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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29

sprig) take it up in the interims between
household duties and after the days work
is over. The few shillings a week they
earn keeps them in dress, and furnish the
household with tea and sugar. A skilled
sprigger may often be recognized at he
fair and at mass by a gocd dress and
tasteful turnout The sprigger travels
everywhere from three to seven Irish
miles to the village to get fifty cents worth
of work, and the same distance to return
the finished pieces. The greater portion
of the embroidery consists of handksr-
chiefs, but childrens robes, bedroom lin
ems, table cloths, cushion covers, ETC., are
also wrought.
Sprigging Camps.
Throughout the winter sprigging
camps are the order AS night falls,
and the days work has concluded, all the
sprggers of one hillside. or one little val
ley, bringing with them each her work
and her stool, gather al the house of one,
and night after night they visit the
houses of one another in rotation. The
girl in whose house the camp gathers sup
plies the light. In the middle of the flo 1r
the spriggers form a circle, with the light
(Which used to be candle but is often r
now oiD in the center. The boys VI the
district follow the camp from house 10
house. They sit around the walls, and
pass the time merrily for themselves and
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in very frivolous manner. As they are
conducting themselves it is evident that
not only will they not pay attention to
the meeting, but they will disturb other
pc ople. Now 1 will not have it. You go
down and break 1t up. Do not go now.
because people will be watching you and
wondering what / have been saying to
you. But gradually work your way 20
where they are and break 1t up"
1t seemed as If l had quite q contract
on my hands, and 1 hardly knew how to
go about It. But bye and bye 1 managed
to get in the vicinity of the young people,
and then mode of solving the problem
presented itself. There was vacant seat
between them! This seat, regardless of
any duties calling me elsewhere prompt
ly took and occupied for myself, feeling
at once amused and victorious. Nor did
the sour glences of my neighbors dampen
my ardor. For across the big hall l
caught Mr. Moody's eye and he rubbed
his nose in a quick funny way, which
led me to infer that he had seen the thing
and approved it. The evangelist possess
ed keen sense of humor. as many witty
sayings in public and private abnndantly
testify. But my most amusing recollec-
ton of him relates back to the night when
ne stopped that irritation,
w. II. : P. Walker.
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sprigging Cor embroidering on fine muslin
and linen) and knitting are characteristic
home Industries in which our girls employ
their nimble fingers. The sprigging Is
done for the big Belfast houses which ex-
mort the work all over the world Since
America began imposing a heavy tariff
on manufactured imports this industry
has fallen off so per cent, and the remu-
neration has fallen at least 3Si5 per cent
Formerly a skilful girl, who sprigged for
a living and sat at her work all day (Which
means till 10 o'clock at nighD could earn
from twenty-five to thirty cents, end DC
casionally even thirty-fve cents; but eigh-
teen to twenty cents day is considered
big earning now.
Only a small percentage of our women
follow sprigging for living in present
conditions; only those who have no land
and no other way of earning; and ever
they keep half a score of laying hens 10
help them. Most of our girls (for they all
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linen industry. The girls had then their
spinning camps. and carried their wheels
rather their boys carried them) TO the
camp house nightly.
In the busy days of Ware (he shrine
time) the girls DO their share in the
planting of the crops-being always ask
ed TO perform the tasks that ere not la
oorious. AT the hay harvest the girls do
everything except NOV. Many of them
are expert with the hook (sickle) and shear
the corn hint for hint" with their faith
er and grown brothers.
IN those parts of our country from
winch the men migrate to win the Scotch
harvest, great share of field work falls
10 the women. And there are a few parts
OF the western county of Mayo from which
alas, the women Qhrough force of cir
cumstances) must take their sckles and
their little bundles and tramp off to do
their share in winning the Yorkshire
(England) harvest And these brave wo-
men never dream that they are heroines
Among the "BIaclx Strangers,
As our Donegal girls grow up there is
need of doing something more for the
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to render numerous collections unnecessa-
ay. Merchants loaned rugs and tables &c
the platform, and beautiful plants we're
contributed from private houses. The
place was seated so as to accommodate
about four thousand people; and a raised
platform was erected for choir OF 500
voices, forming very fine chorus under
an able conductor.
The committee having charge of these
