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tom bis enemy bat.” An inquest Pint Ware tue held, CHAPTER V. , (Continued. The Inquest. went to take Mr, Starth's lamp,” eobbing, ‘'as he allays iiked not gas. He was lying a deader, ‘end dropped, till missus ‘There wasn't any one But that gentleman ealled come. out just as I woe alt, Yooked white an’ queer I epoke of the long time | he'd bin, but he sald nothin’, and jus’ yp ent” ‘Were the two men on good terms 1" asked the ener 4 “Well, air, id Tilly, hesitating, "I qan't ‘ardiy ay for certing, I wos left ifn the ‘ouse when missue went to the sweddin’, and Mr. Starth, he called mo ‘up, arekin’ if I wos in the humor to see ‘Alf, which ts my young man, a brick- ive) T sed, ‘Right, oh!’ and he tells \ mo I could cut when a gentlem culled to see him, “There might be a Tow,’ seg he “cos this gent ‘ates me ewful, an’ I don't want you to ‘ear bad language,’ ses he. So I gets ready | for Alf, and when the gent comes after 4, end very late he wos, I shoves him Apto the room and cuts. “Did you hear tho greeting given by Btayth to Lancaster?” ‘No, I jus' shoves him in and outs.” it wus Lancaster who called?” the gent he expected wos Lancaster by name, an’ @ fair, yeller-'alred cove. He seemed t> ‘ate ‘im, tho’ he ses as it wos Lan- caster who ‘ated ‘tm," finished Tilly, cunfuredly. “Do you think Mr, Starth got you out ‘of the house so as to quarrel freely with his visitor?’ “Yu He paid as there would be a row." “Could any one have entered the lower part of the house during your absence’ e ily stole a look at the hard-faced Mrs, Betts, “Why, bless y'no, sir, 1 ‘woe perticier about lockin’ an’ bartin' ‘the winders, But Mr, Starth could ‘ave let any one in, I left ‘im with Mr, Lan- caster, that’s all I knows, W'en I come back after leaving Alf, I sawr ‘im dead, wien I brought the lamp. I nearly @ropped with ‘orror, an’ after puttin’ the lamp down I ran 10 woller on the Hitchon floor with fear till missus come Bs @n' whook mo up. I wos too feared to - | Boller fur the perlice.” When Tilly was dismissed with a » @treaming face to the companionship of | Alf, who lurked at the back of the court, Capt, Berry was called, The Httle 4 x looked harder than ever, and t/ Welivered his evidence in a dry. fash- ae with unwinking eyes and without ing more than was needful, His F iy nguage smacked of the great Waste av “Yes, sir, I guess I knew the corpse, / and Lancaster. They fair hated one an- other, and there was always a shine | Between them when they met. My ‘niece set ‘em fair crazy, They both )fmihen they asked her, She didn't want to run in double harness with either. Not much. I tried to make them two Boys friends, but they wouldn't cotton #0 one another nohow. Starth did l!- quidate considerable, and at the Pio- wadilly Theatre made trouble, Oh! he game right atong, callin’ Lancester High-and-mighty names, I wanted to put the stopper on Starth's jaw, but -| Tancaster sailed in and levelled him straight, A pretty hitter is Lancaster Dut IT don't call it aquare of a man to ‘wish another out of the world.” “Did Lancaster say that?" asked the Coroner, Berry spat and nodded. ‘Several times, you bet, He said he'd like to wring Btarth's neck, that ho'd be better out (of the world than In it, and that he'd ‘Uke to kick him out of the world, Oh, there was a holy show. I took Sfarth home, but he never let on that he was ‘goin’ to make it up with Lancaster nex: They made no appointment aa I on. Oh! I guess Lancaster had a iw with Starth in his own shant nd i, I’s*Good Luck; They Say, To Move Easter Day, Tha s One Reason |Why you should consult to-mor- row the y World's To-LetButictin, _ ANOTHER REASON by so. doing you