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INDSTINCT PRINT ' ■ w> W ~ “"HERALD: SATURDAY, MAY' 14. 1892. ^ p «fr ■ MB IIA UP TI.1IUM WITH Till: NE- , lino KM. A Iinrjio €lna of Oar Pzpulnilon IJvIni “From Hand to [Tloiitlt”—IIKorr Coat miiuan Thnu Producer., Those nre “tight times” with nearly everybody In this part of the oountry. But no class of our population is so destitute anil hard run ns tile {Negroes'. They are so very impoverished. There are. of course, exceptions, and there are many Negroes in this city andseo- tfon wlio arc in .easy circumstances! but the great mnjority of them are de pendent upon the immediate results of their daily labor, nnd have nothing laid up for a “rainy day” or' the emergencies or mishaps to which they are daily liable. The industrious, thrifty Negro lias many derided advantages over the poor White innn in this country,^nitd those wlio avail themselves of these advantages and are frugal in their habits are growing more nnd more In dependent. Society requires nothing of them, and they have no public or community demands made upon them. They are exempt, aside from the nom inal cost of keeping up their religious institutions, from many of the de mands that nre constantly to be met by tile White people. This distinction is duo to the custom that wns estab lished in the days of slavery, nmklt is ns definite nnd as generally observed as if it were llxed by law. But tills Is a digression. IVhat we started out to say was that the Negroes, generally speaking, find it hard to take care of themselves and their families during the prevailing money stringency. Everything lias settled down to a “hard times” basis, and the dull summer season has set I11 early. There is considerable building going on ill the city, nnd our manu facturing enterprises nre nil in openc lion, giving employment to tho usual number of mechanics and skilled la borers; but the common laborers about town do not find constant em ployment. _ And they are beginning to feel pinched in consequence. A prominent real estnte agent in forms the Herald that he lias never known the Negro tenants to be so generally behind with their rents ns they nre now. And when they once get behind they enn’t catch up again They ni;e living “from hand to mouth, 1 ns the saying goes, and the loss of a week’s work or a spell of sickness in the family throws them behind. Tho trouble with our Negro popula tion is that the ratio of consumers is too great for tho producers. KHOOTINCt NEAR LEA111. £ / The Rrowlh of the Nundnr-Schoul. of n'orlh-Prlze Kinging Comet— The (Srennioro Nchonl Wins Firm Frier. How 10 I$e llnppj. ttpecinl Correspondence Kvkntno HxnAl.n, Isabella, Slay 7. Worth’s Sunday-schools were out In force yesterday at the tenth mutual celebration of the Worth County .tip 11- day-SMiool Association, held at their tabernacle in Ppulan. About 1,400 people were in attendance, nnd the day, though dusty, was a thoroughly ■enjoyable one. The assemblage was called to order I>y Kev. J. J. Williams, President, at 10 a. in., and the address of welcome ■was delivered by Bev. N. B. Ouslcy, of Poulan, with a stirring respinsc by ■G. Tom West, of Albany. Sir. R. 11. Rpppard, of Savannah, then gave one of ins electro-magnetic Addresses tlmt always command atten tion and applause, nnd was followed by Sir. J. S. Davis, of Albany, who is always enthusiastically welcomed by Worth county audiences, whose good will lie lias well earned. John W. Wheatley, President of tile Georgia State Sunday-School Associa tion, then delivered a learned and en tertaining address. P. Pelhami the organizer nnd first President of (lie Worth County Sun day-School Association, made a short ■speeolu He said that when the asso ciation was first organized It consisted •of three schools, and wns held in a house twenty feet square. Rev. J. J. Williams reported thirty- four schools belonging to the associn- | tion in this county. A recess of one hour wns then taken for dinner. Right here your corre spondent must cull upon you to exer cise your imagination, for he wns too busy during that hour doing Justice to the many good tilings to take any notes. Everything good to eat wus there, and some things that were not good, and there was enough to have Ted 2,000 people or more. After dinner the schools were called upon for their reports. Twenty-six reported, showing a number of pupils