”» THE MAN SHE LOVES- We must sen] Maud away this au. tumuo, said Mrs. Talon, Poor, dear little Maud, acquiesced | Mary, the elder of the two daughiers, we must certai dy wend her away. It would be too severe a trial to hor feel ings Ww witness the strates to which we ars redone dd. And vou most ne er let her guess ma nm, tant you ure going to disehurge Bridget and Norsh and do the work yourself, Nor that you have nccepted the sit uation in a bookstore, said Mrs Tal. bot, lowering her voice to a wisper Maud is so exquisitely sen- pitive. Her whole boing is like finely strung harp It's sof runate that our cousin, Mrs. Peck, should have sent for her to come and spend the autumn Chestnut Mao ows jast now of all times io the world, said Mary Talbot, with a sigh of relief. You and I, mamma, can minage Lo meet our res verses in almost any way, But Maud must not be combelled to suff r. So these two self-sacrificing women | [ne | carried out their programwe. pretty young family idol was sent t) Chestnut Meadows to have a time and enjoy herself, while Murs. Talbot and Mary prepared to facethe grim realities of pov rty by them. selves, Whatever happened argued, Maud must not be put out or annoyed. Houoest Philena Peck did lieve in this sort of thing. Maud ain't a child no iaed. Maud’s a grown woman, as fit to bear trouble as her mother and Mary. She cao’t be k pt under a glass case a ways, like as if she was a baoch of white flowers I suppose it must be as Cous n bot sys. And so Maud was given th best room in the house, t-eated with con stant tenderness, and was allowed to think that she conferred a great favor on Mrs. Peck by soj urning there at all. I suppose I shall find it awfully stupid, she mused, but mother and Mary think it wilt be goo {fur me. ard Cousin Peck is going to hire a tagepisno for my use, aud | can walk in the woods, sud gather ferns, and pretty lea~es and mosses, and, of course, [ peedn't associate with the other boarders unless I rike! Mrs. Peck was a widow of straiten- ed means, and eked out her income by keeping what she tsrmed a house full of boarders until the frost come and city guests packed ub their ward- robes and flad back to brick blocks and the glare of gas lamps and elec- tric globes. But as he radiant October redden ed over the land, and the boarders one by one drifted away, Masud did not bec me lonesome, neither was homesick. Aud once or twice, re- turning late from the woods, Mr. Nev. ille, the g ntleman who occupied the secondstory back- room was br com nion. I thiuk she's got over h r notion of not associating with the board shrewdly ms «d Mis Peck. Cousiu Philens, ssked Mand o0..¢ evening, #8 she was win ling eriwels for her newist piece of Kinsington work, where is Mr. Neville from? From Liserpocl, Mrs. Peck swered. And, Maud, my dear, you go to fl ting with Fim Flirting! |! d Maud, » color moun ing 10 the very her hair. : B cause, dy. he's a wor King-man | of ous: and vou'll have to marry 8 one who can keep you Like a and it ain't noways r gh his feelings, so long as tl ear. hly chance for i Mrs. Peck's words stirred a chord d.ecp in heatt. Did anyone imagin that she, Maud, had been trifling with James zevles feclivge’ He was ple.sant tu look at —he was bouth intelligent, and fluent, that was very certain. As for hisbeing a worksng-man, had he ever b «tended to be other wise? She could rem smber now how often he helped Mrs. Peck carry heavy loads of wood and water— how he sept the little vegetable gar den free from weeds—bow, as often as not, he drove home the cows in the dewy purple of the twi.ight, and spent & moruing hour or two in pruning the shrubs or digging up the bordire where next sprieg's hyacynths and tulips were to be planted. I sec it all now, thought the girl He is poor, and Cousin Peck gives him Lis board cheap because of his help. A working-man! Well, why not?! Bat l never imagined before that a working-man could be so nice and gentlemanly! What does he do, Cousin Philena? she ventured, in a very low tone, to nak, He's got some sort a trade down in Liverpool, sald Mrs, Peck, The folks be works for has given him three months’ vacation, It's something as has a deal of pen and iok about it, | believe, The next day Mand rose earlier than usual, and came down to the kitehen. Ceusin Peck, she said softly, I ff want to be useful, I'm tired of doing nothing. Won't you show me how to cook? And welcome, my