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tocarry the camera and pull the oars.
lourneyed far into the country, over water
and over land. for the purpose of obtain
ing picture OF the only ante-beilum stone
mil within many miles of the city that
oiligent inquiry could locate.
Let rs examine ii in detail
!, Fist, the large square frame over which
the two men are standing supports two
heavy circular stones. Their surfaces are
rough, Ike coarse sand paper; the bottom
aone Is stationary, the top stone movable.
ia TIE center OF the lower surface of the
upper stone there Is SCOOP" like the
IMPRESSION OF 4 cannon ball on the soft
saftn, chiseied there 10 fl loosely over an
IRON cone. This cone Is attached, or fits
Iooseiy over the top OF an iron rod, which
ia1s loosely through the center of the lower
stone, ana on downward through the heavy
wvouen cr0ssnar beneath. The iron rod is
threaded and ''nuttedn both above and
.Gheath the wooden bar, making il posi-
cie 10 lover or raise the cone. for purpose
snich wal soon appear. The sides Of the
eohe are srooyed 20 facilitate the grinding
Foes. In the center of the upper stone
sas,e Is round hole which after passing
AL way through the entire thickness OF
stone. wideDs into the scoop" before
<nsioned, to III loosely over the cone
.aaoagh inns hole the corn Is fed 10 the
NJ, handful a, a time. the grain passing
-se0sn the grooves IN the sides Of the
sohe. and on between the two stones. TO he
SOUND INTO grlst or -four and husk The
~ ~ stones are separated by perhaps the
.asss-second part OF an inch OF space. the
-; ~ Iongh surfaces almost touching But
Us space may be increased or diminished
manipulating the nuts already de-
near the outer edge of the upper stone
.sse Is notch an inch deep and an inch
more IN diameter Into this notch nts
AZ upright pole which is grasped by the
saads OF the grinders. The iop of this pole
as through hole in q horizontal plank
sYpofted by two uprights az a distance of
1919 four feet above the stone. The hole
Ga.oagh the plank is much too large for
poie. leaving plenty of room for the
ras which i required.
aau now. when all is ready, let il be re-
S - thar the cone TITS loosely over
op OF the iron rod. the upper mill
hss'e MS loosely over the cone. and the
Ians loosely through the lower stone.
she as rest y plain. The men as they
~. exert their sIrength-0ne nashing.
r ~ oahsz palsing; the upper stone re-
slowly at i.rSt, for il weighs several
es..u sed pounds; then faster ard faster.
PUSHES around with a speed khat
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part Peter sings, .'Sister Katrin." and the
o others; Hole you light" and Al ION
| have said that in this song there Is re-
hgion, poetry and pathos. When I ex-
PLAIN that the ssSister Katrin" or the
'sBrudder Thomas" who are asked 70
hold their light on Canaan shore" are
the relatives or friends who have recently
departed, others will, perhaps, agree
And what of the tune? The imagine
ton must assist those who would be
pleased with IL. At regular intervals il
must De punctuated with the strokes Of
the oars: and the manner of singing it,
the different parts-must be remembered
The pathos in the words. too. and the
r1ver-often the night and the moon
light. 1t is not an imaginary
tune, bat one which / have known
from infancy. 1t is as popular today as
remember II quarter OF a century ago, and
as presented it is absolutely correct AZ to
time as well as music. The words are also
negro words. Who composed them heaven
knows, but learned them when / learned
the tune
But hat Of the mill songs?
From the long, long ago, there comes to
me even as | write. that rushing sound
which nothing can initiate. and its ener-
getic accompaniment. With the eye of
memory / see again the old quarters and
the old mill, and Minda, Nina, Pompey
and Peter grouped around IT, As usual,
they are singing; as usual Minda leads,
and this IS what they sing:
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Spread OF Socialism in Belgium.
Brussels specisl.


The agitation which has been noticeable
for some days IN the ranks of the Belgian
army gains ground. Yesterday military
authority had 10 he enforced in the grena-
der barracks. Similarly severe disciplin-
AIRY measures will probably be dealt 10 the
c2rabineers. and two soldiers belonging to
that regiment have been imprisoned. A
more serious feature is that the mutinous
spirit is spreading in the troops in the
provinces. Another grave fact is that
in the Boriange mining district. in the
province OF Haln2ulf. the young men re-
fuse 10 obey the recruiting law, and as the
result OF this several arrests have been
made. Great excitement prevails in the
country owing TO the discovery that secret
propasanda are being carried on in the
army by Socialists through the columns Of
the new spaper eonscrlpt in French and
Flemish The existence Of this fact was
generally unknown. The police have
reached the printing Offices. and arrests
are now expected.
