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Goodbye!
There’s a kind ql chilly reelin’ in the Wowin'
' * o’, the bteeV.t
And a‘sepse o’ sadness the steal in’ through
tresses o’ trees;
And a mist seems failin’ dreary on
mountains towerin’ high.
And I feel my cheeks grow tearv as I bid
you all goodbye!
“Goodbye,” the winds are sayin’; “'good¬
bye. " the trees complain.
As they bend low down an' whisper witli
their green leaves wet with rain;
‘Goodbye ” the roses murmur, an’ the
bendin’ lilies sigh
As if they all felt, sorry I have come— come
to say goodbye.
I reckon all have said it some time or other
soft
And easy like, with eyes cast down, that
dared not look aloft
For the tears that trembled in them -f#r the
lips that choked the sigh.
When it came a-swellin’ from the heart an'
made it beat goodbye!
I didn’t think 'twas hard to say; hut
staudin' here alone.
With the pleasant past behind me and the
future diin, unknown, '
A gloomin’ yonder in the dark—the tears
come to my eye,
And I’m weepin’ like a woman as I bid you
all goodbye.
The work I’ve done is with you; maybe
some things went wrong,
lake a note that mars the music in the sweet
flow of a song;
fhifc brethren—when you think of me, Ionlv
ask you would
Say as the Master said of one: “He hath
done what he could.”
And when you sit together in the time as
yet to be,
By your love-encircled firesides in the val¬
leys fair and free,
Let the sweet past come before you, and
with something like a sigh,
Just say: “We ain’t forgot him since the
day he said ’Goodbye! 1
THE TIN BOX.
“It is a very mysterious business,”
taid Lawyer Simpkins, rubbing his
tiose, and adjusting his spectacles.
“Hiram Green sent for me, ten days
before he died, and gave me his bonds
aud securities to draw' the July interest
for him. I put them all back iu the
tin box myself, and he counted and
examined them. The day ho died he
tried to tell me something about Jerry
and (hat box. ‘Jerry—tiu box—all in
the box—Jerry,’ was about alt I could
make out.”
t s And the tin box was stolen,” said
Tom, the lawyer’s son aud partner.
4 ‘Well, it has disappeared. If it
was stolen, it is of precious little use to
Che thief. Every paper iu it could be
traced. Trust old Hiram Green to look
out for that.”
“What was it worth?”
“To a lawful owner, about twenty
thousand dollars.”
“Then Jacob Green is so much
poorer! I am glad of it.”
“Tom! Tom! Jacob Green is our
client!”
“All right! I shall not proclaim my
opinion on the house-top; but, between
ourselves, I think ho is the meanest man
I ever met. Why, he must be a rich
man, and he grudges his family the
necessaries of life. Look at All ie!
There is not a servant at Rye Hill who
has not a better wardrobe than Alice
Green!
Just so!” said Lawyer Simpkins, with
a twdukle in his eyes. Her husband
can make that all right though. Eh
Tom?’’
Then Tom, blushing crimson, began
to talk again about the tin box and old
Hiram Green’s will.
“Left everything to Jacob,” said the
lawyer; “the house, real ostate, and
personal effects.”
“And Jerry?”
‘•Was not even mentioned in the will.
Hiram Green never forgave Jerry for
failing in business, declared ho had no
head, and wasn’t fit to be trusted with
money.
“He was his nephew, though, just
as much as Jacob, aud he nursed him
faithfully at the last.”
‘ Bat Jeiry is a dreamer. Jacob will
double every dollar the old man left,
while Jerry would probably spend a
legacy in a year or two.”
It was not alone in the lawyer’s office
that the subject of Hiram Green’s will
snd the disappea »,ice of the tin box
were topics of co ersation. Every¬
body at Rye Hill had an opinion to ex¬
press, a theory to advance. Mrs. Jacob
Green and Mrs. Jerry Green were talk¬
ing the whole matter over on the porch
of the old house where Hiram Green
had died, while Jerry sat on the steps,
looking moodily down the garden path.
“Jacob says,” said that worthy’s
wife, “that he will find that box, if it’s
-above ground.”
“I wonder what he’ll do if it ain’t,”
muttered Jerry, unheard by tha others,
“He says,” continued Mrs. Jacob,
“that it will take a heap of money to
put this house in decent repair, and
settle the business! Hear! Dear! He
talks as if his uncle’s legacy left him
poorer, instead of richer.”
