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the beads. Blankets and calico of any color
will be taken, but white is probably the
best. Dark blue is very good. The best
beads for trading purposes in this country
are the small red ones with white eyes.
These will always be taken for nearly any
produce. Small blue or plain red will
usually answer, but not always. :,
As is the custom among all other South
African natives the Mashona women 90
nearly all the work. They till the soil,
plant the grain and vegetables and prepare
the same for tine husbands to eat and sell.
For instance the men bring large quantities
of meal for sale. This has been entirely
prepared by their wives and daughters. The
women till the ground with small, hard
hoes, plant the corn and cultivate and
gather it, and finally grind it between rocks
into very fine meal. They, of course, pre-
pare the food for the men, but so far as
can learn, do not sit down to eat with them.
The men and boys eat, and afterward the
women and girls. Very often man will have
more than one wife. The natives OF Cape
Colony and other South African states buy
their wives with cattle; ten head is an or
binary price, and the one fixed by the law
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

east Mashonaland and the UmvuI river
district which is well to the southwest.
MANY CLAIMS ARE WORTHLESS.
It was but natural that when men began
searching for gold last September they
should be attracted to these two places.
Many went to Mazoe where few found gold.
A large number flocked to the Umvui,
where many gold bearing reefs were dis
covered. The report of numerous finds here,
for Hartley Hills is the center around which
most discoveries have been made, drew still
larger numbers, and up to this date as
many as 1,400 claims have been
pegged out and registered in the
Cmvuli district a claim, according to the
gold laws of the British S. A. Company, is
$50 feet in the direction of the reef and 400
feet wide. The fact however, that such
large number of claims have been taken up,
IS not very significant. Many of the claim
holders are inexperienced men, and very
few claims have been proved owing to the
scarcity Of tools in the country. Almost no
tools are to be had at present.
However, most of the reefs which have
been developed give satisfactory results so
1t is not too much to suppose there are
many other reefs vet to be opened up Just as
good. Perhaps the greater number of reefs
already discovered is in the vicinity of
Hartley Hills, as named after famous ele-
phant hunter, who was probably the first
white man to find gold here. Many other
finds have been made 20 or 30 miles west
and northwest of Hartley Hills
THREE HUNDRED GOLD SEEKERS.
It is too early in the occupation of Mash
onalaud to know what the gold fields will
be worth as compared with those ofs other
countries. Several experienced prospectors
have told me that the Umvuli lands are far
the best of any in South Africa, but Just as
many say that they do not appr oach the
Transvaal fields for richness. 1t is true
there have been no wonderful discoveries
No reefs which will yield four, six or eight
ounces to the ton have yet been found, but
o far less quantity will pay well here where
water and fuel viii cost nothing. 1t should
also be mentioned that nearly all the reefs
now found are those which have "old work.
ingS" upon them, and so well known to the
people who worked these fields centuries
ago. shall speak more fully of the sold
workings" later.
From all this it seems very likely that
when real prospecting is done many
more reefs will be found where none are now
suspected There are fully 800 men in
Mashonaland looking for gold at present,
and if rumor has it correctly hundreds more
are en- route to seek their fortunes in this
country How many will be disappointed?
A few words on the gold laws of Mashon-
aland may be of interest to some readers.
All the mineral metal wealth of Mashon-
aland belongs TO the British South African
Company, but one-half interest in all gold
found is given to the finder. Any prospec-
tor is allowed to hold ten claims at a time,
and when he has sunk 30-foot shaft he may
peg out another ten.
FLOATING THE CLAIMS
IF the claims are ascertained to be pay
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In treating of the gold wealth was care
full to avoid undue praise, and spoke with
some reserve, as I was anxious to say
nothing that would be misleading. Some
how it is very easy for grossly exaggerated
reports TO be spread far and wide when gold
or any precious metal has been discovered
in however small quantities in a country;
but it is very difficult for the numerous i'll
effects of such reports to be removed even
after the facts are known.
South Africa offers splendid illustration
Of the truth of these statements For the
past quarter of a century it has been known
that there was gold in Mashonaland, and of
the various localities where natives obtained
the metal, two were prominently mentioned.
These. were the,M ,Mazoe river district in north
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gaging men and boys for labor but as rule
they will work only long enough to get
shirt or blanket. At present the wages
for native labor are something like this: For
one months work a man will receive
blanket and boy shirt. As many of my
readers know, the medium of exchange in
Africa consists chiefly of cloth and beads,
but in different parts of Africa different
kinds of cloth are in demand, and the
African traveller should, if possible, find out
just what kind, or rather colors, are s1egal
tender" among the natives he is to visit
The Mashonas are not particular as to the
color of the cloth, but are much so as regards
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

