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A MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY; Tie Crime of i Broker's Office. - by W. F\ MOTT. [ CHAPTER IT. Gerald Paxton, the detective, 'was a j Vvi?:Wo V?o/l r?n young UUU uiuuiuuua iuaii. xxv uuu vtered upon the profession in which we find him engaged eeveral years previous to the occurrence of "the crime of a broker's office," as the murder of John Oakburn was designated, and he had labored with enthusiasm and met with eeveral successes which had attracted attention to himself to such an extent that he was regarded as a rising man. But as yet he had not attained the eminence which his ambitien craved. Paxton was ever on the alert to take : advantage of circumstances, and when he left the broker's office after the investigation he believed that he had at last found a case that might open a great future for himself and enable him to win celebrity and eminence. He comprehended that in the case of John Oakburn's murder all the elements of su preme interest were united?magnitude of crime, mystery, uncertainty of issue, and difficulty of solution.* In short, that !t was just such a case as he longed to undertake, and he was filled with enthusiasm which aroused all his energies, and made him feel the keenest anxiety and hope. He smiled as he thought how simple the police sergeant regarded the whole affair, and how reudily he had jumped to a solution of the whole matter. "Circumstances may still further implicate Stuart Harland, but I have embarked in the case with the assumption of his innocence, which I shall undertake to establish in the face of all the circumstantial evidence that may be brought against him, and I shall succeed," muttered Paxton, in a tone of conviction. His faith was firm, his determination indomitable, and the possibility of failure he was never inclined to admit. He had not concluded his investigation. although it was his policy to con ceal this fact from the police sergeant. After walking a block or so in company with the officer of the police and his companions, Paxton turned down a side street, made a detour, and, ^ doubling on hip qwd tracks, he returned to tjie brokers as though he jvished to oonceal Lis presence from the twQ officers who were on guard in tbe office, Paxton entered the passage betweenJJje office and the adjoining buflaing ahd proceeded to critically inspect the ground tinder t>e wi^How in the rear compart* '-^xnenTofThe office. " The night was doubly dark in the narrow passage where the shadows are dep.se $nd black, and the detective was HObligedproduce his pocket lantern, ,wjuch was of the bull's-eye type, in order 10 iEgygct the ground in a satisfactory "fffmanner. " r-< The result was a discovery. The imprints of a man's feet were discovered in the ground beneath the window, where the earth was soft and yielding owing to a thaw. The impressions were quite distinct, and the print of a double 3ow of nail9, which mu6t have studded the sole of the boots or shoes which had made the tracks were quite clearly defined. Paxton also detected certain marks 01 abrasions of the paint on the side of the buildine under the window, which had undoubtedly been made by some one who had climbed up to it. He caught the -window-sill, and with a firm grasp drew himself up to the window, which he examined, making the further discovery that there were certain marks under the edge of the shutters. "I was not in error. This window was opened from the outside and not from the inside, as our worthy police sergeant bo positively affirmed. I see plainly where an iron bar was forced under the ehutterto pry off the fastening. Yes, the assassin entered from the outside through the window," said Paxton to himself, in a satisfied tone. j He let himself down from the window gain and having once more carefully Inspected the track under it he procured a piece of board which chanced to be at hand, and covered them bo as to preserve them from obliteration. He understood the value of such mute evidences as these, and he never neglected any precaution which might eventuate to his advantage. "With the certitude of the truth of a positive theory which ho had formed for a basis, he proceeded to erect a superBtructure intended to 6U6tain his hypothesis and convince others of its U UbU. Revolving in his mind vari us conlectures and possibilities suggested by Lis discoveries, Paxton repaired to his own apartments. Before retiring, however, he made from memory a very exact diagram of the premises where the murder had been I committed. k If Stuart Harland was to be placed iD L peril of his life by reason of John OakIk burn's murder, he had in Gerald Paxton a defender whose services wouia prove Invaluable?one who feared not to ?ntei the lists against any opponent. " The following morning the crime wae made known to the public through the newspapers and there was much excitement on Wall street and throughout the city. The street in the immediate neighborhood of