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DEATHS.

ELLSWORTH-On December %, Sarah
Toveridge, wife Of Frederick II. Ellsworth
of 173 Sherman Avenue.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
JEWETT--In this city, December %, 1902,
Phoebe Maria. widow Of Thomas B.
Jcwett, aged 81 years.
Funeral services will be held at her late
residence, 107 Greene Street, on Wednes-
day afternoon, at o'clock.
WELLS-In this city, December 81, 1902,
Emma Townsend futile, wife of Romantic
Wells.
Funeral services will be held at No. 40
Trumbull Street, on Wednesday afternoon
at half-past two o'clock. Friends are in
vlted to attend. d23 It
BROWN-In this city, December 81. 1902,
William Everett Burdick, son Of Harry
B. and Annie Burdck Brown, aged 10
years.
Funeral services will be held ut the resi-
dcnce of his parents, No. IS Aron Street,
Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock.
Friends are invited to attend. d23 It
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IL will snrprise you-sry II.

1t is the medicine above all others for
catarrh and is worth it's weight in gold.
Ely's Cream Balm does all that is
claimed for it.-B. w. Sperry, Hartford
Conn.
My son was afflicted with catarrh He
used Elys Cream Balm and the dis
agreeable catarrh all left him.. C.
Olmstead, Arcola, ILL.,
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at SO cts,
or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren
Street, New York.
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been i'll with pneumonia, is now conva-
lescing.
Philip Mayrand. Of BIachley avenue,
has been quite i'll several days.
The Fair Haven schools are engaged
this week in making collections of food
and useful articles for deserving fam
lilies, which will be distributed in time
for Christmas. This custom has been
in vogue for years, and each holiday
season a large amount is collected for
, the purpose.
Frederick Burnham, supervisor of
drawing in the public schools, is to give
his lecture on Color" in Granniss
hall. Strong school. the second week in
January. Tickets to the number of
three hundred are to be given to friends
of the school.
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Farewell
Notes.

This will be our last
word, through the pa
pers, about Christmas
f urniture. Unmena
toned varietie 6 are
such as to suit the
m o st exacting. 7 h e
following, figuratively
speaking, is as but a
drop in the bucket.
A weathered Oak Nor
ris Chair, very attract
i've, large assortments of
Cushions, priced 5000.
Another of the Golden,
high polish order, claw
f e c t, fine carvings,
priced 5000.
Genuine Fin g Pon g
Tables, with legs, cham
pion size, 5x9 feet, two
kinds, $12 and SIC.
Something without legs,
$1,000. Card Ia
bles, square, round and
oblong; wood top, cloth
! top, and leather top.
Good square wood top,
S1,22; cloth top, $I,8o.
Children's Chairs and
Rockers, Morris Chairs,
Wood Seat, Rattan Seat;
in fact, shapes, sizes,
colors, grades and prices
\ too numerous for enum-
Grafton. A great collec-
ton for people who can
! find what they want for
the children.
Elegant Music Cabi-
nets in either oak or ma
hogany, sh Up ed doors
a n d ornamental tops,
| priced 5000. La
| dies Desks in either oak
or mahogany, sha p e d
legs, shaped front doors,
new art carving, SI2.6o.
Same thing in birdseye
maple, $3.50.
| In considering the
I foregoing descrip-
fions and prices, re-
member that this is
\ furniture of the
"Chamberlain quail
ity === alb solutely reli=
able.
GY W. nm g.xY.:ou
.&1,uttSts;ss51uartza plSg
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Editor-"You want to be sure, Miss
Scratchington, that all the historical
data of your novel are strictly correct"
Miss Scratchington - Don't worry
about that, dear sir; people who know
history never read historical novels. -
Brooklyn Life.
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OPTICAL,
FINE LEATHER AND
TOILET SUNDRIES.

An Opera or. Field Glass, Microscope,
Pedometer, PocHet Compass, Thermometer,
Barometer, Pair of Eyeglasses, Pearl
Handle Reader, a Fountain Pen plain or
gold mounted, or a Case of Drawing Instru-
ments make most acceptable gifts for the
holiday season.
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DETECTIVE McCLAIR I'LL.
Private Detective Shedrick McClair is
very i'll and is under the care Of DR..
Barnett in West Haven.
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oas cent = word for each insertion;
i've cents word for . full week. seysr
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UUN aooOIkl NJ EN- OF
FINE LEATHER GOODS

IS UNSURPASSED IN THIS CITY.
Pocket-Books, Purses. Gard Cases. Cigar
Cases, Pocket Flasks, Portfolios, Chatel-
aine Bags, Dressing Cases, Glove, Cuff and
including many novelties not found else
where.
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WANTED.

