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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

We have received a long com
munication from our esteemed
friend, hey. A. NJ. Slaydon, who
is now engaged in the Lords work
at Beck worth, La. Az We are not
conducting a religious journal, and
as our space is cramped, we are
debarred the pleasure of publish
ing the same. We make the follow
ing closing extract from his letter;
GLOW long I may stay in this
part cannot tell. There is one
thing certain; / can DO more real
good here than any where ] have
ever been in life, and | expect to
spead great part Of my remaining
days in tais country. l will be at
our association in October, God
being willing. But / do not know
how long | may remain there, |
feel thai my time on earth is 100
short and too precious to fool
away. When there is anything
that can do, let me do = Health
good, spirits better
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Mrs, MoIlie Laney, wife of our
old friend, Col. W. L. Laney, of the
Lexington (Oklahoma) Leader, left
for home Thursday evening after
a short visit to hex niece, Mrs.
w. V. Wilde. Mrs, Laney's broth
er; Bruce Sharp, is chaucery clerk
of Jones county, aud her parents
r side near Eastabuchie, where she
had been visiting tor several weeks
past. Our fair friend was in excel~
lent health and glowing spirits, but
would not crafty us with longer
stay, as she seemed anxious to as.
certain if \"Ponderosity" had yet
reached the 300.pOund notch.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
ONE DOLLAR WEEKLY

Buys good Gold Watch by our
Club System. Our l4skarai g5'ds
filed cases are warranted for ~
years. fine Elgin or Waltham
movement. Stem wind snd set.
Lady's or Gents size. Equal TO
any $50 watch. To secure agents
where wo have none, we sell one OF
the Hunting Case Watches for the
Club price $28 and 10. @, p
by express with privilege OF exam
nation before paying for same
Our agent at Durham, n Y.
writes:
"Our jewelers. have Confessed
they don't know how you can fnra-
ish such work for the money
Our agent 1T Penningtor Fes.,
writes:
cam in receipt Of the watciis-
and am pleased without measure.
Al who hay seen it say 1t would
be cheap az $t0,"
One good reliable Agent wanted
for each place. Write for particu-
lars. EMPIRE WATCH Co.,
30-1y. New York.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. !
EXECUTIVE Dept. !
To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS

10 ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
SHALL ooME:-Greering:
WHEREAS, The municipal
authorities of the town of Poplar-
vile, in the County of Pearl River,
State of Mississippi, did, by resolu-
ton, adopted on the 21st day Of
April, 1892, elect to come under the
provisions Of the Chapter of the
Annotated Code Of 1892 Of said
State of Mississippi, entitled "MU-
inequalities" and did forward q
copy of said resolution TO this office
us required by law;
Now, therefore, I, j. M. STONE,
Governor of the State Of Mississlp-
pi, dc issue this, my proclamation
assigning said municipality to the
second class, and it shall hereafter
he known and designated as - HE
TOWN OF POPLARVILLE,"
with it's limits and boundaries as
already established by law, and
sad municipality shall, from and
after this date, exercise the powers
conferred by said Chapter of the
Annotated Code, and be governed
by the provisions thereof.
1T TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | haYe
hereunto set my hand, and
caused the Great Seal of the
state to be affixed. Done at
the City Of Jackson, this 5th
day OF July in the year of our
Lord 1892.
J. NJ. STONE.
BY the Governor
GEO. NJ. GOvAN, L.
Secretary of Stat Q.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Notwithstanding the fact that
some peeplc turn up their noses at
life in village, the rejecting OBJ
server viii ascertain that the fol
lowing conclusion OF ''Bab" is cor
rect:
II have come TO the conclusion
that hfe in village is the life in
the city, only it is smaller.
/ have come tie the conclusion
that life, anyhow, is the same all
the world over, The sun shines on
the good and the bad with the same
smile, and there is just as much
chance Of the good falling in the
small place as there is in a large
one, and so he who is conscious of
his own virtues had best beware
else he stumble. :"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
BY the Governor:
GEO. NJ. GOvAN, q.
Secretary of Stat G.

