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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23

One of the most remarkable schemes
CT the day, in the opinion of the New
York World, is the plan of Sir Cecil
Rhodes, the Premier of Cape Colony,
South Africa, to build a telegraph line
from the Cape to Egypt. Sir Cecil, 1T
is said, is now on his way to Cairo to
look after details, aud the project, chi
merical as it may seem, has been indorsed
by many public men in England. Sir
Cecil's proposition takes the British
iancy, because MS telegraph is intended
chiefly a. the first thread upon which &
great British empire in Africa IS to be
strung. 1t is believed in England that
tae Germans will yet get out of Africa
and leave their extensive possessions on
lhe east coast to the Union Jack. Then
England will have the uabroken right OF
way from the C.pc to Cairo, by the way
OF z1nzlbar and tie district of the Great
Lakes.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
Tracing he Name "Chess.

The word "dess" is said to be cor
ruption of tho Arabic WORD "sheikh, y
meaning chief 4 king. The game came
westward by WY of Persia, where the
word sheikh baalne shah. 1t was the
ga,ue of the kiE. The term "check"
is merely TO Civ notice that the king is
attacked, and 'kheckmate" means 'the
king is dead;" he verb mata being from
the same root as lhe Spanish matador, the
slayer OF the pit. The word check,
whether verb d noun, may be traced
through severa curious ramlications
back to the Peri In and Arabic. Even
the word excheber is curiously tangled
up in this erbaInetwork. .-Churchmau.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
THE SONG or TflE lcI.

Sing ho sing no for the Skater, oh!
For the flying feet and the winds that
blow
For the blood that runs to the cheek, to
glow
Like the western sky!
Sing ho! once more for the flying shore.
And the great long cracks in our icy hoof!
And the tree tops that wall OF the sad no
more
OF the days gone by
Sing no sing ho! as we glide and so
Where the pines on the edge OF the sliorc
bend low,
Over the ice and ths streams still how
As in times gone BY
Sing ho once more while the pine TOPS rolr
With song that they slug to US Ger and
Ger
As the old sun walks through the great rel
door
OF the western sky
Charles g. Rogers, in Outing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
POPLARvnLE MISS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 1898.

bow, would roll the boat up bit by bit
over the reef until she was afloat. All
the crew, except the steersman, would
then haul themselves hand over hand to
the canoe, and when all were aboard
would haul the boat abreast Of the canoe.
Then I would transfer all the crew, ex.
cept the steersmap, into the boat, and,
pulling up boat and canoe until the an
chor was near atrip, seat everybody in
his place with every oar out and ready;
then, at a word, lift the anchor into the
boat, and away we would ely for this
shore, and we should fetch up we'll
above the Cataract. Do you see?
What do you think of that, Dualla"
"Oh, can do that perfectly" cried
Dualla.
"Nonsense, my lad; you would forget
every word said, and then should lose
you; for no boat can live IN that cata-
ract.'-
"No, sir; feel 1 can do it; aud, if
you leave it to me, it will be DONE"
every well, then. but take your time
and think of it. Take all day and think
of 1t. The river is falling steadily and
the rainy season is over. Now, should
like to hear first whether you can re-
member what / said" And Dualla,
with his wonderful memory, repeated
the operation word for word as had de-
scribed it. After that Dualla was left to
himself for the day, and when l retired
for the night lad heard no word.
The next morning, while was taking
my bath, heard great shout In the
station, and looking out of the window,
l saw the Zanzibaris rushing frantically
to the beach. They were shortly after
seen marching in procession to my house
with Dualla hoisted high, and seated like
hero on their shoulders. At the door
I met them, and, gravely taking off my
cap, said, "Good morning, Mr.. Dualla. "
Dualla leaped smartly to the ground,
and saluting, said, "The boat is at the
beach, SIR"
"Thank you, Dualla; there are three
cheques for you, for 925 each. One is
from Lieutenant -, who was the cause
of the great danger you have been put
to; the second is on behalf of the Inter-
national Association, for saving their
property; the third is from myself, for
your bravery.
Out of the jaws of death.
Out Of the mouth of hell.
Thank Godl" y
Duslla performed many other brilliant
feats, but after six years service with me
on the Congo he had &40O pounds in
Bank of England stock and a complete
kit. He subsequently took service
with Captain James in his expe
dition through Somaliland, and later
was employed by Mr.. G S. Mac
kenzie, of the I. B. E. A. Company,
III East Africa, at salary of &15
per month. He is the same Dualla who
is mentioned so often and so creditably
in Captain Lugards dispatches as having
assisted him so loyalty and so cleverly
in his negotiations with the Mahomme-
dams of Uganda. Pail Mall Budget.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Metal money is bacteria proof.

