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We'll" I said. " has she let him out
upon the roof"'
II wish you wouldn't ask me any
questions. said Kitty. II shall know
before long When l send for you come
at once. VIII you let me have that bit
OF cloth?"
IT'S more precious than diamonds"
said.
Her answer was:
Yes. l know It," She put II into her
pocketbook II have changed my
ROOM" she remarked. I'm next to
her. There Is u locked door between US.
That is all. And / have made a peep
hole"
you are a born detective. but as this
widow is respectable you can't watch
young Jeffries that way"
Yesterday" she said without answer
ing me, "Jeffries called. l saw him COM
ing up the street and hid behind a
screen in the parlor. / should have pre-
tended TO be asleep in a chair there had
been seen. but no one found me out.
She came to him. and he talked like an
innocent man.
1.-The poor old woman has done me
another Injury by getting herself muir
dered,' he said. I believe I'm suspect
! ed. because ! shall proft by her death.
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been found from the newspaper men.
and / was looking for the coat 1t had
been pulled of OF. That would be my
chance.
The dismissed servant was a waiter.
but l bribed myself into a chance OF
seeing his black coat of duty, and 1t
had not been torn or patched. hunted
up the nephew's clearinghouse and got
into his room under pretense OF having
been sent from the telegraph office TO
see the wires. but his clothes were all
OF thick. coarse cloth. 1 talked these
things all over to Kitty. and she set her
wits to work TO help me. She asked me
to let her go to the old lady's house and
show her the room she slept In. and she
went out on the roof. as 1 had done
many a time, and went along first in
one direction and then in another. look
Ing at al the scuttle doors. until
thought she would go of into the street
but she stopped at the last OF the row
and beckoned me. / hurried up.
Close to the scuttle door lay little
black button.
This belongs to the garment the BIZ
Of cloth came from" she said. There
are blacks and blacks. This is a button
that matches that back. Not blue
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black. nor a brownish black. nor a foxy
black, but black that is almost invlsi-
BILE green. Do you know No. l0O?''
IT'S a very respectable first-class
boarding house." said !.
"Win they take ladies?" she asked.
IF they are well introduced"
81 shall go there to board"
Next day l got a card from her-she
hadn't been in the habit OF having
cards-with that address on 1t. l call
ed She came down 20 see me In her
best black silk. with her bonnet and
mantilla on.
There was an old lady in the room.
She introduced me to her and then said
she was ready. took the hint We
went out together.
"Of course you know why l came
here" she said I'm spending all my
salary and wearing my best clothes,
but I've found something out already,
Mrs. Jeffries's nephew calls here some
times. He calls on a young widow who
has the upper front room. He has been
engaged TO her for some time"
She paused a long time and then said
He was here the night OF the muir.
DER"
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Why, what do they take me for? won
der who killed her? They say nothing
was gone
Whoever 1t was, you ought to be
thankful that the Grabbed creature is
dead" she said. Some common burglar
OF course. Shed scream and shrek IL
she saw one, at her jewel-case and get
herself killed
"'Well, poor old woman, I'd have
been his death II l had been near JEFF
fries said. She wasn't half bad. She
never made a will and left things away
from me. as she might, after told her
I'd never crlnRe 10 her for her favor.
Hang II, wish wasn't her heir! PEG,
pie will suspect me secretly perhaps. |
can prove / wasn't inside the house
that night, but you know how the
papers talked. Poor Bitzner, the rooter,
came to me and cried over what they
said abou! him. Kill Aunt Jessy! Why
You used to call her Aunt Jezebe."
said the widow. Mrs. Null is her name"
" Yes, I'm sorry did but she had a
temper said Mr.. Jefrries. I've mind
not to take the money
" Then | shan't take YOU said Mrs
Null. such an idiot! should be
ashamed OF you.
See here Kitty handed me an ad-
dress ON a piece of paper. II was Mrs.
Preston Null, at a certain number.
Chestnut street. 1T is her mother-in-
| law. Can you send our Mrs. Mull-Eliza
Mull--a telegram saying, Come at once
/ 10 this address, she asked.
"po it" said she. NO. don't ask me.
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elevator WAR AGAIN.
Terminal Facilities Tint do Not
Violate the Law Are Demanded.

