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in her anxiety for me. Her master sent for
her knowing how fatal the disease was
among negroes. and he feared for his prop
erty. She still refused to leave.
"Dreading the cOntagfon, he dared not
send his other negroes for her. Negroes
being cash in Attakapas. he naturally
wanted to keep his property Lucy was
valued at $1,000 then, and gave promise of
future beauty. Smallpox scars would not
contribute to the market value of girl
like her.
81 had studied medicine and had very
good idea of the disease and its method OF
treatment. l expected that If very sick
should lose my reason and prepared for 1t,
being determined to pull through unscarred
if possible.
Il prepared lashings for my arms and
thin cloths to wet and put over my face.
This done. / called Lucy to me and ex
planned, fully as L could, the course to
take.
IL told her I might lose my senses, but to
follow my instructions and not be afraid:
for | should be too weak to injure her. 1
not afraid. Massa George. God will
take care of u.s., was her quiet reply.
AT this time l was engaged to Miss Elsie
Cover1y. as you have probably heard be-
fore. She sent me polite note of con-
dolence, in which Ii was evident fear pre-
dominated over her love for me-. However.
she was my mothers choice mot mine). l
was too sick to care. and my preparations
being made, staggered to the bed and lay
down. to live or die, as Providence should
determine.
This was the last I realized for two
weeks. A part of the time l lay in a stu
por, but when aroused. l afterward
learned, was wild and pretty ugly through
some of those long autumnal nights.
81 was weak and helpless but thanks to
LuCy's unceasing care and forethOught, was
unscarred by the dread disease. One mid
night / awoke. The October winds were
sweeping over the prairie and drove the
cold rain in sheets against the window
panes. The candle burned dim, but by it's
faint light / could easily distinguish the
shadow of my faithful nurse.
Il spoke: she started from her chair and
came to my bedside. At one glance she
saw that my reason had returned and, fall
ing on her knees. she prayed as | never
heard man woman pray before and
thanked God that her prayers had been an
swared. Think, Charlie, she was not then
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Copyright. 1910. by s $. Mcclure Coz
Introduction.

Many years ago, long before the break
ing out Of the civil war. the writer of this
story was a civil engineer and land sur
vey0r in what was then, and is now. called
the Attakapas country Of Louisiana.
I mad been sent to Louisiana by my step
father to learn the business, il being his
intention that after study and experience
l should return to my home in the settle
meut near the mouth of the ella river on
the west coast of Africa, where he lived.
l left there in the year 1871. being nearly
twenty years of age. and having no know-
edge or acquaintance with the world. ex-
cept that gained from books and from the
officers and crews Of the various vessels
that traded at our barracOon-
My stepfather was ambitious and had
plenty Of money. and It was his darling
scheme 10 lay off the country into farms.
cplon.ze them and establish Independent
government upon the west coast.
Portugal. held nominal possession of the
,rict h. wished to locate. and he had OBJ
tanned Il grant of an enormous tract of lanG
for that purpose. This was when the slave
trade was hourishing but the growing
pressure Of the English and American war
vessels crippled him financially. and his
barricouH being eventually destroyed. he
lcft Africa and settled in Mississippi in
ISL
These changes interfered with his plans
for my education and future prospects, and
/ was obliged to depend upon myself.
TIL" deck Of a SLAYER d wild school
in which 10 learn the q a.phabet of life, and
warn George Wesner approached me with
his extraordinary scheme he little knew
the past history Of his apt pupil He often
w"rdsred ut my easy adaptation to negro
character and my knowledge of west coast
EibbrriSh.
/ commenced this narrative thirteen years
ago. before my stepfather's death. Since
he died I have Obtained possession of his
papers and shall soon publish them.
Th-V tell a story uf the life of an African
Sl4lrr. that rivals the widest romance in
interest ard adventure, while dealing In
literal facts. Many IF the actors are yet
Iv.uS-more are dead and at the bottom
OF the sea c. ]. BRADLEY.
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THE FREIGHT BUSINESS.
1t is Not Haphazard Thing Many
suppose.

