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HE TURN OF THE ROAD. Then's * gleam of meted gold, ■ And a blink of care stained wall, Ud the lano a rood or to. Where a thatched roof huddlee low* f will sold “ “ And 4 daf will seldom fall ta rulstrow, bent and old. raHnll— v Rime-frost hair and little fed shawl. Through her black gapped doorway farce, Venr frail and meager and small. And the years* unllfted load With a faltering foot she bears Twist the tall banks to and fro, But her steps will ever stay Ere the turn of the road— Jfever reach It, you might guese That they halt for feoblen Hi t they halt for feeblenees, TUI you hear her story told. For she says: “The children aU Are aweary while aWay; Years long since I watched them go— Twas when day came glimmering oold Round the turn of the road; And I’m loneeome left behind; Yet time paesee, fast or slow, And they're coming home some day* They'll come back to me, they said; Just this morn that's overhead It might uhance for aught I know. And that's always In my mind, For I drcaiu it lu my sleep. And I think It when I wake. And when out of doors I creep . Toward the turn of the road. Then a step 1 hardly make. But I'm saying all the while, Ere another minute's gone. I mar see them there, all three, nlni‘* f/i' Coming home, poor lads, to me. Round the turn of the road. Bat a stone's throw farther on. If I'd creep to whore It showed Like a riband stretched a mile. And the longest look I'd take mi ■ Saw naught stirring on Its white* ny urn Sure my hoart were flt to break. So before I come In sight, Home I set my face again, b the ki • • Lost I'd lose the thought that's light Thro* the darksome day. And then If 1 find the houso so still That roy heart begins to ache Ere my foot Is o'er (he sill, 1 can think I needn't fret, If they're maybe near me yet At the turn of tho road." -Jane Barlow In Bookman, THE STILL. gyv U lyjv,' MX "TIiovo'h no use cooking any more concha, Theo, 1 con’,t ent another mouthful of anything till I have some wator. Come down to tho boat.” Theo, a brawny nngroboy of eight een or twonty, barefooted, with his ' trousers reltod, to bis knees, bis shirt open at the throat and u tuttered .straw hat on his head, followed to a boat that lay well up oii the lieach with a great hole Btove in her side. VI brought you down here,” said Harry 'Waterford, leaning his back against the boat and looking seriously at the colored boy, "because I don’t want Sansom to hear what I say. But this thing Ib coming to an end. You see how Sansom sits them with his head on his kuoes, looking at the water? He’s been that way all day. That’s the thirst. He feels it worse than we do because lie is a mulatto, and they haven't the strength of a pure black or n pure white. But wo’ll be tho saino way by tomorrow and Sansom will he worse. This is the third day without water, and in another twenty-four hours we’ll not be able to help ourselves.” "That’s true, boss," Theo replied; "conchs 1b salt, and they make a pow erful thirst; hut what are wegoiug to dot” "I nni going to throw the ballast out of tliis boat, patch' her up and try to take her to Nassau. It is a slim chance, but I might as well drown as die hero of thinit." They were on Pelicau island, these boys, only twelve miles from Nas sau, in the Bahamas. But in the terrific hurricane that was blowing they might oh well have boon a thou sand miles away, even If they had not bilged their boat while landing on the Island. Harry Waterford, nn American boy spending the winter iu the hotel in Nossab witii his father, had gone out fishing with the two colored boatmen, and when the storm sud denly broke up they hod managed to reach Pelican island, with no food, and with their water jug washed full of Balt son water. The lack of food was a small mat- tor, for pleuty of, conchs nro to be near the shores of these is- found near lands, and conchs when properly pre pared nro as wholesome as clams. But the water I Pelican island was not more than on acre in extent, a soUd'ljmestone rock, with thin soil on top and not a drop of fresh water. They had suffered terribly fob By •. three days and now they had reached the danger point. “flight os well throw yourself into the sea fit once, boss," Theo answered. “There is no small boat made could live in this sea. And the wind would pick it right out of the water. Tliis -Is what we call n long gale—tho wind Steeps in the same quarter. It may ’. blow so for five or six days. There -wouldn’t no Nassau boatman come .