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CHAPTER x.
RECORD OF A WASTED LIFE:

RECORD OF WASTED LIFE.
ROGER TRUEMAN, HIS HISTORY; WRIT
TEN WITH HIS OWN HAND, H D. 1911.
November 12.-All men being ut all
times like to die. the robust no less
than the sick. It falleth out that but
few men are troubled by contempla-
ton Of that circumstance: and indeed
I have ever noted, but more particu.
larly such as hold BY the Mohamme-
dan faith. that the inevitable is gener-
ally accepted with stoicisrn or indiffer-
ence. and that death by natural pro-
gression hath NO terrors at all. That
such Is my own case this present writ.
ing shall testify. He who hath ex.
ceeded the span OF life allotted to man
By the Psalmist; he who for many
years hath lived among a strange pec-
pie in q strange land; he who. having
become q recluse. perceiveth now his
physical and mental powers to grow
feebler day by day; who, hoping for
nothing, feareth naught. Is not tempted
to lie. he who lies. lieth for his ad.
vantage. or for what he conceiveth to
be such. To this dictum I will admit
no exception-and I have had large
acquaintance Of men of divers nations
and qualities, SO speak knowingly.
And for what purpose should record
Of myself that which is untrue. seeing
that my earthly course Is SO nearly
outrun: that certainly this record will
60 unread of any unit! after I am In
my grave, and may perhaps moulder
to dust ere other eyes than mine shall
look upon It? Should In such circum-
stances Willingly chronicle the thing
which is false. then Of all lies lied by
lying man from the first man TO the
latest born on earth. this record would
be the farthest removed from truth;
its gross impertinence would at once
astound and appall. and the Master
Liar would pause among his angels
aghast at being eclipsed by his lieu.
tenant. write only to assist my mind
in reviewing past experiences and not
t, convince any man Of any matter.
my business with men being past, and
there remaining nothing for me to
gain or lose by them.
To be continl %
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had narrowly escaped being lost Set
Ting myself comfortably In a corner
Of the carriage I determined to study
the volume until I arrived In Bury Sc
Edmund's. and thus keep OF any ad.
vances the tyrannical old lady might
make toward 4 conversation. and q.
vert my thoughts from my affairs.
The manuscript was still very damp
ard great care was necessary IN sep
arating the leaves without tearing
them. It appeared to be nothing more
than the commonplace book OF my m
cestor Roger Trueman (for SO he and
others Of his period wrote our family
name). The handwriting was large
and distinct, but the letters. though
uniform, were quaint and peculiar
they approximated more nearly to
modern than ancient forms. A large
number Of pages were devoted TO rec
ords Of chemical experiments. with
notes Of the results, and here and there
a few lines In some Eastern language
Of which was ignorant even Of the
name. though I guessed It was Turk.
ish. from the writer having lived In
Turkey. examined each page In reg
ular succession. and found that they
we're all Of similar character. until I
had exhausted about 200 pages, or
nearly q third Of the book. The pages
were now filed with close writing.
unbroken by paragraphs, and the
headline. "Record Of a Wasted Life:
Roger Trueman. his history: written
with his own hand. A D.. 1911" abb
sorbed my attention. and I became OBJ
llvious of the voluble tongue OF the
old lady lecturing her maid. and. how.
ever uninteresting II may be to other
readers, read with absorbing interest
what I copy in the three following
chapters.
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Chenn Caha For Women.

Russia - supposed TO be a backward
ard half-c.yilized country. Yet WON.
en- there have privileges which they
do lot enjoy in our enlightened land.
Those who have property Of their own
have voice in municipal affairs. and
on all railways there are carriages for
ladies only. ln st. Petersburg and
other cities there are cabs set aside
for women only. OF which the fares
are. by law. bur half these demanded
from mere man.-ChcagO Tribune.
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Strange Doings OF the r.


