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INTERNATIONAL PRES8 ASSOCIATION.
CHAPTER XVI.—(UOKTtKIJSD.)
It was bait an hour past the appoint
ed time when she neared the tryatlng
place, and she was beginning to won
der whether or not Monsieur Caussl
diere had grown weary and had gone
away, when, to her relief, he emerged
from some nook where he had been bid
ing and stood before her. Yes, it was
he, looking anxious and restless,' but
brightening up considerably at sight ol
her face.
Now that the, meeting had really
come about, Marjorie felt somewhat
abashed at the thought of her own
boldness. She paused in some confu
sion, and timidly held forth her hand,
but the Frenchman strode boldly for
ward, and, the place being lonely, took
her in his arms.
“Marjorie, my Marjorie!” he mur
Both words and action took her so
completely by surprise, that tor a mo
ment she could do nothing but tremble
passively in his embrace like a trem
bling, frightened child; then, recover
ing herself, she drew back, blushing
an0 trembling.
“Monsieur—Monsieur Caussidlere!”
she cried.
The Frenchman looked at her
strangely; he took her hand, and held
It lovingly in both of his.
“Marjorie,” he said, “my little friend!
It seems now that I have you by me,
that I am born again. I have traveled
all the way from Dumfries to see you;
and you do not know why?—because,
my child, you have taught me to love
you.”
Marjorie paused in her walk; she felt
her heart trembling painfully and her
cheeks burning like fire. She looked up
at him in helpless amazement, but she
did not speak.
“When you departed, Marjorie,” con
tinued Caussidlere, affectionately clasp
ing the little hand which still lay pas
sively in his, “I felt as if all the light
and sunshine had been withdrawn from
the world, and I knew then that the
face of my little friend had left such
an image on my heart that I could not
shake it away. I tried to fight against
the feeling, but I could not. You have
made me love you, my darling, and
now I have come to ask if you will be
m v wffft?”
A “Your wife, monsieur!”'
She looked so helplessly perplexed
vJrthat the Frenchman smiled.
“Well, Marjorie,” he said, "of what
are you thinking, ma petite?”
“I was wondering, monsieur, why
you had spoken to me as you have
done.”
For a moment the man’s face cloud
ed; then the shadow passed and he
smiled again.
“Because I adore you, Marjorie,” he
said.
Again the girl was silent, and the
Frenchman pulled his mustache with
trembling fingers. Presently he stole a
glance at her, and he saw that her face
was irradiated with a look of dreaihy
pleasure. He'paused before her and
regained possession of her trembling
hands.
“Marjorie,” he said, and as he spoke
his voice grew very tender and vibrat
ed through every nerve in the girl’s
frame, “my little Marjorie, If you had
been left to me, I don’t think I should
ever have spoken, but when you went
away I felt as if the last chance of hap
piness had been taken from me. So 1
said, ‘I will go to my little girl, I will
tell her of my loneliness, I will say to
her I have given her my love, and I
will ask for hers In return.’ Marjorie,
will you give it to me, my dear?”
She raised her eyes to his and an
swered softly:
“I like you very much, monsieur.”
“And you will marry me, Marjorie?”
“I—I don’t know that.”
“Marjorie?”
“I mean, monsieur, I will tell Mr.
Lorraine.”
“You will not!—you must not!”
“Monsieur!”
“Marjorie; do you not see what I
mean? They are all against me, every
one of them, and if they knew they
would take my little girl away. Mar
jorie, listen to me. You say you love
me—and you do love me—I am sure of
that; therefore I wish you to promise
to marry me and say nothing to any
soul.”
“To marry you In secret? Oh, I could
not do that, monsieur.”
“Then you do not love me, Marjo
“Indeed, It Is not true. And Mr. Lor
raine is like my father, and he loves me
so much. I would not do anything to
▼ex or hurt him, monsieur.”
For a moment the Frenchman’s face
was clouded, and he cast a most omi
nous look upon the girl; then all in a
moment again the sunshine burst
forth.
“You have a kind heart, Marjorie,"
he said. “It is like my little girl to talk
so; but she is sensible, and will listen
to me. Marjorie, don’t think I want
to harm you, or lead you to do wrong.
I love you, far too well, little one, and
my only thought is how I can keep and
cherish you all my life.”