-out while it lasts for no money.” “I am going to try it," Harry re plied. "It is sure deatli*to stay h ere. You and Sansom can do as you like, '.but I have mode up my mind to go. The wind blows dead for Nassau, and I shall lash the sail over this hole in the side and try it with a double reefed jib.” "You’ll go down, boss, sure," Theo expostulated. ■i "How can she sink if we throw out the ballast?" Harry asked. "If slje Alls she’ll still Boat. She’ll be as good as n raft" “You don’t know what a sea is breaking op the Nassau shore I" Theo argued. “No," said Harry, "but I know what a thirst is killing us here. Givo ■me a hand with these planks, and we'll get the ballast out.” Harry picked up the end of one of the planks that formed a false bot tom for the boat, under which the ballast . Iny. and Theo. seeing it tiso- lees to expostulate, seised the other end and the plank was thrown over the aide. Harry did not stoop to lift another dank. Something day there in the x>ttom of the boat that his eyes fixed upon. Ho looked and looked as though fascinated and dreading to move lest he find it all a mistake. "What's the matter, boset" Theo asked at length. "What is this boat ballasted with, Theo?" ‘.‘Lead pipe,” Theo answered. “It was better than sandbags, because it took less room. We bought It out of the big Spanish steamer that was wrecked a year ago." “And didn’t I” Harry's throat was so parched and he was so much excited he could not speak. “What is it, boss? That plank must have been too heavy for you. Sit down a few minutes and rest.” “Oh, I'm all right. Didn't I Bee a teakettlo in the locker (" , "Yes; we always bring that copper teakittlo along. MoHt boutmon like coffee, but we like tea.” Before he had finished Harry hnd , umped out of tho lioat and wns wav ing Ills hat frantically. "Hurrah! Water I Water I Oh, I can taste it already!" “Tho fever’s took yo, lw<s,” suid Thoo, following Hairy out of the boat and grasping his arm. Nonsense, ’’ Harry shouted. 1 ‘It's water. I tell ybu wo shall have ail the water wo wont Inside of two hours. Don’t think I’m crazy; I'm all right Lead pipe and a teakettle. Don’t you know that lead pipe and a teakettle ure as good afi a spring? Go and reuse Sansom and get to work and you shall soon have all the water you can drink." Theo walked off toward Sansom, but not without looking doubtfully over his sliouldor at Harry, whoso Budden excitement he could not un derstand. Harry climl>ed back into the boat and drew out a piece of. half inch lead pipe about fifteen feci long. He went into the little cabin and found the copper kettle, big enough to hold two gallons. "Now, Sansom,” he cried, “you take the hatchet and got plenty of firewood—n big pile—enough to Inst all night. Thoo will stay here to help me." Sansom took the hatchet and started for a thicket, keeping within the shelter of the rocks that shielded him from the fury of the hurricane. “Here, Thoo, look fit the end of this pipe. Now I wish you to make me a plug out of the hardest wood you oan find, with the small end just big enough to flt snugly into tho pipe and the largo end three times as big.” Harry twisted the pipe five times around a broken limb of a 11*60 that lay pear, five or six inches in diame ter, and thus made u coil, leaving about twp foot of tho pipe straight at the top of the coil and a foot or more at tho bottom. ‘Here’s tho plug,” said Theo, re turning with it. Yes, and now I'll showyou,” Har ry sold. "Got mo that hatchet from Sansom for a minute, Now then!" He inserted tho small end of the plug into the end of the pipe and struck it six or eight smart blows with the hatchet. Thie drove the plug in aud enlarged the bore of tho end of tho pipo to more than double its original size. Then he took the ; out. fow got iue a big spike out of the boat and drive the end into any piece of wood for a handle, you know. Then heat the spike redhot in the fire." While Theo wns doing this Harry fitted the enlarged end of tho pipe to the spout of the teakettle, and gently pounded it down snug and tight