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The evening world., 1911-08-23

the ailng-namey, its failure to distinguish between a bona fe pa
tient and one who goes into the silence at So per relax merely
~ a police detective. The silence has been rudcly broken by numer-
Qua arrests recently. Two in one day this week brought to court a
prnstess who sold cosmic vibrations as a headache cure, and a 'chiro-
prsctk" doctor who claimed to cure typhoid fever and infantle
paralysis without medicine Or n doctors license.
Both of these weird practitioners claimed that prominent So
ciety persons were among their clients. Their prosperous appear
ance, and the nonchalant Ease with which they furnished bail, indi
Dated that they must be doing a paying business.
1t is not necessary to "hold a brief for these fantastic pre-
tenders to perceive that they have some plausible excuse for
their trickeres. They could not give their advice away if no.
body wanted it. When there is a large demand for high-sounding
sophistry and common sense or nonsense disguised as mysticism,
somebody is bound to cultivate the profitable industry Of supplying
that same.
The "Soul- Temple" lady in the case just cited prescribed a
simple rest cure by such exhortatons as "You let your dead self
pass out, and from this time your soul will travel on a new road"
A cup of camomne tea could not be taken without an accompanying
formula Of "whirling around slowly with arms extended horizontally,
od saying: All Of this belongs to me-" A nervous patient "needed
a strong Oriental perfume, like asurue or incarnata. 1t will strength
on you and attract people to You. Put some on your handkerchief,
and at the butchers or bakers the clerks will Immediately leave all
others and attend to you"
No doubt-they would wish to get you out Of the store as quickly
and as politely as possible.
Yet all this tom-foolery is but another form OF what innumer-
able "promincnt society persons" and Others indulge in, when they
cultivate "new thought to save themselves the trouble OF thinking.
and seek to cure imaginary ills with imaginary remedies.
The evening world., 1911-08-23
A New GrievarCn.

r France. Germany and Austria much
e being written and snoken on the
= subject OF abolishlnG the forms OF
addressing m now in use, so that
now the same,title may describe a wom-
an IL she be married or unmarried, One
woman. writing In n Vienna paper, says;
"Why 'fraulc!n' and frau?' The former,
which used to describe an unmarried
woman, really means little woman and
II that Is the proper appeliation for n
young woman, why should not the man
who Is unmarried be called a mannheim
or little mani Once upon a time this
question would have sounded ridiculous.
hut to-day we are fellow-students and
fellow-workers with men and have a
right to ask that the old form Of address
which marks US - 1i.tls' be abandoned.
The evening world., 1911-08-23

mother s bedroom, pursued by her
brother Willie, who was e~ndeavoring to
strike her with one OF his fathers
walking sticks,
Mrs. Jarr gathered the little girl into
her arms for safety and gave a threat
enlng look at Master Jarr in the door
way, as though to say to him: Just
wait til the company goes n III whip
o good. young mani
Eyes, they want to handle and finger
everything new or pretty that comes in
the house." Mrs. Jarr went on, speaking
aloud, "and | just have to keep every
thing like that away FROM them"
Mrs, Jar was speaking TO Miss Cora
Ilickett, who hdd come, like the Greeks,
bearing gifts. IAnd was suspected OF
Interior motiyss by Mrs, Jarr In CON-
scquence).
ron, It's really nothing" replied Miss
IiIckett, as though to deprecate the
tribute she had brought, las mother
and | are boarding. YOU know. and !
have So much time upon my hands, !
just did those table cloths and napkins
In drawn work; and, when they WE'RE
done, / said to mother: Mother. I'm
going to give them to Mrs. Jarr. She's
just the dearest thing"
The evening world., 1911-08-23

