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and Dundas found himself. to his dis
gust. relegated to. the care Of her
father, who received strict inJunctions
from Mabel not TO allow the lecturer to
They might congratulate him." she
said; How very awkward that would
Dinner passed OF without mishap
Mabel was shy and constrained, and
spoke little: but as clifford was in high
spirits at the success with which every
thing had pa,ssssi p,ss of and kept the H. con. pp.
guest did not notice the unusual pre-
Put, alas! the best laid scheme may
three established in the drawing room.
than the door bell rang sharply, and a
few moments later the servant an
nounced Miss Worboise"'
She had no time. however. to say any
thing, for Miss worboise ran forward,
enelaiming: oh, Mabel, my darling.
fit"posi,iyeiy % sit % a fit-I LETT her With her
head In the kitchen coal box! The doc
tor Ia expected every minute. but !
couldn't stay-such a scene. YOU know!
! am ms so . upset! Ho, Might l spend an hour
Mabel. nearly distracted. managed at
last to welcome the very unwelcome
guest. and then zen, sat down down., on shorns
Il know" said Cynthia archly. that
II is rather an inconvenient time to call,
You must be SO very busy-such a lot
OF preparations as you must have to
make before tomorrow. haven't you.
Mr.. Dundass?"
II? No." said Dundas. rather sur
prised. II really have no packing to
speak OF, and that's done already, as
am leaving by an early train"
An early train! But surely you won't
Good Graciousv' thought the young
man, ARE they getting up q levee for
mel" But aloud ~ only said: well.
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After a pause he went on:
Il wish some rich fellow would come
and marty you. Nab. that would pro-
vide for you. at !cast, ana you might
your poUr old flther."
Mabel laughed. "At least you could
have the wedding presents in that case. "
Clifford suddenly stopped shor. in the
midst OF his presentations. The very
thing" he exclaimed.
What DO you Inean?
quite simple. Send out Invitations 10
your wedding TO some person, imaginary.
II you like. oThen when you have got a
fine array Of wedding presents-wel. the
of the, egroom-anything, Mean
whil o the presents are converted into
Uncle George dice; ney, presto! every,
NH IN aSsr RSSasans e'"a2a 'he Secs.!
Why, it would be Ike robbing people,
"Pshaw! We're desperate. and all is
far in such cases Besides. II every
Georges money comes TO us all right,
way, chen we can get the presents out
OF pawn ana return them -engagement
suddenly s'oSHn be-o on H. y9" mn2S What
"But, the whole scheme is so prc:,oS-
ferrous! No father. | really can't do IN"
80 you won't even DO this little SER
peeted it, Hero am J. ioiinS and slayins
all these years''-Ma5el looked Slightly
incredulous-" denying myself. playing
sweet gu!nees for your fees 10 iocal
lectures, and this Is all tae thanks
get!"
II wa. ct the las, to-day" sad his
colorlng slightly.
''I'he last. Then the lecture fellow
what's his nsme?-Dundas. has gone?
l. L3ok here. Mabel! Let him be IRE
He'll never hear OF it--he's
not likely to ever come back again, and
II VIII seem mu'h more natural for
you 10 be engaged to him than to a
stranger. Thsrs! ] aatter myself that
The evening world., 1895-05-27
QUAKERS ARE IN TOWN.
Yearly Session in the Old Red Brick
McetinG-HOuae.