with the hatchet. When the spike wns hot enough ho melted the edges of - the pipe, and thus soldered it to the kettle. “Now bring the water jug out of the boat, and that rusty tin pail you use for bailing," he ordered. Theo brought- pail and jug, and Harry managed to cut a small hole through the sido of tho pail, almost at tho bottom, through which he thrust tho straight end-of pipe from the lower part of the coil, thus fix ing, the coil in the pail, and stuffing pieces of his hnndkerehief into the hole beelde the pipe to make it water tight. Then he bent down about three inches of the end of pipe that pro truded from the pail like u water spigot. “Now, Theo,” said Ui6 thirsty young scientist, "you build me n' lit tle hearth of stones to hold the ket tle just where it is now; and you, Samson, get that other old pan out of the boat and dip me up some water." Harry scraped away sand on the side of tho pail farthest from the fire until the mouth of tho water jug was brought ou a level with the bottom of the pail, with the bout end of the pipe running into it. In n few minutes there was a roar ing, fire under the kettle, for fuel was plenty. "Hi, boss, that kitt.Ie'11 soon begin to sing!" Theo shouted as the fire crackled and roared. “Kettle!!' said Harry. "There is no kettle here!"- "Why," Theo answered, “there's my old copper kittle that I make my tea out of." “No.” Ham- corrected him. "That Is not a kettle any more; it is a‘re tort.’ This coil of pipe is • ‘worm.’ The water jug is a ‘receiver.’ The whole apparatus is a ‘still.’ I am go ing to distill water now, and you shall both have a drink in a very few minutes." f A few minutes later the kettle be gan to sing. Too much steam es caped around the lid, and Horry tore a pieco of lining from his coat, wetted It in , he heard; but he said op, drop, drop, drop—it now, though slow, and of those drops aspoon- Theo. boss?" I been the pail and placed it over the joints. Then he lay down on the sand and put his ear close to the water jug. Drop, drop, not a -word. Drop, drop, dro] was steady every sixty full It was the sweetest music he ever heard, the falling of those drops of life. It was the singing of birds in green meadows, the dashing of cascades over mossy rocks. "More wood on Hie fire, Keep her hot." “What got into the jug, Theo asked after the fire hi replenished. “Fresh water!” Harry cried. "Oh, no, boss; you can’t turn salt water into fresh.” "Can’t I? Go bring mo a tumbler and a tablespoon out of the boat- two tumblers.” Theo brought tho tumblers and three tablespoons, and Harry lifted the jug from undor the end of the ilpe, putting one of .the tumblers in ts place. 1 ‘Hold your spoons!" Theo and Sansom stood each with spoon iu his outstretched hand. Harry emptied the jug into one of the tumblers. Such a tiny bit! He filled Theo’s spoon, filled Sun- som’s and hnd only a few drops left for himself—not half a spoonful. “Now taste it" It was warm, but sweet os the water from any well. To taste was to swallow to boys in their thirsty condition. It moistened their parch ed throats, gave them new life. Even Sansom revived. "That heats me, boss,” said he. ’ ‘That’s something Sansom never saw done before. But there’s so little of it!" m OTHERWISE. Sain Small- fixes the price for colored votes In the Atlanta district at $1 each. “If I had *3,000, and could afford to do such a disreputable thing,” said he to an Indianapolis News reporter, “I could go in my distriet and buy 3,000 colored votes," It is reported that the dreaded Asiatic cholera has reached our shores. A Miss Francis Morgan, of Griswold, Conn, died last Tuesday of a disease pronounced by pliyslcinns to be Asiatlo cholera. A strong quarantine has been placed against all vessels from foreign shores, and especially against those from Hamburg and Havre, where the disease is said to prevail. All hecessary precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of the dis ease In tills country. The » » sensational story nbout the miners making an attack on the l)ade coal mines has resulted In nothing so far but a sensation, and it Is not likely to develop any further. It was only a sensation, and will end ns such. The idea of the Tennessee miners invading Georgia to attempt any such thing is abBUrd, and It would