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People's voice., 1892-09-23
CHAPTER VIII.-CoNTINUED

But de worI, chile, am monty cold
to de frien'less," the old servant urged.
81 know that" | replied; "but at the
most it can do no more than allow me
to die, an had as well be dead as to
live as have"
"Specks dat's nigh de trufe," Aunt
Mary admitted.
1T is the TRUTH" said l. Death
would be preferable to such an exist
ence, and | am not sorry to get away
from it. | regret to go, because l have
a liking for the old '.ome, and it is
hard, Aunt Mary, to leave my father
like this. If | could only go away with
some tender remembrance of him-if
had but one word of love from his lips,
one expression Of sympathy, even,
could go thousand times more cheer
fully, and remembering that I could
bearup under the crosses that will come
to me and feel contented to struggle
and suffer. But as it is go without
one fond memory of him-without a
word or look to cheer me-"
'Yes, yes honey, | un'erstan's all
dat. Yo' ain got much what is pleas
ant to member, sho', an | 'specks
when yo' looks back ober yo' life yo'
won't fin much what's cheerin'. But,
honey, dar is frien' who'll be true to
yo' an who's done said a monty lot OBJ
tings what's cheerin' to dem as is a sor-
rowin'. Dat frien', honey, is Marse
Jesus, an de t'ings what He's done said
fer de joy OBJ de pO' sinners on dis yeath
am wrote down in de good book. Yo'
member, chile, dat MarSe Jesus am yo'
frien', an when yo' feel lonesome an
down-hearted yo' jis' read de lubin'
words what He's done put down in de
Bible. Dars JOY fer de sad in dem
words, an readin' OBJ 'em takes all de
pain away fom de achin' heart"
confess that at the time the old col
orcd woman's words regarding the BIZ
ble did not have the effect on me that
they ought to have had. | knew very
little about that book and about Christ,
but knew that my stepmother read
the Bible a great deal and made
great pretentions to religion, and
felt that neither had done her
any particulargood and unless they had
a very different effect on me l did not
see that | would find much good in
them. Long years after, however,
came to understand that many pro.
fessed followers of Christ were so far
behind that they had lost the way and
were not following Him at all, and I'm
sure my stepmother was one of that
number. The time came, too, in which
lrecalled Aunt Mary's words, finding
consolation in them and in the sug.
geStions they contained.
"Now, honey" continued the old
servant, after long pause, ''if yo's sol
on goin' away, an will go right off,
'specks de bes ting yo' kin do is to try
People's voice., 1892-09-23

me. My horse will carry double, but a
lady cannot ride him alone"
81 do not mind" answered.
He arose and brought the horse. and,
mounting into the saddle, lifted me ND
behind him. We went slowly across
the prairie, talking very little, nv COM
panion asking no questions and vol.
unteering only such scraps of informa.
ton as ! thought necessary to establish
my character and in some degree ac.
count for my strange situation.
Finally we reached our destination
and, stopping in front of a great
rambling old farmhouse. nv com.
panion dismounted, and, lifting me
gently to the ground, conducted me in.
doors and confided me to the care of a
motherly-looking old lady, who, though
greatly surprised at my appearance. re.
ceived me with the greatest kindness
asking no questions and making no
comments.
People's voice., 1892-09-23
UNLAWFUL AMBITION.
An Example Worthy Every Young Amer
leans Emulation.