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The offer. and the three travellers proceeded

the offer, and the three travellers proceeded
without one
''on our second day from Smyrna Mr..
zoe continues. while We were zf rest and
Mr.. Cook was seated BY bunch OF bushes.
half asleep. IN boyish sport set fire 20 the
bushes 70 give hiIn scare / succeeded,
and Stanley and ! had good laugh NJ his
expense But, unhappily, the flames
spread further than / intended. They
caught upon b,iar hedge and soon d.
stroyed IL Tie inhabitants Of the neigh
corhooc became much excited In conse.
qusnce. and four or I've men. evidently
invested with some kind Of police autho..
ity, came up ard, after some resistance on
the part OF Stanley and Cook, arrested
them. During the struggle escaped and
made my way back 20 Smyrna. a distance
OF ten or twelve miles. That afternoon
Stanley came back 70 Smyrna in search OF
me. and stated that after I LEFT he and Mr..
Cook had been taken 70 q guard house
where their papers were examined. and
that, after some little delay, they were re-
leased"
Staniey's power over him Nee declares
TO have been absolute. Had he beer, hsx
hypnotized subject he could not have been
more completely under his control Hence
forth Stanley required Of him uncuesrion-
ing obedience, and soon after their depart
ure from Smyrna said to him in severess
tones: Remember. you are TO do r1y bid.
ding. II tell you 10 cut mans throat
you do itW An act Of apparent insubortii-
nation soon after brought 10 the youth
such punishment as left no ground for mis-
taking the significance OF these words.
Without notice of his intention Stanley led
him into pofnegranate forest, q short dis
lance from the Travelled road He thea
seized him, tied his hands. stripped OF his
clothing and gave him a sound switching
with rod previously euf from one of the
trees. The iashes were administered AZ in
tervals during which STANLEY recalled facts
IN their past intercourse when his victim
had offended him: and at the end of the
castigstion said conforsingiy: Now. I
think you're good boy, just as the lad I
want for a companion We will let tho
matter drop, for am satisfied y Two or
three days afterwards" Noe adds. ..he
asked ne If / recoIlected that he had told
me on our voyage from Boston 10 Smyrna
that be was going 10 give rue a severe trial.
and one vi ich would convince himwhesher
l Was the companion he wanted or not?
told him / did He added. you now zee
what meant. Ii is the way you stood
tina. whipping that has convinced me
made q correct choice -
Ii was only day or two after this that
Stanley and Noe overlook a Turk who was
riding one horse and leading another.
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would take it across the country az twenty
mics the hour did it suddenly lump from
~ position and strike terra tirna at the
No prentice hand can feed the mil. /"
only those who are adopts ever venture 10
Try 1t. Tor the speed Of the rushing stone is
never siackened in the least while the mill
= being fed. With the utmost ease and
grace the accustomed hand drops the grain
INTO the mouth the hole in the center
OF the upper stone--wifhout allowing the
rapidly revolving pole TO strike his arm
catastrophe to be dreaded as one would
dread the blow of sledge hammer. And
the feeder does bis work with one hand. be
II remembered, while he helps to turn the
stone with the other.
The better to comprehend what becomes
OF the corn after being fed to the mill,
ie. us imagine the upper mill stone a
wheel; the mouth" then. would be at
the hub. and the tire, around the rim of
the stone. The corn disappears at the hub
and dies ont. in the shape Of grist at the
fire: from between the stones, being show
cred against the four sides OF the mill
frame as sand flies from rapidly NOV
ing wheel.
Something awfuiiy aesthetic, and which
- sung by the young bucks in the field or
on the hunt was patheticalIy as follows:
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Leisurely as was his pace, il was With diz
nculty that the sorry animals on which
they rode kept up with him. Stanley. who
had learned little Turkish from . phrase
book. engaged the Turk In conversation,
and soon the latter-wifh Q motive that
cannot be expiained-dismounfed from his
horse and rushed toward Noe with the evl-
dent intention OF assaulting him STAN
ley, following. raised his saber and dealt
him stroke that would have killed him
had be not been protected by paste
board stiffening within his fez that broke
the force of the blow The Turk
staggered, but did not fall Two other
stroke. followed. and the men then closed.
apparently for death struggle. The
Turk fought desperately, and with drawn
dagger tried TO reach hi. antagonist's
h heart, STANLEY ss,' finding he ceaId not free
Lewis; shoot him, or he'll kill mel" yoe
raised his gun. leyelled il AZ the Turks
breast, and pulled the trigger. But the
rife did not 60 of. That morning.
