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The free press., 1894-07-12

Crop prospects continue favorable.
Henry McGehee is home from a
successful several months business
,onr in the "Land of Flowers
". W. Gentry, Nicholson's hand
some and clever station agent, was
recent visitor to Poplarville rel
stives.
Attorney G. W. Ellis was called
10 Nicholson Saturday and to New
Orleans Sunday on professional
business.
Prof. w. 1. Thames, who has
,een attending the Oxford Peabody
Normal, arrived home Sunday morne
ing, but returned up the road in
the evening.
Miss Matte Scott, one OF our
most charming and eff cient young
teachers, is attending the Summer
Normal at Lake.
Mics Corinne Batson, a winsome
belle Of Elinor, made hop>skip-
jump visit to her aunt, Mrs. j. a,
Dossett, last Saturday.
Edgar Anderson returned home
Friday from pleasant aud profit
able attendance at the exercises of
the Oxford Peabody Normal.
David Entrlken, charged with
burning several business houses in
Purvis, last year, was recently ar
rested at Scranton, and is now IN
the Meridian Jail for safe keeping.
Miss Mamie Abney, one of the
sweetest women engaged in teach.
ing the "young idea how to shoot, y
IN this county, spent several days
Of the past week with Poplarville
friends.
GENERAL DEPRESSlON:- =
,ieneral depression in business calls
lor Humphreys Specifics. You
cannot afford to experiment in
aard times Humphreys Specifics
sre economical and sure.
Jlm Smith returned Friday from
business trip to points up the
road, going as far as Meridian.
DIM met young vicksburg lawyer
a. Hattlesburg, whose full address
As would like to have, should this
meet his eye.
lownsman S. j. McBryde, who
uaQes between here and the coast,
uad the misfortune, last Thursday,
while at Bay st. Louis, to lose his
0est mule from a sudden attack of
collc. We tlust that Providence
VIII so bless the fruits of Mr.. Nc
1ryde's labor, that the loss will not
De long.felt.
". Il. Nelson, who is iu the drug
W BUSINESS at Kingyille, Mo-, has so
Guy Gucn confidence in Chamberlain's $
ss, Ssuhc, cholera and Dlarrho oea Rem.
suy srs That he warrants every bottle
su. suu offers to refund the money to
tsy uy customer who is not satisfied af-
risl using it. Mr.. Nelson takes no
sSr sA u doing this because the Rem~
s certain cure for the dlseas-
kno wi winch it is intended and he
ill., IOSs : 1t, 1t is for sale by Poplar
The free press., 1894-07-12

DIR. j. b. PLEASANTS, "a dentist
of 40 years experience, will make
regular monthly visits to Poplar
vile and other points on the line
OF this road. Whlle here his Office
will be at the Marion House. The
doctors appointments, when made
will be found below.
The free press., 1894-07-12
THINK-IS 1T YOU ?

Many of our subscribers now owe
g., one two and three years. Please
.smit and afford us the pleasure
af o;ving due credit for same.
The free press., 1894-07-12
FREE TO ALL:

Ripans Tabules cure fiatulence.
Ripans Tabules cure Indigestion.
Ripans Tabules; gentle cathartic.
Ripans TabulAs are always ready.
Ripans Tabules have come to stay,
Ripans Tabules pleasant laxative
The free press., 1894-07-12
nyN TIC r !%Oa

plesse call at Poplarville Drug
compapy's store and settle your
accounts for 1893.
POPLARVILLE DRUG co.
The free press., 1894-07-12
TO HORSE OWNERS

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try Dr. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. 25
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
Poplarviile Drug Company.
The free press., 1894-07-12

Ripans Tabules cure hives.
Ripans Tabules at druggists.
The free press., 1894-07-12
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby gwen that the
sale of contract for building causes
way across pond on the Lumberton
aud River Roed, will be sold at pub
lie outcry to the lowest bidder, at
the door of the courthouse iu the
town of PoplaryiIle, Pearl River Co.,
on the 1st Monday Of August, 1894,
between legal hours Of sale. Said
cause way to be built according to
plans and specifications pow on file
in the clerks office Contractor 10
give bond in double the amount of
contract price, and to complete said
contract according to the order of
said Board. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
By order OF the Board Supervi-
sors of Pearl River county, Miss.
X. l.. RATLIFF. Clerk b. s.
Poplalvllle. July 8, 1894.
The free press., 1894-07-12