the broker's office w;ts thronged with an eager and excited multitude, and morbid curiosity, to view the remains of the victim of the tragedy Impelled many to seek an entrance. But the policemen on guard permitted no 4 r\ Antar UiiC IV CUIV4. At nine o'clock a. m. tho coroner, hi9 clerk, a number of police officers, including the sergeant who had accused Stuart Harland, and Paxton, tho detective, arrived, and entered the office. Mr. Garrison and his clerks presented themselves eoon after-, and they were admitted, as were also a number of gentlemen from the assemblage without, who were selected by tho coroner to serve as a jury. Tho usuaI preliminaries being concluded, and the jury duly sworn, the inquest proceeded as is usual in such cases. The surgeon made a thorough examination of the wound which had occasioned John Oakburn's death, and extracted the bullet, which was found to be a large lead ball of a peculiar, conical w! shape, entirely unlike bullets intended for ordinary pistols. The fatal missile was transferred from th hand to hand and viewed with interest he by all. fo Paxton, the detective, particularly ex- re amined it minutely, and, after he had be whispered to the coroner for a moment, cc ne was permitted to retain possession of wi the singular, death-dealing ball. He tu carefully deposited it in his pocketbook, fe as though he regarded its preservation fo as a matter of the utmost importance. th "There is no possibility of suicide hi this case, I presume," said the coroner, th a rl /I rncc i n rr tlin CMirrmnn I ] "No, sir. Suicide may be positively 6U excluded. The position of the fatal ec wound, tne direction taken by the bul? ba let, and the nature of the indentations he at the margin of the orifice where the 6t: ball entered, all serve to prove that the ve shot was not fired by the dead man him- G: self. The wound clearly shows to a practiced observer that the bullet came mi from a distance of probably in the neigh- fo oorhood of twenty feet," answered the th surgeon. Paxton paced the distance from the sa body of the murdered man, which lay li^ where it had fallen, to the door leading to the hall. Ba "It is eighteen feet from the door to the body," said the detective. 1 to "Indeed! Judging, then, from the po- ofl sition of the body and the relativo loca-. tfon of the wound, I 6hould say that he was shot by some one who stood at the' ar ioor and who discharged his weapon, w] while his victim's back was turned. The a shot entered at the base of the skull," te answered the surgeon. ar "The impossibility of suicide may be fa regarded as positively established," he sii added. of The police sergeant was now sworn, pr and he related what discoveries had re- m suited from the investigation which he cr &ad made the preceding night, in com- su pany with Paxton. a ; He did not fail to dwell upon the cir- in :umstance of Stuart Harland's disap- he pearance from the house, a few moments dr before the discovery of the crime, ac- th cormng to tne statement ui o uuiuu iu Kredge. se To hear him one would have supposed vi< that he had taken the lead in the inves- tic tigation of the preceding night, and' lai that he deserved all the credit for the at discoveries then made; Paxton said oothing, however, but a sarcastic Bmile ha played upon his lips as he listened. fid Mr. Garrison was next sworn, and he to testified that John Oakburn was an exceedingly eccentric man, excessively bo frugal and economical. That he supposed in the course of the years he had th: been in his service, the old cashier must en have accumulated a modest competency, ' of though he was never known to specu- 'mi late, and that Oakburn was always ex- j ' tremely reticent regarding his personal sh affairs. ; ad [ The broker further stated that the no aged cashier had a hobby for collecting ' ancient coins and weapons, which he 'tic kept in hi6 little safe. Also that the de- 1 wl ceased was a precise and a very method- 1 ce: leal man in all he did, that he kept his .001 correspondence and papers carefully , tal Bled -away in his 6afe with his collection ; fe( of ancient coins and weapons. da When Mr. Garrison's testimony was flo concluded the coroner summoned Marion ' Oakburn and Judith Kredge, and the sir two women entered the office a few an moments subsequently. pri Marion's face was lividly pale, and ne there was an expression of mental suffer- he tng and anxiety upon her features. ! Xfig coroner aaaressea me casmer b ur daughter, stating that he deemed it alt oecessary to examine her father's private th< ?#{$ a^a pcgepted, saving in th< conclusion^ . 