A most remarkable featur' the big
sham battle fought on the PLAIN around
Fort vitry by 10000 French soldiers
for the edification Of the Czor Of Rus
sin was the repetition Of the very
strategy and tactics which the British
armies In South Africa long ago dis
covered, at q terrible cost. to be abso-
lutely fatal In the face Of modern rifles
and ordnance.
Against Fort Fresnes the French
generals directed frontal assault"
the phrase that instantly recalls Bul.
ler's deadly and disastrous experience
on both sides Of the Tugela Rive.
This mimic assault, the cable tells us.
was delivered In heavy lines" across
an open plain that was swept by the
guns Of the fort. And. to cap the eli.
max. 1.-THE position was finally carried
at the point o! the bayonet." And the
men who did the charging and bayo-
netting were clad in uniforms Of bright
red. blue and gold coloring. by way Of
making the whole thing absolutely abb
surd.
II the Car has read NJ. Blocb's ia
nous analysis Of the South African
fighting. which demonstrates that the
day Of frontal assaults. bayonet
charges across open ground and bright
uniforms is entirely over. what must
have been his reflections on the pre-
paredness Of his ally for real war;
New York World.
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King Edwards Illness has recalieo
the many predictions that have been
made that he would never be crowned.
These dismal prophecies have been
especially frequent during the last
year. That the King himself was not
obliyious to the words Of the prophets
and that he was not free from fore
bodings has becn mentioned often as
q trait in his character. Ever since
the death Of Queen Victoria. II Is said.
he has been haunted by superst!tious
fear that he would not live to be
crowned. Reports have been current
IN London since his accession that he
often brooded over the predictions Of
evil that had been made about him.
and that he was unable to shake his
mind free Of them.
II Is said the prophecy that gave
the King the most upeasiness was
made at about the time OF bis birth.
and ran rs follows:
King shall Edward be. but rever
shall he crowned"
As the date Of the coronation ap-
preached his thoughts recurred with
Increasing frequency. II Is said. 10 this
prophecy.
Twice in King Edwards career have
public prayers been offered for him.
and once a public thanksgiving for
his recovery. On his return from
America in 1850 his ship. the Hero.
was delayed by storms. Anxiety was
SO great that special services were
held In all the churches OF the king.
dom. In the latter part Of 1870 he
contracted typhoid fever. and for
weeks his life was despaired Of. On
January II. 1871. his recovery was
announced as certain. and a national
thanksgiving was ordered for Febru.
ary q following. A special service
was held In st. Paurs. The Queen
went in state to II. and a TIE Dcum.
specially composed hy Arthur Sullivan.
afterward Sir Arthur Sullivan. was
sung in the presence Of 1900 per
sons.
The heir 20 the British throne Is
King Edwards second child. George
Frederic Ernest Albert. Prince Of
Wales. The eldest child Of Edward
and Queen Alexandra was Prince AL
bert Victor Christian Edward. the
Dixie OF Clarence. who was born at
Frogmore on January 8. 1864, and died
at Sandringham on January II. 1892.
The Prince Of Wales was born at
Marlborough House on June 3. 1865.
He was married on July G. 1893. TO
Princess Victoria Mary Of Teck. He
has nothing like the string OF titles
which his father. as Prince OF Wales.
bore. bu, he is. among other things.
Duke of York and Ro,hesay. Earl Of
Chester. Earl Of lnTerncss and Baron
Killarney. Earl Of Carrick. Barren OF
Renfrcw. Lord Of the Isles and Grand
Steward Of Scotland. Nice-Admiral.
and holds several Offices In the German
military establishment. He Is also
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little full-bloOd babies, SO fast and
furiOns Is the extinction Of the red race
being accomplished. And when the
redskin children are no more. the West
will see the absence Of Its most stGical
little Americans. the most picturesque
Of all babies.
Few children are brought up under
such peculiar environments and given
30 little of q mothers care-not be-
cause the mother does not love her
papoose, but because II Is not her way
to bestow affection. II the little one
Is taken from her life loses all Its dull
charms. but should the baby remain
IN its paternal tepee caresses are un-
known. care Is neglected duty and
the child Is left to It's own resourcR.
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HayinG With Puileys.