tBy Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The elevator row.
settled as most people supposed by the
compromise agreement adopted by ballot
on the Board Of Trade has broken out
again. This time there is a new party
in 1.-THE railroads.
There has been filed with three of the
Great Western system peremptory de-
mands signed by dozen Of the receiving
and shipping firms Of the oBard of Trade
that terminal facilities for the handling
OF grain and fax seed be furnished that
would not violate as II was claimed, the
present grain elevator system did the
plainest and most important provisions
of the Interstate Commerce law
The roads upon which notice has been
served by the shippers are the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific. Illinois Central
and the Burlington.
The demands are formal pre!minaries
of a great legal battle between the grain
trade and the railroads over that law
to which appeal was made by the General
Managers Association during the great
July strike.
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PALACE"GENIIEMAN JlS" SWELL H0USEE THE SUNDAY WORLD

! am helping you. have my thoughts.
Now take me home
| took her home and telegraphed TO a
brother detective to telegraph TO the
widow. and | waited and watched. l
saw her get into carriage and 80 away.
] followed and saw her take the train.
IL Kitty wanted her out OF the way she
was safe.
A few hours afterwards l received a
note:
disguise yourself as an old woman
and come here at once. Come In a cab.
Wear thick black veil. Send up word
that you are my Aunt Agnes. Lose no
time"
| lost none. As / went slowly up the
stairs with my black veil down | could
hear INV heart beat. Kitty opened the
door. called out, Why, aunty, dear!
and shut II,
II have opened the door between my
room and Mrs. Mulls." she said. Il have
found something. | can't appear In this
matter. You must see for yourself"
She led me into the handsome room
and went 10 a wardrobe. There, from
beLeath other dresses, she drew plainly
cut coat, or redingote, OF thin black
cloth. with many buttons down the front
and spread 1t on a chair. About the
height OF the knees a piece was torn
away and a button gone,
Hush! she said We don't know
who may be listening. Make no sound. y
Then she took the bit of cloth from her
pocket. fitted 1t to the rent and laid the
'The piece of cloth found In dead Mrs
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Jefrries's hand came from this garment"
wa her remark.
Yes" said. she must have disguised
him in II. But-why''-
"Goosey" said Kitty "Mr. Jeffries
could not get into this Mrs. Null wore
1t herself Mrs. Null killed old Mrs.
Jeffres. The nephew knows nothing
about it-guesses nothing. This wicked
woman wanted TO marry him when no
had inherited the estate. She has done
II. i watched her through the peephols
i had made. l saw her writhe in agony.
ard without speaking a word. wiring
her hands and tear her hair. II was an
awful sight. but 7 knew IL was a guilty
conscience that moved her. There-yOu
have II all in your own hands now. I'll
go and tell Mrs c. that i have news
which must take me away, pay her my
board and go with you in the cab"
l left her at her own door. Mrs. Null
was arrested at the station on her re-
turn, and II was all as Kitty said.
She made full confession. She had con-
ceiyed the idea of numbering the old
woman that her nephew might get the
money, and she had hoped the poor roof
mender would be charged with the
crime.
She was a fiend in female form. but
the thought that had driven a woman
10 the gallows haunted me and sickened
me OF the detective business. which
left very soon.
Kitty and / are keeping a little MOTEL
now and prospecting very Warehouses;
Ttt-Bits. q f.
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silk. II Ii her suit to dine out Informally.
| This same idea is carried out in Oxford