2?' ' tfiinli Jou will find my lather's safe- th< key on his person^" - th< The pockets of the victim of the mys- bu terious tragedy were accordingly rfel searched, and the key, of which he was pol in quest, was found by the coroner, who ' forthwith opened John Oakburn's safe. en All present inspected the contents oi do< the dead man'sprivate "strong-box" with th( considerable curiosity. It contained a large, and no doubt pri valuable, collection of ancient coins of hai all nations, arranged in admirable order val and numbered and labeled with an ex- ] actitude which told of the owner's pre- clc cise and methodical ways. There was also in the safe a collection of small weapons. There were pistols, poniards, Btilettos, yataghans, Maylay creeses, jj0. and the like. Besides all this, y com- tj0 partment contained the private papers noof the deceased, letters, papers of busi- jn ness, bills receipted and other docu- j0] ments. 6tc There was no money in the safe. pj? The coroner examined the papers and ? then submitted them to Marion, who jja( also looked them over carefully. on, Among all the documents no certifl- fac cate of stocks, no deposit receipts, or ma anything whatever to indicate or prove pa1 that John Oakburn possessed any money pa or property was discovered. Paxton was on the alert and nothing no oopnncul him. V^Wf-vv. ? ? Uill He made a mental memorandum of Up< the contents of the murdered man's safe, eaj and, "when Marion had concluded the ex- wa amination of the letters and papers it j8 ; contained, he came to her side and said to 'n a low tone: Oa "I 'am very much interested in this tycase, Miss Oakburn, and I mean to ?us- cai tain my opinion that Stuart Harland Is Innocent, which you heard me assert g( last night. I know you share my opin- be Ion, and if you will permit me to look 0f over these papers and letters you will af perhaps enable me to make some ad- th vantageous discovery." re "You are at liberty to examine my pa father's papers, though I do not think as you will find any clew to the assassin ce here. But I trust you may prove Mr. Harland's innocence, of which there can p0 be no doubt," replied Marion, and she surrendered the letters and papers from ar the safe to the detective. jn The documents were spread out upon to a desk in the rear office and the coroner was examining one of Mr. Garrison's p0 clerko In the outer office to which Ma- te: rion, who seemed deeply Interested in co all the proceedings, now repaired, thus wl leaving Paxton alono. qi He subjected the murdered man's pa- to pers to a most critical inspection. Letter after letter was examined with en interest, and in an old file of corre- th spondence the detective found one par- he tieular letter which seemed to fasten his he attention, for he read it over twico vexy ar carefully. to Then, casting a glance at the door ^ leading to the outer office to assure himself that he was not observed, he slipped this particular letter into his pocket. "The end entirely justmes the means bt in this ease; I desire to retain this let- ttV ter, and yet I do not wish to eall any su one's attention to it as yet," he thought. After he had examined every letter ?i and paper he replaced them all in the safe, and then turned his attention to fh the collections of weapons for a moment. 1,1 He discovered nothing further of in- ?11 terest, and so he entered the outer offico. jr{ Meanwhile Mr. Garrison's clerks confirmed the evidence by the broker, and Judith Kredge was examined. Her evi- ?* dcnee differed not materially from the 8t statement she had made the preceding night. Marion also related how she had discovered her father. The detective heard Mr. Garripon c0 whisper to Marion alter she had given ?r her evidence. The brc-er said: "Are you informed regarding voui ?ather'? flneucial affairs? Do you- ~aow here the money he must have saved ia iposited or how it is invested?" "No, sir; my father seldom spoke ol e matter. I supposed, though, that ; had accumulated a modest fortune, r he used to say that he soon meant to tire from business and purchase a autiful country residence where he iuld raise his own fruit and flowers. He us very fond of floriculture and hortire. From remarks he let fall at difrent times, I was sure that all his rtune was locked up in his little safe," e cashier's daughter answered. "This is strange. There is no money in e safe, and yet it has not been opened, am sure your father had saved a large im of money, a6 I have said. He was centric in other matters, may ho not ive been so in this? I think it possible s may have secreted his money in soma range place, his sudden demise prenting his revealing the secret," said arrison. "It may be so, sir, but if my father's oney is never found I shall not want, r I recently received a legacy of three ousand dollars from a distant relative, id then, too, should it become necesry, I am willing to work for an honest relihood." "Bravely spoken, you are a noble girl," id Garrison warmly. JuBt then Levi Kredge, the office janir and the brother of Judith,entered the Ice. He was an undersized, thick-set man id one leg was shorter than the other, aich deformity caused him to walk with limp. His features resembled his sisr's. He had the same beetling brows id small yellow eyes. If anything, his ce was even less attractive than his 3ter's. Levi Kredge was forty years age and hi9 character wa9 almost the