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rious, but it was quite enough To forbid
her going into the raie. Il could just
try!" she declared, and despairing hot
tear did ooze out.
Bella's cousin Lucy was among the
crowd about her. and when after few
minutes 1T had somewhat dispersed. she
fingered '.lts too bad" she murmured,
in pity.
Its wretchedi'' Alice answered. II
didn't expect to win, for we're all sure
Bella Will, but / wanted to try. / wish you
could ride; you could Ia kc my wheel and go
into the race
The bright, dark eyes of Bella's cousin
flashed back u ray into Alice. gloomy
ones. An odd little smile quivercd around
her mouth. May I?' she said An iIl-
slant eagcrness had seized her.
why, Of course" Alice responded, with
a fervor as great. Il didn't know you
could ride. Why, Bella said you couldn't"
Lucy Ii!linGhast laughed little. She
looked at Alice's wheel, newly polished,
handsome, irresistibly tempting. She
seemed to he struggling with herself Her
breath came faster. She looked at Alice,
who was talking To her now earnestly ara
urgently. She looked ut the waiting, the
inspiring throng. And she looked again ut
the shining wheel.
Would it be fair?' she questioned.
"of course, it would. It's a frcc-for-
an said Alice.
Ten minutes more, and Col. Boynton rose
up. He waived his hand At the signal the
girls lined up al nd stood waiting, their hands
on their handle bars, ready and alert.
Then the colonel, whose whole heart was
in it, shouted Cor in tremendous voice
and they were off.
Bella sped in an answering line, Keen
Of eye and strong of foot. She was not
surprised, after she had gone forty rods,
tn find that so soon she was distancing
the others. She had expected it. Al
ready the thrill OF triumph stirred III her
heart She had made as great speed as
this many a time, for the fun of it,,
She knew no fear and no timidity. She
felt as if she We're Speeding ON the wings
of the wind.
All at once, absorbed though she was,
she grew aware that somebody was SPIN
ming along quite at her side. She would
not turn TO look. but she was sure it was
Maggy Davis. Nobody but Maggy Davis
could have done it; for the distance to
Brompton's Corner was two-thirds gone,
and all the others Were distinctly behind.
She was astonished at Maggy. She had
hoped to win the race easily, but she
might have To work II little for it. She
put more force into her pedaling. But the
other gained upon her. Was she ahead OF
her? 1t coiYld not he Yet it was. Maggy
Davis was leading her.
Bella felt spasm Of sharp apprehension.
or amazement and of fright. If Maggy
Davis should beat her-her! 1t couldn't be,
1t should not! They We're almost at the
corner. She flashed her first full look at
the girl who was speeding on before her.
She could hardly believe her eyes. For
1t was not Maggy Davis. Who was 1t?
She was certain. at first, that she had never
seen that girl before. And then her feet
faltered on the pedals therhands all but lost
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their grasp OF the handle bar. 1t was her
cousin-her cousin. Lucy Tilinghast-who
was flying along ahead of her on a bicycle:
who was turning around at the corner in trim
style. and whirling back on the homeward
course, her loosened hair floating behind
her. her shining eyes fixed intenuy straight
ahead of her.
That nome mt of stunned establishment was
fatal to Bella. She gathered up her be-
numbed and scattered wits and made the
corner, and was back on the home stretch.
But she had lost full quarter of a minute.
and that was decisive. She knew it. She
knew that all effort was hopeless now
She wheeled back. She met the other
girls, In a rushing bunch, and they passed
her on the return trip. but she did not
mind it. The race was won. aud Lucy
Tillinghast had won it. Her cousin, Lucy
Tillinghast!
She got back to the Soldiers Monument
somehow. She judged that Lucy had been
at the goal for full minute. She sat on the
grass hot-cheeked and breathlcss. and the
center of chattcring throng.
But the little victress was looking about
cxpectantly, seemingly deaf to the flat
tering hubbub. When she saw Bella she
ran to her and grasped both her hands.
And then, after all, she could not speak.
Impulsive tears shonein,her eyes, and her
lips trembled. EN
What will you think of me?" she fal-
tered at last. "Oh, Bella, l don't know
why did it. What did make me? But
Alice Keene couldn't ride, You know. and
she offered me her w.eci and wanted me
do a o,,I IL 1t.ns S,sHh n fp1
| temptation, for you know, Bella. you
| you took IL for granted that couldn't do
anything. / tried to. tell you l rode n
wheel, that time we were talking Of it,
| but you didn't give me CHARGE. You
thought, of course, l couldn't. And so when
| Alice Kecne couldn't ride, thought
she gaZed up at her cousin pleadingly.
Bella saw Clarence standing near and
she caught his eye. He wore queer ex
preston. he was smiling, and that smile
expressed more than volumes of words
could have done. And it was that look
which reused Bella to action, which brought
| to a head the impulses that had been
warmly surging within her for the last
five minutes.
Lucy" she said, firmly, IL am glad
of it. I'm glad you won the race. 1t
served me Just exactly right. I've taken
! it for granted all the lime that-that you
didn't Know anythinG-Clarcnce said SC
and this is just what o;ight 10 have hap
pencil And I'm glad it has, and scIarr
ence will he glad, and everybody, and
and we'll talk it all over by and by.'' !
| For at heart Bella was the right kind
OF girl II WIS only that circumstances
| ltuI .,uInC uc.lr M srtnlirlr lpr
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Modest &
Cousin. Z
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. Belia'S' !
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BY EMMA A. 0PPER.
lCopyrighted. 1867

