender

tFrom The PhiIadeIphia lnquireT.)
Tough steaks and even Joints may be served
tender and appetizing with but slight extra
trouble. ii the example of certain French cooks
Is followed indeed, they do not scorn To thus
improve the tcnderloin by allowing it to
remain all day or over night in q mixture made
thus: Mix together carefully four tablespoonfuls
Of olive oil. salt and pepper TO taste two table
spooafGls of chopped parsley two or three peeled
onions thinly sliced, two bay leaves, and the juice
of half large lemon. This is 10 be divided and
half spread thoroughly top OF the meat and
hall under. II it can be managed twenty-four
hours viii give still better results Before COOK
ing, if any of tie mixture is not absorbed, it
must be wiped away.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Railroads in Hawaii.


There three railroads on the Hawaiian
Islands The Kahului Railroad on the Island Of
Maui, is thirteen miles long. ard the Hawaiian
Railroad. the Island Of Hawaii is about t5n
miles lcng. These roads are used principally V
to carry the products Of the plantations TO the
various points OF shipment. The principal read is
the Oohu Railway ard Lind Company line whi- h
runs from Honolulu to Waianae the total lang, h.
including sidings, being 3S.5 miles This road
was opened foc traffic July l, 1890, since which
time its business has shown steady increase
both in its passenger and freight traffic Last
year tie read carried S5,59S passengers. receiving
a revenue of $50 993 so; 6s iSO 40 tons OF freight
were carried earning $50. 1921 &c. The eqli; ;ment
consists of five locomotives, fourteen passenger
coaches. and 1872 freight cars. The road is bonded
for z, 100000 at per cent, with s7o0.000 worth
CT stock, which is to be increased TO 81 500 600
The evening times., 1898-11-08

That President under whose admin
istration a popular war has been carried
to success should have to appeal to the
people to keep his party in a majority
in the House, and that the leaders of
his party should have TO invent Spanish
war scaTes and bleed the poor employees
of the Government signifies that the peo-
pie have reason to condemn the Admins
tration. That means that a defense of
Algerism has forfeited popular affection
and support
The evening times., 1898-11-08
The Dog Question in England.
(FIom the saturday Rcyiew.)

English men and women resent interference
with th=ir dogs when they believe such inter
iererce to have been uHcalled for. and il Is a
matter CT deep regret with many Conservatives
that the leaders Of the party have allowed the
minister OF agriculture to vorry dog owners Is
ne has done II is sad 10 know that those who
have been summoned aud fined Will cei ita.niy We e
against the party originating What they consider
to be yexatiOus and cruel legislation
The dog-muzZIing order has made the minister
for agriculture the most unpopular w. p. in the
country and the next 2 raj election viii rev al
the widespread dissatisfaction which has been
caused To all dog owners. \ return OF sum
monses. dogs destroyed and cost Of purchases OF
muzzles would give an indication OF votes alien
ated-probably about 1900 throughout the eoun-
try
The evening times., 1898-11-08
A Good Fish story.

From the Philadelphia Recordl
While fishing in the SchUyIkitI River Hu-y
Cagis Bridgeport Id, caught a hvge but siU-
ru,arly deformed eel Il was long enough % b.
tnick in places a. a mans wrist; but in th mid
de where it should ha-. bsen thicSe~t. tie e-!
was no bigger than a blhys flag T. ON evan ma
ton Davis f1Urd ~ the place Of ituFmitv
something hIld and metallic. He -crapc,i III size
sliE.e aud brought to light a bead gold bIni-
wedding riag-with the inscription -Pg,si 20
Nav IsgO Mizpah- Evidently the eel IN its
yery infancy had either bcen .uEht. oncilel,d
with the ring. and then returnsd to lis elem ut .
or else the ring had been LIST I'm the river IHd
the eel lad cont-ived somehow 70 get It on.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

