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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
cHURNING STILL.
BY EMMA II. NIGHT.


campaign I was encamped with my
regiment, the --th Ohio, upon Cedar
Greek. 1t was early in May, and it
would have been difficult to find a
more picturesque spot We had pitched
our tents upon the banks OF the rush
ing, tumbling creek, girt by wild
looking hills, covered with moss en-
crusted rocks aud tall, beautif ully
tinted grasses. Above the hills rose
the blue of the mountains, melting
into the softer, tenderer blue OF
morning sky, or wildly outlined
against rich gold and crimson sun'
set. On hill above US stood a
picturesque old mill, from the great
wheel Of which the water fell in gilt
tering cascades; higher still was the
miller's pretty home. In the yard
the bushes were weighted with roses
and purple and white lilac, while the
orchard at the back of the house was
o mass of white and pink bloom.
Nature seemed to rebuke the grim
monster, war, trailing horror and suf-
fering and devastation over all her
fair beauty, until for very shame, in
that sweet springtide, he seemed to
hide his head for time, and the
bongs of mating birds replaced the
Foar of cannon and musketry. The
miller and his family,up in the pretty
arm house might have forgotten that
here was bloody strife in their fair
and, but for our white tents and bl ne
oated men down on tho banks OF
Cedar Greek.
Was there ever lovlier springtime
me? 1t was time Of peace and
est, and to me, of sweet, subtle hap
iness. OF all the week Monday was
he red letter day, for, as the sun rose
p from behind the mountains, ! with
Pveral companions, would make my
ay up the winding road to a little
bed standing under the shadow OF
iant oak. There we would wait,
atching the gate of the farm house
Ugh on the hill above us. After q
tile while that gate would open, and
Pe slender form Of girl, carrying a
burn in one hand. and pail of rich
blow cream in the other, would
PINE tripping down the winding path
wards us of would 60 all our
ps, and simultaneously we would ex-
aim.
"Good morning, Miss Sallie, we've
|ma to help you churn.
All, Miss Sallie, Miss Salliel Long
|ars have passed since then. ! am
lay headed now, q father--aye, q
andfather-but I can see You as
ainly as saw you then, with the
Pile on your red lips, the early sun
yht on your golden hair, and the
pom on your cheeks as pink as the
pie blossoms mp in the oldo rchard.
ID sometimes ask myself little
iltily il any. days in after life were
pr as happy a. those spring morn
g, fragrant with the odor of roses.
zen the boys in blue helped the fair
'ed southern girl to churn under the
'ssoming oak. How sweet, how
Hcious, you were to see MS, stanch
le southernsr you were! How
Fry you laughed 81 our awkward
n pouring in the cream and
ndling the dasheri And, ah, how
assd we're your sweet blue eyes a.
wssehed u drink. withnuch an.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09

buttermilkl
Then one day came the order to
break camp, and with dull heavy
pain at my heart l marched up the
winding road 1t was Monday, just
about sunrise, too, and as we went by
the farm house we saw Miss Sallie
standing at the gate with her churn
and cream pail,
"Throe cheers for Miss Sallie" cried
one of the boys, and three loud cheers
went up.
She smiled and blushed, and per-
haps it was only my fancy, that the
blue eyes we're sad and wistful. The
blossoms from the oak had formed n
soft, snowy carpet around the little
shed. A lump rose in my throat as we
tramped by, crushing and discoloring
it, and soldier though l was to the
hearts core, would have given five
years of my life to have stayed behind
and helped Miss Sallie churn just once
| more.
| The war came to an end, and l went
back to my northern home. In time
| I wooed northern sweetheart and
married northern wife. The long
years went by, children were born to
| us, grew up, and married, and grand
children stood about my knee. And
when they clamored for a story l
would tell them how the boys in blue
once helped Miss Sallie to churn
down in old Virginia. My wife would
always smile as she listened to the
story, and one day she remarked to
me:
II should like very much to see
Miss Sallie. Suppose we take trip
down South and look her up?"
| Well, though am little ashamed
to confess it, my elderly heart bound
ed like boys, and as I eagerly as
sented, my wife smiled again, and
said u,
II shall always believe thao Miss
Sallie was your n1se love-"
"But she would never have married
a Yankee" replied, laughing little
consciously.
II don't know about that" my
wife went on. ''The Yankee was too
much of coward to ask her. I won
der if she's single still" and I won-
dered also.
| So one day my wife and I started
| for the South We went to Strasburg,
q little town at the foot of the Mas
snnutten Mountain, about five miles
from Cedar creek. That night my
| wife informed me that she had been
interviewing the wife of the proprie-
tor in regard to Miss Sallie.
'She still lives at the old place"
said my wife, land she is Miss Sallie
STILL"
The next morning the sun was
hardly up when we started for Cedar
creek. was very silent during that
drive. The sun was rising above the
mountains when we turned down the
winding road leading to the mill.
"There there is the shed!" I cried
as turn in the road brought it in
sight.
"And perhaps we shall find Miss
Sallie churning STILL" said my wife
laughing.
The carriage now stood directly in
front of the shed, and my heart gave
a quick leap as laid my hands on
the reins and brought the horses to a
standstill. for woman stood within
and turned her face in surprised in
quiry towards us. The next moment
/ had leaped from the carriage, while
her blue eyes looked in mild wonder
at the impetuous elderly gentleman.
OF course she did not know me after
thirty years. But though her sunny
hair had turned to gray, and the ap-
pie blossom pink had faded from her
cheeks, I knew her. She was Miss
Sallie and she was churning still.
Munsey's Magazine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09