only begin aud end in a feeble attempt. Our Gover nor has the backbone to put down nny such Insurrection in Its recipiency, and Georgians need have no fear in oaso of an emergency. It is charged ngninst Gov. lluohannn that he was In a saloon highly Intoxi cated when the news of the outbreak of the miners reached him, and that bis condition prevented Ills being able to take action in the matter. It is also charged that Buchanan and Ford were both in collusion with the miners, and that Buchanan,contemplating the race for Governor as an independent, wns catering to the miner vote of East Tennessee. Tennessee seems to be In need of a new Governor. Though there is some doubt about the truth or nil these oharges, then 1 is evidently some thing wrong with Tennessee’^ chief executive. "If we can make a spoonful, we can make a pailful," said Harry. "We’ve only to.keep the fire going and water in tho kettle. It’s the simplest thing in the world. The heat turns the water into steam, which tries. to escape by the pipe. The water in the pail keeps the pipe cool aud the steam is condensed into fresh water and runs into the jug. It’s one of the first things I learned in chemistry; some use, isn’t it?" “It saved three lives," said Theo solemnly. “Now we will keep watch night and day,” said Harry; “four hours on and eight off, the man on watch to keep tho fire going and keep water in the kettle. Put a little morn wa ter in now, Theo; about a pint at a time. Never have the kettle more than a quarter full aud never let the fire go down. Now, go and cook some more conchs for supper." At supper time the boys had a good half tumbler of water apiece. The kettle was kept etoaming nil night, and next morning the jug was more than a quarter full. For four days after the making of the still the boys lived on concha and distilled water. It was not a gener ous diet, but they made no com plaints. The storm abated on the fifth day that they wore on the island. But for two days more tho sen wns too rough for them to venture out in tho broken boat. On the seventh day they heard a steam whistle dose by and’ a few minutes later the Hteurn tug City of Nnssauwas puffing off their beach with Harry’s father on board, and the men on her cheering at sight of the three hoys olive and well. Mr. Waterford was hardly on the island before he saw the still, and he knew at n glance what it meant. "Who made that still?" he asked. "Mr. Harry made it, sir," Theo an swered. Tho father had Harry in his arms. "My boy,"he said, “you have often been told" that knowledge is power, without paying much attention to it. Now you know tkHt knowledge is life.” Harry learned afterward that his father had offered a great sum of money while the storm was raging •to any boatman who would' go in search of him,’ but no one would venture. Tho tug was the lirst boat rat after the storm The still was boxed aud sent to New York, and Theo and Samson soon afterward had a beautiful new I tout, supplied with any number of t-oppei* kettles.—William Prysdale m 'Boston Globe. FOR GIRLS ORLY. THINUM THAT CONCERN AND IN TEREST THE PAIR HEX, And NM intended (nr the Naughty Idea «• Hrml, T« nuke Htmc Happy* From the Dallas (Tex.) News. Wlmt the belated.husband needs is a keyhole as large ns a horse-collar, so that he can stick his head through it and call his wife to come down and open the door. Kind Wnrdr Cnn Never Die. From Truth. Alioe: “I can’t find my umbrella case anywhere. Did you take It?” Etltel: “No; why should I take it?’ Alioe; “Oh, I didn’t know but what you might have thought it was one of your stockings.” A ItlagnnnimenrGlii* From tho Chicago Nows. “Won’t you give me just one kiss?” “No, sir. I’m not so mean and stingy as that.” The l,ee Conntr Primary. v A primary was held in Lee county’? Tuesday for the nomination of a Leg islative candidate. As was announced by the Herald Wednesday, Mr, Jno. F. Ferguson was the successful candidate. The vote by precincts stood as fol lows : « Chokee—Ferguson,, 38; Wells, 4; Duncan, 10. Leesburg—Ferguson, 48; Wells, 8; Duncan 53. Smithville—Ferguson,39; Wells 61; Duncan 3. ' _ „ „ ‘ Bed Bone—Feguson, 24; Wells, 0; Jj Duncan, 21. Total—J. T. Ferguson, 122; W. D. Wells, 58; A. B. Dunoan, 88. Ferguson will of oourse beeleoted. RECEIVER'S SALE. GEORGIA—DorUUKRTY