ototype of his sister, but he was yet ore cunning than Judith, and he had a inging, servile air which was all asmed. He could fawn and smile upon person while at the same time it was his heart to strangle him. In short, i was one of those treacherous scounels who are most dangerous because ey are seldom suspected until it is too te. He had been in Mr. Garrison's rvice for a year, and he had come pro3ed with most excellent recommeuda>ns from Messrs. Pratt & "Weeks, his 3t employers, whose character was not that time known to the broker. Kredge, as far as Mr. Garrison knew, d always discharged his duty with elitv. and he had never had occasion take him to task on that score. When the janitor entered, Mr. Garri? n said: "This man is employed as a janitor of is building. I notified him to be prest although he probably knows nothing this sad affair; however, I thought it ght be well to question him." The ooroner directed that Kredge ould be sworn, and after the oath was ministered he questioned him, but thing was elicited of any interest. While Levi Kredge was being quesmed the president of the bank at rich the unfortunate cashier had reived the money for the cheque of $78,) entered the office, accompanied by a 1, handsome old gentleman with per;tly statuesque features, magnificent rk eyes, white hair and a beautiful wing beard like driven snow. rhe old gen tleman was dressed with nple elegance, indicative of good .taste d breeding, but a diamond of almost iceless value sparkled in his black ck-scarf, and he carried a heavy goldaded cane. rhe stately old gentleman was an ene stranaer to every one present, and, bough he entered at the same time aa i bank president, it was clear that ?y wprejj^t af g\^ted7"5^r^. I rile uanKer adejfessed a fe"vyw6niB to [ ) coroner, and then the two retired to * rvfYl/m on/1 r?lncnr1 rfnnr I J 1U 1/ViAVi wuavw uuu v?vwvm v*-w wvw.| t a mottient subsequently the latter Ippeared and invited Paxton and the lice sergeant to join him. The detective and the officer of police tered the real1 office, and when the ar had been carefully closed behind >m the coroner said: 'I desire that you should hear a sursing statement 'which Mr. Southwell s to make, but which would lose its lue if it should be made public." Paxton felt that some important disisure relating to the crime was coming. CHAPTER V. 'In order that you may understand w it oame about that certain precauns were taken at our bank which may w prove of service to you, gentlemen, the task of detecting the mufderer of tin Oakburn, and in recovering the >len money, I must make a brief exination," began the banker. 'The fact is," he continued, "we have i occasion to doubt the honesty of e of our employes?our cashier, in :t?and, night before last, I secretly irked all the money which I anticfrted he could possibly have occasion to y. out yesterday. I marked one packe of one hundred thoueand dollars in tes of a large denomination with a nute letter v traced in red ink in the per left-hand corner of the back of uh note. The balance of the money .8 marked in a different way, which it not necessarv 1o explain. I chanced be present In the bank when John kburn presented the check for seveneight tihonsand dollars and I saw our jVuer pay It /xora the package of iJey marked with the letter v in red. 9 threw the balance remaining after i cashed the check into a compartment the money drawer where I found It ter business hours. Just twenty-two ousand dollars of the marked money mained, so I knew that the money .id to John Oakburn was all marked, I have said, and that no one else reived any of the notes thus marked." "This is most fortunate," said the lice sergeant as the banker concluded. "The most lucky of coincidences. We e much obliged to your cashier for beg the indirect cause of this clue," Paxil remarked. Meanwhile when Paxton and the lice sergi^t were called into the inrior cOpartment of the office by the roner ?he handsome old gentleman :iose appearance we have noted had lite by accident gained a position close the door between the two apartments. Without any intention of becoming an vesdropper he overheard enough of e bank president's remarks to compre;nd the truth, and at the same moment i saw Levi Kredgo close beside him, id the expression on the janitor's face Ifl him thn fnllmv Iuli] nltso nvr-rhp.'Lrfl e bank president. The magnificent eyes of the handsome d gentleman were fixed upon the face Levi Kredge for an instant in a arching glance, but the fellow was not rare of the scrutiny to which ho was ibjectod. A look of recognition appeared upon e old gentleman's face and his eyes ished ominously as though the sight of e janitor awakened angry thoughts his mind, and \e moved toward the iter door whilo Levi Kredge was yet tently listening and did not observe s movement. When presently the banker and the hers caine out of the rear office the ately old gentleman was gnno. During the interview between the intlcmen in the interior office the rors and the others