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stood regarding Uncle Georges APP
preaching figure.
IF he were your age you'd be as like
as two peas" said Mrs. Elliott in a
final tone; and. with that she walked on
to meet Uncle George, leaving Adelaide
and me standing together.
"Do-do you see III" / asked after
long pause.
Adelaide Is girl OF spirit. She an
swered inclsively:
Have / eyes, Mr.. Danby?" And she
has very fine ones.
Receiving this answer. l fell again to
studying Uncle George, who stood lean
ing on his stick taking to Mrs. Elliott.
II don't call Uncle George by any
means unprepossessing In appearance"
| observed. as the result Of my scrutiny.
"Oh, poor old man! How ne suffers!"
said Adelaide. We mustn't think about
his appearance, MIR. Dandy"
That was all very well for Adelaide.
was bound 10 think about his appear
ance.
"Of course, he's rather fat and-er-
bald. and-well-red in the face"
IAN that's only because OF his health"
said Adelaide. not joining issue on any
point of my description. I'm sure he's
nice. though" 2.
looked at Adelaide. drew a step
nearer 10 Adelaide.
'Is Lady Hamlyn nicer asked.
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PLAIN FACTS
FROM
A WELL-KNOWN LADY.

cannot remain silent while so many ex-
pressing their gratitude to DIR. sprens. To him l
owe health and happiness Through weary years
suffered untold agony. My nervous system was
shattered, headaches never left me. and loss Of
energy rendered me unequal to my household cares
My weakened system craved nourishment, but
the sigh. OF food sIckened me. Digestion was SO
dlnicut that my stomach was in constant rebel
lion. ! relii hed nothing and discomfort followed
every meal. l was too weak for outdoor exercise.
and my days were long that an eternal night
would have been welcome. When night came my
misery did not cease. oh how longed for sleepl
But sleep would not come.
A new day brought new misery. Day by day
my became more desperate. Physicians Of
the greatest skill pronounced me incurable They
could not discover my disease, but they treated
me for every conceivable malady. In this sad
condition heard Of DR.. spreng. Of li3 West
Twenty second street. a specialist on diseases OF
the brain. nerves. stomach and liver As soon as
he began treating me, light dawned hope re-
vived; / rapidly improved. and am now in per-
feet health. hope that my experience may lead
othe- sufferers to this health spring that never
falls MRS. ANNA HAGEN.
M Nav York
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the gallery-was happily relieved by
the approach of Mrs. Elliott l saw a
question in Mrs. Elliotts eye, and /
avoided her eye, as l had avoided AIDE
ladies eye and Lady Hamlyn's eye.
knew that we had not been sent round
the picture gallery for nothing.
"Well, Mr.. Dandy. hope you like our
pictures?" said my hostess.
"They are delightful" l answered
I'm SO grateful TO Miss Elliott for
showing them to me-"
could hardly have put II more unfor-
tunately. Adelaide shot glance OF
angry scorn at me. II know you're
grateful" the glance said.
1.-The one OF my sister has only just
come. We consider II so like Addie."
ITS not the began desperately,
but Adelaide was too quick.
MIR. Dandy was immensely struck
with the likeness" said she. with an
icy air.
"He saw 1t. did he?" cried Mrs, Eli
oft, apparently much pleased. But, re-
ally, everybody must, l think"
Then why don't you burn the
wretched thing" was on the tip OF my
tongue, when Mrs. Elliott most luckily
prevented its utterance by crying:
why here comes Sir George! Earlier
than he said! How dellghtfulr'
Across the broad lawn. slowly COM
ing towards US. was Uncle Georges
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heavy, broad figure. He had the govt,
poor old man. and walked leaning on a
stick.
Poor old chap. he doesn't get any
younger" | observed. chiefly in order
to cover Adelalde's frozen silence.
Mrs Elliott put up her double glasses
and surveyed Uncle Georges approach
ing figure. She took a long. critical, ex-
haustive view OF Uncle George. Then
she turned and looked at me with some
particularly.
We'll" she observed. drawing a long
breath. talk about likenesses."
was inclined to implore her 10 choose
any other topic under heaven, but l
could not do so while Adelaide stood by.
Talk about likenessesI said Mrs.
Elliott. "Add!e Is like her aunt, no
doubt -"
IAN right, mamma. Mr., Dandy knows
that now" came suddenly land. II /
may be allowed the word. snapplshly)
from Adelaide.
But it's nothing absolutely nothing,
compared with your likeness TO Sir
George, Mr.. Dandy"
For the second time / started vio-
lently.
MY likeness to Uncle George!" 1
cried.
why my dear Mr., Dandy. It's al
most ludicrous."
Adelaide gave short laugh. We
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Situation Day"
Tomorrow.
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Adelaide made no reply; but look
ing still, 1 saw her lips curve ever 80
slightly.
"And after all. she can't help her
looks" said, compassionately.
mo more can poor Sir George" con-
coded Adelaide.
'They would make a funny old pair.
wouldn't they?" said /.
"Oh. / can't imagine it," cried AIDE
laide.
Cant your" asked
mo, can't" said she, with mighty
determination.
But suppose he had met her when she
was young-and like your
"Oh, she wouldn't have looked at him."
protested Adelaide.
but suppose" l persisted, that he
had been young also, and -"
Like your" asked Adelaide. with a lift
OF her lashes.
what would have happened them"
IL don't know" murmured Ads-'
laide.
1t was some moments later that OBJ
served:
You're not a bit like her. really. yaa
know"
"And mammals very absurd about you
and Sir George" Baid Adelaide.
Well. we shah see-some day. And
then-we shan't knowl-Black and
White. -. IrFdNl
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HARRY WANTS TO Be A SAILOR.
Ran Away from His Home in Wor-
cester to Join the Navy.
His Stepmother Is Uncongenial to His
Youthful Idea of Independence.