wili”mnint- ‘th: expenditure of time, money ‘energy in your search for a ew Easter S Words by Glen MacDonough. } wanted to marry ‘her, but she shied|t let out at him with the Derringer, A clean shot, sir,” Berry spat again, ‘The Knife? Don't know anythin’ of th’ knife, But I heard as Lancaster was in 'Frisco A Game of Noted Men. HE, hostess begins by saylig: “I know a celebrated poet, the first part (T once, 80 ‘he might have imported a of whose name {s very black and the loet is an elevation. bowle. Yes, alr} that wound was made ‘Dhe player, responding “Coleridge,” in turn describes the name of some by a bowle, other noted person, For instance, “Shakespeare,” saying: "I know a noted author and poet, the first part of whose name people do when cold, the last part Js & Weapon of warfare. Only give the profession, nothing else, The following panes readily lend Berry said much more to the same effect, and appeared to be quite sure that Lancaster was guilty, He was fol- lowed by Baird, who had been imported | themselves to this simple but instructive little game: Into the case by the slapper on a word Words-worth, Washing-ton. to Inspector Herny, Baird admitted re- Shell-ey (Shell-tea), Long-fellow, luctantly, that Lancaster had threatened Church-hiil, Black-stone, Wal-pole, Web-ater, to kick Starth out of the world, and Isaak Walton (Eye-sack-wall-ton.) that the two men were on the worst of Composed Especially and Exclusively for —.. An Easter Dawn, Pyright, 19068, by Victor Herbert.) cesar aaa ps ORIVAY EVENING, APRIL 27: 1008. ong By Victor Herbert. ee The New York Evening World. This song, composed and writ- ten expressly for The Evening World; by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, will be sung by the well-known soprano, Miss Frieda Stender, and played by the full orchestra for the first time at the Victor Herbert concert st the Majestic Theatre to-mor- VICTOR HERBERT, —_~~_~~~~_———~——~~~——_———- An Easter Dawn. IGdHT o'er the olty hangs a KN « stanecs. pat, Folly and &{n are there, And drear Despair, Upon the great cathedral, air, A cross keeps holy vigt! o'er all, And then the dawn—the dawn of Easter Day! Its| Jewelled glories solemnly unfold While etitl the city ies ‘neath shad- ows gray— The cross ts turned to Hving gold! Refraln— ‘The cross of gold tn Easter'’a dawn aglow, As to the pious king of tong ago, ‘This message speaks again in words divine, “Go thou and conquer én this s! Oh, falt'ning soul, ‘Take heart anow! “Go thou and ocnquer in this sign," nigh in ® ee - Music by Victor Herbert. a MODEST estimate of the amount, for the biggest cetrich, of candy made in the United) In between. States for the Haster trade is a| This Easter oD Nis garden, which 1s of ero he binxs into, bloom & | pavanoud array ol lossoms thi | Uses M9 | under his fingers as fast @ The Candy Easter Eggs. in and all sizes Rabon A eg sculptor hundred million pounds, Two million|‘Hisel. Instead he has a. little paper | follow his magic fannete win omer n ny te an avernae “ay” tor one {funnel fled with feing, white or eolored, | is sand mt i, ello ented, wth big New York factory alono. Of thers {8 he chooses, It ts thin enough to take eggs there is an endless variet 8 any form he pleus yi Lai rmatell e has no patent | before him stands rows and rowa Of Ii eee jto stay that wa: are solid and strong as a rock, verit- |ixompt the one stamped on his bruin, | ile metal buttons fastened to able "Jawbreaker." There are others jand out of the magic funnel the artist | with long pins. If the desler (sn of the finest Fronch cream; there are Prosseg, easter lites, Fons. al 43 al tosen the out file the funnel re ane . t, rabbits drawing baskets of jOW- | rose-tinted