The ministers of Hamilton, Canada,
tried tb prevent the street cars from
runninn on Sunday. hut the courts
have siqoided that it is not contrary to-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
TRYING to Please.

ssYou had better scare up few
rebels and pull off some sort of bat
tie tomorrow, said the Spanish Cen
eral.
81 will do the best can," replied
the adjutant; "but VI at's the neces.
sity?"
.'Two new war css HlNondents ar
rived this morning AeI to give
them soma sort Of their
cney. "-hr-'
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
just The same.

Smithy--Jiggers is dead broke
since he broke himself ofthe borrowing
habit
Barnaby-But he was always dead
broke when he was borrowing, SO
what's the differencep- Truth.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09

II is thought that the Cooks Inlet
section will be the scene Of Alaska.s
NEXT placer boom
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
The Apple Crop.

New York, October 29.-Throughout
the States Of chief comm srcial produc-
ton, including New England and New
York, the crop of winter apples is large,
according to the special report In the
New England Homestead, which places
the aggregate yield at shade under
100000 barrels for all of the United
States, against 60,500 900 barrels in
1895 and $1,000 900 two ears ago. This
authority says that the crop in New
England, New York, Michigan and
parts of few other States is phenome-
nal. New England and New York
alone have oyer 100000 barrels,
against little more than 100000
year ago, while Michigan is harvesting
the greatest crop Of fine fruit ever SO.
cured in that State. The report cover.
ing the central West, however, shows
that in many instances the crop is in
sufficient to supply home requirements.
The Canada crop is among the largest
ON record. Exports from the Allan
tic coast are already 1,O00,O 900 barrels,
or third more than all of last season,
and the foreign markets have ca
pacity for absorbing further vast
quantities before spring.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
A Man without a Past.

When Adam had shaken himself and
looked around him on the day OF crea.
ton, he INDUCED in something like the
following soliloquy:
well, 1t doesn't look az II were
going to have much company to keep
me from being lonesome, but there is
one thing can congratulate myself
upon, and that is I'm man without a
past.
II have no foolish actions to grieve
over, no notes coming due, no bad
character to live down, no breach of
promise suit on my hands, no loss Of
lent money to kick myself about, no
creditor to make me hide In the woods.
no dun to put off till next Monday
week, no apology to make for calling
on girl when l was three sheets in
the wind, no lies to manufacture to
appease On angry wife, and great
many other things l haven I got to do,
and, last and best of all, I'm in no
danger Of being run down and killed
bya bicycle ridden by woman in
bloomers. On the whole, I don't see
but that man without past is pretty
we'll of. Boston Courier.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
TALE OF A RUNAWAY PIG.
His Fondness for Potato Patches Led Him
Into Trouble.

