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‘BOB AND THE BABIES. Fitssimmons Spars at Bath Beach To-Night for the Tots’ Fund. Breck Air Excursion To-Merrow to Cormwalten Grove, L. 1. Srighioa, Jonaie Burfeld, te and Rage 5 BE . Fare, ‘Rrnest “Applegate aad 18,066. 0 an aa se le and others. ee Mage Viele Malanghiis snd Fiorence = st Bast" Bishiy-tovrds treet. . others. 6.00 ouand. 2973 Second avenue, 6.00 bar ‘0 yn, Boventy-third street and Lexing- enue, Milfred M. Berrick, Ke- beers Pachner and others. oe Mand, 116 Chryetio strest, Rebecca New- man anche Dohet ita] Sale an Mand, 10ith at. Regina am Pair, Om Bast Sy te 4.00 La 2 ae 109, Bast TM me 2.82 aad Aggie ‘Kissin. 2.58 ol Findholt, Mary Thompson, Sarah ale, Emma Thompson , 250 ‘Ash, Paulina Cohen’ and’ Je : 2.25 2.00 2.00 "ot sayy 2.00 lettls Hoppenbelmer and Katie Drake 209 ina Mitchell, Julia b. Mitchell Willie Mitchell... . . 2.00 ‘0 East ist st, Willie Aarons, lorence Lauferty and others. 178 Richar@ Cahn, Katie Callahan and James re ‘ 16 ile. Sweeney 185 Rita Sullivan, Satie ; Thomas McGuire ee) reito and Willie . ‘ 1.60 at, Josephine ae . 1.0 Blum, Florence Nellie Murphy 1.00 it 4 1.20 125 Dillingham ..... Gadie Lafkowlish, Annie Daly and Hexsy Ahiitse “Helen” Grimes” and 1 on “a “40 10 Lovers of first-cl vaudeville will be treated to ce to-night in Bath Beach at the Palace of Amuse- ment that they will not forget for many FITZSIMMONS. @ day. The performance is for the bene- fit of “The Evening World” Sick Babies’ Fund and the talent selected is of the very best. Mr. E. M. Friend, the famous New York criminal lawyer, {s manag- ing the affair and he is leaving no atone unterned to make it an undeniable suc cass. Bob Fitssimmons, the middle-weight champion of the world, who is matched THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1895. > —_ = tad ae to fight James J. Corbett for the | championship of the world next October, | will appear in a bout with Frank Bos- worth, his ex-sparring partner, and will show the audience how he is training for his “go” with Champion Jim. He Will give also a clever exhibition of bag. Punching. Johnny Dunn, the Master of Ceremo- nies and Matchmaker of the New Mans hattan A, C., will appear and produce his original sketch, “Hine Human, Brass Band,” and that masterpiece of Irish oratory, “McGonnigie’s \d Dog.” He will aiso introduce the two World's Fair mascots, Rocket editions of J. J. bett and Charley Mitchell, the smallest id cleverest opens of their welght and age before the public. The abo selections of Mr. Dunn's the which he produced before the Olympic Club of New Orleans, where he made & Great hit. Some of the other high-class artiste Levy, Helena I-known serpentine dan- the fun-makers Ry and Richfield, Little Ethel, the cha acter dancer, and man; popular irs will be sung by the “Still Alarm Quar- et. Edward Leslie, of the well-known firm of Lesile and Le Claire, who have be- come famous through their celebrated sketch ‘Cleopatra to Date,” has been bees § hard for the entertal ment, and will appear to-night, as alt will hig wife, better known as ‘Little has ans Wee anor a ets celebrated minstrel, @ Wil be jn charge, and Mr. fa. Rosen: baum, of the Country Sport” company, will sell ticket Prof. Donalson will be the official announcer. All persons wishing to pase & pleasant evening should not miss this perfor- mance, as \t may be a long time before such @ performance will be seen again. Tt ja presumaply the iast time thi the followers of Bob Fitzsimmons will have a chance of seeing him In a roj arena before his fight with Mr. ett. Bath Beach can be reached from New York City from the Battery to Thirt ninth street ferry, South Brooklyn, thence by taking a Becond avenue tro! ley car to Elghteenth avenue, or Brooklyn Bridge by Fifth avenue “L road to Thirty-sixth street and thence by a trolley car to within two blocks o' or rom’ Brooklyn {t can be reached by taking Fifth avenue “L" road to ‘Thir- ty-sixth street, &c., or by Third avenue trolley car to Sixty-ffth street and thence by Bensonhurst car to teenth avenue. Proprietor Brodie, of the Palace of Amusement, has kindly given the use o his place free, Manager Charles T. Cromwell is doing everything in his power to make the benefit a rousing success, Eigh- ow's Fresh Air Exeursion. wenth fresh alr excursion for poor Evening Wor \ittle ones to Corn: ato A, M. Only those’ who have phystcia: tickets will be allowed on hoard. ‘Trliby and Svengall. ‘The great Tritby-Svengall game of ball comes of at the Polo Grounds next Tuesday after- noon, The Trilbys will be im costumes such as Du Maurier’'s heroine 1s supposed to have worn: (he Sy costume. Bonnie Thornton be the it) ‘American ree, Annie rilbys. Svengali. William Willams, 2b. Fred Luther, 6. Paul Brockett,» Frod Howard, 2b. Vernon Lawren Ross Snow, 1b. Robert CI Will comedians of Ed Ri ‘are prominent vaudev! Willlam Williams Is of the team of Williams and Hart; Ed Rents, of Rowe and Rentz, Major Johnson, of Johnson, Davenport of Fisk’ and Quigs, ‘ender and Thorason; Quinn; Jeck Camp- : Phil McFarlan, of ES of Daly and Devere of ‘onroy and McFarlan; John , McCarthy, of and McCarthy, 1s the manager of th Trilbys, James F. Thornt haplain rer utive Commi Fred, Huber, George, Charles Franklin, Chat er Ant'tong writers has the direction of the eveak— “and the Band Played On." of John M Ea P, Hilton and Lawn Fair at Arverne-by-the-Sea. To the Editor “SLIDE, TRILBY, SLED ff]! commenced with two cents, which my ma gave will help to make the children happy, MATTIE 1. SHALAIT, 12 years old, 8 Bast Fitty-siath oreet, Four Hold a Fair. that the incloeed check for ome hundred dollars will bring ae much joy to our Htele stay-at- home slaters and brothers as it brought ws With beet wishes for the goed Realth of our little sok ones, and hop ir lives may be lengthened by Jour happy outings we remete, with thanks to “The Bveaing BERSIB LOOM, STEIN, Cor. Cartion avenue and Boulevard, ARVERNE, Lt ‘To the Raitor: Please find inclosed $5.90, proceeds of a fair held for Sick Bablee’ Puna by HH. Jeter, Fra venth street To the Baltor: Incloaed pleage find a check of 960 fer the benefit of the Sick Babies’ Fund. BL MAY! Graron Springs Schoharie Oo, N. T. Te the maitor: lnclosed please find $5.96, which was collected by five Harlem young ladies at at 192 Kast One Hundred the 014 of Mr. Joba MeCarthy. Commitics of ‘Biter: Arrangemeats: Yaclosed please find a check for $11.9, the pro-| Loretta, Nelegn, Bessie, Gress coeds of on entertalament given at the restdence| Madge Mogen, : et Carrie M. Metter by the three friends, Ethel Bigiey, Madeline W. Banks and Carrie M. Netter, From a Sersey Girl. — — Fo the Balter: Unelosed please fat a check for 8 for the Radios GERTRUDE VROOM. boo 100 Went State ‘Trenton, N. J. Fer a Sail om the Mighty Waters. ‘To the Matter: Inolosed you will Gnd the eum of $8, donated by oven who had @ Iittle stand in Kighty-fourth Gtrect, Hoping may denedt some emai! tot and afora om the mighty waters, we are © Bilate kart, iC. Yon. bein Birdte Herteberg, 18, 828 Madeline Kompaca, 10. $28 ©. Charies Toles, 11, Jeanie Barnet, 18, B00 ‘Ade Leaind, 10, 396°. Gath ot. Gussie Lavy, 9, 821 5. séth ot Mettio Madeon, M1 Mast Sixth-cighta Tlie Satomon, 1M Gecomd a ginia Stern, Gecond avenue, tween Sixty-niath and Seventieth streets, on Beo- ‘and made $3. street; 1n Tuesday afternoon, July 9. The following was Collec To the Editar Tncloned you will find 5, which I Bave eol- ick Babler Fei tttle ones, ROSALIB PESOA, 13, 110 Hast One Hundred and Twenty-third street, Au Bast Broadway Stan Bertha Haber, Annie Samuels and Corinna and ie sr recitation, ‘A Compiaint,”' violin sole, Alfred H. Bioom- he Opera," Harriet M. Bisley; realta. of ; horus by all pertorm- dren'a get rouge from ‘alae ts years ey: “0% gene. M. BIOLEY, MADELING W. BANKS, CARRIE M. NETTER. Concert at Tu oH To the Editor: ‘A grand concert was