COl'NTV. By virtue of ou order of tho Superior Court o said county, grunted at the April term. 1893, in tho case of W. II. Culpepper ngninst F. Ft Dris coll ponding In suid Court, I will soil before tho Court Houso door in sold county on tho Urn Tuesduy In October, 1893, commencing nt 13 o’clock Jits Stundnrd time, for cosh, tho follow ing property: Commencing nt tho northwest Heed This Good Advice. From the Wushington Post. Young woman, beware of the man whose breath Is tainted with a tariff argument. Hlie Hnd been There* From the Detrolt’Freu Press, “I beg your pardon,” said the oheeky youth to the calm and austere maiden in the Pullman, “hut I think 1 have seen you somewhere before.” The maiden fixed a freezing stare upon him. “I think not,” she replied se verely ; “I have been there several times, but only to pass through.” Then lie passed on. The latest sensation !n New York political circles is the report of Labor Commissioner Peck, In which several statementa are made adverse to De mocracy, although lie is a Democrat and was appointed by Cleveland in 1888. The chief hostility to Democ racy Is the recommendation nf the MoKInley bill as a beneficent meas ure, and tlie peculiar part of the trans action la that the report, which is en tirely unnecessary just at tills tune, is said to have received the approval and sanction of Senator Hill, It is thus rumored that IIIII has proven traitor to the party, and that he will aid In tradliig the batlonal politics of the State for State politics, ft Is sin cerely to he'hoped that the rumor Is n false-one, but it seems to have made the Republicans' of the State exceed ingly jubilant.' Senator IIIII is not the man, however, to be so easily influ enced by prejudice and jenlousy. Pnulrulng llir Cornel. From the Lniliei* Home Journal. The question of fastening the Btays from the top down, or vice versa, is one that is best decided by one’s self, though the French corset maker claims tliata stout woman should always clasp her corset from the; top down, nnd a slender one reverse this mode. The broad hone with an underlining of plush Is most desirable in all stays, but is really the one most seldom seen. People continually write and talk nnd write against stays without ever hav ing tried those that are really proper to wear. The bar of the State has written a letter to Chief Justice Logan E. Bleok- ley, of the State Supreme Court, cotn- pliiuent’ng him fur Ills efficient and untiring efforts in the past, and urg ing him to reiuuin upon the bench. In Ills reply, which wns characteristic of his noble traits, he said that he hnd reached a period of life when the hope of doing useful .work was the chief, If not the only, incentive to labor; that he might to desire that position In which he could render the best ser vice, and that if the wishes of the General Assembly coincided with those of the members of the bar who had signed the letter, it wns his inten tion to remain upon the bench. It is needless to say that such will be the case. WATSON’S WAV’S. Some l.tterntilre that Hurts. What a Good Fit Menus. It Is as foolish and absurd to try to wear a shoe too short for you as it would be to wear gloves several sizes too small. By a good fit it is meant that the shoe should he neither too large nor too small, should not wrinkle nor allow the foot room enough to slip around in it, but should he just large euough for the foot to comfortably fill it. They should be about three- quarters of an inch longer than your foot, measuring from the heel to the end of the big toe. and should be square toed and provided with low, wide heels.—Detroit Free Press. The following is the contents of one of the bills which are now beingcircu- lated nil over the State and especially in the Tenth district. They are calcula ted to do little Tommie mupb damage among the Negroes of the Tenth where he claims to have suqh a strong fol lowing: “CONGRESSMAN TOM WATSON DEFEATS A WORTHY-. COLORED VAN’S CLAIM. “Rend Wliat the Rev. Charles L. Brad-, well Says: “As a constituent of Hon. L. F. Liv ingston, member of Congress from the Fifth district, I make the following statement: “Mr. Livingston hid in charge for me a claim against the government, which was regarded as just and equit able by the Senators and