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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

brace one another. In some govern
mcnts, the young wife Is obliged to
pull off her husbands boots in the
presence Of the guests as proof that
he is master. A whip-placed there
purposcly-- falls from the boot and
the husband strikes the wife with it
thrce times. After this greeting he
kisses her. The Russian peasant
values his wife for her economical
properties"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
Afterward.

We know not the sweetness OF rest
Until we have shivered with pain,
June's roses seem all the more fair
After Winters cold darkness and rain.
We know not the jewel to prize
Until W have counted the cost
we k10W not how deeply we love
Uatia The loved we have lost.
We know not how dear.was that form,
TIL stilled by the ravishing breath.
We know not how sweet was that voice
Until It Is silent in death.
Life's sunshine seems all the more bright,
/ When shadows its splendor have crossed
We know not how deeply we love
Until the loved we have lost.
y New York Advertiser.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
Mercury Mining.

The mercury mines Of Almaden, in
Spain, are at short distance from the
town of that name, following the val
ley in northerly direction. The
veins of the precious metal are dis
seminated little haphazard, but those
at present in working form altogether
q zone stretching for length Of from
160 TO ITO metres, and which is only
from 10 to 10 metres wide. The
depth of the bed is still unknown. for
the reason that when vein is ex-
hausted the depth Of the we'll is in,
creased in order to reach new vein.
Between the different workable veins
there are beds of ores and rocks of
different kinds; the average thickness
of the unworkable beds varies between
10 and 81 metres.
A curious feature is that the fur
ther the distance gone, the quality of
mercury improves and the quantity
increases. In the tenth and eleventh
gallery (he deepesD the mercury
runs, so to speak, from the rock as
resin exudes from the trees; 1t can be
gathered in small skin receptacles. !,
The rock varies in color, and passes
from black 10 brilliant red; the more
the color approaches red, the more the
quantity Of mercury increases. Very
often mercury is present under the
form of cinnabar or sulphur. The
pits at present in working number
three. The other old wells have been
abandoned, and only servo in excep-
tional cases. On delivery from the
pits the ore is smelted in vast fur
naces, with enormous cupolas, beneath
which fierce fire is CONSTANTLY kept
burning.
Distillation is effected through a
long and complete series OF tubes,
formed of thick jars. with o long,
narrow neck, fitting into each other.
In the lower portion Of these jars there
exists kind of small reservoir, whore
the drops Of mercury produced by the
evaporation of the metal in a state OF
fusion are condensed. These drops
are then collected, and, with the aid
of small pipes, stored in large iron
barrels. A strong and penetrating
odor, which irritates the eyes and nos
trils, escapes from the jars and bar
rels.
The production Of mercury reaches
about IS 900 to 10000 frascos per
annum, the frascos being enormous
bottles of cast iron, which contain four
arrobcs of about 20 pounds each.
Each bottle, which measures twenty
two centimetres in height by six In
width, weighs, when filled, about 100
pounds. The workmen at present
employed number about 2000. There
are also thousand workmen who are
employed out of the mines with ma
chinery, furnaces, transports and
other works. -[Chamber of Commerce
Journal.
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HUMOROUS.

