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It jtkff or ‘ r °' da y vve can sa V. and w 'ih popular approval too,
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A Monday “Week Opener ” cheviots, Taffeta trimmed and flared,
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N w York, Nov. 26.—0f all the a Imim-
U comforiJi and conveniences, evolved
•his day of progress for the special
I‘f eflt of lnval ds. nothing quit© equals
pivoted i*<l that enables even the
e. >t han 11 ai t *d individual to He Hat
ti h!s or her lan k and yet enjoy all the
#T t of a change of position. This n*w
v entlon U just an ordinary lightly built
r .*1 lad with a springy wire mattress
•rut by a touch *A th© nurse s hand, can
t- raised or lowered, tipped this way or
? it, giving tbs Invalid prisoner all tho
(• •ghtfttl sense of movement and change
Bed Best and Adjustable I-ounge.
.U lit really altering the position In
•ke k'Hlt.
' 1* a blessing to person* with broken
fc ' ui,<l jnjui ri backs, who are booked
f ' an over-long holiday In bed and wii'
’•*' ’ nol move a> they hop*' to grow
*' and atri.nir This delightful bed Ir
1 wlih iscctal springs and castors
k > I "fu.ly adjusted that It nan be (ueh‘><l
** t u room without ever o slightly
' k the occupant, and jet affording a
ant variety ,n location Even Hie r* -
*■ f t occupydo* different rooroa from
1 ' to time In now possible, a relief
4 h means no much In cheerfulness and
•''■tight to sick folks who have to cn
fy " a lone si ego of Invalidism. While
pivoted lied lias been made especially
I hole, who are forced to a prolonged
on their backs, there have been
"*tt'v Improvements put forth lately In
■ <tf Of the Invalid who naed sufTer no
test of endurance snd tMtlenoe, bu!
Ur! sit up a little, for metils and friends
1 omfurla for the lled-llldden.
‘ !l ' old method In giving a pattern an
' Position in bed was the liberal use
*' ’ iow * to f rm a hackieut, else a hard
,r, ’| m ‘th an easle, support was placed
fct.'.nd the sick person, a pillow put on
this and the body was propped into Just
ctie posture that -threw all the strain on
tbs base of the spine. Now en excellent
appliance has brought out what does
away with |Uliowa entirely. The new back
rest, for use in bed. Is cushioned, built
high enough to afford a head supporter,
has tufted proJe*tlng ear . like the cosy
Cranny chair, to cut off any draughts,
and w<*!! cushioned arms exten I on both
sides to give the patient comfort for her
elbows. Better mill, this back-rest U so
arranged that the Invalid can sit or parti
ally recline nt any angle and govern the
pc sit too horse if by merely working a
small lever at one side, which throws the
broad supporting board backwards or for
wards as the need may be .
These details In mechanism may not
seem important to the strong and sturdy
but they mean everything In the corn-
fort of a sick person who will also And
the greatest contentment In the use of
the four legged smartly ornamented
meal tray that is now perfected for In
valid use. There have been meal trays
In use before this lime, but none so
cleverly provided with conveniences nor
so cheerfully and artistically ornamented
ns those now purchaaeable. Iteally charm
ing ones are made of mahogany InlaM
with lighter woods In Chippendale pat
terns. others are treateed with decora
tion dona with hot Irons and the design
then colored and eacellent ones there
are for use both as meal tmys, cards,
chess, backgammon and checkerboards.
Exceedingly pretty dinner stands are
new lx Ing made of wicker, stained green,
brown, or a cheerful cherry red wdth
pockets at the corners end along the
sides Into which the salt, pepper boxes.
. tc. will flt and prevent that Irritating
restlessness with which Inanimate ob
jects are aomet.me possessed
An Adjustable Sofa.
For the bed-ridden Invalids, who creeps
:H to the comparative freedom of sofa
Ife. there are possibilities of great relief
In the new tufted spring couch, the long
scat and head-rgt of which U artfully
THE MORNING NEWS. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER IS. 1900.
hinged to admit of many champ*# In the
tuolt person's iusiilon. It can be adjusted
to support a wik lack, to raise or lower
•he head and the whole cushioned top of
the sofa can Im* il#o lifted off to slip Into
a wheeled ©plnal chair that the pa*t**nt
occupies while stretched at full length.
Fresh %lr for Invalids.
Excellent as these contrivance* are
they pale, however, almost Into Insig
nificance beside the value and virtue of
the Invalid's motor carriage. These were
An Invalid Motor Carriage.
first built In England, but are now being
made In this country. The carriage Heelf
I* built very nearly on the line, of an
ample easy bath chair, or yet more nearly
on the model of an exceeding amall low
■wunr pbucton There la a hood to pull
up protectlngly above and about the In
valid chauffeur, a large wool apron draw*
up and button? rmoothly over the kneea
and the motive power and steering gewr
]~ J(gl
€ V
Adjustable Dath Chair.
are atored forward under the gracefully
curving da,bboard.