A third party orator Is credited
with having used the following
language to illustrate the good
time that is coming:
1.-THE time is coming when you
can stick postage stamp on q
mule aud ship him from NJ aine to
Mexico
lie must be the same individual
who expects TO win heaven by
writing a long prayer on piece OF
paper, pasting the same on his bed
post, and when in the act of re-
firing, points to it saying:
"Lord, them's my sentiments
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Ripans Tabules cure hives.
Ripans TabuIes lat druggists.
Ripans Tabules cure jaundice.
Ripans Tabules cure the blues.
Ripans Tabules cure flatulence.
Ripans Tabules cure bad breath.
Ripans Tabules cure biliousness.
Ripans Tabules cure indigestion.
Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver.
Ripans Tabules: one gives relief.
Ripans Tabules are always ready.
Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic.
Ripans Tabules q family'Temody.
RipanS Tabules for sour stomach.
Ripans Tabules pleasant laxative.
Ripans Tabules have come to stay.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
pDPLARVILLE MARKET
tynRRECTED WEEKLY.

REGULAR meetings of Poplarville
Alliance No. 1859 will be held on
satnrday before the 3rd Sunday IN
each month, instead of the Attn
Satuydavs as heretofore.
d ia. Fl. SMITH, President
r. H. REEVES. Secretary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

DR.. Lovejoy, the dentist, has been
detained at Mississippi City by
rush of work, and will not be able
to be at the service of his Poplar
vile patrons until the latter part CT
this week.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Miss Diamond Thornhlll gratified
her home relatives and friends by
returning from Nicholson On Suns
day-a week sooner than she was
expected.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Dan Carver and family and W.
w. Pigfod and family, of Nicholson,
surprised their Poplarvilte friends
on Sunday by paying them a flyi ng
visit.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Thomas Shaw, colored, who lives
several miles from town, recently
killed two enormous rattlesnakes.
The reptiles were over SIX feet in
length, as tat as squads, and were
ornamented with 1G and Is rattles
respectively, A iuil-groWn Cat
squirrel was found in the stomach
OF the larger snake. Thomas secured
sufficient oil and skin to ward off
rheumatism and cramp for the re-
mainder of his life.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

AS there are 1,513,510 more men
than Women in the United States,
the wingless angels should have
no fear of old maid hood.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Justa Teyelo and family, of New
Orleans, are the guests this week
of then relatives, the Rezeau family.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
The Gulf Coast Progress saws

"The progressive little town of
Poplarville has inaugurated new
industry. Last week a canning,
packing and picking company was
organized there with q capital stock
of five thousand dollars"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
STEVENSON.
u
"TALI
PIN

When Harrison and the third
partyites see the above they will
ba at liberty to 'talk through tdelr
hats
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Specific for Neuralgia! Godard's
"Neuralgne, for sale by Poplarvllle
Drug Company.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

The residence Of w. II. Madden,
several miles from Lumberlon, was
struck by lightning a few days ago,
House and contents burned. The
family was fortunately absent at
the time.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
Southern Soluble Gua7ao.

The STANDARD HOME MIXTURE and SOU THERN SOl.U-
BILE GUAN are other material of the highest
grad obGinable, regardless of price,
furnish Fertilizer worth the money ASKED tor
it. and profitable those who use IT. thereby Sc
place in the esteem OF the people
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Our public school, with Prof. @
a. Spragins as prIncipal. will open
on the 9th day of September. The
OLD school-room will be used until
the completion Of the new high
school building. which will no
doubt be in course Of CONSTRUCTION
Within q few Wnoks.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25
RF . X S A l. e ! @Isa

Y q ood sH1NGLEs, in unlimited guam
titles, at $1.25 per 1000. Apply to
ID J. j. REZEAU.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Miss Jauie Smith, a lovely belle
OF Nicholson, has been the guest OF
Mrs. j. L. Strahan for the past
week,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

