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IIDB mar: OR Tbe Crime of lie j- Broker's Ofe BI W. F. MOTT. r " CHAPTER lI.-(ContlnneiI) " There was a '.vindow in the side wall ?i tne mxerior room wmcu rtv.\uuu examined, discovering that it was not sejcured, although it was provided with (Interior fastenings of an approved kind. He pushed up the sash and found that the heavy outside shutters with which it !was guarded were not fastened?that the hooks had been broken. He saw, .moreover, that the wiudow opened upon ? narrow passage between that and the next building i The police sergeant kept close to the detective as though he feared he would anake some discovery which might escape ihis own unguided observation, and ha noted all Paxton saw. i It was Mr. Paxton's method never to a?k any questions until he had thoroughly examined the scene of a crime, and thus in Xhe first instance his mind was unbiased by what might be told him. Now having concluded his investigation for the present, he addressed several questions to Marion and Judith Xredge. "Miss Oakburn, did you hear the re;port of a pistol or any unusual sound jbefore you discovered your father?" he asked. wNo, sir, I heard nothing, although I !have not slept to-night," answerea Marion. "And did you bear nothing?" continued Paxton, turning to Judith Kredgo. i "Nothing, s.r," she replied. ;; "When you came to the office, I think Jyou told the policeman that you found the door unlocked?" Paxton wont on, now addressing Marion. ; "Yes, sir, it was unlocked." . .... f "And the street door?" Marlon turned to Judith. ' "That was also unlocked and unbolted, as I found when I went to open it," the woman said. "Was there any one besides you and this woman in your apartments to-night, Miss Oakburn?" Marion hesitated for a moment, and then she said: "Mr. Stuart Harland, ac'erk employed T>y Mr. Garrison, occupied our front room directly over the office." I "But he is not there now, sir. I ran up to his rcoui as sooh as we discovered that Mr. Oakburn was murdered. 1 am aure I don't know what can have become of him. for he went to his room as usual quite late, and as l sleep in a room adjoining his I heard him moving about a few moments befoie Miss Marlon rapped at my door and asked me to go down and look for her father. I no,tlc:d when I looked into his room that, lis traveling-bag was gone," said Judith Kredge. ' Marion's face assumed an expression of absolute agony, and she gave Judith Xredge a glance full of aversion and icar. Mr. Paxtou and the police sergeant exchanged significant glances. : "Excuse me a moment," said the detective, and he slipped out of the office. Be returned very quickly, for he had only run up to Stuart Harland's apartment and hastily searched it. He discovered nothing except that the bed had not been opened that n)(?ht. i A short consultation between the detective and the police sergeant ensued, and the latter said: ' "You aro right, sir; Mr. liarrison should be sent for at once. " Acting upon this decision, he dispatched one of his men to the broker's jesidonce with a hastily written note containing information of the tragedy which had been enacted at his office, i Marion, seemingly exhausted by grief and excitement, had seated herself beside her dead father, and with her face juried in her hands she remained silent and motionless, while Judith Kredge stood by a window end listened eagerly to a conversation which was carried on in low tones between the police sergeaut ''and or.e of his men. ? Judith Kredge did not possess a good lace; rather it was one to awaken dis- *?rgst|n the mind pf the observer. She liaT a Tow, retreal'ng forehead, large |coarse features, thin blooJiess lips, and small yellow eyes set flo e togethej un? der beetling brows. Her age was about ifli'ty. Her life had not been cast in ' *5>toisant places, and she had grown ^to hate thoso who were happy because she was not so. She was ea ivious of all persons who were in the .possession of the advantages of life of :which fate had deprived her. In disposition she was vindictive and cruel. She twas cunninjj, unscrupulous and daring |to a certain degree, and avarice dominWtcd 6%'cry other passion in her heart ! Just at this moment there Cere ?trango thoughts in Judith Kredge's inlnd. She was plotting seemingly to jturn ccrtain secrets of this dreadful ?ight of murder to her own profit. I Mr. Jason Garrison, the broker, arrived in less than thirty minutes, and he was pale and agitated. 