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G* ©inf«r.. CHAPTER VIII. n mm or m anuion. Vba Tolly Hamilton imbii her bom* iftw ft* optsi on MX nfeht that w«» to bo mamnrahli in her life aba bar* beam called a dwUratlon on th* «M band or an wnphan an Iba •Mar, bad paaaod between bar and Qferanss ftolqr, bet aba knew that aba total him, and aba feM that ah* •asdaswrafato dost* hi* lota for b«r. Xba only thought that troebUd bar araa that "Bitot Saar, darttop Bttar •JjHttji ba *a*ally happy to thta l ib» X do bop* that I didn’t > and haartUa* toward* bar. baferal \ know and always th* " 7ti&d!E£u3i£. taaaat^bg^Polorn^ who for aomtogto to X *oeldn*t bat* Ih&rt MB n mind talking over ay funlly k mb. Mania; but with a Tow mot see how different least, really, on belongs to Um nd I feel sure it of the family, for inoiilfiri Meadosas, too, aad I am getting wildly exalted about thin story. How, whoa will yon let as have the reading of it, LoeitaT" ‘•Soon,” said Dolores, with a play ful elr of mystery, “but not quite yet.” “Aad yon will let OUreaee be pres ent, to please me?" ”1 would do o great deal to please you, )fasu|a,” answered Dolores, with the indulgent manner of an eider sis ter—a meaner that had already be come easy dear to Polly Hamilton— "and I suppose X shall do this.” "Ob, you sweet thingl" exclaimed the happy girl, with the effasireness of her sex aad ego. "Aad aow good night. Hot for the world would I be the wsm of dark rings about those lovely eyes at yours to-morrow—good night add happy itfiama to you, my Bitot** Dolores sighed deeply as the door dosed after Folly, ana she murmured mAti "Aad pad something fells ms aha wffl sever aerer be.happy with that man, even If he loves her, aadl don't think that ha does. I wish from my heart that she had never seen hie false »« MW altar mid sight, aad a WUiaat sky, starred with myriad potato of diamond light, wras visible through tha wtadow from which tha ahado had boas aecddaz tally pa shad —id a. Dolor as, with a quick impulse to hrwstha ta tha baaaty of tha add* might hoar, tarn ad oat tha artificial glare at tha gas, draw up tha wtadow* ahado, aad stood gnstag oat at tha S. Tbs ail wary radlaoos of the stars glad with tbemooalike light of tha alaotria lam pa, and touched with baaaty all the commonplace and often repulrivs objects that spoil tha view by day-light; bat though she was ▼agaaly oooaoioasof this, Dolores waa loosing straight into tha stars over* bsad, and tha aalmaaas and- restful joy which that spectacle bad always brought to hear now stole gently into har troubled mind. The goal seamed to float away through tha depths of apaaa; visions of eeleetial repose and loveliness stretched oat before har toward right; tha rhythm aad bar* moay at tha spheres, riroliag forever in their millions of orbits, seemed like anknown bat heavenly music wafted to some secret eenae of hearing doop within har tomoot being. And than, as it had baea always from har ear* Umt childhood, aha was saddenly conscious of a Presence—nothing tangible aad nothing ta tha least do* gras terrifying. It wras aa atmosphere of something exquisitely para and spiritual, th,' tremulous, pulasting breath at a guardian angel. A tagh-f of great contest and happiness took pwmrioa of her; and gently draw tog down the ahado, aba warned sway from the wtadow and began bar prep arations for bad, and bar one though! was: "Xrarythiag will to wall aad m it atoaM to if wa will tot wait ud to I patiaal Ak. if I ooald oaly raaum Polly about tiie middle c! Ilio aflev oqou oo t'uu day succeeding their evening at the opsra, and he «u agreeably surprised to find himself vary cordially received by Dolores. Tba possibility of their relationship to eoeh other formed a subject of cn. growing interest to Polljft and it sraa, also, very interesting to themselves, although, si first, such a supposition was far from attractive to the yenng Spanish girl. But the thought grew upon her; and as aba saw Mary Ham ilton's pleasure in tba idea, and as she re fleeted that, if