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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
Arithomaniacs.

An arithOmaniac is a man who has
a strange idiosyncracy for some one
of the nine numerals, and is impelled
by power beyond the control of his
will to cause that particular figure to
play part in every transaction OF
his life. Boswell says that DR.. John
son was so afflicted and that his
idiosvncracy was to touch with his
hand every third pillar or post he
came across. The affection or habit,
or whatever yCu choose, is rare. 1t
formed a topic for discussion last
night in the Broadway Central Hotel,
by group of commercial travellers
with Henri Durand, of Montreal, as
the interesting center. Mr.. Durand,
who was inclined to be facetious, says
that the figure two is constantly in
his minds eye, and that, try as he
will, it keeps before him in every
thing he undertakes or performs.
1t has been that way since | was a
child. " said he, and as long as
can remember. The figure two OF
one of its multiples must always be
connected with everything ] do. 1t
is difficult for me to convey my mean.
ing clearly, when | make such broad
assertion, but perhaps you will un.
derstand me when say that / am al
ways impelled to take a room in a hotel
whose number contains the figure
two. ! always want two pitchers OF
ice water; | eat two meals day;
order my dishes two at time; | in
variably comb and brush my hail
with two combs and two brushes;
wear two suits of underclothing
every day of my life wear two hats,
one in the morning, one in the after.
noon; two collars, two sets of cuffs
two pair of shoes take two seats at
the theatre, whether alone or ac-
companied; always buy two trunks
two valises are my constant com
panions-in fact, | do not know o
anything in the ordinary affairs O
life that | am not impelled to calcu
late on two in the concrete or alb
stract."
do you always sleep in two beds
at once?" asked one of the party.
Mr.. Durand was silent for a mo-
ment. Then he said: "These doubts
are too, too bad Let's adjourn. p
New York Mail and Express.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

= .oL. posing the motto
LJected to severe rules. The
body" and the soul" were required
to be in such relation to each other
that the soul" should invariably ex-
plain the body" The legend must
be concise. neatly turned and ingeni-
ously suggestive-like the "Desdicha-
do" Of the disinherited knight in
"Ivanhoe."
1t had always to be applicable to
the person as well as to the material
object forming the body" and it
must not be drawn from things un-
or too facile, too humble, or, above
all, too arrogant. Again. it was es-
sential that the figure should be
agreeable to the eye, and its idea to
the mind. Finally, the device was
perfect only when the "body" was
unique and the soul" or motto in a
language which was not the mother
tongue of him who bore it.
The motto ought not to contain
more than eight syllables. That of
cur Order of the Garter, "Honi soft
qui NAL y pense," contained only sew
en-; that of our Kings, "Dieu ct mon
droit," only four. The device of Leo
X. was a yoke with "Suave" for the
motto-"The yoke of the Lord il;
sweet" That of Henry Ill, King Of
France and Poland, two crowns o.
the earth and one up above, with the
motto, "Manet ultima coelo;" that of
Charles ", the pillars Of Hercules,
and the legend. Ne plus ultra"
Devices went out of vogue in the
seventeenth century, and now sur
vive only in the coats Of arms of the
older families, where the reader, if
he be so disposed, may study them at
leisure, and examine how nearly they
approach the ideal embodied in the
foregoing rules. All the Year Round.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
A Youthful Pessimist,

Ary boy or girl who doesn't know
what pessimist is should be sure to
read the following: j,
jeremiah, who is IL years old, is
already confirmed pessimist Among
tho things he continually grumbles
about are his lead pencils.
which never have points, and to
sharpen which he always has to Dor.
row knife Of some schoolmate
"Why don't you have knife Of
your own, Jerry?" one Of the boys
asked.
SCOT no pocket to put it in" Jerry
answered, mournfully.
"Then why don't you have q pock.
ct, persisted his schoolmate.
IF had one it would have hole
In it..
well, even then you wouldn't be
any worse off than you are now"
Him! Yes, | should. If / had a
pocket and hole in it, I'd never
have anything to lose through it,"
Jerry sighed deeply and went on
whiting his pencil with the duh
blade of the other boys knife.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

