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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
I he Last Word
BY Nixola Greeley Smith

9 Co. THE New York Eyening World.
posers As for spirit authors-well,
the latest OF them is called Patience
Worth, ana Boston psychologists are
studying several complete novels 3OO,-
10 woIus long which, IL Is said, the
spirit OF Patience dictated through the
cdlJa poaru TO Mrs. Jonn ii. Curran
of st. Louis.
A blighted bud may hold a sweeter
message than the loyellest flower"
was the first message flashed by Pa
uence TO a waiting world. II does not
seem fair that We poor mortals should
have waited millions OF years for this!
And that is why l want Patience and
other spirits to be gwen the advan-
tage OF college training. Maybe latent
genius turks in Patience Worth. But
she needs polish. Gautier spent weeks
hunting for the right adjective. De
Maupdssant wrote and tore up his
stories for seven years. Balzac spent
seventeen years on one novel. And
these poor devils, like the rest of us,
had TO eat and pay rent Spirits are
under no such Bordid compulston, The
world Is theirs. They have eternities
of time and space in which to create.
And what have they done? Do their
achievements in any art compare with
those who have labored under handi-
cap of flesh and blood? Even the So
| swer no! The conclusion is inevitable
that the geniuses of the spirit world
need substantial encouragement And
| when | have the money | shall GER
| tainly found n university. or at any
| rate several scholarships. for talented
but undeveloped spirits.
| A man out West Is trying TO divorce
his Indian wife Clear Sky on the
plea that she Is 1.-The worst nagger in
| the world" What a mistake! Per-
| lection of any kind IL 30 rare that
even the flawless nagger should be
cherished for her unique quality
However, don't believe that Indian
woman Is the worst nagger In the
| world. We have all heard that In
whatever man undertakes to do ht
surpasses woman. Some men nag.
A suggestion for both men ant
women naggers: Love must die, o.
course. But why torture him to death
Up in Maine a husband and wifi
have gone into the woods TO i've tn
primitive life In the hope OF findinl
, happiness. A few years ago the her
, and heroine OF H. @. Wells's move
i Marriage" renewed the love of thei
youth by leaving London for hu
I in Labrador
Fine, We thought. That's the an
! swer. And then Mr.. Wells wrote an
other book, THE Passionate Friends,
a in which the heroine refused to MARI
I the man she loved and took a richie
. one Just because she said her loy
4 would die II she had to become
a sauaw. SO the problem Of matri
O monial happiness for women remain
: lust what II was before, To be @
not 70 bs--A souAw. ----~.---
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
LITTLE RETURN FOR WHATIT GIVES

VVHE City OF New York. with its six millions OF people, its I'M
situation its railroad and shipping facilities, its
financial ascendency, its banks, shops factories importing
exporting agencies hotels and attracting month
after hundreds Of thousands of visitors who to buy and
se place the American continent in which
to do business.
The City Of New York constantly spending money improve
creased safety and protection thousand and things that draw
people to it and make it greater commercial centre
To find money for all this it eves and collects taxes
Does collect anything like fair proportion OF ITS taxes from
corporations that gather hundreds of millions Of dollars annually
from the opportunities they enjoy here?
contrary hundreds Of rich corporations that
profits New York City, and because of New York
City, dodge city by locating their soaed general Offices in
hamets upstate where low be joke for wealthy
The Evening World has presented facts and figures prove
carrying so per of the cys
burden corporations public utility and Others shave down their share
to IL 1-2 per cent
How public utility corporations do il well shown in evidence
brought this week lawyers suit against the Brooklyn Union
Company 100000 for Services rendered"
This had been influential in getting the Consolidated Gas
Companys franchise down 80 cent The
Brooklyn Union Company engaged him do what he could for them
along the line But his cuts maerfu enough it
appears they dropped him. Some public service corporations uge
off as much so per cent. of their
What would become of these corporations and others like them
without the opportunities for profit opened them constantly and in
ever-increasng by this city:
What it gets from them in prepostcrousy small
portion to wha. it gives them in advantages.
II the burden Of taxation be ghtened for the city,
be early readjustment The Special Franchise Tax law
should be amended municipalities reasonable
Of the huge earnings municipal opportunity and protection into
corporation treasures.
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Copyright. 1918. by the Press Pubhshr
No. I.-Venus and