ing you know more than anybody else this
side of the earth.'' Bclla's younger brother,
Clarence, was wont to say TO her, with the
startling openness of his thirteen years
You've got the biggest head ever saw ON
any girl, and they've all got EN-"
In truth. Bella's best friends were obliged
toconfess that she did have way of looking
at things from rather a superior point OF
view. But when it came to her treating
after a patroniziug fashion their visiting
cousin, Lucy Tiilinghast, Clarence rcbelled.
Now, see here said he, the first time
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he caught his sister alone, II should thfns
you might drop your airs for once, Bella
Ki,tredge. You might let your nose down
two or three inches"
"Clarcnce." Bella demonstrated.
~ guess Lucy Tillinghast knows just Us
much as youdo,' Clarence averred. Stands
toreason, dou't it? She's from bigger town
and she's been to Europe and Florida, and
her fathers got the rocks''-Bclla was ab-
stractedly humming-'andI'l I'll just bet she s
up to snuff. She's quiet, but she looks as if
she knew lot. You talk to her as If she
couldn't say boo to goose, but you'd bet
ter look out. just bet you'll get left"
She found she could beat her cousin at
tennis without half trying, and when Lucy
tried to row ON the pond she spattered
water freely. Bella began to compass
sionate her, and she did not conceal it,
"If you only rode a Wheel" she said.
you'd have a lots better time here. All
US girls ride"
"I"-Lucy began, but Bella was full Of
her subject.
Next Monday" she said, "we'rc going
20 have some races. Two of them, the
boys and girls separa tely; the girls will
come first. Some of our mothers don t
approve, but Col. Boynton has persuaded
them to let US. He's enthusiastic about
bicycling, and he said the girls ought to
have race as well as the boys. He's
got lots of people to subscribe for the prizes.
and they're lovely. Twelve boys are 60
ing TO race, and ten Of us girls. It's only
n mile-and-a.half race, from the soldiers
monument to Brompton's corner and back.
It's too bad you can't ride, Lucy"
Monday morning was bright and clear.
Bella, in her trig tan suit and a fetching
| cap With two white feathers in it-Bella,
| thrusting in hatpin before her bedroom
glass, saw a swarm of the girls come
| wheeling down the road, aud sped down
| the stars. snatched her waiting wheel
and Was Off in their midst.
.Where is your cousin?" Maggie Davis
asked suddenly. And Bella gave little
| gasp.
Il forgot her. I never thought q thing
there she is now, with Clarence. He's
| broughther." And Bella's conscience ceased
| to smte her.
Some OF the girls were making trial
turns up and down the road, and they
grew venturesumc. Alice Keene, conf
dent in her pow ers, took too short turn
| too close to the gutter, and took sudden
| tumble. She was up instantly. But the
next moment she sat down. grasping her
foot and looking pale. She had visited ii
| painfully.
They all gathered around her Tn.
race Was to be called in ten minutes
Wha. should she dog She sat there lnnr
and helpless. Her hurt was nothing Sc
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Down at Ole Aunt Jinny's
Birds is singing in de trees,
Down at ole Aunt Jinny's,
Hear de buzz OF honey bees,
Down at ole Aunt Jinny's;
Wake up, niger, yo' weteyes wipe,
Come an bring yo' ole clay pipe,
Fish Is bitin', figs is ripe
Down at ole Aunt Jinny's.
New Orleans Times Democrat
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Practical Politics.