members of Congress from Georgia. The claim would have been allowed had it not been for thu opposition of Hon. Thos. E. Watson, who vailed the regular order on his colleague, and placed many obstacles in'the way. If Mr. Watson is the representative of the Third Party, his party and himself are not friends to the colored people, and 1 advise my people not to vote lor him "Chahlks E. Bradwkll. ■ “Atlanta, Un., Aug. 27, 1892.” Watermelons are no longer plenti ful on the market. Hon. DuPont Gukrry, one of the ablest Democrats re Georgia, has re ceived a request from the National Campaign Committee, askiug ill's ser vices on the stump during the cam paign. The committee could not have made a more judicious selection. The VinlPil Engagement Ring. Fi-oin tho Ladles Home Journal. An artistio engagement ring is formed of two narrow bands of gold that become one just in the oentre; the part where they are divided is tilled in with small but pure diamonds, These smnll, dear stones are always preferred by women of good taste to very large ones less perfect in color and reshape. A Matter of Woudcr. From tlio ni-ooklyn T.ife. “I see by that sign,” said the man in the ehalr to the barber, “that you hone razors for private use.” “Yes, sir. Hnve you some that want honing?” “No; but I wns wondering why you didn’t hone the razors you use on your customers.” There are lots of Negroes In Geor gia who are getting, to be too respect- nble to belong to the Republican party, and the Third Party movement is fast driving them into tile Democratic party. corner of city lot Vo. 34 on North c r Railroad or A .troctln tliocltv of Albany, Gn, nnd so South Washington street 44 toot, thonen east ton feet, thence north 44 tent, thence west on North or Hnilrond street 10S to stnl-ting point. This land Inis n good, two-story- brlok store on It, Is n cornel- lot, adjoins the railroads, nnd is u very desirable business location. Titles porfect. F. G. EDWARDS, Sept 1, 1892. Receiver in Suid Case. BUSINESS CHANGES. I have this day sold to Kd. L. Wight, Agt., my interest in thu Heat Estate nnd Insurnnoo bust* ness' heretofore owned and conducted by the . IICSS iiurt'tuiuio vtvitcu nuu uuuuuuimi xi me . linn of Molntoidi A Lockett. My late partner,H Mr. Win. Lockett, has formed h copartnership ’ in the tiumo business with C'ol. Wight, nnd in retiring from tho real estate nnd insurance business I dcairo to commend my successor nnd into partner to the patronage of my friends. I retire from the real estate nnd insurance business for tho purpose ot consolidating my resources and giving my entiro attention to the publication of the Herald. ii. m. mcintosh. Albany, (in., August 1,1802. Tho undersigned have this day consolidated tho insurance businesses heretofore done by the sepnrate linns of Ed. L. Wight A Co„ and Me* In tosh »t Lockett, nnd will continue the same under the Arm name of Ed. L. Wight A Co. We have also formed n copartnership in the roal estate business under the firm name of Wm. Lockett A Co., nnd will do a genornl roal estate and renting business, in tho same otUcc, where wo will bo glad to see our friends and patrons. ED. L. WIGHT, Aot., WM. LOCKETT. Albany, Un., August 1,1802. CITATION.. ADiVIVfVIMTRATRVX DISMISSION. STATE OF GEOHGIA, DovailBRTV Cot f NTY. Miss ElluThorn, administratrix of tho cstato of Joseph E. Thorn, deceased, having lllod her ap plication in this ofllco to be bo dismissed from said trust, this is to notify all persons concerned to show oauso on or before tho first Monday In October next, why suid application should not bo granted. >V itness my hnrid nnd oflieinl signature this Oth day of July, 1802. SAMUEL W. SMITH, Jy8-td Ordinary Dougherty County, Go. BUSINESS INSTITUTE Bookkeeping, Photographo, Telegra phy, taught by experience teachers Terms easy. Call on or address, G. W, H. STANLEY, 129 Broad street, ThomasvlUe, Ga. l-30-9m. ft TIIK ONLY ONK EYKR PRINTED €sn You Find lb* Word? There is a 3-inch display advertise ment ill this paper, this week, which has no two words alike except one word. The same is true of each new one appearing each week, from the Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This house places a “Crescent” on cverythingthey make and publish. 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