TN little glass-partitioned office
next 10 that OF the manager OF the
Opulent Opera House sat Paris
Nathan Paris, purveyor OF pretty
paragraphs about prima donnas. past
and present.
To all appearances his life was a
cinch. In reality. a galley slave was
boulevardler OF leisure compared
to him. He had tried to give his job
away TO almost any one-but no one
wanted II. So no continued to suffer
In silence.
Came 10 him ono morning at ten
thirty the general manager with these
words:
ION the ship that docks to-day at
two. after having passed through
the danger zone. are three new prima
donnas. Each is young. svelte and
beautiful. Tomorrow you will put
across strong story about them,
with tho photograph OF thu most
beautiful In n large oval in the
centre, the two others in minor ovals
at tho base"
1t sounds simple But TO Paris (who
knew II was as solemn as n death
warrant. To choose one OF three
beauteous women-whoever they are
lis a task before which a strong man
shrlnks. But to choose one OF three
prlma donnas! At lunch he fortified
himself LOUDLY. His nerves sopped
up tho stimulants, leaving him as
sober as a sophist. He went back 10
his desk. There seemed 10 float about
II shadowy straps and electrical ap-
; planes. A half hour later tho gen.
office. There they stood-Venus.
Juno and Minerva.
Juno, blonde, slendcrly rounded
violet-eyed. a veritable pippin! Min
erva, dark as tho shadow OF a scarlet
t rose. with languid velvety orbs-a
queen OF sirens! Venus, titan
tressed, with eyes OF amber and a
form dlvine-soms chicken!
4 To bestow tho golden apple OF
beauty on only one OF these thre,
would be like trampling the GARDENS
!, to pluck tho rose; only TO tear II.
petals and gather an orchid. i
couldn't be done!
In earnest supplication he held ou
h his hands to the general manager
His silent appeal was ignored.
Choose" he was commanded.
With mute prayers TO the fates Il
: general, he was about to repea
the familiar "Eeny- meeny- miny- mo
when the auburn Venus swaye,
gracefully toward him.
As he caught her he heard a strang
cracking sound ard looking dowr
y caught sight OF a yellow-edge marke
/; 100" protruding from his vest pocket
10 whore II had been hastily showed
n Little Venus had improved her spar
II time by taking a correspondent
Il course in greasing.
n Starting prudently for the doc
Paris raised his hand.
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Oopyrtzht. 1918. by the Pres Pubrshl
CHAPTER XVIII.
UGH a restful feeling came over

