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JOSHUA JONES, PUBLISHER.
VOL. II.
A Haiti Song.
There’s mis upon tbs mountains and mist
upon he plain;
But can’t you bear the music in the rain,rain
rain ?
It's singing of the summers with the roses
red and white—
It’s a dream to you in daytimo and a lullaby
at night!
Rain away,
Rainy day!
'Round the hearth the children play;
And I’m dreaming,
Dreaming, dreaming
Of the melodies of May!
The steeples, liko sad sentinels that point the
stars in vain,
Are dripping, dripping, dripping with the
silver beads of rain;
But what care we for weather-cocks a-shiver
in the cold,
"When the hearth at home is blazing and the
lambs are in the fold?
Rain away,
Rainy day!
‘Round the hearth the children play t
And I’m dreaming,
0 I’m dreaming
Of the melodies of May!
—Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
MARGERY’S SECRET.
Henry Fleet, the blacksmith, had a
cozy little house in Newburg, which he
called his bird’s nest. It with ten good
acres attached, had been in the Fleet
family for three generations. The one
son had always followed the occupa¬
tion of the sire, as though they were
born to the business. Harry had a
■pride in his work, and to those friends
who had a larger ambition for him he
was wont to say, “I was born a black
sWth; I like it, and will remain one.”
In his bird’s nest nestled his wife
Margery and his little son. They
were the joy and light of his work¬
day-life.
For a number of years Harry had
been a very happy man, but a cloud
had gathered in the sky, and at last it
moved along just over his cottage,and
there it obstinately stood. He had
stood as bail for an old friend who
Was in danger of losing his liberty in
consideration of certain liabilities
The friend had lurched him.
Margery knew something had gone
wreng. He tried to keep the whole
trouble to himself, but the shrewd
little woman managed to ascertain his
secret trouble.
“You see, Margery, I don’t mind.
I can work for you and the boy well
enough, but the homestead, there is
no help for it; that must go; and it
has been in the Fleet family ever
since it was a wilderness.”
Harry told her the responsibility.
Said he, “Old Squire Mitchell has
paid it, and I have mortgaged the
place. He has given me several years
in which to redeem it, but he might
as well take it now ; I shall be no bet¬
ter prepared to pay it then.”
Harry went to work and Margery to
ruminating. She had always been
able to adapt means to ends, and sup¬
ply the means, too, if necessary, for
a wise little thinking cap she was in
possession of. She spent the after¬
noon in endeavoring to plan a method
of relief, but it orept away and she
felt tired and defeated.
It was supper-time. She heard her
husband’s foot strike the graveled
walk, and at the same time she was
struck with an idea. She put his sup¬
per on the table without a word, and
instead of sitting down with him as
usual, said: “Do you mind looking
after the baby awhile? I want to run
out. ”
A neighbor came in soon after and
asked for Mrs. Fleet.
“She has gone out a moment,” he
replied.
“It must have been her I saw going
into Lawyer Knowles’ office a moment
ago,” said the neighbor.
Harry did not reply, but he did not
like it. Young Knowles had once
been a suitor of Margery’s. A little
waverings at first in his attentions, for
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE 18 THE SUPREME LAW,
FORT GAINES, GA„ FRIDAY. MARCH 20, 1890.
ho was a shrewd young fellow, aento
iu his profession, and in personal
matters looking always to the main
chance, and Margery had no fortune
but her face, though there was a ru¬
mor about the time of her marriage
that an uncle in a distant part of tho
country had loft her property, more
or less, and her relatives thero had
made it appear that she died in child¬
hood, and had taken possession of it
themselves. But Knowles had lost his
heart to her so effectually bofore this
report that he bad proposed, and had
been unhesitatingly rejected, much to
the astonishment of himself and Harry
Fleet.
Margery was an orphan, and had
been reared by Harry’s kind parent,
and from continued association with
him had learned to read his big heart
so well that she knew who reigned
queen in it long before he had courage
to tell her. He really uever could see
why she had preferred a plain mau
like himself to one whom he consid¬
ered so finished in worldly graces as
young Knowles. So Harry did not
like what transpired, and though too
sensible a man to get jealous at a
trifle, he was not a little perplexed
when his wife made no mention of her
business out on returning. As the
weeks went by he came to know of
her calling thero at other times, and
once, on coming homo earlier than
usual, he met Knowles at his gate
coming out. At heart ho had perfect
faith iu his wife, but fortune had be¬
gun to wruck him on her wheel, and a
matter that he would have thought
little of a few weeks before, now had
the power to torture him.