were, written but short time after
Mr. Booths controversy with the Coyent
Garden Theater and the Drury Lane. II
was quite natural that he should have been
dissatisfied with the Covent Garden con-
tract, which gave him mere pittanee each
week while he was filing the theater every
night with people and the box office with
money.
DOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT.
But his hopes of making fortune during
the two years after 1917 were never realized,
and his troubles seemed to have multiplied
so much SO that he determined to quit the
stage and enter the army. He writes this
fact to his wife, who was on a visit to Brus-
sells, and she replied in a letter familiar to
newspaper readers. She counseled him
against army life, showed great intelligence
and expressed her confidence in Booth as an
actor.
While he relinquished his ambitions for
a military career and went on with his work,
he was constantly dissatisfied, but ON Janu-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

his corps. Kelley marched up Back Creek
seven miles, in the night of July 1916 and
went into camp in gap of North Noun
tain, with headquarters in the pretty little
village of Hedgesville.
Lees troops were struck with terror
when they found out that the Yankees were
in force at Hedgesville. They thought it
was Meade's army in hot pursuit, which
had thus caught them saddle-bagged across
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

L Ile value Cl MASH
onaland as an agri-
cultural and gold
producing country a
somewhat extended
mention was made
in my last letter.
High claim was made
for the riches and
fertility of the soil
of a large portion of
NIashonaland, for the
evidences were so
strong that there was
no danger of exag-
geration, and OBJ
servations since that
time have confirmed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
PESTS OF MAsHoNALAND.

Mashonaland has its share of the nuis-
ances of South Africa Foremost among
them should be mentioned the ''Tre-tre thy, /"
and the disease commonly known as horse
sickness. The first of them is fatal to all
domestic animals, and the second usually so
to horses. The Tre-Tre-thy is q small fly
very little larger than the common horse
fly and not very different in appearance. 1t
may always be recognized by one character
istic which no other fly, at least in this
country, possesses. The wings open and close
horizontally like pair of scissors.
The effects of the bite of this fly
upon any domestic animal are most
peculiar and scientists have not yet been
able to understand them. A fy-bitten animal
does not die at once but lives for months
gradually wasting away and becoming SO
weak that it finally falls down unable to
rise. 1t may live in this position for days
until it dies from what seems to be ex-
haustion. A horse or oxen which has been
bitten will not show it for longer or shorter
time according to whether the animal has
been bitten much and whether it is exposed
to rain which certainly hastens death. 1t is
not true as many claim that death ensues
after the first rain that falls on the animal.
Several horses, oxen and donkeys from this
place were taken into fly district where
the horses and donkeys were left Tor months,
during which time it rained almost daily.
DoNKEYs STAND IT BEST.
The oxen remained there only few days
and died about SIX weeks later; the horses
lived two months and the donkeys nearly
four months. Donkeys stand the fly better
than other domestic animals. The fatal fly
is supposed to stay in districts where large
game abounds, and it is thought these dis
tricts can be learned in time. 1t is certain
that the flies move with the games upon
which they live without injuring the ami
mails; thus as the game disappears the fly
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of Natal, but as many as 20 are given for q
girl who belongs to a family of rank.
PAID THE DEBT OF HIS ANCESTOR.