1 Suspense and anxiety were written cpoi: his features as ho burst into the ?Wee, and as though oblivious to the lpr?sence of anyona rushed to John Oaktburn's desk and began to oxamiuo a lile ?f cheques whicn ne ioolcTrom'a drawer. jUis hands trembled the while so that he jcouid scarcely ho'd tho payors, and ho jeiperi|hced the k- en agony of a game tor tftrlom the turning of a card or .the calling cut of a number is almost a matter of life or deatb, as he ran over jthc filo of cho iucs. i "Uo is searching for somethinc of vitnl iraportanco to his interest," said iPaxton, sotto voco. f ".Not nerei There is one cnance left!" . ?xclaimcd Jason Garrison, totally unconscious that he spoke, and turning to a small memorandum book he hurriedly looked over its pages. Tho next moment the book fell from this nerveless grasp, and he sank for; 1 ? ?u hv o nArvntu warn as UlUUfciLl Jiiuauanrvu UJ V> isbock. , "I am a ruined man!" he exclaimed. | Faxton quickly sprang to his side. , "You have sustained a serious loss by this robbery, sir?" he asked. Jason Garrison rajsed his pale, naggard face, and.brintrintr hi> clenched tisi down upon the desk with force, cried, fiercely: "I tell yon, man, I am ruined. Hopo4 lessly ruined!" ^ "Then there was a large sum of money * in the safe?" asked Paxton. . fcYes, sir." ; "I am a detective, and I am sure, my dear sir, that it will be to your interest to conceal nothing from me." ?. -? - "I have nothing to conceal!" cr Garrison, in a way that in thodetectiv judgment belied his words. "I will i plain, sir," he continued. "Yesterd afternoon 1 gave my unfortun! cashier, John Oakburn, a cheque : 878.000, and instructed him to cash it the bank, and keep the money over nig here in our safes, as we were to have urgent demand for it early in the raoi ing. The sergeant's note informed i that there was no money in the sa a- d I find the cheiuc missing from i file of small cheques where I saw Jo Oakburn place it. More, in this book found my cashier's memorandum, whi dashed to the ground my one hope tl the money was not lost." Mr. Garrison picked up the book whi he had dropped on the floor, and tui ing the leaves he read the following John Oakburn's handwriting: "Dec. 23, cashed cheque for S78,000 day." "Seventy-eight thousand dollars, large cheque. But here in the grt money center or the country among y brokers, I suppose the amount is r surprising. However, it has been stol by John Oakburn's murderer. Seven' eight thousand dollars is quite a hs for a thiet, but let us hope that we w recover the stolen money," said Paxtt "We already have a clew to the assi sin," the police sergeant said. "Whom do you suspect?" asked t broker. "Let me give you a synopsis of t case and you can draw your own dedi tions. The office door was found i locked. Nothing to be noted in th: since it was probably so left by t cashier when he entered. The str( door was also unlocked, and the bol which were on the inside, wen draw The safe was opened by means of Jo Oakburn's key. A window in the re office is unfastened. Now. it is clear my mind that the assassin was an 1 mate of this house?one who knew t combination of the safe and that the was money in it. He surprised Jo Oakburn, shot him, took the key frc hie r.nrkftt. onnned the safe, secured t money and then unbarred the strt door and fled. But our assassin ai robber was cunning. He thought would leave a loophole of doubt in t theory which would be formed of t crime, and so he opened the window in t rear office, pried off the fastening of t shutters, and left them so as to give t impression that the assassin might ha broken into the office by that roui Now, sir, who among your clerks kn< the combination of your safe loc \Vho among them knew that S78,0 was to be left in the safe over night? Tbu? spoke the policc sergeant. He had taken a position in the center the room, and spoke and gesticulat in a pompous manner, like some poli cal stump orator. It was clearly e dent that he fancied he had the enti case under his thumb. "Only one person except John Ca burn knew the combination of the sa and that the stolen money was to kept in it over night, and that person above suspicion, sir," answered A' Garrison. "His name, if you please?" "Stuart Harland," answered t broker, and then as the name passed 1 lips he started, for he suddenly reme bered that the young clcrk occupied apartment in the building, so he quiet added: "But Mr. liar.and room9 he and he should have been called." "He was called, sir, but he failed resrond, because he had fled, and I m as well tell you plainly, sir, though would spare your feelings, that I ent< tain a grave suspicion which I am su is shared by Mr. Paxton." "What do you mean?" demanded t broker. "That circumstances seem to indica that Stuart Harland is John Oakburi murderer:" replied the police sergeant CHAPTER in. At last the direct accusation whi Marion Oakburn dreaded, and to pi vent which she had besought Judi Kredge to preserve silence regarding t unexplained departure of Stuart Hi land, was made. The police sergeant was responsit for formulating the dreadful arraii? ment into words, but in the minds of t others present it could scarcely doubted that the same suspicion h found a lodgment It is an age of distrust No mai past is regarded as a bond for I future. Men whose reputations we spotless yesterday are buried in t: mire