stuff ani ten minutes thone too Httie for the Untest of hum. |e wintever te. Wille, Cvery Dutton as On its top & any fale wut and eve y other flower of springs and thick enough | For each there Is a separate tunnel, an cerms. Afterwards followed the cause of the trouble, Fairy Flan, exquisitely dre: and quite overcome with emotion bosed that the two men both aske to marry them. She refused both, she wished to stay with her dear une Starth and Lancaster hated one i other, but she never thought !t would come'to this, Starth usually started :he quarrel, but it was always Lancaster who threatened. He frequently Dressed “a Wish that ‘Starth was” den Lancaster told her that when slummin, for his newapaper he sometimes carried @ revolver, court was his, had 'b 4 hor 8 Some Orange Toys. he weapon produced it Bho had peen it once, FionKed to nis father, Lancaster | The elder Lancaster's name was! Frank also, hence the inidals on the #l- ver plate, The death of Starth and the wickedness of Lancast had inflicted veral shocks on her, 80 that she had been out of the bill at the Piece: y ‘Theatre, She never thought caster was so bloodthirsty, He al seemed to be such @ quiet young m rae 8 language was certainly most Mildrea Btarth was then called. She osed that she wus a wiser of the deceased, fhe lived In Hsaex and saw very little of ther brother, | on pretty well, but she was fond of quiet life, and her brother was never happy unless he was leading a fast one, | on to, the murder | braver wae in Ne. BOR at the Blocks haste was the Inet she saw of ining seemed excited and a r with drink, She had heard bh hatred of Lancaster, but he was ¢ ful in ther presence not to explain th reason, She hud never im tareaten Lancaster, but twice she had heard him ress fears lest Lar ehould Kill him. nae deseribed Lar a® a rufflan be Francisco, Ress had never aven the accused: man, ‘This formed ‘the gist. of evidence collected by the spouse and it was quite enough to permit the Coroner making | a speech age a condemming Lan- custer, He sald that no doubt Lan- caster had {timated his Intention of | calling on Starth, as there was no twason to believe that Starth, manifestly afraid of his oppone Invited him to come, aned er h undoubtedly brovent the revolver with him, and it would seem that he called on deceased with ithe intention of com- mitting the murder. b ediitsy Biart as seemed torn Lan coster's card In two (the pleces having been found), and the insult had fired pencemar rage. Her the murder, that no ox that He | FRENCHMAN gives the follow-| 0" the orange @kin will cause a great " deal of merriment, A ing suggestions a8 to what may|” igure 4 requires two oranges, the one be made out of an orange. Flg- ued for the peed remaining: who le, Win is ran Peers Uk) HaOEIRTDIE best emptied by thy process of sucking, ure ei Tite det ‘arated and then stuffed wii cotton to keep ii | trom a sector skin, hould ‘whape, The features aro carved as in lied when quite fresh, The only! the preceding figuiy, the mustachs and od bs a sharp knife, Place a, 4 pigtail formed mbler Inside the ring, In a fow dayw| parsok wi! Nald tha thros pana t fa perfectly formed napkin ring will re- | wether, the hat. being made of th eat section of the frult, turned up Swhite who could ward you for your labors, ae end nilable, Jury must there Figure 2 shows how a bonbonniere| well worth shee tenet ee hey OBE opinion fthat ppinton ‘fhe may be fastloned from the orange, Cut the dol Is prupared eda tly, Miko the ne if fn Bao} tase one used| head of the hinaman, ‘Ne apron js poralble to. gay why Tamnen ter hac Arie ReSHON KT Alm eR Soy LDRY hey carved on it, walle tha cape 1s made J behind with his vietim's