There IL 20 little level land in Nor
way that the making Of hay enough
TO last during the long winter IL o
very serious problem. Most OF the
necessary grass is grown on little
mountain terraces. sometimes 1000 OF
5000 feet above the farmhouse. The
considerable difficulty OF getting the
hay TO the barns would have been al.
most insupcrabIe but for a clever con.
trivance which has been in use now for
many years. and which the peasants
call the laupers;reng. The grass. after
being cut. * rapidly dried on hurdles
and then tied into bundles. These
are slunG on pulleys on n wire. which
runs straight to the valley below. and
80 go flying down at tremendous
pnce.-Cincinnnti Enquirer.
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forgotten by their people. In schools
the little red children lose all their lot,S
Indian names. and teachers give them
short ones OF their own making.
One can distinguish even these days
which among the mothers are OF a
progressive nature by the manner In
which they clothe their babies. Some
of the women are quite backward in.
deed. about taking up with the white
peoples ways. and they keep beads
and buckskin dresses on their children.
while the more civilized are wont TO
dress their babies in white. The pres
ent generation Of full-b!ood babies
now growing up will be the last. for
in;ermarriages Of whites and reds
have come TO be the fash!ou.-The
DpiinpltOr
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suffer. Crying Ii unknown to them.
They hardly ever smile. Toys Of all
kinds may be placed at their disposal
and they will make no effort to play
with them. There is none OF the
crawling about. throwing their hands,
growing and other traits so common to
the child Of white parentage.
once asked an Indian woman what
were some Of their cradle songs. She
looked at me for q moment In blank
surprise.
Have you no songs to lull your
little ones asleep" repeated.
A smile spread over her dark face.
She was evidently much amused.
Songs among our babies are un-
known. We do not even rock them
10 induce sleep. When they are sleepy
they just so to sleep without singing
TO or other attention"
And such have noted to be the case.
The baby Is allowed to lie in Its little
sack on the bare ground when night
falls. The mother sees that Its hunger
Is satisfied. then she NAV 60 away to a
dance. a feast o; some other form Of
amusement. leaving her baby alone
in Its tepee. 1t drops to sleep: II 1t
wakes, II lies still until sleep comes
again. Such is the care Of the red
child. What little white baby would
not strain It's lungs TO express Its OBJ.
lection to such treatment?
The mothers are proud OF their ba-
bies withal. Once In great while the
missionary women on the reservation
Of the Southwest get up some kind Of
baby.show. giving prizes for the
prettiest and cutest. This stimulates
a good deal of interest for the time.
and every squaw on the reservation
spends her time and money In rigging
her baby 50 that 1t may win the prize
II II falls she blames the judges and
not the haby.
Papooses Of the Kiowa. Comanche
and Wichita tribes Of southern Okla
homa have each recently come into
possession OF lG0 acres Of fine land,
because Of the allotment Of their coun-
try and subsequent opening Of residue
lards to white people. These little
heiresses and landlords are among the
richest children Of the United States
to day. yet their manner Of dress would
not indicate II. They will go about In
sacks. eat sofki and live in tepees.
OF late the papoose has been forced
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An Exciting Time Due.

Passengers on an elevated railway
train rhis morning who happened &c
hc looking out of the car windows
saw u strange thing. 4 district mes
scngcr boy was leaning against a stooE
reading u papcr-covered novel. utterly
obliyious To all that was going on
around him. At his heels some one
Lad thrown n lighted match. and his
trousers were just breaking out into D
blaze as the train relied on. Wha,
happened afierward could be only
Imagined by the people on the train
1t ought 10 have been 10 the boy al
most as exciting as the novel.-New
FORK Post
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TO attend school at five. which means
n trying time for the mothers. Gener-
ally the sGuaws pack up their few be.
longings and move close to the school.
where they may visit their children
every day and have them with them
during the night time.
Indian children are generally born
healthy. and few Of them die unless
by epidemic. Twins are rarity among
the red race. and II was formerly an
evil omen to have them born in camp.
In other days they were killed. but
now they are gent East to school and
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4 iSull Ruu TIRE.

At the historic field Of Bull Run 70.
dav. the guide leads his visitors 10 q
certain cedar tree that grew so much
faster than the others in that locality
that an investigation was made. re-
vcaling that it had grown over the re-.
mains Of an unknown soldier. which
had not been carried away to Arllng.
ton with the Others.-San Francisco
Argonaut.
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w.a, Huss,a De~ms Education.

