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The evening times., 1899-02-25
The Cars Ally.

THE Gar on his way to Livadia stopped at
the railway station OF Tula and sent request
that Count Tolstoy would come to meet him.
The greeting and conversation passed as de-
scribed below.
The White Car looked across the world and saw
A tax-wrung Europe sweat in barren toll,
And each great power built up of petty griefs
And his the greatest. So a thought arose
81 am the master; surely there is help
The White Gar sent a message to the courts,
And from the courts courtfy answer came;
The White Gar sent his message to the world,
And from the world a suilen laughter came.
The White Car called his servants, and he said
"What help?' They answered, Lord, there is
no help;
You are the master. Spend, and we are safe
The White Car pondered 'Lo!'' he cried, ga
help!"
And southwark sped aleng the iron way
Built to bear armies. In his course he stayed,
And sent to one no summons but a PRAYER
He came, the peaceful rebel, teacher of those
Who, taught to suffer, will not learn to siay;
He, the strange saint, the new Augustin, came:
All peasant in his garb, rough, sheepskin- clad,
And on his breast wilderness of beard,
Yet noble; and he stood before the Gar.
Then on his shoulders the White Car laid hands,
Kissed him on cheek and mouth, and spoke his
word:
'You heard my message. Is there any help2
What peace for Europe?' And the other said:
Lord, you master; bid your power disband. -
The White Cars eyes before that level gaze
Dropped, and his voice: AZ am not master here.
You are name in Europe. Speak of peace
The other answered: Lord, it shall be done"
And so they passed, crowned dreamer and un-
crowned,
One to his hearth, there free at his own will
To live, love, sufer-free at least to dream:
The other guarded, fenced about with awe,
Lord of the swarming legiens, at whose word
All Europe quivers, Asia shakes, and he
To the Far East lays pathways for his might;
And bids the sea be furrowed with new, deaths,
Strong to lay burdens on the gToaning Earth.
o strsngthless Might! o impotence Of Powert
Stephen Gwynne.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
FEEDING THE CUBANS.
Undeserving Natives Said to BE Re-
ceiving American Charity.

Natives Said to BE Re-
ceiving American Charity.
Havana, Feb. 25.-The United States is
today feeding per cent Of the total pop
uiation of Cuba, and the number of des-
titute appears to increase, rather than
diminish.
From e0e00 to $4,000 are fed in Havana
alone On army rations, or 10 per cent OF
the city's inhabitants. During the last
FIVE days the number of rationS distributed
has been double the previous average, ow-
ing to a change in the system OF inspec-
ton.
Formerly seven junior officers, in charge
of relief stations, undertook to investigate
personally the cases of all applicants. This
proving impracticable, the military ad-
ministration directed the Junta Patriotica
and it's allied societies in Havana to make
the investigation, undertaking to issue ra-
tions on orders from the committee of
those societies. es
AS soon as this new system was well
under way the number of rations distrib
uted rose from 10, 600 to 90 GOO and %, goo.
The junior officers in charge of the relief
station are still required to make personal
enquiry, as far as possible, In order to
avoid imposition, but in spite OF every
preeaution there Is much to indicate that
undeserving persons receive the American
charity.
For instance, 1t happens now and then
that an applicant supposed to be poor en-
cages cab at 20 cents fare to take the
rations home. 1t frequently occurse that
applicants waiting for ratfous decline Of
fers of work. AT one distributing Office a
householder of Havana recognized his
laundress among he6applieants. The wom-
an was earning $40 a week.
1t is commonly reported that Havana
servants resign their places because they
are able to live on the rations distributed
by the Americans. One story has it that
no fewer than 1000 servants have done
this,
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Cuban Good VIII.