holy |in the preceding figure, When they! from the Cotier uae, “Tho unt PALO aL jega iat iy tht | are shaped, paste cardboard, tinted the baby is cut no ww nite skin that lgeevatite Matlda -Bamucts jury (color of the fruit, to form the top and| Hines the rn Dpteay ACCA g te Ane ind vom the lace, paper that Ines cinay Ison hnd inspected the body, they hea pons the evidence and the ‘cause of i Jana ‘on the, facta ‘Betore’ them ‘would \wlve their verdict, This was easily elven, Without the \Jenet hesitation the jury brought tn a |yerdiot of wilful munter against Frank |Lancaster, After tht the crowd went | Jout, and the neighborhood bnzzca wth excitement, Tha one question waked | whethor the police knew the| ma- deeper than the lower section inside {t, Through the top a handle may be made by tying @ rosette | of green ribbon, om. Fit a ring of the same terial little a Farmer's Puzzle, A certain gentleman desired to marry Figure 9 will a great deat ot|@ farmer's daughter, ‘The farmer wld musement at a children’s party, The] hat he might do so stshe would go !yto side of the frule is not disturbed in| the orchard and pick @ certain number {8, but figures ave carved on the outor| Of apples and give half the number of || Whereabouta of the eullty man, Tee police aA not, and to a reporter iin. If one Iw not a great artist the | APPIGS ae he halt an he sf to papeotor Hemy conterand that hn h i his daughler, one-bait the numbir rus iutely No clue, Tannosaten had vine | fut sive to the children will be Sust tpaininge ame nal? an apple to Hie, wital 0 bubble. the fede Dogs, cats atid rabbits out che’ C eee left, Ww my out of paper and thelr outlines followed. “2 A Corner # for # Children Gramercy Grum, Gramorecy tirarmercy Grum, ‘Dhe gossiping dame was mun. The ow] was away, And had nothing to say, Gramerey Gramercy grum, ‘The Wise Parson, Jack a Jingle Jack a Jingle Thro’ the dell and thro’ the dingle, The person sald Some tiolks were wed, But all the reat were single, ‘The Polite Elephant, An elephant lifted his hat, And he bowed yery low to me, He certainly had good manners, As any one can see, The Wise Weather Man. Sing hi, sing ho, * The jee and snow, The hail and rain together, The Weather Man winka And says he thinks We're likely to have some weather, Puzzles. 1.—Inittal changes: The words defined hbelow are alike except for the initial letter; 1, Part of the finger, 2, A re- cepteacle for Uquids, 3, Part of a boat. 4, The end. 5, To weep. 6 A bar of wocd or fron, 2.—Diamonds: A.—1, A consonant In “train.” 2 A neckplece, 3, To cook/in an oven, 4, ‘To Inquire, 6, A consonant in “train. B.—t, A consonant tn “fiery,” 2 A covering. 3. A mythical being, 4, To endeavor, 5, A consonant Jn “flery.” 3-—Rhyming eni@me; My first is in meek, butenot In mild My second is in mad, but not Gn wil ‘My Unlrd is in stocked, but not In piled; My fourth ts in flat, but not in low; ty Aith Is in tle, dit mot in bow; is in rake, but not én hoe; ea day when glad bells ting voices My Nad ind 9 Phe head ani "9, No Sglearn and 4. ‘To frequent and 4 ind leave. a. flower. leave to disorder, Ining-birds to iay, and others too mie | Weeks before Master Usis artist work roRe, May-Day Customs, who Inherited it from India, The Drutds tht enormous fires on their cabms in honee of the god Apollo, If you don't know the Druids’ took the word up {n the encyclopedia, The Irish retain this curiiom, and drive the cattle bo tween the fires, Fathers take their obit. dren and Jeap though the flames, We are ¢fad itis foolish custom does not ewtend to. America, In the carly days of England young people were wont 9 rhse @ Lttie after midvignvt and walk to a neighbor wood, to the accompaniment of