It must not be supposed that Mar
jorie was altogether proof against such
wooing as this. She believed that the
Frenchman was Incapable of deceit and
though at first the proposal had given
her a shock, she soon came to think
la listening to his persuasive voice.
that she was the one to blame. He was
so much wiser than she,and he knew so
much more of the world; and he loved
her so much that he would never coun
sel her amiss. Majorle did not consent
to his wish, for it is not in a moment
that we can wipe away the deeply In
stilled prejudice o fa lifetime, but she
finally promised to think it over and
see him again.
He walked with her to within a quar
ter of a mile of the clergyman’s gate,
then he left her.
During the rest of that day Marjorie
went about in a sort of dream, and it
was not until she had gone to bed at
night that she was able to think dis
passionately of the interview.
The next day she went to meet the
Frenchman again. The moment he
saw her face he knew that in leaving
her to reason out the problem he had
done well.
She came forward with all the confi
dence of a child, and said:
“Monsieur Caussidiere, since I love
you, I will trust you with all my
heart”
Oh! the days which followed; the
hours of blissful, dreamy joy! Mar
jorie went every day to meet her lover
—each day found her happier than she
had been before.
He was good and kind, and her love
for him increased, his reasoning seemed
logical as well as pleasant, and it was
beginning to take a firm hold of her
accordingly.
What he might have persuaded her
to do it is difficult to imagine, but an
event happened which for the time be
ing saved her from precipitation.
She had left her lover one day, prom
ising to think over his proposition for
an immediate secret marriage, and give
him her decision on the following
morning.
She walked along the road with her
head filled with the old and still per
plexing problem, but the moment she
reached home all such thoughts were
rudely driven from her head. She found
Mrs. Menteith in the parlor crying bit
terly. Mr. Mentith, pale and speech
less, stood by her side, with an open
telegram in his hand.
“What is the matter?” asked Mar
Taking the telegram from the mln
inter’s unresisting grasp, she read as
follows:
“Send Marjorie home at once. Mr.
Lorraine is dangerously ill.”
The girl sank with a low cry upon
the ground, then with an effort she rose
and cried:
“Let me go to him; let me go home!”
Not once that night did Marjorie re
member Cau8sldiere or her appoint
ment with him on the following day.
Her one thought now was of Mr. Lor
raine. She hurriedly left for home.
CHAPTER XVII.
T was a raw, wet,
windy night when
Marjorie arrived at
the railway station
of Dumfries.
Scarcely had the
train reached the
platform when the
figure of a young
man leaped upon
the footboard and
looked in at
the carriage window, while a familiar
voice addressed her by name.
She looked round, as she stood reach
ing down some parcels and a small
handbag from the net above her seat,
and recognized John Sutherland.
“They have sent me to meet you,” he
said, stretching out his hand. “I have
a dog cart waiting outside the station
to drive you down.”
She took the outstretched hand eag
erly, quite forgetful of the angry words
with which they had last parted, and
cried in a broken voice:
“Oh, Johnnie, is he better?”
The young man’s face looked grave,
indeed, as he replied:
“He is about the same. He is very
weak, and has been asking for you. But
come, let me look after your luggage,
and then we’ll hurry down.”
There were few passengers and little
luggage by the train, and they found
Marjorie’s small leather trunk standing
almost by itself on the platform. A
porter shouldered it and following him
they passed out of the station and
found a solitary dog cart waiting with
a ragged urchin at the horse’s head.
A few minutes later Marjorie and Suth
erland was driving rapidly side by side
through the dark and rain washed
streets of the town. At last they
drew up before the gate of the manse.
With an eager cry, half a sob, Mar
jorie leaped down.
“I’ll put up the horse and come
back,” cried Sutherland.
Marjorie scarcely neara, DUt, opening
the gate, ran in across the garden, and
knocked softly at the manse door,which
was opened almost Instantly by Mysle,
the old serving woman.
The moment she saw Marjorie she
put her finger to her lips.
Marjorie stepped in, and the door waa
softly closed. Mysie led the way Into
the study, where a lamp was dimly
burning.
"Oh, Mysle, how Is he now?”
The old woman’s hard, world-worn
face was sad beyond expression, and
her eyes were red with weeping.
"Wheesht, Min Marjorie," she au
ewe red, “speak low. A wee while ayne
he sank into a bit sleep. He's awfu’
changed! I'm thlnkln’ he’ll no last
mony hours langer.”
“Oh, Mysle!” sobbed the girl, con
vulsively.
“Wheesht, or he may hear ye! Bide
here a minute, and I’ll creep ben and
Bee if he has waukened.”.
She stole from the room.