From the Lewiston Journal
Most people have an idea that freight Il
the last thing that railroads look after.
Many profess to believe that a piece of
freight once started on its journey is al
lowed TO loaf along at its own sweet will
and pleasure, stopping where It wishes.
and staying as long as it likes, and only
bringing up at its destination when there
Is nowhere else to 60
"hen you have waited day after day for
that piano which was shipped month ago.
you are ready to adopt that opinion But
don't be in hurry. When that piano
box shows up in Poughkeepsie at the time
II should be in Portland the PouphkeensIe
agent does not uncase the Instrument and
give series of box car recitals for the
next two months. You may think he does,
out he doesn't Not bit of it! There is
no welcome anywhere for the wandering
Willies of freightdom. No agent wishes to
be caught with missing freight piled up In
MS yard or house. The truth of the mat
ter Is the railroads are continually punch
ing laggard freight in the ribs and admon-
lshing it to move on.
1t Is an interesting study to see how the
railroads handle their immense freight busi-
ness To the outsiders a freight office
seems like confusion worse COMPOUNDED but
to the men who have been trained TO the
work It Is all as simple as a problem IN
short division. No matter how far from
nome car is 1t is always in touch with the
nome office. If the car has had bad luck and
one OF its trucks is sDrained the home
office knows about IT and sends an order
to have 1t placed in the nearest car hos
pltai and doctored I'D to working condi-
tlon- The Office knows just what the car
Is earning. and If it thinks its travelling ex-
penses are getting too big it shifts its route
or calls 1t home. 1t is only once in a
while that a car gets away from the home
once altogether. and when one does there
is no sleep for any one till the runaway is
found and started in the right direction
After you have listened to a freight
agents description of the elaborate nlans
taken 10 look after freight, you will mar
vel that single package ever goes astray
But-the man who is waiting for that
piano knows that it does
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broken. For an answer I received chal-

broken. For an answer I received chal-
lenge from her brother Dick.
Il accepted, and shot him in the leg,
There was a cousin, Bob Breton, who
felt a call to break lance for his fair cous-
ms sake. / accepted his challenge also.
He was a cool shot, and l knew it. AT the
word my bullet started first, and stopped in
his shoulder, while his came uncomfortably
near my face Bob was satisfied.
Then / wrote polite little note to the
old gentleman in which l explained to him
that was playing with them, and the next
one who thought he had a call to stand be-
fore me / would shoot through the heart
That ended it. they began to see that
was in earnest.
left he extorted promise from his father
not to sell Lucy. Perhaps he thought
would want to buy her and give her free
papers: have already offered the old man.
through an agent. $1,000 for her, but he
says he is keeping her for Richard: that
her weight in diamonds will not buy her.
Now. Charlie. Richard Coverly never
shall call Lucy his property" and as he
repeated this his eyes shone with a fierce
light.
Il cannot buy her If I cannot steal her
1 will shoot him. 1 should be a monster
of 1ngratitude to allow this girl to whom
owe my life to be kept in hopeless bondage
by such a scoundrel as Richard Coverly to
say nothing OF the awful fact that she is 1
pelieve' white woman, and that l love
her L cannot bear even to think of it,
OF course, could not be as sure as Wes-
ner that Coverly's Lucy was pure white;
but still, even with no romantic sentiments
to warp my judgment, l thought it possible
enough that his surmise was correct. As
he said, such things had happened in the
south. and his own theory in this case was
plausible enough. As he talked, a wild
notion had come into my head; it attracted
me by its daredevil quality, and 1 knew,
too, that rightly put through, it could be
made profitable. When he stopped speak
ing without entering on the question of
Lucys race, said:
You know that it is you and not I who
have fallen in love with CoverIy's Lucy,
but l honor you and will enter into an
agreement with you to devote our time to
running negroes from this country into free
states. Lucy included l will assist you to
abduct her at all hazards"
1T Is agreed. he replied.
we sat down together, and in an hour
concocted the plan that kept the planters
of the southwestern part of Louisiana in a
turmoil of excitement for five years, and
ran out of that country negroes to the val
lie of upward of 100000
This was accomplished by two men living
in the district they robbed and one of them
owning several slaves and working a plan
tation at the same time. During this time
we were never betrayed nor discovered
and only once suspected by our neighbors
Il mean to our injury. This will be ex-
planned hereafter.
