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The evening world., 1895-08-06
DON'T SLEEP ON STOOPS.
Louis Silbert visited by Two Dif.
fercnt Thieves.

Louis Siibert mechanic living at 40l
West Forty-eighth street. complained in
Yorkvllle Court to-day against william
Anderson, OF 465 West FOrty-seventh
street. for attempting TO pick his pocket.
Silbert early yesterday morning fell
asleep on the stoop and was robbed of
SO
He awakened in time to recognize the
thief. who ran away. He again sat
down on his stoop at o'clock this
morning and feigned sleep.
He saw the accused man coming tow
ards him. Anderson slipped his hand
into Silberts trousers pocket. when Sill
bert seized him and began to shout
Policeman Quinn arrested Anderson.
Silbert did not recognize the prisoner as
the thief who robbed him the day prey
ious
Anderson was held for trial in 1900 bail.
The evening world., 1895-08-06
PRISON GRAVE FOR LEACH.
None of the Executed Murderer's
Friends Claimed His body.

SING SING, N. Y. Aug. 6.--The body
OF Richard Leach. who yesterday paid
tho death penalty in the electric chair
for the murder Of his common-law wife,
was buried this morning In the prison
cemetery. after the doctors finished
the autopsJ yesterday afternoon the
body was placed in a plain pine coffin
which was kept all night in the room
adjoining .he execution chamber.
Warden Sage waited until Q o'clock this
mo-nin, for relatives o Friends of the
dead man to claim the body, but as
nothing was heard from them, the War
The evening world., 1895-08-06
Mattress Dept, Main Floor.

We are the only house that manufso-
lures Mattresses and sells at retail only.
We have convinced nearly everybody by
this time that we save the consumer
about 30 per cent. In other words, we
sell a Mattress at $500 that other stores
charge $500 and $1,000 for. We sell one at
S1o.50 that other stores charge $500 to
$500 for. And SO on. With the absolute
certainty of such an enormous saving. is
1t any wonder that the people prefer
coming here?
The evening world., 1895-08-06
TOO MANY INDICTMENTS.
Cashier Wentworth Wants TO Get
Rid Of Five Of Them.

Lawyer Abraham Levy moved before
Recorder Goff this morning for the
dismissal of five indictments for forgery
against William +. Wentworth, former
cashier of the Victoria Hotel
In October, 1894, he was convicted on
one Indictment for forgery, before Judge
MARITIME, and sentenced to two years
and n half in Sing Sing.
Mr.. Levy contendcd that Judge Mar
tine had taken into consideration when
sentencing Wentworth the remaining
fve Indictments against him and asked
that they be dismissed.
The Recorder reserved his decision.
The evening world., 1895-08-06

den gave orders 70 bury the body. The
rough pine coffin was placed in wagon
and four convicts carrying shovels
walked alongside OF the wagon as IL
was driven up the hill to the little bury
Ing ground east OF the prison.
A. grave had already been prepared
and was partly filled with quicklime.
The coffin was dragged out OF the wagon
by the four convicts and quickly lowered
into the grave. When the convicts had
shovelled In the earth the grave was
marked with n number.
There are about eight murderers now
buried in the prison cemetery.
The evening world., 1895-08-06
Postal Clerk Bab Arrested.

Max Bah, 4 mail clerk In charge OF sub-station
a. in Herald square. was arrested at II o'clock
last night at one Hundred and Fourth street and
Third avenue. charged with having embeszled
fl5i.73 The money was received in return for
postage stamps and stamped envelopes. Rab is
said TO be a Tammany Hall district leader. He
was arrested by Post-Ofhce Inspector Beavers.
The ernbezzlement was discovered after Dab went
on his vacation July 20. He was arraigncd be-
fore United States Commit ssioner Shields this morn
ing and held in 81, 900 bail for examination Aug
The evening world., 1895-08-06
BULLET IN HIS BREAST.
Quarrel Over n Woman which MRy
End In Murder.

Frank Dewes, a printer, Of 17i6 Second
avenue, Is in the Harlem Hospital with
a bullet In his right breast, from which
he will probably die.
He was shot last night by Louis Al
toro, of 437 East one Hundred and Thir-
teenth street, in Altoro's room, on the
third floor of the one Hundred and
Thirteenth street tenement.
There was quarrel over woman.
AltOro escaped
The evening world., 1895-08-06
LiRht-Fingered Women nt Coney.