In a few moments she returned to
the door and beckoned. Chok
ing down her emotion Marjorie fol
lowed her without a word. They
crossed the lobby and entered the
rudely furnished bedroom where Mr.
Lorraine had slept so many years, and
there, in the very bed where the little
foundling had been placed that wintry
night long ago, lay the minister—hag
gard, worn and ghastly, with all the
look of a man who was sinking fast.
His white hair was strewn upon the
pillow, his cheeks were sunken and
ashen pale, and his dim blue eyes
looked at vacancy, while his thin hand
fingered at the counterpane.
Marjorie crept closer, With bursting
heart, and looked upon him. As she
did so she became conscious of a move
ment at the foot of the bed. There,
kneeling in silence, was old Solomon.
He looked up with a face almost as
gray and stony as that of his mas
ter, but gave no other sign of recogni
tion.
The minister rocked his head from
side to side and continued to pick the
coverlet, muttering to himself.
“Marjorie, Marjorie, my doo! Ay, put
the bairn in my arms—she has your
own eyes, Marjorie, your own eyes o’
heaven's blue. Solomon, my surplice!
To-day’s the christening. We’ll call
her Marjorie, after her mother. - A bon
ny name! A bonny bairn! Bring the
light, Solomon! She’s wet and weary.
We’ll lay her down in the bed!"
At the mention of his name Solomon
rose like a gaunt specter, and stood
gazing desolately at his master. His
eyes were wild and tearless, and he
shook like a reed. .
Suddenly there was a low cry from
Solomon.
Marjorie started up, and at the same
moment Mr. Lorraine half raised him
self on his elbow and looked wildly
arround him.
“Who’s there?” he moaned—“Marjo
rie!’’
And for the first time his eyes
seemed fixed on hers- in actual recog
nition.
“Yes, Mr. Lorraine. Oh, speak to
He did not answer, but still gazed
upon her with a beautiful smile. His
hand was still In hers, and she felt It
fluttering like a leaf. Suddenly the
smile faded into a look of startled won
der and divine awe. He looked at Mar
jorie, but through her, as It were, at
something beyond.
“Marjorie!” he moaned, "I’m com
ing."
Alas! it was to another Marjorie,
some shining presence unbeheld of
other eyes, that he addressed that last
Joyful cry. Scarcely had It left his lips
than his jaws dropped convulsively,and
he fell back upon his pillow, dead.
* * *
Let me draw a veil over the sorrow of
that night, which was spent by poor
Marjorie In uncontrollable grief. Suth
erland, returning a little while after
the minister’s breath had gone,
tried in vain to comfort her, but re
mained in or about the house to the
break of day.
Early next morning Miss Hetherlng
ton,driving up to the manse door in hef
faded carriage, heard the sad news. She
entered In, looking grim and worn be
yond measure, and looked at the dead
man. Then she asked for Marjorie, and
learned that she had retired to her
room. As the lady returned to her
carriage she saw young Sutherland
standing at the gate.
“It’s all over at last, then,” she said,
"and Marjorie Annan has lost her best
friend, try to comfort her, Johnnie, if
ye can.”
“I’ll do that. Miss Hetherlngton,”
cried Sutherland, eagerly.
“The old gang and the young come,”
muttered the lady. “She’s alone now
In the world, but I’m her friend still.
When the funeral’s o'er she must come
to stay awhile wi’ me. Will ye tell her
that?”
“Yes, if you wish it."
“Ay, I wish it. Poor bairn! It’s her
first puff o’ the 111 wind o’ sorrow, but
when she’s as old as me she’ll ken there
are things In this world far waur than
death.”
• * •
The few days which followed Imme
diately upon the clergyman’s funeral
were the most wretched Marjorie had
ever spent Habited in her plain black
dress, she sat at home in the little par
lor, watching with weary, wistful eyes
the figures of Solomon and Mysle, who,
similarly clad, moved like ghosts about
her; and all the while her thoughts
were with the good old man, who,
after all, had been her only protector in
the world. ’ .
While he had been there to cheer
and comfort her, she had never realized
how far trase others were from her.
Now she knew; she was as one left
nHorlv alnno
It was by her own wish that she re
mained at the manse. Mrs. Menteith
obliged alter the funeral to return to
her home, had offered to take Marjorie
with her, and Miss Hetherington had
sent a little note, requesting her to
make the Castle her home. Both these
invitations Marjorie refuset).
(TO BB CONTINUED.)