4 Iady wanted boarders, and
She advertised this way
"I want some men who understand
The issues of the day."
For when men argue aud discuss,
Time slips along on Wheels.
And she had clearly figured thus
They'd miss just half their meals.
Chicago Record.
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Unfit for Food.
''Did he accuse me of that? III make
him cat his wordsr'
"You can't. His language was such that
the food commission would interfere.r-
Detroit Evening News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
Irwin Ford Hanged.

Washington. June 70. Irwin
Ford, the murderer Of little Elsie
KreglO, was hanged today at the
District jail. The unusual char.
acte, of the crime and the intense
indignation which it aroused caus-
ell hundreds TO journey out TO the
j hI this morning, aud long before
the hour set for the execution a
great crowd of people, both white
and colored had congregated about
the door of The prlsOa. None OF
the spectators were admitted 10
the Jail until IL o'clock, and as the
execution took place at ll.3O they
had not loug to wait.
Tue execution today WAS the
quickest on record in this city.
Before the spectators were adj.
mittcd 10 the building Ford, with
the assistance of Rev. Mr. Roberts
and two other cOlored clergy men,
had been preparing himself for
death. The sound Of their voices
raised in prayer or singing a hymn
could be heard 10y the crowd out
side the building and affected II
with a degree o! soIemnlty Which
prevented the usual oUlhuGSts that
characterize such a gathering.
After the spectators had been
admitted to the rOtunda OF the
i4ll IA IrdOn of police formed a
passage from the cage upon the
side of the hlildlug where the
murderer was cnniued to the door
# the court in which the scalfJld
was situated, aud IN soon as this
was accomplished Warden LeODard
left his Office aud started 10 the
condemned man. 1t WAS then
lust 1I.30. In less than a minute
he reappeared leading The process
sisn, formed by jail guards and
colored clergymeu, with FOrd IN
their midst.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
The ISSUES.

The republicans have informed Us
what we have to expect if they shou'u
bs restored TO power. They promise
nothing better than repetition oil the
vicious laws for the protection ana ell
ricbment of the few at the expense Of
the many. burdensOme and oppressive
taxation on the one side and extravag-
ant and wasteful expenditures OF the
ueople's money on the other, that foster
all kinds Of paternalism, teaching the
people to regard the general government
San institution whose main object Is 10
enrich and care for individuals ana 10
such an extent has this class, eXtraV-
agant. and vicious, appropriations Deeh
carried that the regular expenses ior a
single year is equal to almost one hSii
of the public debt
The democrats, on the other hand
ad OF cOurageOusly meeting 'he
evils which stare usin the face and try
ING to remove the cause Of the nation :
embarrassment, as has been so plainly
pointed out by President who has the
personal courage to rise above party
dictation and party bOssism. have abah-
doned the old and venerable land marks
Of democracy and are striving to De
retained in power by running after the
will o'the wisps Of the Populistie party
and would degrade the financial stand'
ing of the country by shaping the
legislation upon that subject after thai
Of Mexico and a few Of the half civilized
nations OF South America, China, &c.
They are making very dangerous
step. If they should succeed, they Will
not realize what they expect from theli
brilliant financial policy and the people
Of this grand old country will learn' 'C
their sorrow, that revolutions DO not 60
backward, -,
Dollars, worth only fifty cents, VIII
not bring relief and some Geo. Law
whose persuasive eloquence, like that Oh
Daniel, can easily lead the people 10
believe that only fiat money will BRING
rsl;ef and we will find = nation tha'
stood at the head of the civilized nations
Of the earth ready to try again the dis
a.trois experiment OF France with td'
money. To refuse to receive the tG'
money. Of France was punished with
death, and at the same time IL required
ss6. OOO,in fat money to purchase one
specie dollar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
Lynch Law in Maryland.