details was composed of business men Sc
lected from the various local churches. 1t
happened that the writer was member
of this committee, and the care Of certain
details fell upon his shoulders. Moody inn
pressed US as a commanding officer might
impress his troops. He knew what he
wanted, and he expressed his wishes to US
with a quickness and decision which soon
led US to feel that what Moody says
goes" His keen eye took in every detail
of the hall; and If he wanted a change
made In the arrangements of seats or any
other particular, he ordered the changes,
and il had to be made--often at mo-
ment's notice The wisdom of his decis-
ions as well as our respect for great man
were such as to cause ready concurrence
ON our part. But he sprung frequent sur
prises not only on the committee, but also
on the audience. On one occasion, III oruer
to illustrate some point, Mr.. Moody SELF
ed the water pitcher from the table ana
dashed its contents on the platform fioor,
where 1t ran splashing over the smooth
boards. AS many of the ladies' IN the choir
had put their wraps apon the platform
floor in front of them, they jumped In con-
sternaton to save their belongings from
the deluge of water, thus creating some
excitement and rot a little amusement.
one evening when there were indica-
tons OF a larger audience than usual, AMI
the writer happened 10 be in the rear OF
the hall giving such assistance and suS-
gestions to the ushers as no could, Mr..
Moody suddenly rose to his feet and call
ed from the platform IN a loud voice an
inquiry as to whether the writer was
present in the building. confess TO hav-
Ing had a feeling Of some trepidation, and
wondered what In the world could be
tho matter and what did nc want Of me.
Working my way through the crowds as
best could. at length mounted the plat
form, and IN few whispered words the
evangelist told me what was disturbing
hia mind.
He said; I'm tho front row Of tho rear
gsiieTy, about the center, there are a
young woman fiirting and carrying GA ia
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as possible, to adopt the local names In
use and TO make only such changes as are
absolutely necessary. To change cor
rupted forms back to pure forms after
the corrupted form has been established
would be a useless attempt. The name
of a town In the northwestern part Of
the state of Washington is a point In
case. II was named after its discoverer,
Port Townsend, and was so written on the
maps for forty years, but when people
went there and formed settlement they
called II Port Townsend. Low Freights"
In Arkansas comes from II eau frais;
"Ozan" from Aux anes, but no amount
of decisions on the part of the board
would put these names into popular use
again. Yet in the case of foreign names
the local use of the countries does not
prevail; II Il did we would say Deutsch-
land instead of Germany, Espana instead
OF Spain, Italia for Italy, and So Craven
hage for The Hague, and properly we
should so speak these names, but the
Anglicized form has come into universal
use on this side of the water, ana II would
be a hopeless undertaking for the geo
graphic board to undertake to changes It.
Another ruling is that the word city
shall be dropped after the name of a
town, and this has been done in almost
every disputed case; as Dodge Kansas
instead of Dodge City, Kansas. In the
same way the letter h h as been dropped
from the "burgs' Of the country. al
though in spite OF the board. many Of
The old residents in the Western Pennsyl-
vania city still write 1t Pittsburgh" Bor-
ough is shortened into "boro," and the
afhx Center is spelled thus. mister of
as It used to be in Springfield Centre. New
York 1t has dropped the use Of the n.y.
phen-for which every school child will
rise up and call II blessed!--a 1t has dis
countenanced the use of the letters G. II.
after the names of county seats, cus-
tom which is very prevalent throughout
the South, where every country has its
Court House" attached to the name OF
its principal town of the county. II has
simplified names by combining those
which consisted OF more than one word,
as in the cases Of Lafayette. Eldorado,
and so on
Outside Of the United States the work Of
the board is directed to the harmonization
OF geographic names with the usages OF
the great map making nations OF the
world, England, Germany and France.
ard with them has tried to adopt the
names which are in common usage in
foreign countries. 1t was this which in
fluenced It in deciding TO spell Chile as
1t is spelled in the South American coun-
Try itself.
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or other spree, In the next townland, and
enjoys herself to her hearts content--
enjoyment that never has a hearlache
next morning overshadowing 1t. The
dance house Is always densely packed,
so. even for purposes of economy. the rev.
ellers sit one upon another's knees: even
then a limited space is left vacant in
the center of the floor only for dancing;
often only enough for one couple al
time to go through the mazes of the reel,
or to hop in the jig-which are the two
favorite forms of dance.