“I wish it did!” muttered Jerry,
Aloud he said, “Maria, if you’ll get
me a hammer and some nails, I’ll save
Jacob twenty-five cents by fastening
these steps. See here!” and he rattled
the steps on which he was sitting, and
which were wholly detached from the
porch.
“I wish you would, ’ said his sister-
in-law; I’m in a panic every time 1
go in or out, especially if I have the
baby in my arms. 1 11 get the ham-
utcr.”
“Dear me, Jerry,” whispered his
wife, a little later, “you go at them
stops as if you were trying to hammer
the house down. Anybody would fan-
ey you had a spite against the nails,
you give them such vicious blows.”
“Hold your tongue,” growled her
husband. tii “I am only jo making them
sa ,
lie rose as he spoke, and straigliencd
himself, muttering. "job
“That,s a good done!”
“Gome, Sally,” lie said, presently,
“we’ll be getting home! I only came
over to see it there was any news of
the tin box.
* “Not a sign ° to be found’’ said . Mrs.
Jacob, “ and Ido believe Jacob will
be in a lunatic asylum J if it don t turn up 1
,,
Jetrv tucked his wife’s hand under
his arm, aud w r alked dow r u the road to
his own cottage, ° a small, shabby J house
where Sarah. Green vainly J strove to
make old things ° look new, and stretch
a dollar to the needs of two.
Since his uncle's death Jerry J had
bceamoro moody and shinies, man
ever Brooding over hi, injnrie, was
not the way J to improve 1 his fortunes.
and Sally J had hard work to make her
needle supply the daily wants.
It was just three days before his
uncle died that Jerry learned that Hiram
Green had left his entire property to
Jacob, already the richest man at Rye
Hill. Then the bitterness of his disap¬
pointment seemed to literally turn his
brain, aud Sally trembled for his rea¬
son. With all his faults, if faults they
were, his disregard of money and want
of business capacity, Jerry Green was a
man to win strong affections. And it
was the fact that even Hiram Green
kept up a sort of grudging affection for
him that made Jerry hope he would not
entirely forget him in his will.
When his last illness attacked the old
man, it was to Jerry he turned for the
affection Jacob’s harder nature could
not make acceptable. It was Jerry and
Sally who nursed tho invalid day and
night with faithful, unwearied care, and
it was with a bitter sense of wrong that
Jerry knew himself to be disinherited.
Still the man’s gentle nature overruled
his anger, and the last three days of
Hiram Green’s life were as tenderly
nursed as if Jerry knew himself to be
his sole heir.
Rut afterward the whole nature of the
man seemed changed. Knowing the
sympathy of the people about him wa3
with him, he was never weary of telling
of his wrongs; and he made no secret of
his delight at th 3 disappearance of the
fin box, and the large slice of property
it contained.
A year passed away, and then all Rye
Hill knew that Jerry Green lay ill with
a fever, and the doctor had given him
up. Very sick indeed he was, and
Sally was heart-broken, when one day
he whispered a request to see Lawyer
Simpkins alone. Seeing a lawyer
seemed to poor Sally a death-warrant,
though Jerry had no fortune to will
away.
Wondering, but ready to humor the
whim of a dying man, the lawyer an¬
swered the summons at once.
“Mr. Simpkins, will you promise to
keep secret what I tell you now?”
Jerry asked i*i a hoarse whisper.
“Certainly I will; lawyers have to do
that every day.
“Then I will tell you where Uncle
Hiram’s tin box is. You have the
key.”
“Yes, but—Jerry Green, don’t tell
me you are the thief.”
“I did not take it away, but I was
half mad, I do believe, and I wanted
to spite Jacob. So I buried it under
the porch steps. I never opened it
Everything is there, and I suppose
Jacob might well have it now. ’
as
“I'll keep your secret, Jerry, for ^
believe you when you say you wer*
half mad.”
Great was the excitement at ll/e Hill
when it became known that Lawyer
Simpkins had had a communication
from the party who had stolen the tin
box, confessing tha theft, and revealing
the hiding place. There was a group
0 f half the people of the village in
Lout of Jacob Green’s porch when Jer-
r y* s carpenter’s work was torn away,
n ml the earth that covered the buried
treasure removed. Lawyer Simpkins
took a small key from his pocket,
4 Stop a moment,” he said, as Jacob
Green was about to take the box, “as
exe cutor of Hiram Green’s estate, 1
mU8 t 0 p en this box and see if the cou-
tents are all right.”
