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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

when the south flourished, a goodly
land, and the boundless acres of the
planter groaned with the wealth of cot
ton and corn, the old nanny was ST.
preme and Difference due her exalted
station was rendered by others of her
race. Her authority almost equaled
the firm dictates of the master, but
her reverence for him was sacred and
her love strong.
In the day when came the conflict and
the shock of war was felt, it was she
who ministered with a comforting
hand, and gave out the healing sympa-
thy of her huge heart to those who re-
manned at home, weeping with those
who wept and rejoicing with those who
rejoiced.
In the days when darker trials came
and the storm had swept away the labor
of lifetime; when the sky was dark,
when the bonds of slavery were sun
| dered, setting free the thousands of her
own race, she remained unwavering in
fidelity, unsullied in her devotion.
1t was she who heard the natal squat
and wrapped the swaddling garments
| about the diminutive form. Her strong
arms were a cradle softer than the finest
down, and more soothing than sleep it.
self. 1t was she who translated in
articulate babbling into language won
derful and wise, who taught infant feet
to totter and watched the first walking
with more than mothers pride. Her
voice was sweeter than sirens. and
the fluted melody of her simple tones
more magical than music-irresistible
her lullaby, all powerful her hush-a-
bye.
And in the bread-and-butter days
it was she who knew the mysteries of
the big pantry and carried the keys TO
the secret stores and jam and jelly.
What wonderful old woman; wad-
ding around in her turkey-red dress,
invading the sacred confines of the
strawberry bed, reveling in the shade of
the fig bushes or pronouncing the death
sentence upon a given number of ''yel-
Ter leg chickens doomed to be fried
next day. Against strict orders from
higher source she would stuff tween
meals the Unsuitable nav of the raven
Gus youngster with the daintiest dish
for dinner and swear him to eternal
secrecy. She filed his huge pockets
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12
Necessarily slow.


An eight year-old San Rafael boy was
being lectured on obedience one even
ing.
II told you that you could play with
the Wilson boys till five o'clock" said
his mother. Here it is seven, and you
are just home. Why didn't you come
when 1 told your"
Il did, mamma"
Don't tell me falsehood. Why
didn't you come home at five o'clockT'
Il started at FIVE"
"Then you stopped to play on the
way"
mo, mamma, sure didn't"
do you expect me to believe that it
took you two hours to walk half mile +?
think shall have to punish you for
telling me falsehoods."
Honestly, l started home at five
o'clock and came straight home"
The mother led the boy into the
kitchen and took down whip. He
turned pale and tears welled up into his
eyes.
''Now, sir, will you tell me the TRUTH
"Ye-es, mamma; Charlie Wilson
gave me a mud turtle-and was afraid
to carry it--so led it home. San
Francisco Post.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

and handmaiden. 1t was in this ca
pacity that Martha served, and when
Miss Shackelford went off to school
the young negro girl went also. Their
lives were closely identified. Martha
presided at the marriage, and was the
happ;est mortal at the brilliant occa-
sion when Miss Shackelford became the
wife of Col. C. u. Howard. She re-
manned With the family, constant in
devotion and duty, attentive to every
need, rendering what household serv-
ices she could find to do.
Then the war came. Martha was not
led off by the fattering cry of freedom.
Her freedom was in the service of the
family with which she had so long been
associated. Her emancipation was in
being allowed to perform the simple
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

grandson Howard Matthews, ana nephe"s,
Richard and Robert L.ockart. ~
The old black nanny was dead. The
faithful service of nearly three score
wears was at last finished. One more
remnant of the old south was gone.
In keeping with the death notice
above came funeral Sunday afternoon
an occasion worthy of record as q
tribute of unselfish love, an occasion
significant in it's deep solemnity, pa
thetic in it's observance, demonstrating
in its highest sense the devotion of mas
ter to slave.
p In the rush and turmoil of the pres
ent time, in the fierce struggle for ex-
istence, in the greed for gain, it has
been said that the sentiment of the
south has been sapped-that there eX-
lists no longer the finer feeling which
characterized civilization that has
passed.
BE that as it may, a hiatus was made
in the ceaseless rush in Atlanta, and
over the remains of an old negro woman
were shed tears of genuine grief, and
Rdtnereu uDouU ueT grave was the ldll-
lily which she had served. Her life was
the life of many who lived in the past
generation. Her history is the history
of many families who flourished before
the shock of war came.
Martha was born in Liberty county.
Before the war this section of the state
was the most aristocratic part of
Georgia, and it's historic scenes are
identified with many well-known fam
lilies. She was the property of Maj.
Thomas Shackelford, and was given
over by him as n maid to his daugh-
ter, Miss Caroline Shackelford. Both
were the same age, and Martha be-
came maid when she was about ID
years old. The little negro was, as was
the custom in those days, the constant
companion of her young mistress. The
maid was generally lifted above the
level of the common mental. She occu-
pied the relative position of bodyguard
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.
Men of Drawn Have Been OF Great
Service to the Church.