SITUATION by young Hungarian girl; light
housework. STERNBERG'S, 81 Church
Street. i'm
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WANTED,

GIRL or middle-aged woman to assist In tie
homework in a family living a short dis
lance from the city. Inquire at this
Office. i2s tf
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TOILET REQUISITES
is too well known to need description.
Perfumes and Fine Soaps

The specialties of all the popular makers,
both foreign and domestic.
backs of ivory and choice woods; Shoe
Horns, Button Hooks. Trinket Trays, Mani
cure Sets. Fancy Atomizers, Triplicate and
Stand Mirrors, Scissors Cases, Pocket
Knives, etc,
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WANTED,

A THOROUGHLY competent girl for gen
eral housewofk. 101 COTTAGE STREET..
do 2t
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1is(Ia51l|op,opee:
Pocket
Books

The pocket-book counter IS
surrounded from morning till
night. Some made especially
for gifts-dlfferent from any
you ever saw before. All
kinds of leather and decora-
tons. Also a very fine line
of Chatelaiue Bags,
Pocket-hooks, Csc to $6.
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MRS. s. a. GLADWIN's

EmpI0yment Agency,
1902 ORANGE ST., Bowditeh Buildine. room
40. Headquarters for best situations; IL
years experience. Coachmen, farm hands
porters, girls for general homework. walt.
keepers, etc. Germans, Swedes, and others
needing situations should apply. The best
Swedish and German help furnished with
references. German and English spoken.
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STERNBERG'S EMPLOYMENT, "a Church
Street.-Good situations and help secured.
German spoken. Telephone 1419-5. dS I'm
SLEEMAN'S RELIABLE EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY, 775 CHAPEL STREET.. Estah.
llshed 16 years. Largest, best in the state.
Best male and female help for any and all
kinds of work. Sent anywhere. nos tt
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WANTED.

FOR q. S. army, able-bodIed unmarried
men, between ages of Il and So; citizens
OF United States, of good character and
temperate habits, whoa can speak, read
and write English. For information apply
to RECRUITING OFFICER, $50 Chapel
ST., New Haven. Conn. iu1 3taM If
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denhall. he had no intention Of establish
Ing another body dissenting from the
Church Of England. He wished only to
reform the existing church-to revive
primitive Christianity through obedience
to the commands of Christ and in con-
formity with his teaching as. exemplified
by the apostolic church. But a return to
apostolic usages and an Interpretation of
scripture not sanctioned by an ecclesias-
teal hierarchy was by no means agreeable
to the English clergy or the English laity.
The teaching and the practice Of the
Friends soon brought them into open
conflict with the powers Of the establish
nent. Their adherence to their own in
depreciation of scripture affecting civil
duties threw the new society into an equal
conflict with the English magistrates.
The Friends cardinal doctrine-that a
direct guidance Of the Holy Spirit is
vouchsafed to every man-led necessarily
to a disregard of the authority Of the
ordained priesthood, and compelled every
Friend to obey his own Interpretation Of
Biblical commands. Thus the society
bore testimony against war; against
oaths; against servile respect from man to
man. as in bowling removing the hat;
against the use Of servile phrases; against
eytrava gance in attire and in the furnish
ing Of dwellings,.
Persecution by PurItans.
But when the first Friends came to New
England they were met by Puritans as
bitterly opposed to Quaker tenets and
methods as were the priests of the Church
OF England.
The Puritans were not lovers of the
truth. but Of such a part Of the truth as
had fallen to them. At great cost and sac
rifice they had opened for themselves an
asylum upon virgin soil for the express
purpose of following their own con-
sciences, not those Of other men. We
can easily imagine how Indignant they
must have been to be thus threatened
Within their own domain; for the Friends
came to Massachusetts in 1885, not as
refugees seeking homes, but as mission
aries to the righteous Puritans. 1t is not
strange that the Puritans should have
expelled the Quakers. imprisoned them
scourged them, even put them to death
But as the Quakers had secured for Eng.
land the foundation Of true religious free.
dom, they were now bent-not conscious
ly. perhaps-upon bringing similar bless.
ing to the New World.
After being buffeted in New England
during many years the Friends received
their reward. Laws were passed in 172:
exempting Quaker and Anaba ptists from
the obligation of paying tithes for the
support of ministers and churches.
Treatment In Other Colonies.
In Rhode Island a law, had been passed
rs far back as 1878. exempting Friends
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1t was the anti-slavery Quakers Of
North Carolina and not the abolition
lists of New England. that first put in
motion the mighty tide which swept sla-
very from America" And it was the
heroic endurance of the Quakers, rather
than the victories of Cromwells army,
that established for the Englishman those
liberties Of which he is so justly proud
These tributes to the influence Of
George Fox are among the interesting
conclusions set forth in a paper upon
THE Friends in America" which was
recently read by r. J. Mendenhall at
the Friends meeting house in this city.
When George Fox founded "The Society
of The Friends of TRUTH says Mr. Men
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Albert Lea Cedar Rapids
Davenport, Rock Island, Moline9.1o ami 1855 pm
Chicago. Burlington. Quincy
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from military service. At that early date
could be seen the effect of their faithful
testimony against war. oaths and the
tithing system, although the last objec-
ton known later as our protest against
"hireling ministry has led us from one
extreme to another. In our fear Of a
hireling ministry we are in danger Of
having no ministry at all. liz g
Friends were prosecuted in New York.
but without those extreme measures that
! disgraced New England. for the Dutch
settlers of New Amsterdam had imbibed
from their Netherland home q broader
love Of religious freedom than the Pill
grim sires conceived Of. =.
In Virginia the Episcopalians impris-
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cried Hawke. after a
"They'll stand it,
, answered the Scots
y, you are in COM
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So - -
California.