dear, said the good bousckerper, It's a thing every woman Should’ kiow how to de, not pe longer, she she's Tal- cut- an nat aon my de Ar, +A mi princess; down her almost a | | ! at | good | they | How: ver, | | would I Maud Talbot took her first lesson [thet morning, The uvext day she { baked a Hidde uppleaurt powdered it | with ciunamon, snd made some plum frase, The third, she cut out some {useful household garments unite Cousin Pecks directions sod stitches them up on the muchine. On Mo day she leaincd how to starch the fio cl thes, and oa Tuesday she rove them triumphan ly, [ di'n't know it was such fun 1¢ work, she sald And then, one a ways fuels that she is accomplishing {8 maething. Ob Cousin Peck, won | { mamm + be surprised? { 1:houldu't a bit wonder, said the {old lady, with a sedate smile, When the chill Dicember das | gioomed over the sere landscape, Mi Neville packed his porn Atenu Lo re [tain to the city, sayin: hav: 1 | I must get back to work, 1 played long enough-—pe haps long, | Maud looked up with a startled face -a fuce which uuw bingly d splayed hurt It e | boldened James Neville to speak out wnat was in his soul, Before I go, he said, there is one [question that I must ask. May | { come back 10 you, Maud, one of these [day ! Muay I ask you to be my wif | Dou you think, dear, that you coul love me? all the Seles of her i Lhere was nothing of the coquett {about Muud Talbot. She had n [idea of playing with any man's hear and answered simply Yes Aud, she added, after a little of the {sweet lover tulg woich trausiormed the frigid D.cember (wilight iu {light and sunshioe, you will flod m a real belpmate, James. | bav learned to do all sorts of housewor sitce 1 have been with Cousin Philen: Pees. 1 can cook. and wash, ano sew, and-———- My litle laughing. » * bisy bee! he cried L * My daughters declare that I must ¢nme and live with them alternately | six mouths at a time, said she. Bu I never thought, Cousin Peck, that M little Maud would have the courage t> go to work, and learn to be 8 res! practical housekeeper, A woman will do soything man she loves, sald Cousin shrewdly. ior Peck —A———— Steele Mackaye's Snake Steele Mackaye's favoret pet, they say, is 8 suake, His first experienc was with an anaconda from Brazil. | was brought to his house in a box. A sailor who delivered it, not knowin, the contents, opened it. The soak. sprang sgaiust his breast, knockivg him down. Mackaye got to the rear of the serpent and grabbed it behio the jaws dragged it on his lap, en ressed it for fiteen minute, and the the snake was Mickvae's hfe. The children fopdie the serpent and were { fectly ut ease wil | friead we CA come and follow | dog. Ihe shran ew {ior the children | with them Tue | treated bus with aL iis im ah ont Dudren will a p {er showed anger Vir | power to crush them Lo TL | flash. On | I'he yourg fallen his passio as down aud | butcher's hoy wi | ment ran t {saw him and evid | be was about Lo st bolied for the IAWY, Mackaye Wis jusi tim y pk Oily ACK stranger M CERRY" (oils bow his aversion for snakes powe intercept him | masterd wil ten but He was bit wee, sud that was accidenta alien cver ——— | Iceraxpers EMioraring 10 Wis | x1PEG. ~The leelandic movement to { Winnipeg still continues. Over 300 Icelanders arrived Friday, and 430 more will arrive in two weeks. Mr. Balwinson, who “ngineers the move- ment, says the iphabiiants in the North of Iceland were on the verge of many will die. Iceland has been sur rounded by Polar ice all the spring and merchant ships bave been unable to land provisons. Consequently the people have had to depend on local resources, which at the best are scant. On June 5 every harbor on the const except three on the West was blcckaded by ice. A condition of aflairs unprecedented this century prevails, A AI——— His Lerren “Daniel.” “Yes, sire.’ “I think it is time to letter of acceptance. get at it to-day.” “Very well, sire. What points do you want particularly emphasized? “Well, you needn't say anythiog about the danger to the coantry of » third term, and don’t preathe n word about revenue reform, or civil service reform, and carefully abstain from sayiog that a public cfMee ie a public trust.’ “But that will leave nothing to dis- cuss,” “I find that Is the best policy, Dan. iel, Discos nothing at J few words es possibia® oF ACCEPTANCE. our you prepare Suppose { starvation when he left, and he fears | , and in ne THREE BAD OHICAGO BOYS. They Plok Pockets, Tap Tille and Plan » Bank Robbery, CivcisNaTy, July 2,--Three bows, not over 12 years old, were arrested near the Ex- position buildings, where they had been ob | | | served attempting to pick pockets They | confessed that they were members of a regu- larly organized band of young thieves The band was composed of Bundy Wain- wright, the leader; Linsey Murphy, Walter Harris, Willie Madders and the prisoners. | Their ages range from 12 to 18 years, Dixon, | one of the prisoners, stated that the gang had been picking pockets and tapping tills all over the city, The gang, according to the prisoners’ statements, organized a raid on the Second National bank, It was arranged that three of the gang should visit the place about closing time and while two of them started a | sham fight the third was to fron railing o* get through a door and grab a bundle of money. The boys visited the place twice, but each time a bluecont hap pened to be in the neighborhood. After this attempt Wainwright, Murphy, Madders and Harris went to Nashville, Tenn., where they are now clamber over the A COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT. Another Momber of the Famous John ston Gang Captured In Canada, Four Under Arrest. Banxia, Ont, July 20 —Benjamin Mos Kenzie, another of the Johnston gang of counterfeiters of whom, besides the leader, four have already been captured, has been arrested and brought before the mayor and fully commit sd with the others for trial on the 25th inst The arrest of McKenzie marks the ending of a gang whose counterfeiting exploits have astonished the whole of Canada, and whose handiwork has been in circulation in New York, Boston and the eastern states for the past five months The fame of the family of Johnston is widespread. Provincial Detectives Green and Hogers were given the case to work up at first. Then the country was being flooded with counterfeit Bank of British North Amer fea 85 bills, American sliver dollars and American $5 silver certificates. The latter are now being circulated through the east by & party of Italians, said to be in the employ of Johnston Two of the Italians have just been arrested in New York with several of the bills in their POsmeRGON. London, Ont, was the basis of the gang's operations, and it was from there that all the stuff was sent to different cities. There the police worked. McKenzie and one Parsons, arrested two days ago, were sent to Sauls Bte. Marie and through the surrounding country, shoving the “queer.” Then the king pin of them all, Johnston himself, went to Detroit. The Unite! States secret service was notified and he was nab bed, but he escaped the same night out of the Detroit jail McKenzie and Parsons were shadowed, and through them Johnston was found Then be was caught for keeps, snd, with Parsons and McKenzie, put in irons Parsons is a successful business man of Toronto, where be keeps a very large livery | | able. McKengie in, perhaps, the most experienced and expert “shover of the queer” on the con. Snent. He sa well known man and has been highly respected. He owns most of the street railway at Sault Ste. Marie and worth perhaps over $100,000, Hinjured in a Freight Wreek, Durorn, Minn, July 20. There was a ool lion of freight trains on the Duluth and | Iron Range road at Wisakods, forty-two | Of one train the 1 four ore cars were wrecked of the other train and several car mixed up in the wreck, Eogineer Thomas Martin and a little girl named Pal mer were dangerously injured. The We company is about $18, 000 miles from Two Harbors on bx - ar The engin wears oes 0 Injured in a Pole Game, Newronr, R 1, July 80 «In a polo gate bere the ponies of Messrs. Rudolph Agassiz and E Winthrop collided, and th gentie wi to the ground Mr. Agas we was smverely burt IS was thought for a wot t that be was dead He ered however, and it Is not thought that any bones are broken Ix meen were thr SOOT PeOOY An Old Lady Killed Wryomin July 20. An old samed Mrs Carr, a passenger on the bound express, stepped off at this station and was run by the train, ore WZ one of ber lov mo badly that it had to be amputated Bbe will probably die from the shock, Bhe was on ber way from her New by the Cars Unt , lady wont over daughter York to ber son in Rochester, Minn hs Eight Wicked Tramps Arrested, Kan, July 20 wh Heb Wiomra tran ing on exlensive past two