His Fondness for Potato Patches Led Him
Into Trouble.
In the old home we once had funny
little pig. BE was generally to be seen
in the act Of running away, Hardly
ever do I remember seeing bis face
toward me. He also had knack Of
getting away. from all the other pigs,
says writer In the Ladies' Journal.
+ The field next the house-the 'home
field" as we used to call twas q
kind Of commons for the hogs. cattle
and fowls. The next was a potato
field, and the little pig had taken II
into his head to get into that one. How
he got In one could not tell, for the
field was well fenced, and there was
no opening through which he could
enter. How did he get itp
One day / watched. He wandered
in sort of unnoticeable way toward
crooked old log, across which the
fence had been built.
Suddenly, through closely watching,
/ lost sight of my little friend. But,
before had recovered from my sur.
prise, was astonished to see him in
the potato field.
well, now, that is very strange
/ said. "How did he do itp"
/ went to the old log, and 10 1t wac
hollow. The whole trick became quite
clear, to me.
Invent into the potato field to drive
him out, intending to steer him toward
the end of the log, 80 that he might
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
WHAT AN ADJUSTER CAN DO.

A Drummer Learned Something That He Did
Not Know Before.
The travelling man: II never knew
just how colossal chump am until
the other day, when l went out with a
railroad adjuster to settle claim for
damages against his company. An old
farmer had tried to use crossing Just
as locomotive needed it. The result
was that his horses were killed, the
wagon knocked into firewood, the har-
ness scattered for half mile along the
track and his pretty young wife 80 bro
ken up that she will never walk again.
Well, sir, you should have seen that ad-
Juster do business. He gave his victim
big cigar, came out strong on free sill
yer, jollied the farmer into thinking
wheat would bring big price next sea-
son, invited him to take ride on their
railroad whenever he wanted 10 and
then slid into business.
The horses, harness and wagon were
discussed, and valuation was agreed
upon. The farmer was then ready to
sign receipt in full, but the adjuster
knew his business, and after throwing
the old man into covulsions with few
good stories, suddenly suggested, as
though it had just come to his mind,
that it would be too bad not to pay
something for the pretty wife, who was
doomed to spend the rest of her days
in bed. The farmer would be 'gol
burned If he'd thought of that, but
guessed S25 was not too high figure.
He was jollied down to S15, and when
we made our escape l was blushipg
from tip to tip.
ION the way back that fellow began
talking about investing some money
with him in little scheme of his.
Just made sure that my watch and
pocketbook were still with me, jumped
over the front wheel and walked five
miles to the depot. If I'm ever wrecked
ON railroad, what's left of me will
have man with gun to keep ad-
Justers away. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
A PLAIN QUESTION.
He Disliked to Seem Ungallant. But He
Wanted Justice.

He Disliked to Seem Ungallant, But He
Wanted Justice.
A lawyer Of this city was waiting
idly in his Office for the elec ton to pass
90 that people might resume their per-
sonal wrangles once more. He was
so glad to see the young man who en-.
tered the room in a hesitating way that
he showed 1t In his manner.
"This isn't much Of case," the
young man said. " don I know wheth-
er ought to ask you to busy yourself
with anything so small"
Sometimes very lengthy and
complicated piece Of litigation will
arise from tery trivial circumstance, -
the lawyer said, hopefully.
II don't quite see how this affair
could come into court; but you will
have to be the judge Of any such ques-
tion as that. Last summer made the
acquaintance of very charming girl.
| was away on u vacation and had
nothing to do but row her around in q
boat all day and teach her how to pick
out the consultations at night. l told
her | thought she was the loveliest
being on earth, and she said she
didn't care how small my salary
was and-oh, well, it's the old story,
and there's no use in going over all the
details of romance that iiickered out,
She doesn't speak to me when she
meets me on the streets now, and when
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
The Care Of Roads.

The London tEng.) Road Improve.
msnt Association has issued the follow.
ing rules for keeping Macsdsm and
Telford pavement In repair:
Never allow hollow, q rut or a
puddle TO remain on a road, but fill 1t
up at once with chips from the stone
heap.
Always use chips for patching and
for all repairs during the summer sea.
son.
Never put fresh stones on the road,
II, by cross picking and a thorough use
of the rake, the surface can be made
smooth and kept at the proper strength
and section.
Remember that the rake Is the most
useful tool in our collection, and it
should be kept close at hand the whole
year round.
DO not spread large patches OF stone
over the whole width Of the road. but
coat the middle or horse track first, and
when this has worn in, coat each of
the sides In turn.
In moderately dry weather and on
hard roads always pick up the old sur.
face into ridges six inches apart, and
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
Boy Frightens Policemen.