The following is the committee
appointed on text books: Mrs. $.
e. Scott, J. N. Sibert, d. f. Reese,
J. h. Bonner, Of Pop'arville; ]. A.
Richardson, of Mcclure; j. z.
Wheat, OF CAinquapln; A. L, Sum
mer, of Lumberton. Publishers
wishing to haye their books, on
History of Mississippi and CIVIL
Government, adopted in Pearl Riv-
er county, viii correspond with
said committee.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Il. |. Prentiss, of Bay 81. Louis,
has been in town FOR several days,
The guess " w, y Helren
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

The best write-up of Ellisvillo
and Jones county that we have YET
seen, was q fourscolumn article in
the Eilievllle News, Of last week
The writer thereof, Capt Chas, T.
Garrett, is a clever, genial gentle
man; believes Ii facts and figures,
and commands q pen that is fully
able to interestingly describe them
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

G. A. Ferrill made flying trip
to his home at Quitman, leaving
SaturdaEmevening and returning
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

This is the political cross and
foundation stone to which every
true democrat aud lover of his
country should cling:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

Poplaryille is to have a High
School and ! four thousand dollar
school building. Hurrah for Col.
Russell and the FREE PRESS
WeStvile News.
We have done what little we
could to put the school ball in mo-
ton; but there are others who de-
serve the browning praise, due
mention of which will be made
when we see the foundation of
the building laid.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-25

BY 9HE DAY WEEK,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-27

Lieut. Muncie, Of the Sixty first
Georgia regiment, was a remarkable
man. He was a slender, cadaverous-
looking man, with apparently no ply
steal strength, yet he lived through
what would have killed dozen ordin-
ary men. and is alive to-day. In the
early part of the war he was shot
through and through. The ball struck
the breastbone and shattered it, passed
through his body and came out within
an inch of his spine, between two ribs.
After desperate struggle for life he
recovered and rejoineG his regiment.
At the battle of Monaecasie creek he
was again wounded, the ball entering
between the corresponding ribs of the
other side of his spine and issuing from
the same hole that the first entered at
The second shot must have taken the
passage inside Muneies body that the
first ball made in going in the opposite
direction. He was in prison later and
appeared to suffer no unusual pain
Troy Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-27
TALK AT THE TABLE.
Wise Parents Will Encourage Social Con
versation During Meals.

W180 Parents VIII encourage SOCtaI COo-
versation During Meals.
Some parents insist that children
should keep silent at table, even when
there are no guests present They must
devour their food in silence, like young
animals This is not good for the diges-
ton, or pleasant in the observance. The
wisest mother we ever knew, encour-
aged her children to relate at breakfast
some incident they had read in their
books of history, biography or travels,
or perchance in magazine or papsr
At dinner they told of some pleasant or
dramatic happening of the day Ben
jamin Franklin, in his autobiography,
says Of his father:
often as he could, some sensible friend
or neighbor to converse with, and al
ways took care to start some useful
topic for discourse, which might tend to
improve the minds of his children. BY
this means, he turned our attention to
what was good, just and prudent in the
conduct of life; and little or no notice
was ever taken of what related to the
victuals on the table, whether it was
we'll or i'll dressed, in or out of season,
of good or bad flavor, preferable or in
ferior to this or that other thing of the
kind; so that was brought up in such
perfect inattention to those matters
as to be quite indifferent what kind OF
food was set before me, and SO unob.
servant Of it that, to this day, if am
asked can scarce tell, few hours
after dinner, what dined upon. This
has been a convenience to me in travel
ing, where my companions have beer
sometimes very unhappy for want of a
suitable qualification of their more deli
cate, because better instructed tastes
and appetites. odd Homestead
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-27
PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