Harry Howes. fourteen years old. of
l6 Mechanic street. Worcester, Mass,
walked into the City Hall police sta
ton about 10 o'clock last night and
asked for nights lodging.
Harry was well dressed in a light suit
OF tweed and russell shoes. The Gerry
Society was communicated with and he
was sent to It's rooms.
Harry left home on Wednesday and
went to Providence, where he took a
steamboat to Bristol, and fell in
with two boys, Frank and Eddie. whose
surnames he does not know, and with
them came to this city. Their objective
point was Philadelphia, while Harry
wanted to join the navy.
The three boys parted in this city,
because of defective eyesight. He had
$3.50 when he left home. but is now
penniless.
II Harry says he has run away from
mother and father The latter is a trav-
cling salesman. His stepmother has
two children. and he says she takes all
the money he earns, for she compels him
to work, while he has desire to go to
school.
What do you think they'll do with
back. 1t will do no good. I'll run away
again When | came here. three years
trlct Telegraph Company. ] was sent
again. ! can get job II they'll let me
alone, I thought, 4 ! could be a sailor.
the Society couldn't find me-"
Martin at the Tombs Police Court, and
committed to the care of the Gerry Soci-
ETY., to be sent back to Worcester.
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Lady Hamlyn's portrait.

Lady Hamlyn's portrait
THE features are just the same" OBJ
served Adelaide. And that sort OF
complexion GETS
Deeper" I put in, pleading for a
merciful word.
Yes. deeper And I believe Aunt
Lucia was a very slim girl; thinner than
/ am. even.'
:. I was silent now; not in Indignation,
but in speechless recognition Of irresisti-
BILE. mournful truth.
~ dare say you dom. see the like
ness?" asked Adelaide. with the slight
est hint OF uneasiness in her tone.
'There-there's a look" said apollo
getically.
Adelaide looked at me. and then at
Lady Hamlyn's portrait But / could
not meet Adelaide's eye. nor now. for
the matter OF that Lady Hamlyn's
either.
Just a look,"I repeated, guilty. /
wished could deny It altogether.
There was pause. Then Adelaide
said tentatively:
81 don't call her bad looking for an
old woman. do your
~shs looks good natured." managed
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to gasp.
"Oh. that means you think her very
ugly" and Adelaide turned q shoulder
on me In high dudgeon.
mot ugly" / cried, but rather
well, Mr.. Danby?'
"Rather-rather stout and-and"-
well, Mr.. Danby?"
"Homely." l murmured. stealing a
furtive. fearful glance at Adelaide.
There was a long silence. Then AIDE
laide said very coldly:
do you care to see any more pic
lures. Mr.. Danby?"
mot for the world" 1 cried impul-
sively.
We walked out Of the gallery in
gloomy silence. was enraged at my
self-full OF sorrow for the wounded
pride which was evidently depressing
Adelaide-full OF resentment against
that unconscionable old lady. who had
her portrait painted with the express
object $50 l accused herr OF spelling my
romantic dreams.
for?" l exclaimed petulantly, as we
reached the door which led into the
garden.
Adelaide said nothing at all. She
kept her face turned away from me.
The tension of our uncomfortable at
titude TO one another-so different fran
what Il had been when We entered
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CAUGHT IN A BURNING BARN.
Three Lives Lost mt "a Fire in Mer-
Ger County, o.

