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THE VAUDEVILLE FESTIVAL.
Don't Forget the Big show mt Rock
away Next Saturday Night.

Don't forget the big vaudeville festival
at Rockaway Beach Saturday night,
July IS
1t will be the greatest galaxy OF variety
stars you ever saw-the most extra
ordinary vaudeville show YOU or any
body else ever witnessed. and every cent
taken in will be given to the Sick Babies
Fund
Baby Francis Fields daughter of Lew
Fields, of Weber & Fields. Is engineer
ing 1t, and she will make 1t q success.
Here Is list of the stars.
Maggie Cline, Whiting and Shepard,
The Russell Bros Miss Annie Hart
Lottie ellison, Castellet and Hall.
lie clair and Leslie, VIII II. Fox,
J. ". Kelly, Levanion,
Hastings and Marion Nelson and Nelson,
v Brien and Hayel, Sam Bernard,
James +. Hoey Lizzie II. Raymond,
Aiburtus and Bartram, and Weber and Fields,
the greatest Dutch team under the sun.
If you want your moneys worth and
still spend your money in a beautiful
cause go to this vaudeville festival!
And make all your friends go, too! You
will never see such O show again. And
you will make Baby Francis very happy.
and the sick babies and their poor,
trembling mothers will bless and pray
for you.
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pendent for existence and care on stran-
gers, and that those strangers OF all
people on earth should be the wife and
son! 1t seemed as II all the humiliation
which, through his failure and ruin. he
had been able to ignore by virtue OF
prise were crushing him.
He hated the neat little room where
he lay: he hated the widow whose hands
and voice were soft, even f. her h face at at
young girl who seemed patronizins in
her kindly attentions, Hts very ,choler
made his dulled senses acute, and often
ing and listening. Thus he got to know
the simple secrets OF the household-the
love between Lillian and Herbert La
the strength OF their hope. one might
suppose that the view OF such an idyl
might have softened his temper, for
the toughest heartstring viii often
had had been @ ~, s.l(iim! ted and sdTsrsI,S had
contracted them far closer than his
As he lay helpless and whitening, with
fingers significantly picking at the
spread; one other Problem, besides hi. his
that-how 10 repay this cursed obliga
ton. In every other respect his ac-
counts were balanced, his psltIy s ;;
but he owed nothing Had that stroke
given him a fve-minute respite OF life
and consciousness. he would have died
proud of his record OF independence.
But now two miserable paupers had re-
lieved him; he must die indebted TO the
women whom Alexander Watson had
4 left penniiess. oh, IL was unbearable
! What a consummate Old ass and dolt
and fool that man had been TO cast
away such good money for an ict9tic
scruple. He had been out of his mind,
II, indeed, he ever had any. Why with
that snug little patrimony, these two
young romantic s!mpletons might now
marry and make each other miserable
to their hearts content. As II was.
there was s.. 00O, al II hidden away in a
hole. forgotten and useless. No one
claimed IL; II belonged to no, one, oh!
hat was that true? Did not he himself
title Might he not assign this claim,
and then die as he had lived, beholdsn
to no one The skeleton fingers ceased
their picking, and painfully scrawled a
note.
In response to this misslve, Judge
Stanley came, im?onea ," sense OF
~ M sorry TO see you in such distress,
Jenkins" he said. Il suppose you lack
means"
You can attend to a matter OF bust
ness for me on the usual business con-
ditions." replied Jenkins. Il am not
stiff refusal strang to Judge Stan
ley's lips. The idea that he would touch
@any OF the foul matters with which this
man had been busied! But, then. there
/ was n. mute appeal on that wasted.
Sh- facet he could not dispute the
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"As for this extraordinary accusa-
tion," continued the Justice. II shall
refer it +" the District, Attorney, I'm
liver 1t to him. Officers. preserve order
or clear the courtroom. Now, then,
gentlemen. proceed at once with the case
at Issue
The case was promptly brought to a
finish. and though Mr.. Jenkins retained
his self-possession and TESTED and gibed
and stormed with even abnormal vigor,
him. Perhaps they believed the message
of old Watson's glance: perhaps indig-
nation swayed them, for It is the readi'
est, as II is the most evanescent. of pas
sions. Ii so, they were of mind with
the general public, for the whole town
resounded with the scandal People
talked fiercely about the prevalence OF
nouncing Jenkins and his client and vot.
