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AN Lovers Of good Crackers should
insist Upon having Marvin'a. They have
q national reputation and arc the putest
and best, Your Grocer handles them,
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MAnviS's Extra Soda and Dat Meal
Biscuits are recommended by all phyBi,
clans a the most healthy summer diet,
For salb by all grocer,
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WuITE 4 Co.'S, shows will be lit up by
electric light, and will give a special
matinee every afternoon for the benefit
OF ladies and children.
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JACOBs 4 lSENnERa closing out retail
stock. Now Ia your tlneto buy bargains.
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LADIES'
Summer Underwear
in large variety, and at
all prices,
PARAsOLs
Umbrellas.

Special prices on Colored
Parasols Of the latest designs.
Silk Umbrellas at from. Sc 90
upwards.
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General Notices.
NOTICE.

An Examination Of Teachers for the School
District OF Wheeling will be held at tho rooms
Of tho Board Of Education on Friday July %,
beginning at 0 a. n.
Persons not holding certificates for tho grades
In which they wish to teach, aud desiring the
same, will present themselves Tor examination
at that time, rs private examinations will not be
hold,
by order Of Examining Committee.
W. II. ANDERSON,
lYli.ThlM Chairman.
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Thermometer Record.

The thermometer at schnepf's drug
store, Opera House corner, yesterday,
registered as follows:
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OLhsF TELIstAte Gamea rlayed Ya.Lerday.

A9lleF, Sacrifice hl1-Hnbfecht, Freddy
William KEunm. Stolen strengthening, 10;
o. Time-2 houn. UnpiFe- Barrett,
Other TFi,stAts Games Played Yesterday,
At MansHeld-The game with Spring.
field resulted in an alleged victory for
the visitors, but 1t was brought about
by such q rank decision Of the umpire
that the Mansfield management protest
ed the game. He called Carey out at
third in the seventh inning when Van
Alstine had not touched him by at least
a foot, Score:
sBfissssid r ............... : 3 3 8 ! 3-9
Earned Mansfield 9. sprlngaeld2, Hts, Mans.
Springfield .. Batteries, Dale, Burchard aud
HLsimHions; Conover and X, Westlake,
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TIE attention OF the public Is called TO
the samples Of Marvln's superior Dat
Meal, Extra Soda, Royal Fruit and
Quaker Biscuits now being distributed
in the city, For sale by your grocer.
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Julyl7.-For West
Virginia and Western Pennsylvania,
showers, warmer, variable winds,
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FoR 81 80 you can get one OdoSen fine
satin.lnish Cabinet Photographs, and
one extra In q fine gilt frame, 6x10 BiEe,
al Plummer's, ll3s Main street, Wheel.
The evening world., 1889-02-06

Following up the information which he had
obtained. that gentleman managed to find
out that the lady with whom Frank Stratford
was living was his wlfe-that her maiden
name was not Millicent Ashworth. but Mary
Burton. Mr.. Potts was taken TO Edith Grove,
and waited several hours one day for the lady
to cone out. Wien she did he at once recog-
nized her as the lady with whom he had trav-
elled, and who had gone TO Mr.. Judson and
represented herself as Millicent Ashworth,
his sons sweetheart.
This was a discovery, but it still left the
conspirators in possession of the fortune
which should have been Dung Judson's.
What had she told the sick man to induce
him to make snch a will. and how could that
VIII, which had evidently been obtained by
misrepresentation n, lie upset
A lie ter which was found among Mr.. Jud-
sons effects, a letter addressed to his son.
cleared up n portion IF the mystery. My
dear son" il ran. earnestly hops that this
letter NAV tall into your hands, that your long
silence will soon be broken, and that you Will
let your friends know where you are.
You may think the terms of my will
hard. but the won an for whose FAKE YOU
sacrificed your position and your prospects,
your home and your friends, has had the
honesty to tell me what she would not tell
you. She does not love you, and desires to
prevent any recurrence of your mad folly on
her account. She is terrified lest on your
re urn 10 England Won should resume your
attentions to her. II you do, she will accept
you-that is, If you are still my heir. Her
father, OF whom she is greatly afraid. for
reasons which she has conhded TO ME under q
solemn promise of secrecy, will force her
to accept you IL you are a man
Of fortune. My dear son, she does
not wish TO marry YOU, because she
loves another man. F'attered by your atten-
ton to her, she hesitated TO tell you so at
first. Afterwards her father insisted upon
her encouraging your suit. But II your mar
riage with her robS you Of the fortune which
| is your great attraction In her fathers eyes,
| his object will be o and she Will be free
to follow the dictates Of her own heart. By
leaving you my fortune under the conditions
| have, / am, ! feel sure, preserving you from
making q grievous mistake, and really seour-
! ing your ultimate happiness."
The evening world., 1889-02-06