Itt SptHu-
4Acellency replied that
such an accusation was hardly in
place from man who had wasted a
whole fortune.
That is not true" quickly re.
piled Soto Major. Il have spent not
only one fortune. but three. The
great difference between us, however,
is that | spent my own money, while
Your Excellency wastes the money OF
others
Naturally enough the Government
wished to get such an opponent out
Of the way TO make him as harm
less as possible the authorities offered
him the mission to Sweden, which,
almost strange to say, he accepted.
He soon became one of the most
popular figures in Stockholm. Every
child in the city knew the small,
bearded diplomat, whose wit
was as much admired as his collec.
ton of Jewels and cravats. Even in
his old age he was unable to overcome
the wasteful habits of his youth.
Many are the stories told of him in
Stockholm. Once, in one of the best
houses of the capital, a young woman
happened to drop a small coin, worth
not more than five cents. The vi.
compile opened his pocketbook, took
from it a hundred-crown note, and
lighted it to aid the young woman in
her search. i New York Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

rne morn
all over. At
rom my days
70 at me at ham
49, fashion, and I would
0lack tom-cat was clawing and
Ing me. You can imagine what kind
of time | had
This went on and on until Just got tired
OF irving to live But one day ] saw in Il
Canada paper father takes. an account of
medicine called DR.. Williams Pink Pills, re-
latng some wonderful cures they had made
in New York State l determined TO try it.
Kill or cure-I should have risked the kill
ing-for had got to the point where didn't
care much whether lived or died.
81 sent for some Of the pills, and the long
and short Of it is. the first box did me 30
much good sent for more, and then-well
you know what a raging toothache or boil
is and how good you felt when it quit tortur-
ing you. That's the way [ felt, and tell
you | have such vivid feeling of relief and
huoyancy that feel almost like bird on
the wing.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con
densed form. all the elements necessary TO
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an un-
failing specific for such diseases as locomotor
ataxa. partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance,
sciatica. neuralgia. rheumatism. nervous
headache, the after effects of la grippe, pai
ptation of the heart pale and sallow com
plexons, that tired feeling resulting from
nervous prostration all diseases resulting
from Initiated humors in the blood, such as
scrofua. chronic eryslpelas, etc. They are
also a specific for troubles peculiar - te-
males, such as suppressions, irregularities,
and all forms Of weakness
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are not a patent
medicine in the sense that name implies
They We're first compounded as prescrip-
tion and used as such in general practice by
an eminent physician. So great was their
efficacy that it was deemed wise to place
them within the reach OF all. They are now
manufactured by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, n. Y, and Brock
vile. Ont. and are sold in boxes (neyer in
loose form hy the dozen or hundred, and the
public are cautioned against numerous imi-
tations sold in this shape) at so cents box,
or six boxes Tor -. 80. and may be had OF all
druggists or direct by mail from Dr. VIZ
Jams Medicine Company from eithel So
1rpGs
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO,

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner OF the firm of +. J. CHENEY d
CO., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each aud every case of tarrh that
cannot be cured BY the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December. A. d. 1886.
~- A. w. GLEASON,
! SEAL
49, NOtdru Public
Halls Catarrh Cure istaken internally and acts
directly ON the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY d Co, Toledo, @.
eg% Sold by Druggists, i5c.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
tor than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
The needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
DIts excellence is due TO its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
pists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
fractured Ny the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

It will, perhaps, require little stretch of
the imagination on the part OF tho reader to
recognize the fact that tho two portraits at
the head of this article are of the same in
diyidual; and yet they are truthful sketches
made from photographs, taken only a few
months apart, of very much esteemed citi-
zen of lllinois-Mr. c. H Harris, whose ad-
dress is No. 1922 Second Avenue, Rock
Island, H. The following extract from let
ter written by Nj, Harris explains the mar
velous chanGein his personal appearance. He
writes "Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery saved my life and has made me
man. My home physician says am good for
forty years yet You will remember that |
was just between life and death, and all of
my friends were sure it was q case of death,
until | commenced taking q second bottle of
Golden Medical Discovery when became
able to sit up and the cough was very much
better, and the bleeding from my lungs
stopped, and before l had taken six bottles of
the Golden Medical Discovery my cough
ceased and l was a new man and ready for
business.
l now feel that it is duty that owe to
my fellow-men to recommend to them the
Golden Medical Discovery which saved my
life when doctors and all other medicines
failed to do me any good
l send to you with this letter two of my
photographs; one taken few weeks before
was taken down sick in bed, and the other
WIS uhhen dllGT WIS wei. these TWO DnO-
tographs ore faithfully reproduced at the
head of this article.
Mr.. Harris's experience in the use of I" Gold
en- Medical Discovery" is not an exceptional
one. Thousands of eminent people in all
parts of the world testify, in just as emphatic
language, to its marvellous curative powers
over all chronic bronchial, throat and lung
diseases, chronic nasal catarrh, asthma, and
kindred diseases.
Eminent physicians prescribe "Golden
Medical Discovery" when any of their dear
ones lives are imperilled by that dread dis
ease, Consumption Under such circum-
stances only the most reliable remedy would
be depended upon. The following letter is to
the point. It is from an eminent physician of
Stamps, Lafayette Co, Ark. He saws !:
Consumption is hereditary in my wife's
family some have already died with the dis
ease. Ny wife has a sister, Mrs. E. A.
Cleary, that was taken with consumption.
She used DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, and, tc tho surprise OF her many friends,
she got we'll. My wife has also had hem
orrhages from the lungs, and her sister in
sisted on her using the Golden Medical Dis
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