mixed. the regular college cloth. The
! lapels OF the coat are silk faced, there
IL velvet collar. the YES. Is high or
low. and trouseriug Is selected for the
skirt.
Another suit worthy Of description is
made in corkscrew. with q coat. cut
down to the watch-pocket line and in
| vislhly fastened, diagonally. The vest,
ON the other hand, Is long. reaching an
| inch or 40 below the coat: II turncddown
collar. four in-hand, and Il attn linen
shirt bosch dress the neck, The shirt
| IL plain. with the pipe plaits as round as
| flutes. Everybody knows that Mons
clothes button from right to left The
| ladies'. with their adorable obstinHcy.
hooked and fastened their belongings
| from left To right. This year they viii
do as the men do and button their coats,
| hodiccs, vests and capcs from right to
| LEFT.
Incidentally, the cupcs will reign an
other year. There are two fnvorit.s,
| the golf and the Paris police cape. Both
are long enough to cover the fashion,
| lble walking-coat, and each has storm
hood and buttons. The Paris policeman
! is made in the bright gendarme blue.
the mixed army blue and the dark OIL
GERS blue. BY way OF color the indigo
Is lined with orange, the second, blue
made Of held cloth, witch, ike the
| storm cloth, liz double-CaCed, homespun
| outside and plaid inside. There Is "a
hood and one or two adjustable shoulder
| capes.
Tailor made velvet coats will he intro
duced for carriage, church and theatre
| wear. They are close fitted, touched
with jet, finished with u lace Jabot and
made OF the finest of silk Nelvets In
| fruit shades. The models are all short
| that is. short enough to escape the cair
| creases. This beautiful garment Will be
worn with cloth as well AZ silk skirts.
For the grand ladies who ride in car
| rlages there are topcoats made of SPLEEN
| did double = face woolllens. They are
| sleeveless, with shoulder capes, tight
| fitting and made with a vest of the
material or fancy cloth.
SO much attention Is being devoted to
| the fine art OF ladies' tailoring that the
year 1000 may show duplex establish
| ments IN trade, devoted to men and
| womens clothing-equally well made and
| equally reasonable In prices. Women are
| better dressed than ever before in the
| history of tailoring and drapery. but the
best DAYS are not here yet-tlat Is for
| the masses. HAAS BROS.
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accessory OF the costume Is a long
sleeved, high-neck channels vest, MADE
to ft like a kid glove, and Intended 70
be worn under the wa!stcoat, In colo
weather. This arrangement Is far bet
ter than q walking suit OF heavy cloth.
Only travelling or driving suits are
made of Winter wooilens.
BY all oddities the oldest garment IN
STYLE Is the stable-ccat which ID SO
much like a gentlemans that only the
respective owners can tell them apart.
The length is down to the calves. :"
They are semi-tight-fitting, with hip
seams. raw-edged stitching. storm col
lar, pockets deep enough to hold gaunt-
let's, cap and crop, or a horseshoe at a
pinch. Box cloth is the material used
Worn with an English check dress and
a driving toque or cap, a woman looks
very horsey. The short driving coat In
jauntier, and exactly like a mans.
The one-button cutaway. made In
putty color court cloth. with strap
seams on the bodice and the hips.
worn with high-button waistcoat of
fancy vesting, Il one OF the leading
styles for the promenade.
The smartest outfit Is the Prince OF
Wales suit. which comes as near mas
culine attire as we hope the ladies will
ever care to go. Regular trousering. in
check or skirt the coat, a duplicate Of
the Prince Albert, and the vest are
made In beautiful vicuna or corkscrew
cloth. and worn with dress shirt. This
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LONG COACHING TRIP.
Capt. John j. Phelps Tools n Four
in-Hand Over 300 Miles.