McetinG-HOuse.
The yearly meeting OF the Quakers was
continued this morning In the main hall
Of the old red brio meeting house. Fiji
kteenth street and Rutherford place.
This IL the seco nd day Of the NTH month
according to the religious calendar of the
Friends. and the meetings are scheduled
to continue iaily until Thursday.
Besides tontine business q paper was
read by Mrs. Hannah r. Harrison on
The Relations OF Intellectual Culture to
Quaterism."''
There were Quakers from many towns
in the district which includes eastern
New York. New Jersey, philadelphia and
Baltimore. having a total membership Of
1000, half Of whom II Is computed, re-
side in this city.
Raised benches are provided in the rear
end OF the mesting house for the more
prominent members. The men are ranged
on one side ana the women on the other
This is the first time since 1897 that the
Orthodox Quakers and the Hicksites
have come together Among the leading
Friends present are Samuel Ash. OF
Philadelphia: Samuel B. Haines, OF New
York: Robert S. Haviland, of Chappaqua.
n. Y.
At the meetings 1t is optional for
Friend TO speak on the doctrine of re-
pentance and salvation. The essions
will be resumed at and s p. NJ. to-day.
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The lecture was Just at an end. and
Walter Dundas, NJ. A., Cantab. gather
ed his papers together, while his
audience, chiefly consisting Of ladies,
prepared to depart. The University Ex-
tension had but recently penetrated into
the remote provincial town Of Slum-
berleish. and had there met With un-
precedented success.
Reaching the outer door before the
whole assembly had dispersed, Dundas
scanned each of the students. exchang-
ing greetings and farewell with some
whose acquaintance he had made during
his few weeks residence In Slumber-
leigh. As the last departed. he turned
on his heel, and heaving a slight sigh,
betook himself to his hotel. Il must
have missed Miss Clifford" he NUT
tered; "she was certainly at the lee
ture. I wish l could have seen her bee
fore ! left for New York. Just to say
good-by."
Meanwhile the subject of his re-
aections. q pretty. bright-faced giri OF
u had arrived at her home. large.
The evening world., 1895-05-27
CITIZEN WILLIAMS MOVES oM.|
Adventures Of the Retired In
srector with q Real Policeman.
How II Feels to He Among the
Clubbed, Not the Clubbers.

A tall. handsome man with q long
iron-gray mustache. an eye like mas.
to threaten and command, and q mar
s:s1 bearing which attracted universal
a:tsntion. went sauntefing down Broad
way. near Thirty-hrst street. last even
ing. He wore a black frock coat, gray
ish trousers, tan-colored shoes, . black
derby hat and an air Of resigned author
ity, but there was . retired expression
In his eye. SO to speak. As he eauntered
slowly down New York's main artery
he hummed softly to himself these
words to the air Of THE Old Oaken
Bucket:
How dear to me nov are the scenes Of my club
Sings.
When fond recollection presents them to view!
The places where l gave the citiaens drubbinss
The streets which. when mad. with their bodies
ia strewl
The old Ninstsenth Precinct whore was Pam
Cl.ons AFTER I bought all my lots in Japan).
The club that used up while furnishing data
To tack to my record a. q poicemani
The often used bludseon. the iron-wood bludseon.
The blood covered biudseon from which all men
The singer had nearly reached Thir-
tieth street when his attention was at
tracted by tall policeman who was
standing on the corner juggling a little
billy In a wonderfully dexterous way.
keeping time with It to little song he
was singing, the refrain Of which was
'rwiSt Super. and Commissioner
think IT'S horse and horse;
But there 10 demolitioner
Since Alexis OF the force!
"stopw yelled the miiitary-lookins
man. as he stepped up to the copper.
II heard you singing on your beat.
Report to Headquarters In the morn
Swho in blue blazes are your" asked
'"s ~ VINO am T." rsgsstsaa pea axvsS the
I'm fnspec"- Here he stopped sud.
back Il Forgot" he murm1red In q
just for one brief moment could
swat tell! Move onr interrupted the
policeman. Move on or III run you
.",,%,Ran me in, fellGy7 ,. Run ME in'
head" srowied the policeman. 'Do YOU
think I haven't anything to do except
crazy citizen? Move on. l tell you" !,
clinched his hands in his anger but the
policeman's billy was whirling quite near
his face now and a little crowd was
WHATS the matter with him. oficer:"
''hsa aWhse!s;" g Sys'1ndssdi asked another.
"Ratty"
Why don't you run i'm INT"
maybe he's a come-on."
The stranger cast one awful look at
the crowd and the policeman, and those
who were nearest to him heard him
say:
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MARRIED HIM IN JAIL.
Now Mrs. Mcnamara Declares Her
Husban nd Ii n Drunknrd.

Mary Mcnamara obtained an order
from Justice O'Brien, In Supreme Court
Chambers. to-day, appointing DR.. Ed
ward Aspell. H. J. Connolly and Mich
olas c. O'Donnell a committee to exam
Inc into the condition OF her husba nd.
John Mcnamara.
Mrs. Mcnamara declares her husba nd
an habitual drunkard and incompetent
to manage valuable property which he
may acquire.
Mrs. Mcnamara alleges she was mar
ried to Mcnamara in the County LINER
ick, Ireland, twenty eight years ago.
while he was in Jail for drunkenness
In 1883 Mrs. Mcnamara came to this
country with her nine children. She sent
Mcnamara money to come on Since his
arrival she SAYS her husband has done
nothing to support her and the children,
In August John Mcnamara, their eldest
son. died intestate. leaving $1,000 IN
cash and property.
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shall. unless it's vsFy