There was a sudden catching of
breath audible as the lid of the box fell
hack. On the top was an open paper,
an( j Lawyer Simpkins read aloul:—
t% Hirajn Green do give and beque ath
this box and all it contains to Sarah, wife
of my nephew, Jeremiah Grekn. I leave it
to her as a token of my love for both,
and because I think she will be more care-
ful of it than nephew. And . , I T do , ask ,
my
of my lawyer, Hubert Simpk'iis that he do
see my wish carried out, an re to Sarah
his advice about investing tht money.
“ Hl8AM CiREESr ”
There of intense .
was one moment si-
leQCe and then a cbeer rent tho air .
Every maQ there wag filad that tho
miser , y> grasping Jacob GreeIl was dis-
appointed, and every man rejoiced for
Jerry _ , and . „ bally.
But the sick man was humble as a
child , xvhen tho , lawyer told , . . him , . the .,
news. lie did not die, nor did aDyoue
, but . Lawyer T a bimpkins . , . . lua -
ever guess
secret, , , but , , he , broken, , premature-
was a
, ly aged , , humbly , , about , ,
man, creeping
and , ,, living . the Ins wife drew ,
ou income
tho ., of e the tin box, which . . .
from . contents .
, he , had , hidden , .,. from . spite, ,. aud •, . by so
doing, . . overreached , . , himself. .
,. lr , haJ(dicd without filing,” he
(ho oftc „_ ,.g ally wou , d n0VC r
, have , had , the and . Jacob T , might ...
money,
have , found „ . the box, alter all.
Cats and the Moon.
Everybody knows the superstitions ff
sailors, particularly, of course, in re¬
gard to their sailing on Friday; but
they ara also superstitious on other
points, and from this fact wo get tho
saying, “Rats desert a sinking ship.”
Again, they resent tho presence of a cat
on board, and usually that of a corpse,
altlijugh as regard! both of tlic3c in¬
stances the superstition is not suffi¬
ciently widespread to altogether pre¬
vent the occurrence. Speaking of cats,
it is well-known that they wero held in
such high respect by the ancient Egyp¬
tians that their mummies are met with
about a3 frequently as human beings,
and this wa3 from a superstitious
belief in their intervention in
the affairs of men. A special
goddess among the Egyptians w'as rep¬
resented with the head of a cat, and a
temple was erected to her at a town of
the name she bore—Bubastis. In the
Egyptian mythology Bubastis was the
child Isis and Osiris and the sister of
Horus. What is not so generally
known is the fact that the cat among
the Egyptians symbolized the moon.
As to tho moon there was in undent
times many superstitions. Our word
“lunacy” is derived from the latiu
name of that planet, and the disorder
is still believed by many to be caused
by it at its full. Sailors in the tropics
have been known to become temporari¬
ly deranged because of sleeping with
their faces exposed to the rays of the
full moon, while fresh fish hung up on
deck under the same conditions are said
to spoil in a short time. —Star -Saying*.
Costly Canine Collars.
“Some dogs in this town w'ear collars
that cost $290,” said a dealer in
those articles to me yesterday, “Ol
course, such valuables arc worn only
by the pamperc 1 pets of the rich; the
average owner of dogs thinks he or she
has done well in investing $3 dollars in
a collar, and by a good many a plain
leather strap, with name plate, is
deemed ample for safety and identity.
Of Course, a dog with a $100 or a $200
collar has got to be watched pretty care¬
fully, and they usually ride in the car-
raige of the master or mistress, The
existence of a good many Fifth avenue
aud Madison avenue dogs might well
be envied by the poor of our city.
They have all the advantages of wealth
in the way of luxury and easy living,
without any of the atteadant anxieties,
from which even Goulds and Vander-
bi ts are not free.— Ne>e York Star.
4.L1 I V N ( ' F x^OTl^S
WHA T THE ORDER AND ITS
MEMBERS ARE DOING.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER,
OATHERED FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY.