Ing confidence to Watson.
The newspapers teemed with original
metaphors regarding the smircAing OF
fair fame. But Counsellor Jenkins said
nothing except with that drol left eyelid
and, as was his habit when rejecting
Nhistled softly. The Grand Jury met
for bribery, but he still made converts
with his conridentIdl I'D, sill cons )iec
himself with mellow piping. He wei
knew that his resources would our!as
popular Juror.
And 40 the result proved. When acter
repeated adjournments and infinite hear
ings and innumerihle sendings back tol
rehearings, the case was finally brought
TO trial before Mr. Justice Greengoods
the entire matter was currently deemeC
Joke which somehow reflected credi
for shrewdness on the community. It's
disposition is too well known for ex,
tended description The. witnesses wer'
fippant. except poor old Watson, VIII,
was confused: the counsel good humorcC
and chummy, the Judge Indifferent sX
cent when eNpatiating on the many Wiz
tues of the accused The jury voteC
Not guilty" without leaving their seats
and then throneed around the defendant
eaca one enjoying In hi. handshake tn,
proudest moment OF his life.
AM poor old Watson, never 50 tremu
lous, never rlcre sinking, crept home I,
die. II had FRUSTRATED him TO be Judge
SO u-worthy as 10 accsp' a brihe: II nov
crushed him to have his word publicly
dlscredited Home ne crept TO die, de
spite the tender binding % his wounds
bv his wife. iesniic the ba!my tears %
his little daughter Lillian. child toe
young 10 unlerstand. but quite oil,
enough to feel A weak unlucky failur.
OF a man and hence, devotedly loved
for the noodgates OF true womanly az
lection Weld to the touch of pity. II.
died, and yet lived as many a successful
man might crave in vain TO llye-in gen
tie hearts enshrined. by loyal memories
AS EiiphaIet Jenkins was passing
through the corridors OF the building
after his triumph. fulfilling that impu
dence which creates an observed Of al
jud ss net he sp .s Win Snsu
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tied familiarity. you see the law has
protected her humble servant"
Yes" replied the Judge. sternly, but
! think equity would have scourged
~E Ecu REL repeated the unas al
worthy predecessors. Who's equity?
What's equity? Damn equityr"
And so the great bribery case ended in
laugh. The District Attorney wrote
up his docket and closed that page with
a sigh OF relief. Perhaps fellow-feel.
ing had made him wondrous kind. The
5000 still remained In his hands 81. 0oO
In crisp, new bills, each one with skill
ful particularly described In the indict-
ment; $500 embodyng the powers of
health, happiness. prosperity, life and
death. actually begging for an owner!
Old Watson had avowed that the sum
did not belong to him; that il had been
had taken the first opportunity to repu-
date II. Counsellor Jenkins had sworn
that he had neither seen, heard OF,
smelt, lasted nor touched the accursed
thing, and the sympathiZing jury had
believed him. What should the District
Attorney do with IT. Not what could
he? That was easy enough With an;
Official turned the money over to the
County Treasurer. as special deposit.
and there II remained until time once
more brought its potentialities into ser
, vice.
! Notwithstanding what ne was pleased
! to term his Nudlcation, there was an
aftermath Of trouble to Eliphalet Jen-
kins. The directors OF the "P d Q Il.
, r. Co" dismissed him from further
duty, IT vas not that he had been ac-
cuscd, alone, although a truly praC tie al
: man never falls into the passive form
but he had lost his cass. As the Presi-
dent very properly said: jenkins m ISL
be getting fat-witted not 10 know that
a sensitive old IDIOT like Watson
couldn't BE- reasoned with" Then. too,
the board utterly repudiated certain
and Jenkins from his naturally exag-
gerated view Of his own reputation,
couldn't quite see how he could enforce
It, Besides his one moral force for
badc him TO try. That sels confidence
which assured self-advancement had
bred prided itself on continuous freedom
from obligation. What ~ received he
stand the consequence fdyors were sup.
ports which he would always disdaln.