Mary Kingsley, twenty -four years. who says she
lives In East One Hundred and FIRST street and
Ellen James. twenty-one years old. OF rs Third
avenue, New York, were held by Justice Nortrand
In the Coney Island Police Court to-day charged
with picking the pockets Of W. J. Berkeof, of 77S
McDonoush street brooklyn and George Logan,
OF 100 East Twenty y-ninth street. New York The
men were in company with the women at Coney
Island and Logan lost his gold watch and Berkeof
S5s in money.
The evening world., 1895-08-06
Railroad Clerk Takes Poison.

Frederick Levy. clerk employed in the freight
department OF the New York Central Railroad at
Grand Central Depot. attempted to commit suicide
last night by taking lsuianum at his home at
kensco. He found beside the road In a
critical condition. When found he had a loaded
pistol in his pocket that he had taken from
home. 1t Is not thought he will recover.
The evening world., 1895-08-06

James Scanlon, Assemblyman from Kings
Seventeenth District. Is reported to
have had a hand-to-hand fight with q bear in
the Catskils. near East Kingston. yesterday. He
killed bruin with q long -bladed r.ckknife but
received wounds from the animals teeth and
claws which may lay him up.
The evening world., 1895-08-06
Norwich Post-Omce Robbed.

MlpDLETOWN. y. Y. Aug. 6.-Burglars blew
open the post-oflce safe at Warwick last night
FIVE hundred dollars worth OF stamps and . small
amount OF money were taken.
The evening world., 1895-08-06
$780,.

IA SUMNER SILK DRESSES in all
Sisss, "summer SILK" Is the name. but
- o matter OF fact they are very de-
sirabie all-the-year-round
dresses. and the sale price n
ssss.........ss' s'...s.............s
10 COLORED AND rs BLACK Autumn
weight all-wool Dresses. very
desirable for early Fall wear.
and the price is the ssme...... Wv"
~ VERY PRETTY LAWN Dresses.
daintily trimmed with laces and rib
bons: charming styles. you
viii say. and the price 10 the h
came
Women will ind most decided ad-
vantage In an early choice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-15

when one OF ihe liver d members Of tne
household would pass By.
Amt his whiskers pretty
Hes got his face washed. too
Then they were inclined 10 make em-
barassing remarks about the sfaiuary'
and TO crlticise everything with the I'M
bridled freedom OF the Sums.
A GREAT PLAYHOUSE.
At Woody Crest everything ~ cosuy'
but plain. The big conservatory has been
changed into a large play-foom, ana u
sun streams into 1t all day lons me up
per iloCIs have been turned INTO iatse
lormiiories holding tw Ety-hNe ht,ie
brass beds The beds are covered WIN
fine Linen. and the softest Of eo'Trhus
and blankets. which evoke Woi'vr anu anu
delight among the weary little pouieS
who crawl under Them at nighttime,
Miss Gou.d has already completed he'
arrangements for the Christm as-Oay 40
ince Her guests also nave peen 81
I.cfed. There Will be twenty OF then,
ona :, IL safe 10 say score OF clFuer
or moro needy urchins never rone on
r,ilroad train on. OF New YORK lWoIfe
Of her quests cone from the FN rome
,nisslon and SIX come from me shel' .tlns
60 Society. TWO will be selected from
,he batch Of applications made 20 ner
~. -, sunerintendcuts OF various cil.
,.,ss,ors and they will probably be 'ne
~. ,,os, forlorn and needy youngsters
,n town. Miss Gould Is particular III
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SHOWING OFF HER PETS.