given at Tucker's Mall, 2702 Eighth avenue, for three align, July 10, 11 and 12, Following was the pro- mime: Katie Shokes, song; Bama Ba f fonnle Higgi.s, song: Olle Back it json, recitation; May aqaie Bil Bach, Johnnie Hick Hisging, recitation; Johnale Bach Phillipa, skirt dance; Mamie ¥i fave the use of hi % ceeds were $19. hope {t will do som for the aick babies MA BACH. JENNIB HIGGINS, Commtties. Hannah Began wit! ‘To the Editor: Inclosed find the of 95.60, 1 hope will be of some good to the Sick Babies Fund. Edmund ‘Lavy hed @ stand at 211 East Broadway and made $9.80, A Rabway Girl. Two Cents. me. With this money I bought some things, placed them on sale, and after three days’ work with the sssistanc my play’ Jennie Strauss, I am able to send you thie money. HANNA’ 318 Wert One Hundred and Sevente A Third Avenue Sta: To the Editor: Herewith find check for 9, stand om Third at near Sixty: which please devote to Sick Babli FLORENCE WITHERS, eleven; GARAH LEVY, eleven; BECKIE LUVY, seven. Five Contributors. To the Eéitor: Please accept 91.60 for the Sick Bebiew Fu contributed by MAY BRENNAN, ELSA BARIN, 66 Kast 106th street; KATIE BABE! ‘Main etreet, Rahway, Sold Toys. To the Editor: Inctored you wil lected at a stand by aelling some toys ast One Hundred and Second street. Hi thie cum may 40 come baby, KaTin 14 40 conte, which I col- t 103 Staten Island Girls. ‘Te the Editor: Please find inclesed 97, made by a fair com- ucted by Allie Daniell en years olf, as sisted by Hila Scott, years eld, and Sadie Olsen, eight years, off. Hoping thie will be At some little baby, with best wishes to them from the three little girl of Tompkins street, Kast 106th street; SELMA BARIN, 66 East 106th street; Btapleton, 8. 1. MINNIE AHLBECK, 87 Bast 106th street; CARRIE Fi 87 Kast 106th street. ‘Three Fi Genevieve and Her Helper To the alter: ‘Three friends, Sadie LA Tal Lichter, of 1067 Park a: cente aa an example of their love of the alck bables of this eity. Brisk, age three; Susle Corey, Later. this column to-day. of letters ahead of you! Be patient, You will There may be All wilt eee yours \\_ basins, fair at 14 Tompkins street, Staple in front of Susie Corey's house. alone o the kindness of Mrs, E. Obermeyer, 1d cottage we held a fair as Through upon whose lawn & World hundred dollars ($100). jumns we wish to enabled to contribute, Sick Bables’ Fund sha ‘Throwgh your chai k all who aided ‘are but eight yeare old, and without the ald of our kind neighbors cculd mot hav Aconmplished such pleasurable resulta, We trust | Collection, Inclosed please find $5.18 for the Sick Babies’ ine — Fund, which te my third annual collection, | cont account the big Maa Winetow's Koormine SYRUP for children | teethifugottere the guum»and allayeail pein, abe.® de Gisappoimted if you don't see your Your sink, ance in a gref and tear, and time, and money. THE DOCTORS WHO CURE. reports of perso! ‘The report of persons discharged as cured by | Doctors McCoy and St. John abow that many ob- stinate cases of catarrh are cured by these ape: clallat, who are known from one end of New York to th Doctors Who Cure ‘The latest roughness of ther | treatment Ia cited by Mr. George Hirsch, of 148 Bouth Fifth avenue, thin city, He te a veteran copperamith, and is held io high esteem by the MR, QHORGB HIRSCH. I was very much run down in health, and be fan to feel alarmed at my condition, I went to Dectors MeCoy and St. John, and 1 am glad 1 to them. " cure’ and I am truly grateful to them for my recovery. 1 was troubled with catarrh of the head and throat and bronchial tuben My head was always stor and the mucus dropped down Into my throat. T had to hawk and spit Good deal, eopecially in the mornings. 