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CHAPTER XIX.
THE cHRIsTIAN AID socIErY.

THE CHRISTIAN AID SOCIETY
IL Is due Hiram Blatchford TO state
that he was totally ignorant of the
whereabouts of his daughter. He knew.
az Is true. that she was somewhere i'm
Kansas but he had not the remotest
idea in what part of the state II Is
also due him to say that he never re-
cctved the letter written him by the old
doctor at the beginning of Mary's sick
Dsss- Whether il would have made
any difference in the condition of the
Greens IL Blatchford had known of their
whereabouts and condition, is a oues-
ton that must go unanswered, but true
Christian charity says give him the
benefit of the doubt
However Blatchford might have act
ed on the knowledge of his child's dis
trcss- Sarah Blatchford felt IL 10 her
interest 20 see that such knowledge did
not reach him, and accordingly the
good old doctors letter never wens be-
yond her hands
She had long feared that a communi-
cation from the Greens might come 10
her husband. and not feeling sure that
MS heart would be proof against his
siSnghters pleas, II she should choose
10 make any, Mrs. Blatchford be-
Thought herself Of the precaution OF
Keeping any such letter from Batch
tord's hands. 80, in pursuance Of this
idea she arranged 90 have all the pri-
vate mail delivered at the house. and
when the Doctors letter came 20 hand
with its Kansas postmark, she rightly
judged that 10 related 90 the Greens.
and forthwith she opened IL and read
its contents
The letter told a pitisble tale Of woe.
Tor u portrayed in plain colors the sad
condition ~ Mary Green. sick and nov
erty-striclSen as she was. and ended
with plea 90 the obdurate father in
Behalf 81 his suffering daughter. Such
- letter. coming from one who was
= stranger % Mary. ought 20
have brought feeling Of pity 20 the
binticst heart. but ON the gentle heart
n this devout member 81 Rev. Wheed-
Hers congregation Il made no impress
sion whatever. Some one may imagine
that She suffered compunctions Of con
Science, but such was not the case
Such people as she have no conscience.
II does seem that after reading DIR
Bfscom's letter. Mrs Blatchford ought
At least 10 have experienced a sense az
shame when she remembered that She
and oil her relatives, were living i'm
great plenty on shat which Of right be-
Aonged 90 the poor woman who was
starving But e~cn that feeling did
not come IN hes heart Remorseleeslv
she burned To letter. watching il
crisp IN flames md turE % ashes. yet
sniiering no twinge 81 conscience. And
an hour la,er she sat in her cushioned
pew with smiling, placid features, mp
Darcntiy perfectly satisfied with
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pie out there In Kansas. I might have
been more lenient with them and
saved them the loss of 40 much money
IN that Paradise Park boom. Suppose
Mary should be suffering at some other
persons hands what my victims are
suffering at mine?"
Now, Hiram" said Sarah, that "a
just your way. You allow your heart
and feelings 60 accuse Won OF sone
great wrong, when you know you arc
not guilty OF any. As n business man
you have only done what you ought 70
do and you have been a benefactor 20
those poor people. You have let them
have money when they could not have
gotten IL anywhere else, and that was
great accommodation, I'm sure. You
are not responsible for the scasons and
the failures OF crops, and all that. and
you have no right 10 let your generous
heart accuse yOn. You are too con
scientiOus, Hiram, for = business man
that you are"
These woris had the effect on Hiram
Tint the willy Sarah knew they would.
and instantly he began 70 feel quite
fond OF himself and would have liked 10
hug himself 70 his own bosom. lie
chirked up at once, and thought that no
had really rendered those poor unfortu-
nate victims Of his great and lasting
service by loaning them money at a rate
Of interest they could never pay.
As for your daughter continued
Sarah when she wants your aid. or
sympathy, even, she will let you know.
Remember, She went away from Won Of
her own accord, and Il is wrong for You
% grievc your honest soul on her %
count You have performed g.orious
part toward the church to-day, Hiram
and you must not let the hnppiae,s foI-
lowing that deed be ciouded oy spch
foolish regrets"
And he did not for any greet while.
lro BE C0SrEUED.
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FIGURES FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

