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SHORE LINE SINKING.
Fear That Kingston Will Slip Into the
Sea

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE shore of
the harbor of Kingston is sinking and
there is terror lest the city slip into the sea
according to a private dispatch received Nv
a large mercantile house here today from
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Business Quarter Wiped Out.

THE fire brigade station in Sutton street
had been wrecked by the earthquake am
the fire apparatus in it destroyed, and this
made resistance to the fire impossible. 1t
therefore continued its course unchecked
until this morning. At that time the whole
business quarter of the city had been wlped
out of existence, an area of about one
square mile extending from the Parade and
Harbour street, and including King, Har-
bour, Tower Orange and West streets.
Many of the big public buildings were
wrecked. but the treasury building, in Har-
bour street was intact. The post office
and court house. which were combined In
one large structure, and the headquarters
house, containing the government offices;
the Colonial Bank and the Nova Scotia Bank
were all destroyed. The government house
was badly damaged. The churches disap-
peared including the Parish Church and
the Roman Catholic Cathedral, which lat
ter had been recently built. The Scotch
Kirk the Wesleyan and Baptist chapels
and the theater were also destroyed.
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An Important Conference.

This will force the Senate to accept the
House bill or kin ship subsidy for this ses
sion -
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Ships as Hospitals.


THE ships in the harbor, including the
Premier, Arno and Porkington, were trans
formed into hospitals. The deck of the Pork
irgton resembled a shamble, and her cab
ms We're full of the dying and the dead.
The only surgeon on board was the ships
doctor, Evans, who was busy with amputa-
tons from 5 O'Clock in the afternoon until
o'clock in the morning, using the main
companioRway of the ship as an operating
room.
The entire city must be rebuilt. The
losses are enormous. One unofficial estimate
places the loss at s25,OOO,OOO. A large num-
Der of assures in the earth appeared. The
rails of the electric tramway tracks are
twisted, the water pipes are damaged and
there are no lights at night time, owing to
the damage to the electric and gas plants
Many curious circumstances are report
ed. One of the strangest freaks of the
earthquake was played with the statue of
Queen Victoria, which stands in the center
of the town. The shock turned the statue
completely around, but otherwise it is in
tact
1T is reported that a tidal wave visited
Annota Bay and that the coast lines have
been changed.
The area RACED by the fire is bounded
roughly. by Fleet street On the east, West
street and the custom house on the west
and from the water front on the south to
the race course on the north
The whole water front, from the Royal
mail wharf to the railway wharves at
the west end of the harbor has been burn
ed over.
The majority of the ladies of Sir AL
Spring Hotel. in Saint Andrew, which is
five miles from Kingston, when the shock
came. The central tower of the hotel was
cracked and threatened to topple over.
There was no panic, the guests eating their
dinner with the greatest equanimity No
body was injured.
When the seriousness of the disaster
became apparent they could be seen re-
moving their luggage to the lawn in front
of the hotel where the party encamped
until the danger of further shocks appeared
to be over. Later. Sir Ralph Moor con-
veyed all who were DESTROYS of going to
the city and aboard the steamship Port
Kingston But many preferred to remain
at the hotel till next morning.
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The Athens, Ohio, Case.

Senator Foraker thanked him for the sug-
gest:on and reiterated the point made by
the senator. He referred to the case of the
regiment of government troops at Athens,
Ohio who had shot up the town, and to
whose defense the Secretary OF war sum-
moned the legal machinery of the govern
ment Senator Foraker thought that Ii
was perfectly UNSUITABLE to provide means
for defending the soldiers. as those enlisted
men were in a measure the wards OF the
nation and had to be looked OUT for. Sem
ator Culberson pointed out that in the
Brownsville case the Secretary of War had
asked the Attorney General to direct the
district attorney to see that the men had
a fair trial.
Senator Foraker went on to contend that
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SKIRTS.