y
There arc two places where tire Y
quires On effort to keep ones 4Rlanes
-on the ice and at the bank.
Jake (sadly)-You ore not as You
used TO be. darling. Cora Qmpa-
tiently)-No. I used to be baby.
Mamma-And now, Eddie, can You
tell me what velocity Is? Eddie
Yes. That's what papa let 90 Of the
hot plato with today.
He--Are you happy now that you
are married? She-Comparatively'
He-Comparod with whom? She
Compared With my husband.
The New Minister hope you pray
every day to be better. The Belle
Oh, dear me, moi l am so good now
Pm regular boro 10 my friends
Scads-You say he left no mehey?
Baggs-No. You see, he lost his
health getting wealthy. and then icst
all his wealth trying 70 get healthy.
At many marriages the father givss.s
away the bride, but it's no doubt
often very lucky arrangement Tor
him that nobody gives the groom
away.
Visltor-Seems to me your baby
sleeps good deal. He is never awake
when / call Happy Father-You call
at the wrong time; his hours are from
10 am.
Attorncy-Sneaky sort OF manf
What 90 you mean, sir? Witness
Well, sorr, he's the sort of man thatH
never look ye straight in the face until
your backs turned.
Wynch-So poor Staggers has
shutiled off the mortal coil. Lynch
No. AS understand it he tried to,
but the boys had the rope too firmly
secured around his neck.
Mary had a little pug,
But not as you suppose
Because it's not of canine breed;
The pug is In her nose.
First Visitor (to museum)-Did you
see that man dining OIL carpet tacks
and nails and thingsl Second Visitor
Yes. How l onvied him? Just
think how he must enjoy shad.
A servant girl in need Of employ
ment was little perplexed when she
read this advertisement in daily
paper: "Wanted, young woman 10
wash iron and milk one or two cows"
Young Smith Ceiling the news to
his grandmother )-Wrinkle, the gro
GER, has busted. Grandma-La me!
who'd a thought it? He was one O.
tho skinniest, boniest men l ever laid
eyes on.
She-Women cannot be satirical.
any more than they can be humorous.
Ilc-If that's so, how is 1t that whcna
man proposes, after courting girl
for seven years, she says: ooh.
George, this is so suddenW
She Gin affright)-Oh, Tom, why do
you make such awful faces at me?
He (contritely)-I can't help it, dear.
My eyeglasses are falling off and l
don't want to let go of your hands.
81 want dogs muzzle," said q
little fellow, entering hardware
shop. "Is it for your father2" asked
the cautious shopkecper. "No, Of
course it isn't" replied the little fell
low Indignantly, ''it's for our dog"
Twelve pence one shilling" said
the Canadian schoolmaster. "Now go
on, sir; twenty shillings make ONE
whai?" "They make one mighty glad
these times" replied the boy, aud the
teacher, who hadn't got his last
months salary, concluded the boy We.
right.
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"A GENUINE HERO.

Al sky Of opal and gold, a deep trel-
Used veranda, q novel, and hammock
slun9 st the most comfortable of
angles. With these conditions it was
scarcely strange that Halcyon Hartford
swayed 1elightfully between dream
land and the real world that June
Saftexnoon, with the fleecy gold of her
hair, al guiltless of pin or comb, and
ne bell sleeves, falling enchantingly
hoy from her round white arms,
Will one trim slippered foot hung
from the edge of the hammock.
stEIalcyonl Halcyon! Where are
~
II Was one Of those exasperating
Voices which, once having been sweet,
had now q vibrant jar to its tones,
painfully akin to shrillness.
Halcyon frowned little and raised
sher4eh on one elbow.
ssOh, Aunt Hal, don't scream SO!
4 was just in such dream of de-
lght.n
Well you should have answered,
then "
/ Amt Hal came out of the wide,
thadY hall with an elusive swing of
B et eapAries, and seated herself in a
4 Illoo chair close to the hammock.
6lcomically like her niece
s b i much as u woman of 38
I u b6 Ike maid of 1S. There
w55 the same yellow luxuriance of
hair. but harsher, drier and suggestive
Of dye; the same pink and white COM
plexion. artifically heightened; SINH
lar features, cruelty sharpened by the
fnexorable hand Of time. and teeth
Just one degree too white and regular
to be real.
The white dress she wore was pain
fully trying. and she was compelled
to use gold-rimmed eyeglasses us she
held up letter to the view of her
niece.
ssWhat has happened?' drowsily
demanded the latter, lifting pair of
blue eyes, fringed with dark lashes.
"The strangcst thing!"
n A off of ho1
arded Halcyon, settling on the unlike
liest thing which could, in her opinion,
happen.
ssHow did you gucss?" with little
exultant cackle. ''Exactly. The
dear, foolish lad-and he SO much
younger than L! Why, he couldn't
have been 2l when he went to Bonn
bay, and was at least 80 then"
! "Thirty-five, Aunt Hail." said Hal
cyon, tho merciless.
WAS 1t as much as that2 Well, he
seemed desperately in love, then;
though Of course l never took any
3notIce Of tho child. But suppose in
sthat country of blackamoors one can't
I, help thinking about all the women ono
sshas ever known at home; and he has
written me two or three letters-"
"Has he?"
Z Halcyon sat straight up In the ham
gmock now. Her blue eyes glowed.
The heat had brought flush to her
cheek which all Aunt Halls carmine
sssaucers could not rival.
& f.But never told you," said the
Is,blder beauty, 'because l remembered
That thore was sort of boy and girl
\ AFFAIR between you and Charlie Bles-
Ion, whom you were at boarding
6hool, and thought you would be
SAettled. And here's the proposal al
~ ~, deer-with his photograph en-
"a me see it."
q brave, good face it was
klder and sterner than she
"a upon when the Avancanian
by three years ago, but yet
|so and manly!
ghed hy sterically.
Y sSS Fou accept himw
y AuA nibbled coquettishly at the
G3dge "a envelope; the new false
f~o1h "a he'd in smile.
\ k-l-rahalllv ~
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'sAfternOOn Teas' Defined by Poet

This story is told of Oliver Wendell
Holmes by the Home Journal:
When her lion was leaving, the
hostess, who had put the cream of her
acquaintance on parade, and rather
expected effusive admiration from the
great man, said, with confidential
smile: "Well, DR.. Holmes, what do
YOU think of afternoon tea?"
lie answered in these four striking,
graphic words: "It is giggle-gabble
-gobble-and git."
This sentence will become historic.
=LRQatQn TRANSCRIPT
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
Cheap lodgings.