present had been mversing among themselves, and no ic except the aged stranger and Levi redge heard aught of what had passed ;tween them there. When the strance old gentleman first I entered the office Marlon Oakbun seemed attracted irresistibly by his face and she gazed at him like one fascinated until he withdrew. Beyond one swift passing glance as he came in, the agec stranger had not seemed to notice her A few moments after the departure oi the magnificent old man, Levi Kredg< also left the broker's office, and if any one bad followed him they would hav< seen him make his way swiftly to th< private entrance of the office of Messrs Pratt and Weeks, and enter unceremoni' ously, as though perfectly certain of hi? reception. Before Paxton and the Coroner cam* out of the office in which they had heart the banker's statement, the detectiv< took the latter aside and asked him t< grant him the opportunity to give hif version of the investigation which h< bad conducted the preceding night. Immediately upon his return to th< main office the Coroner called Paxton af novf wifnoca The detective's statement, until h< came to speak of the discovery of th< broken fastenings on the 'window shutters, did hot differ in substance from th< testimony given by the police sergeant Thereafter, however, he continued: "But, gentlemen, the fastenings of th< { window blinds -were not broken from th< Inside. On the contrary they wen forced by means of an iron bar insertec under the shutters from without and or the ground beneath the window are th< tracks of the assassin. There are alsc j marks on the side of the building whicl were made by his shoes when he clambered into the office through the rea] window. It seems clear, therefore, thai the assassin and thief could not hav< been a resident of this house, and I alsc assume that he had no positive knowledge of the money in the safe. I hav< made a careful study of this case and ] have arrived at the following conclusion When the assassin entered the office John Oakburn was not in it. He cam< soon after. The assassin was in th< outer office and he concealed himseli beside the desk near the door. Oakburn did not discover the intruder and opened the safe to assure himself that the large sum of monej which he had placed there waf secure, The assassin saw the money, _ sight determined nlm. ue meani to leap upon the old man then, bu1 before he did so the latter locked the safe and turned away. At that moment, while his back was turned, the assassin leveled his pistol at the old man's head and discharged the fatal shot. But nc one heard the report of a pistol. I ex plain that point by assuming that the weapon used was an air pistol, which is discharged without a detonation. Aftei Oakbum fell the assassin secured the safe key, committed the robbery, and then let himself out through the street door. He selected that route for hie departure because ho knew there was less danger in it than by going through the window. He reasoned that even if he was seen leaving the house boldly, by the front entrance, ho would net hi questioned, while, on the other hand, if he) chanced to be discovered getting out of the window he was lost. "I am satisfied that it is erroneous to suspect Stuart Harland, and I regard the fact of his departure on the night of the crime rather as evidenoe in his favor than otherwise. "Suppose any person of ordinary intelligence planned and executed the crime, he certainly would have comprehended that flight would be tantamount to a confession of guilt, and he would not for a moment think of takisg such a suicidal course. On the contrary, his natural proceeding would have been to conceal the stolen money, and, putting a bnld fare on the matter, remain here at ?n Tnuocent^anT^"^' "Who the assassin is, it is true, I cannot yet determine, but I shall solve the mystery, and Sooner or later place my hand upon the right manj ~ ? Paxton had arisen, andas he spoke his intense, resonant voice, clear and pent*, trating, thrilled his hearers, and turaod the jurors' opinion to a certain extent in Stuart Harland's favor. If the verdict of the coroner's jury had been rendered then, it would have been that John Oakburn came to his death at the hands of some person or persons unknown. But it was decreed that the inquest should net terminate then. [to be continued, l Contagion in School Wraps. Dr. Chapin, of this city, believes thai one of the most active sources ol spreading contagious diseases among school children is through their outej clothing. The garments come from all sorts of homes, and are usually piled together whether wet or dry in an un ventilated place, that makes an excellent incubator for disease germs, es peclally those of diphtheria. In some cities where school buildings an crowded this same clothing Is some times hung in the schoolroom itself, 01 the wardrobe-room where it Is placec Is used for an extra recitation-room There should be a room for wraps thai Is thoroughly ventilated, and a plac< where