! Mr. Justice STANLEY, too was out
/ spoken, AID II the Righteousness Of his
! words was lacking in strength, the IN
| fuence OF his position made up for II.
! And, although the populdcn yielded 2
certain base glory, this gradually worked
its own revenge, Cautious people, tina,
| H., people with noTf'v came TO deem the
counsellor shs,a. froi.-SaTP a tribe toe
laugh laughed at his Gear splittihll to the 's -
fidences OF his She went ',-Q. the CO
their cases else,p making her II,
r resi- s Of coz, the trip back .S at.e
. nat sen h,,t Passengers have been re
Clients DESERT arImer Mary Clinton 81,
q. and It Is theughtA was
d to-day. nj
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JENKINS'S ATONEMENT.
The Story Of Bribery Fund Which
Brought Grief md Happiness.

more unintelligible scrawl than usual In
his notebook. And Mr.. jenkins sent a
bland smile broadcast, pickering his
lower lip and dropping his left eyelid;;
A fragile man, indeed WAS Watson-well
nigh picked clean by the crows OF mis-
fortune. For years he had been wither,
ing in body and estate until people had
come to take a certain pride In his gen
eral mouldiness, just as they did In that
of sundry antique houses with gable ends
To rne Te hand on the Bible it was sp
parent that an energy more unnatural
than excitement was enthralling him:
The pensive. submissive expression had
cred a stern, even desperate, determine
ton. Unheeding the soothing preliminary
questions which the, astute Jenkins was
beginning to put ne swung h hs ms eh and
leaned forward with outstretched hand,
"Your Honor" Watson gasped, and
yet the ,furthest spectator could hear hear
won't to settle IN that old courtroom.
would vibra,c. Your Honor, you know
me; you knew my father before me;
You know come from honest stock, ana
that, though unlucky. am an honest
man. That attorney there has tried to
bride mech, but I'm ashamed to tell
it, for a decent man should be s q ol"
wished. Here it isE And he cast a
bunch f.bills on the Judges desS anu anu
settled back, CHASTITY OF race with lips
bubbling with foam.
What attorney" demanded Mr.. JUS
tice STANLEY, in a voice like rifles crack.
"Eliphalet Jenkins, there"
Jenkins, rising deliberately. Come, get
down Watson; you've spoken your
piece, and ! don't want you. It's quite
apparent, Your Honor, that some one has
miIiar with the history OF this case can
readily surmise. AS for this ridiculous
charge, | throw myself on the protecti"u
| OF my character"
A disciple of Danton. doubtless, was
Counsellor Jenkins, and never was Dan
| ton more out-Dantoned than In this as
| sertion.
so = the Judge, not unkindly, and
bling and twitching, the witness,
4 or the stand. down the aisle and
the room. Yet as he passed hs
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THE LONDON STAGE.
Queen Victoria Personally Ar
ranges a De Reszke Programme.
Funny DisilIusion Caused by Black
Cat in The Midd'eman."
Wyndham Rchcarsing His Company
on a Stage In His Garden.

copyrighted. 1891, by the Associated press)
LONDON. July 2i.--Astde from Sarah
BCrnhardt the week has been devoid OF
novelties in theatricals.
operate and dramatic performances
before the court are SO frequent as TO no
longer attract much attention. For In
stance, ON Wednesday last the two De
Reszkes were commanded to appear at
Windsor Castle during the afternoon.
They obeyed. naturally, and sang Sc
lection Of solos and duets from various
OF eras. Tosti presided at the piano.
The same evening Sigrid Arnolison. Hen
Davies and Sig. Ancona saLs before the
Queen. the Czarawltch and other mem
bcrs of the royal family and their guests.
Cowcn played the piano. The Queen
personally arranged the programme for
the he Reszkes.