Registered at the Grand Hotel are Pr. W. @,
Cleveland; G. W. WoodhouSe, President Of the
Merchants National Bank Of Burlington. Vt.
Lieut.. j. J. Hayden and Capt. j. W. Martin, u.
\. A., and Assistant Engineer ]. p. \. Law
rance, u. y. N.
p. ID Langdon, OF Chattanooga, Tenn. A.
X. Sloan, Of Syracuse; James d. Hancock, OF
Buffalo, and BENJAMIN Price, OF Baltimore, are
at the Gilsey.
Among the Sturtevant House guests are w. E.
Crandale, of HocheHter; J.h. Elliott, Of Chi
cago, and j. j. Howard, Of Boston.
Prominent at the Brunawick are T., II. Snyder,
Of Washington; Il. W. Cooper, Of Providence.
and {. =. sprague. OF Boston.
David Greene, Of Columbus, o.; W. B. STREET,
of Buffalo, and Charles DouRherty, Of Florida,
are at the st. James.
George Wheathersbee. OF Boston; q. A. Har-
ris, Of Kansas City, and q. W. Derrick, OF
Buffalo, are at the Hoffman.
At the Albemarle are F.. p. Denison. Of syra-
cuse; II. $. Van Sanford, of Albany, and Ed
ward A. Ferguson, Of Chicago.
Among the Fifth Avenue arrivals are William
GGoTliss, of Providence; William Rudolph, Of
Baltimore;, |. H.. Taylor, of Washington. and
Il. a. Griffin, of Chicago.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
THE STRANGEST OF STRANGE STORIES" TOLD IN THREE G.
SEE T0-M0RRoWS EVENING WORLD.

Certainly" said the solicitor; "at any
rate we will have a good try"
The necessity to try the case did not arise.
Mr.. Stratford was communicated with, and
Mr.. Potts hal an interview with him.. He
was quite unprepared for the letter which his
uncle had left behind him That was evil
IDENTIFY q blow. He had counted upon no one
knowing how the will was obtained, or the
in 1t. He had compelled his wife to aid him,
and had calculated that once the will was
obtained from the weak and dying man.
nothing would ever be known 4t the plot ne
ers, he showed the white feather. Tho
threats of prosecution for fraud terrified him,
and he realized for the first time that his con-
duct had been criminal in the eyes OF the law
In the end he placed himself at the mercy
of the man he bad injured. and the matter
was compromised by his giving up voluntarily
and legally securing to Copt. Judson the for
tune of which he had deprived him.
Then the Captain was generous and agreed
to give him the f5: 200 and pay him an annual
income as long as he lived.
He didn't live two years after the matter
was settled, but died suddenly of heart dis
ease.
After his death his wife went abroad, and
eventually married again. But when he
heard of her second marriage, Capt. Judson,
in spite of her share in the transaction that
had nearly cos. him a fortune, continued her
husbands allowance TO her.
The Captain and his wife have not returned
to Australia. A young gentleman made his
appearance shortly after their arrival in Lon
| don, and they determined to remain IN the
old country, and not try the sheep farming
again.
who, in honor of the young solicitor who had
! fought his fathers battles so we'll, was chris.
tened Charles Potts Judson. And sometimes
when the elder Charley Is giving his godson
. ride 70 Bnnbury Gross he says; 'Ah, my
boy, things might have been very different
II ! hadn't been so late for my train that
| night. / shouldn't have been put into thO
| Frank Stratford. Moral Never get 10 q sta.
I ton too long before the train ~starts."
ITnn 1Np.l
The evening world., 1889-02-06