The demonstration at Havana yesterday
on the arrival of General Gomez demon
strated the good feeling that exists be-
tween the majority of the Cubans and the
Americans. There were many misunder-
standings in the first days OF our occupa-
tion, owing in large part to the misrepre-
sentations of political demagogues. but
there is no longer any doubt in the Cuban
mind Of the sincerity of the Americans
and the wisdom of their administration.
In heaping honors on Gomez the Cubans
appear to be unstable but the change is
chiefly in himself Soon after the cessa-
lion of hostilities nearly all his soldiers
abandoned him and entered the American
lines. His first proclamation, intended to
discredit this Government and to resent
even a temporary foreign rule. was without
the least effect on anybody. II appears
that his main trouble was the feeling that
he had been neglected Nobody had
thought to consult with him, while Gen
eral Garcia was accepted as an adviser of
the Americans. By a little tact, Mr.. Porter
succeeded in soothing him to such a degree
that he favored the acceptance OF the three
million dollars for the army, contrary to
the sentiment Of the Cuban Assembly. He
is now an advocate of absolute submission
10 the American Government.
1t is to be expected that an occasional
unhappy politician will attempt TO create
enmity between the American Army and
the Cubans, but there is small cause TO
fear it will succeed. With firm and at
the same time considerate enforcement of
a reasonable policy, the leading people of
all classes will become more strongly at
tached to the Americans. We may even
hope that in time they viii be grateful.
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1t is undeniable that the War Depart
ment is negligent in allowing army cloth
ing to be made in sweatshops in New York
where the victims of disease are cooped up
in small rooms and probably infect the
garments they make. 1t is wrong that the
Government should allow its clothing con-
tractors to employ poor people at such
starvation wages as are reported II
should throw out bids that are so low
as to make the employment of sweatshop
hands necessary. If protective tariff can
not protect American clothing workers
from the fate of the sweatshop victims.
why should its advocates proclaim that it
benefits labor?
The evening times., 1899-02-25
SUES A BROKER.
DIR. CoraeirO Accuses Charles II.
Towns of Withholding Securities.

Towns of Withholding Securities.
New York, Feb. 25-Chief Surgeon
Frederick J. B. Cordeiro. Z. S. N, has
started legal proceedings TO investigate
the whereabouts of seventy shares of ST.
Louis and Southwestern Railway stock
representing 2,200, which he possessed
before he left for Southern waters on the
cruisers New Orleans. but which had van
ished when he returned In Yorkvite po-
lice court yesterday he charged Charles
B. Towns. of the firm of Charles B. Towns
Company, brokers, at 80 Broadway, with
wrongfuIIy withholding them.
He SAYS that on December 10 he took
the seventy shares OF stock to Towns &
Co. and left it, with the distinct under
standing that it was not to be sold ex-
cept to protect stocks he was then carry
ing with the firm. If additional margins
were needed, then only. DR.. Cordeiro de-
elares, was the stock to be used. When
he returned. the account rendered him, he
says, showed profit of more than $1,000.
He demanded the return of his stock and
two days later caused the arrest of his
former broker.
Mr. Towns declared that the stock had
been pledged to another firm and sold for
the account of Towns & Co. This, he said,
&as customary, and known to Dr. Cordeiro
through receipt so marked. which had
been given him for the stock. Dr. Cor
deiro said that he. knew of no such agree
ment. Magistrate Kudlich reserved decis-
ion until next Monday, and Mr. Towns
was released on S., 900 bonds. The Charles
B. Towns Company Is successor to the
firm of Charles B. Towns & Co.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
An Abused Young Man.

