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"sIIoslss; ies Tan life eusans Hrips
nit Gauu Zig. at 5plt fan ~iOritaa bet;
min Saauo fieluer iOm ct GipeISu, ie
bare!" (Sa life alene Saanosn, men
belle 9ssemet rpitebe fOrmslis).
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mig fOrbOlospis let"
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ben al 2eres 8enner beipser Tem?"
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bsrs, buorleoes bet itaar til meb mig"
"gaa 9eres soOs 5soielsoas bapos
De bet meset traplt. bar ies brit.
ga, man Ousrlasiebe mig meo 2pt.
snItninss.g reue o. 2~elesrammsr, %
mango Of mine narmete genner inb.
ianbt fig perionlis for Of sratulsrs, iau
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aloris. bet bar parot. at Der blep taset
nosst 5Otoaraf al mig; beriur bar ies
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ituneom Zig. at bpao be lite faar, bet
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bitterly. "For years. under your di
rection. Willard Davis has made en-
emies-bitter enemies-for there is no
stiiic. more desperate than this battle
for money. How many men have you
ruined with your schemes? Run them
over In your mind. and tell me, II you
can. which one Of your victims struck
this blow. Then blame yourself for
it,"
This is hardly fair" whispered Rod
ney, laying his hand upon my shoulder.
l turned toward him. and saw that
there We're tears i'm his eyes. He was
a hard-fisted man of business. seasoned
by thirty years of struggling in New
York. His emotion affected me. My
unreasonable anger ab2ted: it gave way
to grief. / had felt sincere affection
for my uncle, though his course OF late
years had excited my strenuous oppo-
sition. We We're of an old and honored
family, and l held our name to be of
more consequence than mere money
betting. Though he was much older
than myself, l had Ventured to remon-
strate with him at times when stall
bridges schemes secured unenviable
note; but there had been no open quar-
rel and | had always been at home in
his house.
With this thought came the recallec-
tiOn of my duty to my uncle's family.
They should be Informed at once. and
the painful task was surely mine. !
spoke of this to Rodney, and he said
that | should go at once. i shuddered
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when pictured the grief of my aunt
and my cousin Emily, who has been al
ready mentioned as the betrothed or
Walter Norman There was son. too,
who must be summoned from college
by this terrible news.
AS | was about to leave the room.
the detective from police headquarters
arrived. His promDtitude amazed me.
| would have said that scarcely ten
minutes had elapsed since the commits
sion of the crime. In reality the inter-
val had been much longer. Also. as
subsequently, appeared. one of the ten
ants i'm the building had notified the
The detective was in appearance the
most absolutely commonplace man
that | had ever seen. Perhaps ! was
expecting the detective OF romance,
and thus derived an added impression
of the ordinary from this man. john
son. He was about the medium height,
and his face was of so conventional
type that | began to wonder vaguely
whether | had seen him before. His
expression was somewhat vacant. but
not with the vancance of stupidity,
rather with the listlessness of a man
who has nothing tn do and very little
to think about. He was dressed In the
sort Of clothes that one will see the
most of, If he walks about the city all
day.
Excuse me-" he said. politely. 'If
you're not really in u hurry, I'd like to
ask Il few questions before you 60"
He asked but very few, and seemed
almost Indifferent to my answers. In
deed. his indifference piqued me, and
| was the more careful to tell my story
accurately and to bring out all the
points ] succeeded in arousing a GER
tain amount of interest when | told
him of the closinsy door. and of my pur-
suit of the murderer: hut he ceased to
pay attention to me when ! said that
| had failed to get II glimpse of the es-
Gaping criminal.
Whose are these" he asked. lam
suidly. displaying large number of
keys on II ring.
My unce's." ] exclaimed. "Where
did you get them?''
II picked them up" he said pointing
to the floor near the door. which led to
the hall.
'rhc murderer must have taken
them from my uncle's' pocket and
locked the door Immediately after the
commission of the crime" l said. I'VE
found il locked"
THAT was the way of it. of course"
said Johnson. There are bloodstains
on the door and the casing. as you
have doubtless observed"
had not seen them. but when John
son pointed them out they were obvi-
Gus.
He washed his hands afterwards"
johnson continued. There is the
towel on which he wiped them
He pointed at the towel in question.
which was thrown over the corner of
a looking-glass that hung upon the
wall.
why did he throw it up there" I
muttered. half to myself.
1T was not thrown" said Johnson,
there"
The top of the looking glass, which
was a very large one. was nearly eight
He must have been n giant" | ex-
feet from the floor
claimed. ito reach SO high"
"A tall man. rrOba bly," said john
son. Has anybody meddicd with the
towel the rack under il. the bowl. or
anything else hereaborts?'
Nothing has been disturbed" said
Stalbridee.
NO blood here" he said; this water
Is perfectly cle1ln'
He pointed into the bowl where there
was Il little water. On looking more
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RHEUMATISM Is caused by lact.c acid
in the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla neu-
tralizes this acid and completely and per-
manently cures rheumatism. Be sure to
get only Hoods.
HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick head
ache. indigestion. biliousness. Sold by all
druggists.
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FAME ny ACCIDENT.
4 story Of = French Painter md Iii
struggles with Aoyersify,