related to this hand •ome young Englishman, aha ww also related to Us whole family, a sadden desire awoke in her heart that the surmise might prove a eorreot one. II was vary sad to stand nil alone in a groat wide world where ail others— Iks poorest, the most wretehad—had brothers and 'slaters or other rela tives. She had never fait it while her mother still lived, for la the pas sionate devotion that embraoed all kindred in that one relationship, Do lores had never fait the want of any other love. Bat nil was different now; even bsr affection for Mary would bis increased, if possible! by knowing that she would become the wife of a man who was in reality tba relative and cousin he declared him self to be. And what a handsome fellow ho was, this Clarence Stanley, end bright and eharming, too; and, yea, no donbt lovable and noble, for the man who smiled that way into the ■west nptarned face of Polly Hamil ton must be worthy of regard and ad miration. "Without donbt yon two era of tha same raoe,” said Polly, triumphantly. "I earn now traoe a personal reeem. blanee between yon—in fact, X have been aware of it from the first, though X didn’t know fust what it was. But, Bita, dear, your face was like a face that I had seen before— like oae with which I was familiar, from the moment I first saw yon. All ta«M we really love are like that, I think; and I explained it that way to myself. Bat aow I know there was even more in it in that; it was the re eemblanee to Clarence.” uwotm ueieneu »o taeee worae wun an indescribable fooling made up of many different emotion*; there wee a sadden overwhelming return of liei first antagonism toward Stanley; and as she glanced at him there waa a startled terror in the conviction that’they did look alike; though it would hero been difficult to any just where the resemblenoe waa; and yet there waa that “family iikeueee," at it ia called, to quickly recognised end yet to difficult to describe; bat stronger then all else, aho was conscious ot Polly Hamilton’s love for' this man, of whom a day or two before, aho had said that abo waa afraid aba “liked him.'* “Liked him,’’ thought Dolorea, with a shiver of apprehension, aa she watched bar friend'* beaming face, her, fl*abld-8hask, liW eloquent, glowing •yea, and the glanoee eh* bestowed on the object of her regard, “that ’lik ing* hat now passed into something little short of adoration I" Ignorant aa aha waa of the paasioa of love, and all unlearned as to girlish fancies, Do lor re knew quite well that Polly Hamilton's heart wee thoroughly awakened, end that ahe had, at one plunge, precipitated herself into the depths of this wildest sea of emotion. That thought recalled her to bar for mer intention to see only what wa« pleasant in Clarence Stanley, and again •he repressed the feeling of repulsion against him that had almost overcome her. "Tee," aha mid, glancing at him, "*» at# alike, somewhat, and as I re member my poor father, thongh I waa vary yonng whan ha died, Ur. Stanley looks area like him. I am more like mamma, Harnja, thought she waa so lovely that it seems vanity in me to "Lovely! Yes, indeed! Ob, Clar ence, yoa never saw sneh a beautiful facet Bits, will yoa let ns look atthe plot arc? Dear, where is it? Can 1 get UP* Dolores drew the snielatara from her pocket ead, epeaiag the ease, banded It to Polly, who la tarn gave it to Btaaley; a) least ehe held out the ease to him and, ae he took hold of K,thsir and they etood*gajiiag*oa the fair face of her who had been Alloa Liadmy, ead wbo aew lay ia a asm el am grave among strangers, forgotten by all the world save asm alight girl to whom that tbonght wee bow ee bitterly area eat the* she tamed away from the eight of tbeeelovere who were look ing at her mother’s stature. As Deletes walked to the ether ride of the room, a servant aaaoaaood the arrival of sailers; and Polly, with a bright Wash, started away hem Man ley, leaving the ministers ia Me Mad. "Ob. Berthe," aval aimed Drily. "I am lillftiil to see yon! How yoa have a eg! tried me! Hm