1 coughed a good dead, and had pains in my cheats and In dif- forent parte of my body. 1 felt tired and languid all the time, and lost all ambition, 1 began to lone flesh and strength, and my appetite failed mo; then I knew it was time to do mmeth! That something was to place myself under the treatment of Doctore McCoy and St. John, and the result le that to-day P feel like @ new man, My head in clear The cough is gone. I do not hawk and spit any more. The pains hi My appetite Is good, 1 ined and strength, and wake In the mornings now re freahed. Dootors McCoy and St. John furnished me with all the medicines I used, and gave me very careful treatment. I didn’t have to buy any treatment and FREE TEST TREATMENT. For the benefit of thoee whe have ao definite knowledge of the work or reputation of Doctors MoCey and St. John in the treatment of all chronic @iseases, trial treatment and medicines ‘are free. There 1s positively no charge for con- qwultation, examination, test treatment and medi- ines for the fret visit. DOCTORS McCOY AND ST. JOHN, Omer Madison A D om Mb uttest: Now Verk'ofte of , M, to 6 and ep haere 8 12, 2 to 6 and 7 to © @undays, 104A. M. wa P, M. Elections and Meetings. EMPIRE AND BAY STATES TRLEGRAPIL Executive OM is Br yo N. ¥., duly w 1898.—-Notice is hereby given thai the annual meeiing of the stockholders of the company. will be held at the offce of the company on Thursday, Bagh, Tish "at'12"o'cioek. “noon, dor tne sleotion of directs ‘and for such other business may Come’ before the megting: a BREWER, Secretary. , tubs, etc., never become clogged with grease, if the wash. ing that’s done in them is done with Pearline. A small matter, perhaps —but remember that Pearl- ine saves trouble a.id annoy- many just And the uch small matters. truth is that these little things ught to be enough to lead any quick-witted person to use Pearl- even without taking into things, the saving in work, and wear OF oUMMER Commencing To-Morrow a tremendous sacrifice of ever: nishing Department. be purchased at wholesale. that will sell the goods. Collars During this sale, 2 for 2 5° The reraillng ttyles BE & We Cutt, 25c, NECKWEAR. To tle yourself or already tted, <r "OC. fof Imported Madras, Zophy'ty, Che Viote and Fille feured ods, all at FACH. cL SALE PRICE. one price; original price 26¢, each Band Bows, 10 diferent styles pointed or square en original 13c. Price 250 each "BALE PRICE and Tecks; 18¢. AIL Sik. Four-in-hands our 50c. grades UNDERWEAR, BALE PRICE, =" 48C. lerwear; BALE PRICE, Normal Mixture and Domestic Bal ANDKERCHIEFS. H 5c, “Meditcott's'' High | G Finished Balbrigcan original price $1.48 Men's Cambric Linen Handuerchiefs in plain, white or jen fancy borders, ‘fast colors, guarantect, large size ;originul price 1c. each KACH. SALE PRICE Al-8k Handkerchiefs, fancy bor ders, 43 different patterns, im- 19¢. TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE SALE, MEN FURNISHINGS BY THE GUARANTEE CLOTHING CO., 127th St. Cor. 3d Ave. This sale will be a memorable one in the history of the Furnishing Trade, as every article will be sold for less than one-half of the price that it can We must have room for in- tended alterations in our building, and prices will be made We quote the prices of a few arti- cles to convince you that this will be a genuine SACRIFICE SALE. E.&W. Morning, we will inaugurate y article in our Gents’ Fur- SHIRTS. Unlaundered Shirts, Linen Bosom, Linen Lined, Patent Reinforcements, 39° Original Price, 69e, SALE PRICK, collars and cuffs at- 1 (laundered), in French Percales colorn guaranteed text, 4.3, original price 75¢. . SALE PRICK Laundeet shirts, collars and culls ‘attached, imported French Madras, Cheviot, Oxford Cloth and Basket Weave, over 100 diferent styles 59¢. original prices $1.00, $1.48... 24 SALE PRICE Madras, all woven rm nd cufle can be tl 49¢ ‘olors guaraneeed (a: rant price $1.60 % i 8A LE PRICE Colored bosoms, white body, re Mowke opined miecetue™, SOC, HOSIERY. SALE PRICE. Full fashioned fast black Herms- wort dye, high spliced heel and couble toe; orginal price 25c. a pur, SALE PRICE. Full fashioned, mode shades, fast color guarunteed, high spliced 9C, . A PAIR. ‘25c, @ pair, The genuine Guyot Suspenders, ported aliks; original price 50c. wold everywhere at 606... 