And now" and here Miss Hlckett
drew her chair closer. do tell me about
Clara Mudr!dse's marriage! Il It true
that Jack Silver threw her over and
that one Of her fathers friends. u ter
rlble looking old man. married her TO
spare her the humiliation of being Tilted
openly by Jack Silver? know that you
know all about II.
And is It true that the man she
married IS not rich, as he pretends 20
be, put is on the verge of bankruptcy
and he Is 50 stingy besides that he
won't give her n penny and Clara sits
all day crying her eyes out?"
Miss Hickett had to pause for breath,
and Mrs. Jarr had a chance 70 get a
word in ~edgeways.
"Oh, my dear, some one has been toll
in(; you sp!teful tales replied Mrs.
Jarr. Jack Silver Is heartbroken be-
cause Clara Mudrldge threw him over
and married n millionaire. You see.
Jack just pcstered Clara to death with
his attentions. lie was ringing her on
the telephone all the time and calling
day and night and so Jealous OF her he
wouldn't leave her out of his sight.
Then Nj. Smith, who had known her a
long, long time and had loved her since
she was n little Girl, and had been re-
fused by her n dozen times, carried her
of in an automobile and almost COM
pclled her to marry him. He settled
every dollar he had In the world on her
and bought her diamonds til she was
covered with them and CAV her carte
blanche charge accounts at the stores,
So what could the poor girl do?'
"Humph!" shifted Miss Hlckett spite
fully. II can't see what any man sees
In HER, She has nc figure; you know
that
Mrs. ,:arr had to admit that Clara
Mudrldge. that VAS. had no figure,
"And she has no complexion. Her
best friends wouldn't say she had a
complexion, would they"
As a best friend Mrs, Jarr had to
admit the absence OF complexion.
And she hasn't any hair. You know
that" continued the critic.
Mrs. Jarr nodded assent.
and her feet, DID you ever see
such feet?' continued Miss Hickett
ruthlcssly. "Why. she has to veal
vamps so short that she is actually
walking on her toes. and even then hei
fec, look as big as a po'icaman's''
Mrs. Jarr could not os2y this I'M
parchment o. the brides .ormlna
facilities.
And her hands, DID you ever see
such coagso. bl" hands on a woman
Like lunches cc h~onanas'' seld Mss
HIcfett. "And her teeth Everybody
used to say clara Mudr!dgc had teeth
ike piano keys. Wen, | wish her luck
Put PITY her poor Old husband" con
c,uded Miss Hlckett,
When Mr.. J1rr came home his WIFE
showed him tho present OF hand
worked table l,neN.
And I don't know whether she can't
to pump me about Cara or whether
she expects III ret HER a husband
SHE said,
still" said Mr. Jsrr. IT was nice tc
give you those 't,.ngs she had worked
so hard over"
Nonsense" snapped Mrs, Jarr, "sns
bought them from ono of those Ar
!, menian m I was offered . set like
:. II for three dollars!"
The evening world., 1911-08-23
From Nrs. Stanton Broom
to Her & u.cher.
JOSEPH OK:

n HR. JOSEPH OK:
IVI Dear sir-I was simply dunn
AVA founded when l received your
bill this month. l don't see how l could
possibly have ordered all that stuf.-and
If | did I'm sure you cugh. to make a
reduction for bulk!
I'm so far behind in my bridge debts
that | made up my mind to have stews
and round steaks, and things like that.
to sort OF balance. II you fix them up
with a lot OF sauce and chopped things,
people dom know the difference, any
how.
But. according to the bill, II seems
corned beef and cabbage Is just as ex-
pensive as flet and mushrooms.
Wen. ! suppose you can help It, but
what l wanted to write about specially
was this:
We expect to go away on a short trip,
probably for three weeks, and as
don't care to mention bills to Mr.. Brown
just now, | thought that while I'm away
| might win enough at bridge to settle
the whole bill when | get back.
SO, will YOU he good enough not 10
bother just now? And everything will
be smoothed out in ABOUT three weeks, !
guess. Very truly,
The evening world., 1911-08-23
From Mrs. Stanton-B rozvr
to Her Latest Acquauntance.
/ dear Mrs. Bcllamy:
The stupendous number of en-