Capt. John J. Phelps has returned
from four-inhand coaching trip
through five States. In which he drove
over 800 miles and established n new
record for long-distance coach driving.
With pair OF glossy blacks in the lead
and sleek roans as wheelers. Capt.
Phelps sat on the box and held the reins
the entire trip.
The coaching party consisted OF Capt.
and Mrs Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. William
M. johnson and Miss Kate o. White, Of
Hackepsack; Mr.. and Mrs. r.. H. Wool
Or. Seward Webb held the previous
long distance record, having driven 3ls
miles in June last from the Brunswick
Hotel to Shelbourne Farms. in Vermont.
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FOUND HIS FAMILY AT LAST.
wife of a Texas ply sicinn Left
Home While Insane.

NtTUVTHV07T
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 25-Afer a
search of two weeks DIR. J. p. Rice. a
wealthy and prominent San Antonio
CrexaS physician. has found HIS wife
and five children, who disappeared from
that city a fortnight ago. Mrs. Rice has
been an invalid for several years, and Of
late has shown marked signs OF insan-
ity.
She seemed possessed of morbid de-
sire to travel and get away from her
home. At intervals her mind lapses into
n demented state, lasting several hours.
During one of these periods she disap-
peared, leading her husband weary
chase,
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TRACED BY a BUTTON.
Houv q Young Detective's Sweetheart Ran
DOaC31 the Murderer of "a Miser.

man servant who had been dismissed
weeks before: a dissipated nephew who
had quarrel!ei with her; a peddler; a
man who had mended the roof. But it
seemed likely that no one would be ac-
tually proved guilty. To be sure, the
nephew would come in for her property,
being her only relative, but though he
had been to the door that evening he
had been seen to go away again. and the
servant had TO call for help before the
bedroom door could be broken In.
The only clue that l had was a bit OF
back cloth clutched tight in the dead
woman's hand-a fine bit OF old black
broadcioth torn in quite singular
shape. We hid the fact that this had
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The man OF the world Is satisfied to
wear plain homespun three-quarters of
the time, provided 1t Is well made and
comfortably fitted; but his wife must
have the fruit OF the loom. skilled work.
manship and artistic designing.
Nothing Is too good for her. Those ex-
quisite fabrics designed expressly for
dress suits, wedding outfits and morning
coats-cloths OF raven hue, with the
matchless finish of hand loom, and the
delicate texture OF silk crape-cloths for
which innocent blood Is shed, that are
sponged with honest sweat, and pressed
with the hand of toil-cloths that i'm
porters and manufacturers delight in as
much as the virtuoso in his curios, are
selected by the sybarites to shop, walk
and travel in. Think Of putting vicuna
cloth in a young ladies' jacket and vest!
1t is enough to move a tailor to tears.
But after all, what are we here for,
except to please the ladies? Isn't the
woman question the only question in
love, in labor. in life?
Although there are no radical changes
in ladies' tailoring for the coming Win
from the cutters hands, and each Is ex-
pressive OF an innovation. The skirts
have several new wrinkles. They are
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STYLES FOR the FALL.
Walking Dresses with Pull-Baoks
and 0rgan-Pipe Plaits.
Stable Coats and Prince Albert Suits
for the Bachelor Girls.
Novel Golf Capes, Paris Police Capes
and Tall. Furs.

Ladies' tailoring is now the twin sister
OF merchant tailoring. 1t has taken the
custom cutter and the draper just one
generation to develop the foster-daugh-
ter, but to-day the arts are Identical.
There was a time when a gentleman's
dress coat was synonym for the very
perfection Of needlework; now every gar
ment In a ladies' tailor-made suit Is Il
work of art. The modern woman Is a
prodigal at heart. She wants everything
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and plaits; they are cut like mans.
barring medium fulness, to admit the
shirt-waist sleeve. Shoulders are built
out, man fashion. This extension has
diminishing effect on the waist meas
urc. The French figure Is one OF
woman's vanitics, and she must have
H. whether her OUTFIT Is tweed, box
cloth or chiffon. The smartest street
coat Is three-quarter cutaway. Frock
coats are sure to be popular. They
have a waist-line, and with plain or
tage. All the coat skirts have consider
able spring. A great deal OF soutache
and military braid will be used The
seams OF the coat are braided, the
points have the military loops, with
the frogs of the Russian or the olives OF
the French army In the place OF but
tons, and the skirt is touched with
braid. the design being delicate, but
distinctively military. Where the coat IL
strap-seamed the skirt is made the
same way. A great deal OF fur will be
used, but In very small quantities.
Only fur-tails are available In tailor
beautiful browns making IL truly arts
tic finish for any shade OF cloth. These
tails are split. and the touch Of fur is
put round the coat only. Sable tables
are first choice for the Russian suits,
and fine lamb is put on the lapels and
collar OF jackets. Silver braid on the
army. navy and gendarme blue is first
Of the most stylish combinations. The
braid selected Is very narrow. used
very economically. and intended only
for youth and beauty.
Very lightweight cloths are selected
for hygienic and artistic reasons. All
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when l was on the detective force
ny the way. my name is Jack Hindson,
~ your service / had a case on my
"ahds that baffied me. / wanted TO get
VI, Va Tor was at that time engaged to
n''tS Pease. and she had said that
laough she was very fond of me she did
aOt mean to marry me until ! had
"'ush 10 marry on, which / should
.a'e as soon as / had found out
der.
MFs' Jehiies. n rich. misery sort of
~ 'adS' mad been found dead in her
- murdered by some one. No one
SIC" who 1t was.
-'erSoody %as under suspicIon-a
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Two boys burned to Death.