It is asserted by the foreman on the
farm of the late Hon. Primus Jones, that
the first bale of cotton this year will come
from that farm. He says the examples
and methods of Colonel Jones are being
strictly followed on that farm. *
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The County Alliance of Gwinnett
county, Ga., favors the holding of pri¬
maries in the different militia districts to
nominate candidates for the general as¬
sembly, and for delegates to the next con¬
gressional convention and for governor.
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The cotton bagging factory for Ameri¬
cas. Ga., is an enterprise already assured
for that wide awake city. It is an Alli¬
ance necessity, and the thirteen adjoining
counties invited to take stock in the en¬
terprise should respond with alacrity.
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A grand reunion of the Alliance of that
section of Georgia, and the old soldiers
will be held jointly at Flat Rock camp
ground, Heard county, July 24tli. Col’s.
Livingston and Northern will address the
Alliance, and Gov. Gordon, and Gen.
Phil Cook will talk to the soldiers. A
big time is anticipated.
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If the farmers Alliance continues to in¬
crease for a year or two more at the rate
at which it has been gaining during the
last twelve months it will soon be the
largest organization ever and known if it sticks in this
or any other country; to¬
gether and properly exercises its great
power it will be easily able to accomplish
such a revolution in the legislation of the
country as will result in giving the far¬
mer, not only his rights as a citizen, but
after breaking up the trusts and combines
which now rob him of much of his earn¬
ings, will also place the farmer in posi¬
tion to become a legislator in the inter¬
ests of his county and his claims.—Ex. *
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*
Our farmers are taking more real inter¬
est in their farms this year than we ever
have kuown before; there are more ter¬
races, and the soil is better previous prepared in than
at the same time any year the
history of Georgia. At least, this is our
opinion after a careful observation, We
believe further that this state of things is
due mainly to the Alliance movement.
Then let the movement that has brought
such a result go on in its proper sphere
uutil the “red old hills” of Georgia are
made to blossom as the rose, every farm
is free from mortgage, and the inmates of
every home contented and happy.— South¬
ern Alliance Fanner.
* *
The Southern Alliance Funner (Atlan¬
ta, Ga..) has the following to say regard¬
ing one of the dangers that confronts the
Alliance: If all Alliancemen will be true
to the cause aud withhold their votes
from men who are not, and have nevei
been, iu sympathy with only the those struggling whose
masses, and will support
past records, not only in office but at
home, show r plainly that their hearts are
with the people, aud that they are of
pure character and worthy of confidence,
our success is assured. Our danger lies
in division. Alliancemen have their per¬
sonal friends among the politicians, and
may be induced to vote for them when
they know they are not in full sympathy
with us. Sectional, county, or town pride
should be left out of the question. the Men who
are true to our interest are men to
support. As we have said before, simple
ability will not do, for if it was turned
gainst us it would do great harm. The
heart must be right. We can no more
afford to turn our legislation over than to men
who serve the money powers we can
afford to leave our children’s inheritance
iu the hands of a faro dealer. Being a
fanner or an Alliancemau only, does
not fit a man for office, but being in full
sympathy with the people, and having
the will and ability to work to*their inter¬
est, does make a man worthy of support.
Where will you find such men? The
time when a few' politicians in each
county, district or state, can meet to¬
gether and apportion out the different
offices is at an end. The people will take
a hand in this business and have deter¬
mined to have representation.
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In Col. Polk's argument before the
senate committee on agriculture at Wash¬
ington, on Tuesday, He sketched the de¬
cline in agricultural values in the face of
the marvelous progress and development
of their industries and interests during
the passed decade, and insisted that
something should be done for the farmers.
He charged the fault upon the financial
system of the government, which had re¬
sulted in high-priced products. The
remedy, Colonel Polk suggested, was
three fold—first, restore silver to its dig¬
nity and place as money metal with all
rights of coinage and ail the qualities of
legal tender which gold possesses; second,
issue sufficient amounts of currency direct
to the people, legitimate at a low demands rate of interest, of busi¬
to meet the
ness of the country, and which shall be
legal private; tender third, for all to debts, such public equal and
secure issue
dignity with money metals, by basing it
on real tangible, substantial values.
Mr. Polk was followed by Dr. W. C.