The total police force Of England and
Wales Is to-day composed OF very nearly
S0,OO0,OOO men OF all ranks. OF this
total lb,27O are metropolitan police.
THE eastern states are not alone In
the possession OF surplus Of women.
The population Of England and Wales
counts nine hundred thousand more
women than men.
THE FIJI islands arc not very popu-
lous, there being only 123. 900 people
there by the latest estimate. Cnnnibal-
ism Is not conducive 90 a rapid increase
OF the species.
The number 81 cattle in Australia Is
estimated az s,GO0.OOO. an increase Of
more than 100000 In the last fifteen
years. Sheep have also increased from
58,0OO,O 900 70 10000, 900.
LAST year French smokers consumed
100000 francs worth Of cigars. 10000. p.
600 Of cigarettes, 1900. 900 OF snuff and
9l.Ooo'oO0 worth Of pipe tobacco. Tho
greatest snuf-takers arc old peasant
women and priests.
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The girls reply, though far from
what the generality of lovers would
wish, was not displcasing to Pearson.
II was more than he had dared to hope
for, since he knew that she did not love
him, and he was satisfied that she ex-
pressed for him respect and pity.
''She respects me-" he unused, 'and
that will make my victory easy. She
will bow to the inevitable and will ac-
cede to my wishes all the more readily
because of that. II would be hard to
force her to sacrifice herself to n man
she did not even 0e,c>eA tam salts
fed with my progress so far. and it only
remains to be seen which is the
stronger. her love for herself or her love
for her father and mother
Aloud Pearson said:
Forgive me, Miss Green, for presum-
ing To utter such sentiments. / did not
mean To- say what my words imply. Far
tie it from me to suggest that your heart
can be won by such things as offered.
1 only meant to say what would do
for you in order TO show you the depth
of my affection. win you forgive me,
Miss Green, and think of my words only
as I meant them?"
Il hold no i'll feeling, Mr.. Pearson, -
said Louise, promptly, land will not
think the less of you for what you have
said The subject is one unpleasant to
me, and to continue it can be of no ben
eft to either of us, so let us drop it, il
You please"
Pearson acceded readily to this re-
quest, since to continue the conyersa-
ton longer ut that time would by no
means enhance his interest. He felt
that he had accomplished all that could
be accomplished previous to his finish
ing stroke OF course, in the mean
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HESHY WILLARD Is quoted as having
expressed belief that all trains Of the
Northern Pacific will. before long. d,
operated entirely By electric power"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
Blind Tigers Pulled.

II. G. Frost, dealer in family
groceries, and Thomas Arnold.
bootmaker, of Erin, have been ar
raigned before a magistrates court
on the charge Of unlawfully selling
whisky at Erin. They both waived
examinations and were bound in
bond for their appearance at the
next term Of circuit court. Mr..
Frost had the United States inter
nal revenue " license" stuck up at
his place Of business. The "blind
tiger" was carried on in an adjoin-
ing room to his grocery store, and
through the partition wall an In
genious sliding drawer provided
with a little call bell was found.
Ring the bell, puta piece of money
in the slide box and write or tell
what you want, and you could be
served without seeing anybody.
Erin surrendered her charter as an
Incorporated town severalyears ago
to have the four-mile law applica-
BILE, and a conference of school di-
rectors and citizens lately held are
now harrassing "blind tigers" un-
der that protection. A great num-
Der Of jugs were found in the pos
sion Of the accused, some holding
as much as four gallons.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

run down in Henry County near
the Kentucky line. A few days
previous to their capture the trio
had been in Milan, armed with
shotguns and looking for Collector
Bell. Fortunately he was not in
town at the time, but arrived soon
after his searchers left. He was
informed of their threats and the
route they took, so with two dep
uty marshals he started in pursuit,
and after long ride overlook and
arrested them. All three prison.
ers are old offenders and are mem
bers of the most daring band Of
moonshiners in West Tennessee.
Other members Of the gang would
have been captured, but they heard
OF the approach Of the officers and
escaped into Kentucky.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
Ositlnsced From ItaIy.

A New Orleans dispatch says
that a close examination Of the
record Of the eleven alleged assas-
sins discloses the fact that all but
four of the eleven slain Italians
were registered voters either by
birth or naturalization. The four
others whom Consul Corte claims
as entitled to the protection Of the
Italian Government are Trahina,
Bagnetto, Monasterio and Comitez.
The first named is found to have
been a voter in the parish Of st.
Charles. Bagnetto is proved to
have been fugitive murderer and
a member Of the Exposito band of
highwaymen. Marchesi was a vet
eran Of Garibaldi's army, but he
fed from Palermo while charged
with numbering a female. Ira
china was also a robber in Sicily.
Of CSmitez nobody seems to know
ANYTHING.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
The Fork of a Cossnte,1eiter.