On bright and sunny Sundays the boys
and girls gather on some beautiful hill
top, or in picturesque glen, sit in couples
and In groups, gaily chatterlng, laughing,
counting. And on the very summit OF
one of our most difficult mountains, boys
and girls within a radius of ten miles
come together on the first Sunday of June
in each year; there the youth of one glen
meet those of a distant one whom they
, have no: seen since that day twelve-
month befores and not. infrequent little
romances ensue. N s.
SAD TO say. the greater portion Of our
girls have TO leave the country in their
budding womanhood. for "the states.''
Some of them return with money, marry
and settle down again for life. Many never
return-elthough, when they set out all
are firmly bent on coming back in five
years. But If they have not earned
little pile of money, two hundred dollars
or more they are ashamed to return.
For those who do not leave Ireland
twenty-three, twenty-four and twenty-five
are the marrying ages. To very many Of
them their fathers can afford no dowery
In cases where 1t can be afforded a hun
dred dollars to two hundred dollars is
considered fair fortune Sometimes the
fortune is paid in klnd-cattle and fur
nishing, or q piece OF land. Often the
girl fortunes herself by the industry Of
her fingers, investing, as she goes along,
in sheep, a heifer, cow
When young man goes formally to
ask a wife, he brings with him a friend
whose duty 1t is to bargain for the for
tune with father and mother whilst he
courts the daughter Though hard
enough bargain is driven, ii is not always
done in the spirit of old Tammas Coma
CHAN who warned his sons friend (when
seeing them off to make the MATCH: "If
she's very good girl, Conal. an very re-
spectacle. an likely to be weIl-doin' an
wise, why''-in a spasm of heroic gener-
osity--"don't br'ak off the bargain for a
difference of thirty shillins (six dollars)
or sol" Seumas MacManus.
Donegal, Ireland.
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the girls, in Jest and joke, and in telling
funny Stories
Inc fun is always great in the camp
mouse, and the greater part of 1t consists
IN witty badinage- we call It..
AS they rapidly ply their fingers and keep
thelr eyes steadily on their work, the girls
can cast over their shoulders a Roland for
every Oliver given them by the boys.
ana woe betide the boy, who having had
.ne temerity to cross weapons with one
Vi the noted wits in the feminine circles,
comes off second best The boys wilt in
Ihese cases is (necessarily) playful, yet
gets home some effective little thrusts;
put the girls (the noted wits In partiou-
lar) has always a rasping edge that Is
certain to tell. At about II o'clock the
camp breaks up, and the boys, shouldering
'ne stools, convoy the girls home.
Inc other industry, knitting-hosiery,
sloVes and underwear-has grown In I'M
portance as sprigging declined. II Is not
Heatly 80 trying an occupation as sprig-
sung, ana girls can make rather less mon
ey at H. The knitting Is done for the local
hsehts OF English houses chiefly. A girl
VIII knit two pairs OF socks or Two pairs
oi gloves in the day.
spinning Is now very far from being the
Heat home Industry II WAS generation
seo when every girl had her task OF
lax TO do daily over and above her
household duties; and. after completing
her TASK, had for her own benefit all she
spun beyond. Those were the days when
ne linen trade fiourished-before the IN
Voouetion OK free trade ruined the Irish
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much, offers her far less than she 10 re-
ally worth to her, haggles, goes off end
comes back, and finally employs her, af-
ter succeeding In bringing down the price.
Before closing the bargain she, in turn,
injuries how many mouths are in the
household, how many cattle, how many
pigs, how far a Catholic chapel is from
the place and (as her employer is gen.
orally Presbyterian insists on being al
lowed to attend mass every Sunday-or in
some rare cases, every alternate Sunday.
All this arranged, she mounts the car
with the farmer and his wife, slows her
little bundle in the well of the car. and
is driven off to her new home. And In
this new home, though she Is all alone
amongst a strange people OF strange
faith. she Is strong and self-rellant and
unfearing. She has been taught how TO
lean upon Gods aid, and In spirit, night
and morning, she Joins her prayers with
the prayers OF the poor mother, who at
home, is pleading fervently for her. Ana
the girl knows well that at the end OF the
rosary every night, the whole household
Join the mother In 'one Pater-and-Ave for
little Mary, who Ia amongst the black a.
e, the utter) stranger; that God and the
Virgin may watch over, guard, guide and
protect her, and fetch her back safe In
soul TO our hungry hearts"
Amuscments of the Irish Girl.
Our girls amusemsnts aro-must be-
mostly combined with her work. But oe-
caslonally she enjoys pleasure with re-
Taxation from duty. She attends dance,
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MOUNTAINS OF MUSICAL SANDS.
Wonderful Natural Curiosity Found
in south Africa.