OF Natal, but as many as 2U are given Tor
girl who belongs to a family of rank.
PAID THE DEBT OF HIS ANCESTOR.
While speaking upon the subject of the
purchase Of wives, let me relate rather e1-
traordinary case which happened in the
colony of Natal few years since. First,
it should be stated according to the law Of
the Zulus, a man is responsible for the debts
of his ancestors. A certain Zulu by some
means learned that the man who married a
great-great-great aunt of his, never had paid
the cattle for her, so the Zulu traced the
heir of the man, and sued him for 250 cattle,
he having taken the original ten which
should have been given for his ancient
relative for wife, and calculated about
what the increase would have been. The
defendant appeared in court and admitted
the debt of his ancestor, but said he could
not pay it. Of course, so large a number of
cattle is never owned by a man of no rank.
The magistrate decided that the defendant
should pay Is cattle, as that number seemed
to be a Just one under the circumstances.
Whether the Mashona buy their wives,
have never learned for certain, but it is very
likely that those who possess cattle pay some
for their wives. As the young men can now
earn blankets, the custom will probably be-
come very common, if not universal one,
for father to say to q suitor for the hand Of
his daughter, "yes, you may have her for
five blankets" If the young man values
the girl sufficiently, he will go and labor for
the requisite number of blankets. Even at
this early date have had young man
work for me who said he wished to earn
three blankets with which to purchase
wife.
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DARK SECRET OF THE ELDER BOOTH.
The Truth About His Marriage and Abandonment Of
His Faithful Belgian Wife.
CONTRIBUTED TO HER SUPPORT.
H Fii

and She Received Remtnc the
Time for America Look Up the Second Wife and Family Baltimore
the Young Couple They Npd
Togethereers Story Furnished by Colonel Frank Burr
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
STONE RUINS OF ZIMBALI.
Not True That the Great Queens.
Palace Has Been Found,
THE NATIVES OF MASHONALAND.
Fantastic Hair Dressing and Their Ideas Of
Calico and Beads.
ALITTLEFLY WHOSE BITE BRINGSDEATH

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.l
HARTLEY HILLS, MAsHoNALAND, July 2.
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will follow, and in this way only will this
curse become one of the past.
Not much can be said about the horse
sickness in Mashonaland, as there are very
few horses in the country. A large per-
centage of those here die ''salted," which
means they have had the disease and lived
through it. A horse that is thoroughly
salted is not subject to the disease again, and
so is valuable animal in country where
sickness is prevalent. CLAIRE A. ORR.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

FEET without corns are pearls of high
price. Daisy Corn Cure is positive and per-
manent in its effect 10 cents; all druggists
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

There is generally little difficulty in en-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE.

Marriages solemniZed in the Parish Of So.
George, Bloomsbury in the year l8l5.
Junius Brutus Booth of this parish
and Marie Christine Adelaide Deannoy Of
this parish were married in this church by
banns-- this eighth day Of May in the
year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
By one Nathaniel Forth, B. A.. Curate.
This marriage was solem- j. Il. Booth,
nized between us. NJ. CA. .Delann0y,
Il Thomas Rlvth
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
INTERESTING NEWS
Pertaining to Carlyle. the New Town on
the Cumberland.


Mr.. w. L. Davis, of Stewart coun-
ty, is in the city to-day and brings
interesting news in regard to the
progress of the new town on the
Cumberland or in North Gross Creek
valley, between Bear Spring and the
old Dover furnace, called Carlyle.
Messrs. III. p. Smith and W. HI.
Lindsay are the managers. They
have laid off a beautiful plat for the
new city and have sold quite a num-
Der of lots at good prices. The hotel
has been completed, also planning
mill and saw mill, a house for the
ferryman and a splendid wharf have
been built. The company is de-
layed with some other buildings
on hand by reason of the low
stage of water in the river,
having boat load of dressed lumber
hung up on Harpeth Shoals, which
can't get down until the river rises.
They commenced this morning
with full force of men mining ore
and will go right in to making iron
as soon as they can get all things
ready.
This enterprise has some two mil
lions of English capital behind it,
and will put in two furnaces and
push along with other enterprises
building railroad to connect with
the l., & N,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
--------------------------------
Still Shroudedl in Mystery.