"rHE BESr.'-The best medi>
clnes are HUMPHREYS SPECIE
los. They cure surely; they cure
quickly; they cure economically. Ev-
cry pellet is worth its weight In gold
as curative agent. For sale by
druggists.
The free press., 1894-07-12
ohamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment

Is certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Granulated Eye Lids Sore Nipples, Piles
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
25 cents per box. For sale by druggists
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
DEER AVID BISON.
Indian Bison ana sambur Deer INSOFAR
able Companions,

The bison of India has never been
kept long in captivity, except in the
case of one bull which is now in the
possession of his highness the Mahara-
jah of Mysore. How this bull came to
survive, when so many of his fellows
had succumbed, is very pretty story.
1t is related by the author of '"Gold,
Sport and Coffee Planting in Mysore,"
who took it down from the lips of his
neighbor, Mr.. Park, who captured the
animal and was knowing to all the
details of the story.
When captured, the bull was sup
posed 10 be about three days old A
week afterward young doe sambur,
pursued by jungle dogs, ran into a
laborer's cottage and was made
prisoner. 1t was decided to keep the
deer as a companion for the bison, and
the two were accordingly Kept together.
though never shut up. They were fed
on milk, and then allowed to Craze, and
soon became lnseparable.
They were fed at IL o'clock and at 4
in the afternoon, and seemed to know
their feeding times exactly
When the bison was two wears old it
was thought best to fit him with nose
rope. He was tied to tree, his nose
was bored, and he was liberated. lie
ran all about the grounds, and then, for
the first and only time, he was heard to
below.
After this he was regularly led out to
| Craze. The samDur would sometimes re.
main behind, but seemed to have no
difficulty in finding him, putting up her
nose 10 catch the scent, and then START
ing at once in the right direction. The
bison had nosuch power, and ii ever he
missed his companion, would go wan
deriug about until he found her.
When the bull was three years old he
was presented to the Maharaiah, and
was sent off to the nearest railway sta
ton, some 90 miles away. The doc soon
noticed his absence, held up her nose as
usual, got the direction, and when the
bull was five or six miles on the wav
she overlook him. He showed the most
extreme delight, and the two Travelled
happily to Mysore.
Mr.. Park saw the bull in 1891, and two
or three years afterward Mr. Elliot was
glad to learn that the bison and the deer
were still inseparable companions, and
both in excellent health. He believes
that the bull would long ago nave lIae +!
away and died, but for the soel.. o!
the doe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
CONCERNING HYmNs.
Plea for More Variety in the Regular
Selections.

Selections.
Why is it there is so little variety in
The use of hymns in the churches asks
the Buffalo Commercial. How does it
come that, with such wealth of
material to draw from, the same "old
timers" are sung year in and year out2
Is it the fault of those to whom the
selections are intrusted, or is it because
there is no popular demand for anything
but the old haclneyed compositionsp
Or can it be that spirit of common
place has settled upon the churches TO
which the people have become accus-
toned and do not care to have changed?
fhese are certainly very interesting
questions.
Tue hymnals of most of the Christian
bodies have been complied with great
care, subjected to numerous revisions
and enriched with the very best devo-
tional composition. And vet how few
of them are over used With hymnal
containing upward of 1000 selections
it is a liberal estimate to say that so are
in constant use, and the others are
taken up very rarely, if at all. The
range of hymnology is very wide, but
some Of the sweetest hymns never get
public utterance. In the Episcopal
Prayer.book and the Psalms there are
selections appointed to every day in the
| year, and the same might be true of the
hymnal if it were put to thorough, but
of course discretionary, use. Those de-
nominations which have no fixed liturgy
generally observe "thc times and
seasons" in some form, by scriptural
| selections and otherwise. But how
rarely does this extend to the vocal and
! musical features of the service. !,
The hymna. is q mine OF devotional
thought in pure poetic forms. There
are songs Of triumph and Inscriptions,
songs of eternal hope and unfaltering
trust, that are allowed to remain prac-
| tically obsolete. Its best treasures are
| not properly appreciated. Take the
custom at funerals. Almost invariably
the hymns sung are, "Nearer, My God,
to Thee, ""Abide With Me" or "Lead,
Kindly Light, as if there were no others
to be found appropriate to such solemn
occasions! The first named is probably
the most hackneyed OF all. 1t has lit
| orally been sung to death. We note in
passing that the brutal murderer who
| was executed in Jersey City the other
day Joined in singing this hymn before
| going to the gallows. Perhaps it has
the doubtful distinction of being the
"murderers' favorite." With regard to
Lead, Kindly Light" it is not, prop
erly speaking, hymn at ALL Its author,
the late Cardinal Newman, wrote it at a
time when his convictions were most
unsettled, as an expression of trust in
divine guidance. The idea of making
il 4 popular hymn never entered his
| pind. But it has received beautiful
musical setting and has been sung ever
since by all bodies of Christians.
Thg systematic neglect of the hymnal,
rs awhole, at the present day consti-
.atea strange popularity in public
worship.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
DIMINISHED I'VE or Boors.
Shoes are Driving Them Out of the Var
ket-Eilects on Trade.