The separate skirt this autumn viii
occupy a most important place in the
well dressed woman's wardrobe. Many
of the worsteds and soft plaid fabrics
show wonderfully beautiful colorings.
plaids which are subdued rather than
conspicuous. The materials Will be
much used for the making of separate
walking skirts to wear with plain
cloth jackets.
Then the separate skirt comes fin
most conveniently when one does not
happen to own a skirt and coat suit.
but has many shirt waists and long
coat.
Plaits are still the feature OF the
smart skirts. There are killed, box
plated and fan-plaited skirts, which
are all extremely good style. The very
new walking skirts are quite short
skirts cut in many cores are also much
worn. Many of the skirts are dec
grated with a foot trimming. Bands
of silk braid are used for this pur-
pose, also bands of the same material
sometimes one and sometimes three in
graduated widths. A pretty touch is
to introduce a note of plaid or con
trasting color as a piping for these
bands
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LINGERIE BoUnoIR PILLOWS.

Both white and colored embreideries
will be used for the ornamentation Of
pillow tops. The great favor shown
toward the lingerie boudoir pillows
during the past year has been the
means of bringing out some attractive
styles in all white embroidered pillows
as well as those Of a delicate color
worked upon washable material
If the lace or insertion on clothing
gets torn instead Of attempting to
darn the many holes. which is diff
cult and tedious task. Just lay a piece
of plain net under the hole. overcast
it around the edges. and you Will find
that the torn place is neatly mended.
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HEMsTITCHING CURTAINS
IN LINEN sCRIM

Dainty yet most sensible looking
are curtains of plain linen scrim COM
ing just to the window stills; and they
are quite the style at present for
dining and living rooms. The edges
of these may be finished with heavy
lace or insertion or hemstitched hens,
any or all of these, according to the
time the housewife can expend upon
their making.
The hemstitching is extremely easy
because of the coarse mesh of the ma
terial. When drawing the threads for
this be sure to save them for use in
the stitching In place of machine cot
ton as they are stronger, and being
of the exact shade and quality, they
weave themselves in as a. part of the
fabric once more, showing far less
than would the cotton threads. Nor
do they tangle in the stitching.
These hemstitched curtains are most
serviceable, and launder perfectly.
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THE SHOES A WOMAN
NAY NN,TSE.T " IlIrN-

In buying shoes. gloves, belts or
purses. remember that good leather is
not cheap. A really good pair of shoes
at SO or more will often outwear two
pairs of cheap ones, but the durability
of shoes does not always increase with
their cost. The thin, fine, soft kids
which are used in some Of the high
priced shoes are so pliable that the
shoes do not keep their shape well and
are not suitable for anything but light
wear. Shoes which require a great
deal of care are a poor bargain for
the busy woman, therefore choose
those which are well finished to begin
with and sufficiently firm so that they
Will retain their shapeliness as long as
possible. A mixture of two parts tall
low to one of resin, melted together
and applied to the soles of shoes, in
| creases their durability by making
them waterproof. Paste backing con-
tanning oil is the best dressing for the
uppers. 1t is always economy to have
at least two pairs of shoes at a time.
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Well, order il" l cut in decisive
ly. Il may need you
| certainly needed him at that mo-
ment if l was to fad my way.
Go ahead a few steps," l said.
Ny tone and manner impressed
him, and he went without another
wore. l sauntered after him with as
careless an air as l could assume.
My heart was beating fast l felt
that / was close to the mystery and
that the next half hour would deter
mine whether l was to take up Henry
Wilten's work or to find my way in
safety back to my own name and per
son.
My unconscious guide led the way
along Montgomery Street into an of
fee building, up a flight of stairs, and
into a back hallway.
Stay a moment" l said, as he had
his hand on the door knob. "On sec
ond thoughts you can wait down
stairs"
He turned back, and as his foot
steps echoed down the stair I opened
the door and entered the Office.
As l crossed the threshold my heart
gave a great bound, and l stopped
short. Before me sat Doddridge
Knapp, the King of the Street, the
man for whom above all others in
the world l felt loathing and fear
Doddridge Knapp finished signing
his name to a paper on nIc desk be-
fore he looked up.
Come in and sit down." he said.
The voice was alert and business like
the voice OF a man accustomed to
command. But l could find no trace
of feeling in it, nothing that could tell
me Of the hatred or desperate purpose
that would inspire such a tragedy as
l had witnessed, or warn me of dan
ger to come.
DO you hear?" he said impatiently;
shut the door and sit own. Just
spring that lock, will you? We might
be interrupted.
| was t at all certain that | should
not wish very earnestly that he might
be interrupted in what Bret Harte
would call the subsequent proceed
ings." But l followed his directions
Doddridge Knapp was not less i'm
pressive at close view than at long
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LACES.