The Princess of Wales, accompanied
by brilliant suite, was present on Tues
day last at Sarah Bernhardt's perform
ance Of La Femme de Claude" The
auo!encc applaude vi yorously. and Nine.
| BernhGrdt was recalled repeatedly. But
| 'he enthusiasm displayed was called
| forth by the wonderful art of the great
actress. and not by the play.
| ',',s us, ,,S
t ~. >''y
| 'o'' S'''' ''"' .e'" ms
better than at first expected.
| 'har'es N!hnr'ahi cer'aih'S aoes NV
oeS' " '''ahe '"e ''"'a's"'s VI MS co"'-
| pany as agreeable as possible. When
| Lady Violet Grev!lle's play was being
prepared i"T pronnc'ion al 'he Nrlte'ion
ne TOOK the entire company down 10
! Brighton itr several days and rehearsed
In large private salon at the Metfopolc'
Now, however he has gone one better
| than this. He has had tiny stage
| fitted up in the garden OF his own house,
| and 1t is on these miniature boards,
shaded from the sun, though in the open
| air, that the first rehearsals of Henry
| Arthur Joles's new play, due at the
| Criterion early In the Autumn. are TAX
| ing place.
At ordinary renearsals it is almost i'm.
possible to get anything like a comfort.
able meal. hut at Mr.. wyndham. Thea.
ire Royal, Back Garden" the creature
comforts OF the performers are mos
carefully looked after nv Mrs. WIND
lam
| Henry Irving has lent the Lyceum 70
| a sp.cial matinee next Monday nv mem
bers OF IN. Actors, Associa ton and 9th
ers. among the people who are to appea
being Sarah Rernhardt. who. during he
present stay has several times given ne
services in the aid of charity. The pro
yramme is to conclude with the pla
seone from "A Midsummer Night
| Dream" with George Arson, Z. j. Lor
men. J.. l.. Shine. Harry Paul.on. Lion,
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authority OF death.
We'll, well" he added. tell me what
you want"
do you know in whose house ! Her
Certainly, in the Widow watson's, q
good hearted, charitable woman, too.
Watson. DO you know. Judge, you were
right in what you said about equity. I
have never forgotten it, i did bride the
old drivelcr."
You did"
"Of course | did. 1t was our only
hope. and money was no object with me
then. The r. a g, would have al;
expenses had won. But you can't buck
against softening of the brain. you
know
II trust you realize. Mr.. Jenkins. the
grave consequences of such an infamous
confession to me-
Grave nonsense! II were alive and
kicking. instead of nine-tenths corpse
you could do nothing, as you very vel!
know. / vas acquitted for bribery, and
the time for indictment for perjury has
long since lapsed."
Then why y ...l.
II will tell you 7 want you to recover
that money for me. It's mine, I adj
vanced it. Here is proof of where !
everything complete. Trust fox To
conceal his trail, but to remember every
You must excuse me- began Judge
Stanley.
Il want you TO recover that money"
persisted Jenkins, land hold 1t in trust
for one Herbert La Grange, who Is q
clerk in your office. Invest IL for him In
any way so that he may marry Lillian
Watson. the daughter of that old block
.Hum" reflected Judge Stanley. Tho
daughter OF Alexander Watson, the man
YOU wronged, Wei. ] believe it's the
thing for you TO do, | consent. VOC
wish TO make reparation. Wen. repent
ance AT the last hour, II sincere, "
eficacious. Remember the dying
MY good sir" said Jenkins, with, .
touch Of old-time acumen entirely dis
tinct from didatIc recreation, they
maxi A mushy mess. My motive is SIM
pie. | always pay my debts My career
has been consisten: with seli-respect
These people have befriended me. hence
.hey are emitted - Il puid pro quo. They
need never know whence the money
comes. Indeed, such course Is prudent.
for ali mental Disorders are strictly en-
! tailed, you know, and the girl might re-
/ UThe Judge sh,ok his head and sighed
I kui i'm silence took his departure. Then
followed the signing Of papers; re
! searches, consultations aud friendlt
| suit. E.llphalet Jenkins save his eM-
/ dence clearly. irrefrIglbly, trlumphantly
/ before a commissioner. The next morn
| ing he lay dead In his bed, and on his
| face was a smile OF peace.