they can be dried In wet weath .er.?New York Evening Post Scumlesh Boats. There is a growing demand for the seamless boat, which seenisto be abl< to stand any amount of rough work. This boat is pressed out of ar? ingol of steel and shaped by hydraulic power, and it fulfills aii tne requirements of an ordinary boat in a remarkably ingenious manner. It ij claimed for these boats that they wil! last twice as long as wooden ones, that there is less danger of their cap sizing, and that they are less liable t( be affected by changes of climate The method by which the seamless boat is constructed is a larger applica tion of the method which has long been used in this country for manu j facturing cooking utensils and othe] articles of small dimensions. FIRST AUTOMATIC RESTAURANT. Little Tirana Go;1h That Serve Yon With out Expecting Tips. The first automatic restaurant ever devisei has just been opened in the Thlergarten. a Berlin. Germany. The walls nre lined witl I little brass gods. whose faces are withou features, except one Cyclopean eye for th< I pence. Their bodies are a system of tray; and lifts, each being merely a link betweet the eager throats above and the busy kitchen: be'ow. For ten pfennings the apparatus will supply the best rolls, wines and liquor.to each customer. There are no waiters, ant; consequently rio tips. On a recent Sundaj 207,000 rolls. 1)000 glasses of wine and 12,00( cups of cotTee were furnished to consumers in this manner, and thoschemo is now being extended and (levelopod. I5iK Cotton Acreage Decrease. j nn couon acreage 01 uie unuou ni<u<x> uu May 22, 1S05, according to reliable information. amounted to 17.55S.00C as compared with 20,.'300,000 iu 1801. a decrease for this year of 2.751.000. or 13j.? per cent. Texas leads with 3.021,000 acres. Another lirooklyn Bridge. The citics oj N rw York find Brooklyn In tend building another suspension bridge ove the E.'ist Iliver, from Broadway, in Brooklyn toGrand street. \e\v York. A Gift to (Junker Schools. Philadelphia's Soeiety of Friends has been handed a eheek for $200,000 as a gift, to be used in supporting Quaker schools. ; FASHION'S REAU ? [ tiie newest fancies; in man's weak. t 3 Valencienncs the Fashionable j of the Moment?Startling N< j elties in Cylln<j Dress?A Black Chip Hat. *T "fOE a little while yon can i \={ valericiennes, says a New 1 ? fashion letter to the Ch; qT Rccord. It is the fashioi J lace at the moment, bnt it is so c | that nothing is more certain than it won't be tbe fashion very j 5 While the fancy lasts, however, j lavished npon everything unsparii The snmmer blonse is all valenciei } I -was looking yesterday at a i 5 taffeta waist that belongs in the t: ' sean of a Jnne bride. The back 5 was plain, bat the front was lai tiDy tncks, between whioh wer ) rows of narrow insertion, edged ) Valenciennes that stood ont in f ) The big sleeves were tucked and 1 garnished in the same fashion, 1 there was a white silk collar all a J ter with lace rufflings. A white lawn dress is another . mery example. It has a skirt < r yards round, with three lawn ruffl t the bottom. The top ruffle is he ? with valenciennes and all three > footed with it. The waist is trin " in dainty faahion. Two rows of v ^ ciennes are run together, to ma tiny ruche, and five rows of rue are thrown over the blouse, bre ) fashion. Little rosettes of lace ) perched upon the shoulders like t terflies. For summer evening wear nov< ? are showing their heads on every b ' A pretty cream-colorod silk, fig , with roses, is cut with a skirt al ten yards round. Tho low bodi i of white tulle, with a great bo1 t black velvet on the loft ehou ) There is a very narrow black v . belt and the sleeves are tulle casc< j Garlands of roses catch up the ( 1 eries. > m , mm NEAT MORNING Another artistic frock is of pale organdie musliD, sprayed with fo me-nots. The skirt has fonr flouj each edged with valenciennes. fulJ, puffed sleeves are tied with and white ribhoDs, and more rib : are nsed for shoulder bows, sash streamers. Cycling dress is getting brave, use to be gray, to avoid showing ? 1 but now it does not hesitate to be I because it is no longer the badj an exercise, but of a fashion. A turoavue cycler in Central Park . a green tweed skirt, with white ? and leather belt, cuffs and col ? Her red serge blazer coat shorn . daringly with it twinkling gold : tons. To this she added red s I knickerbockers and a soft red felt She had red ribbons tied to her w) I and she looked as if life was good > June the best of all months of the 3 Less showy, but quite as novel, 1 be, was a green cloth cycling suit, white silk blouse,'all frills and fluffii Over this came a green Figaro ja< 1 face^. with white, and a belt and r ? tie of tartan red and green. No 1 at all wa3 visible, but the knit ; bockers were so full you wouldn't : known the difference until you gc . the knees. At the knees they stop and tartan stockings took their p j helped out by soft cycling shoes. [ PIQUE AND DUCK SUITS. In thicker cottons, says Har: ) Bazar, piquo is the favorite in \ an 3 colors alike, the tan colors t 3 made up in tailor fashioD, with a e blazer and skirt to wear with t shirtwaists. Extremely plain v - pique suits, entirely without 1 r ming, and made in tailor fashion considered good style, and others merely a row of open-patterned i; tion iet in the large square collar, perhaps around the blazer. 