of 1,862, nnd officers and teachers of 129, which, with schools not reported, innkes the county association about 2,000 strong. Most of the schools re ported in fine-condition, and several ■new ones were added to the associa tion. The audience then listened to an ■eloquent nnd instructive address from Mr. Lot Wnrren, Secretary of tlie •“State association. The’ addresses throughout wore good, and of much benellt to tlic at tending Sunday-school workers, who will feel their effect for years to come, Mrs. Olmsted, of Poulan, T. L. Kitchens, P. Pelham, J. J. Williams, J. W. Evans and J.H. Allen were selected ns delegates to the State association at Marietta. The time for holding the next quar terly convention of the county asso ciation was fixed for August 12th and Sycamore selected ns the pince. The singing (foiltest for the associa tion’s banner was then called, nod G. Tqm West, J. D. McKenzie nnd Lot Warren were chosen as judges. Six schools entered the contest. The Ty- Ty infant class made n second-best reoord with No. 242 in Gospel Hymns, “The Babe of Bethlehem.” This class was composed of eight little girls, all under 12 years. Poulan enme next -with 398 in Prayer nnd Praise. Parker- vilie came third with No. 81 in Work and Worship. But the Sycamore school won the banner on the mostexquisite rendition the writer lias ever listened to of, “I am the"Resurrection,” page 94 in Gos pel Choir. The l’y-Ty adult class then sang No. 2 in Gospel Voices, and tile Sumner Baptist school sang No. 17 in Pure Songs. The singing throughout was tile best the writer ever heard, nnd the judges’ task was a hard one. The banner was presented to the Sycamore school witli an appropriate address by Mr. Lot Warren. The ban ner for general merit was awarded by the committee to the Isabella Union school, and was presented by B. B. Reppard with one of his usual chain lightning addresses. The Brunswick and Western ran two specials, which were crowded to their utmost capacity. There were a number of visitors from adjoining •counties, and all seemed to enjoy What shal j We chat nbou? Why, anything yon please. Books, music, fashions, the boys, dancing— what, none of those? Not., even boys or tlie fashions? They say that girls have no object in,living when they lose interest in dress aijd the boys. It Is not so? Well, I never believed it myself. • Let us, talk about yourselves, then. Cnn anything he of more absorbing interest to a person than a] discussion of himself? I am glad to talk about ourselves, for that reminds me of a remark that Kate Kaufman made in “Womankind.” It whs a remark that set me thinking. Listefii “When we women get tile blues, when we have no pleasant plans to muse over, when our clothes nre old, nnd no one is makinglove to us, if asked wlmt wouldImprove our state of mind, in nine cases nutof ten, we un hesitatingly cry—money!” Yes, unfortunately, we are prone to think and believe that money is tlie essentials to happiness. r p 0 be sure, the tilings that money can buy mill greatly to one’s pleasure, but happi ness does not depend on them. O11 what does It depend? O11 two tilings —just two. And they nre such that if you enrly enough realize the important part they play in your life’s pleasure, it is within your power to make them subservient to your desires. They are simply your work nnd your disposition. A happy, contented disposition can be cultivated—a disposition that rules buoyantly and triumphantly over life’s vicissitudes. But 111 work, hearty, healthy work, lies tlie source of life’s greatest pleas ures. A married woman is seldom discontented or blue. She has too many calls on her tune and efforts, too many things that must be done nnd done in a hurry. Though llot realizing it, she exem plifies the saying tlint work is a pana cea for all ills. But what can girls do? Hundreds of tilings. First qf all, there is the little mother nt home who has many responsibili ties that your girlish ardor and loving thoughtfulness can lighten for her. She needs just your brisk ways and originality to keep lier from tlie rut thnt mothers arc prone to fail into when hquseliold responsibilities nre heavy upon them. I know it is trite to say “work for tlie poor.” You may sooff at it all you please, but it is true, nevertheless, that nothing will so soon make you 'realize tlie pettiness of your own small trinls ns intimate ,ic- quaintance