The orthodox church Of Russia has
in iis elementary schools 100000
children. about forty pupils In each
school. and the average sum for a
school Is about $l0o year. or the
teachers. nincty-fOur per cent. are un.
educated and they are paid next to
nothing. The schOol-houses are huts
and there nre no books. pens or ink
furnished. This is the education Of
Russians.
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at the White House. The dwelling
has been dubbed the Temporary
White House." The Cabinet meetings
are also held there. and It Is interest.
ing to note that eighty-eight years
have elapsed since regular session
OF the Cabinet has been held outside
Of the White House. When the British
troops burned the White House In
1914 Cabinet meetings were held In
private residences pending the repairs
to the structure.
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soundIess Powder Sext.

The chances Of smokeless powder
seem seriously compromised by the
recent invention Of the Roman Gener.
nj Gilletta. Thanks to the latter's
acoustic telemeter" II Is now possible
to ascertain the exact spot whence
the firing Observation-Disclosures Guar.
dian.
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cAppo MOTHER AND CHILD.
pc down hill in the baby perambu'

Ing down hill in the baby perambu.
lator.
The sacks for the Indian babies
when hung upon the back are said by
missionary women 10 be really COM
Portable for the child. ] have seen
souaws carrying their children around
In this fashion. the little ones fast
asleep. But Indian babies are born to
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Fess&a&&&eAA**eeee&eeeeesI
"a DISAPPEARING RACEI
g The Indian Surely Fading Before
the Advance Of Civilization.

Civilization Is having It's effect upon
the Indian papoose as well ms upon
the warrior and medicine man. In q
few wears more there will be no more
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"Tempornry White House."
President Roosevelt has rented No
% Lafayette Square. Washington. as
residence and for executive offices
during the several months that re
pair, and alterations are being made
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A French eptomologist has found
several species Of insects that are
edible and Is trying to break down the
prejudice against them rs articles of
diet.
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q knight OF the Garter. ST. Andrew.
the Golden Fleece and other orders.
Last year. accompanied by the Prin-
cess Mary. he made tour of the
British domiIions. and arrived in Can
ada nj the tine of the dea:h Of Presi-
dent Mckinley. On his re.urn to Eng
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Gigantic Palm Leaves.

A palm tree which grows on the
banks Of the Amazon has leaves thirty
feet TO hfty feet In length and ten
feet to twelve feet In breadth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-03-19
Joked as Death Waited.

The last Joke of the late Neil Bryant,
the Oldest Of the black face MINISTRIES.
was a grim one He heard Of the death
of Billy Rice the other day, and, re-
calling the deaths of West and Emer-
son, which had occurred within few
weeks, he said. with sad smile:
''I'll go in little while now. 1t will
be like an old time quarter act"
Neil always used to say he laid some
of the stones in Tammany Hall and
one of his brothers carried bod on
the same job, says the New York Her
aid. 1t was, in his minstrel days, re
garded as one of his jokes, but he de-
clared later it was solemn fact.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-03-19
COMING TO GEORGIA.
Census Department Shows Tide
Has Turned This Way.