Resented the indignity—“What made
you quit the club, Billy?" “Reason
enough, I can tell you. I worked five
years to be elected treasurer and then
they insisted on putting in a cash regis
ter."—Detroit Free Press.
STILL A SHOW FOB IT.
INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLISM
NOT DEAD YET.
**»• Fact That England Decline* to
Commit Hamelf Doaa Not Bad tha
■attar—Larger Dm ot the White
■etaj. ,:;w
No official expression Is to be bad
here with rcfeiecce to the result reach
ed by Senator Wolcott and his co-la
borers In behalf of International bi
metallism. But it cannot be said,
however, that the assumption of many
newspapers and writers of the coun
try that their trip has proven unsuc
cessful and ended the prospects of In
ternational bimetallism, is well found
ed. Their mission abroad was to con
sult with ether nations and Idarn
whether they would be willing to co
operate in steps looking to true bimet
allism. The fact that England has
not seen fit tc pledge herself In ad
vance of any such International con
ference to any given line of policy does
not prove at all discouraging to the
friends of international bimetallism,
nor does it convince them that the
British government Intends to stand
aloof from, or frown upon the proposi
tion for international action. On the
entrary, it is believed that Great Brit
ain will willingly send delegates to the
proposed international conference and
be disposed to co-operate in favor of
an Increased use of silver by the con
certed action on the part of all nations.
The fact that she has not pledged her
self in advance to any given line of
policy is not at all surprising, nor does
It prove that she will decline co-oper
ation with other nations when a full
conference with these nations can be
had. As a last resort the free silver
men are making the assertion that
England’s recent action in regard to
her India mints precludes the idea of
any international action on silver and
that the only hope for the white metal
Is in the independent action of the
United States. But It is a generally
conceded fact that the free silver idea
is on the vane.
It is not surprising, too, that the
free silver advocates find their forces
breaking away from thein, and taking
grounds in favor of absolute fiat
money. Large numbers of men who
supported free silver last year are re
ported from all sections of the country
as transferring their party adhesion
from the silver ranks to those of the
parties and organizations favoring an
enormous issue of paper money by the
government. It is entirely logical that
the men who a year ago were willing
to see the government issue dollars
which would be 60 per cent flat, are
by this time willing to go further, and
make the dollars all flat Will Mr.
Bryan follow that wing of the late sil
ver party which Is now declaring in
favor of the free and unlimited issue
of paper, which costs nothing, instead
of silver, which costs forty cents on
the dollar? It would not be surprising
to Bee him do this, since his expres
sions have all along shown him a flat
let at heart
Considerable satisfactory comment is
occasioned by the appointment by the
President of Mr. John A. Kasson as
reciprocity commissioner. The recip
rocity features of the McKinley law
were carried out by the state depart
ment, which occasioned much delay,
owing to the slow and tedious routine
of that department, and the need is
now felt for a better and Quicker
transaction of the work required under
thcae features of the Dlngley law. Al
though an experiment under the Mc
Kinley law, reciprocity was proven a
meet satisfactory undertaking, and one
of the most serious blunders of the
Democracy in 1894 was in the repeal
of all reciprocity features of the tariff
and the rescinding of all special agree
ments entered into under the McKin
ley law. The avowed policy of the
Democratic administration was free
trade, and these agreements were look
ing to that very end with all nations
who desired to enter into them, so that
from even a Democratic standpoint
they should have been retained. It is
understood that a number of foreign
countries are anxious to at once en
ter into reciprocal agreements with
this country, and it is thought that
these. features of the new law will be
among its most popular provisions.
The general impression prevails that
our foreign trade will improve largely
under the arrangements to be made,
especially with the South Amelcan
countries, with which we are especially
qualified to deal reciprocally. It is
thought by men familiar with affairs
that reciprocity during the present ad
ministration will gain such a foothold
as to become a permanent institution,
regardless of changes of politics in ad
ministrations.
Considerable interest Is reawakened
here In regard to the Cuban question.
The Spanish government has learn
ed very definitely and very distinctly
the views of President McKinley on
the Cuban question, and finds that they
are sufficiently vigorous to warrant it
In taking steps for a very early set
tlement of this question. People *who
were six months ago clamoring for In
stant action by the President on Cuba,
now see that their demands were un
reasonable, and that the delay on the
part of the President Is likely to not
only result advantageously to the Cu
bans, but In a way which will prevent
the serious complications and the
blocxt-shed which would have been
likely to follow precipitate action, such
as was demanded during the opening
months of the administration.