with the suffering tlint ex treme poverty brings. All, dear girls, do not fill your minds witli plnns for your own pleasures, | great and small. Be a little selt'-bic-‘ ritlcing. You will find that no pleas- 1 ures of picnic, hall, dress or party will so take you out of yourself or leave you witii a feeling of such sincere sat isfaction nnd happiness as to feel that some other life is bettered by an effort dh your part. So work, work for those around you ns well as for yourself. Work and keep a brave,'cheerful spirit —you/will find more happiness than the possession of millions could bring you. THIS WAS MW NORTH.” n .J -'.J sorrnBRiv nkmrof* cniKiiM TUBATBD IN NBW YORK. Oiilrnuo From the IVorlli, A Springfield, O., special, under date of Stay 5, to the* Atlanta Cmistithtion of to-day snys: , The Negroes wlio left their homes In Georgia mid Tennessee to work on railroad construction in New York recently,tell terrible stories of their treatment. One wlio mid his name whs Wash Evnns told tlie following at tlie police station to-night: “l was one of 280 colored men *wlio left Nashville. Ten 11., last January to work on a railroad in New York. I worked until April 22d, but never got cent of pay. Many of our people had their feet frozen off ami if they, were not able to do a- day’s work, the, bosses would bent them with clubs ami some of them they killed. Whenever they killed a nig ger they buried him on tlie dumps and no one dared to. ask any questions. My toes got frozen but never so bad hut what i onuld do n day’s work. Consequently, 1 never gut whipped. They furnished us fund, but it was hardly lit to eat nnd that is nil we ever got. They keptrUS In camps of abonl fifteen each with a guard over us just as they do in Tennessee. If n man wanted Id leave, lie Imd to sneak away at night and get uul of the country be fore lie emild lie found. If they found a nmn who tried to escape they would beat him nearly to death. No one wlio lins not witnessed tlie scenes of horror can form any idea of it. The stories of Siberian outrages nre rele gated to tlie background when compared with the outrages com mitted there; They would not allow us to visit each other’s camps for fear we might get a crowd together and rebel. Sevm’nl of our people took their wives wini them and they were uulnblo to get away. I left at night and. am now on my way to Nashville. I have seen enough of the North and have no desire to ever come back. The convicts in the mines of Tennessee fare fur better, than we did in New York.” Only a few days ago two colored men who had been working 011 tills same railroad stopped here on their way to their Southern homes. Their feet were frozen and they were hardly able to walk. Their story corroborates that told by Evans nnd there is no doubt about tlie truth uf the stories. a moTHKit’H rncATii. Three Chrildrcn Thrown on the World. themselves hugely. ' Altogether, it was a Poulan, Worth and schools. Hem Vl / grand day for her Suuday- H. Letter to Dr. Diecae-A Capt. llobba. A letter to Capt. Hobbs from the •daughter of Dr. Duncan contains news that will both grieve and please the many friends that Dr. Duncan has in -Georgia. Pleasing, in that it contains the intelligence of Dr. Duncan’s con valescent state; grieving, because it tells how very ill the gentleman has been,and of his present weak condition, His daughter, Miss May Dnncan, states that be is still very, very weak iand forbidden by the physician to even ' ” However, he is in a fair way to Ik you look at the top of a cloud you will always Bee somethiug bright. Ot Interest to the Ladies. OATMEAL RAGS. An authority tells Iiow to make the oatmeal bags which, used in tlie bath, give a,velvety softness and whiteness to the skin. Take live pounds of oat meal, ground fine, a half pound of pure Castile soap reduced to powder, and a pound of powdered Italian orris root. Cut a yard of thin cheese cloth into bags about four inches square, sewing them on the machine and taking care not to leave any untied threads where a break may let the contents ooze out. Mix the soap, oatmeal and orris root thoroughly and fill the bags loosely. Sew up the opening ill each and lay them away to use as required. They nre used as a sponge, dippett in warm water, making a thick, velvety lather and wonderfully softening the skin, while tlie orris imparts a lasting fra grance. • Bride nnd Groom,' From