only. one respect IN selecting ner guests,
ana that is 10 get the diitAest, tne tnh-
nes,, ami weakest, ana tee most helpless
jJssiDle.
HOW THEY TRAVEL
rhe twenty youngsters are taken out
N one squad. when hey are landed at
the Tarrytown station. There the chill
dren nave tneir nrst meoung vain c..-
gance. Three carriages, each drawn by
team or fine. highs .eppuing hackneys,
and driven by a liveried coachman, are
al the station, anu the children are bun
died into them by Miss Gould, who is
always at hand 10 take personal care
Of her charges. Fur robes are wrapped
about them. and Miss Gould goes to
age to see that all are well
cared for.
-., attention Is too much for the
children, and even the most boisterous
among them are stilled By II. None Of
them knows who the little brOWn-cyed
woman with the dark hair is. bur they
DO know that she is unaccOuntably kind.
Not much Is said on the way TO Woody
Crest. couple of miles from the station.
The hackneys make it i'm short time.
and soon the children are timidly walk
ing into the great han. where a big
wood fire is blazing morrily.
A BATH COMES FIRST.
couple of trained women with long
experience in handling mission children
take them in charge, and each is given
a warm bath. If their clothes are terribly
bad new ones. heavy and warm. are sup
Piled. and few ever leave Woody Crest
without some substantial addition b his
tattered wardrobe.
After the bath dinner Is in order. and
tiful flowers in the centre glistening sill
yer and sparkling glass and china faqvy
white linen and napkin al each nlate.
and servants to wait on them som, 81
these gamins may have heard Ct kings
and queens and princes and princesses
\ Few of them NAV have had mothers
Who had once told them the delightful
ales of fairyland, and this vision Of
comfort and plenty may bring back for
gotten memories OF a happy home. dis
nembered by the hand Of death
Whatever the thoughts Of the waits
may be on the frs, entry. they ere soon
lost. Interest in the food becomes the
rroat thing and they eat with phenomenal
f"rvor and endurance. After dinner most
r them are ready for sleep.
The days are full OF fun There are
many horses and all kinds Of farm ami
mails on the place and the children have
wee use Of them. When there IS snow on
he ground and ice on the popds there
We iobofcans for some and sixties for
others.
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The study of Character
a sermonette by philosophical Friend
of Ours)

"A sermonette by a Philosophical fr'enu
of Ours)
General literature for the most part -
q general humbug. SO are most s-ne-
rails The Apostle Paul says: 80 hsht
I. not as one that beateth the air" lie
bad one great purpose. that bent 70 us
service all the spirit and energy Of mis-
so,l. and he fell a blessed martyr hght-
ing a good fight, and triumphing glori-
,rslv Were ever such pictures OF human
ba-oism as the 4th and 18th chapters OF
his second letter 10 the Corinthians
Grecian literature may be searched IN
vain for their like, and all biography
The exeellency OF knowledge Is that
wisdom eiveth life to them that have H.
The spirit and purpose and business OF
letters or knowledge is TO impart Ire
and spirit; wisdom that lightens ana IN
snires is the merit. the end. and the
dignity of literature. Without life
giving. enlightening inspiring, and IN
yigorating efficacy literature is chan;
elaborate idleness, humbug.
The common crowd treat books ana
letters as they do food, and almost
everything else, as mere gratincation
of passing appetltes. Man, to Them Is
but a bundle OF suctions, Of cravings OF
appetites. and passions, the supplying
and qualification Of which constitutes
life. One OF the goduesses OF the hea-
then IS represented as having thou
sand teats TO feed all mans wants.
out Of the world. the human trinity is
the lust OF the flesh and the lust OF the
ewes. and the pride OF life. And
literature. as mere qualification Of IDLE
desires and a ticker OF the sensiblities,
brings the soul down 10 the level Of
the sense; 1t is merely intellectualized
sense. or sensualzed intellect. What
ever OF mind there may be i'm II is simply
good seed sown among thorns. or scat
tered by the waysde. 20 be displaced
by the next passing thought or emo
ton: waste OF raw material
The grand purpose OF literature and art
Is the perpetuation. communication. and
diffusion OF virtue and good sense. the
raising OF the soul TO the high estate for
which 1t was intended. The subject Of
their story. their true and noble theme.
is character. Their glory Is their hui
manity. And the jewel of every work
is the element or phase Of character thai
4 manifests or makes familiar. Tn
study OF character Is the food OF the soul
All the treasures OF history are the trials
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Jhalhimer's Umbrella Sale.
"a