There have been a good many walls over
the alleged mad determination of women
to do mems work, and ST. Louis youth
seems to have reached the point where he
is compelled TO do his wailfng on paper.
Accordingly, he writes the following pa
thetic letter to the Star" of that city:
noticed in your paper the other evening that
sos 900 women and girls are employed as stenog-
raUhers Suppose 500, 600 men were TO occupy
these places instead of women, what benefit
that would be 10 the country. Woman was not
uut on earth to take mans place IN business,
but TO do housework, and be wives. These women
should get married, and men should be put in
their places Look into any of the daily papers
and one will find large lists of girls and women
wanted To do housework; but no. they won't do
that: they want to be stenographers and sit IN
an Office for men TO admire them An Office is
not a fit place for women
This is a remarkably lucid and cogent
statement of view by no means uncem-
mon, especially among youths who are
phiIosophically inclined. There is moth
ing uncertain about the ring of it; the
writer is thoroughly convinced of the JUS
tice of his cause; he knows what he wants,
and says so. He knows what woman's
business is better than she knows it her.
self, to judge by the 100000 misguided
maidens who are now doing stenography
in order to be admired, instead of retiring
to their proper place among the pots and
kettles. He knows. if they don't, that an
Office is not a fit place for women, and he
carefully explains Just what woman was
put on earth for. So there can be no mis-
take about it hereafter.
What will be the effect of this clear cut
and emphatic statement of the sphere of
woman? Two things might possibly come
of 1t. The employers of these female stem
ographers might discharge them all SUM-
marily and advertise for men; and then
the women would have to get married or
cook, OF BOTH Or, perhaps, the stenogra-
pliers themselves, could they be brought to
read this convincing letter, would be struck
with remorse for the wrong which they
are doing society Then they would imme-
diateiy resign and advertise for husbands
or answer advertisements for cooks and
housemaids- Which would be the better
The interests and feelings Of the women
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themselves have been considered long
enough. They have no business to remain
in offices when it is not best either Tor
them or the country. There is no reason
why they should stay there except that
they want men to admire them. Ihey
should retire, or be discharged, and men
should be appointed in their PAGES
This much is clear. But is the corre-
spondent of the st. Louis paper ready 10
do his part in this great work? Is he
ready to marry. at-onee, some one of the
100000 women who are keeping him out oil
situation? Is he willing TO eat, for the
next few years, food prepared by young
woman who was educated not as cook,
but as stenographer? Is he, in his gen.
erous zeal to oust women from places
which are not At for them willing to de-
vote part of his salary to making places
which are fit for them7 Is he prepared
to promise that he will allow his wife and
his cook enough money to supply their
needs, and that he will not swear at them
when the breakfast is not ON time? In
short, is ne determined to make his home
as fit a place as the average office for a
young woman of sensitiveness and spirit?
And, inally, can he earn enough money to
provide for himself, his wife, and. the
cook?
If he fills all these requirements, he will
probably be able to rescue at least one
girl from the horrors of Office work and
secure her place, and, incidentally, he will
do some good to his country. Then let
him convince other young men that they
should go and do likewise. But if he
thinks that the employers are going to
discharge girls who are doing mems work
in satisfactory way, or that the gir.s will
kindly resign for the good of mankind and
the country, and do housework till they
can find man whom they can love, honor,
and obey with a good conscience, it is to
be feared that he will have to wait for his
millennium. Meanwhile, he might get
some consolation out of a correspondence
with that kindred spirit. Prof. Harry
| ThurStOn Peck
The evening times., 1899-02-25
VACCINATION AND SMALLPOX
An Advocate of Vaccination.


To the Editor OF The Times:
At the end of the nineteenth century it is
surprising that such ideas should be promulgated
| noticed in recent letter in The Times un-
der the heading Smallpox or Vaccination" Ii
is still more surprising that they should ema-
nate from a physician OF accredited ability, and
at time when they will no doubt make an i'm
preston.
When the health authorities of this city are
making every effort to stamp eat and control the
spread of the disease, the sentiments expressed
by the article in question are of grave moment
1t is not for an instant to be supposed that le
will have any effect. upon the upper stratum OF
society, but anything of this nature always ap-
peas with great force to the class among which
vaccination is most necessary. At the best, 1t IS
difficult enough for the health authorities to
cope with this urthinking and umeasoniHg eie7
ment, witeut having the task made any more
arduous.
If any one thing Is established in medicine it
is the efficacy of vaccination in preventing cpl
denies of smallpox, and in reducing its occurrence
to the minimum. To reject this principle now
is TO go back to the terrible time OF ages ago.
when devastating epidemcs and plaques spread
over .fhe known world and moved down millions
of sufferers. 80
Now as to why we should be afraid OF vac
cnation! Simply because in few Isolated cases
in which the vaccine improperly prepared,
or more probable in which human virus was
used there suffering. Must the majority
suffer because of the mistakes which occurreu III
u few instances2
Your correspondent mentions cancer, bright
disease and consumption being ccmmuni-
Gated. We have never known, and doubt the
transmission OF the first two diseases named IL
is possible in the case of that later h1t at this
time as vaccine is scientifically prepared, the
young cattle are thoroughly examined by eX-
pert veterinary surgeons, and in addition they
are tested for the reaction by the injection OF
tuberculin, which positively precludes the use
of diseased cattle.
Your correspondent asks for personal exPeri'
ence with vaccination. and to answer him we
may be permitted to draw somewhat from oCI
own. The writer was for three years in charge
of the contagious disease hospital in New iorh
city, in which all smallpox is treated, and dur
| ing that time attended several hundred eases
| Almost invariably the cases where vaccination
| had been made escaped with the hghtest posi-
| BILE attack. Cases that had never been yaceinat
| ed were extremely virullent i'll type, and larg'
| per cent of them died.
/ Again, every patient that entered other ward
| Of the hospital suffering from any contasion
| disease was vaccirated admission. Amon9
| several thousand treated in this way the write
! has never seen the slightest harm resulting. al
| though they were i'll with other diseases at th
same time
| With pure virus. properly applied. vaccination
| is the least harmful operation in medicine, an'
| at the same time producing the most benen
cial results. F. X. PERClN AL, VI. u,
The evening times., 1899-02-25
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1899.
Long ON Dcwey.