CopTaht. 1913 by The Pres Pubtshii
CHAPTER XVIII.
@ UGH a restful feeling came over
- mo whom finally reached Nell
Lamar's home! II was neither
SO large nor so elegant as my own.
but an atmosphere OF peace enveloped
It. Nell and her husband were 30
happy. 30 intensely interested in all
that pertained to each other and to
their homo and children. that without
exaggeration IL seemed veritable
heaven to me.
i expressed my envy of her happi-
ness, my despair OF ever living any
differently. Then for the frst time
since l had been married | poured
out all my miserable story. / tried
not TO blame Haskall unduly. but l
told everything Just as 1t was. Nell
did not speak, but occasionally patted
my hand. When l told her of the
diamond necklace. OF Madelaine Ar,
mott wearing II at George Lattlmer' s
dinner. / heard a sharp intake OF the
breath; but still she said nothing
until | had finished. Then she said:
You must find some way to oc-
cupy your mind. II Is too bad Mr..
the house. 1t takes a lot of time and
thought, but so long as he won't you
must find something to take its place
even II you have to do II without his
knowledge. You know i would not
advocate doing this II / didn't believe
1t necessary: but it Is. You can't GO
on luke this"
mo, | can't. Nell. / shall do some
thing desperate soon"
Then take a stand. Tell him you
have to live your own life. and that
Il is impossible TO live II without some
interest. l wish you might have had
children. They are such little work
makers and such comforts"
"Oh, " only had" breathed, the
longing that would not be suppressed
in my voice.
adopt one" she suggested.
"Haskall would never consent"
Have you asked him?"
mo. but I'm sure he would not al
low me-"
Then become interested In some
one elses child. There are so many
poor women and children you coult
help, even II you have no money tC
give them. Your interest, you
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Copyright lOlo. by DIE Press Publishin
n London the latest fad Is TO
va IL have your sweetheart's regi-
mental badge tattooed on
your arm. That is better
than having 1t tattooed on
your soul, anyhow. One WOMAN
Queen Mary Of England-once admit
ted having the name OF the city OF
Calais written on her heart. Most OF
US would be only too happy to feel
held record 80 impersonal. How
comfortable and safe 1t must be to
love a city! Iot-with only "a regi-
mental badge on their arms, what is
to prevent the life OF London ladies
from being-Just one hero after an
other? On the whole, II neat tattooed
portrait. framed by tho intertwined
initials OF the loving pair, seems much
more moral
"A Protest Against the Higher Edu-
CdtiOn)
Mary was eighteen, Elinor twenty.
And Katherine six months older
than /.
Our hearts were light and our Joys
were plenty.
And oh, how each one of US scorned
to lie!
Mary was blond and painted on satin;
In music and DRAWN" Kate took the
trick,
Elinor shone both in Greek and Latin,
And IL was good at arithmetic.
Ten years have passed. ! am TEN
years older.
But Katherine says she is twenty
four.
And that Mary's younger MARY told
her);
Elinor says she Is just two-score.
] alone see my youth go soaring.
And l alone with the days am sad,
! Can YOU blame me II I'm deploring
The cursed day that l learned to
ADD2
| IL a mandarin IN China ever dies OF
his own accord and leaves me a mill
lon dollars, or II a moving pictur,
concern ever makes me an offer FOL
twenty weeks, or II in any other higi
and noble way l shall be lifted sud
denly from the ranks OF the poor bu
honest, l know what l am going to d,
with the money. Endow a college, o
course, but mine Is going TO be a yer,
special college. for II VIII be devote,
10 the education of the inhabitants O
the spirit world. Have you ever known
anything like the frightful assuranc
with which an unframed spirit under
takes TO write, paint. sing or max
photographs? ] have seen many spiri
paintings, but never one which ind,
Gated that the disembodied artist ha
the faintest knowledge OF composite
or feeling for color, Spirit must
sounds worse than the most ad
vAnoed work OF the futurtst com
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
Hits From Sharp Wits.

A woman's ambition often Is back
OF a mans initiative.-Albany Journal.
Little boys have pure hearts, but
rarely clean hands.-Deseret News.
Let US pause long enough TO proffer
a little advice: II YOU ever get TO
the point where you age able 10 make
both ends meet splice the ends
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The safest dish to call for in a
restaurant Is one you know nothing
about. There then can be no disap-
pointments.-Albany Journal.
A woman orator Is never afraid TO
say what she thinks. But a man has
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19

ovsr 10 your store. want you to
pick out a nice young broiling
chicken. Gus is so fond OF chicken.
and I want TO come home early and
have a nice dinner for ham,"
Then she turned to Muller, the gro
GER, and thanked him for the nice
cabbage he had sent her that morning
and gave that appreciative trades
man a hurried order for sundries and
delicaoies-the latter also, she said,
for her poor Gus"
Then she gave them all another
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
Dollars and Sense
BY III. j. Barrett.

Mr., Richards secret
What media have brought u.n
the best RESULTS? was the next cues
tion. | told him.
How many suits did Richards sen
on his last sale advertised FrddAyf'
he inquired.
Another question which I'm not
at liberty to answer replied.
For perhaps fifteen minutes he
quzzed me closely. To most of his
questions | refused an answer.
you're mighty close mouthed,
about your clients affairs, aren't
your" was his sarcastic conclusion.
Then with sudden smile:
Which Is just why i shah turn
my advertising over to your concern.
Two tested you pretty thc-ouehiv
during the past half hour. guess INV
business and trade secrets are safe
In your hands"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19