and triumphs OF noble souls senu--
rnents arc the spirit. the jewels, ana
golden threads Of literature, without
which Il j. characteriess and ifeiess' a
blind, indiscriminating, purposeless' SUI
perstitlous admiration OF books, Whlch
siuple men admire, animated only py d
common ambition 10 b. distinguished mas
wasted and destroyed many a NE I'D
vain endeavors, in senseiess drudsely
one OF the most pitiable objects Ia me
L. an ambitious student, drudging IN
favorless tasks, in the hope OF unaehheu
Greatness. wearying his flesh, b9reaYlni
his soul Of natural pleasures; and all 10
WHAT Who has not seen these poor
homeless wights dying under Their sell
imposed tasks? Almost Ike the ma
with the muck rake" and yet, countlri
theirs a high work.
Books were made for man. and no.
man for books Literature was udne
to give life. and not to waste H. Nls'
mon use books: and their great exc'llenry
f. TO furnish the soul with the precious
and pleasant riches. pictures Of noble be-
irgs that have lived and now i've.
To man Of sense and thought dally
life il dignlfed and Frightened by the
babitual contemplation Of individual and
general character. not az detective ana
elanderer-thlCs the devils busncss-out
with the mind OF the divine Son OF Man.
full OF mercy and pity; not according 70
appearance. but with righteous Judgment
To such an one the advance OF virtue. the
prevalence Of truth and human happ'
ness the course Of events. the signs OF
the times. make a charming. divine pm
losophy The mind of such an one b.
comes a royal picture gallery OF charac-
ters. Of portraits. the treasures Of The
4 a
soul are furnished with precious and
pleasant riches. light and fragrant with
the Fight ard fragrance OF the coming
kingdom
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NELSON NOTES.
sad Deafh-Child Painfully Burn
ed-Paralyzed.

LIVINGSTON. VA, December l4-(Spe-
'lal)-Mr Homer Henderson. OF Colleen
He'd Thursday, after a long and painful
llness. He was % years Of age, and was
Z most estlmable young man, and a
member of the Baptist church A touch
ng incident connected with his sad death
gas that he was 10 have been married
November and when the appointed
lme came he was in the delirium OF
over. from which he never recovered
Little Sadie Martin the 5-year-old
laughter Of Mrs. Emma Martin, Of Rose
md. was seriously burned a few days
go. She was visiting her uncle. Mr.. ID.
'ryant, ard while playing around a fire
which had been built In tie yard. her
othing becsme ignited
Mr.. A NJ StrattOn, one OF the most
rominent merchants In the county, was
lralyzei on Thursday al his residence
Arlington. The stroke was not a very
evere one. however and 1t is hoped that
permanent serious results will fol-
Nv.
Mr.. Thomas Ewers and bride. of
Orth Carolina. have arrived al Montreal.
I'd VIII spend the Christmas holidays
sitting Mr.. Ewers's parents.
MI W i%vNuiff Oh tiNs pace. Is NlSV-
friends IN Washington.
Mrs. + ". Elan. Of Charlottesville. Is
sitting her numerous relatives in this
lace.
Mr. Russell Martin and Miss Werth
iartn were married in Atlanta last
eek. and returned on Thursday last to
II home. at Faber's Mil. this county.
Miss Lizzie Brown. OF Arlington. has
urncd home. after visiting friends In
tunton and Charlottesville.
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Jbal.,imer's Linen Sale.

term q married woman, by her answer,
som~ht n avail herself OF the Homestead
exemption, but the Court ruieu "s".is'
her saving that. a. a matter OF iae'. d
,,,arrfed woman might frequently be the
la "a OF a family. but not so in legal con-
temptation. ai.,,-olass
factory. which was to have taken acs
Iost Monday under a decree recently d
e g., nv the Supreme Court, did not
occur the decree having been paid on.
4 suit has been instituted by Mes'rs. \.
n May. attorneys for the
creditors. against the Graham Furnace
coronanv. for the sale of that property.
II is understood that Chicago purcnassr
offered $1,000 for the furnace win Vie"
Of removing it to that city .,,.
Rev Mr.. Martin. recently sent TO thls
church by the Holston Methodist confer
ence. to succeed the lamen'ed bishop, -
preaching with great force ana earnes,-
ness 70 his congregation. and Will 90
effective work In this field.
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OXFORD MATTERS.
Deaths-The Literary CIub-Bishop's
Visit.

