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Tbe Crime of lie
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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.
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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.
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le| A Greater Seating Capacity Than
d Any Other Church In the Metro's
politan District?Will Be
Open Day and Night.
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"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.
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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
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9. (When completed it will have i
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MODERN HOUSE. heft]
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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:
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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