Little Dora, the child actress OF
the Alferi Theater in Rome, is quite
4 little courtier in her way and knows
how to fatter as well as her elders.
One day she said to the Queen of
Portugal; You are a saint, are you
not? Every one says you are. " "No,
dear" said the Queen; cit is my hus.
bands mother who is called saint"
Out you are as beautiful as saint, "
said the child
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
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MARROW, Baldwin Co., Ala

MurlON, Odiu"ni WI
II it would DO any moro convincing
could easily fill the columns of this papel WV
letters testifying to the cure OF the S ,.s
diseases of the throat, bronchla ana map
by the use Of Golden Medical Dlscosaa
To build up solid flesh and strength slM =
grip, pneumonia, lung feverl, einaI y.
fevers, and other prostrating diseases H. H.
no equal. 1t does not make fat Ike Goa . ~
oil and its nasty compounds, but soi'd' H'~
some flesh. a..
A complete treatise on Throat, bron ssu.
and Lung Diseases also including 49, a,ss !,
and Chronic Nasal Catarrh, and ponansa~ H.
successful means of home treatment lol =.
maladies, will be mailed to any addles y
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associs ssn.
Buffalo, N. Y, on receipt OF SIX csu'
stamps, to pay postage,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

CoUGHs, HoARSENEss SORE THROAT, etc.
quick Y relieved by "BroUR'S Bronchial
Troches They surpass all other prepara-
tons in removing hoarsenesS, an rs a cougb
remedy are pre- eminently the est
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

postal, drop of ink, request for a free
catalogue-2Q00 rnailable articles-save % TO SIC.
on 81. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment. sc;
Liver Pills, PC; Porous Plasters, pc, Hat
Dye, l0c. L. A. Hall, Charleston, S. c.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

SEVERAL hundred thousand per,
sons who went to the World Fair
kissed what they were told was a
piece OF the real Blarney stone 1t
now turns out that the stone in ques-
ton was only a Chicago paving stone.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

THE man who has nothing to say
is all righy if he doesn't talk too
much.-New e)Ileans -cayuue.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

PROFESSOR GARNER says that o.
rIllas do not talk with chimpanzees
but neglects to tell US which Marty
Is at fault or which began il
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

Then large Jumps the size of a hens egg form
ed upon both sides of my neck. I opened them
and closely followed the doctors directions,
but grew worse and the hair commenced to
fall off my head. Finally, heard so much talk
about Hoods Sarsaparlla decided to take it.
continued until | took five bottles which cur
ed me sound dollar, and from that time
until now have not had a sick day and have
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
ShilOh's Cure

Is sold on n guarantee. 1t cures Incipient Con.
sumption; it is the Bes Cough Cure; &c, Sec. 81
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

Mr. Dulaney's address is Campbell, oaa
81 had catarrh in the head for years ID
trouble with my left lung at the same trs
You put SO much faith in your remedies at
l concluded to try one bottle or two, 'ml
derived much benefit therefrom. ] uad9
three bottles of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Rsna!
five bottles of your " Golden Medical Disrf
ery,n and in four months ] was myself ag@,
| could not sleep on my left side, and now
can sleep and eat heartily. So long as nn
your medicines on hand have no need ~
doctor | do not think my house ID 0'S
without them. Yours truly,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

AN N U No 10 1894.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
became DeathIy Sick.

taken with night
1 IA 1at
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19

From the Buckeye State comes the ha~
ing: &C. was pronounced to havc ccnzrp
ton by two Of our best doctors. lsMI
nearly $500, and was no better. Icoadlf
to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Disnvs
l bought and used eight bottles and d
now say with truth that feel just V
to-day as l did at twenty-five, and candos
as good days work on the farm, although
had not done any work for several year,
Truly, your friend,
@lCMI. @uMo;.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-04-19
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men I'm going to stay NJ
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13

A Louisville Special to the New York
World says: There was a monkey fun
eral here yesterday. the departed one.
Humberto, a talented Similar. whose per-
Torrance supplemented by a hand-organ'
enabled his master. Tony Demato, 70
earn a living. Three days ago Humberto
was stricken with pneumonia. When he
died, Dematto called in all his friends
and many tears were shed. The scarlet
robe which Humberto wore was wrapped
around his body
The funeral services were in Italian.
Dematto laid one hand on the dead mon
KEY and raised the other and gesticulated
throughout his speech. Two organ-grind-
or friends PLAYED "Ta-ra-ra Boundary
and their two monkeys danced. Then
the procession started for the burying-
place. which was the river Dematto led
the procession. Then came the dead
monkey on an ironing board. borne by
two stalwart Italians. The two live mon
keys and their masters came next. follow
ed by a long. irregular line OF men. wo-
men and children. The organs played
the women walled. and the men gave
vent TO EXPLANATIONS Of sorrow and de-
spair.
When the river was reached. the pau-
bearers set their burden down, the crowd
clustered about and Dematto made an
other speech. Then one end Of the iron
ing-board was thrust into the water and
Humberto's body rolled into the river.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13
THE BROAD STREET vIADUCr.