The Treasury officials at Wash
ington are a good deal worked ND
over the discovery that the so sill
yer certificate bearing the vignette
OF Hancock has been extensively
counterfeited. All the best men of
the Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department are engaged
IN an effort to run down the coun-
terfeiters and Chief Drummond is
in New York in personal charge Of
the case. But so far they have not
been able to strike any clue which
would lead to the arrest of the
criminals.
"All the counterfeits,'' says a
Treasury official, are magnificent
specimens Of the engraver's art.
fully equal in all respects to the
genuine notes printed by the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing.
1t is evident that photography or
some other process has been en-
ployed by which an actual repro
duction Of the genuine note could
be made. The differences between
the two are SO Slight that it would
take an expert with the keenest
eyes to notice wherein they differ.
But what causes us the greatest
uneasiness is the fact that the coun-,
terfeiters have been able to SO eas.I
lily initiate the paper on which thlI
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
presumption is that the amount 0
these counterfeit notes is ver.q
large"
1t is the belief Of the Treasuls
officials that the plate on which til 1
counterfeit was printed was mad Z
abroad, probably in Pari and tina
the printing was also done there
the money being struggled owed
here by the counterfeiters
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
Te..alessee's ReeeMMe.

The receipts Of the State Treas
ury during March was $lSS, 53S, "a;
disbursements, S3O3,97O,O4 excess
of disbursements, $115,431.9O. OF
the disbursements S2l7, OOOwaspaid
on the loan account; $13,713 on
enumeration Of voters and $4,000
per diem and mileage, SO that the
ordinary expenses of the month
were only about $4,000.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
4 Sensible Lar.

The lower house Of the general
assembly Of Delaware has passed
a tramp labor law. Itprovides that
all Migrants and vagabonds found
tramping in that State may be ar
rested and set to work for sixty
days breaking stone for mending
roads. They are to work eight
hours a day, and if refractory may
be. put in solitary confinement on
bread and water.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
italian Immigration.

Superintendent Of immigration
Weber, at New York, says immi-
grafton from Italy is rapidly in
creasing, in fact, leading that Of all
other countries. The figures for
March are: Italy, 1859; Germany,
1887; Great Britain and Ireland,
4, 1856; Hungary, 1889; Austria,
1884; and Russia, 1884. Total,
29,338. One thousand. six hun
dred and seven Italians were land
ed at the barge Office in New York
last Friday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
Ertemsiue Saunders.

Developments in the case Of DR..
Howard and Judge Baker, at Fay
ettville, Ark, who swindled Capt.
w. f. Dowell, the Alliance treas
urer, out of $4,000, goes to show
that the men have been operating
extensively. Monday afarmerfrom
Galloway County, Mo-, put in ap-
pearance and identified the doctor
and Judge as the same men who
had buncoed him out of 81 900 over
a year ago. A. J. Ayers, Of Iowa,
accompanied by man named Ellis,
who lost $500 last August in a
similar swindle by two men calling
themselves DR.. Howard and Judge
Baker, are on their way to Fayetts-
vile. These are, doubtless, the
same men. They are now having
a trial on a writ Of habeas corpus,
and the officers desire to hold them
until the Iowa parties arrive.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
Moonshiners Captured.

Deputy Collector Bell, of the
Internal Revenue Department, in
formed headquarters last Friday
that he had in custody three noto-
rious wildcatters for whom the
Government had been on the qui
vive for a long time. Their names
are J. B. Walton, Thone Haines,
and Charles Saunders. They We're
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

The Knoxville Journal is still
protesting because the Legislature
extended the Dortch election law
to- Knox and Hamilton counties.
The thought Of a free and, intelli-
gent ballot gives the average Re-
Republican, a nightmare, but the
Democracy Of Tennessee have fore
ed the issue and the Republicans
will have to, submit. Memphis
Commercial.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