Shoes are Driving Them Out of the NHr-
ket-EfIects on Trade.
The diminished use OF boots \,
matter of concern to the manufacturers
of them and 10 the producers OF heavy
leather and heavy calfskins, says the
Shoe and Leather Reporter. Twenty
years ago the calf-boot industry was a
leading one in New England. Whole
towns were studded with factories
which produced calf boots exclusively.
For decade the sale has been gradually
falling off, and to-day it is of hardly any
Importance. A few manufacturers of
shoes include boots as speciality, but
the demand is too light to amount to
much. When calf boots were more
in vogue manufacturers consulted the
partlalities of the cowboys, TO whom
price was a secondary consideration.
The legs were frequently corded with
silk stitching.
The star and crescent and other fanci-
full ornamentations were inlaid on the
legs of the boots; there were high heels
and the boots were striking specimens
Of mechanical art The soles were in
laid with copper, zinc and brass nails.
The cowboys no longer pay $15 or $50
ava q Dhll VI bbOlSs ltN MduI SuU-
stance instead of show. But they were
not the only wearers of calf boots. They
were extensively worn. Many men
prefer them to-day, though the numner
is growing less. The old-fashiouel
stoga boots were formerly sold in large
quantities; they are well-nigh obsolete.
There followed a demand for lighter
and more stylish article.
A kip boot of finer texture was pro-
duced, about equal in appearance to The
best calf boot; but this, too, has fallen
somewhat into disuse, and the sales this
season are scarcely over one-half the
usual amount. Where there We're 20
factories producing boots exclusively
there is now not one. Even the farmers
| are using heavy shoes instead OF boots,
and if it becomes necessity to wear
long-legged boots they buy rubber
Twenty years ago the entire product Of
Salem aud Peabody, Mass, was heavy
boot and brogan Gather. To-day there
are less than half dozen tanners max
ing it. Brogans and pillow shoes are in.
dispensable IN many sections of coun-
try, but there are comparatively few ex-
elusive manufacturers OF these now.
The decline IN the consumption of calf
boots affects the tanners of calfskins.
II is question of what is to be done
with heavy skins. The tanners must
necessarily buy more or less Of them.
They cannot select light and medium
| weights exclusively, and if they tan
them, they feel no certainty Of being
able to dispose OF them in the finished
state.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15

Look Out for Them Tuesday Night in the
Eastern Sky.

Eastern Sky.
Just seventeen hundred and sixty
eight years ago, unless the celebrated
French astronomer Leverrier mace a
mistake, something very singular and
very interesting was occurring out near
the frontier of the suns broad empire,
where the planet Uranus slowly pur-
sues its stately round like a gigantic
sentinel half hidden in the gloomy dis
lance. A vast swarm of meteors, whose
starting point even astronomers could
not guess, and whose destination was
equally unknown, came rushing by the
great planet
That was an eventful meeting for the
meteors. 1t ended their free career in
starry space, and made them members
of the solar system. The attraction of
Uranus not only threw them into an
elliptical orbit, having the sun for one
of its foci, but began to scatter them
and stretch them out into long train.
On the night Of November ID, 1888,
the heavens appeared TO be raining fire.
The widest alarm and terror prevailed
in some parts of the United States, and
| especially among the negroes on South.
ern plantations, who thought the end of
| bhI NOllt lluh SOillCs
The wonderful spectacle was caused
| by thousands of meteors, belonging to
the swarms which Uranus had captured
and sent in toward the sun, plunging
into the earth's atmosphere and being
consumed in the sudden heat developed
| by the friction of their passage.
On the 18th OF November, 1866, there
was another fiery shower in the heavens
caused by the earth again encountering
these meteors. Now it is known that
our planet must meet them once in
every thirty.three years, and in Novem-
Der, 1890, they will furnish US with a
similar splendid and awe-inspiring spec
| tacle.
But the earth crosses the path of these
meteors on the same date every year,
and then few of the scattered mem,
bers of the swarm are seen. AS the
time for great display draws near, th G
number of these scattered meteors in
creases. 1t is probable, therefore, that
those who watch the eastern sky on the
night of November 18th and the early
morning of the 14th this year will see
not a few of the advance guard of the
great meteoric swarm flashing through
the sky. They will appear to radiate
from the Sickle OF Leo, which rises
about midnight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
COULDN'T SAT- HHn PRArER.