Old Gentleman-Where do you
lodge?
Tramp-I lodge where l got
board.
Old Gcntcman-Ah! And where do
you get board?
Tramp-In lumber yard.-[New
York Weekly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

In one hand she held his love-
breathing letter, in the other his pho
tograph. And during that second his
heart sank like lead.
lie did not know-ah, how much
more difficult would it have been to
bear had he known that HalcyOn
llartford's eyes were surreptitiously
watching him from the honeysuckle-
garlanded easement beyond. i
"Dcar Charles" the elderly damsel
said, "you are here at last"
lie set his teeth, drew one long
breath, and allowed her to slip CO..
ressing hand through his arm and
lead him into the house, muttering
some hoarse Acknowledgements Of her
coquettish smiles.
w'vo brought this upon mysclf,"
he thought, "and ! must endure it.
The lady is not to blame-no, she Is
not to blame."
"Hc is a hero," Halcyon thought
"yes, hero"
And then she burst into passion
of tears and ran upstairs to her own
room.
"But now I've got you fairly here,'
lispcd Aunt Hal, more determinedly
youthful than ever, 'I'm really
afraid, dearest Charles, that there's u
great disappointment in store for
YOU"
"Ehw
The young man had sat down in q
rather listless manner. Aunt Hal
held on to his hand, still all teeth and
smiles.
"And l may rs we'll tell you at
once" said she, that Pm engaged to
Judge Flostroy of the superior, Court.
OF course, if l had known Of your
attachment in time, there's no say
ing" @s
ooh, pray don't let mo- interfere
with any existing arrangements" said
Blossom, jumping up eagerly. 'per-
haps, under the circumstances, you
will let me have my photograph
back"
/ Just then there came o ring at
the door below as the maid an
nounced:
"Judge Flostroy, miss, if you
please"
Before the slow and ponderous
steps of the approaching visitor could
reach the room, Aunt Hal had thrust
the photograph into Blossoms hand.
"A-hem-m-mW sonorously coughed
the luminary of the Superior Court.
Aunt Hal tripped smilingly for
ward.
"Glad to see you, judge" she cooed.
This is my old playmate. Col. Bes-
son, just arrived from India. dare
say, Colonel, you'll find HalcyOn
somewhere about the house."
"Disposed of in short order," NUT
tered Col. Blossom. "Great heavens! !!
what have | done to deserve such
luck?"
Two hours aftcrward the young
lovers sat on the veranda, watching the
evening star rise over the hills, while
tho Judges basso profundo voice still
rolled in tho sitting room like distant
thunder.
"But wasn't it narrow escape"
gasped tho young Colonel, holding the
girps slim hands in his.
"Would you really have married
her" Ilalcyon asked.
GAS gentleman there was no
escape for me under the circum-
stances."
"But would you really have married
hor?"
"Yos, l would!" with sternly set
| teeth and knitted brows.
"Then I'll marry you, Col. Bios
son." whispered Halcyon, "becausc
you are q genuine hero, and because"
with an arch glance, 81 really think
you need wife to take charge of
you."
"After the episode of today" said
Col. Blossom, 81 really think do"
''AfternOOn Teas" Defined by Poet.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
Humming-bird Song.

AulnHAHSsUAV SVA6s IS
Humminf bird,
Not word
Do you say;
Has your throat
No sweet note
To repay
Honey debts
1t begets
When you 60
On the wing 7.
Pilfering -;
To and fro2 4
May be you D.
Whisper to
Bloom and leaf
On the vine E
Secrets fine s s
In your brief
Calls on them,
Winged gem.
Not word
You replyI
of you fly,
Humming-birdl
frank D. Sherman. In Independent.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
TOMS BROOK NEWS.