The. legislature has gone and
there will be no more active politics
IN Tennessee for much more than a
year; but vague rumblings and in
distinct rumors- indicate that the
battle for United States Senator is
coming on apace. The shoes Of the
presenh incumbent are large and it
will take a big bnoad-gauged states
man to fill them satisfactorily to
the people Of Tennessee. Nash
vile Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

The Republican party of Day
ton has long head, the length Of
whichis only equaled by its whis-
kers. Just now the wind Of discon-
tent and strife is blowing through
the Republican whiskers. Dayton
Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

DEMOCRATIC journals have about
ceased their abuse Of our "Uncle
Grover" for his silver views, and
very few newspapers, other than
Republicaa, have cheek enough
now to affirm that Cleveland's Presi-
Dental possibilitiesamounttonoth-
ing. The sober second thought,
which commenced its work in a
wonderfully short time after Mr.,
Cleyeland's silver letter was pub
Kshed, has accomplished much and
many who have been strong in
their denunciation Of Mr.. Cleveland
are being forced to acknowledge
that ex-President Cleveland is the
man who should be chosen to lead
the Democratic party on to victory
IN the next Presidential campaign.
Clarksyille Progress-Democrat
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

TIE three Republican legislat-
ers who voted for the Confederate
pension bill were presented with
gold headed canes by the Demo-
cratic members. 1t was a happy
tribute to BDoad-gauged men who
showed that they could rise above
partisanship and aid in duty too
long neglected. How differenttheir
positionfrom that of Senator Clear,
who, also, sports cane presented
by his constituents for voting
" against the rebel pension bill"
If Mr.. Clear were not entirely lost
to sense of shame and all ideas Of
propriety, ne viii never appear in
public with that stick. Jackson
Wing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
NEwSY GLEANINes.

Of Tennessee was perhaps never
better at this date in April.
All the living Italians charged
with completely in the Hennessy
murder at New Orleans have been
released on bond.
Governor Buchanan has filed at
the Treasury Departmental Wash
ington the claim of Tennessee for
$4,000, her share Of the direct
tax.
Eigty thousand head of Texas
cattle have been sold to Chicago
packers for $2,0O0,0O0s twill cost
$500,0O0 to transport them to Chi
cago.
The members Of a band recently
organized at Humboldt, Kan, are
all women. 1t is not often thatwo-
men play the drum and tuba, but
they do in the Humboldt band.
An additional shortage Of $685.
600 has been discovered in ex-
Treasur Woodruff's accounts, in
Arkansas. A deficiency in script
to that amount having Just been
discovered.
Two factions Of the Mormon
Church, at Independence, Mo-, are
fighting over small tract of land
known. as Mt. Zion. Mt. Zion was
selected by Joseph Smith as the
place where the elect would met on
judgement day.
The following message has been
sent from Kansas to Hon. James
G. Blaine, Washington, ID. G. !:
"One hundred thousand Kansas
cowboys would like to spend the
summer in Rome. Can you furn-
ish transportation ?"
John c. Wade aged forty, re-
Gently married his blood niece,
Mary Mitchell, aged sixteen, at
Louisville, Ky. OF course the
marriage is a nullity, and If the
couple can be located they will be
prosecuted for incest
The war footing Of the italian
army is, 100000 men, $4,000 Off
GERS, and 5000 pieces of artillery.
The Italian feet consist of 19 arm
ored vessels of the largest type,
IL protected vessels, SO unprotect-
ed vessels; and 1873 torpedo boats.
For insulting a young woman,
Brakeman Wrenn, Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, was tax
en- into the woods near Clifton
Forge, Va, Saturday night and
given fifty lashes. After the lash
ing he was ordered to leave the
vicinity, which he did at once.
The Farmers Alliance Of Geor-
gia and the iute bagging trust have
made peace. The proposition Of
the Cordage Bagging Company to
supply bagging at 81 cents per
yard for Il pounds, g. cents for Il
pounds, u cents for 2 pounds, and
Y cents for q pounds has been
accepted.
A distressing tragedy is reported
to have occurred near Ironton, in
Roane County, on Saturday, says
the Kingston Tennessean, when a
woman named Sallie Scott was
shot and killed by Sam Ellis. The
story is very short and simple as
revealed at the inquest over the
murdered woman. Ellis was pass
ing along the road, when he met
the woman, who resented the solic-
itations and advances made by him,
Iwhereupon he drew his pistol and
fred two or three times at her, two
of the shots entering the breast and
the third penetrating the neck, In
fiicting CHASTITY wounds, causing
almost instant death. Ellis made
his escape, but officers are in close
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