0 have a round waist with blouse I) box-pleated in front and black. t trimming is a 6ailor collar of pale i pique and a white stock with Pa t points of blue. Large puffed sl< J of white pique have the close 1 i part of blue. The skirt, nenrlj j yards wide in six gored breadths ; no lining, and is trimmed with ab | bias band of pale blue, the belt r being of the blue pique. A t > blazer of white pique has three . | pearl buttons each side of the < front, to correspond with three c buttons placed on a box-pleat bi the front breadth of the skirt. A square collar is on the blazer. Fancy duck 6iiits iu white ecru dark blue are made with a short ji of Eton length, or else s. blazer extends six or eight inches belov waist-line. There i*> no lining ii ;n tin Kkirt. Wili< JULJVUV >/l 4 la , r about four yards anil a half wide. a bio cinr n.\T. This hat, seen in a New York m cry store, is of fine black olii]>, w full Tom o'obanter crown of "vi II" ta" velvet; a huge rosette of the eame ia placed on the right side quite at e set N\^ \\ the rfflsh ?" "* ^ HiI- ?? and tbe ' 011 t^10 8^e 4X10 *our elov .flnt- black feathers, one stands upright, , two fall slightly over the brim in , front, and one curls over the side. ^ sum- pea: sight of 1 n , A MOMENTARY FAD. ,, esat bl7 aded Coramgs and pipings are a momcn- ^jtl i are *afy *a<* anc* are? ?* course, seen upon nun lmed almost everything. They are neither prjj alen- artistic nor becoming, as a rule, giv- was ,ke a iQg the nearer the effect off being ^U8 ^Qg marked off into sections. It is sur- wot] itelle Poising how many absurd fashions wo- not] are men adopt for the sake of nov- ^ but- elfcy- Every little while this piping The and cording idea in some contrasting 8fcra ,lties color gets possession of the fashion- C0U| 'and. miQd and is carried to excess. ?ga ured There certainly is nothing particular- ^he most ly attractive in the dress of a woman g0^ ice is which suggests the results of some cro, (y 0f topographical survey with chalked p00; lder. outlines and cross-lines. fltag elvet men idcS ^ WORD AS TO SLEEVES* W63Ti Irap- Sleeves are becoming baggy at the and elbows, and some of them are full the oft] ^ ^ ^ ' IM? I \J *s r Vv _ evid 1~w'^ stre GOWNS OP SUMMER SILK. atte , on blue even to the very wrists. These last, nati rget- however, are not as well liked as those the aces, with close-fitting caffs. The popular tops The sleeve is the leg-o'-mutton in various groi blue modifications. It is unquestionably who bons the most stylish, and is, therefore, the dire and general favorite. pro< ~ ben< , It A PRETTY PELISSE FOB A LITTLE GIRL. velo dust, This is a child's pelisse in turquoise- T. red, blue faille. The back is formed with satif je of two wjde plaits. Cape with insertion disa pic- and lace of muslin applique. Satin and wore ? 1 one. | J|k ^ par< :r^m" TiTTTLE GIRL'S PIXISSB. its i , are sub: have ruche round the licck and cuJis. Hat The user- in fancy straw and lace to match the jn , , and pelisse. Large bow of white satin thers ribbon, striped with gauze. and font, uud The CASH3IEKS v.-or.y. blue The iiiformatiou thnt cash more will quin | be highly favored will be received ^ ievcs j with satisfaction by mr.uy women. . . ower There are few fabrics of its kind more ^aii 7 six j dressy looking when stylishly made . 1 , has up than silky French cashmere. Deli- Vj? road I eatc women select even for summer t ^ also j wear fiue sheer wool gowns in prefer- ' short I ence to those of cotton, and if tho ,?r, large i material i*> al! wool and never so light, 8 V open j it can be dunned cice anJ a^niii and Ef. T >ther | appear as dainty and fresh as the prctaside j tiest of cotton sown1- before washing. ?c,' large.J There is a wonderfully attractive i amount of flno beautiful wools now and ' manufactured, the range embracing ickct . French veiling, camel's hair, chud- jj that j dah, tricot c!otb, crepv.n, Henrietta jn? 1 the I cloth, ftiyettu, many varieties ?