Oeye. Iam ea glad I Hew sweet of yea to bring year frietd to see me, lerthal She ane epekm at yam ee often, Mae Oeye, I don’t feel at all that yon are a ■briefer. Pray allow me; Mm Osya, UrTKaley; MSee Soften, Mr. SUa "1 am aarttealarly (led to moot Mr. Stanley, mid Olive Oeye, ex lea flag her head, ‘‘beoa.se lhad the plea? we of meeting hie family when I was exriclmcd Oiereaee. af Aad pevhspa he wm^tbe trat yoaag • ymmnnmnsaammianmnm Of ell Orient*! peoples fbe Armen ians ana arid to be the meet levetel toJoMMfllMk Ari petMeai, Mm fSmlSC^* ******' m ARP ON MILLENNIUM Bill Does Not Think Happy Tine Neat At Band VEIY SLOW WOKK IN CONVERTING If All the World U to Coma to Christ Better Progress Will Have to Be < node Bjr Us. I believe ths millennium crass has subsided tor awhile. Within my recol lection tt bobbed up three or four times sad excited good people all over the country, for good people wish It to come and live In hope sad expectation. I remember when William Miller, of Massachusetts, had all New England excited, for he was a very learned man and a tincerer Christian end believed til that he professed. For ten years he aborted the people to be ready for the coming of Christ In 1843 and even fixed the day when they would in Him de scending from heaven In magnificent glory and escorted by Moses and Elijah and a retinue of angels He had aver 50.000 devoted converts and the night before the promised day they arrayed themselves In white ralmeaPand sang and shouted and prayed until morning aid then climbed the high hills and the tree tops and the spires of the churches to meet Him as He neared the earth. Bat He dident come and It nearly broke their hearts and they llhed to have per ished to death, tor they bad given away all their earthly possessions. Next came Dr. John Cummings, a rery learned minister of London, who wrote a book on It and fixed the mil lennial year et IMS. We were fighting rrrr her* about that time and the mil lennium had to be postponed. The mil leal um means the reign of Christ upon the earth for a thousand years, when •vsrybody will he good and there shall be no more death nor pain nor sorrow, end theta has not been s century since Hie crucifixion that the religious people bare not been looking for His coming. The Christians got their belief from the prophets of Daniel and from Hi. John and 8t. Peter and later on from Irenaeos and Justin Martyr and they delighted themselves with dreams of glory that was near at band. Home of them declared there would be no more winters, no more nights and evsrlast Isg walls would run with honey and milk and wine. Jerusalem would be re built and the fruits of ths earth would be ooloeeal and never dying. One nota ble writer said that every grape vine would have 10,000 branches and every branch 10,000 ahoots sod every shoot 10.000 bunches and every bnnch 10,000 grapes and every grape would make 25 gallons of wine. Good gracious! how thirsty that fellow must have been. Dot the millennium dident come and by and vj uriiro, « rery wise and good man, | came alone in the third century and ould be no such coming would BUM Hie coming sdlnd "when tbe and Calvin came _ . he pope waa the anti-Cbiiat and tbe millennium wee near at hand. Next came Oliver Crom well. who excited hla followers with a prediction of tbe mlllenium—and ao It goea on and on and now It it about toma for another Just aa toon as wo have dbue killing off the Phllilplnni and England baa killed out all tha Boers. .Well, now all tbeee rumination* about the millennium were provoked by what I have been reading about the recent discoveries of oil all over the country. One thought brings on another and If the coming of Christ is near at hand and Hla ralgn la to be a spiritual ona for a thousand years and there la to be ao winter or night or sickness or Pain or sorrow wa won't need alt this oil. neither for fuel or light. And ao I don't boll*** the millennium li very near. If all t$e people are to be con verted -and become good It will be a long time off, for It