The fall fashions viii see an extern
has there been a season when laces
were more peculiarly adapted to the
requirements of style than at the pres
ent moment. So Wen are importers
prepared TO meet this great and diver
sihed demand that laces viii form one
OF the most important garnitures Of the
season. So excellent and so many are
the kinds shown that in many in
stances laces viii encroaeh upon the
domain hitherto reserved for trim
mings.
The decidedly novel notes in laces
receive the Endorsement of fashion for
the ornamentation gowns and wraps
are flet. or square mesh effects alone
and in combination with other types
Of lace; soutache, which is really an
embroidered effect worked upon a net
ground; metal lace, which includes
gold silver. aluminium and copper
alone and in combination with white.
ecru and black lace; embroidered lace
in white, ecru, black and colors, the
colors being introduced on a white or
colored ground; Irish. Cluny and Ven
Use laces, which stand as the types OF
heavy lace most appropriate for the
ornamentation of prevailing STYLES;
dyed lace, which will be brought lin
| the original white or ecru tones and
dyed by the Individual; flet nets in
white and ecru; silk Toscas in sew
eral of the fashionable colors. and all
| over Chantillys.
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FISH GU STARDS.

Fish custards are easy to make. and
taste very good as a supper dish on
cold fall evenings. Remove every bit
of flesh from the bones of boiled
haddock, cod or any other kind of fish.
Pound it up very finely, and mix with
it half a teaspoonful of salt and pepper.
Butter some old teacups and shake
some finely chopped parsley over the
bottom Of each cup. Beat up two eggs
and mix with them one pint of milk
then stir In the fish. Fill up the cups
with the custard, cover each with
creased paper and steam very slowly
until set. They will be found very deli
cate and light for any one who cannot
take anything heavy for supper.
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twelve. there will be none for the
day"
IF I cant be there, III let YOU
know" l was off my guard for a mo-
ment. thinking Of the possible de-
mands of Henry's unknown en-
ployer.
You will do nothing of the kind"
said Doddridge Knapp shortly. His
voice. SO smooth and businesslike a
moment before. changed suddenly to
a growl His heavy eyebrows came
down, and from under them flashed
a dangerous light. You will be there
when 1 tell you, young man, or you'll
have to reckon with another sort of
customer than the one you've been
dealing with This matter requires
prompt and strict obedience to or
ders. One slip may ruin the whole
plan
You can depend on me-" l said
with assumed confidence. Am 1 to
have any discretion?"
None whatever"
l had thus far been able to get no
hint of his purpose. II I had not
known what l knew, l should have
/ supposed that his mind was concen-
/ trated on the apparent object before
4 him-to secure the zeal and fidelity
of an employee in some important
/ business operation.
And what am l to do?" I asked.
BE a capitalist" he said with an
! ironical smile. Buy and sell what [
/ tell you to buy and SELL Keep under
! cover, but not too much under cover.
You can pick your own brokers. Bet
/ ter begin with Bockstein and Eppner,
4 though. Your checks will be honored
at the Nevada Bank. Oh, here's a
cipher in case 1 want to write you.
1 suppose you'll want some ready
money"
Doddrtdge Knapp was certainly a
liberal provider, for he showed a hand
full of twentydollar gold pieces across
the desk in way that made my eyes
open.
by the way" he continued, 81 don't
think l have your signature, have I?'
No, SIR" I replied with prompt
confidence.
We'll, just write it on this slip
then. I'll turn it into the bank for
your Identification. You can take the
check-book with you"
Anything more?"
That's all" he replied with a nod
of dismissal. Maybe it's tomorrow
maybe it's next month"
Street, bewildered among the con-
f1icting mysteries in which | had been
entangled.
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The new styles Of children's dresses
do not differ greatly from those worn
last season. The skirts the rarely
trimmed, and the waists, If the frock
is not cut in one, are of the blouse
type. The difference lies principally
in the sort of material employed,
which is more frequently of a fancy
order. and others where the fancy
portion is merely carried out by black,
or colored crossbars. For children 5
frocks, is in the case for grown-up
people. broad band Of some piece
dyed fabric. rarely similar to that Of
the frock, is frequently to be seen in
the form of a hem.
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FOR MADAM AND MADEMOISELLE
BY H
BY BEATRICE IMOGENE HANSEN