IN hlTlCst-
Cape Town, April "a few miles south
west of little town which has become
famous through the Boer war, Mafeking
lies a mountain of white sand. Perhaps
1 should say stands a mountain of white
sand, but that would not be true. The
sand rises and falls and shifts about ana
in so doing makes music or sounds which
seems like music among surroundings so
desolate as South African desert The
highest hill of sand in this locality IS
about seven hundred feet and there are
many hillocks round about. The whole
neighborhood &c, however. constantly
changing Its appearance and where there
may be a considerable hill to-day there
may be a fiat plain or even a hollow to-
morrow. There seems 20 be periodic sand
floods like those in the Arabian desert.
Many explanations OF the cause of the
music in the sands have baen given, but
the most satisfactory is that OF friction
of the little particles of sand upon one
another. As the sand rolls down hum
comes from the rubbing of the particles
together. One can see the sand constant
~ rolling down the steep banks. At first
the sound is like a stralu of distant music
coming through one of the cliffs near by.
Then It seems like continuous musical
chord very much like solemn cathedral
chant. At times. II you are standing on
one Of the little hillocks. the sounds
seem to come from a buried coister I'M
der your feet. There IS mystery and en-
chantment about II all, q dead silence gave
for the music OF the rolling sand is every
where. II seems almost like sacrilege to
break the spell that such conditions bring.
one strange thing about the shifting ana
falling of the sand IL that II can go on
for years as IL does. In short time the
falling OF the sand should reduce the
hills TO a level. No winds could heap up
the SAND IN tho form IN which they exist
and there seems 90 be no volcanic ac-
lion. Yet these hills Of sand shift about,
rise and fall and make music an accom-
panlment OF their queer operations. We
are not yet able TO pluck out the heart
OF their mystery.
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Moody Stopped
a Filtration.