<<H SECRETION Is one requisite
OF a good salesman" said
successful one.
1T was as a young man that / re-
ceived my lesson along these lines. /
was working az solicitor for an ad-
vertising agency which conducted the
publicity campaigns of local mer-
chants. One day | called on the pro-
prietor of local clothing store.
HE received me courteously ana
betrayed interest when / Informed
him that we handled the account OF
another clothier. Richards, located at
the other end OF the city.
What is the ratio between Rich
ards annual advertising expenditure
and his gross volume OF salesr he
inquired.
Frankly, Mr.. Beckett, Tn not
Justified in saying.' ! replied. That's
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
Letters From the People

defeat Give them credit, too. read =
ers. MRS. ANTI
More People or Tr-esr
To the Editor Of TIE Evening World:
Here Is a queer old question my
grandfather used to ask us children
and many hot and fruitless wrangle
we had over IL, never agreeing on
any conclusion. So I am leaving II
TO readers TO discuss and answer. II
Is this; Are there moro people OF
ueesF' OLD TIMER.
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to consider the future, when he may
want an office.
" women know everything by in
tuition how does II happen they make
SO many matrimonial blunders?-To-
ledo Bee.
Because a man does not let his light
SHINE II no evidence that he has any
hid under a bushel.
what woman admires most in a
man Is get-up, especially in a crowded
car.-Deseret News.
man may be "out" and not down.
Stick a memory pin there.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19

winning smile and hurried on her way.
by gollies, Gus's wife ts a locker.
amt sheT" said the appreciative sla-
Whisky. "And. my, amt she naoe~
They are all nice-to the men thew
aren't married to-" scoffed Mr.. Jarr.
Just the same I'm not going In
Gus's!"
WELL If his wife deals with IN we'll
have to deal with him." remarked IN.
grocer. '"'
And the three tradesmen valksa
uprising. Ms
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
One Reason.
.la WuW a.

To M Dditr Of Tue EVenanE World
Woman Suffrage lost in New Jersey.
The puolic seems inclined 10 blame
the defeat wholly on the political
bosses- Nobody seems 20 take into
account uhe strenuous efforts of the
thousands Of New Jersey women who
whose leaders toiled INCREASINGLY. day
and aiGhk, Tor months. ID cause the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19

Judging by Its feats with the pubcs money the p S. c.
ought to make good nucleus for Pncey spenders'
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Justice Hughes has usually succeeded in making himself
understood. Give Nebraska time.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
The Jarr Family
BY Roy l.. McCardeIl-

Copyright. 1915. by the pTess PublshiH
n n II. JARR came out Of Guss place
wi on the corner. sore at all the
world. sore in his throat and
especially sore in his mind at Gus.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
Mythology a la Mode
By Alma Woodward
BY Alma Wood

Y %, Vine New YORK Evening Worldl.
the Golden Apple.
Venus for first place." he cried F:
the others across the board"
Then he beat II while the way was
still clear.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-19
The Stories
Of Stories
Plots of Immortal Fiction Masterpieces
By Albert Payson Terhune

Copyright 1915
No 75.-THE TELLTALE HEART; By Edgar Allan Poe
HE Old Man and his lived the big The
servant quiet, fellow,
trusted Perhaps this this
~-@ Asuredly. It.
maniac
a unate
himself did he had think
he than all the Of the world
his mania night
Slowly would
the door, slowly would his then draw back
Of his lantern
clicked nosly Old bed and called
Tho svnnt
Old Mans frightened staring The
servant fancied he could hear in the stiffness the
startled beating Mans sounded
"' to him like the irregular ticking Of clock that
{ FANCY had been muned.
N"'~~S The heartbeats and louder.
The feared they might be heard the neghbor
ing house He resolved to silence forever that horrible
With yell
under the weight Of the mattress Long held the
the Old Mans And he listened
they fainter and fainter until ut last
Then with cunning the mailman about hiding body
victim hollow
beneath After which he replaced the
removing
He policemen
stood the threshold They said they had
to II anything
with laugh the
Old Man out Of for the night
shrek OF his had heard - !.
he
SIT there
the servant started his feet He thought
steady ecinghe Old
did not ouddi Mo
strsnos ticking in
s they
He jumped to the they
Ing him by pretending to and presently
arrest MIN Louder and more insstent Of
lie could
shouted: " 'o' "e'' nv
Ensemble no more' admit the deed
hee' IL 10 the beating OF his hideous hearti"
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Copyright. 1918. BY DE Press Publishil
London the latest fad Is TO
have your sweetheart's regi-
mental badge tattooed on
your arm. That is better
than having IL tattooed on
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~sN~W~~~~
A Strange
Confession.