to-day. The temptation of uc outweighs the honor and honesty of m who until the denouement comes are i garded as above suspicion. But Jason Garrison would have stak his life upon the innocence and honor the man to whom he meant to intru the future happiness of his only child. As the Dolice tereeant Dronounced t name of Stuart liarland the brofc leaped to his feet. "Never, sir! Never! Do not dare couple Stuart Harland's namo with crime in my presence," he cried. "Stuart Har.and is as innocent as am. I know it, I feel it. Ho is not cap ble of a d'shonorable deed," said Mario earnestly seeking to exculjate the si pected.ono. "You see, sir, e\en the daughter the victim of this tragedy is assured the innocence of the man you accusc said Garrison. "And permit mo to say that you a entirely wrong in thinking t!:at I sha your suspicion of Stuart Hai'land," sa Paxton, the detective, smiling blandly. "Indeed, under the circumstances, I a convinced of his innocence," he added. The police sergeant seemed amazed. "The circumstances are all agair him; it cannot be any one else," he sa defiantly. "Good, keep on thinking so and wo on that line. The way will be clear enable me to secure the real assassir said Paxton pleasantly. uWa aim 11 cut* 7 hnvA nlnoed a shre1 man on Mariana's track and ho will arrested before morning." "I wish you joy of your capture, I a sure," retorted Paxton. Jason (iarrison turned his back up the detective and the police sergea with an expressive gesture, and stro to the side of the dead man. Long and earnestly he gazed upon t face of the dead, and the man of t world was deepiy moved as he tlioug that this po irman, who had served h with surprising fidelity for long yea; had perhaps met his fate in defense his property. "Poor John, poor John!" he said. "] was one of the few men who are hon< from principle alone. He was honor by all. and he leaves behind him a rej tation of which any man might well proud." Then, turning to Marion, he added: M.Mis< Oakburn, the memory of yo father will be resDOcted by all who km him. He died a9 he had lived?faith] to his duty and an honest man." The dead cashier's daughter w strangely agitated, but her face becai transformed with a look of heroic : solve as she said: ".My father so lived that when he w dead men might speak of him as y have dono His soul would have revo ed at any other destiny, liis memo shall be revered." There was something fierce a startling in the intensity of the gir voice, and her manner was that of o in a strangely excited mental state. But her hearers, with perhaps one < ception. attributed her excitement a her sjrjing9_ ni?umer_to emotions ore . .? .?^ -uo Miuuvivi/ v? wwsr rathei le,a murder alone6 8 Paxton was the only one present m f51* of this opinion, and,he covertly watchi lay the cashier's daughter with a sudd< *te augmentation of interest The detecti' ro^ possessed many serviceable qualific tions for the vocation he had adopte ;ht not the least valuable of which was tl aa faculty of discerning the cause of humi pn" emotions, and he felt that Marion Oa burn was now actuated by some powe , ' ful feeling which the others did not su .J0 pect. hn ? . ., .. , . . j rcui even nis acumen couia not aeie cjj mine what the secret feeling was. "If I am any judge of character, th iat young woman possesses rare streng of will and tenacity of purpos lC" When she declared that her fathei rn~ memory should be revered she spol 'n as though there was a danger th. It might be reviled ? as though si t0* felt called upon to protect h memory from odium. Ah, if yc A hold a secret, Marion Oakburn, you w >at know how to preserve it inviolate," r ou fleeted Paxton. lot There was nothing more to be doi en now, and the police sergeant stated thi ty- his men would guard the office unl iuI morning, and that nothing should 1 ill disturbed until the inquest, which wou >n. be held.the following day. is- Mr. Garrison assured Marlon of h friendship and that she might rely c he j him for any needed assistance. At such a time as this, of sorrow ar he affliction, the most kind and sympathet ic- words seem hollow and meaningles m- and Marion was in such a state of doul it, and trouble that she scarcely heard tl 'he broker's kindly remarks. Jet The office was left in charge of tv ts, police officers, who were to watch bosk rn. the dead until tho dawn, and Marie bn crept, cold and shivering, to her roor iar while Judith Kredge sought her ow to apartment. In- But there was no s)eep for the c&s he icr's daughter that night She san ire wearily uoon her couch, and there r hn mained thinking a thousand trouble >m thoughts, experiencing a thousar he doubts and the torture of one gre; let dreadnd Day was at hand, and the light of tl bo lamp was turning pale, while the mori be jng mistu began to disappear, and tl be sunlight fell upon the window pane be when at last Marion started up. he She knelt as if In prayer, and wlii be her