A small boy got into the habit of fly
ing his kite nightly from the roof of a
police station in New York city, un.
known to the guardians of the peace.
They heard his footsteps, but, strange
to say, when they went to investigate
they never found anyone. Then terror
took possession Of the police force at
the station, and they declared that a
ghost was haunting them. At length
one, braver than the others, lay in
wait and captured the little fellow.
He was then hauled before magis.
trate, who. after hearing the case, dis.
charged him with reprimand to the
effect that 1t was very wrong to fright.
en- policemen.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
Boys Joke on u Bishop.

A good story is told on the venerable
Bishop Whipple, of st. Paul. One
evening in the fall, as he was walking
along the street, he noticed little
fellow trying to ring the doorbell of n
fine residence. He was SO short that
ne could barely reach it ON his tiptoes,
and the good bishop, in his kindness,
said; "Shall helpyou, my little man?''
The boy intimated that he would be
much obliged, and the bishop rang the
bell. Thereupon the little fellow re.
marked: Now we'd better both run
like sixty!" and decamped as rapidly
as possible. 1t took the bishop just
moment to remember that it was
Hallowe zen, and it is said that he got
around the corner as rapidly as the
small boy.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
Expiring Senatorial Terms.

Senators whose terms will expire
March 4, 1897, are Pugh of Alabama,
Jones Of Arkansas, Perkins Of Califor.
mia, Teller of Colorado, Platt of Con-
necticut, Call of Florida, Gordon of
Georgia, Dubois Of Idaho, Palmer of
Illinois, Voorhees, of Indiana, Allison
OF Iowa, PETER Of Kansas, Blackburn
Of Kentucky, Blanchard of Louisiana,
Gibson of Maryland, Vest Of Missouri,
Jones of Nevada, Hill of New York,
Hansbrough of North Dakota, Brice of
Ohio, Mitchell OF Oregon, Cameron Of
Pennsylvania, Irby Of South Carolina,
Kyle Of South Dakota, Morril Of Yer
mont, Squire Of W ashipgton, Gallinger
Of New Hampshire, Pritchard OF North
Carolina and Villas of Wisconsin.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11

A couple of naive remarks may be
worth repeating.
A guest at ono Of our big hotels while
going down in the elevator remarked
to the colored elevator man, ~ want
to go to the wharf where the tea was
thrown overheard" "Well," replied
the man, looking mystified, YOU'D
better inquire at the office, reckon
that was before I came here. I've only
been in Boston about year."
The other remark was made by an
1rishman in the Museum of Fine Arts.
He was looking at the Morse collection
and said to his companion: mike. will
ye LUX at all them pots from Japan.
What country that must be for
NATURALIZATION Transcript.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
The Colonel's Poverty.

A party of Kentuckians was in Wash.
ington some years ago and called on the
Congressman from their District Du-
ring the conversation the visitors asked
about Col. -, former neighbor,
who had been living in Washington
for some time. I'm very sorry to tell
you, gentlemen" replied the member
of Congress, that Col. - is in hard
luck. He is very poor, indeed, 1 assure
you. He does not complain, and it
was only by accident that learned Of
his Strengthened circumstances. He has
room across the hall from my room
at the hotel. A few nights ago went
across to borrow his corkscrew. Would
you believe it. gentlemen, Col. - is
actually 80 poor his corkscrew is rustyp"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, Of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors che
had consumption and that there was
no hope for her, but two bottles Of DR..
Kings New Discovery mpletely cured
her and che saysit saved her life. Thos.
Eggers, 139 Florida st. San Francisco,
suffered from dreadful cold. ap.
preaching consumption. tried without
result everything else theu bought one
bottle Of DR.. Kings New Discovery and
In two weeks was cured. He is natu
rally thankful. 1t is such results, Of
which these are samples, that prove
the wonderful efficacy OF this medicine
in coughs and colds. Free trial bottles
at F. Z. Britton'S Drug Store. Regular
size SOC and 81.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
He Bought Il.