I'm T. n,v afraid shall. unless it's vssy
(which reminds me-" said Miss wos.
boise, Mabel. darling. you forgot =
say at what time We are expected -
"confound that woman!" thought ciis-
fcrd. savsgely. and then jumping up ~
exclaimed .s, eagerly see here, Miss cya.
and. against her win, hurried her out Il
the room. but not before he saw that th9
stopped politely to pick up, the card
which had fallen from Mabeys nervous
hand, and In doing SO could not svoM
card arrested his attention, and he read
II through. scarcely realixing Its mean
Ing; Then. too amazed to speak. ho
ton; but, seeing her pale and speeches
sprang towards her. fearing she wos
about to faint. His touch. however. ~
called her to herself. and waving nim
back with an effort. she rose and faced
You had better know the whole" ehs
said and then. as calmly and collectedly
as she could. she told the humiliatin6
Half an hour later Mr.. clifford rs-se-
tered the drawing-rocm. q telegram ~
hs ths ana hen s.ts
ALL Mr., Dundas. She is not to blame IN
the matter. but feel I owe you . deop
apology for the unwarrantable liberty
have taken with your name Mabel" ~
can never repay you for the service yoo
have rendered me and the suffering yeo
have undergone. But this telegram toJ1D
me Uncle George IL dead, and. as ! aQ
his heir, We can now at least send baek
the wedding presents"
With your .EIsrmissiona sr:" .a1 IL
70 keep thsm."-Tit-BitA >.
The evening world., 1895-05-27
TWO MORE DIVORCES,
A Couple of Husbands Set Free from
Marital Bonds.

A Couple of Husbands Set Free from
Marital Bonds.
Otto Boelsen was granted a divorce
from Maria Il. NJ. Boelsen by Jus tice
Lawrence. IN the Special Term, Supreme
Court, to-day. Mrs. Boelren was given
custody OF their two-year-ol daughter
Edna.
Mrs. Boelsen was charged with living
with Herbert ]. Oldham under the
nafr1e Of "Mr. and Mrs. Atwater," in
Jersey City. during July and August.
1894
Waldo r. Abbe also was granted an
absolute divorce from Katherine Ade-
la.de Abbe by Justice Lawrence. The
Abbes were married on May lE, 1885.
and have one child, Dorothy. a year Old.
On account OF the ch!ld's age n will he
left In the custody OF Mrs. Abbe until
further orders OF the Court
Mrs. Able made no defense.
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LILLIAN SC0FlELD AGAIN.
In Court To-day ms Complainant I
Against an Alleged Thief.

Mrs. Lillian scofeld, who achieved
unenvia5le notoriety a few years ago
through her connection with the death
OF Broker Hatch. was complainant in
Jefferson Market Court this morning,
under the name OF Lillian Isnsnere.
against Edward Marks, whom sne ac-
cused Of stealing so worth Of clothing
from her house, 40 West Forty-first
street, on the goth inst.
The clothing belonged to a lodger IN
the house. Mrs. Lansmcre. or Scone'd,
told the Police Justice that she found
the prisoner IN her hallway at 7,SO
O'clock on the night In question, and he
could not satisfactorily account for his
presence there.
While she was engaged in conversa-
tion with him, another man, whom she
believed to have been Marks's confed-
crate. and who has escaped, made his
way into the house and took the cloth
ing, which Is valued It $50.
When arraignei, Marks denied his
guilt He refused to give his place OF
residence, ana was held by Justice
simms In $1,000 bail for trial In General
Sessions.
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BROKE INTO HER ROOM,
But O'Brien Was Frightened AVA,

But O'Brien Was Frightened Away
by Mrs. Loomis's Screams.
Policeman Mooney. Of the Oak street
station. about midnight last night heard
cries for help coming from a woman on
the second floor OF IL Monroe street, and
hurried to her assistance.
She was Mrs. Mary Loomis. and told
the policeman tfSit a man had broken
into her room and tried to assault her.
She pointed out a man running down
the street. who. she said. was her as
sailant.
After a chase Of two or three blocks,
the policeman overlook and arrested the
man, who ws,s John O'Brien, alias
Moore, of 25 Hamilton street.
In the Tombs Police Court, Justice
Voorhis fined O'Brien SO.
The evening world., 1895-05-27

The Lehigh Valley Railway will run
special Memorial Day excursion to
Niagara Falls and return this week. for
which the fare will be reduced to
g. Tickets will hold good from Wednes-
day until Saturday, and special Pullman
cars will convey the excursionists over
the picturesque route.sss
The evening world., 1895-05-27
NEW YORK DENTAL PARL0 L0Rs,