Service to the Church.
A notion has begun to spread thar
| life, to be Christian, should not only
| be serious, but sedentary; not only
meditative at times and seasons, but
kept apart from the toughest work Of
the world, unless, indeed-and the ex-
ceptions greatly increased the revolt
against the doctrine-the business was
money making, which was termed ZEN
larging ones means of usefulness"
The muscular Christians rebelled at
these ideas with stir and stramash
audible to all men, land though they were
denounced, argued with, ridiculed and
reproved, they succeeded in dispensing
that fog. They honored soldiers. They
worshiped explorers. They forgave
sportsmen. They defended all who did
the rough work of the world, even when
they had to do it roughly, and taught
once more the old creed that Christian
ity was intended to purify the world,
not to arrest it's course; that manli-
ness was one of the foundations of vil-
tue, and that man who shrank from
his duties in the name of Christ would
assuredly be rejected by his master.
With T. Hughes and Charles Kingsley
and j. NJ. Ludlow and many another to
express their thoughts, they soon
caught the public ear, and though, as
we have said, they founded no school.
and for themselves assumed no distinc-
tive name, the impression they made
and the change they wrought was deep
and lasting. They not only arrested a
tendency toward etfeminacy, which
probably would in any case have been
cvanescent, but they brought back to
Christianity entire classes, and es-
pecially large class of English gentle
men, who, in their disgust at tendencies
wholly alien to their temperaments,
had begun to think whether a little in
fusion of manly heathenism" would
not be good for the community. They
maintained that piety and joyonsness
were not inconsistent, and that David
with his overvigorous life was better
that the life of the sea and the field
and the mine was as good as the life of
the parsonage; that there was other
Christian work than preaching in sea-
son and out of season; that, in short
it was possible to lead the life of an
average English gentleman or work
man and be a good Christian, too. Some
of them went too far in their recoil,
as appeared when the controversy over
Gov. Eyrie divided all England, but in
the main their ideas acted as a brisk
breeze acts upon sultry day, clearing
away the haze, restoring health to the
sickly and vigor to the exhausted. OF
this movement Hughes was not the
soul, for +. ID. Maurice. with his saintli-
ness and his sense, must be called that
but he was, in way, its life blood :
he so visibly lived in the whole doctrine.
lived it heartily and enjoyingly long
after the force of the movement had
spent itself from the absence of resist
ance.-London Spectator.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

duties daily allotted to her. While Others
| of her race went off in frenzied delight
to enjoy that freedom newly found and
remained quiet in her demeanor, updis-
turhed in her faithful devotion.
| Soon afterwards Col. Howard moved
| to New York. Martha was carried with
the family. She was one of the family;
she shared its fortunes as would any
other members of the household She
never received wages. She did not desire
compensation. Her wants were sup
piled as were those of any other imme-
date member of the household. Her
! attachment to the children was equal
| to mothers devotion. She presided at
| their BIRTH She nursed them in in
! fancy. She watched them in youth.
She saw them go out into the world
and regarded their career with matcrn-
al pride. What success they had she
attributed in part to her care. What
misfortunes they met with called out
her sympathy. Hers was life of love.
Worn with age, shattered with the
intirmities of many years, several weeks
ago she ,sickened and it was soon seen
that her malady was fatal. Those chill
dren whom she had nursed were in con-
slant attendance upon her bedside, sup
plying every want.
She died Saturday at the home of Col.
Howard, on Richardson street. Sunday
came the funeral. 1t was a scene of strik-
ing pathos. Gathered about the grave in
the special lot in Westview were those
whom she had served in life. The serv-
ices were performed by DR.. Davis, of
the St. Johns Methodist church, in q
simple and impressive way. The pail
bearers were the sons and nephews of
Col. Howard. Tenderly they lowered
the coffin into the earth, sadly they stood
with barred heads while the last sad
rites were read. Their grief was deep.
And SO came the funeral of Martha.
1t was simply glimpse of old southern
life-a strange scene in this busy world
to-day.
She was one of class of which few
remain.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12
A BLACK NANNY.
Pathetic Scene at the Burial Of a
Southern Colored Woman.

ARTHA-T h e rela-
tives and friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Howard are invited
to attend the fu-
neral Of their faith
full servant, Martha,
from their residence,
242 r i C h a r d 81 n
street, a t three
o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon. The pail
bearers will be Mr..
C. B. Howard, his
sons, Warren, Chess
- fr-1y,D 1ic
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12
Three for a Dollar.

