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CHAPTER II.-(Continued)

CHAPTER II.-(Continued)
In q moment the kitten, little the
worse for wear and tear, was safely in
her mistress arms, and a great fuss
did she make over it. In the midst OF
it, Dick Alymer, knowing that his
fretful horse was dancing about on
the other side of the house, said good
by again and escaped. And, by Jove!
he said, as he turned out of the gates,
"she does not know my name either.
| seem bound to be mysterious today,
somehow or other. Evidently she mis-
took ME for Haines-or, rather, she
mistook me for the other in the mat
ter Of names. All, well, she's going
away tomorrow, and | don't suppose
l shall see her again, or that it matters
in the least whether she calls me Haf-
ris, or Haines, or Alymer," and then
he added to the horse, Get along, OLD
man, will you?"
He slackened the pace, however,
when he got to the turn Of the road
which slIirted the sloping meadow IN
front of the Hall where "she" lived,
and the horse crawled up the side Of
the hill as if it had been an Alpine
hight instead of a mere bend of the
road. But there was no sign of her.
AS he passed he caught glimpse OF
the gay fower-beds and big tabby cat
walking leisurely across the terrace,
but Dorothy Strobe was not to be seen,
and when Richard Aylmer recognized
that fact he gave a jerk to the reins
and sent the horse flying along in the
direction of Colchester as fast as his
four good legs would carry him.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Ireland Of prehistoric times was the
gold country of Europe. In no other
country, at any rate, has so much
manufactured gold of early ages been
found; not less than 400 specimens of
Irish gold antiques being contained in
the museum of the Royal Irish Acad-
emy alone, while the British museum
gold antiques illustrative OF British
history are entirely Irish. Trinity
college, Dublin, has many fine exam
pies, and there are large private col
lections. Native gold occurs in seven
localities In Ireland, and the ancient
miners may have had sources OF sup
ply that are now worked out or lost.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

The following, taken from Walter
Vrooman's New Democracy, illustrates
clearly the wisdom of extending The
circulation of our party literature, if
we would have the people know the
truth:
The attempt Of the gold press to ar
ray the agricultural producers against
the city labOrers, and the mechanics
against the agriculturists, is cruel and
deliberate. And this power to deceive
and mislead carries with it the power
OF life or death.
Suppose were to go to Mr.. Jones
and tell him that Mr.. Smith had de-
clared to ME that he was going to
shoot him on sight, and that | had
seen him purchase revolver for that
purpose; and then l should go to Mr..
Smith and tell him that his friend
Jones had just armed himself to the
teeth for the purpose of killing him,
stating that l had heard him swear
and curse and declare before heaven
that Smith should not live another
day. Now, suppose these two neigh
6ors, heretofore warm friends, were to
approach each other, and Smith, as a
precaution, would reach his hand to-
ward his hip pocket, and Jones, in or
der to save his life, would pull out his
weapon and fire, both men shooting
each other at the same time.
The result would be TWO DEAD
FOOLS, the victim of ONE LIVE
LIAR.
Now, the modern newspaper is a
corporation formed for the one pur-
pose of paying dividends to stockhold
ers. In order to make money it must
serve the people who have money, for
now all the profits of the great dailies
are derived from the sale of space in
their columns, the receipts for the sale
of papers not covering expenses. The
business manager, with q few eXcep-
tions, controls the editorial depart
ment and dictates all policies. So we
Po"i way lalVio uuA5iJ ANi ihAo'h@
ton concerning some important inter-
est, seize upon learned editorial in a
great metropolitan daily, and while we
think we are being instructed by the
weighty opinion of some friendly and
scholarly writer, we are in fact read
ing THE PAID ADVERTISEMENT of
our enemies, placed in the paper to
confuse us. When, in the news de-
partment, We read a speech or an in
terview, it is often so garbled that the
meaning is quite changed. And what
we consider to be a simple statement
of fact is often a doctored narrative,
containing fictitious figures, and print
ed for the sole purpose of misleading
the public.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