He was grieved to see that his wife’s
manner toward him was changed. It
was not trouble; she never spoke of
their apjAoaching loss, and he often
found her singing, merry #s a lark,
but there was no longer perfect confi¬
dence between them. Thero was
something she was keeping hid, he
thought. And Margery did have a
secret, and kept it—the old adago to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Finally the day arrived on which
the date of the mortgage expired.
Harry’s face had a set look. Always in
the way, he thought, when arouud tho
house, watching Margery while deftly
clearing up things. Everything she
touched yielded like magic. This
morning she was unusually skilful,
and not a trace of regret was thero in
that sparkling face of hers.
Hurry was woefully cast down. His
clouded face seemed a reproach to
her. He had not raised the money,
and could not he said. The squire
offered him an extension of time; he
would not have it.
“It is of no use,” said he, “and wo
may as well be over with it at once.
The little place is not worth more than
the money you loaned me. I will
make you a deed of it, and you may
write that the mortgage is satisfied.”
He produced pen and ink, looking
all the time like a man about to sign
his own death-warrant. Then baby
was bustled unceremoniously back into
his cradle, and Margaret unlocked a
little drawer in her husband’s desk,
producing a package, and pilacing it
before the squire, asked him to count
its contents. It w-as found to cover
the whole amount for which her hus¬
band had given the mortgage.
“It was left me by my Uncle
Heth,” explained Margaret. “Lawyer
Knowles was in need of all hisshrewd
: ness to straighten the matter out, but
I I paid him a round sum for his ser
vices.”
Harry called himself a slow man,
and it did take him some time to get
the better of his amazement, Ho
had barely succeeded in comprehend
ing tie whole, as his wife turned from
the door from whence the squire had
,
j made his exit little Then, for broke the down. first
i time, the woman
She threw herself into the strong nrms
that wore ready to reccivo her.
“Oh, Harry! how could you—how
could you be joalous of mo ? ”
Ho auswered not at all, but hold her
as one of her own iron visos. I’res
ently he foil to kissing her hair, fore¬
head, cheeks, lips, and lookiug up,
she saw what she never seen bofore—
on tho cheeks of her Vulcan were two
round big tears.
Harry did not go to tho shop that
day, and baby got sadly neglected.
It was several years ago that this
event occurred, and Harry’s bird’s
nest is now called “The Dovo-oot” by
the observing neighbors.
Slave Raids iu Africa.
Writing about the development of
Africa, in tho Ceutury, Henry M.
Stanley describes a slave raid as fol¬
lows :
As wo approached the Falls wo saw
that tho river banks had been depop¬
ulated and tho villages wero in ashes.
We passed dead bodies floating in tho
river. Canoes were standing on end
liko hollowed columns,crowds of fugi¬
tives were afloat, and hiding among
the reedy islands. These wore all
signs of a general terror,but we could
get. no information of its character.
Vague ideas of an invasion from some
suvago tribe came into our minds, and
now and then wo had a misgiving that
thero must bo Arab slavers iu tho
neighborhood.
Continuing our ascent, on the third
day wo came in sight of a huge Arab
camp on the right bank, aud before
very long we discovered that tho Arabs
of Nyaugwo (Livingstone’s farthest
point), having heard tho most exag¬
gerated reports of our successful
descent of tho Congo in 1877, had
hastened after us to reap a harvest of
ivory and slaves. They had been too
successful. Over 118 villages had
, been destroyed , , , below , btunley „ rails „
alone, , rich . , plunder . of . . .
a ivory was in
their , . and , several , , huudred , ,
camp,
slaves, , old ,, ahd , , horded , , i
young, were
like goats aud heavily lettered .... - in . the ,,
slave-pen. , TJ It xl then appeared , that .
while , wo had , , been negotiating .... with
the , chiefs , „ along , tho river, male- ,
negro
roads, building stations, and , , haul- ,
mg
overlaid, , , the ,, Arabs . of „
ing steamers
__ Nyangwe , had , , been corning down , the ,,
/ laying , . tho country . waste. Wo
river,
had , , , last met, ....... about fifty miles . lie
at ,
low , tho „ falls. . „ A . glance , at , tho ., scene
. tho ,, sufficient . to reveal .