they would arrest him.
''"e viz
assembie no more' admit panksl Here.
here' IL s the beating OF his hideous
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did not seem to hear &
ticking reverberate in
tain they must hear Il.
He jumped TO the {
ing him by pretending
Arizona republican., 1915-04-18

talking about the recent offerings at the Arizona. he wonders what they will do in a couple of weeks from now when he springs the big one"
 Speaking of Sarah Bernhardt re- minds us that she has announced a tour of the United States beginning next September She says that her last tcur was her farewell as two legged actress and that this one will be her premier as q one-legged ar tiste. Whatever it is there can be no quStion that this wonderful woma n will find q tremendous welcome awaiting her here.
 Down at Leecraft's Lion they can hardly wait for the first of the Mu- tual Master Pictures to arrive. The record of this new series of pie lures is a wonder. Everywhere they have been shown they have created
Arizona republican., 1915-04-18

Polish producer. who was assoclated for five years with Max Reinhardr at the Deutches ana Kammerspell
 theaters in Berlin, and who is now ill America for an indefinite stay, has to say in regard to them.
 In a recent address before the New
 York Center Of the Drama League
 MT. Ordynsk: said he had made his first acquaintance with the Drama League and similar organizations several years ago when he came to New York to stage "Sunurun," as on the continent there were no such so-
 cieties In spite of this fact it must l be admitted, he said, that the con- tinental theater was in many respects more advanced than the American. | He had expected to see a great change m the stage here upon his re- turn a. result of the activities. of the league and kindred societies, and the fact that such a revolution had not taken place was proof to him that these organizations were not fully realizing their purpose.
 This failure to accomplish what they should in transforming the American stage the speaker attri- buted to their failure to transmit their ideals through the medium of practical stage work. Until they themselves should thus experience the many obstacles and handicaps the commercial manager had to contend with they were in no position to measure fairly the practical by their ideal stage
 "On to the Practical MT. Ordynski announced as his subject and he concluded. his address by recommend ing that the league establish theatres with professional players m which they could make their own productions. By so doing they could create a standard by which to judge the achievements of the commercial theatre. The speaker suggested as beginning, and with this a centre others could be added. These should be made to pay as far as possible though it might be necessary to make some sacrifices. In Warsaw, he said, where he had gone before the war, neither playhouse of which he was director was considered a money making enterprise, while in his native city of CracOW, with popu- lation of 150,000 there was an art
Arizona republican., 1915-04-18
News of the Theaters, Music,

sensation. A notable thing about them, and one to be remembered, is that they will be shown for one day only and there will be no repeats
 Hay you noticed the smile on Man ager PurVines face these days? No wonder ne looks happy, the patron age or the Empress has doubled in the last two weeks and with Charlie Chaplin sIn the Park today and coming again on Friday in the great est of all his pictures His New Job" he is betting himself huge sums that this weeks receipts will double that of any week that has gone before We venture to say that His New Job" will cause more talk about town than any comedy which evel came to Phoenix.
 As q direct result of the success of "A Celebrated Case David Belasco and Charles Frohman will continue to be associated with each other throughout the coming season. "A Celebrated Case" with some changes on the road tour next fall.
 in the all-star cast will DC sent out
 T1dII 11dI IS SOliS away lEOfH Here. He has had an offer from a big production which was too good to turn down, so this will be his last week at the Coliseum. Better enjoy him while there is still time. He sure is a good comedian.
 The Selwyns recently gave a Prosperity Party at the Hudson Tlaa performance of "The Show Shop" was over the stage was cleared for dane ing and the members of the several Selwyn companies now playing in New York were treated to the biggest blow out of their experience. Only the necessity of getting out in time for a matinee the next day brought i to a close.
 The same Mary Roberts Rhinehardt who is writing those wonderful ar ticles about the great war for the Saturday Evening Post. wrote the farce comedy Seven Days,' which is soon to be given under the aus pices of the Country Club Just as her articles are perhaps the most wonderful yet written in regard to the great struggle now going on in Europe, so her Seven Days" is un- occasionally the funniest farce ever produced on any stage
 Ordynski Speaks of Drama Ueaaues
 In view of the movement on foot to organize a drama league center in Phoenix it may be of interest to hear what Richard Ordynshi, the young