Only that the lady I am referring to is
living with Mr.. Stafford: He rents the
house in Edith Grove, and spends most of
his time there"
Good heavens!" exclaimed Charley,
" what a s%coundrel that fellow must be If
this is true. 1t shows the woman's motive
for trying TO get her husbands fortune or
her lover. but l can't believe that a girl like
could have asked to be his wife, would behave
in such au infamous way. However, we'll
sift this matter TO the bottom now.S Fine
out all you can about the precious couple at
once-how long they have been living to-
Observation-Disclosures understand 2"
Pm do my best" said the detective,
thing fresh"
the clerks came in with a cable which had
just arrived.
MIR, Potts opened it and gave an exclsma-
ton o. deligh. 1t was an follows:
From Morell, Sydney. Judson left Sgd
ney some weeks ago by Massiilia for Lon
DON"
Two minutes afterwards Charley Potts was
in u hanson. being driven RAPIDLY to the
offices o the Peninsular and Orien al Steam
ship COMPANY.
There he ascertained that the Massillia was
expected TO arrive In a couple OF days.
lie determined to meet It. He would give
young Judson no chance of disappearing
again He had ARRANGED at the p. d Q. office
to have a telegram informing him when the
vessel was actually likely TO arrive, and this
he duly received and went to the docks to
meet the ship. He went on board directly
she came alongside and made inquiries for
Mr.. Judson. While he wa inquiring a gen.
tleman passed him. He recognized him di-
rectly. 1t was Capt. Judson himself.
The interview hat followed was short, but
to the purpose. The Captain knew nothing
of his fathers death. He had been out TO q
sheep-farminR settlement. He had made q
little money. and then ives fairly lucky when
dabbling in land. Finding himself indie
pendent, and on his way to make o fortune.
he had determined TO come back to England
and try to be ~reconciled to his father and
then to return.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
At THE COSTUME FeTE.

The fancy-dress hte at tho Academy Of Design
was the most brilliant affair of it's kind in the
city's social history.
II was n perfect dream Of color and beauty.
There wasn't q dress or q costume that didn't
deserve 4 column Of description.
Col. James NJ. Varnum appeared In George
Washington costume modelled after that in
Poales picture.
Miss Elsie De Wolf made . most attractive
Italian Princess in a fourteenth-century dress.
Mrs. William Astor wore q marvellous ak.
teenth century costume OF royal purple velvet.
She wore a diadem of diamonds.
Mrs. J. l.. Mott, jr., appeared as the Empress
Josephine.
The dress woh by Mrs. Potter in the last act
Of Anthony and Cleopatra" was copied by
Mrs. Paran Stevens.
Miss Amy Bend was a graceful Evangeline in
pearl gray and white.
Elsie Leslie Lydo was there In her Little
Lord Fauntlcroy" costume Of blue plush. Her
sister, Dora Lyde, wore u Perdita dress like that
of Mary Anderson In "A Winters Tale"
Spanish costumes were f~avorites among the
gentlemen. DR.. II. l.. Tcvis, OF San Frsncisco,
appeared as q Toreador OF the sixteenth GEN.
fury.
A unique costume was that Of Eliot Gregory,
the artist. II was imported from Egypt, and
was OF white and yellow. Daggers were worn in
the belt.
Mrs. Henry Clews wns the Duchess Of Man
chester, in crepe de Chine. with mantle Of white
and gold brocade.
Miss Whitney was a marchioness in blue vel.
vet.
Such an array Of courtiers, princesses, shep-
herdesses, noblcmcn and noble ladies and attrac-
tive representations Of real and ideal characters
will not be seen again for a long time.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
MAYOR CHAPLIN IN A DILEMMA.
Jockey McLauEhiin's VITO Make. Trouble
for Him In Dating n House.

soCh'y NNrbauHuiu WV "uhts Ifnuute
for Him In Getting n House.
Mayor Alfred G. Chaplin. of Brooklyn, has
mot with a serious hitch in his plan to take
possession OF his fine new home on Eighth
avenue May /.
The Mayor agreed to buy the house from
Jockey James Mclaughlin, who lately lived
there. The deeds were all ready for signing.
when the lawyers found that there was a
mortgage for els, 0O0. ON the property, given
BY Jockey Mclaughlin to his wife, and hav-
ing three years 80 run.
II was necessary that Mrs. Mclaughlin
should sign q release OF this mortgage; but
not being ON good terms with her husband.
she refused TO do this, though tenlered prin.
cipal and interest. Tho transfer Of tho prop
erty is therefore indefinitely postponed.
What makes Mayor Chapin's position more
unfortunate is the fact that in anticipation OF
soon moving into McLaughlin's house tho
Mavor has already sold his present residence
ut 202 st. James place.
While waiting TO see if Mrs. Mclaughlin
will relont the Mayor Is u looking out for an
other house. as unless n way il found out of
the Difficult y he will be homeless on May /.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
Coming Events.