Three what? Three charmingly executed post
ers in colors, drawn BY w. w. Denslow, Ethel
Reed and Ray Brown, will be sent free Of postage
to any address on receipt OF One Dollar. All who
are afflicted with the "poster craze will imme-
diately embrace this rare opportunity, as but a
limited number Of the posters will be issued.
The scarcity Of q good thing enhances its value.
Address GEO. II. HEAFFoRD, General Pas
senger Agent OF the Chicago Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway, Old Colony Building, Chicago,
Illinois. s
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

On account Of the National Republican
convention, which will be held in st. Louis
June 16, the IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE will
sell tickets at rate Of one fare for the round
trip from all points on tho line to st. Louis.
Tickets will be sold from Texas, Arkansas
Tenn, Cairo, ILL.,, and Columbus, KY, June
Is, IA and is, same being limited to contin-
uous passage In each direction. For full
particulars address nearest ticket agent of
the company or HI. G. TOWNSEND, General
Passenger Agent, st. Louis.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

The ''black nanny" will soon be an
extinct type. The last of her kind is
rapidly disappearing with the wane of
that civilization upon which the heroic
principles of the past were founded.
Who could forget her-the kindly
black face scanned with wrinkles of
many years-years of peace and pros
pcrity, and turmoil and strife, Of adj
versity and misfortune. In the days
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12
Al Sinking Fund

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feebled physique. Besides this, it averts
and remedies malaria, and subdues bilious,
kidney, dyspeptic and rheumatic ailments.
The nervous derive great benefit from its
use. MM
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

ADvERTIsEMENT.-- Swiss hotel wants
some Munich waiter girls in Tyrolean cos.
tune who can speak French. "--Fliegende
Blaetter
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free % trial bottle
u treatise. DIR. KLINE. 933 Arch st. Phila Pa.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

DRopsY is dread disease, but it has lost
its terrors to those who know that II. H
Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists OF
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great
success. Write them for pamphlet giving
full information, sA IA
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

To take for granted as truth all
that is alleged against the fame of
Others is species Of credulity that men
would blush at on any other subiect--
Jane Porter.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

CONSTIPATION Cured by DR. r,,,,..,..
German Liver Powder. Samnleso a ars
monials free In Bottles only 81 cen ntu e eN
Carlstedt Medicine Co., Evansvilla ne T., Inc
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

1T AM reduced to great extremities again, .
sighed the funny man, as he tossed off an
other joke or two involving the Chicago
girl. Chicago Tribune.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

WHEN all is summed up man never
speaks of himself without loss; his accusa
tfons Of himself are always believed, his
praises never. - Montague.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

The trouble with most people who a.
their minds on public questions i SI w. caange
cannot understand why eyervho o,1a' they
should not do likewise. -WashinSaytooun y :, else
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

ScRIBBLER-"Jingle is n poet isr,. |. ..
Scrawler-.sNo, he's commercial msn ne y
gets paid for his poetry.".- Pbil ils, ne
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

I CANNOT speak too highly of Piso's Cure
for Consumption.--MRs. FRANK MoBBs, 215
w. ed St., New York, Oct. 20, 1894.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

aSoMETIMEs,'' said Uncle Eben, swhen
err man asks yer fob advice, what he really
wants is fob yer ter guess his opinion an
tell it ter lin. Washington Star.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

81 think 1t is mean Of you to say that the
count is good for nothing" "Well sup
pose if You ever go to Paris he will come
In handy as an interpreter "-Brooklyn
I .ifa
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-12

THE jealous is possessed by a 'sfine mad
devil'' and q dull spirit at once. Lavater.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-24
Another Vote for "Sound Money"

From behind the penetentiary walls
comes the news that John Bardsley, the
arch-embezzlcr of the century, is a
sound money" man. He implores his
friends, for whose sake he has kept
silent, to redouble their efforts before
the Board of Pardons ut the meeting to
be held this week, and obtain for him
his freedom so he may cast a vote for
Mckinley.
And it is worthy OF mention that this
request of the convict does not 90
unheaded. Bardslcy is chatting under
his punishment, and unless his fellow
thieves do something soon he may break
his remarkable silence. That his time
behind the bars is short may be Judged
from the fact that Philadelphia gam
blerS are offering ) to | that he will be
free before the middle of September.
The release of Honest John, as he
was atfectionatcly termed throughout
the Quaker City, will give sound
money" another vote, but votes are
what the Republicans want next Novem-
ber, and they are not particular who
casts them so long as they are in favor
of gold. Bardsley, the thief, is a fitting
companion for Herr Most, the anarchist,
and Willie breckenridge, the moral
lcper, and with this triad shouting for
'honest money the cause of silver
ought to be assured.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-24