j. G. Joseph has a letter from his
brother, Harry, at Lincoln, Neb.,
stating that the whereabouts of their
nephew, Geo. w. Sermons, the
young clothing merchant, who mys.
terlously disappeared en- route from
Lincoln to Chicago, remains shroud-
ed in the deepest mystery. The best
detective talent of the country is at
work on the case. Mr.. Sermons
was young man of strict sobriety,
and his business affairs were in a
prosperous condition.
Theory is this-that his money and
diamonds tempted some one to rob.
berry, and that resisting, he was muir.
dered.
The porter of the sleeping car is
believed to have been in leagne with
two suspicious characters who were
seen to leave the train shortly after
Sermons was last seen alive. The
detectives are working this clue.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
Quarterly Court.

Quarterly court met this morning,
Judge Tyler presiding and 80 magis.
trates present. Regular appropriations
were made, amounting to some ST.
$1,000, and the usual reports received
and acted on.
Squire J. T. Williams was re-
elected member Of the poor house
commission.
Three notary publics were elected
Hugh Gholson, Ed. Muniord and
Wiley B. Smith.
The turnpike inspectors reported
the Port Royal pike in good order,
but the Hopkinsville pike is in bad
condition. The court referred the
matter back to committee with au-
thority to take the necessary action
under the law.
The Franklin Bank stock was re.
leased from the tax assessment fol
this year.
$l63 was voted to j. d. higgins fol
bridge over Yellow creek.
Sam Ward was declared a paupel
and ordered sent to the poor house.
The report of the jury in view for q
road between districts l6 and II was
sustained by the court, and the oppo-
sition took an appeal.
A squabble came up over a new
school district, which was to be made
up from districts 10, II and 18, ami
on motion Of Squire Caldwell the
whole matter was laid on the table
and the court adjourned.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

The franklin Bank Depositors.

A meeting of the depositors of the
Franklin Bank was held, with closed
doors, in the circuit court room this
morning. Reporters were not adj
mitted. II. l.. Harvie was chairman
of the meeting, and R. A. Barnes,
secretary. The meeting was called at
instance of Mr.. Harvie. About sew
enty-tive were present, some of them
the heaviest depositors of the bank.
1t was learned from a gentleman
present that the object OF the meet
ing was to take steps looking to the
bringing of both criminal and civil
suits against the directors and stock
holders of the bank.
The money was subscribed at this
meeting to employ attorneys.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
OitY PropertY For Sale.

l offer for sale, privately prior to
Oct. 10, and by auction on said day,
unless previously sold, the property
of j. j. Hamlet on First street, and
that in the rear of same on Washing
ton street, the property of Jas. M.
Hamlet. The sale will be made
with a view of removing from the
city. For further information apply
to j. M. Hamlet. ang30d, tf,4p
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
ROAD WORKING.
A Good Showing for the jail convicts
and Work House System.

For the past three or four weeks
Officer Suffer in charge has had the
Jail convicts out working the State
line road, and draining big rond
that rendered the road impossible all
winter. This is one of the most i'm.
portant roads that leads into Clarks-
vile. 1t crosses the Hopkinsville
pike at Bethel church, some eight
miles out, and is on the Tennessee
side of the line. Much of the travel
and heavy hauling from Lafayette,
Roaring Spring, and that section,
comes into the pike at this church.
The big pond on the farm OF Duke
and Zeb DENIES, which covers ten
acres of ground and renders this road
impossible, has been drained by the
convicts, and the people in that vi
cinity are having big time about
now catching fish, as it was the pur-
pose to let the water off Saturday.
The point is, however, that this
pond never would have been drain
ed and the road made good except
by this Jail force-some fifteen men.
The ditch is 300 feet long and in
some places rs feet deep. This was a
pretty tough job, which no overseer
would have ever tackled with the
common road labor, but under the
workhouse system it has become one
of the best roads in the county.
Judge Tyler informs us that the COM
missioners have determined to buy
wagon and team to carry the prison
ers to and from their work, and do
such other hauling'as IS needed, and
otherwise equip the force for all
kinds of road work.
The system is growing very pOpu-
lar, and during the next year the
commission expects to put the lead
ing roads in the county in good con.
dition for turnpiking, The system
will have a tendency to greatly de-
crease the number of penitentiary
convicts from this section and work
a healthy reform among criminals.
=---------------=
IF Vm need an ovprcOat call on
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
To Advertisers.