GEORGF R WILLIAMS.
The New England catch of mackerel
Is nearly 60,000 barrels less than t»ist
of last year. Calamity bowlers, take
notice!
Brltlah Bridget* *
The mercantile fleets of Great Britain
were so many bridges of trade and
commerce which spanned the oceans of
the world, and connected the mother
country with her colonies and other
parts of the world.—Hon. G. H. Reid,
Premier of New South Wales.
After paying this tribute to the Im
portance of the British mercantile ma
rine, Mr. Reid might have added that
Its former supremacy bad enabled the
almost absolute acquisition of foreign'
markets by British goods. Appreciat
ing the value of a merchant marine,
Germany has extended her own with
the result that she Is largely supplying
markets that were formerly filled with
British goods. The combination of pro
tection and a merchant marine are far
too much for a combination of good
ships with free trade. When the
"bridges of trade and commerce” have
no protection, they can easily be de
stroyed by an enemy.
Foreign Tourist Smugglers*
The local (American) tradesmen are
appointing a staff of detectives to spy
on the custom inspectors, forgetting
that the wording of the (Dlngley) set
opens the door for foreigners to ride
roughshod over the Intention of the
act. Admiralty and Horse Guards
Gasette, London, September 16,1897.
We have been In the habit of treat
ing our foreign guests as gentlemen,
believing that their honesty would pre
vent them from endeavoring to cheat
the government of a friendly country.
If, however. It is known to the officers
of the “Admiralty and Horse Guards”
that our visitors are dishonest, and
come here for the purpose of smug
gling foreign goods Into the United
States, then, by the Lord Harry, we’ll
have to treat them differently. But let
us trust that such Ideas are mere sus
picions and that all our foreign vis
itors, even officers, are gentlemen.
A “Soup” for Voralgn Shipowners.
The government’s average annual
expenditures for maritime purposes,
including river and harbor Improve
ments, amounted to 821,000,000, toward
which foreign shipping, though con
ducting three-fourths of our carrying
trade, contributed last year $600,000.—
The United States Commissioner of
Navigation.
This Is the result of free trade in
shipping. We give 75 per cent of our
foreign carrying trade to foreign ves
sels, paying them a' vast amount of
money for doing the work, and they
contribute only 8 per cent to our av
erage annual expenditures for mari
time purposes. The foreign shipown
ers have a “snap.”
A I.•Mon la Protection.
Tha Shipping Question.
Shipping la the one indue try that En
gland protects; shipping is the one in
dustry that the United States does not
protect. Last year the total tonnage
of new vessels launched by Great Brit
ain was over a million tons; the total
tonnage of new vessels launched by
the United States was less than one
flfth of that of Great Britain. No won
der England is mistress of the seas.
It certainly is high time for us to take
a lesson from England and to protect
our merchant marine, and so dispute
with England her control of the car
rying trade of the world, as we are
already beginning to dispute her su
premacy in the markets of the world
in the sale of manufactured products.
Deficit Day* Hearty Over.
It is probable that the tariff receipts
under the Dingley bill will increase in
proportion as the vast volume of goods
imported in anticipation of its passage
is lessened.—Chicago, III., Inter Ocean,
Oct. 5, 1897.
Not only Is it probable, but it is
quite possible— a certainty, in fact.
The days of deficits are about over,
and a Republican tariff will proceed to
pay off the Democratic indebtedness as
it always has done in the past.
Good New* end Track
The effect of the increased employ
ment which has been visible since the
protective tariff law went into opera
tion Is being felt in business circles
everywhere.—Haverhill, Mass., Gaz
ette, Oct. 2, 1897.
This Is good news, and true. We
hear it from all parts of the country.
It proves that one of the objects of the
DIngley tariff—to encourage the in
dustries of the United States—is being
accomplished.
How to Mark It.
“The fact is, the DIngley tariff is a
failure, and when Congress meets it is
not unlikely that some provisions to'
meet its deficiencies will have to be
made early in the service. Mark the
prediction."—Norfolk, Va„ Pilot, Oct
2, 1897.
Tea. Mark it, mark It mark it as a
free trade falsehood.
REPUBLICAN OPINION.
Wheat la up again. The spirits of
the ealamltiteg droop correspondingly.:
There are still a few left (job lota) ; f
who say that they do not see any proa,
perltr returning.
No protest has come from any of the /'
manufacturing centers against the ef
feet of the Dlngley tariff law.