Music and Drama. He always offers her his arm. He always carries two new grips and two umbrellas. She never fails to ask how many lumps of sugar he takes in his coffee. When he registers at the hotel the “and wife” is written twice as large as his own name. He always pulls out his watch, pre sumably to see how much of the hon ey-moon is left. He’s always clean shaven, and wears besides immaculate linen, a careworn, worried expression. She carries nothing but a box of candy and invariably wears a small hat, a veil and a corsage bouquet. The Alliance in Decatur county hasn’t been happy since its man failed to get the nomination of the District Alliance at Cuthbert, and has finally kicked clear out of the traces and declared that it will support no- Friday morning nt 11 o’clock, at her home on Front street, Mrs. Lizzie Barnes died from tlie effects of a can cer from which she lias for a long time been a sufferer. The remains were interred in tlie Onkview cemetery Friday afternoon at 4 o’olock, tlie Rev. W. E. Epprs offi ciating, and a number of good people attending. 111T dentil has thrown three young children upon the charity of tlie world—left them without relatives or means of support. Mrs. Barnes and her three children were confirmed members of the Epis copal church, and it is the 'members of that church who have taken tlie chil dren in chnrgc nnd will sec that they nre placed in suitable homes. They are nt present nt the home of Rev. W. E. Eppes, whose family will care for the children until some arrangements nre made for tliclr disposition. DOWN THE FLINT. Nr, Elbert Ilcullc) Dnngeroii.lr 81(001. a Negro Employe. FARMING ON WRONG PRINCIPLES. It*» Ono Tiling to Ylcaognir.n m Mistake. It’* A not hur Thing to Correct It. Kiss Bqsby hml n good farm nnd it was .well stocked rmd conducted by Uerqolf in a lucrative manner. Mr. Higgins lived neighbor to her anil had a pretty good farm himself. One day ho wont i:i and sat down on tlie porch stops mul watched her shelling pens. " You've got a nice farm liore, Miss Bushy.” ho said at random. "I think so,” slio responded with a touch of pride. “Got fields of truck growin all around?” “Yes.” "Got ten fine cows and a lot of other cattle?” “Yes." "Got same goad horsos and mules?" "Yos:” "Got a comfortable houso and a good barn?" • “Yes." “Got a lot of fat chickcn3 and turkoys and geese?" . “Yes.” “Got money in tlio bank?" “Yes.” “Gof most everything you nood on a form, haven't you?" “Yes." “Got nn husband; have you?” This was so unexpected that Mla-i Bushy almost dropped a basket of shelled pens on Mr. Higgins’ Head. “No," sho answered hesitatingly. “A husband is mighty handy 011 a farm sometimes," lie ventured. “Have you got 0110?" she askod with a sharp littlo laugh. “No," ho replied, "hut" “Have you got a wife?" ohe inter rupted. ' “Have you one?” ho quickly asked, cornering hor. “No.” “Well, it seems to mo, Miss Bus hy,” said Mi-. Higgins, “that wo ain’t been farmiu on right principles. S’pose we Bet a rncotin and talk it over." “S'pose wo do, Mr. Higgins.” “Will tills ovenin at early candle light ho too soon, Maria?” inquired Mr. Higgins. “Not at nil, Hiram," responded Miss EuBby, nnd they talked it over successfully. —Detroit Free Press. Smoking mul Rating. When the habit; linB once been ac quired most smokers no longor foe’ ■ Shells were still in tho any disagreeable effoots. Indeed | ror I pursued my flight V‘ *w»J» HEARING A _ y A nitleotlH MmitV .tint* T.-Y* li ul'the iV. vv Solillm-. Tho talk turped upon p ago ill a conversation I Ii— . day witli an ahbdo-cuntp of A^exundor Hays. Tho veteran tho nnmo of being the most 011 Hays' staff, said: "You 1 I felt whoa 1 first smelled powder •Bpeak. Well; after tho lapse yours I’m nlmOstashamed to wus panic stricken, scared souses, my courage oozed out of on instant, and a small hoy coif captured 1110 without trouble. * ful exporiehce came nfter I about a year in the army, ment of infantryln which I was paring to go into camp. We wc miles outsldo of Yorktown, which i in tlio possession of the Conft hut none of us, not ovon our realized tho proximity of the Thero wero some cattle, with tlio and some liow or other so:no of mv fades and I wore part of the crowd drove the hooves to tlio place v. lio.v were to ho slaughtered. “We formed a circle, a sort cf ring, nnd foil to skylarking and 1 oar pistols at tlie cattlo as th hither