The French painter. Bastien Lepage.
who died recently, Was pursued by un-
merciful disaster through his youth in
his efforts to study art, says an eN-
change. His mother worked in the
fields to keep that sickly boy at school
AT fifteen he went to Paris alone.
starved for seven years, painted with
out success. but still PAINTED. He had
just finished a picture to send to the
salon when Paris was besieged, and he
rushed with his comrades, to the
trenches.
On the first day shell fell into his
studio and destroyed his picture and
another shell fell at his fee, wound
ing him. He was carried home and
lay i'll and idle for two years. Then he
returned to Paris and. reduced to alb
solute want. painted cheap fans, in
order to earn himself a living.
One day a manufacturer of some pat
ent medicines ordered a picture from
him to illustrate its virtues. Lepage.
who was sincere. gave his best work to
the advertisement. He painted a
landscape In the Aoril sunlight: the
leaves Of tender green quivered in the
breeze: a group of beautiful girls gath
cred round the fountain from which
the elixir Of youth surang in u bub-
bling stream. Leoase believed there
was real merit in H..
Let me offer it TO the salon." he
said To his -atron.
The manufacturer was delighted.
But first paint u rainbow arching over
the fountain" he said. with the name
OF my medicine uDon it," Lepage re
fused. Then I will no. pay you sou
for the picture." The price of his pic
ture meant bread for months and the
painter had long needed bread. The
chance OF admission to the salon was
small. He hesitated. Then he silenced
his hunger and carried the canvas to
the salon. 1t was admitted. Its great
success insured Lepage n nlace in pub
lie recognition. and his later work Il
place among the greatest living ar
lists.
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A Secret
OF THE
HEART
BY HOWARD FIELDING.
copyright, 1896, by Bacheller. johnson and
Bacheller.1
SYNOPSIS.
BY HOWARD FIELDING.


Mr.. willard Davis is the head Of the
surface lines of New York, and MS
office Is In the rear of the company
rooms on the third floor of the Ann Street
bank building. Associated with him IN
various schemes for the absorption or
small street car lines is George Stalbridge.
Stalbridge Is much disliked by willard
Davis nephew, young Davis, who be-
lieves that Stalbridge Is leading his uncle
into dangerous and corrupt schemes witn
the object of finally securing control or
the greet property himself and of gain
ing the hand of Willard Davis daughter.
now engaged to Walter Norman. The
morning after transaction. by which
small line in which Norman is Interested
IL swallowed mp by the large company,
young Davis goes down to remonstrate
with his uncle. He meets Stalbrldge in
front Of the bank building. and rebukss
him. As h- mentions Norman's name
young Davis notes that Stalbridge glances
upward in a startled way toward the ele
vated railroad. Young Davis goes to his
uncles office. followed by Stalbridge. The
door is locked. There is a key inside the
lock. A moan is heard and then u crash.
Young Davis rA'hes the key out with
StalbrldRes key, and unlocks the door,
lie sees his uncle on his knees. the lat
ter tries to speak and falls To the floor,
dead. Az young Davis entered the room.
II door opposite closed with II snap. He
bursts ii in. but finds the room beyond
vacant. with an open window looking
on the stone court.
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Sickly
r. Babies