| From the Savannah News.
The marked increase in the popula
ton of lower G eorgia during the past
ten years, as shown by the census,
one of the most encouraging signs Of
the times. 1t shows that there is a
stream of new corners pouring intothis
favored section where balmy weather
4 characterizes all of the seasons and
where Mother Earth yields her plen ty
| with the least human labor. The flow
having set this way strongly, there
! is reason for thinking it will continue
indefinitely, to the very great advant-
age of all concerned.
The railroads, turpentine farms and
saw-mils have been.the pioneers which
opened up the rich lands for agricul-
tural purposes, and wealth-producing
crops of cotton, corn, sugar cane, rice
fruits and so on in almost endless
variety now reward the tillers of the
acres that few years ago were cover
ed with forest growths. Farms and
''Dine barrens" and low lands in lower
Georgia are now making their intel
ligent and thrifty husbandmen indie
pendent Should newcomers follow
the example of those settlers to whom
we refer, and no doubt they will,
another decade will see lower Georgia
among the most prosperous parts of
the great republic, if not indeed the
most prosperous of them all. The
towns that have already felt the bene-
fit of the increase in population of the
past ten years will be made great and
profitable by the trade that will come
from the fruitful fields and humming
factories.
In the coming GOOD times of increas-
ed population, increased business and
increased Prosperity the native Geor-
gians will have large share of the
profit. 1t SHOULD be their pleasure,
therefore, to help the movement along
whenever it is possible for them to do
So Many of them are land owners
with acres they would like to sell.
The prices of the lands should be kept
within reason; no fancy prices should
be charged. No doubt that there are
a great many instances in which
merely nominal price put upon lands
for the purpos of attracting honest,
thrifty white settlers would be in the
nature of good investment. since we'll
titled and profitable farms inevitably
increase values in their community.
Land owners should meet home seek
ers "half way" or little better. By
doing so they will serve their state
and themselves at the same time.
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SENTENCED TO HANG.
Negro Convicted of Murder in
Quitman Court.

Solicitor Pro TEN M. J. Yeomans
and Stenographer Walter Christie re-
turned from Georgetown Wednesday
night, the spring session of Quitman
superior court having adjourned for
term.
Judge Sheffield's charge to the grand
jury was worthy of the occasion, a
clear cut, concise, strong charge,
which made deep impression on the
members of that body.
There was very little civil business,
and that docket was cleared in one
day. There were two murder cases,
Boss Alexander, colored, for shooting
emmett Crumbly, another negro, on
Christmas day, and Andrew Jackson.
colored, for killing, with long handle
shovel, a negro boy about 16 years old,
oy name Laney Crawford, at MERGERS
mill on the 7th day of January. Alex
ander pleaded guilty to involuntary
manslaughter and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for three years.
Andrew Jackson was convicted OF MUIR
der in the first degree, and Judge
Sheffield fixed april 18th as the day
for the execution, and ordered the
sheriff to make it a private hanging.
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THE HERoEs(?) ARE HOODED
Departed Glory of Actors in the
Spanish War.

The New York World thinks thai
all the prominent actors in the war
to hberate Cuba have been hooded.
1t says: General Shafter lost In CUBA
what reputation he previously had
General Lawton was killed in the
Philippines. Admiral Dewey parted
with his reputation over the night by
doing what he thought was gallant
and generous act. President McKin
lev was assassinated. Sampson is dy
ing, his mind and body wrecked
Schley was deprived of the recognl-
ton which his friends and large
portion O. the people think should be
his. Ex-Secretary Alger will DC
haunted by mbalmed beef until he
dies. General Miles has been bitterly
and publicly reprimanded for express
ing an opinion that most OF MS lellow,
.itizens applauded. Captain Hobsonl
sight has been so injured that he asks
10 be retired"
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MR.. SKINNER OF GEORGIA.
He Creates a Sensation Upon His
Visit to Parliament.
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
A worthy son of Anak visited ST.
Stephens last evening in the person
of Mr.. j. F. Skinner, an American
citizen, hailing from Georgia. He is
feet and inches in hight, and his
presence in the Central Hall naturally
attracted considerable attention. By
no means reluctant to enter into con-
yersation, he remarked that there
might be men as tall as himself in the
United States, but, he slvly added, II
have not seen them" Being now in
the sold country" he was anxious to
see the House of Parliament To graf
ify his curiosity Sir Howard Vincent
took charge of the young giant, con-
ducting him first to the Strang ers
Gallery in the House of Commons and
afterward "behind the bar" in the
House of Lords. The visitor was very
much delighted with the Gilded Cham
Der, but what impressed him most was
a view of the spot in estminster Hall
where Charles I. stood IN receiving
his death sentence.
He lowered above the tallest men
about him. The sons of Anak in the
House were attracted to the Central
Hall and all agreed that this must be
Anak himself redivivus. The secre-
tary for foreign affairs, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, on his way to the upper
house deviated to more closely inspect
this prodigy.