nnd thitbor. It wns alii: and Bhouting. Suddenly, wit! slightest warning, a sound that v. nover heard lgif ore roso above tho c! It wns a sort of whirring’liowl, ’ few seconds only, but long strike terror into our honrts. who had been ns gay nnd noisy ns boys n mtnnte before woro don’t reuuynher how they behave own nffuirs kept 1110 busy. I fel my boots wero -nailed to tlio Thoy wouldn’t move, neither \ legs—in fact. I had lost body. I was perfectly limp a knees sngged out. "That was tlie first sfijango t of some hideous, (londly l head. • I hardly realized, mind tho enemy wus shelling us. for sure was thnt somehow which I had enjoyod so much a : before, was in (lunger. I\ but my logs wouldn’t obey 1110. shells passed over me before T shako off tho paralysis.' Thou J never ran boforo or since, v aional sprinter’s speed, to f the woods from which our 1 only just emerged. A 1 soizod mo as I reached tho lug trees. I had Bele low, ns my refuge, and 1 it three other mon who behind it pushed mo vl saying thoro wasn’t Fir»t TiUiuga From the Excurtiiig Fishermen. Newton Landing, Gn., May 5, ’92. Dear Hkiiald :—We reached tills point at 5 o’clock tills afternoon safe and sound. The party, consisting of fifteen, are all 1n good spirits (?) and eager for tile sport promised them. The old veteran fisherman, Maj. Andy Floyed, shoved his batteau over board as soon as the steamer landed here, for tlie purpose of “bobbing” down to the mouth of the Notcliaway creek, where the steamer will tie up for tlie night. Our mouths are water ing for the fine trout he will oatcli. Tlie writer killed the first ’gator just below Albany. About 100 shots were fired at these graceful swimmers. Tlie steamer discharged a good cargo of miscellaneous freight, Capt. Rouse spares no pains to give us the best accommodation. Some of the party have never made the trip downxhe river before, and all the morning could be heard exclamations of surprise and delight over the scen ery along the Flint, of which L will speak in my next. Those who intended coming on this trip and backed out never will know what they have missed. Will write you at Bainbridge. T. P. Green. , Persons wlio came in on tlie BInke ley Extension train Friday morning brought tlie news of a serious, nnd probably fatal Shooting scrape which occurred near Leary, at the cross-tie camp of Messrs.Baxley, Bentley & Co. Friday morning. It seems that George Wallace, one of the employes of the camp became in volved In n quarrcll witli Mr. Elbert Bentley, of tlio firm, nnd the two got into a fight, in which the Negro wns shot. Tlie wound lie received was a severe one, and when the train left Leary, littlo hope for ills recovery was enter tained. Mr. Bentley claims that ho shot Wallace in self-defence,and this state ment is generally credited here, as Mr. Bentley is well and favorably known in Albany business ciroles. SIONS OF HVSIinER. Rnrd •( EqnnMzalI.il. The Board of Equalization for Dougherty county, recently appointed by the County Commissioners under the new law providing for such boards, met and organized Thursday after noon. The Board is composed of Messrs. B. Hobbs, T. M. Carter, N. F. Tift, J. A. Johnson and G. W. Mock. Capt. Hobbs was elected chairman of the board, and the Tax Receiver of the county is made secretary by tbs law. The board will meet on next Monday to begin its labors, and will hold' stated meetings three times a Preparation. For tho Warn, Dull Since summer has begun to make Itself felt, many little tasks and shop ping expeditions become necessary. People arc working now to make the rest of the hot weather pass away as comfortably as possible. Palmetto fans are purchased, six or a dozen at a time, straw hats are vleing with um brellas for popularity, and both ladies and gentlemen are patronizing dry goods and clothing stores, and buying thinnest and coolest material for sum mer wear. Under a heavy shade tree in the yard, or under the verandah roof, temptingly cool looking ham mocks are being suspended, and, at tired in the coolest possible raiment, its occupant will recline, while outside the sunshine pours down on perspiring mankind. Even the small boy is trying to raise enough money to have him a dressing stand erected on the river bank, where he can go and remove the perfume caused'bv a game of base ball or some like violent exerolse. And who can blame people for going to