Metal money is bacteria proof.
London omnibuses are to be lighted
by electricity.
1t is twelve years since Pasteur began
his notable experiments in germ culture.
The atmosphere, if compressed, would
make sea thirty-fve feet deep around
the globe.
The moon, whether full or not, has
not the slightest effect either upon food,
the weather or the mental condition OF
insane persons.
The English Board of Agriculture has
classed glanders and farcy as one disease,
and any animal suffering from which Is
to be slaughtered at once.
Statistics in London show chat IN that
city the consumption of gas is steadily
increasing, notwithstanding the more
general adoption of electric light.
Some oe the English pumping engines
perform work equaling the raising OF
12O, ,O00,0 900 gallons one foot high by
the consumption or 1O0weight OF coal.
Experiments with bi-sul phide of car
bon show that it will destroy all stages
of the insect known as beau weevil
eggs, larvae of all sizes, pup@ and adults.
The moth has fur jacket and the
butterfly none, because the nocturnal
habits of the moth require it; the
diurnal movements OF the butterfly do
not.
The Queen of the Belgians has just
ordered two or three monographs, the
purpose of which is to record her maj
esty's extempore compositions on the
piano.
Comparison of results of the sunshine
recorder at Greenwich, England, for
fourteen years, shows that throughout
the year the average daily amount of sun
shine is little more than three hours.
The first hospital in America devoted
exclusively to the treatment of dogs was
opened December 30th, as an adjunct
to the veterinary department of the Uni
versity OF. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Compressed air for cleaning cars is
used on the Union Pacific Railroad at its
Portland (Oregon) shops. The air, un-
der pressure of fifty pounds per square
inch, is delivered from flexible hose
with a small nozzle, and is used as water
would be.
Ice one to two inches thick will bear
men. Two inches thick is estimated tit
to bear Infantry; four inches thick to
bear cavalry or light guns, six inches to
bear teams with moderate loads or heavy
field guns; eight inches teams with
heavy loads.
Charles FL. Peck, the New York State
botauist, claims that thirty new species
of fungi have been found during the
year. OF the lifty-nine edible species
illustrated in his annual report, he states
that at least forty have been used as fool
| by him. t'The more | experiment In this
direction" he further saws, ''the more
firmly l am convinced that the number
! of really poisonous or dangerous species
of mushrooms is very small"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
THE Sw EET, SAD YEATS.