McCune, chairman of the national com¬
mittee on legislation of the Alliance, who
addressed himself more particularly to
the merits and details of the system of
warehouses as outlined in the bill. He
asserted that merchandise thus stored
would uot deterioate below the market
standard, and that the system had proven
feasible and practicable in California,
where the Grangers’ bank, m
$J 000,000 on certificates issued
farmers on wheat deposited in
owned and controlled bv them.
CURRENT
CONDENSED FROM THE
GRAPH AND CABLE.
THINGS THAT HAPPEN FROM DAT Toj
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, (d
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
The Pittsburg Commission
the greatest bucket shop in
failed on Saturday.
It is rumored that there are
sensions in the French ministry, ;
early collapse of the cabinet is
The strike of lasters at Brockton,
ended Thursday, tjtie firm agreeing
one-quarter m A cent advance in
The striking carpenters of
sent a memorial to Secretary Blj
slating-their grievances against the j ■
tractors. •
London Employes of the various railwai
have been warned that they
be dismissed if they absent them)
taking from duty on in May the 1st demonstration for the purpJ
the part on!
workingmen propose to hold
day. -
A dispatch from the City of
says: On Wednesday forces,
eral Hernandez, attacked the
dians at Los Canons de Jubsiba
Laconia, and after several hours of
ing routed them. The Mexican 5
lost one officer and two soldiers, an
soldiers were wounded.
Five sisters, named Comovieroffl
youngest 19 years old, committed sd
at Moscow. Russia, on Thursday.
found in their apartments
they had burned a number of
fore taking their lives. It is bell
that fear of arrest as nihilists led t
commission of the deed. I
Exports of specie from New York J
week amounted to $271,040, of
$202,587 was gold and .$G8,453 s
Of the total exports $0,681 and gold an
the silver went to Europe,
gold to South America.
specie last, week amounted to $58,(4
which $10,525 was gold and $4i 1
silver.
A Vienna, Austria, dispatch demca of
day says; Serious anti-Semite
tions have occurred at Baillia, forty?
miles southwest of Carow. About
persons made an attack upon the J-.t
quarters and wrecked a number of d
ings and shops. The troops were d
out to disperse the rioters, but dii
succeed in restoring order before
of the men were killed and many
An explosion of dynamite in
Doan's drug store at Delevan,
Thursday afternoon completely in
the building, breaking and knocking windows the
a block away,
off a school house two blocks
The roof of the drug store was
into the air, and of four men in the
ing two were rescued, badly
two perished in the flames.
The Inman line steamship
Boston” unloaded a part of her
her dock at New York, Monday mon
without having entered the custom
In consequence the custom house
ities stopped the work of unloading
seized the vessel. Notice was
Inman line officials calling for confisci au ei
nation. In default of this,
is threatened.
The mill of the Anthony Powder
pany, at Negaunee, Mich., caught
Wednesday evening and blew up,
ing the whole of Marquette
Twenty minutes later there was am
heavy explosion of powder thrown
the first. The shock in Marquette,
miles distant, was severe, while
gaunee store fronts were blown in. i
was no one in the building at the 1
The loss cannot be estimated, but it
be heavy.
THE IMMIGRATION BUER
ORGANIZES A BRANCH IN .TACKSONVI
FLA.—AN EXPOSITION TO BE HEM
W. W. Pemblc, commissioner
organization of the Southern
Immigration bureau, arrived in
villc, Fla., Wednesday, and in
few hours organized the first
Florida for perfecting the
great southern interstate
permanent traveling exhibits is
held in one of the large northern
in 1891. Branches will be
every large city and town in
Boston or Chicago will probably
city chosen for the exposition.
A BOILER EXPLODES.
INSTANTLY KILLING SIX MEN AND
OUSLY INJURING OTHERS.
A special from Newcastle, Pa.,
Wednesday An explosion occurred at Etna
killed morning, injured; three men
and six badly two
probably die. The flue end of a
collapsed, and in a moment the
drenched with scorching steam.
au hour was lost before the
could be rescued, and the last dead
recovered.
DROWNS HIS
AND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE—HORRIBLE
OF AN INSANE FATHER.
A T^cll-to-do farmer named
living two miles froia Shelburne,
aftt-r drowning three of his
barrel of rain water, attempted his to
himself in a creek. Some of
bors found him lying by the
precarious condition. There is
of his recovery. No reason can
siened for the tragedy.