1t is well-known scientific fact that
the human hand may be placed unin-
jured in lead boiling at white heat be-
ing protected from any harm by the
moisture of the skin. Should the lead
be perceptibly lower temperature the
effect need not be described. The
Prince of Wales and DR.. Lyon Playfair
it is related, were standing near a
cauldron containing lead which was
boiling at white heat. HAS your
royal highness any faith in science ?"
said the doctor. Certainly" replied
the prince will you then place your
hand in the boiling metal, and ladle
out portion of it," "Do you tell me
to do this?" asked the prince. II do"
replied the doctor The prince then
ladled out some of the boiling lead
with his hand, without sustaining any
injury.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

wrong there" he retorteg, +. k'k5Me
which he tried with the most indiffef-
ent success to make cool and sighting.
However, her ladyship has left on
asking me to her entertainments Of
late, and 1 don't know that l feel any
the worse man for that. So you met
that fellow there, did you?"
You don't suppose | picked him up
on the road, do you?" demanded Dor
othy, who was getting angry, too.
David drew IN his horns a little.
mo, no, of course not" he said sooth-
ingly. Il had no right to ask any
thing about him, only everything
you do and everyone you speak to in
terests me. l wanted to know who he
was, that was ALL"
Then" said Dorothy, with a very
dignified air, you had better go and
ask Lady Jane herself. She can tell
you, and I am sure she will. l know
very little about the gentleman-just
his name and very little besides"
David Stevenson sat back in his
chair with groan; Dorothy Strobe
stitched away furiously, and so they
sat until Miss Dimsdale came back
again. Him." her thoughts ran,
"Quarreling again"
Dorothy looked up at her aunt and
spoke in her softest voice. What was
the matter with Janet, auntie?" she
asked.
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Ito be continued.)
HOW BISMARCK BECAME RICH
German Writer Says the Chancellor
Speculated on State Secrets,

German Writer Says the Chancellor
Speculated on State Secrets,
From London Truth: A pamphlet
has recently appeared in Germany en-
titled Bismarck and Bleichroeder." Its
author is member of the old Junker
party of the name of Diebat Daher, and
1t processes to give some curious de-
tails in regard to the present fortune
Of the ex-chancellor and how it was
acquired. After the German war of
1870 the prince received from the coun-
try two estates of no great value, which
coupled with his own paternal estate,
brought him in a fair revenue. He
then left Bleichroeder to look after his
private monetary affairs, with the re-
suit that he now has a fortune amount
ing to 15O.000,000 marks. This, the
author contends, can only have been
made by stock exchange speculations,
based on the knowledge that the
prince derived from his position at
the head of the German government,
and which he confided to Bleichroeder.
That, with the cares of empire on his
shoulders, he left his monetary affairs
in the hands Of his banker is very
possible, and equally possible is it that
his banker did the best for his client.
But l should require good deal more
evidence than is afforded in this pam
phlet to believe that the prince specu-
lated on state secrets in partnership
with Hebrew financier or that his
fortune is now anything like 100000
900 marks.
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when she saw the beautiful ornament
lying within. 1t was lovely thing,
and in her pleasure and pride at the
possession of it Dorothy almost forgot
her new admirer, Mr.. Harris.
Not quite though, for when she slip
ped it on over her pretty white dress
and ran to the pier-glass between the
windows of the drawlng-room to see
the effect of it, she suddenly found
herself wondering how he would think
she looked in it, and instantly the
swift color flashed into her cheeks, so
that she hardly liked to turn back to
face the gaze of her aunt's calm. far
seeing eyes.
Miss Dimsdale meanwhile had walk
ed to the window, and was looking out
into the soft evening dusk.
Some one is coming along the
drive" she said. 81 think it is David
Stevenson"
A gesture Of impatience was Dor
othy's answer, gesture accompanied
by an equally impatient sound, but she
never thought of making good use cf
her time and escaping out of the room,
as a girl brought up in town might
have done. No, she left the glass and
went across the room to the table
where her work-basket stood, and
took up an elaborate table-cover which
she had been working at in more
or less desultory fashion for six
months past, and by the time David
Stevenson was shown in she was
stitching away as If for dear life. Miss
Dimsdale, on the contrary, did not
move from the window until she heard
the door open, then she went a few
steps to meet him.
Good evening, David" she said very
kindly. How very nice of you to
come in tonight! We have not seen
you for a long time
mo, I've been dreadfully busy" he
answered, "and I am still, for the mat.
ter of that. But l hadn't seen you for
a long time, and | thought I'd come
over and see how you were getting on"
"That was very good of you,' said
Miss Dimsdale: then she moved to the
bell and rang it. 1--WE will have
light; the evenings are closing in very
fast"
"Yes," he answered.
Then he went across where already
his eyes had wandered to Dorothy,
who was bravely sewing away in the
dusk.
How are you, Dorothy?" he asked.
Il am quite well, thank you, David"
she replied, just letting her hand rest
for moment in his.
81 saw you this afternoon" he went
on, seating himself on chair just in
front of her.
why, yes" said Dorothy; "you took
your hat off to me-
He was a fne-groWn, gOOG-loOklng
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20
Court Knew What Was Poker