Baltimore, June u Joseph
Cooking, Of Hilltop, Charles county
Maryland, who was awaiting tIial
on a charge of numbering his wife
and her sister, Miss Daisy, Mll er
on tue night OF April 23fd lat,
was taken from the old jail at Port
Tobacco early this morning ~ d
lynched by a crowd OF ab iut %
men. Cooking was brought to b AN
more, April p, III order to escape
the vengeace of the mob and wa
returned to the Charles county
authorities Nay 81, as his trial had
been set for the day follow ing, bis
counsel asked tor two weeks x
tension of time, which was Iefustd,
and upon the nsuai affidavit tie
case was removed 10 an adjoining
county and would have come up fol
trial in September. There has br' n
considerable talk Of ~ nchiDg ever
since he was returned to Charles
county, but not much credence
was given to the reports. the plan
for the lyncblng was hatched at a
hall game which took place at
Hilltop, the scene of the murder,
yesterday afternoon.
COCKLING'S CRIME.
The story of the crime is az fol
lows: Early on the morning OF
April II, coloTed man, Nicholas
Jones, went to Cocking's store al
Hilltop to make purchase aud
found the door sjar aud the cash
drawer open; hearing groans from
the cellar, he went down there and
found CJckling tied with ropes
about the feet and slightly wO md
ed. he released Cooking who
urged him to 60 mp STAINS and in-
ve,tigate. There Jones found Mrs.
Cooking and h'rsister, Miss Daisy
Miller, murdered IN their beds in
separate rooms. Cooking claimed
that during the night he had been
assaulted by two robbers who be' t
aud wounded him and then threw
hun through a trap door into tie
cellar. All the evidence, hOwev'
though circumstantlAl, pointed to
Cockirg's guilt aud be was arrest
ed aud indicted. The state Las
never been able to show any mo-
tive on COckling's part for the
brutal murders.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03

where, and to all our people that
he expressions of its declaration
of principles are 30 direct, clear
and emphatic. They are too plain
aud positive to leave any chance
tor doubt or question az TO their
purport and meaning. BIT you
will not expect me TO discuss i's
prov isions at length, or in any de-
tail at this time.
PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL
at will, however be my dnty
and pleasure at some future day
10 make to Son AMI through you
to the great party you represent
more formal acceptance OF the
nomination rendered me, No one
could be more profoundly grateful
than | for manifestations of public
confidence of which yea have 80
eloqueut;y spoken.
at shall be my ain to attest
this appreciation by an uusparlng
devotion to what esteem the
best interests Of the people, and in
This ask the counsel and support
of You gentlemen aud of every
other friend of the country.
"The generous EXPIRE ssiOns VIII b
which you, SIT convey the official
notice Of my nomination are high.
" appreciated and as fully recIp
rocated, aud thank you and your
associates of the notification com
mlttee aud the great party aud
convention at whose Instance you
como tor lhe high aud exceptional
distinction bestowed upon me-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
HrIRGINIA. To WIT:

VIRGINIA. TO WIT:
I'm the Clerks ONCE OF the Circuit
Court OF Shenandoah County, on the 2d
day July, 1896. Qn Vacation.)
Kate B. Siling, by &c, Compt.
against
Arthur l.. Silling, Deit'
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit Is to obtain a
divorce a riHculo newfoundland general
relief.
II appearing by affidavit filed that
the defendant Arthur l.. Silling. Is NOT
an inhabitant Of this State-lr is OR
DERED. That he do appear here within
fifteen days after due publication hereof
and do what il necessary to protect ms
interest; that copy Of this order be
published in some newspaper printed III
Shenandoah county, once a week fol
four successive weeks. and copy posted
AT the front door Of the Court House o.
aid county. on the first day of the next
County Court.
Herbert F. Miley d. c. for
GEO. W. MILEY, C. C. G. :. c
A Copy-Teste
Herbert +. Mlley d. I. fol
GEO. w. MlLEY, c. c. c. ;. C
F. ). Tayenner, p. q.
To Arthur L. Sillings you are hereby
notified that on the 26th day OF Angus
1896 at the Office of Tavcnner & Bauser
man i'm the town OF Woodstock, Virgins
before VIM. b. Allen Commissioner Il
Chanccry. between the hours OF 6 o
lock a. m. and g o'clock p. m | shat
proceed TO take the dispositions OF }. t
Hoffman and others to beread in my be
half i'm the above styled cause and II tol
any reason the taking Of said deposition
be not commenced on that day or If com
menced on that day but are not com
/ pleted. then the taking OF same will b
continued from time to time and place
to place until completed.
Kate B. Sslling who sues by next TREND
by F. ). Tayenner, OF Counsel
| july 3-iw.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03