Mr. Joseph Kronk has purchased the
]. X. Leedv lot and expects to erect a
fine dwelling upon it at once.
Mrs. Norma and Miss Virgie Foster, OF
Alabama, are visiting Mr. Harrison Miller,
the formers parent, here.
Mrs o. G. Borden has been quite iii for
about a week, but her physician, DR.. j,
NJ. Brown, Informs us that she is now con-
valescing.
Mr.. C.. C. Watcher, formerly OF New
Jersey, has moved his family to the
Brook, and Is working for Mr.. J. II
Crabill.
The L. B. Church will hold a picnic in
the grove of Mr.. C. W. Jones on Mex
Saturday, and on Sunday a quarterly
meeting. A large crowd is expected tC
be present.
At a meeting of the Brook Guards, on
last Saturday, it was decided to join Co
A., of Woodstock, 2nd Va. Reg, and &
into camp for 10 DAYS at Harper's Ferry
The boys expect a much nicer time thar
they had at Roanoke.
The citizens of our town were called upOr
to witness an unusually solemn ceremony
on Monday one that has not occurred fol
many years, il eyer, that of two funerals
in one day. The first being that of Mss
Hattie Boone, a very estimable young
lady, who, by her lady-lke department
and the characteristic qualities of a true
Christian, had endeared herself to all who
knew her. While her death was looked
for by some, to all 1t was great sh Ock
Had she lived few months, it is thought
she would have been married to one o.
our enterprlsing business men, upon whom
the blow falls heavily. The other wal
David RittenOur's child.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
MILL CITY ITEMS.

Mr.. Chas. Swartz, of Luray. IS the guest
of Mr.. c. L. Bowers.
The festival held at the Forge Saturday
night was quite a success.
Miss Eva Hollar, of Stanton, is visit
ing Mr. Harvey Hollar's family.
Miss Lizzie Grandsttff, of Seven Foun'
tains, and Miss Minnie Glen, of Stanton,
spent last week at Mr. j. b. Clem's.
Mrs. E. H. Lantz and daughter, Miss
Cora, left for Rural Retreat Wednesday
where they expect to remain for several
months.
Mr.. CALVIN KILLER, formerly of thiI
place, but now a resident of Harrisburg
Pa. is spending a few weeks here with hi
mother and sister.
DR.. Sam. w. Maphis. of University OF
Virginia, and DR.. C. w. LaRue, OF Grant
University, Tenn, are preparing to open
large Indian mound on the farm of Mr.
Gideon Coffelt, Of this place. They viii
be guests at Cedar HILL" DR.. Maphis''
former bone, for a month.
On Sunday, July 81, 1892, Mrs. Ettf
Lan'z, wife of Mr.. Lon Lantz, died at her
home at this place after lingering Ill
ness of consumption. This sstImabl'
Christian woman waS Al years OF aye ant
had been faithful member Of the Luth-
erau church since her childhood. During
all the many hours OF her illness she made
no murmer or complaint. but with pa
thence aud composure submitted to bel
Fathers will. She leaves q husband and
five children to mourn the loss of kind
and affectionate wife and mother.
VERBENA.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12

Mr.. Robt. Beverly. the great "what is
it" of Virginia. and Mr.. r. W. Harris,
were in Woodstock on Monday and spoke
in the interest of the Third Party move
ment. They lambasted the Democratic
and Republican parties from, as one of
the listeners said, hi to breakfast. Their
efforts fell on the crowd with the chilling
effects of a shower bath, and the only
cheer was from we'll known distilleI
now living at st. Luke, who wore a
Blaine badge and said he was going fish
ing on election day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
The Newspaper Borrower.

The Roanoke World furnishes the fol-
living which is quite As applicable to
other places as to Roanoke: II wonder
how many newspaper borrowers there are
in Roanokei The average newspaper
borrower is hard to please. He isa con-
firmed critic. His delight is to watch for
the carriers and rush in and borrow your
paper before you have time TO glance at it,
and then, after keeping it an hour or two,
to return it with the remark that there is
nothing IN it,"
He reminds me of the old lady who
used TO draw all the water she needed ont
of her neighbours we'll. Finally the old
ucket, from constant use, got to leaking
and half the water dripped back in the
we'll before the bucket reached the top.
This set the old lady to grumbling and she
kept it up for several days until she be-
came to regard the leaky bucket as a
personal grievance, and so one day she
called on her neighbor. pale with sup.
pressed passion, and exclaimed "See
here if you don't get new bucket
will stop using your waterw
The newspaper borrower is a nuisance
that should be eoated, and l will tell you
how to do so, dear reader. II you have Z
neighbor who borrows your World, lease
cut this paragraph out and when sh'
sends for this evenings World let her
have 1t. So soon as she notices this para
graph is clipped ont she will feel certain
that it contained something that yor
didn't want her to see, and, in moment
you will see her boy scoot down the stree
with a nickle in his hand and return will
World, which she will eagerly grasp anC
turn to this paragraph. which she will M
sooner read than she will turn green will
rAge,i send back your paper and neYS
borrow it again. Try this little schema
on your borrower, dear reader, and yoI
will be delighted to see how it will work
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
A Number of convIcts Get Away