Reception and drill. Ninth Ward Pioneer
Corps, Ferrero's Assembly Rooms, Thursday
evening, Feb. Z.
The Van Arsdale Society, Collegiate Church,
II Lafayette place, stereopticon exhibitions of
Photographic views for young people, Thursday
evening, Feb. z.
Grand annual ball of the combined lodges,
Ivanhoe, No. 40, and London, No. 73. Order
Sons of st. George, at City Assembly Rooms,
Washington street, Brooklyn, adjoining Post
Office, on Monday, Feb. IL.
Second annual concert and reception given by
the St. Joseph's Benevolent Society, of York.
vile. assisted by the Concordia Society and
other musical talent. at N. y. Maennerchor
Hall, East Fifty-sixth. street, between Second
and Third avenues. Friday evening, Feb. ~.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
News sum m

Mr.. William O'Brien is transferred to the in
Urinary in Clonmel Jail.
Gov. Hill and President Cleveland meet at a
dinner given by Secretary Whitney in Washing
ton.
A horse-stealer is taken out Of Jail at schuyler,
Neb., and lynched without the Sheriff know
ing 1t.
The Ohio House of Representatives decides to
submit a womap's suffrage constitutional amend
ment to the people.
Secretary Fairchild's name is mentioned for
the Presidency of a new trust company to be
formed in this city.
NJ. de Lesseps says that if the so. 900 bonds
just issued are not taken the Panama Canal en-
terprise must be abandoned.
William Sortwell. an engineer, pinned in the
wreck of his engine. at Somerville, Mass, is
killed by All ice train that ran into it.
James J. Meehan, Of Brooklyn, secures
q verdict of eco, 900 damages against Garrett
Brinkerhoff, of Communipaw, for the alienation
of Mrs. Meehan's affections.
The evening world., 1889-02-06

them 10 try and discover young Judson's
Whereabouts, q rumor having reached him
that the young man was in Australia; and he
secured the services of a private inquiry
agent in London. and instructed him 10 try
aud find ont the lady who had called herself
by her maiden name at the time she was a
married woman.
Every effort to find Miss Ashworth, or Mrs.
Judson. failed in London and NJ news
in despair, when one day the private detective
cam to him and informed him that he had
ut last discovered q lady who answered the
description given TO him Of Miss Ashworth.
she is living in a house in Edith Grove.
Brompton," answered the detective - but
II she 10 the lady in question, its q RUNNER
game than even you imagined"
a." What do you mean Z"
The evening world., 1889-02-06

death. As soon as he had partially recovered
from the shock he said by the bye. l
must introduce you to Mrs. Judson. She's get
ting her things together in the cabin. She'll
be up directly"
Your wi o." Mr.. Potts exclaimed, in
astonlshment. u thought you left her at
home in England"
Indeed / d d not. She went with me,
like the brave, true hearted little woman she
is. Here she comes.''
As he spoke, a pretty, dark little woman
came mp to him.
"Miihcent, my dear" said the Captain,
- this is Mr.. Potts, our family SOLICITOR
The evening world., 1889-02-06

down the letter, of all the frauds l have
heard of this 10 the most infamous. The poor
old gentleman must have been weak Indeed
to be taken IN by such a cock and bull story.
Tho woman must have been clever to make
him believe it,"
She was q woman that I should have
believed" exclaimed Mr.. Potts mo one to
look at her would suspect her Of anything but
candor aud simplicity itself. IL was Frank
upon 1t. She acted entirely under his inhu-
The evening world., 1889-02-06
TONY HART AT HOME.
IT His Present Improvement Continues the
stage MRy See Him Again.

Everybody who remembers Tony Hart, the
genial partner, at ono time, of Edward
harrigan, will be glad to hear that he has
been discharged from the asylum in which he
was placed some time ago, and il now said to
be ut his home in Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. Hart, II will he remembered, was suf-
fering from paresis. and was unable to artiou-
late without difficulty. II was impossible for
him to appear upun the stage, and some time
ago his man, friends in the city gave him a
benefit.
Ii is said that his condition Ia greatly i'm
proved. and IL the improvement continue 1t is
not at all unlikely that he mny again appear
before tine theatre-going public. .
The evening world., 1889-02-06

ence. There Is no doubt that he backed her
story up and made the old man believe that
he had found out how things were and was
anxious 10 do his cousin o good turn"
However IL was done II Uds done. for
here's the letter and you've seer, the VIII
cried the Captain. ITS extraordipaHy. but
It's unfortunately q fact, I can understand
my father being deceived 10 to the girls iden-
tify, as he bad never, Of oourss, seen Mill
cent We can't alter al that now. Tho queS-
TO; ;I,n5 + SS ca. 2S " I 7 Sst sS SSt Sin X proving the
The evening world., 1889-02-06
Ball of the n. Y. A. C. Employees.