OXFORD. y. c., December H.-(Spe-
1.-two OF Oxfords aged ladies' died
this week. Mrs. Martha Taylor uied at
the home Of Mr. j. J. Paris. on Wednes-
day. She was a most estimable Chris
tian woman. She was "a years Of age.
Mrs. John Blacknall died suddenly Of
heart-failure Thursday evening. She was
found in a dying condition on her hearth.
She was old and feeb Q. and had just re-
turned from the Atlanta Exposition.
The Oxford Literary Club which was
organized recently with A. J. Field as
president. Miss Homer and DIR. g. a.
Cogcc han as vice presidents. Or. r. X.
Hays as critic. and DR. T. Il. Booth as
secretary and treasurer held its drst
meeting Thursday az the Francis Hilliard
College. The two papers Of the occasion
were read by Miss billiard and DR.. T. l..
Booth The formers was on the literary
conditions at the beginning Of the nine
teenth century. The latter's treated OF
this period from an historical point OF
view Both papers had been prepared
with considerable care. and were wei re-
ceived These theses are Introductory
10 the work OF the club for the winter,
as nineteenth-century literature VIII be
its field. The club meets trl-weekly.
The Whist Club was entertained Friday
evening at the home OF Miss Mary Bell
Gregory.
Right Rev Joseph Blount Cheshire,
Bishop Of the Episcopal Chur h for this
diocese. makes his annual visitation to
this parish tomorrow.
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CAROLINE NOTES.
Real Estate-NOncy and Good
Roads,

CROXTON, VA, December 14.-(Spe-
cial)-At a recent sale Of the real estate
Of T. \. Gatewood. deceased. lands
around Chilesburg seemed TO be In de-
mand one lot of seven acres. sold for
81 per acre and other lots for very fair
prices. Surely there is life in the Old
Dominion yet. and II our lawmakers
could settle the financial question there
would he a boom all along the line.
But our Republican lords seem 20 be
afraid to tackle the question. end are
rather in he fix OF the old mountaineer
who called for some one to help him 'let
the bear go"
We have had quite a enow-stoTIf which
7 fear viii make our bad roads much
wore. Wlll the Legislature be able 10
give ne crelitahie road law? There
are so many farmers In the body. surely
they VIII look 20 the farmers interest
The indications are that we will have
a hard winter. and while we have plenty
TO eat. the great problem that Is puzzllne
he farmer Is how much produce. with
oats at ia cent pound corn 10 cent
wheat I cent and tobacco cents II will
take 10 buy. q comfortable sui OF clothes
II coffee keeps up AZ it's present price we
viii have a. resort 10 the war expedient
and make applicable the old soldiers
blessing. when called upon by his hos. ess:
"As sure "a | and you are born. this
coffee is made OF parched corn"
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sad little faces that IL gives one great
big heartache to think that IN one scou-
ly country there are ever any empty
stockings on Christmas mornings.
In the shmmeTing giimmerins Woi
Of society these thoughts ldom ehtc'
Christmas 10 them means some unusual
burst Of splendcr some unique entertain
ment, which will make their friends open
their eyes with delight and appreciation
and perhaps with Jealousy. because the
gods have not sufficiently ehuOWcu 'Neih
with riches to do likewise.
But there are some in this glldcd world
of gold and Jewels and hOrdes OF millions
whose ambitions trend differently, brave
women. who would rather salute the poor
than receive the courtly graces OF the
rich. one Of these is Miss Helen Gould.
the eldest daughter Of the late iinancler.
Miss Gould Is in every way an IDEAL
Lady Dountiful. She is not afraid 10
delve into the blackest quarters oil the
city and rescue some little W akling from
its wretchedness and give it taste OF
happiness and plenty With rare inter-
walls she works all the year among the
waits of the ETY., but at Christmas-time
she makes part cular effort to give a
number Of neglected tots their first
glimpse of Santa Claus
WOODY CREST.
Three years ago Miss Gould purchased
a fine OLD country place ABOUT mile
north or Tarryfown. called Woody Crest
The rooms ar large. the ceilings high,
the windows and porcces big ana COM
Portable, and the grounds inviting This
place is really the country home Of the
starved and homeless child Of the me-
tropols and few miiiionair have
finer one. II was purchased and fitted up
expressly for these caildren. they are
the owners Of il, and do as they please.
Previous TO the purchase Of Woody
Crest. Miss Gould had been in the habit Of
entertaining few children each year at
Iyndhurs. the palatiai structure winch
Jay Gould built some fourteen years ago.
Rut Lyndhurst was too grand Tor the