After a little Lillian and Herbert Ia
Grange were married. and the money
which for 50 many years had been dead
ened In power now beeame fecund with
'happiness,-Pittsburg Leader. II. 49,
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One day in the central decade of this
century there occurred a dramatic scene
In the county hall at Aberdeen, where MIR.
Justice Stanley was holding term of the
Circuit Court. The great p. and ..
Railroad Company was defending its
right or wrong of way, but at all events
Its way, along the river front against "A
claim OF possession on the part Of the
city. Eliphalet jenkins, ESD, than
whom" to use the clumsy encomium of
fellow-practitioners, mo article was
slicker," was resisting the Anarchis-
tic attack instigated by irresponsible
demagogues." as he termed 1t, with all
his sickness. A tall and portly man
was this famous counsellor, with an ex-
pressive under lip and more expressive
left eyelid. He said many a sharp and
witty thing; but his manner always con-
hded something sharper and wit,ier to
both Bench and Bar AS for the ground
lings. they adored him as the type Of
what they were able to produce. A self
satisfied man was this counsellor. as well
he might be. for ais practice was confined
only by his veto. Had he regarded God
as the author OF his being. he would have
been exemplary In piety. As, however,
he boosted that he was self-made man,
his worship, though heartfelt. never APP
preached the INFINITE.
The city attorney had rested for the
pliintin. Mr., jenkins had opened for the
defense, revealing as through a parterre
OF MOWERS the single point on which he
depended That would be established by
lhe evidence of an unimpeachable Wit
ness, and him he now called.
Alexander Watson" proclaimed Mr.
Jenkins, In the confident tones OF u horn
OF Jericho. A fragile. white-faced. nerv-
GUS man skunk out OF remote corner
eraned their necks and chewed more
vigorously. The city attorney slapped
MS papers fiercely and looked the powers
OF the inquisition. The clerk ceased from
whiting the arm OF his chair.
~. Justice Stanley made q thicker
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DRIVEN CRAZY BY HUNGER.
Mrs. Burns Mistook the Harper
Mansion for a Hotel.
GiecfulIy Hailed m Ambulance as
Her Carriage.

Mrs Della Burns, forty-five years old,
OF CTS Myrtle avene. Brooklyn, was found
insane in Fifth avenue this morning, and
the police have every reason to believe
that the woman was driven crazy by
hunger.
Shortly after o'clock Policeman Will
lam Selman, at Forty-sixth street and
Fifth avenue noticed a curious figure
standing by the iron fence near the
house Of Joseph W. Harper, the pub
Usher, on the corner At first he
thought IT was a child, for the fence Is
| scarcely four feet high. and the figure
did not reach the top OF it; but on go
Ing nearer. he saw that the figure was
| "A little poorly dressed woman AS she
| chung to the fence the woman looked
wistfully at the big windows Of the Har-
per mansion. ., u,,o,
"Oh! I'm so hungry" was the pitiful
reply. DO you think ! could get any
thing to eat In that big hotel?
That's not a hotel that's private
80 it is. so 1t Is" the little, woman
murmured Then she put one hand on
"Do you know. MIR. Police. live In
that house? It's my house: II l don I
| thing to eat"
| Realizing that the woman was de-
mented, Sellman started with her to the
station in East Fifty-third street. She
| walked quietly along Fifth avenue
by the polcemans side. save that now
and then she would stop before house
Now, YOU know, they might be able
to give us a chop In there"
Al the station she complained bit
terly of being hungry: Sergt. Kane sue,
address, then he sent to Bellevue Hos
pital for an ambulance. and had the
little woman taken to the insane pa
my carriage. at last" joyfully sX-
claimed the woman when the amou-
lance drove up.