PORTLAND, Ind, Oct. ia fright
full holocaust oc Cured at the residence
Of Nathan Greer, farmer In the Ger
man settlement in Mercer County, eight
miles northeast of Fort Recovery, o.,
last night. Farm employees were en-
gagged in treshing wheat and Ellsworth
McAfee; aged twenty-seven, and Will
lam Greer, aged twenty, were at work
in the hay NOW of the large barn, when
q spark from the engine set fire to the
dry straw, which flashed up like pow
der. McAfee and Greer were cornered
by the blaze. and met a horrible death
by suffocation.
The flames burned the bodies to a
crisp leaving only the charred trunks.
Nathan Greer, father of William Greer,
rushed into the burning barn in fruit
less effort to save his son, and was SO
severely burned that he died this morn
ing. He was sixty-five years old and
wealthy.
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TRAMPLED AT A FIRE.
Smoke Causes Panic in a Seventh
Avenue Tenement-House,
Frenzied Colored Tenants Fight
FierceIy in the Railways.
Ono Man Fell from a Fire Escape
and May Die.

The eight colored families occupying
apartments in the Anna flats. Thirty
eighth street and Seventh avenue, were
thrown into a panic by a fire which
was discovered at o'clock this morn
ing. and one man. John Dozier, may
lose his life as the result of fall from
the flre-escape.
The flames originated in the shoe
store of Phillip Siebel. in the basement,
and is supposed to have been caused by
live Goals rolling from a stove in which
fire had been left over night.
A policeman saw smoke issuing from
the basement windows and sent In an
alarm. He then rushed into the house
and aroused the inmates. BY this time
the Railways were filled with smoke.
The tenants on the third, fourth and fifth
floors made rush for the stairways,
and in their frantic efforts to reach the
street, they blocked the narrow passage
ways Women and children were pushed
to the walls ana in some cases knocked
down and trampled upon. The men
fought fiercely to get to the street and
the one policeman made many inenect-
ual attempts to calm them ana clear the
Meanwhile, the smoke rolled up in still
greater volume and the cracking OF the
flames below was plainly heard.
A break was made for the fire-escape
by some. while others beat hasty re-
treat for the roof.
Four persons climbed onto the rear
fire-escape from the second floor ana
reached the ground in safety. The NTH
man who essayed this method of escape
was John Dozier.. He was very badly
frightened, and after he got on to the
ladder he trembled so that he lost his
grip on the rungs and fell to the area
way. landing on his head on the stone
pavement. He was taken to Roosevelt
Hospital, where 1t is said that his
skull is fractured.
At this juncture the firemen arrived
and the remaining tenants were quickly
removed to the street without further
mishap. Ten of them had fled to the
roof, and they escaped through the ad-
Joining house.
The fire did not make rapid Roadway,
and the firemen quickly quenched 1t.
combining 1t TO the basement and ground
floor. The damage is said to be around
1900
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AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS.
Young LOVeTs Nearly Parted for Life 6y
HOmety Relatives.

Notwithstanding that Uncle George
could not come till later in the after
noon. Mrs. Elliott was kind enough to
insist that I should go to lunch. And 1
enjoyed myself extremely-not only at
lunch, but also while Adelaide showed
me round the picture gallery afterwards.
adelaide was really enchanting-tall,
stately yet slender, pale. with relief OF
delicate rose. 1 had met Adelaide once
OF twice before, and the second time
had been unnecessary; wherefore this
tnird was an opportunity.
We were alone in the picture gallery.
had Just thrown the cigarette. which
had been graciously allowed to me. out
OF the window. and Seeing that we
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were. as / say, alone) was just about
to But suddenly Adelaide spoke.
do you see that picture2"
what, that fat old lady2"
Yes. the fat old lady" said Adelaide,
laughing. Its mammals sister. Lady
Hamlyn."
"oh. l beg pardon" murmured. II
took her for a more remote relative"
Adelaide threw her charming head
back and surveyed Lady Hamlyn.
Mamma always says" she observed.
that Aunt Lucia was exactly like what
l am now when she was a girl"
! started violently
'Oh. it's prepos"- began. but the
word fell unfinished. 1 drew nearer 70
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LeIter..HinRler.