CHAPTER II.
My motive for undertaking this dangerous
business was love of adventure. to assist
my friend and some small hope of gain
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Johnson. Mary II Miss
johnson. Mollie X Miss
Johnson. N NJ Mrs
johnson, r V Miss
Johnson. Emma Miss
Jones, Annie Mrs
Jones. Maggie Mrs
Jones. Ora Miss
Jones. Sarah Mrs
Jones. Victoria Mrs
kells, c Mrs
Kemp. Ella Mrs
ketchen, Louise Miss
kimball, Ruth 4 Mrs
King, Jennie Mrs
kinner, Louisa Miss
kIauss. Rosa b Mrs
krenlens. X Mrs
Lands, + w Mrs
GENTLE!
Alexander..W G.
Alvey, L F
Andrews. W
Armstrong, W A
Atkins, ii
Atkinson, VIM B
Atwater, Hon A W
Babcock, GE
Bacon. Rev G b
Bailey. Frank
Ball. NJ 4
Barnard, Robt
Barnes. VIM
Barr. John
Barrett. Hon Lauk
Barron, Thos E
Bickford. l.
Bell. Benz
Bell. Eugene
Benton. Ralph
Biderman. IL ]
Birch. L +
Blssell, H II
Blakemore, Hon ] T
Biakemore, W T
Bliss, W q
Bodene. Hon Robt
Bocigoluppi, Jas
Bolton. VIM S
Booze, Royal C
Boiler, Shock Master
Bradley, + n
Bratha, James A
Brotton, Stephen
Brock, W b
Brooks. Edwd
Brooks, Jos W
Broome, Geo Cochran &
Mrs
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Brown. ID ]
Brown, Johny
Brown. l. c
Brown. s A
Brown, VIM
Bunch, Guy L
Burgess, J n
Burke. S B
Bundy, VIM r
Burke, VIM
Busch. Clarence NJ
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HAPPY, HAPPY EMPoRI.
Men Stop Drinking and Cbev,,o
When They Get $4,000.

"nen Ihey Get $4,000.
From the Emporia Gazette.
Last week an Emporia woman sent a lono
communication to this office abusing the
Emporla boys for smoking too much to-
pacco. Inc communication was not printed
Inc Emporla boys are particularly good
boys and they get enough abuse for things
they don't do without adding the vice of
smoking to their catalogue of crimes. As a
matter OF fact, there is not a town in the
west where fewer boys smoke or chew TO-
bacco than in Emporia. But that is NAT.
ural The men of this town set the how, on
excellent example. Run over the list of mon
VINO do the bulk of the business in this
town ana you VIII not find an inveterate
smoker In the lot. Not a business man on
Commercial street rated above 81 600 cbews
TOBACCO Count over the bankers of this
town ana recall how many Of them you've
ever seen with cigars in their mouths
All OF which proves conclusfveIy two
Things: First, that tobacco isn't considered
by men who really amount to ANYTHING as
a manly adjunct; second, that as a business
proposition tobacco doesn't pay; IL IL did
these men, who make everything else nsy
would use it. The truth is that in these
days of active competition 1t is the best
brain that wins, and the man who knocks
out his brains with tobacco is Knocked ont
of the contest for supremacy in any fold
OF activity. When a young man applies for
a JOB IN this town he is practically renting
-, 80 1-i net 10 lull OF brains,
and no employer cares to hire a damaged
set when he can get clean set lust as we'll
Tobacco is like whisky; it is growing into
disfavor. There is not in Emporia TODAY a
single topper. In twenty-five years the use
OF tobacco will be tabooed as whisky is:
and, what is more, white ribboners
and reformers and political agitators
won't be responsible for it The re-
sponsibility will be in the relentless
competition of this age, which casts into
the ash heap for failure every brain that
IS impaired from any cause. This will be
cruel. But it is inevitable and the BOYS
or today should prepare for 1t. In the day
when they shall do battle for success the
man will coddle his brains and his body as
a sporting man coddles his horse
This spirit is in the air now and the Eu-
poria boys feel 1t, perhaps unconsciously
but still surely and deeply. Ten years ago
many more smokers were on the street
than now; in twenty years there will be
fewer than now.