AdUertisers are requested to hand In changes for
their advertisements not later than $3.50 a. m. on
the day they utsh them inserted We desire that
our advertising columns be kept fresh and bright,
as tOe knotO this 10 be one Of the great secrets Of
success IN advertising, and for this reason zoe
0tVe our patrons frequent changes, b'@ te must
insist on the observance Of the above rule, as ne
'caa'ldt handle our regular complement Of 1etOs
When grounded NTH other matter IN the middle Of
The dap.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
The Fire Department.

There will be meeting of the fire
committee this afternoon, the object
of which will be to perfect plans for
the establishment of the limited fire
department. w. b. Young, chair
man of the committee, says that the
matter will be speedily adjusted.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
Protacted meeting at Bethel.

Pastor Ewing, of Bethel Cumber-
land Presbyterian church at Sango,
will begin a protracted meeting next
Saturday. He will have ample as
sistance and the services will be in
teresting.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

DR.. T. A. Thomas is out of the
Thomas drug store and is preparing
to open new stock of fresh drugs in
the Franklin Bank building, which
is being nicely painted and fixed up
for the business.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

The attendance of every member
of the company is urged this evening
at the drill. The question of turning
out in parade on the 10Th at the Con-
federate reunion, will be considered,
and an expression is wanted from
every member. By order of
CLAY STACKER, Capt,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05
Called Meeting.

There will be a called meeting Of
the sons of Confederate veterans al
the courthouse at 4 o'clock this af.
ternoon. Final arrangements will
be made for taking part in the reun-
ion Oct, 10th. All who have not en-.
rolled their names are urgently re-
quested to be present, either in per-
son or by proxy.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

Yesterday car loaded with wheat
ran off the incline while crossing the
Mississippi at Memphis and into the
river. Four unknown tramps who
were on the cars were drowned.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

}. II. Balthrop, of Henrietta, is
here to-day attending the meeting
of the Franklin Bank creditors. He
says the people in that vicinity are
getting ready to attend the Confeder-
ate Reunion here Oct. 18th.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

DIR. Robert Price filled the pulpit
at Cumberland Presbyterian church
yesterday morning, and Rev. Mr..
Thorne preached at night. The pas
tor is absent in Arkansas.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

U. d. Tomlinson, of Corbandale, is
here to-day. He reports good feel
ing in his neighborhood over the
outlook for Tarsus Grange Fair,
which takes place at Corbandale on
the 23rd and oath. 1t bids fair to be
a success in all respects.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

The protracted meeting at the
Methodist church in South Clarks-
vile will commense tonight. Rev.
Jerome Duncan is expected to be
present and preach the opening ser.
mon.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

]. M. Johnson, a good citizen of
the Twentieth district, died on the
3Oth of September, and was buried
under the auspices of the Alliance, of
which he was chaplain in his Union.
He had consumption.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

DR.. Talmage asked and answered a
leading question in his pulpit at
Brooklyn yesterday-"Why were
YOU born ?" The sermon in full will
be found on our third page.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

w. L. Davis, VIM. M. Brandon
and VIM. Warner, well known citi-
gems of Dover and that vicinity, are
In the city to-day.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-05

DR.. J. B. West filled his pulpit at
the Methodist church yesterday for
the first time in a number of weeks.
1t was com munion day, and the reg
ular sermon was dispensed with, the
pastor giving instead talk appro-
pirate to the occasion, feelingIy ex-
pressed,