PITTsBURG. Pa. Aug 25.-Joseph and Harry
Bohn. AGED thirteen and nve years respectively
were burned to death last night by lamp
explosion at their home in Dravosburg. Pa. The
older boy was nling the lamp with oil. when
the explosion occurred The boys badly
burned that they lived oaly 4 short time
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An Active Renting Season.

Real estate agents report a heavy de-
mand for houses and apartments for the
Fall season. 1t should not be forgotten
that the easiest way to reach the most
people for the least money is by using
greatest want medium. -
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THE Evening World has received $3.50 for
the benent OF Mrs. Friedman whose little boy
fell down an shaft on Aug. g. OF that amount
so was from a Pittsburg subscriber. and IS
from " ID. |. 8. and A. s."
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Made s7.bO for the Orphans.

-Four little girls. Annie Hencken. Annie
sharkey. Annie Lyons and Lizzie Matt. all below
the age of twelve years. have realised $3.50 for
the fair recently held by them for the benent
OF the Otiion Orphan Asylum. Of East Williams
burg The money will be turned over to Rev.
Jacob Weber who has charge of the asylum.
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the lapels are narrow. many OF the
fronts are buttoned under ny, the
pockets OF vests have narrow welts. and
the hip, change aud breast pockets Of
the coats are exactly like the masculine
article. Sleeves are put In with gathers
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Announces reduced rates to WaAhington-One fare
or IS. 60 for the round trip. account Knights OF
Pythias Encampment; good TO return via Gettys-
burg 81. % additional. Tickets good going August
% to Is, returning until Sept. 6. -
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
when she had Children. she gave them Castoris
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-16
The Srnall Ihin-S-

''I don't think any nation pays more attention to military affairs than Ger many. said a German citizen. Things of seeming little importance connected with the army ar, investigated with the greatest pains Many years ago the mat ter of boot heels was taken up What height of heel was bCSs for the infantry: A commission was appointed 'Hl" isvcl after another WAS tried, and rccUrl of how far the soldiers could march day in each was kept. Years piled Un years. the commission carrying on the inveSti- gatiOn with the care and exaCtitudc of . chemical analysis. Constant improve ments were made. and tho distance an army could marCh in a day was thereby increased At length the suggestion of q heel partly made of ruhbor was put forth. IL was strietl-instantaneous sue cess, It was found that n regiment using such l-NclS could march one third farther a day and with less fatigue than when the investigation was begun. A small thing that to begin with. but what an important part the improved heel would play in a warr'-Louisville Courier Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-16
THE CLOAKMAKERs' STRIKE.
Barundes. Leading Them In Their Fight
 For Their Union.

Barundess Leading Them In Their Fight
 For Their Union.
 NEW YORK, Oct. t6.-Joseph Baron dess addressed ?. poo striking cloakmak- CTS in New Irving hall, while nearly 6, 000 waited on the outside unable to get into the hall
 He answered the statements made by the manufacturers, who met Sunday in the Fifth Avenue hotel and resolved not to recognize the union.
 Ho said the manufacturers were the first to break the contract. and he would give the names If forced to do SO He ap, pcaled to the strikers to remain firm and was cheered to tho echo.
 Twenty five men from the east side, claiming to be striking cloakmakers. call. cd on Superintendent Byrnes- They said they wanted to return to work but were afraid of being assaulted by strikers They asked for permits to carry revolvers for their own defensa The superintend. ent listened to their story, but said he could not give them the privilege of car rying guns though he guaranteed them police protection. Superintendent Byrnes issued instructions that care be taken tC afford the men all necessary protection should they go to work.
 A mass meeting of strikers will be held in Cooper Union this evening to consider the progress of the strike and to take sucl action as may be considered best.