weeks, have been arr miand in the Arkansas river traced and located by a farmer who a lot of spring chickens of eight CArrY. A gang lieved, have baw robberies bere during the on an were bad lost ated i hey A Missing Man Found Murdered. Lorrie Rook, Ark, July 3-J. D suanager of the M, R Townsend fa: m, three miles (rom this city, was mises! last Satur day His body has just been found in the woods near the farm, with every indication of having been murdered The likely to develop a startling orinw They Got Their (atl Anowore, IL T., July 8) -Fifiy igh armed men, noncltizsens, rode no we enmp of Collector Molist, and, presenting their Winchesters, demanded the immediate release of all cattle held by him As the non-citisons outnumbered the militia ander MeLis's command almost two to one, wothing was loft but to submit inquent Mr. Randal)! Unchanged Wammixaroy, July 82 Mr. Ra: dul cone dition Is not materially change! Although bo passed a restful night he is somewhat weaker owing to the fact that he wearisl bmself yostorday fore Hereafter ) receive visitors until turned, by recwiving several vis mitted to strength has re e will net be hie The Ramared General Labor Union, Priapesrnia, July 20 «Prominent labor Vendors are roticent concerning the proposed amalgamation between rallroad men and other clases of organised labor, Some deny Bat such is the ona. Two members of the Brothie hoo! of Firemen's executive commit. ten, residing In this city, favor the idea of all railroad men Joining hands, but de dare that no one organisation oan answer the purpose of every class, and to amalgs. mate all labor, without to the spacial moods of each dustry, will work vaslly more Barm than good, and soch a measure i ib shall eonvention. John W, 4 the executive board of the Knights of Labor, Gendod that any move contempinted the organization of all labor nak of the Knights, a Soott, | for taxes ! | Inquiry | Lone] bry FURIPEAN GOSSIP Arrangements for The Times-Parnell Charges. A SPECIAL COMMISSION, An English Police OMelal Thinks she Latest Chicago Dyna Snys Me mite Plot Was Instigated by Finkerton Men, Loxpox, July 20,The text of the Lill ap- pointing a spinal commission to Investigate the charges made by The London Times against Mr, arvell and other Irish members has been mada public and is as follows: “Whereas charges and allegations have | been nade against certain members of the house of commons by the defendants in the | action of Mr. Frank Hugh O'Donnell va Mr. Walter, the proprietor of The London Times, and another, it is expedient that a special committos be appoints to inquire into the truth of the charges and allegations, and it should such necessary for the effectual conducting of the have powers as may be He it, therefore, enacted First tioned (names not given) are hereby ap- pointed commisgioners for the purpose stated in this act. The commissioners shall inquire into and report upon the charges and allegn- tons agains? certain members of the house of mon nd others made during the trial of the O'Donnel Mecondly purpose of inquiry, have all such powers, rights and privileges as are vestod 1n her ma jesty’s high courts of justice or any judge thereof, on the occasion of any action, in. cluding all the powers, rights and privileg in respect of the following matters: Eafore ing the attendance of witnesses, examining Sheen under oath, oompelling oon Walker case “The commision shall, for the affirmation or otherwise oduction of documents, pun ishing persow guilty of conte mt, to | the pr Se 8 CONE ie request 10 examine wilnosses abroad and one or of the members of the commision may be sulstituted for or be equivalent to any for mal process capable of being sued in any ae- tion for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or compelling the productionfof documenta A warrant of committal issued for the purpose of enforcing the powers conferred by this action shall be signed by one or more of the commissioners and shall specify the prison whereto the offender shall be committed Thirdly ~The persons implicated Ly the sid charges and allegations, sald action, and any person authorized the commissiuners, may appear at the quiry, and any person £ ma) ummons signed by MOTs the parties to by in 0 spoeari be represented Ly counsel or solicitor A prominent official connected with the Metropolitan police of London was inter viewed regarding the recent arrest of