23¢, DISEASES OF MEN. Nokes re ranteed. The well-known a] sine De He “Treakowe of hat “roadway, hes arch office at 141 W. auth @he can be consulted daily Wednesday and Bat-| 10-12, 3-4. urday evening, ‘Bunday, _Summer Resorts. Summer Homes on Long Island ve nding: at 118, 192, 950 ant t 333 Fulton ot, Brookive Rag, mmmer Bures! 1 nd 6 ie Breokiya. or se conte fs Instruction. © jag; 1 less0e 60c., PIANO. LESSONS, 15 cents, Brooklyn. 387 Madison at., GARDEN TES ran. ‘Mats, Wed & Sat, were TRILBY TERRACE GARDE MERRY WAR, AMERICAN ROOF GARDEN, 424 atne Our 26c., 8Be, and heel and double tos ; original’ price Boe. ‘grade. 19c. BELTS. GUARANTEE CLOTHING CO., 127TH ST., CORNER 3D AVE. Amusements. ENTIRE NEWSBILL, TON PROCTOR’S Toiy Hebe a ee D> Ga ‘He. T Bun NEW UNION KQUA Grathal Gontinionattenornance 1. Ww. ia ) Noon to 1d PB, BM. Coolest Vaudeville in'N. ¥, ‘Bie, . BC, , 1. 00) George W. Monroe (**Aunt liridge 40 Others, MADISON SQUARE HOOF GARDEN. Reserved it of aim performanct “EDEN MUSEE. __ WORLD IN WAX AND GRAND CONCERTS. Personal. re ‘skilled tn WANTED—To borrow $1,000; large good security, Address F. @., box 3% World, Madge Ellis (Qh! UncleJoho), Jaa Thor iy 4 Beautiful Trilby Barefoot Dancers Admis'n 60a. WHAT 414 you bring ws? Darling, let me hear ‘one word from you. st) RoyalSergeSuits $12.50 It's the Alizarine dye that makes them so good, Unlike the old indigo and log- wood dyes, it never chan; color. Not only don’t fade, but don’t wear rusty and whitish where the most wear occurs. Such a suit as this dyed the old way costs $20 to $25. ’ We sell reat Alizarine dyed serges for less than others charge for the poorer qualities. Sults with silk lining Sts. Suits with plain lining Ste.ge, We never carry anything over. Sometimes we have to reduce the price of some things below cost to sell them—because they're. odd sizes, etc. Some bargaine now in suits at $8.50 and Trouse ers at $2.50. E O THompson 245 Broadway: Opposite City Hall Park—Corner Murray St. 6g Amusements. MANHATTAN BRAGH - Swept by Ocean Breezes, Sousa’s Concert Band. Bvery afterncon 1.90, and oy Baturday matinee at 3 P. MR. DE WOLF HOPPER, im view of his physical disablement Rice's Burlesquers in ‘1493.” we an saan ek om pie ae Rice’s Circus Carnival. * TLE att SOE STR BP Great Bicycle Track. tt may plexion, “Mme. Ru jow te Be Beau ‘A CARD—Piles unfailingly and in a tow weeks withost the katte oF ork: eurgical operation Li Weet aun eu, New A.—80,000 SOILED TRUNKS and bait’ price. | Doyle's Old Reliable, (Astor_House) mi ECRET SERVICE COMPANT: ries; secretive watching by expert Feferencea 18 Went 424 ot laweuite; 23d at. DEAFNESS positively od, Address E. True West DIAMONDS, watches and Jewelry sold om to responsible parties, Henri Schaap, Maiden FOR TIRED, tender, perspiring or buralng Jeet hing equals Poot Momfort At all araggieany price te. suena FULLER'S DETECTIVE BUREAU, the ad Viable established #70; civit-and arimisel fer vestigations. — ay and 18th ot, GRACE M.—Come home at once; m _ Address 73 Woot 101st ot. Uncle Ed laine WILLS RHEUMATISM AND GOUT greatest i remedies; boitle 4 yin ith Yedieane Co. ie Best 10th oes eee. hasan ; KNOW YOUR PATE and fortune: consult Wibla, tie palmist, 20 Rast 17th st; foo $1; pew ness pi World, uptow FILL “RUTH TEMPLE, SPINSTER.” UP That Was the Line that Disappeared from the Church Register. Ruth Temple elowly turned the pages of the red-backed, large-typei book, os. Jously labeled in grotesgue gilt the Lebanon Methodist Episcopal of Church,” and the rustling of each leaf as it fluttered through her thin fingers was a harmonious accompaniment to a plaintive iittle sigh that seemed to fasue from the innermost recesses of Miss Ruth's being and trembled away in piteous undulations on the unsympa- thetic atmosphere of her little sitting- room. ‘The last ten pages of the book con- tained complete plans and specifications of the