generally carry out the style note by
having some form OF linen collar at
tached TO them, and the greater de-
mand for silk ties and bows viii be for
styles which are suitable for wear with
white collars.
There is a general feeling that coat
sets. consisting OF collar and cuffs. viii
be much IN demand. This viii be most
ly for the early fall season. when en-
broidered linen and pique sets IN blind
and open work effects and heavy laces
such as Venise and Irish. viii be called
for to wear with the plain tailored
suits
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through the chill fog, and people
We're stirring in the streets as De
tective Coogan led the way out of the
morgue.. AS we parted he gave me a
curious lock.
1 suppose you know your own bust
ness, Wilton" he said, but l suspect
you'd be a sight safer II I'd clap you
in Jail"
And wits this consoling comment
he was gone, and l was left in the
dawn Of my first morning in San
Francisco, mind and body at the nadir
OF depression after the excitement
and perils of the night.
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NECKWEAR.

White lingerie effects will be the
keynote of style. These will be de
veloped in lace, embroidery and COM
binations of the same Colored effects
will come in for a fair share of at
tention, particularly in popular priced
goods In made up stocks these will
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Pattern No 5916.-Nothing makes 8
prettier or more comfortable jacket
for cool mornings than eiderdown or
the soft flannelettes. This one was
made of pale blue showing a stripe of
tan color A choice is given of full
length bishop or elbow sleeves. The
pattern also includes a slumber shoe.
and no more acceptable gift could be
devised for girl leaving for college
or a friend about TO travel. than just
such a negligee as this, with slumber
shoes to match. They may be made
of double faced material, or be lined
with some contrasting color A bow
Of ribbon in front gives a dainty
touch. The edges are buttonholed or
bound with ribbon For 36-inch bust
measure three and seven-eighths yards
of 36-inch material Will be required
for the sack, and one-half yard for the
shoes. Sizes for 80, 81, SO, 3s, 40 and
"A inches bust measure.
This pattern will be sent to You on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
30 the Pattern Department of this paper.
BE sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience. write
your order on the following coupon:
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range. The strong face grew stronger
when seen from the near distance.
MY dear Wilton" he said, I've
come to a place where I've got to
trust somebody, so I've come back to
you" The voice was oily and per-
suasive, but the keen gray eyes shot
out glance from under the bushing
eyebrows that thrilled me as a warn
ing.
It's very kind of YOU" I said, swal-
lowing my establishment with an eff
fort.
Well" said Knapp, the way you
hondled that Ophir matter was per-
fectly satisfactory; but I'll tell you
that it's on Mrs. Knapp's say-so, as
much as on your own doings, that 1
selected you for this job
I'm much obliged to Mrs Knapp"
1 said politely. I was in deep waters.
1t was plainly unsafe to do anything
but drift
"Oh, you can settle that with her at
your next CALL" he said good hui
moredly.
fused to respond further. If | had re-
ceived a telegram informing me that
the dispute over the presidency had
been settled by shelving both Hayes
and Tilden and giving the unanimous
vote OF the electors to me. l should
have accepted it as a matter Of
course. l took my place unquestion-
ingly as a valued acquaintance Of
Doddridge Knapp's and a particular
friend of Mrs. Knapp's.
Yet it struck me as strange thai
the keen-eyed King of the Street had
failed to discover that he was not
talking to Henry Wilton, but to some
one else who resembled him. There
were enough differences in features
and voice to distinguish US among
intimate friends. though there were
not enough to be seen by casual &C
quaintances. l had the key in the
next sentence he spoke.
1 have decided that it is better
this time to do our business face to
face. l don't want to trust messen-
gers on this affair. and even cipher
notes are ous,-confoundedly
dangerous"
Then We had not been close ac-
/ Quaintances.
oh, by the way, you have that
other cipher YET, haven't your" he
+ asked.
No, burnt it." I said unblush-
ingly.
That's right" he said. 1T was
best not to take risks. OF course you
understand that it won't do for us to
be seen together"
Certainly not" I assented.
! have arranged for another ONCE.
Heres the address Yours is Room
10. | have the key to II, and 16 is
vacant between with a To Let sign
on It. They open into each other
You understand"
Perfectly" l said.
You viii be there oy nine O'Clock
for your orders. If you get none BY
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CHAPTER VI.
A Night at Borton's.