Stanley, after shooting At q mark had
failed TO reload it. As an only resort Noe
muskef, and with such effect that he let go
his grasp of stanley
The Turk retreafed afoot IN the direction
whence he came. Stanley fired two shots
after him from . revover taken from his
saddle-bags, and mounting one of the
~fk horses ana sG1lDE Nee 10 mount
tie other. he led oh st gailop, crying out
10 Mr. Cook. who just then came in sight,
Ho, for the mountains" The fugifsves
kept their horses going At full speed for
distance Of fifteen miles, when they and
the riders were alike exhausted, and
Obliged 10 encamp for the night
Meantime continues Mr.. Noe, 1.-The
Turk had not been idle. He collected a
force of eight or ten men and started in
hot pursuit Of as: and just before dark
when Stanley thought that al was safe,
We were startled by the yeIis Of cur pur-
sners- who captured US. bound Is with
lariats. conveyed us TO Chihissar. and
there held Us prisoners for four or five
days. during which We were subjected to
cruel torture.
Each day we were drawn up over the
limbs Of trees BY ropes and lariass placed
loosely around our necks 10 compel Us 10
give them money. At other times they
laid our heads on blocks and sharpened
knives before rs, and BIZ signs made as
understand We must give them money or
they wonid cut our xhroafs As We vera
penniless ne, Of course, could not aceeds
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under the name of Lewis Morton in the
Eighth New York Mounted Volunteers,
Colonel Pope commanding He continued
in the service till the close of the war
employment, meantime, in q New
York law Office, finally learned
his whereabouts and hegaE a cor
respondenee with him in which he opened
up scheme Of travel to the Rocky moan-
rains- As Noe could have Joined him in
the journey only by again becoming de-
serter the proposal was declined and Stan
lev went 10 Colorado alone. He remained
there until the spring Of IsfsS, continuing
correspondence with his friend, and slim
uiafing rhe interest IN foreign travel with
which he had imbued him early in their
intimacy. The var had ended, snd. hav-
ing received an honorable discharge from
the army, Noe had returned 10 the home
of his parents when Stanley came back 70
New York The latter lost no time in VS.
iring SayyiIle, and besoaght the father
and mother Of Noe 10 allow their son 70
accompany him on journey 10
Asia They were inclined, from
the statements made 10 them,
10 look upon SANKEY'S previous conduct N
deserving as 3 parsionahle indisrretion,
and were uniformed Of his lister efforts 20
graduate their son as nty-lunper-
His representations. too. Of the possibili-
ties of wealth that offered II the Fast had
their influence upon the worthy eouple.
and when. In connection with these thew
considered the apparently dislntecesled
character of the proposal, they gave fEslr
consent Thus il came 20 pass that abo,lS
the LIST Of July. IsS6. the young globe trAt-
tiers left Sayyille with faith resembling
Abrahan.s solely in rs ignorance Of
whittier they vent In New York they
met a gentleman named Cook. a. hose ac-
cuainsance STANLEY had made II the R0csy
mountains. and who was 10 accompany
them on their Journey. The TITO thence
proceeded 10 Boston whore. about the
middle of JULY. they embarked on the Z.
III Warrington vessel bound for
Smvrna. Contrary 10 his expectation
Noe was obliged TO work his passage.
STANLEY. very early in the expedition, hav
ing met with financial Teyer>es- But he
vas assured that 81 his expectations would
be more than realized on arriving N the
East. Stanley had q project IN yieg that
could not fail, which would result N iaoa-
loas wealth 10 them ali. When. after
sixty days voyage. however, smyrna was
reached. IL became evident thai the ex-
cheare- stood IN no hkesshosod Of tez1g IN
rlrdiaiely replellsnfd. and Us cond1Slon
was one Of extreme exhaustion Bat STAN
lev gas undisrnayea- There was no dout Of
success farther on; bat where and OF whas
means were secrets he sfgsfzocsly keps 20
himself With the assurance Of one pos
seSSef7 of unlimited resources he negotiated
with guide az smyrna 70 accompany his
ysar1v int, 4he interior, offering hlFn SUM
equivalent 10 $40 month and MS expenSes-
Fortunately for himself. TIE gusze oeekNsd
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THE STORY OF MAx-oF-wA.Kocxs.