-"Maud is u timid GIRL" said George.
:'Yes," said Estelle, shed even jump
| at q proposal. vermont Watchman.
-Landlady-"Will you carve to-day,
Mr.. Strongarmp" Mr.. Strongarm-
"Certainly Where's the dynamiteP"-
Brooklyn Eagle.
father" YES" "Are you setting up
the cigars?" "No. I'm setting up
nights. "--Kate Fields Washington.
-Ikey Slipping Il ring on her finger)
-"Now we're engaged, Rebecca, amt
we?" Rcbecca-"Not till fader exam
ines the ring, Ilsey. IN. Y Herald.
kept Her Home. - Kingsley -"I
thought your wife was going south. +"
Bingo-"She was But found it was
cheaper to buy her a sealslsin cloak
Cloak Review.
"A Vermont woman has devised a
lamp that can be lighted by merely pick
ing the wick. In Pickwickian sense
it would be matchless affair. .-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
-Primus-'That's an uncommonly
handsome house Lawson rents What
do you suppose he pays for it?" Se-
cundus-"Eight per cent on the rent"
-Harper's Bazaar.
No Wonder.-Tom Jack is con-
tinually getting caught out in a, rain
storm" Will-"Yes, poor fellow, he
reads and follows the weather forecasts
in the daily papers. rs."-Yankee Blade.
Mabel" said her mother, 'unless
you have pressing business this even
ing" 81 haven't, mamma" inter-
rupted Mabel. This is Georges even
ing; Harry doesn't come till tomorrow
night IN. Y. Herald.
Suitably Attended To-Indignant
Lawyer-"If we can't get justice in this
court, we will carry the case up. Your
honor may mark my words" The
Judge-"I have marked them, sir. They
will cost you $40. Chicago Tribune.
-Teacher-"Suppose I should cut a
fish weighing nine pounds into three
parts, keeping one myself, and giving
one each to you and Freddie, what
would you each get?" Dick Hicks
HE would get the tail, and the head t"
-Harper's Bazaar.
Paw" said little Tommy Figg, "I
heard Mr. Watts say that great mems
sons never did any good. Iain't great
mans son, am I?' Up to late hour
Mr. Figg's mind had not found suffi-
ciently diplomatic answer.-Indianapo
lis Journal
MIR. Emerson Bean-'O, yes. I've
written poetry, of course, but l never
have tried to have any of it published" :"
Miss Waldonia Hubb-'Now. why don't t
you send it to some of the magazines?
I've seen some frightful stuff in them
lately.
-Laura-''What clever girl Jennie
is! She had sixty-seven offers of mar
riage within a week after she left coll
lege." Clara-'Indeed! And she is
not very good looking" Laura-'No;
but the subject of the essay that she
read at her graduation was How to
keep house on twelve dollars week. :"
That Was Its Lay.-"Can you beat
a carpet?" said the lady of the house to
the tramp who asked for something to
eat. Don't know, num-" he replied
frankly. 81 never tried. But I guess
mebbe 1 can, for I've beat most every
thing else in this town. Detroit Free
praSc
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-27
ODD BITS FOR VETERANS.

MRS. G. M. HARRIS, an American
woman, who for many years has re
sided in Venice, is one of the genth
heroines who is still remembered with
grateful atfe ctions by survivors of ouI
civil war; In no less than forty-nin'
battles this sweet woman found op
portunity to wait skillfully upor
wounded soldiers, in camp and ON the
field an angel Of mercy, while in many
a hospital she cared impartially for the
suffering on both sides, even washing
the weary feet of the dust-grimed and
ain-strieken fellows
ApMnEAL WoRpEN, one Of the thirty
seven rear-admirals of the United
States on the retired list, commanded
the Monitor in her encounter with the
Merrimac in Hampton Roads. Hh
nerves are said never to have been just
the same since that memorable day,
when in the course of the cannonade q
shot struck the turret in which he sat
directing the battle and knocked him
blinded and bruised to the floor. The
dauntless old sea dog didn't mind il
much, but his nerves never recovered
from the shock.
CAPT. FRANK ID. BALDWIN, of the
Fifth infantry, who was decorated the
other day in Chicago by Gen Miles
with a medal awarded by congress foI
conspicuous gallantry at the battle OF
Peach-Tree creek, Ga, July 20, 1854
where he led a desperate assault OF
the confederate lines and captured thu
flag of confederate regiment has
since the war distinguished himself il
campaigns against the Cheyennes
Arapahoes and Comanches. On on'
occasion Capt. Baldwin and three com
panions withstood the onslaught of on,
hundred Indians, killing twelve o.
them. Baldwin is one OF the mos
modest and reticent of men, and wa
unable to find words to express hi
thanks when Gen. Miles pinned tn,
decoration on his breast
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-27
A LITTLE SCARLET MIrTEN.