can be made to thrive and live
BY finding for them a proper food,
one easily digested, quickly
assimilated, and composed of
that which goes to enrichen the
blood, build new flesh tissue, and
impart strength to all the prin-
Ciple life maintaining centres,
thus putting them in condition
to perform their functions nor
mallv and ward off disease. But
6ne such food exists, it is
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closely than johnson had done. I was
able to discover IL few spots of blood
at the upper edge of the bowl where
the horizontal slab was set over it
When Johnson's attention was called
to them, he scanned them closely.
had begun TO feel considerable re-
spect for the detectives ability. The
quiet way I'm which he had possessed
himself of the keys without attracting
anybody's attention had excited my
curiosity. and had led me to believe
that there was more i'm him than ap-
peared upon the surface. But when
had demonstrated the superiority of
my own observation over his. began
to hold him cheaD. II / had been the
criminal should have feared Stall
bridge far more. His acuteness was
we'll known: and his appetite for re-
venge equaled that of savage. He
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had suffered deeply by my uncle's
death. and he would never rest. ] felt
assured, until he had seen the author
of that injury In the hands of the exc
cutioner.
Have you formed any theory OF the
crime" l asked Stalbridge.
He did not answer
What do you think about it?" the
detective asked of me.
Il am puzzled by one circumstance"
said |. The surgeon tells me that my
uncle was stabbed to the heart. Yet
he was alive when we entered. Theie-
fore the murder must have been COM
mitted within a very few seconds. In
deed | believe that heard my uncle cry
when the blow was struck. Now. then.
could the murderer have washed the
blood from his hands? We entered at
once"
That's just the point that bothered
me at first" said Johnson, but it's
clear enough now. The wound in the
head was inflicted first 1t was the
blood from that wound which stained
the murderer's hands. He washed
them. and probably he WAS on the point
of leaving the room when you came.
and blocked his escape. At the same
moment your uncle. who had been ~
ing unconscious ard was supposed by
the criminal to be dead, regairlsd his
senses. lie staggered to his feet. The
criminal as he fed across the room to
reach the other where the window Is.
was confronted by his victim Then he
struck the second and Fatal blow, and
escaped and Mr.. Davis fell dying. How
does that strike you, gentlemen"
He looked at us with frank inquiry.
There was nothing of the typical air
of mystery about him. His method. AS
anyone could see. was to ask questions.
and nut the facts together. taking all
the help he could get. l regarded his
theory as very strong. and my conn
dence in him was restored.
But the motiye?" said |.
1T was undoubtedly robbery" said
the detective. You will observe that
there Is blood upon these papers on the
desk 1t will be- found ON examination
that one which should he there is miss
ing. Then we shall have a real clew tn
the murderer.
Stalbridge sprang toward the desk.
lie hurriedly scanned the papers.
you are right he said. There Is
a paper missing: and its disappearance
will be very convenient for the Twenty
seventh street railroad people"
He turned 10 me with CLEAN of in
telligent triumph in his eyes: and then
pointed to the towel over the corner OF
the glass.
Your friend Norman is a very tall
man." he said: six feet tall. be-
lieve."
ITO Be Continued.)
RHEUMATISM is caused by lact.c acid
in the blood Hoods Sarsaparilla neu-
liza, q 10 aotl a tA1r nVSS1
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BOVinine

A powerful concentration o. the
life giving elements of lean beef.
carefully compounded by a
special cold process, and of such
a nature that it can be retained
by the most delicate stoma ach,
DIR. Moses L. Runnels, of 8 +
9th ST.. Kansas City, writes -
81 believe the life of my daughter.
now four and half years old was
saved by the use Of Bovinine
during her dentition. ! know of
nothing better in cases of ex-
haustion, due to irritable con-
ditions of the stomach" Try
for yourself few drops in baby's
milk, and see why over $4,000
doctors commend it.
Evening star., 1896-06-25
FIELD OPERATIONS.
Plan of Work of the Geological Sur
vey Approved.

Plan of Work of the Geological Sur
vey Approved.
The plan Of field operations Of the geo
logical survey for the season Of 1S96-97 has
been completed and approved by the act
ing secretary of the interior. Five geo.
logical parties will work throughout the
summer on the New England states and
eastern New York, five in the Appalac hian
region, two in the coastal plain from the
mouth of the Hudson to the Gulf of
Mexico, five in the interior Mississippi
region, four in the Rocky mountain region
and eight in the Pacific region. The usual
archaeological work will be continued.
Special attention will be given to certain
faunas and f1oras In the coal regions of
the Appalachian and Rocky mountains
Half the $JO,U0 appropriation for the hy-
geographic work will be devoted to the
gauging of streams and determination Of
the water supply of all parts of the United
States under the direction Of Expert
Newell. The topographic work is material
ly changed. Lines of accurate levels will
be run throughout the surveying areas, so
that monuments may be established at
points averaging not more than six miles
apart. This is new feature and necessi-
tateS a change in the methods of party
work. The survey of the lands of the
Creek and Cherokee nations in the Indian
territory will probably be completed by
September l, and then there will remain
only the area south Of the Arkansas river
Evening star., 1896-06-25
NEW QUICK-FIRE GUNS.
Report of Trial in the HnrbOr of
Georgetown, British Guiana.