An Example Worthy Every Young Amer.
leans Emulation.
Gen. Z. S. Grant tells us in his auto
biography:
81 never dared seek promotion. / was
afraid if | sought it | might get into
positions whose responsibilities l could
not fill. / preferred to take promotion
as it came to me, providentially."
An utterance characteristic of "the
hammer of the north" and worthy Of
highest consideration. There is an am
bition which is laudable, the spur Of
mems best work, the voice which bids
us arise and fulfill our appointed mis-.
sion. 1t has called such men as Gran,
from the lanyard and Lincoln from his
law-office. And its call was only the
re-echo of that supreme cry, the de-
mand of the sovereign democracy, that
these men should guide the ship of state
through every tempestuous sea, until
she rode once more in the haven Of
peace and freedom. They came, they
saw, they conquered.
And when they hadobeyed the voice
which bade them issue from the ranks
Of our commonwealth, their work being
ended, one sank into his grave as
martyr for the public veal, the other
remained behind, in unstudied and SIM
pie dignity and greatness, to give the
testimony quoted above.
Our great republic offers to every
young man within its bounds an even
chance. She affords less excuse for
"byways and back alleys" to fame, or,
rather, notoriety, than any other gov
ernment upon the face of the earth.
Here is the avenue, clearly marked
out. Come forward, competitors, with
noble ideals, high purposes and patient
energy for their accomplishment! Then
is the result so certain that a man who
can not succeed in public life here may
console himself he would have done in.
fnitely worse anywhere else.
But should it not be clearly under.
'stood that there must be no abuse of
those inestimable privileges? And, we
are afraid, if understood, it is not al.
ways acted upon.
America needs men who will do some.
thing for their country, not those who
with unlawful ambition eternally seek
for their country to do something for
them; and in the end, the man who
does not fling away that lust of power
which bids him grasp his own, and not
the public good, will be left stranded
wreck by the Aood-tide of popular judg.
ment.
So has II been in numberless instances
in the past. A brilliant career has
gone out into confusion and darkness:
and when the query was made: Why
is this? the answer was: He failed be-
cause he sought the office, and the of.
flee sought not him.
The words of Grant are indeed a d.
rection toward truest success, which
our young citizens should keenly notice
and inwardly digest.-N Y. Ledger.
People's voice., 1892-09-23


broken plain, with here and there in
the distance small herd of grazing
cattle. The solitude of my surround
ings, and the near approach of night,
filled me with dread and feeling of
loneliness that | could not shake off.
and for the first time that day l
felt how utterly alone in the
world was. Night was coming on
and there was no prospect of shelter, and
the thought Of spending the long dark
hours alone on the open prairie was dis
tressing beyond measure. was hun
CRY, too, and weak, and, exert myself as
| would, l knew l could travel little
farther that night and that ! could not
tramp the distance that lay between me
and the nearest house.
Thoroughly disheartened sat down
by the wayside, wishing with all my
soul that l could go to sleep there and
never awake again. Ny mind was too
much confused to admit of any sensible
reasoning and though l attempted to
decide what was best to do could reach
no intelligent conclusion. So l sat
there while the darkness deepened
around me, and, recalling all the long
bitter past, afflicted myself with the old
pains that had racked my heart so oft
en-. thought Of my father, now so far
away, and wondered if he wouldn't
feel little touch of pity for me could
ne see me and understand the desola-
ton of my soul.
1t had become quite late while sat
there, and the darkness had increased
until l could distinguish objects but a
few yards away. My mind had drifted
back to the present and was wonder
ing in a confused, uncertain manner,
whether had better lie down and try
to sleep the night out or whether l had
better drag my weary limbs a little
farther on toward my destination. 1
was still pondering, and undecided,
when l was arrested by the rumble of a
wagon, which l discovered was ap-
preaching from the direction / had
come. | Isprang to my feet and waited
in hopeful anticipation, feeling sure
that whoever the driver might be he
could not, seeing my distress, do less
than take me safely to place of shell
ter.
After the lapse of two or three min
utes the wagon came into view and l
saw that its only occupant was man.
l knew nothing OF the world, nothing
OF humanity, as l have said, so did not
have that distruss Of strangers which
People's voice., 1892-09-23
Jewish Colonies In Argentine.

In recent interview Baron de Hirsch
spoke of the new Jewish colonies in the
Argentine Republic. He said he had
sent 5000 Jews there and had nego-
tiated for the purchase of 1000, 900 acres
of land, but the government would
grant only 5000, 900, as it did not wish
too many aliens to settle in a body.
There are now three Jewish colonies
in the province of Buenos Ayres-one
with $4,000 acres, one with 10000 and
one with 10000. The Jewish COLOMBIA
ton society expects to send from $1,000
to 10000 people there this year. He
says that when the newcomers reached
Argentine it could easily be seen that
they knew nothing of agriculture, ''but
by the gift Of assimilation, which is the
popularity Of our race, they quickly
became accustomed TO their new pro-
fession, and to-day they are as hard
working and capable farmers as emf
grants belonging to any other religion.
People's voice., 1892-09-23
TO BE CONTINUED. |
NEGROES ON SAFETY VALVES,
A "Reminiscences of the Mississippi River
Before the War.