A HOWL of indignation wenS up
when an official attempted to turn
the hands Of the house clock back
and thus prolong the session Of the
legislature last Monday. He de-
sisted, and thus escaped summary
vengeance at the hands Of an en-
ragged populace. No punishment
would be too severe for one who
would prolong the Legislature one
minute beyond the time fixed by
law jackson Wing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10
RIOT IND BLOODSHED.
Deadly 4fray tn the Coke Re
0iOgs of Pennsylvania.

Pleasant, Pa, says that about 2:45
o'clock Thursday morning, April
2, about five hundred strikers be-
gan rioting at the Standard Works.
They destroyed some of the com
pany's property, and then proceed
ed to cut the telephone and tele-
graph wires of the coke company,
SO no warnings could be sent to
the people at Morewood.
All night the strikers prepared
for the raid on the mine at More
wood. There were three parties
OF the strikers, and as they APP
preached that plant, their out
cries ceased, their drum corps was
silenced and the ugly crowd gath
cred in a bunch on the black hills
overlooking the plant, for mo-
ments parley before attacking
place they knew to be well guarded
by determined men. There was a
hesitation, but the fact that there
were twenty to one soon encourage
ed the strikers. They quickly sep
arated, one large detachment adj
vancing on the works by the main
road, while the others scattered
over the brows Of the hill. Short
ly after 3 O'Clock, at given signal,
all moved down onthe works. The
night was of inky blackness, but
the guards were appraised of the
movements of the attacking party
by confused mutterings in for
eign tongue or subdued orders from
the leaders.
Under the orders Of Captain
Laurer, the sixty-fve guards stood
quietly IN line before the works,
we'll armed with Winchester rifles.
Suddenly a break was made by the
advancing strikers in the direction
Of the company's works. A stern
order to halt was given, but the
only attention it received was the
firing OF three shots by members
OF the strikers. Captain Laurer
then gave the order to fire. Sew
eral volleys we're fired into the
strikers, and ten men fell dead in
the public road and about forty
were found wounded. The strik-
ers then broke up into small groups
and dispersed in various directions
The strikers say that they had
no intention of doing damage, but
they simply marched to the works
to intimidate those who were at
work.
The killed were foreigners, not
naturalized, and it is claimed that
only one of them could speak En-
glish, and these facts make the sit
uation all the more serious. War
rants have been issued for the ar
rest Of the ringleaders Of the strik-
ers, and warrants have been served
on the guards and officials Of the
coke works.
John Pal, President Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, speaking Of the
affair at the coke mines, says the
strikers were working for eight
i hours, and that the order will sup
port them in their demands. The
men are more sullen and ugly than
at any time since the trouble COM
menced, and unless some arrange
ments satisfactory to all parties is
soon made a loss of life and prop
erty in comparison to which the
loss that has SO far been experience
ed viii be trihing will be the re-
suit.
The Governor has ordered the
tenth regiment to aid the sheriff
Of Westmoreland County in quell-
ing the trouble in the coke region.
! The eighteenth regiment has been
ordered to hold itself in readiness.
II Al
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

A WAR with Italy, or any other
European country for that matter,
would be beneficial in one respect,
it would cause Congress to pass a
law restrictingthe flow Of the great
tide Of foreign inning alton of the
lower classes of Europe to this
country. Union City Democrat.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-04-10

IT is said that politics have be-
come SO corrupt that "Blocks-of-
five" Bill Dudley has become dis
gusteC, and is about to refine from
public life. Il SO, God help the
country; and the only consoling
reflection connected with the whole
business'is Dudley's retirement.
Erin News.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-06-30
TWO .JU RDRS FIG TT,
Ard Both are Mortally W Wounded in
the Court Room.
By the United Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June %
At Buffalo Valley, Putnam county,
two witnesses in murder trial F.,
named Jim Mitchell and Oscar
Plunket, became involved in a quar-
rel in the court room Saturday.
They drew revolvers and began fir
ing at each other, and kept it up
until both had been mortally wound
ed. The shooting caused great con
sternation in the court room, the
spectators lodging behind doors and
under benches to escape injury.