The sweet, sad years, the sun, the rain.
Alas! too quickly did they wane,
FOR each some boon, some blessing bore;
Of smiles and tears each had its store
Its checkerod lot of bliss and pain.
Although it idle be and vain.
Yet cannot the wish restrain
That l had held them evermore.
The sweet, sad years.
Like echo of an old refrain
That long within the mind has lain.
keep repeating DER aud Ger,
Nothing can e'er the past restore.
Nothing bring back the years again,
The sweet, sad years"
--Rev. Charles D. Gall,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A chaing dish-Crow.
Cold feet-Two feet of snow.
Creature comforts-Household pets.
A partial paymeut-The fayorite's
salary.
An old timer Your great grand
fathers clock Troy Press.
The editor may enjoy good health,
but he is always Gin critical conditions.
Puck.
Talk about your transformations! We
have seen square man turn round. =
Statesman.
Some philanthropic women seem to
work everywhere except at home. -
Somervillc Journal.
Great wit may be allied to madness,
superior sanity. Puck.
"Here's another case of kidnapping"
said the messenger boy who found u
comrade asleep. Washington Post.
A man may be superior to false social
standards, yet it makes him uncomfort-
able to be cut by his barber. Puck.
A young man never thoroughly
appreciates his own insiguiicancc until
he attends his own wedding. Puck.
In Missouri they sell Shetland ponies
by the perpendicular foot, and the pur
chaser has to pony up.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Mmcer-"What brought about ali this
trouble between Morgan aud his wifes
Is his mind unsettled!" Parsons-'No,
it was his coffee.
! Mrs. Singer-"Patti has a diamond
| ring worth $5000" Mr.. Siuger-''Ol,
well, | wager she got it for mere song"
Jewellers Weekly.
Mrs. Trolley-.'Do tell me-, Mr.. Kau-
vass, which is the greatest work OF art?"
Mr.. Kanvass--" Selling the paint
ings. New York Sun.
"Jenny, do you know what a miracle
is2' "Yes'm. Ma says if you don't
marry our new parson it will be a
miracle. "--Brooklyn Life.
Martin-"How well Miss G-eenbough
keeps her agew Mrs. Grinder-"Why,
of coursel nothing would induce her to
give it away. ."-Inter. Ocean.
81 really feel that l am public
example of pole-lightness, said /the
carbon as it was put in readiness fpf the
electric Washington Star.
"Our gardener will make good viii
lam in meodrama." "Why so2'
"Because he is always laying out plots
that amount to nothing in the end-"-
Boston Gazette.
Eleanor-eD you think Miss
Moves plays with great leelingi" Tom
(drylO-''Yes; she does seem to feel
about for the notes good deal. "-Har.
ward Lampoon.
On the Ocean Greyhound; Captain
Saylors--"pm sorry to say, marianne,
we're delayed. The vessels broke her
shaft, ma am" Mrs. J. S. (symbatLeti-
caIly)-"oh, dear. Can, you fix it with
this hairpin!"-Chi,ago Ness Record.
The great problem tbo l have to
deal with, said the keeper Of the i'm
beetle asylum, ''i4 70 1iud some occupa-
ton for the people under nay ctar5e."
"Why not set them to iuyentina aollege
yells," asked the visitor -- baiis!g. Elk.
press.
Old Lady Ito chemist IL want a aoy
of canine pills" Chemist cay 'Whatsthc
matter with the dog9" Old Lsdy t,a,
dignantly)-''l want you 10 understand.
sir, my husband is eeutienar
Chemist puts, up quininc pills IN pr'
tound silence Y pntlalplnhin 1Inips
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23

tisa curious fact, muses. the Chicago
Herald, that the father OF Alexander
q, ,,bame Bell once devised an alphabet
Of "visible speech" to represent all the
.oouds of which the human voice IS
corable and that his son, from teaching
deaf mutcs, should have enlarged the
nossibilities of sound almost to in
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
A C,tious Spriug.

Three miles birth of Aurora, in AL
bauy County, yEomiug, stone bluff
rises abruptly fIm the plains to hight
of 600 feet. Thfy feet from the ground
the rock has tin and jagged appear
ance as if it hadbeen struck by light
nlng. From tn clefts thus formed there
gushes forth a $ring, or springs, Of
magnificent wat, the volume being
quite large. -African Farmer
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23

At the recent International Congress of
Physiology at Liege, Professor Herman
demonstrated his method of photographs
ing the sound of vowels. The vowels
were sung out before one of Edison's
monographs. immediately afterward
they were reproduced very slowly, and
the vibrations recorded by microphoue.
The latter was furnished with mirror,
which reflected the light of an electric
lamp upon registering cylinder, covered
with sensitized paper and protected by
another cylinder with a small opening
which gave passage to the rays OF light
from the reflector. BY this means was
obtained very distinct Photographic
traces, and the constancy was remark
able for the different letters. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
fnltyy.

A food enthusiast has arisen, who says
h.t tbe banana is the universal food and
o,o.b;ro Of the human race. He claims
that before long bread, mullins, por-
ridge, soup, pies, and sausages will be
made ont of bananas. Besides that, ali
indelible ink can be made out of the
skin and beautiful cloth can be made
out Of the fibre.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
shore.

Tho Rural New Yorker stys.: The
dav is coming when every milk dairy
man will be compelled 10y law to have a
veterinarian examine his cows regularly
I'D rive them a character for health.
wbv shouldn't we know there is health
:, our milk as we'll as wealth III our
forfilzer2
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23

The Society for the Protection OF Birds
appears to be mabing hodway in Eng
land. Accorlin. to lts second annual
report, which has Iust / en- issued, the
NUMBER OF members has Increased from
lsOO to 2a00. There is agidently plenty
Vi work for them to DO they wish to
preserve birds of bright plumage from
''e annlhllation threatened by the de-
mands Of fashion. 1t appears that even
so common, hardy and prolific a bird as
'ne sodfiucA is in danger If extinction.
'Ac lash'on OF mounting W, ole birds ON
a''' and bonnets has beel peculiarly
ia'al What the society is anxious to
pflns about is the extension IF the wild
' projection act, the peration Of
which begins too late AMI ems 20, soon
~ the year to be OF much prgktical ben.
eht. The report points outI that it is
uo' only the direct slauqhtd of birds
'0' which fashion is responsible. There
'"or'nous demand nowadays for
=" winter berries for the urpose of
''ae aaornnent. AS a re4lt a good
=, ''ros which escape the snare of
tht iOWlp- die e .
H. "'u'a' iood. Artificial lkrries last
''Dssr than the real aud loo lust as
rs'.y' & ~ while the mauufact,u1of them
dss,,u,,Ip ssn provide emp.oymout or many
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
years.