lV The stupendous number of en-
ASA gagemen:s I've had to I'LL has
kept me from answering your letter Of
the twentieth.
Thursday afternoon went to the
Ncvllrs reception. but. my DEAR l had
a rank time. The whole conversation
was upon the increased rate of living
SO very vulgar!
Butchers and grocer's bills were dis
cussed to shreds. Vow inconsequential!
what does 1t matter II capon Is four or
six cents a pound more one weel. than
Il Is another?
The trouble Is people lot their bills
run too long. | pay my bills as they
come-that's the only way--it saves 50
much small falkland | can't imagine
anything more humlllatlng than a dis
cussion with a butcher, can you?
You ask me to recommend you a good
modigte. I go TO Madame Clare on Fifth
avenue. I think she would lust suit you
but she's very peculiar, For instance.
she doesn't care to discuss one patron
with hnother-so dou't mention me 70
her
7 am one OF her most e~xtravaGant and
oldest customers and | know her eccen-
tricit'es, 50 I'm giving O Il few tips,
Another thing, sho insists upon a prompt
settlement 81 her bills,
! have always found Il advantageous
to pay on receipt Of her hill AND 7 think
+ advisable for YOU to do lifew se-apd
! DON'T mention mo to her, Uast'lv,
JANF7' " HOMEGROWN.
The evening world., 1911-08-23
How Mnny SOunrc Ecets
A $50 Year Lawsuit.

A SUIT In which a French m
~ Nine, Gotten, IL tho present
plaintiff, heats tho record %
the Jonncns case, This lady is the
legal heircss, OF a goldsmith who IN
l@S lent the Government CT Venice
S''oc crowns. the present value OF
which, with interest. Ia estimated at
about 100000, The heir OF tho orig
mai lender was a Frenchman, Jean
Thierry. who died before the loan was
repaid. There vas a lawsuit over his
sue esslon, and Louis XIV, claimed
the estate and annexed the French
portion OF IT, The suit was still drag
gin ON at the time OF the Directory.
when Bonaparte forced Venice TO
repay the loan. Since then France has
been the custodian OF the Thierry es-
tate. The Government has been sued
dozens OF times. but TO no purpose.
Now, Nine. Cotton is suing the Gov
ernment OF Austria and Italy. as well
as that of France, becauss each In
turn has owned Venice. -London
Chronicle.
The evening world., 1911-08-23

70 the Editor e The Evening World:
Your correspondent staining himself
American" asks why can't France
ooncede some Of her Congo possessions
without England Interfering" ! would
IKE to ask a similar question: Why
could not Mexico cede some OF her
territory to Japan or some OF the
Southern Republics hand over part of
their land to Germany without the
United States interfering? ! thlnl: It
agents 20 aboa, the same thing.
CANADIAN.
The BOss's ! Of the story.
To the Editor q he Evening World:
Fo- the benefit OF the complaining
stenographers, let me kindly speak this
word for the bosses land ! might say
herewith that ! am no. a boss but
merely a humble hut no. "slaying ana
ill-treato1 s~tenograpnerD. II some ~
these complaining stenographers would
stop to think for about onc-thlrd OF the
time they waste their employers time
they would realize why their bosses,
after a night out" as one OF the COM
%plainants described u, feels gruuchy.
Where does TIE bosa so two-thirds Of
tho nights he goes outr While you
are sitting IN g theat-e, il-treatod
stenographers, enjoying yourselves.
your boss two-thirds OF the time Is out
with some custcmer trying TO follow
the iatter's whims 10 get SOM business,
when he wouli much rather he az home
with his VIE and children. ! dc no,
appeal 10 your sympathetic side. huI
Imagine what the boss thinks when he
sees the sldelong glanees and smile,
and hears the whispered "Soused again.
from some OF his employees. Think thi
over. complainers. ana see II | might no
be a little correct on this subject. ! ~
not claim to be- a king of good advice
but simply give my experience as
A STENOGRAPHER.
The "smokers' Seats
To the Editor Of The Evening world
In reply 10 II. Meeken's request tina
women explain why they take the open
car seats allotted to smokers, 1t is much
more difficult for women to get seats a
all than It Is for men. ] am a business
conan. In excellent health. riding OF
che cars every day. and yet ! am ofte
delayed because I can't get to a vacan
ssa& IN time. What 10 hsrdseor me mus
The evening world., 1911-08-23
Letters From the People