Last night in the early twilight
Came my little one to my knee
With Papa, rze dretlle s'eepv,
An tired as tan be.
Gu say my payer. please. papa,
For me dest is one time"
And she knelt down BY the knee that
She was all too tired to climb.
The moonlight wave halo
Round the nodoiil+ little head,
And the drowsy lids dropped lower
As 81 lay me down. was said
And before the prayer was ended
And the Lord was asked to keen
Through the night tie child he gave me
She was very fast asleep.
When she came to me this morning
With hug and kiss. said she:
TANK 'ou lots, dear papa,
Tause 'ou said my payer for me.
When dts dretile Sleepy,
IL BOXERS me to pray,
Tause my eyes dest won't stav omen.
So tan't see what to say -
-Ncw YORK. Ledger.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
CHINESE METHoDs
AS Regards Failure and success In the
Empire.

Pail Mall Gazette.
In China nothing succeeds like sue
cess, and nothing fails like failure. If
you succeed, You get yellow riding
jackets and all manner of useful things;
if you fail, that is usually the end of
you. But China is different from most
countries. In ordinary countries ii a
general loses his head, he gets beaten.
In China if general gets beaten, he
loses his head. Even for letting Japan
get ahead in warlike preparations Iii
Hung Chang has had his yellow riding
jacket taken away from him by the
Emperor. A few more defeats and Iii
Hung Chang will have nothing left to
wear. But, after all, "Oh with his
yellow riding Jacket" is more humane
than "Off with his head p
The yellow riding jacket is a sort Of
garter and seal of office combined, being
a symbol Of royal favor and sign Of
the highest power. 1t is said that a
former Emperor, in a moment Of en-.
thnsiasm, took off his own Jacket and
placed it upon the first Marquis Tseng
h0w Fan. The marquis was so pleased
that he never allowed it to be removed
from his back. He lived 10 enjoy tic
Jacket for many years. When he died
his jacket was buried with him. 1t was
the only thing 10 be done. There arc
limits even to Chinese insensibility.
Ii Hung Chang has been called "tht
Bismarck Of China" And indeed the
position of the veteran Chinese states
man in relation to the younger Emperor
has some points of resemblance to thai
Of the aged chancellor toward The
Kaiser. The yiceroy is by far the mos
powerful minister in China. 1t is ever
a matter of surprise to those who know
something of Celestial politics that the
Emperor should have ventured to de
grade him. But Lii Hung Chang ha:
many enemies among the more con
serYative Chinese. A Chinese conserya
tive is the most immoYable thing OF
earth, and the sympathy with European
ideas which the minister has shown ha.
rendered him unpopular throughout
| large portion of the empire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15

The new moon hung in the sky,
The sun was low in the west,
And my betrothed and |
In the churchyard paused to rest;
Happy maid and lover,
Dreaming the old dream over,
The light winds wandered by,
And robins chirped from the nest.
And 10 in the meadow sweet
Was the grave OF little child.
With crumbling stone at the feet,
And the ivy running wild,I
Tangled ivy and clover
Folding it over and over;
Close to my sweetheartS feet
Was the little mound up-piled,
Stricken with nameless fears,
She shrank and chung to me,
And her eyes were filled with tears
For sorrow l did not see;
Lightly the winds were blowing,
Softly her tears were.tlowing,
Tears for the unknown years,
And sorrow that was to bel
-BoSioa GlO6e.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
THE CASE ALTERED.
"The Grandfather! oh, You Little
Angelw

"Ihe Grandfather! oh, You Little
Angelw
The sort of sentiment which the
French system of marriages de con.
yenance, or in plain English, of mar.
riage for money, produce is well illus.
trated by story which French papei
tells.
Marie, young lady, announces to
her parents that she has accepted the
hand of Monsieur X.
Child, you are crazy" exclaim:
Marie's mother.
"But why, mammal"
"Soung \ will have no money fol
many years, because it all belongs tC
his grandfather, and after that comes
his father, and you will be old before
you get at the property"
But, mamma"
No butts about it-yOu are bad and
lndutiful child =!
But, mamma, it ! he grandfather
whom I've accepted !
Tho grandfathe Oh, YOU littl,
,ngelW
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
WEDDING Az snU0ND HAND.
what u Pair of Paris Mulatto "AIodels'
bid. .."