The Chicago Great Western railway
offers the choice of three through tourist
cars via different routes, making fast time
and having every comfort. ASK for book
let about them L. G. Rains, agent, COR
ner Nicollet avenue and Fifth street, Min
neapolis.
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Chicago, Milwaukee !
81. Paul Railway.

: ticket Office, 1928 Nicollet av. Phone 10:
aDaily. bEx. Sun. dEx. sat.l Leave. arrive:
Chicago, La Crosse. Millw keeIa 7:5oamIa10: sopm
chicago "a Crosse Miwkess 9pm S:p
milwaukee, La <. winona. 2:aopmIa .2oprn
Chicago, Faribault, Dubuaue!a $:50pma s:S9sm
lacrosse Lac s Dubud, Rk SsisndIb Scam bio :3opm
Northfeld, Faribault, X Cityla :50amia 6:2epna
OrtonvilIe, Milbank, Aberd'nib 9:25amb S:aSpm
0rtonyilie' Aberdeen, Fargo ia, z :oOpma 7:00am
Northfeld Faribault, Austinlb 7:l5pmbll :2oam
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The FRIENDS In HISTORY

Interesting Sketch by R. Mendena Of Their Early Experiences
and Their sadfas for the Cause Of Human Lib
erty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Opposition and the
Results That Came From It.
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(To be continued Tomorrow

Playing Cards.
At the Rock Island Office, 322 Nicoilet
avenue. 10 cents pack or two. for a quar-
ter Call and see them.
The evening world., 1902-08-22
ADDS CHARGE TO
DR.. MACARTHUR'S
Detective Says C%Iergyman's
Secretary Looted His Apart.
ments as Well as His En-
ployer's Study.

Frank Castle, a young En~gAshman,
IN Jefferson Market District Prison,
charged with stealing $40 and a Typ
writer from Dr, MacArthurs study In
Calvary Church. IL now accused u a
similar crime BY Detective san Davis,
OF the Central office. Davis and mis-
wife returned yesterday 70 their apart
Inents In the furnished-room house al
No. l23 West SiXty-frst street. after a
vacation. Of ten days, They found il
completely looted. with the exception OF
the plano. Wearing apparel sllvcrware
and the detectives Uniform were miss
ing.
Davis found on lnquir.ng that a young
man had JUST left the house after a So
Journ Of a few days. The key to the
room which he had left with the land
ady was also missing He found out al
The Tenderlpin station that Castle had
given his address as No lga West six
teenth street waeu dIraigued, DAVIS
went 10 court to-day and, representing
himself as a lawyer, Induced the prison.
er ~. show him the kcys he carried.
lie Identified a big brass one as the
key. to his rooms, which he had lett
Win his landlady
The evening world., 1902-08-22
CEMETERY BARRED DOG.
"a Mrs. Hankins BouEht n Plot for
Her Deceased Pe,,