be harder for two-thirds OF the women.
There are no seats reserved on street
cars for women with babies, or, In
fact, for women at all. In our Eastern
cities there are more women than men.
There isn't even the faintest sembiance
OF fair play In the reeerving OF three
seats quite n proportion OF the entire
number) for the stronger sex unless a
similar reservation In made for m
c. w. r.
In The World Almanac.
To the Eii,or of The Evening World
Where can | md out the details (ships.
&c,) OF the first Ave nations on water?
$. $.
Latter Part May he LETT ON.
To the Editor Of The Evening World
Is the following form of introduction
between e lady and gentleman corrcct7
Miss Blank" will you elbow me to pre-
sent Mr.. Space? Mr., Space, Mss
Blank Can the latter part he omittel
ana the Introduction still be complete
j.. X, Hoboken. n. J.
How Many square Feet
To the Eiitor Of The Evening World
Would readers figure out the following
"Eeqli-ed number OF square feet in Al
~ eg1lar plot Of GROUND approximately
l3.ASlOOy c,2iNli6,0 feet?" \. D. q.
The evening world., 1911-08-23
IANET sTANTON.RROWN.
From Ms. Sranton-B ro1vn
to Her SWodis e.
EAR Madame Clare

EAR Madame Glare.
was very much surprised at
- the tone OF your letter. Of curse
! know my b.ll has teen running quite
some th0e, Eat you knew, Madame
Glare, I've never cheated yol out OF a
penny!
] think dts ever so much better to let
n bin run a year or two and be sure
you're going to get it In the end than
to have part OF 1t paid promptly and
NEVER get the rest, done you?
And that last gown you sent me was
not at all satisfactory! could sit down
In II with perfect ease and YOU know the
real classy own are not at all like
that now
But, In spite of all, I'm perfectly will
Ing 10 pay our bill. Only you'N have
to wait-I don't know how long you'll
have to wait. either. But, anyway.
you're safe in suspecting that you wI1l.
get It some time, Very sincerely,
] JANET sTANTON-BRowN.
The evening world., 1911-08-23
SOULS FREEDOM" BODY IN JAIL.

lie clash between
opponents Of ~uni-
versal soul free
d o m" a n d III
County Medical
Society is peren-
nial. New thought
seems somehow to
conflict with old
practice, and tho
unlicensed yogi al
most invariably
gets tho worst Of
it. This sad end
ing is because Of
the notorious one
weak point in the
psychic system Of
administering to
The evening world., 1911-08-23

AS Mrs. Jarr said
the words she al
most precipitously
thrust the open
package Of linen
into a top bureau
dra
You know how
children are" Mrs.
Jarr went on. as
tho sound of child
lsh feet came pat
tering down the
hall n d little
Emma Jarr ran
Cor refuge into her
The evening world., 1911-08-23

know l am so domestic! There Is moth
ing I like to do better than to en-
broider or knit. And as l can't sit with
Idle hands, l Just do drawn work and
fancy work. and I'm only too glad 10
do some for you.
The evening world., 1911-08-23
An Unknown Tongue.

A YOUNG man. lust returned from college.
"a was gu. cycling one day, when SUDDEN,
= he came TO q steep gradient. He lost con
t-ol o. his machine AMI was thrown.
Two men came and found him lying ia 'hn.
rrelicamsat. When asked how Il happened. ht
replied: Wei. l came down that decline With
the greatest velocity and lost my central srivity
AMI ws p.eeipitstsd on the hard naeadsm.hel
road"
The evening world., 1911-08-23
WHERE FAILS.