The Advertisers Guarantee Company. Of Chi
cago, hereby certi6es that it has, by its expert
examiners, proven and attested the circuatioa
OF THE TINES, Washington, ID. c. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month OF sep
tember 1895 was "A. SAG.
This is GUARANTEED 20 the advertisers OF
the country by BOND Of $4,000 in the Fidelity
and Deposit Company of Maryland deposited vita
the Northwestern National Bank, Of Chicago
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
By R. MASON, President
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Hot Weather in EngInnd.
CFrsm the BROOKLYN Eaelel

The English idea Of hot welthe- is exceIlently
Sh0gn by this paragraph from the London News.
Eighty five in the shade No wonder a rr..p al
atmosphere pervadss the Bystander'S column this
week. At this pre-tEt writing il is 50 h0J JhIt
yen feel inclined To quote sydney smith. TO tl1e
OF your flesh and sit in yCur bones You would
like to be dressed in the costume & an ancient
statue and sit in an iced bath with the wlter
up 20 vOur neck ard do your writing on u float
ing table well p-ovidsd with pens. inS. and pa
per-EGt frrgettng coolirg or nJs-lll 1d ,Juste'y
iced. Percha2ec by the times t5ess lire, Jrs pub
iiShed we may be longing E r tAicS great cra =
ard 4 blazing fire. SJch i the endless variety o:
tile English climate" What would they IN uE o
cur % Ut % in the shade?
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Not SD in Kentucky.
CFrou Puck.

Col. Frogeeter (of Paris, Frauce)-When the
lie Is passed IN my country. each sends fer
his best friend to act second. Is that the
formula in Keutucky!''
Col Bludgud (of Paris kentucky)-Well. hard
", sab. When the lie is passed in Kentucky
the survivor sends for his best friend TO go bail
for him. sab.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

Some of the women who were forced 10
make voluntary contributions to the Han
ma funds will not be able to get new
cIoaks, but what OF that if their hard
earned money enables the Republican
ward politicians to have free drinks for a
week?
The evening times., 1898-11-08
A Valuable Wife.
From the New York Weekly. !

If TOM IHe Wv fOIk NttkIN.J
Wife (proudy)-I saved you 81, eco TODAY
Husband-Saved sl0G1 We haven't that much
to save We haven't 500 We can call our own.
Hang me. if we have over so. come to think.
Wife-But you have always said that If YOU
ever had money enough you would build house.
Husband-0f course.
Wife-Well, fer s. I bought book showing
how to build $4,000 house for 5000.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

France is trying to ascertain what the
British war preparations mean, but not
an Enslishman will tell. For one thing.
nobody but Salisbury knows, and even
he is supposed to be in doubt
The evening times., 1898-11-08
She Took the Eggs.

tFrom the Boston Globe.l
Customer-Really, now, are tfeSe eggs fee.h2
Grocer-Madam. if YOU will kindly step to tha
telephone and call up our farm. you can hear the
hens that laid those eggs still cackling.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Not in IT.
(FTCm tCdge.)

''oh. it fne!' exclaimed TIE seuorita 10
her American visitor. II wish YOU had gone with
me. II magnificent corrida. The mat2dor
killed six bulls
"0nly siN?'' replied the American girl WHY
at my uncie's ahattoirs at Chicago they kill a
thousand steers day
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Why Martin Dotz Is Lucky.

(From the Chicago Evening Post.)
Martin Dotz is said to have ten wives and the
wives have just discovered it. Martin Dotz Is
in the Bridewell. it may also ne said with
truth that Martin Dotz is in luck-not because lie
has ten wives, but because having ten wives, he
Is in the Brideweu.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
The Hero of Today.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
Bonaparte at Austerlitz.
Nelson at the Nile,
Cyrus at Jerusalem.
Sheridan's last mile:
Dewey at Manila town
Failures are they listed
BY the chap who bravely maSss
4 touchdown unasSisted,
The evening times., 1898-11-08
4 Way Girls Have.