Room is was a plain, comfortable
Office in a plain, comfortable building
on Clay Street, not far from the heart
Of the business district. 1t was on
the second floor, and it's one window
opened to the rear, and faced a desc
late assortment of back yards, rear
walls, and rickety stairways. The
floor had worn carpet, and there
was desk, a few chairs and a shelf
of law books. The place looked as
though it had belonged to a lawyer
in reduced circumstances, and l could
but wonder how it had come into the
possession of Doddridge Knapp, and
what had become of the former occu-
pant.
l tried to thrust aside a spirit Of
melancholy, and looked narrowly to
the opportunities offered by the room
for attack and defense. The walls
were solidly built. The window-case
ment showed an unusual depth for a
building Of that height. The wall had
been put in to withstand an earth
quake shock. The door opening into
the hail. the door into Room 16, and
the window furnished the three ave-
nues of possible attack or retreat
The depression Of spirits that pro-
crossed with my survey of the room
deepened into gloom as flung myself
into the armchair before the desk,
and tried to plan some way out of the
tangle in which / was involved. How
was l, single-handed, to contend
against the power of the richest
man in the city, and bring home
to him the murder of Henry Wilton
l could look for no assistance
from the police. The words of
Detective Coogen were enough to
show that only the most convincing
proof of guilt, backed by fear of pub
Ii sentiment, could bring the depart
mt to raise a finger against him.
And how could l hope to rouse that
public sentiment? What would my
word count against that Of the King
Of the Street?
Where was the motive for the
crime? Until that was made clear
could not hope to piece together the
scraps of evidence into a solid struc
ture of proof. And what motive
could there be that would reconcile
the Doddridge Knapp who sought the
life of Henry Wilton, with the Dodd
ridge Knapp of this morning, who
was ready to engage him in his con
! fidential business? And had l the
right to accept any part In his bust
ness
Fatigue and loss of sleep deepened
| the detection of mind that oppressed
me with these insistent questions, and
as l vainly struggled against it, car
ried me at last into the Oblivion oil
/ dreamless slumber.
The next 1 knew I was awaking tc
/ the sound Of breaking glass. 1t was
dark but for a feeble light that came
/ from the WINDOW. Every bone in my
/ body ached from the cramped position
in which l had slept. and it seemed
/ an age before l could rouse myself tt
act It was, however. but a second
/ before 1 was on my feet, revolver in
hand, with the desk between me anC
/ a possible assailant
Silence, threatening. oppressive
surrounded me as l stood listening
watching, for the next move.
I thought the transom was open,
said low voice. which still seemed
to be struggling with suppressed
I laughter.
(To be Continued.l
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Ma 1915.
heiahts of Hats.

The white lace hat of cloche form is
ubiquitous. dumped to mountainous
heights either side with taffeta rib
bon. White hats with Persian ribbon
and white hats with lotus blossoms,
magnolia and pond lilies, are to be
worn for evening the coming season.