~ ONE old Greek drama in New York may fill q long felt want,
yet Sophocles finds Irving Place an unfamiliar haunt. italian
comic OPP thrives there, and SO does German farce, but
"Oedipus Rex" goes badly where good Grecians are so scarce.
The real reason, we surmisc, for Sophos fading glorics, is that
he doesn't dramatize this summers best-sold stories.
The evening world., 1911-08-23
The May Manton Fashions
~ He blouse that n

HE blouse that u
closed at the left
Of the front 10 n
tavorite. Here Is q
m ode designed for
small IN e n and
Young girls. In the IL
lustrat!on It is made OF
linen, finished with
scallopod edges and
with little eyelets In
the scallops. but it can
be cut in larger seal
lopS and the edge
bound, or 1t can be
left plain and trimmed
with banding o. with
applique, and the blouse
can be made either OF
plain material or OF
fancy material.
II "A more elaborate
effect IS wanted n can
be embroidered or
braided. 1t can be
" orn with a six-gored
skirt as illustrated,
and give a semi-prin-
cessc effect. or it can
be worn with any pre-
ferred skirt either cut
to the high or to the
natural waist lire.
The blouse is made
In two pieces, the
sleeves making n part
of 1t. The chemisette
Is separate and adj
gusted un er the
blouse and closed at
the back. while the
blouse Itself IL closed
inyisibly at the LEFT
of the front. The un-
der sleeves are at
tached beneath the
sleeve edges.
For the 16 year size
win be required 2 is
yards of material 81
or SO, is yards "A
inches wide, with "a
gard Is inches wide
Tor the chemisette
and under sleeves.
Pattern No. .OO2
Is cut IN sizes for
misses OF IA, I6 and
Is years of age.
The evening world., 1911-08-23

But. my dear girl. I do not wish TO
deprive you OF such beautiful work. I
am not deserving Of It at all. And the
linen alone must have cost you a pretty
penny" said Mrs. Jarr. shutting the
drawer.
Now, you mustn't say another word
The evening world., 1911-08-23
Couldn't Hear Him.

SSXVTHEN l rose to speak It was 20 attn IN
w the hall you could have heard . yin
drop"
"Ye.i"
Well, Just before ! had got ready to utter my
fist word. some fool In the back end = the hall
yelled. Louder! Judge.
The evening world., 1911-08-23
By Roy L. Nc ardell.

S<A Tow this Is awfully sweet of
N you! But. really. I cannot nc
cop. such beautiful thlnGs!"
The evening world., 1911-08-23
"Hawkshaw
the Oetective!"

Tnen, when the NO crooks had lett The barroom Tor a momcnt, h scFbbIed
a note Of warning to Mr. Gibson. Having written the message he was a .
how to send It.
who'll take n?' lie wondered. half aloud.
slumber at the next table
who are you?" asked Briefly in mazemen
"Iawkshaw. the detectve!" answered the nan throwing Off his dioguhe
and snaching the note from Bobs hand.
Still pretending to fall in with Dalons scheme, Bob accompanied me thief
to he bank Then selling .ho cashbox NJ Dalon took 3. rom the safe he cried:
You are my prisoner"
Dalton struck him down n rushed But Fawkshaw sprang from a
hiding place and seized he robber ov~poweins nd Handwriting him after a
fierce tusse. Mr. Gibson hurried to the spot in response to the warning note
Repentng of his harshness toward Briefly and grateful for m splendid ser
vice Bob had rendered him be knetb by the haNsenseless man. side Briefly.
slowly recovering consciousness, whispered family:
You would not trust me But you se there may be some good in . tickst-
ofIeavem mar after all!
The evening world., 1911-08-23
Mrs. Jarr Draws Dividends ON Her
New Reputation as a Matclam aker

Copyright. 1911. The Press Publishing Co.
THE New York World,
The evening world., 1911-08-23

{ How Call at THE EVENING WORLD MAY MANToN FSsfIISS"
- {BUREAU. Lexington avenue and Twenty-third street or ,.nn NJ
{msn to MAY MANTON PATTERN co. i2 H. Twenty-third stree,
I os"A. IN. =. ssnd ten oen in coin or stamps Tor each pattern orde-ed I
{ THsss IMPoRTANT-wnts your address plainly ana always
$780,. }psafy ~ wanted AAd two mt for letter postage Il In a {
The evening world., 1911-08-23
Notes That
Crossed In the Mail
-By Alma WOOduard-

Copyright. 1911. by The Press Publishing Co. cs New York wOhD.
The evening world., 1911-08-23

house that night, desperate and heartbroNen. Mos
Dalton came 20 him. They had at last got him
the state Of despair where he seemed likely TO obey
wishes. They told him they were about TO rob G..
bank and wanted his help. Briefly pretended TO
The evening world., 1911-08-23
SSdMAMMGD5AaMa1WlI

at a shop. Barely had ne returned with the money
Hawkshaw and the police swooped down on the gan
counterfeiters All escaped but Bob, VINO was capt
tried, convicted and sentenced to the pc1.teutiary.
Throughout the trial May Edwards was Away
The Washington herald., 1911-04-16
Ball Players Measurements
Compare Favorably
With the Negro Fighter,
Jack Johnson.