Th” treasury department coined
9196,000,000 In gold last year and $153,
000,000 In sliver. This looks as though
silver had not been entirely discrimi
nated against.
Mr. Bryan had a very difficult time
during his campaign In Ohio in ex- /,:
plaining why wheat had advanced 50
per cent, In value since he visited that '
state a year ago, while silver had in
the meantime fallen 20 per cent in
value.
The three peregrinating patriot* j
who visited Japan to find ont the true
cause, etc., failed to get their report in
as to why Japan demonetised silver
before the elections. Is It possible—
but then, no; they must have been
delayed. ' V
Last year the treasury mints coined
$196,000,000 in gold alone, which is a
fair round sum, but the sllverltes say
how much better It would have been
If they had been forty-cent dollars,
and then we could have coined 490,000,
000 of them. ‘’ ;i
Gold continues to flow Into the conn- " v
try. The official figures show that the
*°ld reserve of the treasury has In- "
creased $4,000,000 since October 1st,
and that It has now reached a total of
over $151,000,000. Such a condition
shows the baneful workings of a Re
publican administration and the wick
ed Dlngley tariff.
The Spanish government has learned
very definitely and very distinctly the
views of President McKinley on the
Cuban question, and finds that they are
sufficiently vigorous to warrant It In
taking steps for a very early settle- '
meet of this question in a way that
wl*l meet the approval of the United
Statec government.
Mr. Bryan's trip to Ohio worried him pp
a good deal. He recalled that he went'
through that same section of country
Just one year ago, predicting dire re
sults should the people refuse to adopt * .
free coinage and free trade; yet he
found much greater prosperity than
existed a year ago, although free coin
age had In the meantime been rejected
and a protective tariff adopted.
Will Mr. Bryan follow that wing of
the late silver party which Is now de
daring In favor of the free and un
limited Issue of paper, which costs 'M
nothing, instead of silver, whlcb costs
forty cents on the dollar T It would
not be surprising to see him do this,
since his expressions have all along T
shown him a flatist at heart. Prob
ably, however, it will depend upon the
“Inducement” which the silver-mine *
owners hold out to him for a continu
ation In their rahk* and tat their ser- '
October exportations continue to be
very heavy. It Is probable that the ^
figures tor the present month will ex
ceed those of any October for many
years, and will continue to show large
sales abroad of our manufactured
goods. The claim of the free-traders
that our exports would fall off the mo
ment we adopted a protective tariff,
especially our exports of manufactured
articles, Is not proving well founded.
On the contrary, not a single country , '
has closed its doors to or legislated ad
versely to our produets.
Democratic papers throughout the
country are how enga|8S la belittling '
John A. Kasson, whom President He- |§
Kinley has recently appointed recip
rocity commissioner. This action
comes with poor taste from people who
have made sueh notorious blunders as
have the Democrats with reference to
reciprocity with foreign nations. Good
results are what are looked for under
the reciprocity features of the present
tariff law, and, Judging from the ex
cellent workings of the reciprocity tea- ,
turee of the MoKlnley law, they will'
be forthcoming, and the President's
action In the appointment of a com
missioner is generally commended by
fair-minded people.
The refusal of the British govern
ment to agree to open the India mints
should not be looked upon as at all dis
couraging to the proposed Internation
al action on the silver question. On the
contrary, it cannot be reasonably ex- ■$£
pected that England would agree to
open India mints In advance of the pro
posed conference. The fact that her
statesmen Indicated clearly that they
would be glad to send delegates to an
other international conference, and
they preferred delaying action on tho
India proposition until that conference
should be held, indicates rather a dis
position to co-operate with the na- f.
tiers of the world in the Joint action
In favor of sliver rather than any ad»
verse intention on her part.
A ChrlatUa Belief.
“The Republican party believes, »d
acta upon t!he belief, that he who pro
vides not for them of his own house
hold, or country, is worse than a
heathen.”—Green Bay, Wis., Gazette
Sept. 28. 1897. |
This is a Christian belief,, and the
belief of civilization.
Gold la Ancient Ireland* •
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 ft
found, not less than 400 specimens of
Irish gold antiques being contained in W.
.the museum of the Royal Irish acad
emy alone, while the British museum
gold antiques illustrative of British
history are entirely Irish. Trinity col
lege, Dublin, has many fine examples, " ‘
and there are large private collections.
Native gold occurs in seven localities
in Ireland, and the ancient miners
may have had sources of supply that ‘ ^
are now worked out or lost.