Paul Millikin, who is one Of the
most popular men on change, was
yesterday on the floor rehearsing the
latest poker incident. 1t is unneces-
sary to say that he secured a great
many auditors, as there are numerous
admirers of the great American game
there. A private game had been brok-
en- up in small town, which was very
religiously inclined, and the players
arrested and taken before the county
Judge. The five prisoners were told
by the judicial light to rehearse in
strict honesty what was going on
when the officer appeared.
We'll, -- had just dealt. 1t was
jack pot. Said l, open it, but it
will cost you So to come in The next
player put up the needed amount and
said: Well, 1t will just cost $5 more
to be in this play And when 1t came
to me l looked at my hand and found
a pair of threes. had been lucky,
and concluded to go in the jack pot,
and did 80"
Prisoner Is dismissedw cried the
Judge, interrupting him in his story.
"Well, what's the trouble?' said
the latter, looking alarmed and study
ing the judge In surprise.
why, simply this You are charg-
ed for playing poker, and your own
evidence shows that you were not"
replied the court Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Dressing in pairs is the latest Paris.
ian fad, which found its first express
sion in America at the November horse
show A commendable fad? That is
another question. A fad is merely
the visableeexpression of some indlyid-
ual caprice, seldom artistic, and never
logical. Women who attempt to car
ry out this ultra-q -quixotic idea have
their costumes identical, from the tip
of the hat-feather to the rounded toe
of the boot. The hair must be dressed
the same, the lorgnettes Of an exact
pattern, the lunches OF vioIets must
match in size and hue. and the same
pose, expression, and accent are sought
after. The effect is striking to the
beholder, but monotOnous TO the wear,
erS.-January DemOraStS,
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

The cotton spinners of Fall River,
Mass, are in fair way to enjoy the
honest dollar for an honest days
work" so sternly demanded by Major
Mckinley in the autumn Of 1896. Their
wages of So per week have been cut
10 per cent, leaving them $1.2O per day.
AS prosperity continues to diffuse it.
self throughout the land the mill bar.
ons will probably seize the opportun.
ity to lop off the odd 20 cents, thus
bringing the stipend down to the ideal
standard proclaimed from the front
porch at Canton.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

The Democratic party in power in
1900 controlled by the common people
will, without doubt, EXPERIMENT
boldly. 1t will lead our government
into new, and untried ways, as our enc
mics very clearly and very truthfully
predict. 1t will make many improve
ments and it may make some blunders.
The one thing that above all and in
spite of all it is pledged to do, is to
arouse the United States government
from its paralysis, stupor and corpse
like state of being experimental on,
and declare that whatever the EX-
PERIMENTS of the future, instead of
being made ON THE UNITED
STATES, THEY SHALL BE MADE
BY THE UNITED STATES.-Walter
Vrooman in New Democracy.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