Introducing Charley Conway. "the white
mans hope"
Just take squint at the comparative
figures in the accompanying box. you
baseball fans. boxing bugs, and others.
and see for yourself If Conway is not
entitled to a look-in with the big
smoke"
The first question naturally asked.
who is Charley Conway" can be an
swered in a few words. Conway Is a
young ball player. who managed to beat
Gut six other candidates for the position
of substitute outfielder on the Washing
ton baseball club while the Nationals
we're training down N Atlanta last
month.
When asked recently IL he ever did any
boxing in his life. Conway modestly re-
piled:
Not very much, but l know how to
handle the gloves: also how to use my
fists. If necessary"
The first day the Nationals reported
for practice in Atlanta and Conway be-
gan to disrobe. preparatory to jumping
into a baseball uniform, Trainer Joe
Quirk grabbed him and his eyes glistened
as he said:
You're the best built kid / ever saw
in my life, and have handled few of
The Washington herald., 1911-04-16
Boston Wins Third Game of Series Before Big Saturday Crowd
UNIVERSITY
DEFEATS COLUMBIA 4 TO 2
Charlie Mcdonnell Leads Brooklanders With Stick
"Chief" Green Twirls in Form-Hess-
Ter Stars in the Field

Catholic University yesterday defeated
Columbia in a close and exciting contest
by to 2.
The game was an interesting one TO
watch. for the two teams were pretty
evenly matched, and the result was in
doubt until the last minute. The New
Workers secured eight hits, but they were
we'll scattered and but few came at crit
ical times. c. u, on the other hand,
punched their hits and made them count.
After the first two innings the game de-
veloped into a pitchers battle, with
Chief Greene. who was on the mound for
the Brooklanders, having little the best
Of the argument. Columbia used three
twirled good ball.
C. u. as usual, started the contest
with a rush. In the first inning only one
Columbia man reached first. namely.
Shibly, who drew a pass from Chief
Greene. but he died there, for the next
man up flied out to Brady, retiring the
side.
c. u. starts In First.
In C. Us half of the-inning they landed
on Lee, who started the game on the rub
Der for Columbia, for three hits, and be-
fore the New Workers woke up. had sue
ceeded in pushing four runs across the
pan. Marsden, the first man up. drove
out a clean single to right, and went to
third when the first baseman fumbled
Zachary's grounder. Ruiz, the next man
up, was hit by a pitched ball and that
filled the bases. Mcdonnell then hit to
nd H.
airy, and Ruiz came home on Maloy' s
passed ball, which placed Mcdonnell on
second. Widmayer then sacrificed Nc
Donnell to third. and Hessler drove him
home a moment later with scorching
single down the third-base line. That end
ed the scoring for that inning and Incl
dentally for the game on c. US part, for
McGeady, the next man up, struck out,
and Greene was thrown out at f1rst by
Lee.
Columbia Scores in Second,
Columbia did their scoring in the sec
ond Jones, the first man up, was an
easy out at first. Menhenrick. who fol-
lowed him, succeeded in getting single
off Chief Greene. Harren. the next man
up, hit to Greene, who threw wild to
second in an attempt to shut off Men
henrick Widmayer's muff of Maloy's
drive filled the bases. Menhenrick
scored when Zachary threw wild over
Widmayer's head. The next man up hit
a fly to Ruiz, who dropped 1t, scoring
Harren. That ended the scoring for the
game.
Several times both sides had good
chances to score, but were unsuccessful.
In Columbia's half of the third, Kiehdl
hit to right field for one base, stole