a deal of trouble to snatch a few short boars of comfort from life, as it soon will be? . Now* Fra os Dr. Daaeaa. Dr. W. A. Duncan’s many Albany friends make daily inquiry about him since it became known that be was ill at bis home in Syracuse, N. Y, and whenever one hears from him the news is made publip. Friday Mr. J. S. Davis received the followingdiapatoh: Syracuse, N. Y,May 8,1892. J. S. Davis, Albany, Ga.: _ _ Fever not entirely gon thero nrq souio who can give thorn solves up to this enjoyment the mo ment thoy sit down to n meal. These, however, nre tlio,exception. In general, smoking tokos away tho appetite. After eating, however, tho desire for a cigar becomes ii-vouisti ble. Then we pass through tho psychologic moment, nnd tho pleas ure which one experiences then is more ecstatic than at any other time of tho day. For certain smokers it pipe or a eignr Is nn enuenlinl oondi tion of good digestion, but there are others with whom oitlior causes gas tric troubles. Nervous people who lead n seden tary life—those especially who do an office business—if they smoke before thoir meals loso, littlo by little, their appetite. A painful anxiety and nausea takes its place. Thoro are certain smokers who cannot light a cigar at certain times of (She day without feeliug a sensation of hoat which accompanies the action.— Jules Rochard in Revue dcs Deux Mondcs. ! Found It Hard to Undorctand* “He,seems to be in pretty good health,” said the tall, lanky man, as a young man witli a languid air saun tered by. “He ought to ho,” said the stout man In surprise. “He tokos life easi ly.” "Well, yes; at least I’ve nover soon him do anything else,” returned the lanky man.' “And yet,” he went on with a puzzled air, “I sometimes wonder how it is. Is he a truthful man?" “He’s so considered.” The lanky man shook his head doubtfully and said: “I don’t understand It at all. .1 wns talking .with him yesteyday and he said he would rather work thim eat.” . “He said that?” \ “Those were his words." “What did you say?" “I asked him whon he lost his ap- ite and how he lived without eat- —Chicago Tribune. ThO Four Lettered Name of God. Is it not passingly singular, at least, that the name of God should bo spalled with four letters in almost every known language? In Latin it is Deus; Greek, Zeus; Hebrew, Adon; Syrian, Adad; Arabian, Alla; Per sian, Syra; Tartarian, tian, Aumn or Zept; East Esgi or Zenl; Japanese, Zain; Turk ish” Addi; Scandinavian, Odin; Wal- lachian, Zenc; Croatian, Doga; Dal matian, Rogt; Tyrrhenian, Eher; Etrurian, Chur; Margorian, Oese; ■Swedish, Codd; Irish, Dich; Ger man, Gott; French, Dieu; Spanish, Dios; Peruvian, Uan.—St. Louis Re public. Gold on tbs African Co ait. All the famous gold coast of Africa does not nt present yield as mu " $100,000 a year. Yet tho dark thumb was formerly noted as oountry of gold. Mummies been numerously found in fell oxlmusu .i upon t tlie run(:o of tlio onen tnoi.t lost consciousness f “Nobody v. ms killed b but the ‘R0L.1’ must 1 us run, nnd lnu our cattlo ran Into tl did. I felt more or 1 always in golu;; inti hutuovor iignin lost j at illy firo baptism befo Pittsburg Dispatch. Why Wo Ilnvo :f Why is it that thero years—tliat nil ora j same, length? It a: that the year does hot c not number of i 1 "”" a duy nml that ( urcsof tlio mo globe wo live 0111 turns itsc'lf around and at the same forward lilco a bnllot s It turns itsolf once o in twenty-four of our 1, tho clock; tide t day. Ite forward < carries it around t is nearly £ circle; tl completely urpund wo c first motion given us da t lowing each other in t “day” here having 1 meaning—namely, hours, hut tlio thus c Tho second motion f is, poriodBof daylis' " ly longer and tho one end of tho eurth ward tho suit for half t other end for the t brings ns summer and 1 seasons. Now tlie 1 found to he nearly SOSkf t of the day of twenty-four li tlio year is 805 days lo hours more. It is t' give us our leap years, : “nearly” that wo 1900 not boini Rev. George 1 Cripple, ut 11 Strangers in tho c surprise at tho numb seen here, and off of the sight, citizens nre ol pled during the late v which thoy are 1 of an arm, oftener ti vatiou shows, leg, and tho sup willow, cork or r aver that this Iso in the conntry foi sides these inju violence, thero the government s with natural 1 be found 1 partment.—Kate 1 \ A 1 frithout heiselS of 1 often need c she (