back was turned to the door, ve opened noiselessly and the evil face < te. Judith Kredge peered in upon hor for 2w moment. When Marion arose she said in sel '00 communion: n uT Ml T A* "X Will IIU U tuiu UDV.A UUTT, X UU 11 wish to do so. Cheerfully will I mal any sacrifice that may be demanded, ar ec* I am sustained by the thought that all I have done, I have been actuated I v'* a noble purpose. ire "But ciiv&mstances have arisen i which 1 hacf^D thought. Oh, what a' *" verse fate ducted Stuart Harland ?e leave the houj&fchis night of all other b0 in the way that he has done? I ca is only hoDC that ho will explain his co: duct so as to exonerate himself from a suspicion. Hut wfcat if circumstanti evidence should prove powerful enoug ?e to endanger his life " lis Marion paused abruptly, and a shu m" der traversed her frame from head foot :'y "I trust?I pray it may not come !re such a cri9is as that," she added, pre ently. *? At that moment Marion heard a fail ay sound outside her chamber door, am * BusDecting that some one was listenir if. * - " "re there, she glided to tho door and sui denly threw it open. ^ She came face to face with Judil 1 Kredee. who was crouching at the ke; to ij0,ej.g Marion's face flushed, and her dar eyes flashed, as she cried imp6rativel; "So you are eavesdropping. What c you mean by such conduct? Begone, ii stantly! I shall not retain you in n c" service after the present week." r^" For a moment Judith Kredge shran away with a guiity look on her repu:sh "e features, but suddenly she turned upc kr* Marion fiercely and clutched her arm. "Look at me, Rirl!" she hissed. "0! yes, they killed your father. I kno the truth. You are in my power; in n J10 power, my proud beauty! Ha! Ha! No k? discharge me if you dare!" ad Judith Kredge flunR Marion from he and crossing the hall entered her ow 18 room. 18 Marion reeled back with a frightful e: , pression on her face, and 6he muttered: |ld "What shall'I do, what shall Id This is worse than all the rest." Meanwhile, when Juson Garrison le his office in company with the polii e(l sergeant and Detective Paxton at tl conclusion of the investigation, at tl [Sj scene of tho crime, he repaired at oni +/\ v>ia num tinms whprfi his dauerht ke Edna, who had been informed of tl murder when her father left the hous er anxiously awaited his return. Jason Garrison was a widower, and a his affection centered on his only child* his daughter Edna, who returned h love with a wealth of filial devotion. 11 The broker admitted himself to h a" residence by means of a latch-key, bi n' in the hall he staggered like a drunty IS" man as the thought came Iback lo h mind with renewed force that he wi of ruined?that even his home, whi< ?l shejiered Dcioved claild, he could nc call his own. Crushed and broken, he groprd hi ,re way to the library, but Edna, listenin at her door, heard his familiar steps an llcl came down to meet him. The eyes of love are premature] im sharp, and Edna saw at a glance tlu some great misfortune had befallen h< father. He sank into a chair and Edn I?1 knelt beside him and sought to indue 'd' him to tell her all. Reluctantly then he told the story < the murder and the robbery, but he di not mention tne terrible suspecion whic l? had fallen upon Stuart Harland, for 1: wished to spare his daughter the crui intelligence as long as possible, be "And so I am ruined," said the broki bitterly in conclusion. im "Surfely it is not so serious as tha Your creditors will grant you time! on Edna asked. :it "No, no. You do not know them. M do pressing creditors are Pratt and Week They will be merciless. I had hop* ho the sale of my Colorado property woul ho enable me to realize more than sufllcioi ht to tide over this financial crisis, for as m have told you gold has been discovert rs> in many parts of Gilpin County, whoi my land is situated. I had counted t receiving the money for the propert, Fie eighty thousand dollars?the price a jst most agreed upon with a Denver firmed this very week. In a letter which can >u- to hand on Thursday last, my agent ii be formed me that lie expected to close tl sale and remit me a draft by the twent; third, that is to-day. But this evenir ur I received another communication fret w my agent stating that the proposed sa rul could not bo consummated, for prospei tors, who had secretly explored n 'as claim, reported that there was no tra< 110 of gold on it. This disappointmei re- means more than you can dream. I a in a situation of peril which I dare n> as confess, even to you, my child," Baid tl ou broker. It- Vainly Edna tried to induce her falhi ry to confide in her. He would say i more. nd "J remember how that man Pra '''s looked at me with his bold, impudei ne eyes, when I looked at him. His glani made me shiver," she said. "Coward that I was. He demand( ?d an introduction, and while I knew 1 ''9 was not nt to make your acquaintance fear made me weak enough to presei