near our own that our windows COM
manded views of the garden, the porch
.snd even some of the rooms. The pret-
ty girl, of whom have written, was
Miss Alice Hall, and Lizzie. my young
er sister, came rushing in, soon after
her arrival, to announce that
''Ramsay's have a lady boarder, who
IFS a music teacher!"
The Importance of this declara-
'tion rested upon the fact that the
;Stapleton music teacher had deserted
her post, and both Lizzie and Fannie
were without musical instruction. 1t
was soon understood that Miss Hall
wished for pupils, and her hours were
.di,led by the time the autumn set in,
Lizzie and Fannie being her first
pupils.
Father had said that we must wait a
year before we We're married, as l was
but eighteen, and Frank had but little
business.
We thought it an eternity, but we
were very happy until Alice Hall came
to Stapleton. Frank bought buggy
and horse, and every afternoon called
ITO take me for drive through the
pretty country scenes around my
home or into Stapleton to make pur-
chases, for our home was about two
miles from the village proper.
He was tender lover, but he had
chosen i'll in asking me to be his wife
AS he exactcd from me perfect trust
and confidence in his good faith that
1t was not in my power to give him.
AS long as there was no cause for my
besctting fault to rise, we were utterly
happy, but if limited at jealousy,
Frank was at once stern and cold
81 have told you love you, and
trust you utterly" he said to me;
-'when doubt you or you doubt me,
we had better part could not live in
AN atmosphere of suspicion"
He meant every word he said, his
eyes stern and cold, his voice clear and
rcsolute. and / wondered, looking a.
him. how could doubt him.
And yet-ah me! looking over at Ram
says. how often did see him on the
porch with Alice Hall, talking earnest
ly, as if they were discussing affairs o
,importance How often, when little
late for our drive, did he tell me hs
hao heV Miss nan anu Idheu her III h''
buggy to some distant point, where sh,
had pupil.
She was very beautiful this rival o
mime, with face too pensive for he
years, though the expression suited
well her soft dark eyes and tine per
feet mouth that rarely smiled AS sh,
came to our house twice week to Civ
the girls theii lesson. had to shoy
some friendship for her. and she wa
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-27

would fight the bitterness of my heart
that would rise whenever l thought
my brothers and sisters more favored
than myself.
put this down as some excuse for
myself, not a very good one, perhaps,
but the fact remains that the DISPOSE
Nion was born with me, and that 1 did
try to overcome it. l had long ceased
to rush out of the room to indulge in
fits of passionate sobbing if my mother
bestowed an extra caress on Fannie or
Tom, or my father patted Lizzie or
Joe on the head, when l became en-
gagged to Frank Blair, young lawyer,
who had been about two years in
Stapleton, and made himself very pop
ular
1t was very well understood that Mr..
Blair did not depend upon his clients
for the contents of his pocketbooll, but
had a handsome income, inherited from
an uncle who had died abroad He
was little too fond of dwelling upon
the Importance of the Blair family, but
when papa went to New York to see
Mis- father, before he would consent to
our engagement, he told me that it
was natural for a young man to be
proud of such father and such a
home. There was no opposition made
TO our being married, however, as my
father was quite as important man
in Stapleton as Mr.. Blair was in New
York, and would not be portionless
bride.
But" papa said to me, sit really
was comical, Maggie, in this repub-
-licau country, to hear the old gentle
man talk about family and birth, as if
he represented royalty itself How
ever, he was very civil to me, and he
has sent you his love and best wishes,
and hopes to see you before long"
so it was all sunshine for Frank and
for me until the warm weather
brought the usual rush of summer
boarders to Stapleton. Amongst them
was girl who took room at Ram
says, large, commodious house, so