the | alleged Anarchists in Chicago and the dis covery of their incendiary plotting. The | official, who requested that his name be not | mentionad, said: “I do not know the partio- | ulars of this arrest in Chicago of supposed | Anarchists, but from the cabled accounts | i some 0 me that the affair somewhat exaggerated and that Chicago police are trying 0 make | glory for themasolves out of it. The discovery of a plot such as this one, just on the verge of = the | execution, always suggests the possibility that | the police have been cognizant of its exist noe previous to its disclosure, if not actually disguisedly urging it on, that they may have | the honor of proclaiming their sagacity “There is no more dangerous a menace to peace and lawfulness ™ continued the officer earnestly, ian a disposition among officers of the law ¢ werstep the Ib given them in their capacity as polics and detec and instigate the they are watching for. | do not say that this was done at Chicago, but ft has been done fre Foentiy, and what is more, it Is often sane the government. A great deal of this practice in Amerioa from the toleration of that monstrous systers of allow. ing citizens 0 arm themselves, and sell their private for t It is putting a premium more work there is for off are, and if strikes and anarchistio plots do not keep them busy, itis a great tompiation for them i unds tives, oritnes COIs services OOnOerne detective work and pr hon, on Crime i he Uhowen men the better they stir up rim “1 believe,” continued be, “that thew korton men are at the bottom of the n the Burlington railway for a detective, disguised friend ite a few inflammable minds to agree 0 almost anything. An example of Lis sort was given not long ago in and, wh a socialist plot against Ger was disciosasd When the BSocia Pin dyna It asm mite plot iw Very sasy to ir in Nwilipgwr nanny were brought to trial it was discovered that of the ringleaders was a Ger man detectiy Authorized by } the Nocialie one x « superiors, he alined Lo join and incited them Ww orin A may lead him to join bands of men intending some orime, for the pur pose of disclosing their plots, but be should confine himself to this task. The moment he encourages the plotters be is as guilty as the detectives duty | oriminals themselves ™ Mr. Coawford, Kontean, bribery and « British commisdoner at arrested on charges of orruption made by a Brahmin has been The Monument to Met lellan, | Trexrox, N J. July 80.--The McClellan Monument Fund association held a meeting at the state house The fund amounts to $5,000. It was agreed that Secretary Kelsey | should name a committees of five persons, of i whom be should be the chairman, to select a design for the shalt that i» lo commemorate New Jorsey's military chieftain and ex governor was also smpowerad smiet a for the monument, with the understanding that the plot In Riverview cometery, where the remains of Gen, MoClellan are ine torred, should be given the preference. This plot is one of the four thet together form a circle. The whole of this Is required if the monument i to be placed over the remains of the dead general. Mr. Kelsey this afternoon appointed the following gentlemen to serve with hlin on the committees: Gen. W, KR Stryker, Col, IL A, Dommelly, the Hon, EK J Anderson, ths Hon, 6G. DD. W, Vroom and ex. Judge Robert 8. Woodruff, Westfield's Mysterious Skeleton, Pravin, NJ, July 20. Detective are hard a! work endeavoring to unravel! the mystery connected with the skeleton found in the wools negr Westfleld,. Among the effects found with the is a small Hible, on the iy loaf of which Is written, "F. M, Gates, January, IST" An examination of the teeth rovenis one false one Wha Is “Cont ON" Johnny, Any W Puntaosurnis, July 80, cus Aldon Tolman, of Maseh € to The Pres to say that i not named MeKulty, Bleele, thant he was not near Burlington, N. J, and The commites E Kite Investigating | The three persons hereinafter men. | THE TRE DEMOCRAT — eee TT ONE YEAR, For $1.00 The Largest, Cheapest and Best Paper in the County. The Democrat is bound to be abreat of the times and will constantly and con= sistently advocate what it believes to be in the inter= ests of the people. QQ nt 5 . Qo’ To jee No man can afford to be with- out a county parer and at ONE DOLILOR The Democrat is plac=- ed in reach of all. SUBSCRIBE AT ONCE!
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