I'm 1898 Russian man OF war while engaged
In the dual mission Of exploring Aisskan waters
and subduing the turbulent Indian tribes in the
vicinity Of sitka, then the Russian capital. went
ashore in one OF the terrible storms for which
the Alexander archipelago is noted. She
wreck v wsa ~ ae,r on D sso n Ins
OF q reef known as Man-of-wsr Rocks, and is
plainly discernible e. low tide. The writer,
the gunwale OF whaieboat many times at this
uncanny reminder of what those early explorers
suffered to give 10 Americans what viii eyentu-
ally be the state of Alaska
Could the icebergs but tell as they drift slowly
DER
The reef where the frigase foundered,
OF the shouts and the means, the death cries
and groans.
To the icebergs of long ago sounded.
On that dark Arctic night, without g,immer of
light.
With the fierce northern gale round her
sereeching,
No course could they steer, for where'er they
would peer.
The great combing breakers were bleaching.
Under close-reefed main-topsail, spsnker and
lib.
With her lee scnppers buried in foam,
On the good frigate staggered. while the crew,
white and hsggard,
"Hard-a-lee, hard alec. all hands stations for
stays
And into the winds eye she rounded:
But only too late. for with devilish hate
The laundering green seas DER her bounded
The boatswains shriIl pipe calls the cutters
away,
But naught could live in that sea
As with laundering crash the next wave dashed
Her hull on the reef alec.
With metal-bound throais, the minute guns
reared
For the help that would never respond,
For in the wilderness drear, no friendly ear
Could bark to the minute guns sound.
The morning broke clear and the waves ripping
Der the spo; where the frigate went down,
And the surf gently played with the dead -
Upturned, on the beach, to the sun.
This was in 'as, and the scene Chatham straits,
Far north on Alaska's wild shore,
The vdsanick, a Russian exploring ship,
Was lost with ell on board.
But the strangess part OF my storys to tell,
For despite the nesr hundrefycarr,
The ship with her spars pointing straight to the
stars
Through the oceans clear tide appears.
And the thoughts and iancies that TEEN through
ones brain
As on guns, deck and spars one gazes,
OF the hopes of that crew, who were never to
view
Again their dear loved ones faces.
1t seems, to a sailor. more perchance, that he
feels
chord in his own heart respond,
That haven wss reached, when that good ship
beached.
Where hardship and hungcr's not known.
And his heart grows wistful and his eye grows
dim
As be wonders, "were il not better
So securely 10 sleep in Old Oceans green deep,
With his misery ceased forever
Yet, gazing again on the grand Old wreck,
He lets his fancy roam,
And peoples her deck with those sailors who
met
Their death midst the reefs wild foam
He sees them struggling. just as she strikes,
serae eursing. some praying aloud,
Then plunge by the head, siexening dread,
And the sea Tor sailors shroud.
Horace B. S;egens.
SEATTLE. Feb l.. ISL
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20 their wishes Bus they refused 20 be-
lieye We we're without means because il
Was usual fer foreign travellers 70 be
abUndanray provided.
The FIRST night Of our Imprisonment
was taken oEr Of three Of the Turks and
treated III . shocking manner. at Lass.
tired 81 t0rtgrlng us 30 no purpose, the
hand took Us % Alum Kara HsrSat, a city
about four hours travel from Chlbissas,
where We were again imprisoned sad
charge Of highway robbery Was preferred
sgains. Us before the Eadi.
But. fortunately, the excuses Of our
czptorS N committing ou1rages ry-0n Us
and r0bbsng rs Of what little Ne haIi--csIr
arms. oar passports and blankets and our
few extra garrnsnts-oE1zed an avenue Of
escape, and Staniey's geniaS gas quick TO
take a6yansage OF II He himself cent
IDENTITY declared. Boys. I've cot yeu into
this scEape and III get ron OFT al IL he
did Il lszost sngen5ouziy and ably. When
We were accused ii robbery with leonine a.
slrzaee, he made counter accusation. de-
EL1xssHxea "a Fzek h<eAl
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he tired of the monotonous duties of
ships clerk, and set sail for Smyrna in
quest Of adventures. Hewas accompanied
on this Quixotic journey by lad Of the
name of Lewis II. Noe, now respected
citizen of SayvilIe, IL I. Like Ulysses.