musio ang mn-blowing, They would! break down. bandos fate the trees,” adorn hemscives wih nosegays and crowns of flowers, and return with the dawn to decorate thelr homes, ‘The May-pole custom was universany observed in kind until the reign of {Henry Vitt. \Wuen the reformers lald their Iryn hand on England, iM BLD pressod Innocent as. well vietous amusement, and the Maypole, dneurted Abelr esp dista ver, Fee IL, had ole oustom tee Charles 0 stored, and every village to-day Sale val wil fomeuhig like | braces the fe tho old enthusiay: Te fs wala that tne only remains of tho pretty “May oustors now seen in the strecis of London Js an oceasional phow | of the chimney sweeps, Bantastically decked out In tawdey’ finery, enriched with, strips of gilt paper, they the ‘Chimney ork Banco” to the HYAANNARM WMNBLIHITA HE May-Day featival of the Bag | Druids, Here we have the names of two Presidente of the United States, together with | the dates of their terms in office, Who: can find the correct names and dates?’ The Evening World will give a first prige of $6 for the best correct answer to ths purgle; a prize of $ for the second best answer, and a prize of §2 for the third | best answer. ‘Ten prizes of $1 each wil) be also given, Handwriting, style and neatness will count in making the awards. Addresa answers to PRESIDENT PUZZLE EDITOR, Evening World, P. 0. box 1708, New York City, ‘The correct anawers to last week's President Pussle are: John Quincy Adams, | 1895-1829; Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841; Franklin Pierce, 1853-1867, ! The prizes for Jast week's President Puzsle were awarded as follows: First Prise--45. ARTHUR FOR: Ayelet alg No. 182 Weat One Hundred a Whirty-third atreet, Kew ¥ Second Prise—#3, BRUCK ‘BUnLIN, Fifth atreet, New York City. Third Prise—$2, MASTDR ©, WA UMSL STITT, Seventy-ninth street, r St. Nicholas a ry ‘ven other priges of $1 each were awarded ag follo MAY B, CONDIT, No, 41 Linden stree’, Brooklyn, N. Y. HARRY J, FOSTER, No, 9 Hudson street, Hartford, Conn. FHANK DEISLER, No, 811 First street, Jersey City, N. J, WILLIAM WI/DFEUBR, No. $i Amsterdam avenue, New York City, WILLIAM FRIEUENBERG, No, 13 Albany avenue, Brooklyn, N, Y, ee MARJORIE WENDOVER, No 318 Cumberland street, Brooklyn, N, Y¥, 41K G, FARKELL, No, 24 Liberty, street, New Haven, Conn, K he WHEWLWH, No, ¢1 Rapelyea street, Brooklyn, N, ¥. GUS BRADY, No. 2m South Sixth avenue, Mount Vernon, N, ¥, HERBERT REDDY, No. 69 Arctio street, Bridgeport, Con: al ve No, 106 Weat One Hundred and Ine Hundred and | w York City, | iop music of the fiddle. Sootland in former tines had a quaint | Mav-Day custom: ‘he hendamen, 0 sven village then ae a a Be ‘They cut a square wench Jn ceaving the te Hy the FOAate Swthis they a le a of wood. on wi Wy a inves caudle of esl te ter, Of nine I, and. Hee ain bet ingredients of and Wu PKer. Mach ot tho ok ny aust cont ite something. ho. ie bewan with spilling some of the on the Keto 1b tha CMpsieh hehe cake of oatmeal upon, Std ning aquare kooky meh i Ee (9 gome pantioular. be preservers of [hetr cks, and her herds, mi person turnad his fave 6 to tl on) houlder, vnhin T wal ener thbu my. horses,” ae fi When the ceremony was over thoy. in the oaudle, ans ter the feast finished what wi Buried Names of Girls, There Are, Others. OU must not go out at 10, or at 11, LEXANDER DUMAB, ‘the Breat VY if it still rains, writer, was once in Germany and Last week sho tent me that} had great diMiculty in having his book, German underatood, Especially was thin| o When I don’t want It you can have tt. lq ‘table, occasion! persona: On Piss? it If tds niild, red and white inser etiidt mbled. and tt ‘be cut in June, nate it Sieh ghia