New York World: The expenditures
of the government are enormously III
excess of the actual need, because 6
very great proportion of the appropria
tions is made simply to serve party
purposes, or, in plain words, to buy
votes with bounties. What a monu
n:ent the present congress could buil(
for itself if it had the courage to dea
with this matter nationally and hon
estly, cutting off all unjust appropria.
tions and levying taxes with sole ref.
erence to the replenishment Of the
treasury!
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Philadelphia Ledger: If the United
States treasury deficit of almost $40,-
100000 for the fiscal year to date does
not convince congress of the necessity
of either rigorous retrenchment and
economy in the matter of government
expenditures or of providing addition
al revenue to meet eXtravagant appro-
priations it is unlikely that anything
will do so. Or if congress should not
promptly recognize that the Dingley
tariff is disastrous failure as rev.
enue measure, or as measure for the
protection of domestic labor, it will fail
to recognize a clearly demonstrated
fact
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Indications have cropped out thus
early in the session that Republican
brethren In congress are inclined NOT
to dwell in harmony together. Their
rowing is comforting spectacle for
the Democrats, who, as a solace for
being minority party, will be treated
to the luxury of observing the rascals
fight against the honest incompetents
In the ranks of their political adver,
sarles.
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fellow, big and strong and young, with
the unmistakable air of man who is
his own master; but in Dorothy's
mind vision rose up at that moment
of another young man, who was also
big and strong, and very unlike David
Stevenson.
David frowned at the remembrance
of the afternoon and Of her companion,
and just then neat maid servant came
in with lamp, and the dusk vanished.
She set the lamp down beside Dor
othy, so that David Stevenson was en-
abled to see her face clearly.
IF you please, ma'am," said Bar
bara to her mistress, Janet Benham
has come up to speak to you. She's
in great trouble about something"
Janet Benham in trouble?" cried
Miss Dimsdale, in dismay. ooh, | will
come at once, Dorothy, stay and talk
to David" she added, for Dorothy had
made movement as If she, too, want
ed to go and hear more about Janets
trc"hle.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

In the favored and much protected
United States, within six months after
the introduction of the Dingley duties,
which represent the complete and
final system of protection, the wages of
the $4,000 Fall River cotton spinners
are reduced 10 per cent without notice
and without concern for the conse-
quences. AS lesson on the results
of protection the deficit in the pock-
cts of the Fall River cotton spinners
is even more instructive than the de-
felt in the revenue.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

The jury and the judge that recently
rebuked lawyer for putting an in
sulting question to lady witness
have set an example that ought to nit
igate great evil. Frequently wit
ness is treated worse than if he were
the prisoner at the bar. The lawyer
guilty of that cruel injustice ought to
be held responsible for it, and if the
court will not protect lady against
insult her friends ought to have the
right of punishment.
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pretty pattern.

pIelly pdlleTu.
David Stevenson, on the contrary
was more than we'll satisfied at the wa,
in which matters had fallen, and in
wardly blessed that trouble of Jane
Benham's as much as Dorothy did thu
contrary. He jerked his chair an Incl
or so nearer to hers, and leaned for
ward with his elbows upon his knees
Dorothy sat up very straight indeed
and kept her attention strictly upor
her work.
who was that fellow l saw you talk
ing to this afternoon, Dorothy?" he
asked.
"A man that Lady Jane asked Il
see me home,' answered Dorothy
promptly.
"0h, you have been to Lady Jane3?'
In distinctly modified tone.
"Yes, had been to Lady James,
returned Dorothy, matching a bit Of
yellow silk with Minute care. "Why
didn't you go?"
Because | wasn't asked" said he
curtly. Lady Jane never asks me now
she's taken dislike to me-"
We'll. | can't help that" said Dor
othy, lndiiferently.
II don't know 30 much about that, y
he said, rather gloomlly. II think you
might II you liked. Not that | want
you to trouble about Il. or that care
single brass farthlng about Lady
Jane or her parties. In any case.
should only 80 because ! might meet
You there"
"0h, that's poor enough reason, =
cried Dorothy, fliDpaatly.
There was very little OF the mute
lover about David Stevenson. and
whenever he found that Dorothy was,
In spite of good opportunities. slipping
further and further away from him.
he always eol impatient and angry.
well J don't know that you're far
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

A women's society for political
study recently tried and acquitted
Aaron Burr. He was forgiven for his
gallantres to women other than his
wife. "Had he lived in another age
and time said one lady, speaking of
these gallantries, "he would have been
treated differently" Evidently the
present time was directly referred to,
though we are glad to say that the
lady didn't press the point or defend
the alleged fact very energetically. lie
was also forgiven for marrying Mad
anne Jumel for her money; and then
the society decided that it wasn't prop
er to discuss the private lives of great
men and hastily dropped the subject.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

The appearance of an American firm
in foreign competition is disquieting
1t is a symptom, and not the first, thai
our much protected manufacturers
have outgrown the home market and
must look to foreign markets to alb
sorb their surplus products. The new
foe to Dingleyism is the American
manufacturer, who will be forced to
run his mills on half time If he can
not have free access to foreign mar
kets.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Keely's motor is now a flying ma
chine which paralyzes gravitation
through a sympathetic outreach" (;
though, to be sure, the sympathetic
outreach belonged to the original in
vention if the experience of certain
capitalists is any criterion.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