they Travelled far. visited the capitals Of
many nations. and endured great suffer-
ings on land and sea"
Mr.. Noe FIRST made Mr. SANKEY'S ac-
quainfance in 1864, when the former was
senger on board the United States friga.e
Minnesota, Commodore Joseph Lanman,
then lying In Hampton Roads. Stanley
enlisted as sailor, but by reason of hi.
marked ability and skill as penman. he
hade been made ships clerk He was, even
then, full of aspiration for adventure, and
had stored his mind with tales of mystery
and marvel. He urged Noe, as soon as they
should leave the service, to accom- pany
him IN tour through Southern Europe,
a proposal that Noes somewha, romantic
nature made him eager to follow. The
period OF final discharge being yet q long
way of, the youth became impatient, and
Noe says that Stanley planned their de-
sertion when the Minnesota put in for re-
pairs at Portsmouth, \. H. This, he adds,
was done by merely afixing the commo-
dore's name, In excellent fac smile, TO a
pass by which the pair were permitted to
leave through the navy yard gate. They
went directly to New York, and Noe
visited his home on Long Island,
intending thereafter to return TO the
ship. But, on his way back, he met the
wicked Stanley in New York. who dis
suaded him from returning By picturing
the disgrace and puni.hment that awaited
him. He suggested, however, as an alter-
native and means of raising the wind.
froliesome experiment in the then popular
pastime of bounty-jumping. But Noes
neck and his feelings were alike tender,
and conscience, guickened by the vision of
a halter and youth dangling at the end
Of il, literally made his flesh creep He
declined the suggestion, and leaving New
York found work with Joshua Hubbs, q
farmer at Hicksyille, L l. But recollec-
ton of his wrong-doing still troubled him,
and at the end of week he came again TO
the metropolis and enlisted as private
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Ms sundy -

| think the women have been badly
treated by the politicians Of North Dakota.
They promised 10 favor as when the state
was admitted, but they kept Us our of the
constitution. eampsigned in that state
and other parts Of the Northwest last sum-
mer. There is large foreign population
ard among this man Is not considered of
much account unless he gives his wife s
whipping once a week. l saw women do
Ing the hardest OF work in the nelds and
I saw one pulling plow. The suffrage
movement Is growing and il Is shame il
does not prevail n the Dakofas. Ii Is only
a matter OF time and We are gaining stead
lily.
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10 net despair az curing year sick headache
whta yau can EASILY cbtxsn Carers Little
liver Pills Trey viii effect prurys and rer-
lnsaent cure. Their action y Rkd sae natural
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Another chant which comes to mind is
for beating" rice To this tune cannot
recall any nxed set Of words, but as all ne
gro ballads, sung TO beguiie the hours Of
labor, invariably contain some reference 10
the work of the moment, the following
words will come very closely TO the mark.
The tune. however, is a bona tide .'biack
district gem.
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Now and again Pompey or Peter gives
vent TO resounding ..whooper," but with
this exception the doieful monotony of the
chant is never broken until the corn sack
Is empty. or until there is a pause TO
change the tune for another equally as ois-
NAL and monotonous. w. B. SEABRooK.
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lcsn<aszsa % Rass fvss~l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

spnsobility. In March, 1887, the govern
ment Of Nicaragua, and in the following
July the government of Costa Rica. grant
ed liberal concessions to Mr.. Menocal as
agent for the association. The concession
from Costa RIGA was necessary because its
boundary is eoterminous with the south
bank of the San Juan yiver and its
territory would be flooded if a dam
were erected, as was proposed, at Ochoa,
at the confluence of the San Carlo and the
San Juan. These concessions, after being
duly ratified, were secured by the payment
of 500, 900 in gold, to be forfeited in case
of failure to perform certain specified
conditions-the conditions being that GER
tain final surveys should be completed by
given time, and that at least two million
dollars should be spent in construction
during the first year after ratification.
In the winter of 1878 the surveys re-
CURED by the concessions were begun by
a large force of engineers, some eighty in
number, and of native laborers, of whom
a hundred were brought from Jamaica.
The expedition was under the charge OF
Mr.. B. E. Peary as sub chief assistant
engineer, Mr. Menocal having been APP
pointed engineer IN chief. The associa-
ton betrayed the expenses of these opera
lions, and is to be reimbursed, according
to concession, by six per cent. Of the
securities Of the final company, issued in
excess of its capitalized. Pellew in Har-
per's Weekly.