him to,you," answered the broker. "And I am in this villain's powei 50 Pratt and Weeks have deceived me; s< ve traps for me and involved me in speci a" lations which were swindles concocte with the cunning of arch-flends to evad tl0 all legal consequences. These men fin their victims among the oldest operatoi on the street, and my experience did n< r" save me," he added. lS* "But the stolen money may be reco^ ered. You have not told me. Does n< r- suspicion rest on anybody?" asked Edni Her father hesitated. is "Speak, father. Why do you seem ? th agitated?" she said. e- "I would spare you pain and anxiet; "'9 The worst for you, my child, is yet 1 come." at "I do not comDrehend: what do vc 20 mean?" 1,3 In a few words he told of the suspicio which the police sergeant had declare against Stuart Harland. e* Edna was justly indignant and si treated the accusation with scorn. 16 "Stuart will explain the cause of h: ^ midnight departure. "When he Is hear< ^ a shadow of suspicion will not remai 30 upon him," she said, with a lovln ld woman's sublime faith. "I should tell you also fhat Paxtoi is the detective, did not agree with tt )n police sergeant. In the face of all tt circumstances which caused the sei geant to suspect Stuart, he declared h: *c belief in the young man's innocenci 9? Paxton is a wonderful man, and I ai 04 sure he has formed some theory whic 10 he believes will overthrow the hypothes: of the police sergeant. In that thougl j? I find a hope for Stuart's salvation, eve 10 though circumstances should furth< )n combine to tighten the coil of suspicio J5' about him," the broker said. D Father and daughter were parted f( . the night, but like Marion Oakbun ^ Jason Garrison was sleepless. H ' _ paced his room until dawn and once t , muttered: ld "I have taken an awful risk and y< lt profited nothing. I was mad. The rie of discovery remains suspended over m 1Q head like a sword hung by a thread." Q. He struck his breast and paused al ie ruptly in his rapid walk as he said, "Ca s Stuart have suspected me?" At that moment the young man < ]e whom he spoke was in the custody < it detectives who had arrested him on 3t railway train. a Circumstances were combining an developments were transpiring whic f. were destined to mako the secret of Joh Oakburn's murder one of the most n 0t markable, mysterious, and interestin co of modern detective cases. id' fro BE CONTINUED.' * TEMPERANCE.^ of a tO BRAINS WANTED. si A humorous fellow in a tavern late, in Being drunk and valiant, gets a broken pat< n- The Burgeon witn ms implements ana smi kll Searches the skull deeper and deeper still, al To feel the brains and try if they weresounc And as he keeps ado about the wound, ' The fellow cries, "Good surgeon, spare you , pains; When I began this brawl I had no brains" t0 A PRACTICAL TEST. , Two young physicians practicing in a ho! D0 pital wore much taken with Dr. Ainstie's th< s" ory of the food value of alcohol. In good fait they set about a personal demonstrate it taking the doctor's "safe dose" instead < d, their usual rations of eatables three times day. By the end of.three days they wei hardly able to crawl' up and down stair a* they had each lost six pounds of flesh an they were altogether so miserable that the ih were glad to return to their usual diet an y- discard alcohol.?W. C. T. U. Bulletin. SALOON VERSUS CHUBCE. 'K The saloon sets itseh' against the churcl J: and is wonderfully efficient in undoing th 10 good work the church tries to perform. Se how in every effort the church makes she ; iy thwarted by the saloon. Her divine missio is to lead men to a higher and purer lift k To do 60 she must have, as material to wor /(i with, the natural man with all his huma qualities, hisreason, his freedom of will, j there is one peculiar achievement thi drunkenness can pride itself on, it is its U cility to deprive man of his reason and t w rob him of his free-will; and to make a Chrii iy tian out of a constant drunkard is like mal ofrotr f\T frvinff to"hull W 111(5 UlAUn-O Uliuv.ub f V. ?- J o ? a solid structure cp. the running waters.Ft Rev. A. P. Doyle. 'n aiaania ijid not want to be seen. The pastor went to call at a house. E s- rang the front door bell. It was not m swored. He tried the lock on the front doo; o! butthe door did not open. Presently achil came from the back entrance. "Wo cann< open the front door to-day," she sai< _ "Mamma would like you to' come around t ?e the back door," He obeyed. He foun 16 "mamma" over a wash tab, washing wit 16 her right hand, holding the baby in her le ce hand. The hand that she was using in was! er ing bad one finger done up. 10 "What is the matter with your finger, Mr e Sorrowful'/" ' At first she hesitated to answer, but by d< . grees the pastor learned that her husban< L" in his drunken rage, hud bitten the flng< ? savagely. is "Where is your husband to-day?" also th pastor asked. 