20 Moro Drsat sf the Dental Chair.
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GEO. GA0NOk. Waldorf hotal
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FoRkEsTER ~ 18th st.. Jsessy Clip.
These are the only dental pAriera 10 NsW YoeS
ihst have the patented hop, snces and tasrsdisa,s
70 satrsct al or apply sold crowns without The
~ Wl Gold crowns teeth ~tthou p,atss .
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- ~ pay. Olva 10 rai End vou Wi,l AW6
tkst We A ius' - ~ advertise Come and hasv
yssv tseth ssfra~.ed In IN. mornirs snd 90 hnvns
ID the evening W'th new testh Teeth At,sd sVs.
sssssu''s r"h NsworH ..''tr. fso,,- AsNs =,
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MOTHERS will fnd Mrs. wINsLow's SOOTHING
syRUP the best remedy for their children. 26c -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
EFFECTIVE EYELAsHBs.
No Possible Treatment Will Make
Prettier.


There is nothing in the world so SER
viceable as a pair of effective eyelashes.
They make any kin of an eye pretty.
If ones orbs are not a pleasing color all
one has to do is to drop the curtains, look
down.. not up; in and not out; let the eye
lashes lie along the cheek, and if they are
the right kind one looks charming. And
the lovely part of it is for those blessed
that they cannot be counterfeited. They
are never false. If you were not born
with them, signing for them is of no use.
Nor can art supply the deficiency. She
hides her head in shame at her utter lack
of skill, for they must be indigenous
you can't sew, glue or pin them on.
Every now and then someone starts up
with an idea about making short, thin
eyelashes grow to be the desired KIND,
and every new scheme has its followers
But it is all hopelessly futile. A girl can
of course, She doesn't-pad to help out
shortcomings in her own form; she may
borrow other peoples hair, and she may
lay in a stock of complexion that will last
her a year; that is, ii she should want to
do such things; but she can't button or
hook on that desirable silky fringe 10 the
eve which would enhance her charms I'M
measurably.
The latest theory on this subject
launched is that If the lashes are trimmed
every two weeks for six weeks the result
will be a very thick. growth. But 1t is
a deep-laid plot of some fortunate one to
deprive her sisters of the little they nave.
one girl tried it. She took a very sharp
pair of embroidery scissors and neatly
trimmed the lashes of her left eye.
Then she examined her work in the mir
ror and was very much surprised at the
result. The left eye appeared much small
err tina the right and the row OF little
black stubs felt queer, to say nothing OF
how they looked. And the comments 1t
excited and the questions she had to
answer AS bad as when a man gets his
hair cut! -.
What is the matter with your eyer"
someone would ask. Looks as If you
were going to have a sty." 1t took a long
time before that eye matched the otner,
and there was not the slightest difference
as regards the growth after it did come
out. Clearly hat is a scheme which de-
Sarres RI he OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
A F%ALsTAFFIAN A

whether Senator Magnier, editor Of the
sEnvenemenf." Paris, who has disap-
reared rather than face a charge OF hav-
ing been bribed, was a student of The
Merry Wives Of windsor or merely e. e d ges
not annear: but this is how he managed
to give his watchers the Slip
He induced a friend to bring to his door
a removal a containing several paskees.
One of these was taken into the house,
the Senator crerat into it. auld like a sec
ond @Falstaff,'' was covered over with
dirty linen, which, if all that IS SAID OF
fhe railway scandal is true, was a very
annropriate covering. The basket was put
back in the van, the driver drove on a
few hundred yards, when the senator
4e pis said to be still concealed in Paris.
If the incident had happened in TURKEY
the authorities would have proh1oited the
further circulation of shakespeare
Budget.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
A