A Washington attorney had a caller
yesterday.
He was an uncouth looking indi.
vidual, and said that he hailed from
Montgomery County, Maryland.
Judge" he said, II reckon I'll hev
ter buy few words O. advice"
well, what is itp"
"Thar's a sto keeper up my way, an
I've had good many dealins with
him, fust and last. / reckon I've seed
him put his right thumb in the scales
hundred times when he weighed
things bought"
well, you ought to have stopped
him. You can't collect damages for
that, interrupted the attorney.
II don't want no damages"
,"Wsll, what do you wantY"
''You sec We got in . fout yestiddy,
and bit OF that thumb, an ! want ter
know II ss many times 10 bought IL,
l dyn't own II, 20 that he kaint git
damages fer my bitin' IL offp"-Wash-
ington Star.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
THE OUTLOOK FOR WHEAT.
Prospective Famine Seems to be Certain In
dications That the Price of the Ce-
real Must Rise.

NEW YORK, October ga dispatch
to the World from London says: A re-
markable situation-one plainly indi-
eating belief that higher prices are
coming-is that the farmers in the
wheat growing district of England are
firmly holding on to their stock, even
though the figures now obtainable are
much higher than they had ever hoped
to see again.
The continued absence Of rain in the
Punjaub district and the measure now
being arranged by the East Indian
Government to deal with possible
famine seem certain to make large de-
mands on the market next month.
Your correspondent had talk with
Mr.. Schamasch, the manager OF the
great firm Of E. D. Sassoon & Co., of
London, and Bombay, the largest, most
important London house in the East
Indian trade. 1t was his purchase Of
several cargoes for Bombay last week
that caused the first decided advance in
price. He says:
II consider the prospect of the mar
ket excellent for some months to come,
notwithstanding the price OF wheat
shows downward tendency. 1t has
now fallen to thirty two shillings, and
l believe it will drop to thirty, from
which point it will rise steadily in
healthy, stable manner. The poor po-
tato crop, both here and on the conti-
nent, must be taken into consideration
as an important element In predicting
the grain outlook.
ut is almost certain that on this ac-
count France will become an importer,
and when France begins to import
prices will go up two or three shillings
in week.
Germany and Holland have suffered
also in their potato crop, so they, too,
will become importers, which will in
crease the strength of the market and
maintain prices at q good level.
"As to India, the pinch of want will
not be felt there for some months, any
way, as they have stock enough to keep
them going. 1t can not yet be said
with certainty that they will have
famine at all. Rain may come, and
If it does, the crop will be saved.
"Of course, the stocks in India are
held BY spectators, who may manipu-
late the market, in which event we
shall have exciting times.
THE importation of wheat into In
dia has reached so far only moderate
proportions. l bought three cargoes,
and another firm bought one cargo for
India. That is ALL AS to Argentine,
we estimate that we shall get 4,O0O,00O
quarters at least from there. The re-
action in the market is due to state OF
nervousness produced by an incursion
of outsiders when prices began to i'm.
prove. This reaction will prove bene.
fetal in shaking of the weak holders,
when trade will begin to improve, as
already explained on a stable, healthy
basis, and prices will rise steadily"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11
A Big Fee Offered.

1t Is stated that Spurgeon was once
offered $4,000 to preach four sermons
in New York. The offer is said to have
been made at the time of the revival in
1859. 1t is doubtful whether so large
sum was ever offered him, although
MIR. Spurgeon seems to have contem-
plated a visit to America at that time,
but was prevented, in part at least, by
the strong feeling aroused by his sharp
letter against slavery. After the war
was over the great preacher gave his
reason for refusing all invitations to
make the visit, that "the Americans
would kill him with kindness"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-11

Some 80 odd sheep have been kept
this year at the Minnesota station on
ten acres of ground, and in addition to
eight loads OF hay that have been taken
of the ground, there is enough feed
growing to keep them until snow
comes. This simple statement shows
the possibilities of sheep production in
the United States. These results have
been secured by sowing the ten acres
to different kinds of forage crops,
maturing at different seasons, and
pasturing the sheep on these in sec
tions, temporary fences or hurdles
being used.