13 The little child answered, "He is lying o the floor, in the front hall, up against tl door. Papa is sick to-day." *2 "Ob, what a curse is thiftcurse! 19 increase in intoxicants. The Rev. Dr. T. L. Cuyler claims that sc )t cial drinking customs are on the increase i our country, and ho adds: "The decanter i [g stealing back again on to the dinner table K of people from whom we should expect bet ter things. Intoxicants are more freely oi fered at weddings and in social gathering! Club life is becoming more popular, an y there are very few clubs that are under re it sanctions of total abstinence. Betting an ?r bcttles are the two concomitants of the foot a ball matches nnd rowing matches which at ;0 tract thousands of our college students. This is a sorry picture in view of all the el f forts of the various wings of the great tern , perance army. We wish we could bsllev l(* that Dr. Cuyler was mistaken when he s ;h wrote, but we fear that he is correct. As t ic methods of overcoming the evil the doctc f.l says that to prohibit the sale of intoxicants : bootless so long as the U3e of intoxicants i ,r on the increase. He wants to see a tremend ou3 arousing of public conscience all ov( , the land. No one can sound out as efTectiv ^ a clarion call on this nubject as Dr. Cuylei and we hops that he will cry aloud and spar not.?Independent. y s. INTERMITTENT LBINKINO. >d There would be little use '.n my des3ribin Id what I believe to be the cause and the coun of intermittent drinking, unless I set fort t my experience as to the various methods 1 k. U3e to check or cure thi disease. It may t !tl asked: "Has not a man a will power, and ca :c he not of his own volition abstain from wh? >n he knows to be simple self-destruction?1' M v, answer, unhappily, must be that a man wli j. has fairly fallen into the drink habit, whethc _ constant or intermittent, has scarco'.y an will power while the lit is on him, and as have said, eaeh fit leaves his will feebler an 1_ less able to withstand the temptation of ie sedative of which he has proved tho powc and of which he is too prone to forget tl i rr daucrer. m The intermittent drinker, as soon as he hr 10 abstained for n few weeks, forgets the dii ? astrous effects of his last attack. He believe himself as temperate and discreet a man t any of his friends who takes his pint bottl of claret at dinner and seldom takrs inori nt He does not seo why he should notrlo lik< m wise. It is the hardest thin? to convince a i>t intermittent drunkard, who is aide to abstai 10 for a period, that he can never, by an chance, become a moderate drinker, Novel theless the principle Qf his drinking is dii tinct from that of a moderate man. If li 10 tries to return to his two or three glasses ( claret he is absolutely certain to go uu to hi tt secret "nip" of brandy or of whisky, and h: at "nips" will increase and he will And himse .Q back again on the old road to ruin. Tb patient, if he really wants to be cured, mil! . clearly make up his mind that it must t 'a total abstinence or self-destruction, gradua 16 perhaps, but none the less sure. S A BIG CHURCH. r-, UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE NEW 5t BROOKLYN BAPTIST TEMPLE. i :d le| A Greater Seating Capacity Than d Any Other Church In the Metro's politan District?Will Be Open Day and Night. I 7"T" "T" (TJTOBK on the new building l' \ /\ / for the First Baptist 10 V V Church, corner of Third avenue and Schermerhorn p. street, Brooklyn, ia being pushed xj rapidly, and it is thought, declares the New York World, that the struc'U ture will be completed even sooner than the builder anticipated. It will *} be known as the Brooklyn Baptist Temple, and the Kev. Cortlandt 10 Myers will be retained as pastor. TIL - i 1 .-11 V 1 J.l1u teuipiu win iiavo a inigci dcoiIs ing capacity than that of any other i, church in Brooklyn or even New York, n In fact there are only about half a 8 dozen other churches in the United States that can seat as many people as ^ the new building will accommodate. ie The main feature of this ohurch is r_ economy. It will have cost when en[9 tircly oompleted less than $70,000. 3. This sum has already been raised by m the congregation, and there will be no debt on the building when it is com? pleted. *n G. W. Kramer and B. H. Simonson, ;r are the architects. They pla- jd a ,'n structure in the Norman Gothic style. It is being constructed of rain-washed >r i, * ^e ie 5t ik y )n if >f a e ' 9. (When completed it will have i d y brick, with terra-cotta trimmings, and d will have a frontage of 100 feet on Third/avenue and 130 feet on Schermerhorn street. It will be three stories J* in height, and will have a toll, square ;e tower at the corner where the streets is intersect. There will be nine enn trances on the avenue front and on the e? street side of the building, each open,n ing from a vestibule directly opposite [f the foot of an aisle. lt The main aaditorium, which will be ? arranged to seat 