Enough g.x or electric power can be
,tord In one of thewe little carrla*ea to
lat for ten or twelve mSlee. and what
with specially tempered springs, rubber
•lies and carefully considered cuehiona
the occupant of auch a vehicle I, free
in come and go at will about a irarden
or park road, without the learn jolting
or diecomfort from the weather.
JfAHVX E.NDERA
•i imm tin nn rii * shadow.
The Itory of a Homan H lioar l.ovr
Slnl Hie Tcslm
By Trlnce T. Wood.
In th# library of her Fifth avenue home
snugly ensconced In a grr*t easy dial
before a cheerful fire on the hearth, sat
Margaret Olendenen. spinster. The worl I
had l*en kind to her In more wan than
one. Perhaps it was to soften the minx
left by the one great dlsapfsilntm nt • f
her girlhood. The only child of her wid
owed mother she bud never known want,
for the Olendenen Income wan secuic Thi
mother died but a year *n<| ul in*
Margaret had lived alone with h< r r
v&nts In the great house. To-day w*
her birthday and as she s.it th re, hy
the snapping, rlxsllng hl.tse on the hirth.
her mind, dwelt on the pist No I n.er
young, yet not past thlrty-flv**. the silver
threads were creeping In among ih*
brown tree#**, which lay In 'wavy gin s
ness, framing a sweet g<x>d fare -till fre-h
with the bloom of maid nhooi Mly ui
tors bad sought her hand, had * ora- nd
gotie. she was still Miss Olendenen. Otic
she had been wooed and almost won, her
heart had passed out of her keeping
There was a misunderstanding, a letter
returned unopened, no explanation* fd
lowed. Then he disappeared and jrmr*
after she read of his marriage in a far
away town In western New York M *<
Olendenen was s* en le#a frequent 1 l>
society. Bhe gave mu< h time to philan
thropic work and no charity wa • coni pi
without her name near the head el the
list.
Among the "fresh air" workers j-h- was
a leader, at the hospitals a wel ooie *u*l;
her Christmas dinners to the n* w boys
won the hearts of all her youthful *u t.
Yet life had not yet given to Miss Mar
garet all that she Would have. The mal l
brought In the tea and the evening |>ap r
The great black typo of the headline*
stared up at her:
"BXTKA LATEST!
HORRIBLE CBI ME!
Wife Mur-ui.l In Her Bed!
Wounded Husband Under Arrest*
All Genesee Valley Aroused. Prisoner at
Hospital Under Guard*’
Miss Olendenen never permitted her
self to read the "horrible things" In ih*
papers, but this evening some str.ing*
fascination posses-cd her and she read
on.
"Wells. N. Y , F**b. 10.—All the Genesee
Valley Is aroused over what now appear*
to be the moi cold-b’ooded vuurde* ever
lerp#*irated In Western New York Hhortly
after midnight the resident- of WTIIa
were awakened by pistol shots wit:. .
came from the reskbnee of Illcha'd K<m
at the west side of the town. Mu-rial
Hall was on the scene within a minute
after the last shot w* fired found
Mrs. Kent dead In bed with i bullet hole
through the left temple The ptaiol had
been held so closely in her lead that <*■
skin was burned and Ida kened and her
hair singed. Richard Kent was f /tin I Jus.
outside of the room with a still smoking
revolver In his hnd He was w>ur*!**l
and bleeding profusely One bullet had
passed through the fleshy part of his I ft
arm and another had glance al ng the
r*bs on his right aide. All th* < .uni** rs
of hi* revolver were empty HU night
clothes were nearlv tom from his holy
and several bad bruises, sa If made with
a revolver butt, were found on hi** iw 1
No other signs of s struggle hut an over
turned bureau drawer were found Mr
Kent's pocketho- k snd watch were found
on the ground Just outside the bedroom
window.
“Ths marshal found two bullet hole* In
the woodwork of the door. The:# were
five empty shells in Kent s revolver. The
calibre of the bullet which took the life
of Mrs Kent and of those making t e
wounds In Kent's body Is the same aw tho
cabbre of the revolver found in Kent's
hand. The yrcapoo making the wound in
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tht* htlwhsnd'* arm must have been bei<|
(bate to the* fl#l a- lit*- wound Is bUt k
en-| olid burned with powder. It Is
alleged th.it Kent and his wife did t.ot
H\•* happily together. Kent ha* l*een
(dared under arrest and a guard of p>|.cs
mounted over him at the hospital. Tne
marshal Ih quit** sure that no one hut
Kent could have committed the crime,
for he was on the scene almost s soon
as the hist shot wu* fired and he found
Kent alone with liks revolver still smok
ing. Tli* fact that nothing Is mlftwtna from
the house and that the valuables were
fo.u and MitsUk* the chamber window lend'
to Imidb-ate Kent.