church, from the foundation to the weather-vane, and a full-fledged ai- rectory of all its members, together with their addresses and any explana: tory remarks anent their spiritual or material welfare, past, present or to come, that the committee might see fit | €e append thereto, for it was one of he Report and General History | When she had turned the pages till she came to the directory she laid the book on the table before her and let the index finger of her right hand run slowly down the membership Ust till she came to the T's. There it was in the rfdiculously large, black type affec- tatlously employed by the committee— “Ruth Temple, Spinster.” The delica blue-veined hand rested there and the index finger beat a qui tattoo on the | old-fashioned name with its one qualify- ing word, and a red Ups curved themselves into an ex- pressive smile peculiar to her lips alon | Ruth Temple had lived in Lebanon She was a Methodist by | Dirth and by education and by general inclination, but in spite of that for on her painfu x months after her removal to the| from Genesis if, 18, ‘It is not good that | the awful fate that was sure to overtake lace she had declined to unite with | man shou only a year, any church, At the expiration of that Episcopal services she. hi 4 the tenets of the Lebanon Methodist | Church that there should be no hopes the hearte of its dor ow bet cy spurt a fore the overwhel eloquence without one she looked the full however, the pillars of the Metho- whose | conscientious pough of his isan, Oni their ag ct | HOUSES, ROOMS % 14 Words ® All“To Let” Advertisemeats in The World this week AND APARTMENTS. x 30 Cents. x The Evening World. Over 500,000 circulation. No Extra Charge. repeated in: she got her letter trom the Kansas City | church under whose (oy ih ay passed through yout! years of maturity, and gi Unreservedly. to the tende the Commit was the most conspicuous name in th whole membership directory, for among its 200 odd worshipers she Was the enly one who was entitled to be called @ t Monday afternoon whea the blue-veined index finger quietly kept time to the evolutions of her’ brain, | there was a strange, new shadow of perplexity in uth's amile indica~ tive of the disturbing train of medit ) thn that had found a foothold in her mind. The unusual fermentation of her thoughts dated from the morning se! |mon of the day before. The Rev. 1 | racl Weston, pastor of the Metnodis | Episcopal Church, was a man the | greater portion of whose life had been | | spent in the study of the word and thi | cultivation of an effective jlivering its messages and tration of its theorles so far would permit. Ruth Te: impressed with h ness and perhaps it was his few well-chosen words of encour aed ‘oughout the week more than anythin, at had | prayer-meeting and brought her within, the fold. Until that | one particular Bunday ever prea: ¢d & sermon whose theme could not safi ly be ret down as a guide-post In h spiritual life to which she could turn with confidenc: But that day he had struck hitherto unsounded keys, and the notes jarred ly, "I shall speak to-day and blot the of Ruth Temple, spinster, given to all who ht choose to rea t was e shame for him to talk s0, she sali at the name again. me, anybody could see that. The se! mon from beginning to end. was a moi ument to injustice. I don't belleve it that text was meant for to play in the requirements of the elect Every woman can't marry, and he ough to know that. He had \own prescription and bunt 4 wite jhimeelf, Tt wi i right to make me burning philipplos, which doubtlens « jexpressive of whatever disappointmen: and Ill-feeling there may be rankiln, his own heart on the subject. I thor. joughly detest him and the whole con |gregation, and I'! church to-morrow But her vexation wore itself away in ars and by morning short oi target fo! ky rhe, attend dup her enc the ald soclety and the numerous othe auxiliary societies and did her work with uch