le a alow process and all tke coal and oil that la In the bowels of tbe earth will be needed. It w**e»t put there for nothing. Mission ary work la going on more rapidly than ever before, hot itla like a dnm in . i •nd teachers, hat these 100,000 will have to convert an average for each of in a rw 10 a minion, ana in»T« nra ovar a thousand million* of henth ana mow nnd mora coming on. Bat thay do not convert half a million a yaar, tor tha laat raport give* only 4.000.000 all tdd. Last yaar w* spent »10,000,000 on thorn and hare now over 1,000.000 children going to Christian schools and ham Ojt00 chorchaa sad over 1,000 aec ondary tchoot* baaldaa medics) collagaa sad training achools and hospital* and aeylamn tor orphans and tha bHnd and tha In ana i and tha leper*. They ham not almant everythin* that we ha** got and now ham protection in Oon BUntlaopta and Palda and Beirut nnd other great heathen centers. Tha work thay ham dene la the laat ten yaare It amaatag and tha abduction at Mina •tons has Inaraaaad thitr aaaL Thirty mllUoa dollar* has been promised for this year and thay my that If wa can not eon vert (ham wa aaa at least dru ms them and teach them the doctrine of n dean shirt and n comfortable a but most of them lay give me ■ little more money and I will take the Hek ot toeing heaven. Paul aald to Timothy: "Gain la oot godlloea*. but godliness with contentment la great gain. We brought nothing Into thta world, and It la certain we can carry nothing out and they who would be rich fall into temptation and Into foolish and heart ful lusts that east men into perdition. The love of money la the root of all evil.” There le a sermon to live by. but It la hard to do. Somehow i can't help wishing I had a little more than I have got—not for myself, but my wife srould like a carriage and horsee and ride around and take the grand children, and she would like to have some money of her own to give away and buy little presents without asking me every now and then for a dollar or two. She does hate to do that, and I don't let her when I have any to spar*—Bill Arp In Atlanta Constitution. IN CONGRESS. Detailed Doings ol Our National Law makers. HOUSE. 47th day.—The House closed the de bate upon the postofflee appropriation bill and completed consideration of twelve of the twenty-seven pagos. No amendments were adopted. The prin cipal portion of the general debate was do voted to the dlscucqicn of the appropriation for special moll facili ties. Mr. Crnmpacker. of Indiana opened the debate on this topic. The Southern Railway, which received the subsidy between Washington and New Orleane, he aald, now received 1669 per mil* In regular mall pay against J3S5 when the subsidy waa Inaugurated In 1693. He contended that the road could not afford to with draw Its fast train If the subsidy waa withdrawn. Mr. Underwood, of Ala bama, defended the subsidy to the Southern Railway on the ground that it waa absolutely neoesaary to give the South quick mall facilities. The whole South, he said, was benefited by the extra train run In return for this appropriation. 76th day.—The House passed the postofflee appropriation bill. The on ly amendmet of Importance waa ono to incorporate In the bill the pro visions of the bill to classify the rural rree delivery service, passed a few lays ago. Mr. Crnmpacker. of Indl ina, moved to strike out the appro priation of 1142,738 for the special Fast mall facilities from Washington to New Orleans. His motion was lost, i 36 to 66. SENATE. 74th day.—The Senate resumed con llderation of the ship subsidy meas ure and Mr. Berry, of Kansas, a mem ber of the commerce committee, which reported the bill, made a vig orous argument in opposition to it. He charged that it would foster trusts ind monopolies In the shipping In laatry and that already J. Pierpont Morgan and hla associates were form ing a syndicate for the control of the ihlpplng on the Atlantic. In this con nection, he became involved In a col loquy with Mr. Manna, of Ohio, who maintained that the ship* secured by Mr. Morgan from foreign countries could not participate in the subsidies provided by the pending measure. Mr. Perkins, of California, another member of the commerce committee, read a carefully-prepared speech In tupport of the bill maintaining that It would add to the prosperity of tho mtlre country. 