Lord Dunravcn values the English
u,la..ure feet at $5O,ooo,oo and
saws it finds employment for six or seven
thousand men at sea, besides those on
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23
DtTALLA.
DY HENRY NJ. STANLEY.

HlLE proceeding
to Zanzibar in
February, 1879, in
t h e C hart ere d
steamer Albion, we
stopped at Alden to
take IN coal. Pres
sertly a bright
Somali youth, who
had padded his
own canoe, swung
himself aboard our
ship, and, after
making fast his lit
tie craft; 1vith a
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23

According to life insurance statistics
.,o average of mans life has increased
GO Nor cent. during the last twenty-five
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23

pbiladelphia has $4,000 more women
than Ulen.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-23

A case of bleeding through the souri
skin is the subject OF European med
ical report.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-19

side by side, through Oxford street and
the Strand, never once losing sight of the
mongrel that was, he fancied, to be the
clue to the recovery of his property.
Dodging and winding his way among
market carts and hackney coaches, the
dog, never once relaxing his speed, di-
verged into by-streets and lanes until he
appeared up a court in Leather lane
Dismounting and giving their horses in
charge to a lad and, having impressed a
Waterman into their service, they ad-
Vanced up the court in single file. Sir
William led the way, a cooked pistol in
either hand; Mai. Higgins, who came
next, was unarmed: the Waterman
brought up the rear in a Ieisurelv wav
that showed him by no means thirsting
for the fray Doorway after doorway
was examined, but the cur seemed liter
ally to have vanished. In an angle of the
cul-de-sac into which they had entered
Sir William at last discovered an outside
wooden staircase. Despite the remon-
strances of his companions, he persisted
in creeping cautiously up the crazy
stairs. There, curled up at a door and
apparently fast asleep, lay the clew who
had so faithfully, but unconsciously,
guided him to his masters lair
A summons to open the door met with
no response. Sir William, to whom anger
and excitement gave additional energy,
put his knee to the door, bidding Mai
Higgins 'Duck!' as he did so. The door
yielded with crash; shot passed over
the lowered heads of the two officers, and
took effect in the cocked-hat of the watch
man. a short scutfie, and the thieves
saved their lives by surrendering at
discretion to Sir Williams pistols. On a
table in their midst was spread out the
whole of the "swag." not an article was
missing. A presentation sword of Sir Will
lam S, the hilt of which was thickly crusted
with gems, was the only part of the booty
that had met with IL usage; but every
diamond, ruby, or emerald that had been
knocked from its socket still lay on the
worm eaten table, and was, before many
days were past, restored to It's accus-
toned bed. A few bruises and dents in
the metalwork of the hilt remained, and
these Sir William would show with great
glee in after-days, telling how the good
sword was lost and won; while, as to the
dents and notches on the blade, gained in
more legitimate warfare, the good colo
mel could scarce ever be got to speak a
word
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-19
When a Negress Was Burned in
Massachusetts,,

From the Springfield (Mass) Republican.
NhlIe we cry out against the barbara
ties of our southern cOuntrymen in bnrn-
ing negroes, let US not forget that Massa-
chusetts, though she never burned
witches, as we are often told she did has
within $50 years burned a negro woman
under sentence of the law. Chief JusGice
Benjamin LYnde, the younger. who was
born in 100, and succeeded his father in
the judicial Office. entered in his almanac
for Sept. 81, 1749, Che then being in
Springheld): Fair; negro burned
Woom arraigned;n and in mis- diary. Jnlv
3, 1865: AT our court at CAMBRIDGE a
negro man and woman were convicted If
poisoning their master, Capt. Goldman
were sentenced, he to be hanged. She to
be burned, which was executed accord
lngly In september, and he hung m in
chains afterwards In confirmation of
this, the Boston Evening Post of Sept %
100, said: Thursday last, in the after,
noon, Mark, negro man, and Philis a
negro woman, both servants of Cant
John Goldman, of Charlestown. were
executed at Cambridge for poisonino
their said master. The man was hange3
and the woman burned at a stake about
ten yards distant from the gallows Tbe,,
both died penttent." At this time tho
Judge himself was the owner of a slave
whom he emancipated by will in l776.
A gentle, womanly trait of Queen Victoria
Is her intense love for little chtldren-a love
which she shares with every other mernbar
OF her family She delights in having a.
small creatures about her and nothi5c, ~
qulChiy brings tears TO her faded blue ewes as
pathetic story about child. - a.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-19
IDLE BOASTS CAUSE A TRAGEDY.
A Bride Kills Herself and Her Father
Shoots Her Husband Dead.