ot camp was
what , future „ awaited .. , the ,, Congo ~
,
a
valley „ , had , not . conceived . . the
we
. of „ the ,, to . civil- ...
project , opening river
influences. . „ rn lucre , was not . a
izmg
moment to lose. ,. Wo T had , . author- ..
no
lty .. to . fire on the ,, miscreants. ,
open
They subjects ... of _ tho , Prince , of .
were
Zanzibar, r , who protege of , Eng
was a
land, and to plunge into ..... hostilities
with , them , might . possibly , involve . , us
■
complications. . But , while ...
it serious w 1
we dared not use force, we believed
that by J continuing ° the same system
-
we had found so successful with the
native chiefs, we could check tho uu
dacity J of tho slavers by our mere
presence 1 among ° them. After some
days J spent 1 in cautious and friendly J
negotiations ° with the Arabs, we were
permitted ’ to establish a station at the
Falls,and ’ after seeing ° it well advanced,
we turned the prows of our steamers
down-river toward Leopoldville.
No Man Infallible.
“Yes.” boasted Robinson, “I am
blessed with a wonderfully retentive
memory. I rarely forget anything I
hear or read.”
“You couldn’t remember anything
yesterday,” remarked Durnley.
“No, I was on the witness-stand all
day. Of course no man’s memory is
infallible.”—Life. j
London is proposing to spend $3,-
750,000 in extending its sewerage
system
ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM-
Infection in Dust.
A correspondent iu the Tribune has
taken intense interest in the dauger
of infection from dust which has been
i contaminated by the poison of tuber¬
cular disease, Some of tho best
known physicians iu Now Yolk dis¬
cussed this subject recently, and all
agreed that it was necessary that care
should bo taken in all places fro
qnonted by consumptive patients to
destroy tho tubercular infection in tho
dust of such places.
The roader already referred to
writes to tho Tribuno to know if this
tubercular infection in dust cau bo
destroyed by tho use of sulphur. One
of tho leading physiciaus of this city
who was oousulted on this subject
says that sulphur when properly ap¬
plied, is oue of tho most powerful and
effective agents for destroying infec¬
tion.
In order to obtain the most thor¬
ough results tho walls of tho infected
rooms should first be ' washed down,
and the windows and all cracks through
which air could escape^ bucIi as cracks
aroumldoors,sills, keyholes,chimneys,
etc., should bo carefully sealed by
fastening strips of paper over them,
then when tho sulphur is burned tho
fumes aro retained. At loast twenty
four hours should elapse before the
fumeB are nllowed to escape by tho
admission of freBli air. The sulphur
fumes should be as denso as tho thick¬
est smoke in order to bo completely
effective. * Of course all gilt picture
frames and bright metallic articles
should bo removed beforehand, ns
otherwise they would be discolored
and practically ruined by tho sulphur.
This physician says that if sulphur is
used in this way the infection in the
dust ought to be destroyed.—Now
York Tribune.
An Analrl.lt Samson,
Joseph _ , Pospischuli, convict
a re
cently ... imprisoned . , the .. Austrian ...
" in
I 1 ortross of Olon, surprised the wholo
Empire by his wonderful feats of
. One _ of his* tricks to
strengfcn. was
add fifth log to , common table , ,,
a a
(placing , . the useloss , addition ..... m tho
exact . centre) , , aud , thon .. , balance , it ., with . ,
his teeth while two full-grown , ,, gypsies
danced , , it, tho , music , being . Hir¬ „
on
nished . , , , bv violinist being seated .
a in
the middle .... ot .... tho well-balanced . , , plat- . ,
form. . One day when the prison in
which tins Hercules confined „
was was
undergoing , . ho picked ...
” repairs, up a
largo , carpenter , s bench , with Ins teeth
and hold it balanced aloft for . nearly ,
minute. . ... .Since , being . released , . from „
a
Pospischuli and . Ins , .
tho Olney prison,
. another .. local , , , “strong , man
cousin,
named . Martenstme, ,, have , formed
a
combination , . and , aro now starring ,
southern Europe, performing all kinds
I of startling feats of strength. Among
other things they ,. have . hud , . JO-foot ,. n , A
a
, bridge . . made . of ... strong timbers, . , winch ...