W. A. Harris. of Rio Grande; Cape
May. county, has a cat with dou0ie iee''
A. L. Bird. of Raven Rock this se "a
son raised a watermelon weighing a Ut
tie over g pounds; creen Greek has a
mig of peculiar makeup. being short OF
souse and entirely deaf, having no hoies
a ! pulpit in the form Of a cross, and
made Of highly polished olive wood from
the Holy Land, has been erected In the
North Baptist Church i + J SJ fba nastor.
Judy Cummings, ,colored, familiaTlg
I g~Sand aa anal 'q in East ST. Red Bank,
Monmouth County, celebrated her 10th 4
birthday. recently. She has a son ~ 50
Claims Claim to have frequently seen George
The Celebrated Russian thistle, which
age in the past few years
the West, has invaded New Jersey. II
a been reported from nd tins
reached last year was Buffalo. Farmers
in this section Of the State should be on
the tdeda lookout 81 aiss for ahs pei Is i saed nec as &
tumble weed causing it's very rapid
Mrs. D.. McInnis, of Plainfeld, has a
Whole day. Apparently the. bird and cat
think a great Qedi VI SdCA OlLSi AiOAH
the way they meet the interference OF
outsiders. The parrot apparently likes
| nothing better than to sit on the edge OF
the chair on which the cat is lying and
to have his feline companion. scratch his
head with her paw Evidently the cat
enjoys the performances, for she WIFI do
| This for minutes at a time without firing.
John Metzrath. of Highland Park, a
| suburb OF New Brunswick, had a pecu-
| liar experience the other day. Mr..
| Metzrath has had considerable trouble
| of late with the pump in his yard. He
| removed the lower valve from the pump
| and saw what he at first thought was a
\ niece of old rope. On closer examina-
| fion he found that the object was a
| snake. 1t was all curled UP in the valve.
| Mr.. Metzrath killed the reptile with a
| stick. 1t measured three, feet IN length,
in thickness. The valve was thirty feet
| below the surface of the ground, and
how the snake succeeded in getting into
| it is a mystery.
Lambertville Record says that a curl
| osity in the fish line and very rare in the
waters of the Delaware. was caught BY
| Samuel Slack, of this city. lately. Mr.;
Slack is an enthusiastic fisherman n
| often takes fishing excursions at night
and has caught all kinds of fish,. but he
saws this one beats anything he ever
saw. The fish is about 15M inches. long
and one inch In circumference and. Is the
color OF mackerel and has no scales. 1t
has a long, sharp bill about three inches
long, and it is as sharp as a needle. II
is a species of gar, which is only caught
Delaware Is 2 mystery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
The pRooTrR q oANaLf Co.. OWN.

no enviable frame of mind when he sized
up the crowd of wheeImen who focKe9
to, the baggage car as the train pulley
into the station. The train was delayed
number of wheels that had to be put
aboard. When this task was compieteo
the small compartment reserved Tor
baggage at the rear of the smoker
presented a strangt- apparane. IN
a space measuring about fourteen by
seven feet no less than twenty-slx
wheels were stored. The baggage mas
ter was forced to pile UP the wheels IN
pyramid, while on the rear platform
room was found for four wheels. &
The Boulevard was alive with wheelmen
and wheelwomen yesterday, the bicycles
Communicating by far the other plea
sure vehicles.
Charles Herig. who deliver THE Jer-
sey City News" to it's readers in Green
vile every evening is an enthusiastic
wheelmen. Charley has little time to de-
vote exclusively to pleasure. so he COM
bines business and pleasure by making
business Gale awheel.
AT Buffalo on Saturday w. l..
Steimal rode 100 miles, 152 yards straight
away on the road between Erie and Buff
falo in hours and As minutes, 10 seconds,
lowering the best previous American
record held by A. R. Mcdonnell, of Rocn-
ester, by s minutes and So seconds The
fifty mile American tandem record was
also reduced. Garrett Miller and c.. H.
Werlich, doing the distance while pacing
Steimal in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 5
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
If {:

If you want to preserve
apples, don't cause q break
in the skin. The germs OF
decay thrive rapidly there.
So the germs Of consump-
ton find good soil for work
when the lining Of thethroat
and lungs is bruised made
raw, or injured BY colds and
coughs. SCOTS Emulsion,
with hypophosphites, will
heal inhamed mucus menu
branes. The time to take
it is before serious damage
has been done. A 5o-cent
bottle IS enough for an or
binary cold.
so cents and $500
scorr & BowNB, Chemists, New Yoik.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21

are Nightly draped with pale yellow lace.
Very lovely also Is a fball-gown of white
satin, lined with vivid rose-pink, which
gives the faintest possible tinge of pink
to the surface of white SATIN. The waist
band is of pink satin, drawn through two
diamond buckles, and finished at the
back with two, long sash ends of pale
pink tuIle, edged with a narrow bordering
of black lace. The bodice Is of cream
satin, with an applique of pale yellow
self. Bunches of pale pink and pale vel,
low carnations form a floral berthe. and
tone exactly with the pretty pink OF the
with soft-looking cape epaulettes of white
tulle, edged with black lace.