Before the War.
In talking about old times on the
Mississippi river, a Cincinnati man
lately said to Detroit Free Press re.
porter:
Before the war used to run on the
Mississippi river, and you may depend
times were red-hot in those days. The
stories that you hear about the excit.
ing occurrences that were daily hap.
pening on the big passenger boats in
ante-bellum days are not the least ex.
aggerated. On the contrary, have
seen livelier times there than have
ever read and heard about. Gamblinpl
W-h-e-w! Well. should rather say so,
and to tell the truth was right in it
myself. have sat in poker games day
after day and night after night where
bowie-knives and seven-shooters were
to be seen on every side and where nero
slaves were the stakes. am no slouch
OF a card player and have fingered the
pasteboards with the cream of the pro-
fession, and yet when | recall some of
those old times it makes the shivers run
up and down my spinal column.
passengers on the river boats in the
days referred to lived high, | assure
you, and such thing as having water
on the table for drinking purposes was
unheard of. Wine and whisky flowed
freely, and it was a mark of great eff
feminacy to be seen drinking Adams
ale. To give you something of an idea
how they used to do in the SOS will
relate an incident that witnessed on
the steamer Monarch in sc. A passen.
ger walked up to the clerks desk one
morning, threw down a twenty dollar
bill and said; Take what owe YOU
out of this
The clerk-and all such function
aries were important feeling fellows
aboard Mississippi river steamboat
glared at the bill and then threw it back
with the remark: That's bad It
can't be, replied the passenger, 4 Just
drew it out of bank One word drew
on another until finally the clerk
called the passenger liar. Quick as a
flash the passenger drew a gun and
fired, shooting the clerk through the
head, killing him instantly. The boats
crew seized the passenger, tied him 70
a char and threw him overheard, and,
sir, do you know, not a man playing
poker in the cabin at the time left his
chair through the entire scene. Such a
trivial occurrence as two human beings
losing their lives was not deemed of
sufficient interest or Importance to
warrant the gamblers stopping their
game.
steamboat races? Well, guess so.
Time and time again have seen hams
and barrels of pork thrown into the
furnaces during steamboat race, and
while the passengers on both boats
were standing on the brink of eternity,
you might say, the boats shivering and
groaning under the awful strain like a
couple of suffering animals, the gam
blers would stand calmly by and lay
wagers as to which boat would win the
race, or as to the likelihood of one or
both Of them blowing up"
People's voice., 1892-09-23
THE WANDERER.

de came into town as the sun went down,
An old man bent and gray,
And he plodded along with weary pace
And watched the children at play,
And his wan face lighted up with a smile,
As he chuckled low in his glee,
As the urchins sailed their shingle boats
On muddy miniature sea.
"And what are you playing, my lad;" he said
To the eldest Of the group.
Were sailing ships, replied the lad,
AS he launched tiny sloop.
When we get big we're going to go
long, long journey away,
And travel around the big round earth,
And see all the world some day"
"Alas! my lad" the old man said,
"Once was young like you,
And longed to see this great, wide world.
As you boys wish to do;
And when a man wandered away
Ger many land and sea,
But wherever went could not find
The place that suited me.
"I've wandered east, I've wandered west
And yet, wherever I go,
think Of my home in that country town
And my friends Of long ago,
And wish myself at the Old fires de,
Upon my mothers knee,
As when boy used TO dream
Those dreams Of the sounding sea-"
The old man brushed tear from his eyU,
And arose and went his way;
The children watched him fade from sight,
And turned again to play;
And tho sun shOne down on that country town
And lighted the tall church spire
While the western cloud-land lowered DER
Like a sea Of crimson fire.
You may wander east, you may wander west,
Till time and eternity meet,
Der many land, DER many sea,
You may plOd with weary feet,
But whatever the cline, wherever the place,
Whichever the sea you roam,
You still will long for the old fireside,
And father and mother and home.
Charles NJ. Crayton, in Inter Ocean.
People's voice., 1892-09-23