76th day.—Throughout the session cf tho 8enato, the ship subsidy bill was under consideration. The meas ure was discussed by Mr. Foraker. of Ohio: Mr. McLaurln. of Mississippi, ind Mr. Harris, of Kansas. Mr. For iker supported the bill, although he idmltted that he would have pre ferred to build up the American mer chant marine by the levying of dis criminating duties. He was willing however, to defer to the Judgment of the majority that the pending meas urc embodied the better plan. While Mr. Foraker was discussing the mail routes to be established under the pending bill, Mr. Bacon, of Oeorgla, insisted that the measure should spec ify wbat routes should be established, that no such Important question ihould be left to the Postmaster Oeu eral. Mr. Foraker stated that he would prefer such a course, hut Mr. Hanna suggested that the ship own »rs ought to have something to say spon that subject, as it would not be lust to provide routes that could not bs operated at a proftt Mr. Foraker issertsd that the International Navi ration Com peer—the American line— bad mads so money by carrying the nails, under the postal subsidy act, ind did not care for a renewal of Its contract. Mr. Mclmurin, of Mississippi, fol lowed Mr. Foraker. He was opposed tot only to the Mil. be said, but to As principles It represented. Me said there had been no decadence in ship uuiidlag in the United States, all re torts tending to show that that Indus try Is new experiencing n boom euch is it has hot had In SO years. He st ocked the proposed United States thlp-Building Company, aad called it i combination farmed for the purpose if cmploytag tabor sa economically at %o§ij5U -- rtWflV# rtfltvoat. Washington. Bpeeta]/—lanatonud members of lha House ara vary mack Interested la the fact that tba pen sion Mil win hat—a a law, baaaosa thay kopa to Obtain from It OOBO to Wat from lha praaaora oa thorn to oacuro private ponatoa legislation. aa II oaalalaa a provlaloa making it “a criminal oCaaao for attorneys, claim areata or attar pwoona to facet ve oampaoootloa tor aar rlue rendered la acoordoaoo wttt too passage throngk Oangraan at private paaaloa bills." WmmmmtPiM to c^tl#4 tto "Bnto ti^ ■otter Btate.~ aad rightly, too, for Mat yoar bar aeOta tarnad at M.NMM mm pewada of batter. GREAT RELIGIOUS GATHERING. Presbyterian Evaagellst.c aad Blbls Institute. Wednesday at tbe final aaaalon of Bynod committee to arrange for a great religious gathering of the Presbyterians of North Carolina In June, a great deal of satisfaction was felt at the outlook for tha success of a most Important an terpriae. It was definitely determin’d to accept the very urgent aad attractive . Invitation to hold the Evangelistic and Biblical Institute at Davidson College. Rev. William Black was chosen presi dent of the Institute. The programme coven eight days and la now ready for tha printer, it will be published aad distributed throughout the State. The most Interesting speakers from this and other Synods have been se lected and a course of study in the Bible has been arranged. A special fea ture will be the conferences concerning practical work. There Is every reason to believe that large numbers of Chris tian workers—both men and women— will be attracted andtthat the Impres sion will be lasting upon tbe Interests of the cause of Christ, and the Presby terian denomination throughout North Carolina. Particular attention will be given to tbe musical features of tha convention. Every one feels how appro prlat# It Is to bold this great meeting *t Davidson College, the educational center of the Synod, with Its cool build ings and dallghtful campus. The homes of the pooplo will be thrown open for the entertainment of the speakers. Low prices will he charged for board SDd tha railroads will make a grant of apo dal rates. All tha details will be pub lished In due time. The sympathy and co-operation of tha churches and people of Charlotte has been assured sad the committee looks to tha Presbyterian population of Mecklenburg for the dls play of their usual enthusiasm In any thing which vitally effects the common cauee.