"At the hospital Kent seem# on Ih"
verge of ib lliiunt and rave* aliout a black
man and the shooting. No negro has ever
been noticed about the Kent eesblaticc.
The authorities tie Incllrml to believe
that his delirium is as-urnetl. Ills wo in Is
are not serious and he will l>e brought
before the coroner s Jury to rturrow.
Kent m business la not known, neither he
nor Mrs. Kent a|q*eared In Wel -s c e*y
Nothing Is known against hiw character,
but the family appears to have made no
friend* In town. Marshal Hall Is sure
that ih* Jury will rind a verdict against
Kent."
Mbs Olendenen read the disnatch twice
OW Bkhtftl Kcnr, the Richard Kent
rhe had known and loved, n mqyderei?
Bhe won and not Iwliove It possible H a
man t< murder his wife and then mutilate
him* If to avert suspicion, the Idea wav
preposterous Hhe had never seen him
since hi mariiage, but what of that* Bh*
knew Richard Kent too well to believe >
111 of him. Oretimslsn* e* were strangely
ag tirou him. lie was alone and wltuoot
trend 8h would help him ('ailing hei
ma and sue sent the following telegram;
Ltchard Kent, Wells, New York
fan 1 be of any assistance In your af
flietion? Margaret Olendenen.
M.sa Glendenen's name was a password
that op*n#d a way through many a dif
ficulty In the paths of those In need She
had never been known to be on the wrong
side of a case snd her reputation as a
Sister of Mercy was not confined to the
stut* boundaries. She sent a second tele
gram
Marshal Hall, Wells. N Y :
1 know Richard Kent and wife. Bti>
Inquest until I arrive.
Margaret Olendenen.
!*iit* the next afternoon Miss Olendenen
sat In the marshal's private office nl
went over tho case with him Mies Glen*
denen'e aid was ion valuable to be lightly
turned aside. Faithfully she went ov r
the case ami sifted every derail Mr-.
Kent had t>een i school friend. Hhe bad
heard of them frequently since their mar
riage and knew there could be no truth
In the allegation that Kent and his wl e
had not lived happily together. As Ml*e
Giendenen went carefully no the de'al a
the marshal felt th** case against h a
prisoner was weakened. At the hoop tai
Richard Kent lay in the delirium of bruin
fever. The house physician feated that
hla case was boj* less The dedrlum a'-
wnys ran one way; It was the some rav
ing. over, and over attain; always fight
ing. lighting a gr it bla< k man In the
dark.
Before the coroner Mur* Gleodemn
pleaded the case of the sick man ll* r ear
nestness, her strong appeal and he fct
that she so firmly drli*ved tn Kent had
gie.it weight with the Jury and the verdict
read: "Honors Kent, wife of Richard
Kent, met her death by s bullet w. und
In tne head from a weapon In the hands
of some person unknown. The Jury *"X
operates the husband. Richard Kent, who
lies wounded at the Wells hospital."
Weeks later Margaret Olendenen still
ministered to the wants of the aloft man
at the hoefdtaJ. He knew h*f now. are!
thanks to her skill and tender care, he
s c bro )*ht safely through death's
shadow When the sick man sufficiently
recovered to need her care no wng-r M m
G*r.denen returned to town. Richard Kent
wro:e to her regularly. As soon ss he wss
able to be about he left no stone unturn
ed to discover the murderer of ht wife.
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J Hats, Caps, any size,
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About two hundred of these coats oc
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One year later Miss Olendenen read of
(he arrest of it negro in Niagara and his
• oovlction for the murder of Mr*. Kent
The prlsom-r made a complete confession
>f his crlnu- He hod been arrested at th**
Instigation of Richard Kent, who had die*
covered nlm among a gang of lal*>rer*
employed mi the Power House. Kent still
lu and in Wells.
Bix months later he to New York
snd took an sctlve port In the phllan
throfde work under the leadership of Miss
Glendenen. A year passed snd the name
of Richard Kent became familiar among
the leaders of charitable work Margaret
Glrnderw n f* li the old, old brightness, the
something wanting that she laid hungered
for, coming lark again Into her life.
Then came a bright summer evening
when troth were returning from down the
bay, with a "fre*h air" party. Kent asked
Margnrsc If she could forget and forgive
the past. The fault had l*een his, h* said
The old love was reawakened In his hear*
Would she take him now nd try to love
film again for the old love’s sake? It was
the pleading of th* mature man. a man
whose nature had be*n softened by sor
row and smoothed by contact with a
rough, yet not wholly, unkind world
He read hi# answer In the bright eyes
which met his Slid the sweet bright f#c*
which raised to his. There In th* quiet
moonlight, the great steamer ploughing
lastly psst the Hiatue of IJherty, they
stood hand In band and looked out at
the millions of lights which shone twin
kilng up<>r> the water# from the great city.