... used ot ,, their great , muscle
is in one
acts. . , This n , , bridge ■, is ... the oddest ,, ever
i constructed, , , , , having , two ... living piers
—PospiBchuli T . , acting .. as one aud , ... Mar
tenstme , .. tho ,, other. . Besides „ • , support
.... this monstrous , structure . , (weight , . . ,
mg
l,8Gfi , pounds) . . their ... shoulders, , ,.
upon
*
these . freaks , . of . superhuman , strength .
allow ,, team , of . horses , and .
a a wagon
! loaded , it-,. with a . ton of c cobble in stones . to .
, be driven , . it .. each , hour ,
across oue in
I tfae aftcrnoon , when exhibitions are
bfcing K i von ._New York Advertiser.
A White Rhinoceros.
A mounted example of the white
rhinoceros from Zululand has been
exhibited iu London. Two specimens
were brought to England two years ago
from northern Mashonaland. These
are the only two localities now known
for tin’s creature, which formerly
abounded in the Cape Colony.
Chamberlain, South Dakota, has
an artesian well which throws 4,000
gallons of water a minute through an
eight-inch pipe.
NO. )l.
Founding the Congo State.
‘ During my desoont of tho Congo,
nuys Explorer Stunloy in tho Contary,
I had revolved over and over iu my
mind tho question of tho destiny of
tho river. Seated at tho prow of my
boat, which led our flotilla, and daily
watching tho river developing itself, I
was preoccupied with these thought*
every loisuro moment. Thero was, it
Hoemod to me, no other power but
England that could interest itself with
this part of Africa; and, as I said,
there Was not a single white muu in
possession of any portion of tho equa¬
torial belt, except at the mouth
of the Congo, whoro a fow traders
had gathored. But dospite uumoroiis
addresses in England upon this sub¬
ject, I failed to awaken more than a
geographical interest iu Equatorial
Africa. Tho terror of tho African
oilrnato iu geueral was too strong
upon everybody.
Elsewhere, however, the reports of
my addresses in tho Eugiish newspa¬
pers were taking effect. After nearly
nine months’ busy life iu England,tho
king of the Belgians invited mo to
visit him and I was then informed of
his strong inclination to undertake for
Africa what I had been so strougly ad¬
vising Englishmen to do. He was al,
ready president of tho African Inter¬
national Association, which was about
to set on foot a humanitarian enter¬
prise from the east coast, and he led
me to understand that if I were free
from other engagements he would like
to employ mo in opeuing tho Congo
basin to European influence and civ¬
ilization.
It was my opinion that tho best
way of sotting about tho work was to
Construct a light surface railway
which should skirt tho cataracts of
tho Lower Congo, and then to lauuch
steamers on the upper waters, which I
estimated would furnish about 6,000
miles of navigation. We argued about
this matter from August to December,
1878. The best Belgian enginoors
were consulted, but after tho most
elaborate calculations as to cost, it
was finally decided that, as tho ex¬
pense would bo great, wo should con¬
tent ourselves with miking wagon
roads past the cataracts, and build a
series of military stations for the pro¬
tection of caravans, and that the an¬
nual expenditure should not exceed
$ 00 , 000 .
Locomotives for Russia.
The entire cargo of twenty Baldwin
oil-burning locomotives has been load¬
ed on tho British steamer Turret Bay,
and will steam away from the Port
Richmond piers on her long voyage
to Novorostisk, a Russian seaport on
tbe Black Boa. The engines are
among the largest ever built by the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, weighing
97 tons eucb, and have special fire
boxes for burning petroleum, Tho
tenders hold the oil instead of wood
aud coal. Five of tho tenders will be
carried on deck, and the shippers have
so much confidence in the Turret
Bay’s steadiness and stability even in
the most severe weather that they
consider them as safe stowed outside
as in the vessel’s hold.
The passage will be straight, across
the Atlantic to Gibraltar, and thence
through the Mediterranean to the
Black Sea,over 5,000 miles in a direct
course. The steamer will be obliged
to make several stops for bunker coal,
which will lengthen the passage.
The locomotives, which are the first
built in this country in many years for
Russia, are for the Trans-Caucasian
Railroad, and are peculiarly adapted
to mountainous countries, The bal
ance of the order—twenty engines—
will be shipped immediately.—Phila¬
delphia Record.
In Russia you must marry bofo
eighty or not at all, aud you
marry only five times.