STAUNroN, VA, August Sc. G.
Gooch, contractor for building the wagon
road from Stanton to MiddlebrooK, has
on the work 115 convicts from the State
penitentiary. Several have escaped and
caused great alarm in the county, and to-
night it is reported that % have escaped,
and great anxiety is telt all through the
county in consequence. Guards were in
town to. night, mounted and armed. hunt
Ing for the escaped convicts, and notifying
the police. A convict was caught in
town few nights since, by the police,
but in the darkness escaped.
A warrant IS out for the arrest of q
white man, named Hughes SeDity, from
Shenandoah county, charged with having
committed an assault on Mrs. Ray, Lying
two miles north Of Stanton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Page Courier: Few people in Page know
that In the Blue Ridge in kettle Canon, ,
half way up this lofty range, an eagle,
} nest. visible only at midday, as the suns
rays penetrate for half an hour this deep
and seldom visited gorge, there is, under
a foot or more Of drift deposit, bed OF
ice, about two feet wide and of unknown
depth. Mr.. j. d. Printz assembled "KettIe
Canon" as far as the eagles nest and
found the ice as described above.
Stanton indicator g.: The pretty little
town of Waynesboro was lighted by cleo
tricity for the first time on Saturday night.
There were &c incandesctnt street lights
of 80 and 50-candle power, in full blaze,
The work was done by the Fort Wayne
Electric Company. and their contract
contemplates change from incandescent
to arc lights il the former do not suit
1t was stated last week on the authority
of an officer of the Baldwin District Fair
Association, that Pawpee Bill had been
engaged by it for the Fair this month. 1t
turns out however that their telegram
reached Pawnee Bill too late, AMI be bad
already engaged that date for Atlantic
City. Since that, the District Fair author
tiles have closed a contract with Van
Norman who will finnish Roman chariot
races, and Prof. De Cope the aeronaut,
whose special feat is a unique one. On
getting n mile up in the air he ties his dog
to parachute, then takes a parachute
himself and both leap out of the balloon in
falling race to see which reaches the
earth first. 1t is said the dog often beats
his master In the portions race. The Fair
opens on Tuesday, August 23l.
Page Macs: ur. seekforl, who lives on
the widow Long farm, near Cedar Point,
this county, raised I4O bushels of wheat
on four acres of land AMI only used 100
pounds of fertilizer to the acre A pretty
good yield.
On last Monday morning Mrs. w. G.. |
Yager and daughter, Mamie. happened
with very serious accident. While driv-
ing to town their horses became frightened
at some object on the roadside near "Belps
Hip short distance below town and
ran off, throwing the occupants from the
buggy breaking the collar bone of the
former and dslocsting the shoulder Of
the latter. DR.. Hudson was Immediately
called aud rendered the necessary surgi-
cal attention. At this writing they are
both doing very well. We hope they will
speedily recover.
Winchester Times Judge John Toye. OF
Winchester, who has long been a severe
sufferer from q cancer in the mouth, yield.
ed to the torture that distracted his brain
and ended the unequal struggle out half
past 4 O'Clock, p. m. on Tuesday 9th. inst,
by shooting himself in the mouth, the ball !
probably ranging to the brain and re.
sulting in almost instant death. God pity
the bereaved and comfort them. The
deceased was the father of Mrs. Edward |
Dehaven of this city.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12

We regret to state that Frank Wolver-
ton, a we'll known young man of the
Alonzoville section, few miles north of
this place, was badly hurt on Saturday
evening while assisting in getting a
thresher into the barn of Mr.. Benoni
Wilkin. The traction engine was back
ing and. by means of heavy pole was
showing the thresher up a steep incline
into the barn when the pole. which
Wolyerton was holding, slipped, throwing
him to the ground and before the engine
could be stopped 1t had backed one of its
ponderous driving wheels over his leg
from the foot to the hip. Fortunately
the poe had fallen beside him and in a
line with his leg and as the wheel passed
oyer 1t it relieved the limb from por-
ton of the weight and thus saved it from
being utterly crushed. Although the leg
was badly bruised no bones were broken,
but 1t is thought that he has received
severe internal injuries, and at this writ
ing his condition is very unfavorable. DR..
D. L. Shaver was called in and rendered
the necessary surgical attention.