Miss Rosa Ringler. daughter OF the late George
Ringler was married to Mr.. George J. letter. of
this city, at 7.3O o'clock last night. at Lieder-
kranz Hall. Fifty-eighth street. between Lexing-
ton and Park avenues. Mr.. letter is a partner In
the firm OF F. G. Haag & Co.. and member
OF the Arion and Liederkranx Clubs. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. L. Halfman. OF
the Lutheran Emmanuel Church. The bride was
arrayed In q white grosgrain silk gown, with pearl
and net trimmings and diamond ornaments. The
bridal veil was OF tulle and sh carried a bou-
quet OF lilies OF the valley. The bridesmaid was
Miss Veronica RiDSer Col Jacob Rupert, jr.,
acted as best man. The ushers Frank A.
Ehret and Anton Huepfel. After short tour
South Mr. and Mrs letter will reside In this city
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ton. Later In the day Weiss saw a lit
tie boy on the street exhibiting a new
pocketknife, which he at once recognized
as one that had been stolen from his
store.
Weiss learned that he had bought II for
Il cents from Cussck. He then sum
moned Policeman Meyers, and at Gus
sick's house they found him, and he went
to the airshaft and began TO pull up a
string, and soon brought up a velvet bag
which contained fifteen Of the stolen
knives: He said that Carroll had the
rest OF the property.
The latter acknowledged his guilt. and
returned his share OF the knives, which
he had concealed behind trunk in his
room.
Justice Mcmahon adjourned the hear
Ing.
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Money for Charity,

Julian Loeb, Richard Buyer and Stanley Davis
have sent 81. o5 for the Goldenitz family. For the
Sick Baby Fund IS received from Joseph
Ponsford Bickerton. jr. the proceeds OF a concert
held at sls West Eighty seventh street. on the
evening Of Oct. 6, The performers were A. and +.
Purdy Goodwin and Jacques, J. p. Bickerton, H.
Cord and Spence Bckerton, Mr.. Fraser, II.
Springer Clifford Pepper and Mr. Smith. A class
In the Calvary Sabbath school sends 81. rs, and
Enc Foster, Lizzie o'Connor and Francis Gold
stein sends 81 o5 the proceeds OF a fair In Port
chester N. Y.
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TWO BOY BURGLARS.
Broke Into a Hardware store and
Stole Pocket Knives.

Two boys, Philip Cussick, sixteen years
old, and Bernard Carroll, fifteen years
old, both of rs Amsterdam avenue. were
charged with burglary in the Yorkville
Police Court this morning. Max Weiss,
a hardware dealer at 81 Amsterdam ave-
nue., was the complainant.
Wednesday being "Yom Kippur,"
Weiss kept the store closed. When he
found that burglars had broken in
through the rear window and had
stolen almost his entire stock OF pocket
knives. He reported his loss to the po-
lice Of the West Slxty-elghth street sta
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is IT GILDERSLEEvE?
Parkhurst's Latest Letter Revives
the Vandewater Story.
Mr.. Golf Says That Affair Was Very
Creditable to the Judge.
But All Attempts to Connect the Two
Stories Are Unavailing.