—Charlotte Observer. McNair A Wootaa Bankrupt. Wllmlntfoo. Special.—McNair A Wooten, ext*naira xenecal merchan dlae and fertiliser dealers at Maxton. wedneeday filed a petition In voluntary bankruptcy In the United States Court ,1'JWI‘U** ar# W1.448.J8. of which W1.4W.01 la In aecurad claim*. The aaaeta ar* Wl.081.08, of which amount W2.M1.0I la In open store ac counts. The attorney* for the peti tioner* are John D. Shaw A Son. of iMurlnburfi. and John Cook, of Marlon. Me*art. J. Wooten and H. C. McNeir, II?1??08!?5 ,h* flnn' aJ*° uk to be In nlvlnuallr declared voluntary bank* rupt* and reserve the reel and peraoanl property, exemption of 81.600. The per sonal liabilities of Mr. Wooten approx imate 8860 assets 81.326. The llablll . “ °f C2L81r *PPr°*Iniat* 81.000, aaaeta 89,000. The creditors of the firm are widely dletrlbuted. Among the i<v ^7",n.Ci^,J.ltor*„*re 0,8 Charlotte Oil and Fertiliser Comprny. W,674.62; tha F8rt,,lMT Company. Norfolk tk« Navaaaa Guano Com £,,n7^WlImln«t0n' **23.60; the Arm field Company. Fayetteville, 8642.78; Vollera A Haahaxen 8684.76. Th* Love Poisoning Cose. Albemarle, Spec)*!.—Stanly Superloi V°?n h*» ***“ tu aeaalcn all this week, Judge Shaw presiding, and 8ollclloi Hammer prosecuting for the State, Judge Shatr la a.terTor to evil-doers and he has swelled the chalngang »bms ilx or eight, the sentences ranging from four to twelve month*. The trial ol John and Elian Knotts, colored, the ac cused poisoner* of the late Dr. 8. J. ,Urre- baJ becn *«t for Thursday morn ing at 9 ©clock. A special venire of 71 men have been summoned, from whoa to select the jury. More than a hundred witnesses are to be examined and this !® consume ths balance of the time. The following visiting lawyers are In attendance: Messrs. 1 ,-m *2,d 8 Henderson, ol 9allibnrj, b. P. Lons, of Statesville; w-J. Montgomery, of Concord; C. D. Charlotte; T. J. Jerome, ol Monroe. OA. Armstrong, of Troy, and tiJ !!*kMeC* ’ ** Lexln«to®- The lat ter la here preanmably la the interest of the candidacy of B. E. Pag*, Eao th® jud*«,b|P of this rhe “•« Democratic V**’ °* bedell. |a .Tan fa?®4 quit* a atrong fol lowing in this county. New Mill. Rockingham,'special.—The atockhol dara of th* Roberdal Mannfactming Company mat Wednesday and decided * **“* m,H- u '■ wUd th# mil) will be built on same plan as theli prssant plant which will ran €.600 spin ift*00 Tbe Plant will be run by ata^. It was left in the bandi “ the directors to settle the matter as will be located, bill It la thought It bill be built la th* edgt of Wn>. Nawa la Paragrapte. Tha None**tan «tearner Heine, from Santiago, report* that on March I. Ut S4:N, aog. 7«:«, paaaad the arimone* S S Woodelde, which waa abandoned aboat February H. Mb mile* aaat ol Savannah. Her dacha wara awaah, pari of atara gone, bnt fo—t waa aUS vtanding Second Vic* President J. F. Holden, of the Chqptaw, Oklahoma * Oulf Rail road, dealas a report that thta road has been acquired by the Gould eyitem. 'The report caaaot be true” eaya Mr. Holdan, aa the dlraciors have Just vot ed to put 111,00#,#00 la the Albuquer que Rxteaaloa. The Choctaw la aow for tale." Made Bad Nickel*. Norfolk, Ta.. Special.—Huatarev111*, a suburb of thta city, baa been flooded with epartaoa nlchlea for about few ■oaths Joe. W. • hearer aad BL T. Btarflag wave arrested charged with making aad —aalag the oouaurfett —dg. The bearing waa eoatiaaeJ. The oSleer makleg the arreat foaad a piaster of part* mould partially erreap ed ta front of the house. where the al leged coo at erf el tore head, flevarai lead •ve-eeat plaaaa wara alaa foaad la the i 1
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