About two hundred and fifty people attended
the third annual ball Of the New York Athletic
Clubs employees. given last night in Tammany
Hall. Among them were A. ". De Goicouria,
President of the Club, and j. s. Cox, Vice
President. besides many members and athletes.
The opening march was led BY, Gus Sondstron,
of J. A. Rogers, the Floor Manager, was radiant
with pleasure. and enjoyment took all unuis-
puted possession of all.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
seven hours go-as-you-please race, which
starts in Waterbury, Conn. on Friday.

seven hours go-as-you-please race, which
starts in Waterbury, Conn, on Friday.
Cartwright aud Hart, the pedestrians. leave
town to-day for San Francisco TO enter the
six days go~.as-you-please race that starts
there Feb. 81. Dan Herty and James Albert
will not go, though their names have been
advertised.
Matsada Sorakichi. the Jap, will start on
an exhibition tour soon.
William O'Brien is quite i'll and has put the
which begins in Madison Square Garden
next week, into the care Of his assistant,
Archie Sinclair.
the New York Athletic Club as teacher In
boxing, and devotes all of his time to his
duties in this Clubs gymnasium.
The EVENING WORLD has received the fol-
lowing
o, I 3 SSse Ss1 accept sn the Sif Sn maSi Eim Of o. J. IA 4. nI DGfdd:
at Richard X. Fox's office. Friday, Feb. &, at .
P. NJ, to sign articles for q skating match Of FIVE
choice of New York, Brooklyn or New Haven.
Dick PHILLIPS.
James f, Meehsn, Captain of the Pastimes'
tug-of-war team, will captain the Clubs base
ball team Tor 1889.
The Olympic Athletic Club and the Pas
times will probably hold n joint athletic in
door meeting in Madison Square Garden
next month.
Otto Ruhl, Secretary of the N. Y. A. c.,
who has been in the ~Adirondacks, the past
ten days. to benefit his health, is expected
home this week.
A monthly meeting of the Pastime Athletic
Club will be held this evening in the club
house at Sixty sixth street and East River.
The Yale Athletic Association will have
games next month in New Haven under the
Unions rules.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
The Charity Organization Society.

Listening to the reports OF the Charity Organi-
cation Society, at its annual meeting in Associa-
ton Hall last night, the members were much
impressed by its growth. 1t now includes PA
cooperative churches and societies. and it has a
surplus after expanding 1913, $40 during the
past year. 1t has done great work in benevo-
lence, and has exposed a great number Of fraud
ulent and undeserving charities.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
THE UNIQUE DEvILTRY OF H NEPHEW is
LAID BARE.
Charley Potts was. in his own expressive
rhraseology, " fairly staggered" The posi-
ton was plain. Frank Stratford had played
his own game with diabolical cunning. Know
ing Of his cousins marriage, he had succeeded
IN making that marriage a bar TO his cousins
heirship.
But tie girl herself, the captains wife,
what could have been her object In assisting
IN her husbands ruin? This was what Mr..
Potts thought he would like to ascertain. He
redoubled his eIertions to find the missing
Sydney TO ~Weli-known solicitors. asking
The evening world., 1889-02-06
BANQUET of Harlem Council. G.. n. l..

Harlem Council No. gil, Catholic Benevolent
Legion, will enjoy n banquet at Martinelli's, in
Fifth avenue, tomorrow evening, in celebra-
ton of its first anniversary. Harlem Council
has, a larger membership than any other Council
of the Legion in this city.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
NEW AMI VERY CLEVER ovELETTLl
A RAILROAD ROMANCE.
REMARKABLE COMPLICATIONS OF
LOTE AND LUCRE.
TOLD IN THREE CHAPTERS.
Bv GEORGE II. SIMS,
author of IT Lights o. London" &C.
Author of " IN lights o. London," &c.
SYNOPSIS or CHAPTER III.

TNoPS o CHAPTER III
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The evening world., 1889-02-06
A Metzel SOup.

Louis Wendell announces u genuine old-fash-
toned Metzel Soup at his Lion Park, One Hun
dred and Seventh street and Ninth avenue, Sun
day and Monday next.
The evening world., 1889-02-06
First Degree in Polar Lodge.

Polar Star Lodge, 245, F. and A. NJ. will con-
fer the first degree on five candidates this even
ing at the lodge-room in the German Masonic
Temple, Fifteenth street, near Third avenue.
The evening world., 1889-02-06

S~mith-Oh, Lcplanc, l must congratulate you
on your lecture last night. Capital But WY
did you always ehirk the word plough p |
noticed, You described the thing at length when
you had to mention it.
Hippoly te .Leblanc-Ah !! l was not certain il
should call him a " plog" or q 'pluff so l
let him alone,