(From TIE Chicago New>)
The girl who keeps her birthday,
When merry little elf.
Keeps it still when she grows up.
But keeps il 10 herself.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
CURRENT HUMOR.
Too Short-Liyeh.

tFiom the Indianapolis Journall
Il would die thousand deaths for vou. ID
the villain in his mc-t silken tones
Il fear me MUCH. said the heroine whose
angels love growing cold. thar the piece viii
that long
The evening times., 1898-11-08

1t is comforting to know that We shall
hear no more talk about the withdrawal
OF the Spanish Peace Commissioners. now
that the campaign is done The Repubu-
cans have no longer a need to work up
Spanish scares in order TO induce the
people to UNFOLD the President.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Real Thrift,

From the Chicago Rccord.)
''The Chuzzletops beat the world in economy
''What do they do?''
''When Chuzzletop has 4 cold he doesn't get
his prescription filed until his wife gets cold,
too
The evening times., 1898-11-08

1t is stated that, in spite of his active
campaigning. Colonel Roosevelt's health
is unimpaired. Let Spain hesitate, then,
about the renewal of hostilitfes.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

The hard thing is that the Government
must pay for the gas that blew up its
Supreme Court chamber, as the meter
was left intact by the explosion.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

It is strange that each party chairman
in New York should claim the State by
the same majority-forty thousand. There
is evident plagiarism by one of them.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
The Golf Expert.

The New Caddie-Say, dis is de slowest game
o. shinny | ever see. Wot's de use OF dem ducks
paddin' deir legs like dat when dey never even
tries to soak each other lick?
The evening times., 1898-11-08

The lack Of all republican principles in
the French Republic finds another proof
IN the unwiilinsness Of the people to have
Dreyfus suffer unjustly and even assas-
sinated, rather than have the monumental
yiilainy and degradation of the military
staff exposed
The evening times., 1898-11-08

The Supreme Court room was for many
years the Senate chamber. and one would
suppose ii had become too used to gas
explosions to suffer as it has.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
Lost Her Chance.

(From the Chicago Record
Marie-I have lust been reading of another Red
Crees girl who married the soldier she nurssd
through a fever"
MiIdred-Yes. that's become quite common
now Oh, how / wish we would have another
war,
The evening times., 1898-11-08

The loss of the Maria Teresa appears to
the New York Commercial Advertiser TO
be "a lesson in the fragility of modern
warships Rather lesson in the eff
cheney of the American behind the guns.
The evening times., 1898-11-08
All Sw elled Up.
from Puck.

tFrom PUCK
Friend-Sone remarkably ungrateful
after you have had them elected.
The Boss-Yes; the moment some are elect
ed they begin to think they did ii themselves.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

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munications will not be preserved and only man
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20 their authors
The evening times., 1898-11-08

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The evening times., 1898-11-08
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

THE TINES, in all its editions Morning, Even
ing and Sunday will be mailed ia one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
es often as desired.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

1T has been tremendous campaign in
New York, but it can hardly be said that
the Republican work has been educa-
tional. The issues to which the speak
ers of that party have devoted their time
and talents have been the heroism of
Roosevelt, who is credited with the de-
feat of Spain. the alleged Spanish desire
for Van Wycks election and the neces-
sity of u thicker plating of gold on the
financial policy of the Government A
steady abuse of Croker has accompanied
the reckless aftirmations of Roosevelt :
greatness. The Democrats have dwelt on
the canal frauds, to which Roosevelt has
referred always with an if they have
arraigned the Republican party for its
legislation, especially the Raines Sunday
law. that was enforced by Roosevelt to
the neglect of serious crimes, and they
have urged the need of a Democratic
House at Washington to prevent the re-
organization of the army for the exclu-
siye benefit OF the politicians If the
arguments of the speakers of the two
parties could decide the election it would
surely result in a Democratic victory-as
ii probably viii.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

camp Meade, having been comparative
iy free from epidemic diseases. is to be
vacated and the troops sent South.
The evening times., 1898-11-08

party, must show that the President
has sacrificed something of his strength
by his support of Alger.