Abilene, Tex, Nov. 12.-Trinidad
Romero a Mexican, 30 years old, and liv-
ing in Douglasville, near here, was enam-
ored of the only daughter of Julius Lar
insky, a Polish settler.
His suit was favored by the father, but
the girl favored a man of her own race,
Nathan SOrowski, who had little to offer
than his love Romero had much wealth
Not long ago, Larinsky told Romero that
he looked upon his suit with favor, and
that If he could arrange to put Sorowski
out of the way Romer might have his
daughter in marriage. Soon after So
rowski disappeared mysteriOusly. 1t
was smooth sailing then for Romero who
yesterday was welded to Miss Larinsky.
AT the wedding feast Romero became in
toXlcated and boosted that he had killed
Sorowski, and that he was abetted in his
crime by Larinsky. This so enraged the
bride that she attempted to cut the throat
or her husband with butcher knife, and
was only prevented by her father, who
wrenched the knife from her Believing
that all were leagued against her, she
turned from her husband and plunged the
knife into her throat and killed herself,
ms craZed Larinsky, and, looking upon
trinidad Romero as the sole cause of his
troubles, he shot him dead. The strangest
part of all is that Sorowski, who was sup
posed TO have been murdered by ROmer
returned this morning atser the double
killing
He said that he was hired about a
month ago by Romero for Sl3 TO go to Eddy,
n. M, to see man about n cattle deal
When he arrived at the place he learned
that he had been on wild goose chase.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-19

Emperor William is said to have developed
passion for dancing: and has been sug-
gested by the New York World that he prob
aoly expects to lead the Germans this sea
son.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-02-03

This closes all the
uvene Jackson At Edgrton
OO At Jackson $500 This would have left with
but for the extremely long trip there persons
and an $26 IL railway fare the
next Dakota appointment impossible divide
the state line But when the Dakota through
divide with Mr. Johnson put gigantic campaign ever
undertaken by mortal man.
And yet all without business losses speak
chair through Illness and
this love OF the and love
o removed the
eye but Gods.
It's O'Clock in the mornngand will close with
gardng T. H. Johnson Charles struggling
farm He received the
He knows the history OF that work Potter
week OF it. Mr. Gasby that 5000 reserve wilt
johnson knows OF the anxious hours profound
and often shadowy goes which umphs
and We will leave it the hands
companions, Mr. and Mrs Gibson, of Ppeston re-
proach praise? Let enemies
year is safe-safe with the eternity Almighty
It for And whether or
will have deserts for those midnight
comfort in this day. the already heart where
treachery enter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-02-03

Mr. Donne arguments and thav cannot -
Tor thought study on
Of MI Donnely has his we'll az has nt
fnance.-Chicago Times. - - = e1' 0nu
Mr. Donney purpose in writing it, like purposes
himself No will ganay eat character Is at heart
that he his kind that purpose in lie
to do them some little measure of g0odSt Paul
No that book Golden
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The straphtorward ap
Exceedingly interesting reading
direction OF advanced thoughThe View Washington D. c.
For "The Golden Bottle Caesars Colnmn
and infinitely charm life
love than evil deeds.-The Vanguard, Chicago '
The Golden Bottle likely prove popular than Caesars
Column kansas City Times
Really we'll written despite Mr. Donneys modesty possesses
much interest.-Cle7eland Ohio Journal.
The Golden Bottle" out Bemys Beamy puts Cmsar
Column in the shade.-Kansas City Star.
very singular and curious book Of hopeful
nature than that
Galveston Texas News. - ~
Inc book written Donne interesting style will
have q large sae.-Sagnaw News Michigan 49,
1t does not lack interest
lated but highly intercollegiate Louis Star Sayings.
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his book noble for charity remarkably
well told developed with Skill
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