3000 people, will be 3- reached by easy tiers of steps, both on the interior and exterior of the bnild_ ing. The steps to the entrances will be broad and the doors wide and high. The first floor of the church will be eight feet below the level of the street, * and will contain a large ball to be used r. for prayer meetings or lectures, and d so arranged as to accommodate 1000 j* people; a drill room for members of 0 the Boys' Brigade, commodious dining* d rooms for sociables, reading-rooms and library rooms for the King's ? Daughters, young men's parlors, accommodation for the Ladies' Aid and 9. Dorcas societies, work rooms for mission woik of all kinds and toilet 1 "rooms. sr ' It is intended to have members of AoanrnVtla in f})A LJL1U ?UiiUajT^/UUUi uo^vwviu AM VMV e main auditoiium, after which they Q will retire to class rooms underneath ie the gallery, where rooms are to be formed by an ingenious arrangement of poles and curtains. Before the regular church services begin these h? will be placed out of sight,, leaving no n evidence o? the auditorium having been used for anything else. The main floor will be entirely surI rounded by a large and deep gallery, in which there will be seating accomoj_ dations for the congregation, except d in that portion directly over the pulpit platform. In a semi-circular recess back of the pulpit platform will >_ be placed the large SI0,000 organ, i- wnich has been removed from the old 6 church at Pierrepont and Clinton ? Btreets and which is now in storage. ,r It is the biggest organ of any church is in Brooklyn. In front of and at its is sides there will be a space for a chorus of 200 voices, which it is intended to o orcranize under the leadership of Sig. r? J. C. Brocolini, the choirmaster at the e church. Just beneath the organ loft there will be placed a white marble baptismal pool, with retiring room on g each side. '? Adjoining the main auditorium on n the Schermerhorn street side will be 10 the assistant pr.stor's study and the o church offices. There will also be lt rooms on the opposite side of the auo ditorium. In the rear of the main sr building there will be an extension y three stories in height ami twenty-five j feet square. On the first floor of this a extension will be the kitchens, panr, tries and the store rooms of the church. u, It is designed to cover the entire structure with one roof, forming a >s pointed dome. The dome will be covered with enamelled, mottled Roman s. tiles. Thero will be no obstruction in the auditorium to mar its grand jj proportions. On both of the street y sides of the structure there will be r- large rose and mullion stained glass 3" windows, with scriptural and emblematic designs. The interior finish Is of the church will be in hard wood in is natural colors and handsomely fres" coed plaster. To the pastor, the Rev. Cortlandt >& Myers, is due the credit of the new 'i church's many original features. The ' '* ,k.' \ \*. y.' ji'.i.; j, ' * ' / church is to be kept open from early of \ in tho morning until late at night, wot The reading and other rooms of the this chnrch are to be in constant use, tail forming practically a home in the ? church for all those who desire to come together for prayer, Christian intercourse or mutual improvement. Although Mr. Myers has been pastor of the First Baptist Church for only about two years, he has made it one of the most popular and strongest churches in Brooklyn. Unlike the Baptist Temple in Boston, the Brooklyn edifice will be used for none other h than church purposes. HOUSES PAST AND PRESENT. ^ Advantages of Both Styles, With Plans for a Slodern Residence. (Copyright 1895.) 1 Whenever a houee that has stood 1 for many years is finally demolished, t there are many cries that "oar fore- ? fathers baild better than we." It is undoubtedly a fact that there was greater honesty of construction in the old days than at present, and that the materials used were generally better. The mortar in the old buildings is so hard that it seems almost a part of the stone or brick; it was not made with a plenitude of sand, a modicum of ? cement, and so it has never crumbled T under wet weather as does the modern lib] mixture. The old bricks were better olu< burned and seemed more flinty than I porous; the beams were hewn out of firs the* heart of the tree and were not sto: slender joists sawed like planke, the ' I *" "~~~'~ - 51111 THE BROOKLYN BAPTIST TEMPLE, a greater seating capacity than any otaer chureli j hewn beams having twice the length stoi of life that 6awed timber has, the ax firs leaving a glaze on the surface of the and wood, closing the pores. Iron played shii little part in the older buildings, wit! structural iron work being a late ap- I plication, but wherever metal was ter used at all it was of tbe best Plumb- floe ing and gas fixtures were honestly cast picl and finished and fitted by hand and and not stamped out by machinery. There