Railway King-What do you think |
need, doctor, to set me up againP
Doctor-Well, | think little iron
will help you.
Railway King-Good. l gobbled up
whole railroad system last week.
Truth.
People's voice., 1892-09-23

ing one who was related to my mother,
and obtaining all the information 1
could regarding the cousin, her name,
place of residence, and so on, | resolved
forthwith to go in quest of her, feeling
confident that though the relationship
was distant she would gladly and kind
ly receive me.
took an affectionate leave of my old
colored friend and began the long,
weary tramp of thirty miles that lay
before me. knew not how | should
accomplish the journey nor what the
end would be, neither did l stop to con-
slider. | had never been accustomed to
think and act for myself, and now
was as incapable as child in the mat
ter of reasoning and planning out the
future. | did not recall the fact that
many years had elapsed since Aunt
Mary had heard my cousin spoken of,
and that in all probability she had
either died or moved away in the mean
time, and that in the end ! should find
my journey fruitless.
l stopped on a distant rise, and, turn
ing my eyes back, looked for the last
time on my old home. | saw my little
sister at play in the yard, and my IA
ther, who just then came from the
house, stopped to kiss her, then passed
out and down the road in the opposite
direction from me. | saw Aunt Mary
in the same place ! had left her, sitting
fiat on the ground with her head lying
against the fence, her kind old heart
rent with sorrow for me. For an in
slant looked upon the scene, then
turned and walked rapidly down the
slope, shutting it all out from my Wis
ion, but not from my memory.
People's voice., 1892-09-23

to fin some of yo' mudder's people,
case dey's mo- like to be kim to yo'
dan any odder folks is"
Il thought my mother had no rela-
tons, u exclaimed, eagerly.
''She ain got none dat's berry nigh,
reckon, case she amt got no brudders
an sisters, an her fadder an mudder's
done dead. Yit I've heerd 'er talk
bout a cousin dat libed right smart
piece FIN yere, an if she ain dead
speck yo' mout fin her."
:! grasped readily at the idea of and.
People's voice., 1892-09-23
How to Conciliate an Editor.

"You look awful blue. What is the
matter with you?"
That editor has sent back nv last
batch OF poems. l wish knew how &c
get his good will"
That's easy enough done"
How am l to do it, to put him in
good humor?"
Don't send him any more of your
poetry."-Texas Siftings.
People's voice., 1892-09-23
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific RV,

The Direct Route 10 and from Chicago, Joliet. Ottawa
Peoria, Ia Sale, Molins Rock Island, In ILLIYoIsi
Davenport, nuscatins, ottumva, oskaloosa Des
hoins. Wintsrset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Bluns, in IOWA; Minneapolis ind 81, Paul In MIs.
fEsoTA; waiertovn and Sioux Falls In DAKOTA,
Cameron, 81. Joseph and Kansas City, in MISSOURI
Omaha. Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson, In NEBRASKA
AtehisOn, Leayenvorth, Horton Topeka. Hutchinson,
Wichita, bellevills. Abilene, D0dg. City Caldwell In
KAHsAs; Kinsnsber. Fl Reno and Minco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
In COLORADO. Traverses new areas OF rich farmIns
and grazing lands anordng the best facilities Of in.sn
communication 70 all towns and cities east and west
northwest and southwest Of Chicago and TO Pacific ana
trans oceanic seaports
People's voice., 1892-09-23

The glazier is not necessarily a tire
some man because he gives you Q
pane. ."-Golden Days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-02
A DEADLY ARIZONA DRoUTH.
Thousands of Cattle strew the Plains
Ruin for Ranchmeu.

Thousands Of Cattle strew the Plains
Ruin for Ranchmen.
Thousands Of dead and dying cattle are
lying sll over the vast plain to the northeast
Of San Joseph, A. r., as the result OF the long
1routh in this part of the territory. For
months the clouds have refused to bring
water, and every waiereourse in this whole
section is dry, and the ground is so parehed
that the grass Of the plains is dried to such an
extent as to be void Of nourishment. Conse-
Iuently, the cattle, which got thinner and
thinner during the long, hot months Of the
summer, were started in on the winter with
no feed, and in no condition 10 stand the storms
which sweep across the plains with a severity
which is not felt in ths northern-e0untries
II is estimated by csttieluen that not less
than ten thousand head Of cattle have per
ished in the country northwe,t Of bore within
ME isst Elk weeks, and unless there is heavy
rain within the next week there viii not be a
single head left Of the vast herds which ranged
over this section.
A trip Of fifty miles 10 the north and then
ten miles 10 the west and back 10 this town
showed on that single trail not less than two
thousand dead cattle lying on the prairie, and
those which were alive il Was evident could
not live week. Many Of the cahlemen tried
10 drive their cattle nOTth but the time wns
bad for roundup, and the attempt was almost
= faiiue, not more than one.tenih Of the herds
being saved in this way. II is not only the
cattle which are suffering, but there are many
people on the verge Of starvation, and the
dreuth will ruin hundreds OF men who had
the results Of lifetine's labor in the cattle
ranches along the streams which are now dry,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-02
CABLE SPARKS