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am Charles J. Bradley from parish st.
Mary's Louisiana I am here to try to
make arrangements With the leading free
soil men to run negroes 4fom that and ad-
joining parishes into the free states.
Il am a soldier of fertune1 and not
philanthropist. / will make 1he venture
and risk my life. Others sHlust bear the ex-
pense. If you can give me encouragement
say so. Name your time and place. Bring
your company. / will unfolH the plans.
Bring whom you can trust, foflif this con-
spiracy is made public 1 am aa exile from
home or my angry townsmen will suspend
me from the nearest tree, and as l am
worth a fine little propefty inhLouisiana l
do not wish to be exiled liking life pretty
well. do not care to he"hangsd-''
What is your Object? Nothing but
money!" M Il
yes" said I. Glove of adventure and de-
sire to destroy the wholetslave system"
what is your address2'' he asked. This
gave him, and. promising o.write me
note specifying when and where he would
meet me, he bowed me out. and thus ended
my first interview with Horace Greeley.
l took a long walk after the interview
and half determined to retreat, content with
assisting Wesner to abduct Lucy. But, in
either case, I was risking my neck, and 1
concluded I should prefer to be hanged
as a great rascal rather than petty one,
and continued my preparations.
CHAPTER III. @r'' -''
The next day was the Sabbath. Both it
and Monday passed ana L nad received no
news from Mr.. Greeley.
Tuesday afternoon I found a note at the
hotel clerks office requesting me to remain
In my room from O'Clock until that
evening. .l- ..
1 waited impatiently for the hour to come,
and about 7:45 the waiter brought up the
card of MIR. Stephens.
He was a thick-headed fellow, and said
that Mr. Entwissle wished to see me at his
Office and requested me to accompany him.
I inquired who Mr. Entwissle was He re-
piled that he did not know him, though he
knew where the office was; that he (Steph-
ens) was a pressman in the Tribune office
and was sent by Mr.. Greeley. therefore
concluded that he was all right, and fol-
lowed him to the place of meeting; not,
however, without some suspicious of
trouble.
He took me to the back office of a build
ing situated on little court a few steps
from Broadway. l have forgotten the
street as 1 was only there once
In that office I met Horace Greeley
Gerrit Smith, member of Congress from
the state of New York (whose name 1 will
not mention, he is still living), and a
gentleman whom they introduced as Mr.
Samuel Entwissie. .-.''' "
After that nights interview it was Mr.
Entwissle with whom l chiefly dealt. From
words inadvertently spoken and allusons
made l do not think that was his real
name, but all checks and drafts were drawn
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1t is said that a woman's voice can be
heard in balloon at height of two miles,
while mans voice cannot be heard at q
greater height than one mile.
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CHAPTER III,

My motive for undertaking this dangerous
business was love of adventure. to assist
my friend and some small hope of gain.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following Is list OF advertised letters re-
manning IN the Washington I'd. c. post Office Satur-
day. April 21, 1900.
To obtain any of these letters the applicant should
call for Advertised Letters
If not called ful within two (2) weeks they will be
sent TO the dead letter nfhre
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ia! 1lis5
EMS LIST.
Elliott. DIR Johnson
Enons. Lewis W
Evans. Geo p
Evans, Henry D
Evans. T J
Fame. Edw'd F
Farrar. Rev II @
Felipe. Manuel
Fenwith. Wm ~
Fields. VIM
Fisher. VIM
Fite. c V
Flood. II d
Fogarty. Jas P
Ford. Stephen o
Ford. Tevey l.