RICHMOND, Va. Aug . Having
yainly attempted 10 lay her pet dog
To rest In OakWooi Cemetery beside her
father. Mrs, Laura Hawkins, ~ this
rity. purchased a lot adjoining Oakwood
ANA there Yesterday the dog was laid
10 rest, Flowers were piled nigh upon
the little grave.
The dog died IN New Jersey several
months ago anu ar buried at Long
Branch, Mrs, Hankins came here and
"teleFrnphed to cXhume her deceased
pei and send the romans to her, When
the dog CONN reached here II was met
at the depot by a wagon from Reddin's
undertaking. establishment In the
wagOn the dog Was taken Ia the lot
adjoining the cemetery, accompa nled by
Mr.. Hankins. nd there he was laid 70
rest while she wept.
and she thought she had the right 20
hurry the dog there until the authori.
usA told her she could lot .
The evening world., 1902-08-22
EMULATES MYLES O'REIuLY.
Acting chief of Jersey city Police
Finds = Men Playing pInochIe.

Tine example set by CAPT Myles
oFo.ily has travelled ever to Jersey
city for Acting Chir' ~ Police Aren't.
bald to-day captured Round-mau Frank
Mcmahon and i've patrolmcn playing
pin"cnlr when they should have been
oni pounding their heats According 10
tine N'rDnR Chlcf MrMlhon was lone.
some aud has developed tho pinochlc
habit
Early mis- morning ue vent out aud
found Two patrolmcn whom I've knaw
could play a goo game, He took them
both 10 the station house and ordered
them 10 play pinochle with aim until
time for The relief.
II meli 3oo," shouted the roundsman.
AZ ihls iunotnre Acting Chief Arohi-
bald walked In and found that all the
players should have been on post. lie
Immediately preferred charges against
the EIO.
The evening world., 1902-08-22
B|GAM|ST MAKES
THREAT IN COURT.
Gordon Shakes Fist at His
First Wife on Being Sen.
fenced and Says He Will
Get Even.

Convicted OF blgamy, James j. Cor.
don shook his fist at the face OF his
first wife, Lena Smith, in We Court OF
General Sessions and shouted "Il fix
you for this when l get out OF prison"
When Gordon was arraigned to-day
for sentence, Judge Foster said:
II regret that l cannot impose n heav-
Ter sentence. Yours is an aggravated
crime and the law should provide greater
punishment"
The intermediate sentence OF not loss
than four years and not more than four
years and three months Imprisonment
was imposed.
When leaving court Gordon shouted
At his wife: I'D rather take four years
than live with you"
Gordon lived with his mother at No
lot Washington avenue, Bronx, and in
stalled his second wife In his mothers
home after taking all OF the household
effects which belonged TO his first wife.
He fought in the Spanish-American
War.
The evening world., 1902-08-22
SLIPPED FROM CAR
AND ASKS $4,000.
New Rochelle Man Claims that
Step Was in Bad State and
that Fall Injured Him Per-
%manentIy.
Cspeci.l to The Evening World

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Aug. 22.-Ber-
nard 1'raitel. OF New Rochelle, to-day
began suit against the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
for 10000 damages for injuries received
while boarding a passenger train on
Jan. 10. 1901.
In his complaint he sets forth that the
step of the coach was slippery and that
he was thrown violently to the ground
and severely bruised and his right arm
broken lie further claims that the has
been permanently injured.
Bryan Whitus has also brought a suit
against the same company for 5000 for
injuries received.
The company has filed a bond OF $500
for each case so that it can have the
actions tried in the United States our
The evening world., 1902-08-22
BILLY BURGUNDY"
HAS DISAPPEARED.
Or. o. Victor Limerick, Writer
Of Slang. Mysteriously Van
ished on Aug. Is and Has
Not Been Found.

Friends OF '1Blly urgundy'' are mys-
tilted and worried over his prolonged and
unexplained absence. lilly %urgundy' the
word painter in tho most rtist slang
Of the day. 10 DR.. o. Victor Limerick In
private life.
He dlsappeared on Aug. -. J. +.
Henry. his publisher. of No. $50 Nassau
street, went to Atlantic City on THAI
day and DR., limerick was left in charge.
He accompanied Mr.. Henry TO Jersey
City, but never returned TO the office.
DR.. IAmerlck's accounts were per
fectly straight and lie had q lot of money
coming to him He wns unmarried and
was temperate. A few days before he
disappeared DIR, Limerick left the Cri-
terion Hotel. which no made his home.
Where he went Is not known
Mr.. Henry has asked the police to
look for the doctor, fearing foul play.
as The writer was known to ave had a
considerable sum OF money with him.
The evening world., 1902-08-22
.D|ED TO CELEBRATE
HIS S|LVERW WEDDING
Art Connoisseur Committed
Suicide on Twenty-fifthA Ami
versary Of Wedding Because
Wife Would Not Return.