: The committee OF TIE General Assembly Of
France on the Chicago Worlds Fair credit
has adopted the government proposals with
slight notifications
RFPoRTs to the British agricultural boarl
show that pleuro-pneumonia Is extinct IN
Great Britain, and that TIA re have been only
few sporadic outbreaks OF foot and mouth
disease
TIE German Parliament has referred 10
committee bill providing for n supplement
tary credit Of 2. 10000 marks, to be devoted
70 the German exhibit ut the Chicago Colum-
bian Exhibition.
A coRoNEC's jury in London, in the cise
OF Arthur GoriDg Thomas, the well-known
composer and author, who threw himself in
front OF Metropolitan train, has returned
verdict that he committed suicide while SUI
fering from an attack ofiusanity.
COUNT BoTHo EuLESBUBG has accepted
the presidency oithe PruSSian ministry which
oofhee Chancellor Caprivi resigned. Capriyi
has submitted three names TO the Emperor
from which TO select minister OF public in-
struetion in place Of Count Zsdltz, resigned
1T is thought in Melbourne, Australia, that
the police OF that city have sufficient evidence
ngainS. Deeming, the wife murderer. TO CON
Wet and have him exeou ed there instead OF
sending him to England 10 stand trial for the
murder at Rainhill. a suburb Of Liverpool.
THE uprising In Pahaug. n state OF the
Malay peninsula, against British rule prom
ises TO be much more formidable movement
than was at first expected. large force Of
soldiers wi be necessary to suppress the re-
bellion. The Malays nave already attacked
Temerlot and captured that station.
The foreign resi- ients In Shanghai. Han.
low and kiukaing have held n public meet.
ing and unanimously resolved 10 petition tho
governments Of Great Britain and the United
States that pressure may be brought TO bear
oh the Chinese authorities to suppress vile
andanti-ioreign literature published aud cir.
culIted In anan.
THE financial crisis in Oporto, Portugal,
continues Several banks have been embar-
raised by deposisors Withdrawing their money
and the government has asked tue Bank OF
Portugal to ASST three banks that have sus.
pended payment The governor, fearing an
outbreak, has reinforced the Oporto garrison.
The banco Lustano Of Lisbon, has Outlined
three months moratorium.
STRIKING miners of Durham. Eng. attack.
ed the enginemen Ut the Hebburn eoliiery,
who refused to Join them, and with stones
severely injured number of rhe enginemen
The police had to escort the latter 10 their
homes. The miners believe that If they can
force the enginemen TO join them hey will bs
In better post on 10 compel the mine-own.
ers TO grant their demands.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-02
PROGRESS OF THE south.
Developing Steadily, Surely and in
a Healthy Manner.
summary of New Enterprises Started In
the South Since the beginning of
the Year-Comment.


summary of New Enterprises started In
the South since the beginning of
the Year-Comment.
.,. S,,.
IN US issue ior TINS "eeA the -hdaeJdeth'eff
Record, of Baltimore, presents summary of
new enterprises started IN the south since the
.h..,.-,,,. H., -, 49,,
0esiHui"s VI '"e 'e"'' s'o"'"s e'"' NJ" W,
Germs have eeea organize as iollo"s' plas'
furnace. u machine shops aud fouudries
err;cnl,,r.I imnlr,er, factories Il aour
MUS, cotton miiis, inrnhure iao'oiles'
gas works is water works Q carriage and
,rogop sac,or;cs 40 electric LIGHT nlants 1870
,-...-,..
mines anu quaff'es' i-'"ooa"orS'''si "e'oiies'
Is ice factories, Ii canning works, stove
boundaries. % brick works. miscellaneous
- ...,,,.L.,.. o ,,,,o, San.
i9u NotA'ns :, ~.
presses, ~ eouohseeo-oil nuns anu 80 0'eet
manufacturing establishments Of miseella-
Moons cs,ractsr
=, \. - g.. ~. IA
commenting upon '"ese inquiries 'ue Ne'"'"
says:
ave want 10 disabuse our readers Of the
idea that Inc south Is booming and ia place
Of mis- impression NE desire To prove TO the
world Tint The South is developing steadily.
surely and in a healthy manner. Enterprises
that are now heinz established in the South