bat! were wide halls, easy stairs, generous woe fireplaces and solid, substantial wood- wit! work. C These were undoubted advantages wor in the old style and many of them cluc might well have been retained; still casi there is no justice in continually de- pos cryiDg modern building. It is true side that the man of the present now builds rail his house for himself, taking little wor tnought as to whether it will serve his ? children or his children's children. The conditions of modern life prevent the eseicise of great foresight for one's descendants in this regard. The diverse interests of business make society largely migratory, and owing to the rapid growth of our cities there ' rj is a constant shifting of population. ; So it would be worse than useless to | build a house in any city with the ex- ; pectation that it would be occupied by three or four' generations of the ! builder; and it is the general and wide I recognition of this fact that prevents ; the erection of such solid and endttr- ? ing structures as our forefathers put up. We can afford to sacrifice something to sightliness in detail, in cost and construction. The essential matter of all receives far more attention now than ever before?that is, sanitary [condition. Solidity of masonry and joinery cannot take the place of sealed drains, perfect ventilation, good lighting and heating. In the old days every builder was left to his own devices with conscience as his sole mentor; now the I most riffid laws prescribe the things 6ide that are essential for health and safety roof and leave the builder perfect freedom T. only to gratify his aesthetic tastes. clos Holding oar tenures as we do, with Cell no privilege of entail to posterity, the and American's attachment to locality is floo: not a conspicuous trait, for there is post not a people on earth boasting a high dini kite 1 twe< * a i ' ParI Ccqw/wr beir ?z\ JhT 1 . * in a MODERN HOUSE. heft] diti civilization and intelligence who are last snch a roving race. dra^ The writer doe9 not make the state- plai ment in a fault finding way, but to of r show that in the erection of buildings wit! utility is our chief object, and to this alar tendency we can trace the popularity ativ :he modern low cost houses, and) ild refer to the design illustrating! <0| > article as a type. A somewhat de-j ed description is appended: ? (JmTng^RjV'r' [Cjbraiy^ j i ^SjESjjjSS ?r J 'y-** V.*- vifflhXnj 7 Y A5P SMgT w'*>=! i IQ^L14J ^ .- Jl ^erandaj 1 <6'Wjdfe : :'M& ]" 1 r M Vidth thronghont dining room and 1 h rary, 26 feet 6 inches; depth, in* iing veranda, 45 feet 10 inohes. 'i leights of stories: Cellar, 7 feet; j.-V t story, 9 feet 6 inches; second ry, 9 feet. interior materials: Foundations, :-Ji! 3 9 in New York or Brooklyn.) le to grade and brick above grade; t story clapboards; second story ,r-Jy 1 roof, shingles; gables, panels and igles; floors of balconies covered h heavy canvas. nterior finish: Three-coat plas; hard white finish; soft wood iring and trim; main staircase ash; tare molding in principal rooms . hall, first story; kitchen and broom wainscoted; all interior >dwork grain filled and finished li hard oU varnish. olors: All clapboards andspindlo k of balconies, fawn; trim, in- s r-& iing water table, corner boards, ngs, cornices, bands, veranda ts, rail, etc., Tuscan yellow; out- f i doors, blinds, sashes, stiles and s of panels, dark green; brick- if k painted dark red; shingling on Si * i ! nm 8 JSl^:mJ II BedlR, t Be'dlR. . I i&iiC&r 8^4 a&xife? ; I pi .IsJ j,tac ' 1 I ewiRj ril: A: m | *"04. FTO .fl ^ cony | ' ^ ikoot v \l 11 walls and gables stained bienna ; ' shingles stained dark brown. be principal rooms, their sizes, J2 ets, etc., are shown by floor plans. Jl ar under whole house, with inside outside entrances and concrete r. Attic floored for storage pur:s; open fireplaces in parlor and ng-room; brick set range in hen ; folding and sliding doora be?n dining-room and library and or and dining-room. Bathroom i complete plumbing; ample vera and closet room. Stationary j iitubs could be introduced in I hen or a separate laundry planned j ellar. Double doors may be intro- 1 2d connecting parlor and hall. rant's room may be finished in :. Open fireplace could be planned library. The veranda space may 3 ? _;ii 4. ncreaeea or uimiiiidiicu. wnuuui ing the artistic appearance of the gn. his house may be built as debed for $2700, not including man, range and heater, the estimate ig based on New York prices for erials and labor, though in many ions of the country the cost should ouch less. his is a thoroughly modern house 11 that the term stands for as to ithfulness, perfect sanitary con- 1 on, and that it is not calculated to 1 for a hundred or two years is no ] wback to those who admire the i, as the econ-jmy in arrangement ooms and general idea brings it lin a limit of cost that is not j ming to even the most conserv- | e builder. j 1 I .. J