Failing to effect a reconciliation with
his wife. Richard Kutter, OF No. sa
Willow avenue, committed suicide on the
anniversary of the celebration of TWEEN
ty-nve years OF married life. Kutter was
an expert on oil paintings and was well
known in New York and Boston, where
he was frequently called in consultation
rega riding the value OF paintings.
His body was ound In Hudson Square
Park to-day by Policeman Garrick. and
by his side was an empty wh!skey glass
which. the police claim. contained poi
son. Three weeks ago he had some
slight difference with his wife. He spent
the early part OF last night visiting
friends aod telling them OF his anxiety
to have his wife return TO him.
The evening world., 1902-08-22
Workmen in Ontario
and Western Car
Shop Accused Of
Murder.
TURNED ON FULL CURRENT
Force Blew Victim Across
Room and Ruptured His
Intestines, Causing Death
Soon AfterWard.
Special to The Evening worldD

BINGHAMToN. n. Y, Aug. 22.-John
Reap is under arrest for killing Elmer
Cook, a fellow-workman, by means OF
compressed air. Reap is a New York
machinist. working in the ontario and
Western car shops at Norwich
In the shop Is a powerful pump for
oompressing air, which is capable Of
raising the pressure to a high degree.
The men about the factory nave been
accustomed to turning a small current
OF the air OH their clothing to dust them
off. The air is conveyed from the tank
through a nose furnished with n nozzle
similar TO Il garden hose.
Elmer Cook. on finishing his days
labor, took the nozzle to dust OFF his
clothes. The air was turned ON slightly
and 4 small jet was blowing the dust
, from his clothing when Reap appeared.
1t Is said i'll feeling had existed between
the men. Reap tried to seize the nozzle
for his use and Cook objected. Reap
enatched the nozzle from Cook and
placing it against Cooks body. turned
on the full force of the compressed air.
1t hurled Cook across the room and
ne became violently III, dying in a short
time. An autopsy showed that the air
had ruptured the intestines in such a
as TO cause hemmorhaSes and
acute inflammation and titus cause death.
Recorder HYDE issued a warrant for
Reap's arrest.
He was arraigned in Court and entered
a plea OF not guilty. lie retained VIII
liam Sullivan to defend him.
The evening world., 1902-08-22
THE CAPTAINS DOG
is POLICE HERO OF HARLEM.
Hogan's Pet Is a Thiet.Catcher and Life.
Saver as Well.

II you ask Capt. Hogan. OF the West
One Hundred and Twenty-ffth Street
station. which OF his entire force he
would be most 10th TO part with, he
would surely reply Jerry" And Jerry
modest. unassuming Jerry-is the one
member or the Harlem police force most
beloved by Harlemites from little tots
10 old men.
Jerry Is su!l young-littIe more than
Two Years old-and lAs plenty oi ttnc
ahead of him to make many more
friends. but to-day every policeman in
his precinct will wager his last dollar
that he's the finest brindle bull pup in
all Greater New York.
M Jerry certainly deserves all the
good will extended to him, He Ii or
DERBY. intelligent and handsome and one
OF the best disciplined members of the
force. No order has TO be gwen to him
twice, and mis- voluntary acn VI herolsm
have made him dear 20 the hearts oi his
superiors.
StEns OF Puppy wisdom.
Jerry came into the possession Of
Capt, Hogan when he was a little
fellow, and looked Just about the same
as any other pup, But the captain
selected him from his brothers and sis
tiers. because he thought he san signs ul
The evening world., 1902-08-22
PRETTY AMY LESTER LEAVES
MOTHER AND SWEET
Harry Max Intended to Make Her His Wife
Within a Month.

AMI would Iathe in tho surf during the
afternoon.
In n satchcl her mother believed che
took her bathing suit, when she did
not return that night her mother dis
covered that instead OF her bathing
suit she had taken several waists and
skirts and had evidently planned her
journey.
Both Man and the young woman's
mother believe hat she Went to Phill-
dolphia, as she has been talking Of a
trip Their" for som tin" and they T""r
III, I m ~infaiuition for the stage has
tempted her - leave home Max Is a
pIp.l r dealer uuu pIVsp,.uus, anu II
was supposed that Miss Lester was
thinking more Of marrying him than a
debut on the stage.