>f serge ue| 1 the I ftinl ?ugliah diagonal;, Ke'/bev bison -h is j an 1 pilot clot Li, ohallie, car me lite, seif crepaline and niocsRoliue de kine. v;nr "" f?ul Victor Hugo'i coftin re?ts in ft niche at t illin- in a vault of the Pantheon ic Paris, ith a next to the oue occupied by tlr.' body ute, olet- wf the late President Caruor. CyU 1 / Cripples Were Healed. , adge Austin, of Hilo, relates some' iresting experiences of his own le Secretary to Princess Ruth in' L At that time she was the Goy;ss of Hawaii. iy't !e had been appointed Secretary,: with orders from Kamehameha that Keelikolani should never in-, ere with his work. In that year :e was a large gathering of the nas at Kailna, commanded to assem-. by her in order to explain to the pie the tax laws and to enforce the ment of taxes. A large lanai was' rided, in which the meeting took ;e, and she proposed to address n. I ; was the unwritten law that the f old and infirm, all cripples and irables, should be exempt from ttion. The natives were unwiiiin# >ay taxes, so they prepared for the ting. . i '4*1 [any who were young men and in best physical condition came in, earing to be doubled up with disi. Many used staffs and walked 1 trembling steps. Some walked rly, trembling at every step. Some 1 up a leg and appeared to be cripi. One enterprising native ap- t . red on a 6tretcher, carried by four lis companions. When the assemopened it appeared like a hospital lout a well person in it, and it ibered several hundred. The icess made a brief address, and followed by their Secretary, Judge tin, who told them that all present j Id have to pay taxes, as there was [ling the matter with them. t once there was a oommotion.' men who were doubled up ) ightened themselves out. The J; jhing stopped. The men with me" legs moved about quickly, man who came in on a stretcher ' up and made a speech to the rd, showing that he had a very r opinion of the Government. The :s were flung aside. In a few moits a fine, stalwart body of men a seen taking the mountain road moving off with perfect ease, and lanai was littered with the debris . tie materials they had used inmakthemselves apparent cripples and . m.?Pacific Commercial Adver-* .? Something About Potatoes. 1 the Western grange there was* ./ ntly an animated disoussion oa asserted fact that there are bat potato blossoms compared with number seen half a score of years Many of those that open almost lediately fall off, and in some lities 6uch a thing as a potato seed 1 rarity. has been questioned whether the ito bug is responsible for this state hings, a number of farmers arguing this insect had exercised some iterious effect on the plant and rfered with its blossoming capa;iee. While it is barely possible the potato beetle may have had a ain amount of influence in the ter, it is unquestionably the fact i potato blossoms are growing jr every year, and are liable to [ e almost altogether, and that for , c r good and purely scientific reai is an axiom of nature that what is not required is gradually >; .# linated. Having apparently no whatever for seed and having no ntion paid to it, the potato has lently become of the opinion that i not worth while to waste any ngth in producing it. The entire ntion ol the farmer is concentrated the tuber, and for this reason ire is turning all her forces toward roots. Id many localities potato i are not nearly as strong and rank jring as they formerly were. The le trend of nature is usually in one ction, antJ, failing to have seed iuct appreciated in the potato, she ds her energies toward the depment and increase of the roots. his is a much more plausible and sfactorv way to account for the ppearance of potato blossoms, * is, in addition, a purely scientific ?New York Ledger. -c How to Spice Food. > -j o other Nation uses condiments to ; ! same extent as the Chinese. Com?* / <?? * 'Affl id with the American, tne Lininese, -j* ,his particular, are far more ad- <E ;ed in refinement and have higher wledge. An American uses a libsupply of mustard and pepper, corrodes his stomach with violent s, whereas the Chinaman chooses condiments not only from the it of view of delicacy of flavor,but from that of therapeutic efficy, as is shown in the liberal use inger, saffron, and other roots of icinal virtue. e always boils horseradish, biack red pepper, and mustard, thusreing nine-tenthe of their fiery prop?s, and reducing them to a delily pungent paste, suitable for all s of meat. ^ hey cook tomatoes with orange e and stewed lemon peel, and imre the flavor of insipid fish with ed lemon peel. Vegetable gelatine >rocured from the leaves of the > er lily. This is used not only for " - ' ?a AAlnvmfr "j atrmsic uui> iui stance in varying shades of green, y also employ lime water largely ?ooking, particularly for t.ersons se systems are deficient in lime, in food3 which grow in a dry sandy soil.?New York Dispatch. Primitive Bone Skates. 1 Holland, whore skating was first oduced centuries ago, the sport its bone age before its iron 01 I one. It was customary in the teenth century for the young meD isteu the leg bones of animals untheir feet by means' of thongs and e along the ice, pushing themes by means of an iron-shod pole, of Hie introduction of metal ikates is not known.?New York trtiser. A Dramatic Suicide. i Altonsi a private soldier, on be* relieved from his duty as a seutr went up with firm tread to hie :er in command and reported him- << as having committed suicide, e enough, on inspection he was ad to have a bullet hole beginning he left nipple and ending underth his shoulderblade. Thirty mini later he was dead.?Louisyills trier* Journal.