BY feeding poultry and stock with
cooked food during the winter months,
at least one-third of the food is saved;
also having stock in a healthy condi-
tion, preventing hog cholera among
your hogs, and insuring the hens lay
ing freely during the winter months
when eggs are always wanted at high
prices. This Cooker will pay for itself
in one weeks time and is without
doubt the best and cheapest on the
market-just what its name implies, a
Farmers Handy Feed Cooker Upon
application to the Empire Manufacture
ing Co., 615 H street, Quincy, ILL.,, cat
alogue, giving a full description, may
be obtained. They are made in all sizes.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

II man tells you that the Demo-
Gratis ought TO get together, put him
down as a gold Republican. He wants
the Democratic party to "kiss and
make up" with the renegades so that
the Silver Republicans will quit the
fight in disgust and go back to the G.
0. P. Gold only party, in which case
the gold Republican would get an
other lease of life.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Dallas, Tex, News The hue and
cry about prosperity, based on an acci-
dental and temporary advance in
wheat, evoke merely taunts and jeers
from millions who have been still fur
ther exploited by legislative jobbing
schemes and protected monopolies. The
republican opportunity has been lost.
The tide of popular indignation and
discomfort, with irresistible sweep, is
bearing down upon the pernicious and
guilty crew who betrayed peoples
trust.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Fastened upon the body Of nearly
1000, 900 men and women drawing pen
sion from the treasury there is leech
Of tremendous appetite. 1t drew out
Of the pensioners during the last fiscal
year more than $5OO,OO0 in fees for
obtaining new pensions and increases
Of old ones. 1t is most ingenious
an Unsuitable creature. 1t is about as
little necessary now in the pension SER
vice of the government as the leech is
IN medicine. And 1t is scarcely less
repulsive to contemplate than the
Shiny bloodsucker of the old-fashioned
practitioner.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Burnt cork for women minstrels in
behalf of charity having been forbid
den by Bishop Potter under the aus
pices of his church, one recalls the
remark of Henry Ward Beecher, that
tie devil has no right to all the best
tunes. A minstrel show of that kind
has deal of fun as well as charity in
it, and has the church no right to fun,
either? The proprieties and the dig
mites spoil good deal of enjoyment,
though they have their rights, too.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

A writer who has been entertained
by the sultan says his majesty is quiet
and very much of gentleman. He has
a velvet voice and is evidently a man
of conscience and culture. He cannot
help the assassination which has oc-
CURED pro and con between his sub
jects of different religious creeds, but
he is sorry for it, Perhaps Byron de-
scribed that person better-"as mild
hammered man as ever scuttled ship
or cut a throat"
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Senator Aldrich has let the cat out
of the bag In a recent discussion of the
Dingley bill he said that in future we
must look less to duties on imports
for revenue and rely more upon an in
crease of internal revenue taxes to
raise the necessary revenue for the
government. This tears the mask from
the whole Republican scheme of taxa
tlon and reveals 1t as system devised
solely for the purpose of bestowlng
benefits upon one class of the people
ut the expense OF another
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Every individual should contribute
his mite to the support of the organiza-
tion, precinct, ward, town, county,
district, state and nation. Money
must be had to carry on campaigns
and the common people should aid all
they can. The Democratic party is
simply the agent of the common people
and in all things act for them. The
Republican party is the agent Of the
interests that rob the people and those
interests contribute literally to its cof-
fers.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Competition may be the life of trade
de jure, but combination is the life of
trade de facto at the present writing.
The sheet iron and enameled ware
manufacturers are now engaged in
uniting themselves into an irresistible
monopoly. Nearly every day, in fact,
brings to light some great movement
of this kind.
Marble Hill press., 1898-01-20

Cincinnati Enquirer: The very best
that the secretary Of the treasury
hopes for will leave an enormous de-
lcit In the AFFAIRS OF the United States
treasury at the end OF tho fiscal year
July at the rate things are now going.
And II rs highly probable that what
MIR. Gage "hopes for" will not be real
;sed,