becoming meckness that the m:nis: ter had no conception of the tempes! of heartaches his sermon had stirred up, The following Sunday the purport o his text was similar to that of the pr: ceding and again he pointed out terms that were terrifying to the gu will make him the woman who disobeyed divine com ja helpmeet for him | mands and refused to take upon hersel The Rev. Israel Weston had prefaced | the responsibilities of a wife und perfec |the announcement of the text with a| homemaker. oman and child and @ comprehen- very w white hand ir ndered into the Methodist Episcopa |Church that morning had read or h long, ad launches fat & discourse, every caustic sentence of which seemed of that Portion of the report and gene Habtse Reh MeascTay Sayhaih ghia esluiee cad gay habe a fer heart and brain any nd nod n he scar stil chirebbed at wihed, | the Temple pew and General ‘history, ond ‘Iet ‘the Id be ‘alone. I trickle out through her heavy lashes | was a bright red spot glowin, whereon the history | cheek as she walked out of the church was briefly at the end of the sermon and her eyes t length, raising her head and “He meant! selves o omen as much | perturbation {the woman who eat part she ife and falls! various chur ter take his | Weston re: for; there asa He had no, Temple in whic his! @ wish to sever her connection with the in| withdraw from the her forgiving pike had foquitted Israel Weston of the |gharge of deliberate pulpit calumny, who had maa Feport | the theological ammunition was intended *Bars for none other than Buth herealé. ‘There in either had taken on themselves an unuspal rightness. || Everybody wondered how she would take It and they ranged them: the edge o isle wh would have to gh an gathered .in_ kno’ veatibul ,|#ee if phe showed any visible six and their unanimous ver- dict was that “she was game.” There was an official meeting of the h boards and committer the next Tuesday evening, and just be: fore their adjournment the Rev, Israel 4 ‘to all the pillars and lights nbied a letter. from Rut she formally expresse | t Methodist Episcopal Church forthwith t|and forever. They pondered the matter and forth all the reasons us to. wh should and why they shouldn't with her rv and the upshot thelr delibe: was that they decid- nied to let hi her heretic Way in peace if shi uld give some well- rounded ri for to cut loose from lations, set tee of one to ¢ feelings on the following aft the duty assigned hig. ith sat by the West window, with the report and gen: I history ‘in her lap when Israel under the chay wwe «irl, tap, » for admit She laid the red-backed book, open at the T's in the membership directory, on the table, and let him in, The min- ister rubbed the palms of his hands together with @ gentle friction whi served ax a sort of lubrica flow of his words, which n quite a0 readily in ‘house-to: |ing as in the pulpit, and then he said, abrupt) f r H f t ore last night you requested. Jt ts needless to Produced not a little eurpri all I have understood tiona with the amo! your rela. ronage of the door t the meeting of the church girect- 1 repented our letter as y itl hh us congregauion Were very pleasant. Neverthe! wo have de- Cided to grant you a ‘letter of with. drawal in good standing if you can gly usa factory explanation of this ex- traordinary move on your part, Why do you wish to leave us, Miss Temple?” | ‘The crimson spots that bad burned in \her cheeks the previous Sunday flamed lips trembled. When a woman whose only crime 4 that she has nover seen fit to give her: self wholly Into the keeping of any man ie asaaited promiscuously by pastor and His parishioners for that one revous fault | think it is about time |For her to cast her lot with some other jdenomination which will be take her just as she is without con- stantly reprimanding her in public for Committing. the error of remaining In Single blessedness. The Rev, Israel Weston crossed long legs and coughed nervously, u allude to