The letter read by DR.. Parkhurst last
evening at the City Vigilance League
r's', M 'ne 80. ,s .on 1,,e'e Dap.'s '
Chureh' apparently imp.lcating promi-
nent criminal Judge Of this city in cor
general comment In political circles this
This TiIsA Is the letter:
A. ,,u,.-, ,.... Oct ., .
Ns Dssr s sr Vas ppented
Of he JUDGE The bargain was made By the
Judge hImseif-was made In my house and before
Witnesses / am willing to testify before the
Lexow Committee. as you so desire.
r.. p.u,,,,,r.. ,,,, ,o 30, uo,o,
Or. ParKhurst SAID ne had referred
this communication to Mr.. Con- and
that the matter would probably be
thoroughly investigated by the Lexow
Committee. He refused last night to
give the name of the writer OF the let
Ter.
The incident, however, recalled a story
which was circulated during the cam
-, ,ooa , e
palgn OF 1889, when Judge Henry A.
Gildersleeve was running as the can
didate of Tammanv Hall for the citv
Judgeship against Judge Fitzgerald, the
present incumbent, who was nominated
an .h. 800, r., .,.,.. +.
h .iie anti "hiiiahy tiche'' ~ was
familiar to all politicians, and was taken
up by me newspapers at the time.
SO far as II affected the integrity Of
Judge Gildersleeve,. however, 1t was a
failure, and the explanation made by the
Judge himself knocked the story into a
cooked hat.
II was to the effect that eighteen years
on the bench in General Sessions, he Sc
cured the appointment as one of the
court attendants Of Andrew Wheeler
Vandewater, the husband of one of his
nieces, and that as return for this
favor he exacted a promise from Van
dewater that should pay $40 month out
OF his salary to Elmer u. Gildersleeve,
brother OF the Judge, who lived at
Poughkeepsie.
This money Vandewater claimed that
ne had paid regularly for long time,
but when he became Ill and was I'M
able to perform his duties. he stopped
the payments and was removed.
The similarity of this story, which
was, widely exploited in the newspapers
at the time, to the charges made in the
to the general belief this morning that
1t was the same identical case. and that
Nandewater was the writer of the let
ter.
reporter OF The Evening World"
called upon DR.. Parkhurst this morning
and showed him some newspaper clip
pings printed in November, 1889, and re-
ferring to the Vandewater case and the
charges which he made against Glider
sleeve.
DR.. Parkhurst seemed very much sur
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st. Clair's Retreat.

This week the new building erected for St.
Glars Retreat. at Clifton. s. l.. is ready for
occupancy. The building Is under the charge
Of Sister Frances. OF the Third Order OF St.
Francis. and most Of the medicines used are
those prescribed by retired chemists who have
studied under the great French specialist. Pasteur
During the last nine years Sister Frances has
cured hundreds OF persons OF various chronic
troubles, and she 10 now In receipt OF many won
derful test Imonials.
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THE o O'CLOCK EDITION AND
THE SPORTING EXTRA OF THE
EVENING WORLD CONTAIN MORE
SPORTING NEWS OF INTEREST
THAN CAN DE FOUND IN ANY
OTHER EVENING NEWSPAPER.
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Sold BiIIboards for KindIing.

Theodore Clark. thIrV-nve years old. OF 555
West rhirteth street. vas caught breaking up
biboArds belonging 10 the Imperial Music Hall
on Thrtieth street and Sixth avenue this morning
by Oticer Reed. Clark has been breaking up
the bllboHrds and selling them for kindling wood.
J istics Voofhls this morning aned him $40
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Searching for n Missing Wife.
(By Associated Press)

CLEVELAND. Oct. 12.-Dr. H. s. Fitzgerald, q
well-known physician and lecturer OF Chicago Is
here In search OF his wife. who disappeared be-
tween Chicago and Pittsburg about three weeks
ego. She Is Hebrew, seventeen years DID, and
very handsome. They had been married but three
months when she disappeared.
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HAMMERSLOUGH Bros,

HAMMERSLUUGH BRUS.,
Makers Wholesalers Retailers.
One feature of our retail
business that causes us the
liveliest sort of satisfaction,
is the way people who get
our prices and then shop
around, finally come back
and buy of us-for they do
come back in nearly every
case.
1t isn't that we're hungry
for sales at all-for business,
thank you, is humming-but
we like to keep gather 'ng
evidence that we're selling
good clothes for less than
other stores.
Overcoats. Suits, Trousers.
&C. None sweller in New
York. None more reliable.
Prices low.
Open tomorrow night till 9.
HAMMERSLOUGH Bros,
Blocker ST., Cor. Greene,
(Bet. Broadway and the 9th Ave. "L.")
Also
Broadway, Cor. Rector St.
Opposite Trinity church,
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Mrs WINsLOw' SOOTHING SYRUP for children
sething soitens the gums and alAys all pain 26cs+
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No. 50 Charles street, New York.