Margaret Glendenen had s heart too full
for words
one week later Marshal llall, sitting In
I is office at Wells, read the following an
nouncement In hi* dally paier:
"Miss Margaret Olsndenen snd Mr
Richard Kent, both of New York and
Imth prominent 1n philanthropic work,
war* to-dov united In marriage at Mlsa
Glandmen's resl*b-nee on Fifth avenue
Rev Albert Shaw perform'd ths cere
mony. which was private; only Immedls'e
fnends snd relatives were present. Mr
und Mrs Kent are well known In Wells,
nnd our congratulations are *xiended to
them The bride and *room will spend the
winter abroad ’*
Marshal I tall whistled softly to him
self. t
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Sac the window dl|>lay of test books
■rid drawln* ouiflra to b, slvan away by
tba Mornlnk Newa in Ita pducailonal con
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firouchton aireet. wcat.
. , ,
His Kai'ommcmlatloti She—“ Would
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teaming golf?’' Ha— "LtocaietUy: Cotal
ucat too.''—Puck. ,
THI Al, OF TIIM STOt KTU.f.
kew Torpetln Hoar I'rnnliei to Clr,
knttafertlon.
Annapnll,, M<l . Nv. 17.—The preltmlia.
ary trial of the new torpedo boat Htook
tat tat held yeaterday on tn,
Itnrren Jalaiwl measured anile course,
off the Patuxent river. All sha
machinery worked without n hitch.
an<l the numbers espreaaed them
selvew aa very well mllaned with tha
actions of the new warship Tho boufd
conatsted of Commanders Hemphill nnd
Itoa-Jker and Usitt.nant a 'ommasmlara
vre eland anal Henderson The vessel de
veloped a speed of kt, knots to-day, fw
•me mite. Hhe Is required to make M
knot a sn hour, with * revolutions par
minute. The ratals will ho mmlnuetl on
Monday and on Thursday probably her
final teet will be made
Veteran Operator Itr-atl.
Washington, Nov 17. -Frederick W.
Itoyee, widely known sta on Inventor,
electrician and veteran telegraph opera
tor, dropped dead from apoplexy at tha
enlrwn-a to the laistofTlre hulidtngr
yeaterday. lie was l year* old,
and a native of Delaware. Mr.
Roye Wes among the firlat to
rend a meaeagr on the old printing tele
graph Instruments, and became one of the
most expert telegrxphcra In the coun
try.
, - •
ASKI.II tlt OH It's IllSt II till.E.
tie I rued It Wee hot Shows Kttade
Were Taken From Hank.
New York. Nov. 17 —The raae erf Cor
nelius 1, Alvord, Jr., formerly note teller
of the First National Bank, was called In
the United Htatee District Court
yesterday. Jacob. F. Miller, Al
vord'a attorney, made a mo
tion to dltmlaa the rase on the
ground that the prosecution had felled o
prove that nny funds had been taken from
the bank, and hence he asked that the
prisoner be discharged. The Judge re
served decision, but said that be was In
clined lo deny the motion.
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ADVAhf Ef* THICK OF 11l Off. '
Tennessee Company tins Hooked
Some Heavy Orders.
Birmingham. Ala., Nov, 17 —The Tennes
see Ooni, Iron and Hallway Company yes
terday advanced the price of No. 1 foun
dry Iron 2& cents per ton. making an ad
vance of ft per ton on that grade since
the presidential election.
Orders for more lhan the enure output
of the furnaces of the company have been
hooked since Nov. 1. while many Inqui
ries hove been received with a view of
purchasing.
The Heat Kept Section.
TjOulsvktle. Nov. 17.—The official, of the
Illinois Central llallroad. after an Inspec
tion lour of the entire system yesterday
designated the one-hundred-mlls section
of the road from I>oulevtlle to Plmrsure
Ridge park, the best kept section on rhe
entire system of the- Illinois Central.
The award of prises of the hoard waa
made after the official* had gone over
end carefully Inspected every mile of
track on the Southern. Northern and
Western sections.
m • t
The Strons Failure.
New York, Nov 17 —The receiver* ad
visory committee In the W. L. Strong A
Cos. failure made the statement yesterday
that Mr. Htrong had left outstanding at
the time of his death not more than 17.500
In promissory paper.
—“lf women should go into polltlos,’
Bridget, which would you be. a Repub
lican or a Democrat F* “I -think I'd Ilka
to be u* bugs, mu tusL' -Olekocra Statue
rntan.
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