my last two sermons, Temple,” he” hazarded, with an uneasy smile MPdoe was the emphatic reply, “And thia aiso,” she udded, (aking the red hook from the table and holding It out before nim while her index finger again pointed to biotted nat T mpl ‘And | you looking ‘at yingly T think," his her half-wonderingly, half she cried, letting the book floor with & crash and chok- 4 a sob ed grief and anger, “that U that got up this report are a to ous numb- 1 I may be unduly sensitive about but | have my reasons for av't help it, and I jually obtuse more unfeeling than they, for you. pub: licly set_me up as an object of ridi because I hold a station in life the whys and wherefores of which you nor an |r else has any business to pry int ‘The minster had arisen and stood staring at her in ailence at the end of r impassioned outburs! But can't you see?” he sald at length icking up the book from the floor and ‘urning It round end round mechanl-| | Church | to | into sudden life again and her sensitive | both her | willing to, cally. stand. “I do s stand, and’ that a "I thought you would under- “IT under- the reason I ask for letter from the Methodist Eplecopal is Own face flushed faintly You do not s or under ald deliberately, he letter cannot be “But for both you and your church,” she sald, re- “iy, and there the interview ended, ‘s Name was not erased bership Mat, but she lived to her hastily made vow and kept way from the Methodist Church. Per- haps Israel Weston's sermons wer quoted more frequently and with mor acy during the following month they had ever been before or ever Hi be again, for all of Ruth Temple’ friends consitered it their len duty to recall to her every idea of each discourse at so much sensa- tion per sentence, and she was kept a. well Informed of all matters in which h had still been @ regular attendant at on the mar- the meetings, He's eternally harping Miss Tempte’ critically. —“"Some- rlage questior sal landlady one times he gets his text from the Old Tes- tar sometimes from the New, What on earth he means by it I don't’ know, He must have an obfect, but what it is not of the gation is smart eh to find out rhaps he will make his meaning ain in his own good time and way, tuth answered with her quiet sm “and In the meantime I don't sup) atters much to us What he Is driv Sunday after Sunday when Israel Weston took his place in the pulpit his glance, wandered inquiringly to- wards the ‘Temple pew from which the calm, demu and ‘Sunday bitter di his heart riment of all other sentiments he tried to call Into activity, One day he came to a sudden determination. All morn- ing the thought of her had ranted.’ | ana had hi easly tangled itself with the Hulferorned outline of hus aon. "Shortly after noon, hi "tle : desk ard Er hy ee ve oxpre ed considerable surprise eni “IT came to tell preaching for man before with hi you in ell you why, 1 have on the 0 be alone. Ly her and fumblii awi watch-chain. meant it certain sense, but the er significance for ‘ou see, Ruth? 1 pr both of us. I'thought it wo @ responsive chord ty pa o1 and that you would wu ig tively. Perhaps it was not right, haps it was not manly, If I have you I pray you to forgive me me repeat the text with no Hetener you.” He sald it again: it good that a man should be will make him a help meet Can you say it with me?’ he into thelr head. ered, and if ever I ju know.’ san tin It was two months before he saw her, again. One day when he came he found a note 4 =a : curved ft ook she ai from a him which would ha solvable enigma to a “I can say it now, you wish to hear It When Israel Weston returned to study that evening he destroyed half-finished outline for his next mon and plunged head-first into @ religious essay on political nd from that time on he been known to preach on mi giving in marriage. Last month the committee got new report and general Methodist iscopal Church. “Ruth Temple, spinstei ous only by beence Sialle—“Ruth’ Weston.” q ‘