We trust that no one seeking for light
rs to the meaning of Admiral Dewey's
oTninous Cablegram TO the Navy Depart
ment has failed to peruse the sententious
and lucid explanation set forth by the
Hon. John ID. Long. Dewey telegraphed:
Manila, Feb. q.
For political reasons the Oregon should he
sent here Al once. DENEN-
Being asked TO officially expound the
mystery involved in this message, Mr..
Long said. said he:
am sure that il has no international sig
rshrauCe. You may state that positively. Prob
ably Dewey wants a fine ship there the Amer
Jean Commissioners are about due. and il viii
give weight to the American representations
When Dewey's biography comes TO be
written let not the historian omit this
incident The hero of Manila, weary and
worn, yet standing like a mastiff in the
path of his country's enemies, thirteen
thousand miles from home, and feeling
that the smallest slip or mistake on his
part may lead to bloody war with the
German Empire, has yet time to inspect
the twenty-three ships under his COM
Inand, and. discovering that none is
likely TO afford the comfort necessary
10 the pretensions of the American
Philippine Commission, sends an urgent
cabegram TO Washington that a cum
brous battIeship may be speeded across
the Pacific Ocean that the luxurious
accommodations it will afford the Pres
ident's agents may startle the Ger
man Admiral into abandoning the idea CT
landing marines on American soil Who
who knows Dewey could doubt that Mr..
54ong analyzes and elucidates his motive
with the precision of a Bunsby and The
self-sacrificiag truthfulness of Dogberry.
For, said Dogberry:
Dost thou not suspect my places Dost thoy
not suspect my years? Masters. remember tia
am as; though 1t be not written down, ye
forget not that / am an ass
The evening times., 1899-02-25
WORKING GIRLS MADE HAPPY.
Entertained by the wIfe of a
Wealthy Droker.


New York, Feb. 25.7*Three, cheers for
Mrs. Studweil.' cried a happy factory girl
at the close of a reception to working girls
given last evening by the wife OF George
S. Studwell, wealthy Wall Street broker
at her residence, No 1G8 West Fitty-eighth
Street. One hundred and ninety girls
representative of life in store, factory. and
sweatshop-responded with loud praises for
their cordial reception and entertainment
by former working woman.
When the young women began to arrive
Mrs. Studweli declared she must be con-
sidered as one of them. She, herself. had
| to work for living after she was thirteen
years old. As concert hall singer she was
obliged to go from city to city. Her life.
she said, was that OF a hard working wo-
man for more than twenty-five years. Af-
ter her marriage she did not sing profess
sionally. but was able to live in luxury.
Mrs. James Edward Newcomb. president
| of the Chi Kappa Club assisted Mrs. Stud
| well in receiving Both were tastefufiy
| gowned. They at once made the guests
appear at home. Mrs. Newcomb said she
| had never worked for her daily bread, but
/ sincerely wished she had. She had been
| interested in the Chi Kappa Club for If
! teen years. 1t is s9compossd or young giris
and matrons in society, who sew together
| or give fairs and teas to entertain and
help the factory and shop girls.
| After exchange of greetings the girls
were given seats in the two parlors of the
| Studwell mansion. The effort to brighten
the lives of the self-supporting girls pres
| ent was aided by Miss Lucille Saunders
Miss Nay Isabel Fisk, Miss Emma F'roh-
man, Miss Matte Ferguson, Miss Asa All
ing -Alling. Mrs. Belle Gray Taylor. Tom
Karl, Clinton b. Fisk, and P. Neville Aus
| tey, professionals and amateurs. who rend-
cred musical and dramatic programme.
| They sang japanese and coon songs. recited
and played the mandolin and guitar.
After the entertainment the hostess was
called upon TO speak.
Whenever you see me in your stores or
| In the street. she said 'even if I do not
recognize you, L wish you would speak to
me and let me shake you by the hand.
wantAsFeryone to know that she is not in
the house Of the rich when here. but of
working woman, and that / many, many
years earned my own bread"
A dainty luncheon was then served They
dispersed after singing several popular
songs. Mrs Studwell and Mrs Neweomb
accompanied them in the singing
The working girls returned home without
escorts just as they go from their work
every day. A few who live at a distance
had cabs at their disposal.
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4 Public Meeting.