any known or unknown metal as strenu-
ously as they are fighting silver, if it
was proposed to make money of any
thing else.
Silver has been chosen by those who
wish to reform the financial system
because silver has been the companion
Of gold as money through all ages until
the dcmoneti2a.ion act was sneaked
through congress in 1873. 1t held its
place as money with gold on its own
merits while it enjoyed the same priv
ileges accorded its companion, but
when Disseminated against by America
and placed upon the list of commercial
commodities its value fell and will fall
lower, and naturally gold will go higher.
The ratio, 15.99S TO /, has been chosen
for the reason that this was the ratio
from 1887 to 1873, and varied so little in
all these years that it was agreed to by
all interested as the nearest correct
ratio that can be established when the
two metals are placed upon the same
footing. 1t maintained itself at that
rate for thirty-siX years, up to 1878, and
at no time did it ever fall below the gov
ernment price, but did at times so above
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-24

Can Well Afford to Say Goodbye.

The ordinary observer cannot fail to
notice the wonderful change that is TAX
ing place in political parties throughout
the country. The money issue, to all
appearances. is causing more changes in
party allegianccs than any other
question that has been brought before
the American voters, not excepting
slavery. one of the striking features of
this grand change is that the Democrats
are losing the men who have become
prominent in the party, that is those
who have risen above the rank and file
of the organization. In every city Of
moderate size the boiling Democrats can
muster from dozen to a score, and in
localities whore the wealthy residents
were identified with Democracy the
average is still higher.
But this is not all. In every little
village of America, in every town and in
every city, there are from half dozen
to several thousands of Republicans,
ordinary laboring men and farmers, who
have cast off their party Affiliations and
joined the party which promises them a
change of existing conditions.
Under the circumstances, the Demo-
Gratis can well afford to say goodbye to
every one of the upper ten" who has
gone, since there are twenty converts to
take his place.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-24

From the Ebensburg (Pa.) Freeman.
While silver was honorcd it cost the
government nothing to maintain the
gold reserve in the national treasury.
Up to October IA, 1891, not a dollar in
gold was drawn out Of the treasury in
payment of treasury notes, it being un-
derstood they We're payable in gold or
silver, at the option of the government.
On October II, 1891, Secretary Foster,
under HarriSon's administration, in
Structed the assistant treasurer of the
United States at Boston, that the silver
treasury notes were payable in gold.
Then the gold raid on the treasury be-
gan and since that date S76, 900, 900 of
these silver treasury notes have been
paid in gold, and S262, 900, 600 of bonds
have been issued to keep up this gold
reservoir other words to maintain the
single gold standard.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-24

A widcawake Connecticut woman
wanted to see the performance of play
in New York the other day and alsc
wanted Joseph Jefferson's autograph
She intended to make up party to
come down for the play, and when she
was ordering the seats bright idea
struck her. She drew her check payable
to the order of Joseph jefferson, and q
day or two ago it came back to her bank
with the autograph of the comedian
neatly Endorsed upon it. That auto
graph, we are informed, is now pasted
in the woman's album, with little note
explaining the nature of the check.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-24

A Russian citizen of Manistique, Mich.
has received notice from the Russian
government that he is expected to re.
turn to that country and do military
service or pay $500, in case of refusal
to do either of which the property OF
his relatives in that country will bf
confisGated. lie is naturalized citi.
zen of this country, and has consequent
ly applied to the government authori
ties for advice in the case. The mans
relations in Russia are to be pltied
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-08-24
Bicycle transformations.

Abiding to the many tIansforma,
lions wrought by bicycles, the Phila.
dclphia Times describes the scenes OF
that city, and which doubtless can lie
duplicated in many other localities:
"Whatever else they have done, bicycles
have completely changed the whole face
and complexion Of things at the subur-
ban resorts close to the city along the
main line of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Usually when the afternoon trains drew
up there was a great array Of prancing
horses and handsome cquipag2s, often
with II pretty woman, wife or daugh-
ter, down to meet hubby or papa at the
train. Very often there was two horses
and a coachInan and sometimes a foot
man behind. Many had regular station
wagons built to hold an entire family.
any cavalcadc at the station. The sta
hles are empty and the coachman's oc-
cupation, like that of Othello, is gone.
Instead mamma is Mt the station stand
ing by her wheel in the most conserva-
tive of boomers and the daughters are
balancing themselves, with no skirts
to speak of, on their bikes. When the
train arrives papa rushes forward to
the baggage car and gets his wheel, on
which he has ridden from his place of
business to Broad street station, and,
after that, it is u family race hoIEe, in
which, as usual, the head of the house
hold usually gets left, In hundreds of
instances stables, some of them eX-
pensive, are empty and are only used
to store bicycles, which do not require
feed, do not have to be groomed, do not
Iun away and do not require Il coach,
man in livery. In fact the favorte
form of invitation now is: Come out
on your bike and we will meet you on
ours"