Report of Trial in the HnrbOr of
Georgetown, British Guiana.
Advices received here from British Gui-
ana give the details of the ceremony of the
trial of the new quick-fire guns mounted in
the harbor of Georgetown, as a part of the
scheme OF colonial defense recommended by
Mr.. Chamberlain, British secretary for the
colonies. The sum of $4,000 was appro-
I.riated for two Maxim guns and two At
inch quick-fire guns. The former were re-
ceived some time ago, and are in place, but
the latter We're not tried until the 4th in
stant, owing to the extensive emplacements
pre- pared for them. They are formidable
weapons, having an effective range of 5000
yards, are sixteen feet long, and carry a
shell weighing forty-five pounds. The
shells are of the bomb type, carrying a
charge of powder and a fuse to explode
them. The first trial of the big guns was
an important event at Georgetown, being
attended by the governor general Sir Au-
gustus Hemming, and the military and civil
officers of the colony. The targets were
placed in the sea, 1000 yards from the
shore, and the governor general touched
the electrical machinery which exploded
the first shot. Following the trial, the
governor general sanctioned the formation
of an artillery branch of the colonial troops
1t was the original purpose of Mr.. Cham
berlain to have the Maxim guns taken to
the Venezuelan frontier, but they are still
at Georgetown.
Evening star., 1896-06-25

MoRTAGEE'S SALE OF FIFTY ONE BUILDING
LuS AND THE DWELLING HOUSES THERE
On, AT THE NATIONAL CIIAUTAloIlh OF
SlaN 1CHO, IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
By virtue OF the power contained I'm n mortgage
iionl the Glen Echo Land and Building Company Of
Montgomery county, Md, 10 the baltimore Ruild-
ing ana Loan Asso,i1tion of Baltimore city. dated
apri Z, ls'Z, ard al assignment thereof 10y said
building association dated Mas - 1896 the under
signed: as assignee Of said mortgage will orer
Tor sale at public Huctior the highest bidder.
on sAIl RtpAI. JUNE TWENTY SEVENTH lS.c
On the premises, beginning mt EIEIEN O'CLOCK
AM all the property mentioned and described I'm
r.id MORTGAGE the same consisting Of nifty lots
or itnd 1.-TWO Of them being vncantl on fortr-nnc OF
which are erected thirty nina dwelling iIoIs. ten
OF SAID fcuses being erected on two lots each and
twenty y-nlne single lots.
Inc said houses frame uiidinys one ono
ana one-iialf and two stori IS high; contain from
lour 10 eight rooms each. and neaily al have v iis
pcrches; arn connected with the ronI,cte service
water mains Of the subdivision pipe1 for hot and
c'ld water, and fitted with ranges and lnilers
light.
These Louses md lots are located upon the sub
Cl'ls.on known the National Cllau; au1ua OF
Glen Echo, and lie Immediately south of and nd
1acent TO the Conduit road. about one-f fourth OF A
mile from Cabin John bridge and about six miles
from Washington city The railway service be-
tween this point ana Washington is excellent the
Washington and Great Falls railway running Tho
full length Of the subdivision gives trains q, ery
twenty minutes to and from the city and the
terminus OF the Glen Echo railroad being near at
hand ~ ~
Terms Of sale: Cash. Of which sIs0 will be re
gulre'i on each house rs same is knocked down and
$50 ON each vacant lot the balance 10 be Maid on
the ratification Of the sales
II. MAURICE TAIBoTT.
JeZ<nts Assignee OF Mortgage
Evening star., 1896-06-25
TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE AND LOT
On DonGLASS AVENUE. BARRY FARM.