To the Editor OF The Times:
7 m, t,nIy glad that there is one doctor who
has sense and courage enough to utter pro-
test against the craze of vaccination, as has Dr.
Joseph 4 Thompson, OF Alexandria Would that
he lived in om city ask him through your
nsnar to call public meeting to organize an
league. as has been done IN
u,any places in England. Does our health ON
Ger fear an epidemic will not nlaterialize that
he wishes To order house inspection 50
as tn make sure of systematic Introduction OF
smallpox, into every home in this city? Let
every fan,iIv in Washington heed the warning OF
DIR. Thompson then organize against vaccination
and keep we'll NJ e. hE1.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Had Use for Many Neckties.
laramie, Wyo, Correspondence of the Chicag
Inter Ocean)


Inter Ocean.)
''Tankee Ted who has been known as the
cowboy dude in the Sweetwater country, by
reason of his partialty for neekties of various
kinds and hues. is credited with an escape from
the county Jail of Sweetwater in a remarkable
and curious manner. Ted's method of diversion
when he came to Laramie after the round-ups
was in the purchase of neckwear, and he has
been known to depart for the range country
from 200 to 300 necktes richer various occa-
sions. Recently the cowboy arrested for
misappropriating cattle, and lodged in the Sweet
water Jail until the grand fury should meet, in
default of bail. He made but request, and
that was that his neekties be allowed to keep
him company, and they were brought in from
his range headquarters by some companions. 1t
is calculated that the boxes thus taken into the
cell contained some 500 ties, the styles ranging
from the latest bows to, four-in-hands Ted's cell
was in the third story OF the Jail, and the war
den was considerably surprised the other morning
on going to the back Of the building to find
rope of gaudily-colored four r-in-hands dangling
from the window OF Che" cowboy dudes cell. In
vestigation showed that he had forced two of the
bars at the window, woven a strong rope from
his multitude of ties, and gained his liberty The
only wonder expressed IN the Sweetwater coun-
try is that the fastidio.ls cowboy allowed the
;necktie rope to remain after he had made his
escape.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Another DOubter.

To the Editor OF The Pmes:
Ny experience OF vaccination IS that 1t
medical fraud, and causes more evil than sniait-
pox itself When my grandchildren were re-
auired TO be vaccinated as pupils OF the pubic
school. 1 cleansed the vaccine points Oh the
nus poison before the operation.
Some wears ago vaccination was ordered IN
same OF the Government Departments. Aired
Cridge. a clerk, quietly submitted 10 ,he opera
t;or then went to the washroom and cleansed
the wound OF the poison SE-NhA-
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A Possible Scene.

CFrom the Chicago Tribune.J
Senator Quay (risingl-Mr. PRESIDENT t.y.
President of the Senate-The Senator from
Pennsylvania
Senator Quay-Before we vote this matter
of ratifying the Peace Treaty wish to conclude
my remarks upon the tariff question, which were
temporarily interrupted a few years ago
fPiaces large stack of manuscript on his desk
and resumes ..........4. ..sf.-. MS.
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sT don't see,'' said Mr.. Mulberry, 'swhy you
women have that Mrs Watkins in your literary
club. The rest OF you are bright enough, but
she's dull as dall can be-
Its this way answered Mrs Mulberry: ''Nrs
Watkins great grandmother half sisters second
cousin by marriage could trace her descent from
Chaucer. So you see, after all, with such liter
ary claims we couldn't very well leave Mrs. Wat
kirs out"
The evening times., 1899-02-25
CURRENT HUM0R.
The Algerian View.

tFrOm Puck.)
Reformer-But don't you think that pubiic Of
fee should be public trust?
Statesman-Why, certainly, I don't believe in
investigation committees anything like that.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
A Puzzled YOunSster.
From the Houston POST

tF rom t1le uUHsIDN
Small Johnny had on his best clothes. and his
mamma told him not to play in the dirt with
them on. .........-.. L-.---- -.
Don't they have any dirt in heaven TO play
inf" he asked. .,,-.-..,t ., -,
mo: of course. not. replied his mother
s'Then what do little boys do up there
queried Johnny. 1i4ok'~
'.Oh. they play harps, and sing and sit under
beautiful trees was the replySiH
''weli," said the little. tsilnwsS Il don't see
how they can have trees il there ain't no dirt. F."