Foster. Geo l. y,
France, Peter
Franklin, Leighton
Francis. II II
Galloway. W J
CARROT, A C
Gartside. Chas
Garvie. James Rev
Gennesson, Eddison
Geolbel, Geo
Gershbach. John
Gibbs, Frank
Caldwell. Ben F
Gordell. Harry G.
Goodrell. Truxton
Goodridge. Gee Nick
Coll, Conrad
Gordems. Frank
Could. Anthony
Graham. DIR Geo r
Grant. d ]
Griffith. Oglesby
Griffin, W r
Gurley. ] G
Hardie, Cap r II
Haines, A
Hamlenton, James
Hance. Thos
Harper, Geo
Harris, + H
Hartgrove, Walter
Hartman, F G
Harvey, Sydney
Hawkins. II NJ
Hayes. J l.
Henderson. Philip
Herrson, Rich'd
Hill, Chas NJ
Hill, Jas
Hoar. MicheaI
Holtz. V F
Hopkins, Owen r
Hoover. Cap Geo W
Howard, Geo
Howard. Horace
HOwes, s B
Rowland, + +
Humphrey. W II
Hunt, Ridgeiy
Hurt, ] +
Jackson. Benz F
Jackson. John
James, p S
jefferson, VIII
Jenkins. W W
Johnson. Andrew
Johnson. Ernest
Johnson, George
johnson. Maurice
johnson. Thos ] and Mrs
Jones, o A
Juston, VIM
Keller, Howard
Kennedy. Arthur
Kent, l. A
King, John
Kirby. Rev W ]
Knight, Rev W ID
La Crolx, C A
La Croix. Christopher
Lamborne, Will b
Latimer, 10
Leach, VIM A
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20

ing an average value az $500, It is es-
t'maied ,hat they cost their royal own
ey four SAjl,iugs each day, or Sl09 400
a wear, They make a fine show in
their splendid and beautifully kept
stables, but il must be said that that
is about all they were kept for, as the
klng did not ride more than seven or
eight tayorttes, and the queen as
many more, King HumOert was de
voted to his stud, and paid the stables
a daily visit Each stall used to be
inspected and each horse pcttcd aud
fed with sugar, Njng Humbert was
very fond Of driving about the city Of
Rome, and as his servants wore a
dark livery, in no way distinctive, It
is said that the only way strangers
could distinguish the king was by his
magui6ccnt horses, Rome Letter,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20
PROVIDED FOR THE CHILDREN

During a four months visit in Be7-
lin, Germany. last winter | noticed
numerous sand piles surrounded by
happy children of all ages, and, won
dering why they we're allowed the priv
ilege of scattering the sand in this
otherwise very tidy city, made in
quiries, and learned that before the
old Emperor William died he ordered
large piles Of sand to be placed at in
tervals on Inter den Linden, and also
in all the large parks throughout the
city, for the benefit of the poor child
rem who live in the crowded tenement
houses.
The pleasure proved to be so great
that the children Of all classes, rich
and poor, mingled together, all armed
with spoons, paddles, buckets, and
pans In Victoria park, which Is stu
ated in the poor" district, there is
one solid acre Of fine white sand, where
on a fine day, hundreds Of children dig
and play, enjoying the kindness Of the
old emperor This impressed me as
the greatest kindness I ever witnessed.
Minneapolis Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20
BRAVE AND THOUGHTFUL.

A story comes from Selma Ala, Of a
brave and thoughtful deed by a negro
driver Of beer wagon, Che Negroes
name is Dolphus Brown. One day last
week he was delivering beer to custom
crs over the city and had a couple OF
little white boys on the seat with him,
In driving on the railroad at a crossing
which is obscured by buildings Dolphus
was terrified to see a train dashIng Oh
to him He had the horses and wagon
on the track before he could stop and,
seeing the engine was going to strike
him, the negro, with rare presence Of
mind, caught boy under each arm
and jumpd as far as possible. Hardly
had he cleared the wagon body when
the big locomotive hit the outfit aud
smashed IT, The negro and the boys
foll clear, the only sufferer being the
former. whose back was badly
wrcnched by the weight Of the two
boys