10 day the United States has oyer
sixteen hundred millions OF currency,
every dollar of which is either gold or
exchangeable for gold and is worth its
full value among the nations OF the
world. Should the scheme OF the popu-
listic-democracy succeed what will our
currency be? The gold would be driven
out at once. Paper redeemable in geld
would follow, The contraction would
be fearful, and there would be nothing
to inspire hope in the future. Between
the extravaganza and class legislation OF
the republicans and the pooulism OF the
democrats, the people OF the United
States will have their choice. The
crisis Of 1860 when the armies OF the
North and the South were preparing to
engage in four years deadly conflict was
not more discouraging to the real lover
of his country than that which the peo'
pie are now compelled TO face.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
x,TpcINIA no WIT.

" lRGlNlA III VII.
' In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Shenandoah County, on the lst
day Of July 1896. I'm vacation.)
picbard G. Delawder. COmplt.
IosenI Delawder. &c. Defts.
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit is to settle the
administrators account OF Benjamin
Delawder's Admr. and to distribute any
balance in the hands of said Admir-. TO
the heirs at law Of Benjamin Delawder,
and further for the execution OF deed
conveying to complainant tic real estate
whereof said Benjamin Delawder, died
seized and possessed in the County OF
Shenandoah. State of Virginia, and Tor
general relief.
Ii appearing by affidavit filed that the
defendants Joseph Delawder, JOhn
Delawder. George Delawder; Benjamin
Delaw,Icr, Margaret Delawder, Francis
Riffev. and John Riiiey are not inhabi-
tants Of this State-It is ordered, That
they do appear here within fifteen days
after due publication hereof, ana 10
what is necessary to protect their inter
ests: that a copy OF this order be pub
lished i'm some newspaper printed III
Shenandoah county, once a week lot
four successive weeks, and a copy posted
At the front door Of tie Court House ei
said county, on the first day OF the next
County Court.
GEO, W. MILEY, c. c. c. :. C..
A Copy-Teste
GEO. W. MlLEY, c. e, c. 5. c.
F. S. TAVENNER, p. q.
To Joseph Delawder, John Delawder,
I George Delawder, Benjamin Delawder,
Margaret Delawder Francis Riley and
John Riffey her husband. You will take
no,ice that the undersigned will pro-
coed on August 10, 1896, between the
hours Of 9 a. m. and p. m. IN the Oiiice
of Tavenner & Bauserman In the town
of woodstock, Virginia, and before w.
b. Allen. Commissioner In ChOneery. to
take the dispositions of Lemuel j. kohne
and others TO be read In my behat IN the
above styled cause, and II the said de-
positions be not commenced on that day
or II commenced on that day but not
completed the taking Of said will be
continued from day to day or time to
time until the same are completed,
Richard c. Delawder,
by f, s. Tavenner, OF
| july 3.-4w. Counsel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-03
TUFTS Liver Pills
nj A r K E L 5 .
Live Stock Markets.
", nnsrock. Va Jaly

BALTIMORE, june y.
Swine.-Tbe receipts this week we're
1874 head. The market for Hogs Is
slow at last weeks prices, the receipts
being only about 400 more than they
were last week. Quotations range 81
4. 70a$3 80 and a few extra lights 50 30
orr 100 los gross. Roughs 25Oas3 90 per
100 lbs gross. Western not quoted
Sheep aud Lambs "A fair trade IS re-
ported for both Sheep and Lambs at an
Improvement IN values of about cent.
Sheep sell at 2ia3i cent per ID; Lambs
ita6t cents per lb.
Calves.-TIsde is slow for Calves AID
I cent off from last week Quotations 81
Il cents per 10.