W lAE u fAit OF fhfis MuihttO 'MOuelAP
bid. .."."
A curious incident occurred in
Partisan church not long ago. A we'd
ding was being solemnized, the con.
tracing parties being Il lady and gentle
man who move in the highest circles of
society, while in corner of the church
stood u youthful couple, mulatto boy
and girl. The pair watched the cere.
mony intently, and copied each move
ment made by the bride and bridegroom
whom the priest was making man and
wife.
AS they knelt down, SO did the other
couple kneel, and when the bridegroom
placed the ring on the BRIDES finger the
young mulatto did likewise, only his
ring was of metal and his bride was
less fair. At length, when the process
sion emerged from the church, the
humble couple followed, looking as if
they thought they we've quite as much
married as their more fortunate broth.
rem. 1t transpued that such was, in
deed, their belief. The two lovers, who
are "modes," had no money, so had
thought Il marriage at second hand
would be just as effectual, and cost
nothing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15

tons this work can be completed in a
single season. Its immediate compile
ton Is urgently necessary, since the sub
structure in its present condition is q
serious danger TO navigation, being in
visible at the higher stages of the tide.
The appropriation OF 100000 to COM
plete the work is therefore urgently
recommended.
The division including all these works,
has been in charge during the past year
Of Major @. W, Raymond and Division
Engineer Henry L. Abbott, of the corps
of engiueers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15

81 don't believe in opposing the pref
erences ola son in the matter of choos-
ing a profession" said an indulgent
father.
Nor l." said another father.
Has your son chosen his profession?"
swell, in way"
"What is it,"
"Why, he was stage struck, and in
sisted that he was 'born for the boards
as he expressed it; and so / apprenticed
him to carpenterW
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15

The Hibernian gift for courteous
speech was seldom better displayed than
~ a certain Irish boarder.
Ills landlady, "pleasant.spoken"
9ody, had poured him cup Of tea, and
reSently inquired il it was all right.
1T is 1ist to my taste, Mrs. Hailahan.
said the boarder-"w and could, isl
as loike it," ''S'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
ms oWN EAULE.



How Apologies are Made.
A Chicago gentleman, with trouble.
some memory, had lately been taking a
twenty-tive-dollar course of mnem1n!c.
from a professor who has a new and
according to his own account Of lie
matter, thoroughly effective system.
Shortly afterward, says the Iri0une
a neighbor entrusted package 10 TIL.
gentleman's care, which package the
gentleman forgot to deliver. He made
handsome apology. His neighbor ac,
cepted it in good part, but could not
forbear to ask, in bantering tone:
"But how about that twenty-five
dollar system of mnemonics q
ooh, that's all right" was the reply
"'rhe system isn't 10 blame. Ionly Tor.
got to apply it, that's all"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15

Hick-"lf women were given the
ballot, do You think the greater part Of
lllem would become Republicans or
DemocratsS" Wick--It is impossible 10
say; but SO far as homework girls are
concerned, they would probably remain
as at present-independent. "-Boston
Transcript. ''"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY
improvements That Are Now
Contemplated.
ITHE GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS
Report the Breakwater is
inadequate

For Commercial Neeis-since the Estab-
lishment of the Harbor at Lewes Vessels
of Large Tonnage Resort There and the
Protection is Quite misunderstanding
Important Work of Closing the Gap
Between the Two Sea Walls.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
WOMEN AS BICYCLE RIDERS
AS a Rule They are Untidy
and Ungraceful.
ON THE SWIFT, DUMB STEED''
Bah Pays No Compliment to
Her Sex.

Fat. Purple and Thin Bicycle Guys-.The
New French Women Method of Walk
ing--Scrawny Females With Low-cut
Bodices--"rhe Red-faced Cow rype"--
Observation-Disclosures Gowned Up to
Date-The Princess of Wales Rouge Pot.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
Cynical.

An Arabian proverb, put in the form
of dialogue, reflects the cynicism OF
Arab wit. 1t runs thus:
Yes, he's indicted, but he'll never be
convicted"
"Why not?"
Nobody to testify against him."
why not?" T."
because he hasn't any friends!n