An Amusing Anecdote of the Great
Evangelist.
Among the later meetings conducted by
Dwight l.. Moody were those held in New
Bedford, Mass, in the great rink on Coun-
ty street. Preparations for these meetings
were made with great care and detail
which won from Mr.. Moody expressions of
qualification. The people of the city con-
tributed sufficient money by subscription
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At HOME IN The irish MOUNTAINS.
Delightful Pen Picture of the Girl Who
DWells in Donegal


Some Goes
Time She
1 a Irish
- hip and
by
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Last year navigation opened on the
~. Lawrence on Aprn "a, but this year ths
opening T. not expected before tho begin
ming Of May.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-06-13
RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES
From Jan. to March 81, 1900.

From Del tax, 1890. see. 1885 IL
From Assessment Roll,
1899 ........... ssS
From Fees County on
GERS. ................. 4o7 %
From proceeds Of mines,
4th quarter. 1872. 26 so
From County License. els 90
From toll roads ........ IL 05
From estates OF deceased
persons. .......,.... D 30
From State School moneys 1880 rs
ss.44s 81
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-06-13
Notes from SodaviIle.

ED. BULLETIN: Iinclose few items
from the mines outside OF this place:
Everything is humming at the Vul.
can Company mines, and the outlook
at the Parrot shaft is very encourag-
ing. The company has invested a
lot OF money here and is the main
stay of the county. This is the only
company l have known in the county
which hired men to develop mine
had regular pay day and used bust
ness judgment in their operations.
Ranch & Vaughn have a shipment
OF ere on the road east of town, and
the team will begin hauling to-mor-
row to Stewards mill.
The ore in the Bounce mine at Sill.
yer Star is high grade in the drifts
from the lower levels. Men who
know the rock OF that district say it
will 20 from $3.50 to 5000 per ton,
which is good enough to keep the
owners (Messrs. Pepper, Lothrop and
Davis out Of the poorhouee, and
would make boom anywhere else.
There is lot Of 80 per cent copper
ore on the dump Of the Rantoul and
more Of the same kind at the bottom
OF the shaft 10 feet below, but that
is nothing for Nevada.
A big team came in from Monte
yuma with load of lead silver ore
and unloaded at Candelaria q few
days ago.
Leidy & McAfee have = team haul
ing lead-silver ore from the Bell &
Court mines east Of Silver Peak, and
in spite of these facts it is IS quiet as
grave yard all over the county.
The only excitement here 10 con.
fined to the women. The census
taker is around inquiring into things
of a personal nature The question
OF age troubles them and the fear of
statements made ten years ago
makes it embarrassing, to say the
least. VOLCANO.
Sedaville, June 10, 1900.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-06-13

Green OF Bodie, taking charge of that
branch OF the business. A new tup.
Of 2, 700 feet is being completed.
Charley Gee, a Chinese who /,
serving a 27-year sentence in State
prison for the killing of a fellow.
countryman in Silver. Star about
about Ave years ago, has applied for
. pardon. The Board will meet next
month. Samuel Patt of Carson ia
attorney for Charley Gee.
zamlock, the great magician, will
give az entertainment at Urouhart
Hall Saturday night. Since his last
visit be has added many mysteries to
his repertery, aod a good perform.
ance is assured. His assistant
BILLY" who is as good as a show
himself, is still with him. Admission.
% cents; children half price.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-06-13
A Piute Murderer Killed.

An Indian called Jack Higgin en-
tered q campoodie near Virginia Sat
urday and fred two barrels of fiue
shot at the Inmates. Oac man and
three women were so seriously in
jursd that there is little hope OF their
recovery. He thea struck another
sauaw over the head with the qua.
After the shooting the murderer
started for the reservation, At Day
ton he took o shot at another squaw.
He made threats that when he got
to the reservation he would kill the
agent. A dispatch received here
yesterday says that Higgin was met
Ave miles north OF the reservation
at 7 o'clock Monday night by a party
headed by Mr.. Pugh, and before the
Piute had q chance to cock Q gun he
was shot and killed. The Piutes here
say Higgin was . tough customer
and deserved to be killed,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-06-13
SouIh End Notes.

A thoughtful correspondent at
SILVER Peak sends the following
newsy notes:
weather very warm.
James Courts Of Southern Klon.
dike arrived here last Friday after
aswo-months' sojourn on thu coast.
His partner, Bell, met him here aud
they departed for their mines Mon.
day morning. The mines are report.
ed doing well. Fifteen men are EN-.
ployed.
Billy Cameron, one OF the leasers
OF the old Montezuma property, paid
the town visit last week, and re-
ports very favorably as to their out.
look, They are taking rock out of
the mine and running it through a
jigger
Chiatovich's Mary mine is looking
very well. His mill is running on
custom ore.
George Leidy has had an expert
here examining his property.
Dave Holland and John Carson of
lnyo, Cal, were here last week look.
ing over the mining interests. Mr..
Holland Is representing some East
ern mining company.
1t is reported around town that a
whole cargo OF experts were to ar.
rivt shortly.
The Leidy mill, leased by Henry
Jaegels, is running on ore taken out
by him.
Fred. Vellmar has a nice ledge and
is taking out ore and milling it at
Aida Valley.
Mr.. Burton, who has mining inter
ests here, and has owned them since
1868, is here examining same. He
halls from Big Pine.
John Shirley says the only thing
lacking at Silver Peak is goat meat.
He likes it SO well that since the sup
ply ran out he is talking of putting
himself in mourning.
Dobe Willeughby says he is not
the only tin can in the alley, and he
doesn't own the ocean either.
ST. WASH.
Silver Peak, JuAe 9, 1900.