We hone that those citizens who con-
denim the construction OF viaduct
along the line OF Broad street, uniting
Church Hill with the region near the
City Hall, Will withdraw their opposi-
ton. To any dlsinterested observer the
proposition would at once resolve itse1
into a question OF ways and means and
the best plan for building It.
Many cities are built on each side OF
a valley, as Richmond is on shockoe
creek, but the rule ia by viaducts or
bridges to promote easy communication
between the high points without obstruct-
ing unduly any means Of access to the
intermediate but lower points. In New
vo-l, where there was no valley TO cross
but rand transit to accomplish the
greatest opposition was offered 10 the
Elevated railroad. II was sincerely be
lieved that such structure would rum
the adjacent property. The fallacy Oh
this opinion has been abundah'ly
monstrated by the practical results
II would be hard to find city where
q viaduct would at once be so useiu
and such an ornament as would prop
erlv. spaciously constructed viaduct Oh
our Broad street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13
THE RESOLUTIONS or THE SUGAR
CONVENTION.

The Convention Of Louisiana Sugar
Planters, instead of passing the resolu-
lions which 1t adopted, would have done
far better TO have had no attention called
TO their case. Sugar is a thing which
almost every man. woman and child in
the country looks on as a necessity. The
present tariff bill provides for a tax OF
40 per cent. on raw sugar and one-eighth
OF a cent a pound on refined, and the
people would have stood that without
saying anything about IL because 1t was
in the nature OF an ad valorem tax and
presumably about what sugar should fair
ly pay In an all-round system OF taxa
ton. But the Sugar Planters' Conven-
ton comes and tells us
THAT the present sugar schedule OF
the Senate Finance Committee, fixing the
duties on raw sugar imported into this
country al 10 per cent. ad valorem. Is
an insufficient and inadequate protection
10 the home producers"
This Is startling. Of course. and xatu-
rally makes the rest OF the Americans
think over the matter. And the first
question which confronts them whom they
begin to think over II u why are they
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13

under any obligation 10 impose 'aN
on sugar thai will provide euiii''e"'
and adequate protection 10 tne nm
producers?' There are nearly
,oI,,,ons Of Americans. each one OF "no'"
f. interested TO get sugar as ch'"p''
possible. and there are less t''a"
hundred thousand ''home proou
:, ,uerv that these sixty-nine million n'e
,.us-aa thousand Americans are goihs
- ,.oI very strongly moved to tax eac"
ono NJ themselves through an increase :"
the price Of the sugar each one Gun
su,ues IN order that the other hve nun
ared thousand may prosper By raising
sugar? They are prone to reason tha'
they are under no sort OF oohgauon ~
do this. and, II the Louisiana sugar
Planters Convention don't look out they
will turn this immense body OF their lei-
low-cItizens into advocates OF entireV
free sugar.
1t does not mend matters at all Tor the
convention 20 add
THAT for thirty years tho duty Oh
sugar has ranged from two 10 Uni &C
cents per pound. and sugar all over uhe
world during most of this time had peen
t0O ner cent. higher than It is to-day
II is probably true that sugar is 90 per
cent lower to-day than IT was re"
years back. The immense development OF
beet sugar in Germany has brought the
price down wonderfully. But we sugar
consumers reason that II this immense
reduction in the price OF sugar has taken
Mace we are as much entitled TO the
benefit OF II as the rest Of the world,and We
naturally kick" against putting a tax
of two TO three cents a pound on our
sugar. and thereby depriving US OF this
immense fail OF 20 per cent. in Its COST
merely that a few planters In Louisiana
may make their land profitable through
sugar planting. We reason that we had
better buy their land and turn it out 70
20 wild than to coddle them up into sue
cessful farmers at any such price as thls'
There Is very little more In their COM
plant that il Is an act OF injustice 10
them to withdraw the bounty because
they have made large OUTLAWS upon the
expectation that the bounty would De
kept up Whoever makes investments
upon an expectation that public legislation
will be kept in any given channel does
so at his own risk. The Congress OF the
United States cannot put itself under an
obligation that would be legally binding
nor is there anything in the act giant
ing a bounty to the Louisiana planters
that would constitute a moral obligation
on it to continue that act in force at all
different from what exists In all other
public acts. They are all liable. and must
in the nature Of things be liable, to altera-
ton or repeal as Congress snail MINK
the public interests demand.