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little self, from soliciting advertising to
getting the Lyric Hall for nothing. Her
friends volunteered to sing, dance, whis-
tie. recite or plav for the Sick Babies
Fund, and the show was good one.
Here Is a LIST of the people who took part
entertainment:
James p. Kennedy comic songs: James
Bailey, song: George w. johnson. whis-
ting; Constance Wallace fancy dancer;
Ed 4. Kahn, monologue; Annie Ed
wards, songs; Harry w. Thayer, funny
sayings, Miss McDermott, recitations;
Mr.. Connolly. MIR. Lewis, Miss Tamess
and Little Lillian cast in stars Beyond
Our Reach" Foreman and West. sketch
team; Agnes Tames. recitation, and Lit
tie Lillian in her charming dances.
Alvin p. Seilhamer wrote the play for
the occa sion. The flowers were donated
by E. Schumann, florist, 100 Ninth. ave-
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For bilious headache and
all other conditions resulting
from constipation. go by the
book on Beecham's pills.
Book free, pills 25c. AT drug
stores. or write to B. F. Allen
Co.. sos Canal St. , New York.
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A Fair on the block.
The Sick Bnbieu' Fund Club.

To the Editor:
The !nclosed s3i7 was collected by the Sick
Babies Fund Cluy. of the Annexed District.
LULU MUNGER. aged 10. us willis avenue.
CARRIE BANFlELD, IL, III Wills avenue.
EDDIE LORD, ~, HS Willis avenue.
@. HOENSTEfN. IL. l75 Willis avenue.
HARRY SMITH. H. $50 East l37th street.
FLO FAIRCLOTH. H. S2s East l35th street.
ERNEST HEREWITH II, S2a East l7sth street,
EDDIE JACKSON. H. III Willis avenue.
GERTlE CANFIELD. 6. 175 Willis avenue.
KATE FEsTERA. u. Isl willis avenue.
ANDREW TOM. 10 SOS East lc5th street.
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July 20.
Great Little Brooklyn Boys.

Leroy See. Julius Burrow, Harold Grant. Louis
Watkins, George Hopper Freddie Roth and NAL
COLIN Roth. seven OF as bright boys as there are
in Brooklyn. have raised the handsome sum OF
$50 for 1.-THE Evening Worlds Sick Baby Fund
by a magic lantern exhibition. They rust'Hi
about and induced Real Estate Agent John Pull
man TO let them have a couple OF large rooms at
SIS President street. Brooklyn. rent free for the
exhibition. which was most successfully carried
out on last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings
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The Sea Beach Palace Band.

To the Editor
Enclosed you will find Post-onace money order
for 81. rs that have collected from the members
OF my band for the Sick Babies Fund. and We
hope that 1t will do good towards reliev-
ing the suffering little ones.
ARMAND PUTT. Leader.
and Members Of Sea Beach Palace Band. Coney
Island
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Five Fine Boys.

To the Editor
Enclosed you will find *l,5 as the result Of a
fair held at 3t5 East Que Hundred and Nineteenth
street You will also find a pair Of small knit
shoes, which we hope some baby will be able
to wear. Although small. We hope this sum viii
do a great deal Of good to the sick babies.
JACOB ISRAELSON, aged thirteen years;
SOL IsRAELSON. aged eleven years;
THOMAS KELLER. aged eleven years.
ARTHUR HORkIMER, aged eleven years;
JOSEPH DRADi. aged nine years.
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c. West one Hundred and Twenty seventh street


To the Editor:
Enclosed please fnd 50. the proceeds OF an en-
tertainment given IN Monday, July H. at sst
Eighth avenue. In aid Of the Sick Babies
Fund. Conducted by Ella Coulter. aged twelve
years. assisted by Lille Caroln. aged twelve
years: Cecilia Gray. aged twelve years; Blanche
Pugh. aged eleven years Katie Kennedy, aged
nine years: Katie Riger, aged seven years: TILE
Erlach aged seven years; Madeline CAROLYN age
i've years and Master Willie Carolin. aged eight
years ELLA COULTER, S94 Eighth avenue