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE AND LOT
On DOUGLASS AVENUE. BARRY FARM
PART OF ANACoSTIA. ID. C.
b! virtue OF a iecree OF the Supreme Court OF
the district OF Columbia. passed in Equity Cause
no. ~ Srs ,James NJ York ct al vs.. Henrietta
Harper speed ct alt the undersigned trustees viii
Cf1er for sale, by public auction, in front of the
premises; on MONDAY, THE TwENrY-NiNTH
DAY OF June AID. 1896 AT FIVE O'clock
IN the following described real estate sltulted
IN the COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT ,pF
CoLIMBlA. to Wit: All Of lot 3s in section 2 in
the subdivision Of Barry Farm. according to the
piat on file IN the Office of the surveyor for the
District Of Columbia, together with all the i'm
profeinents rights, &C.
Terms OF sale: One-third cash. -tiri in ore
year q Id one-third in two years from DAY Of sale
or all cash, at purchasers option. Deferred paw
ments III any. TO he represented by the purcIa
notes. dated on the day of sale, bearing interest at
,he rate OF SIX per centum per annum. and secured
10y deed OF trust on the property sold A tl,lr,sit
or 500 required at the time Of sale Terms OF
sale 20 he complied with within fifteen days from
me day or sale, or the trustees the right
10 resell The property after five days notice. All
conreyancfng at the purchasers cost
WILLIAM III. SHOI.ES Trustee 40 5th ST NV
PEHClNM- NJ. BROWN, Trustee, 4l6 5th St n W.
je1S-1ot ~
Evening star., 1896-06-25
Z. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS.
l4O1 G st. NV.

PEREMrToRY SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
PREMISES NO. 321 FIRST STREET NORTH
EAST; BENG THREE-STORY FRAME
By virtue Of the authority contained in the will
or Catharine Wagner. deceased. and at the direc-
tion of owners, the undersigned will sell al puli,
al, ancticn r front Of the premises on FRIDAY. the
IWENTY-SINTH DAY of JUNE. 1896 at HALE
last East, FOUR QUE O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
,ac nistlset 1 f Columbia and berg all that part Of
original lot twelve 12l in square seven hundred
and and twsnty-feur % G24 contained within the mctcs
point on the line of 1st street east at the north
vest corner Of said lot. and running thence south
alcng the line of said street 13h feet thence east
115 feet thence north 3 feet to the line Of lot Ia
and thence west along said line to the place of
beginning. improved hy three-story frame dwell
ing. III twn as No. 321 1st street northeast
Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance i'm six
twelve and eighteen months with interest at the
rate of per cent per mum. payable semi-an-
nually, secured by deed of trust the property
sold, or all cash. Mt purchasers option A deposit
of 500 required at time OF sale Terms to be
complied with in ten dsts from day Of sale other
wise the trustee reserves the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost of defaultinr pur-
chaser, after such public notice rs he may deem
necessary. GEORGE L. READY
Trustee and Attorney for Owners
E. l.. SCHMIDT. Atty. for Trustee, 511 7th stnw
je19-d&dS
Evening star., 1896-06-25
DUNCANsoN BROS. AUcTroNEERs.
TRT T-STFFS SALE OF IMPROVED pr.r rs,r AT

TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED real. ESTATE
No. 900 ACKF.R STREET NORTHEAST
BY virtue Of decd of trust duly recorded in
Libcr No. 20Gs, at folio 307 ct seq one OF the
land records for the District OF Columbia and at
tie request of the party secured thereby. we the
understand trustees. will sell. at public auction.
in front of the premises, WEDNESDAY THE
FIRST DAY of July, 1896. AT HNF-PAST
-FOUR q CLOCK PM, the following described land
nnd premises, in the city Of Washington and Ips-
trict Of Columbia namely: The west sixteen nG,
feet front Acker street. and extending laaE
with that width the full depth thereof Of lot num-
m red eight. lone ,S1l. in NJ, holas Ack,r's slldi-
vision of square numbered eight hundred and sixty
one f>6lb. per plat recorded I'm Iii,er J. II X
fulio 80. Of the records OF the Office of the suryyo
If thu District Of Columbia, together with ,ha
improvements, rights. &c. and subject TO iucum-
hrances existing at the time of The execution and
recording Of scid decd OF trust, which have NOV
been satisfied and discharged the amount Of which
Will he stated at time of sale
Terms; All cash. A deposit Of 800 will bc re-
qutred Of tn purch tser at the time of sale. ths
balance Of the purchase rslor-y tower ana phoya
the membranes named - he paid within ten
days thereafter. All conyeyancng and recording
at the cost Of the purchaser II terms Of sal. ara
not complied with the trustees reserve the rirht
To resell the PROPERTY at the risk and c,st Of Ibe
defaulting purchaser.
JOS. X. McCANMON
CHARLES L. SPAEO,
Tiouous Trustees