The free press., 1895-01-31

During varied business experts
ence OF many years in many differ.
ent pursuits, We have, until now,
trusted to luck, fate-term it what
you will-for remuneration for our
services. But at this late date in
life the fact has dawned upon US
that such policy is not in keeping
with the business lines of this day
and time. The Lord only helps
those who help themselves. For
these reasons we have so far this
month favored the readers of the
FREE PRESS with statements OF
Indebtedness amounting to some
thing over 5000. To date we have
received in response about enough
to pay for the labor, paper, envel-
opes and stamps invested in this
statement.making deal. We are IN
receipt, however, of several letters
and substantial tokens tha tencour-
ages the belief that one and all
will satisfactorily respond in the
course of time. For instance:
A friend, of Lansing, Michigan,
writes as follows:
Enclosed, find q two.dollar
William to pay my sub. to the
FREE PRESS to 3.12, 1895, as per
your statement of the 4th inst. /
am glad you remember the slgu:
If you don't see what you want.
ask for it, Hope to shake your
hand some time in February"
A ForkIand, Ala, friend, once a
prominent business citizen of Pop.
larville, says:
Enclosed find money order for
balance of So. l am glad to see
that you have departed from your
old way Of doing business, aud
gone to dunning your debtors. A
good man don't mind being ask ed
for amounts due, aud sorry people
are no better than good ones. So
fire away and collect your accounts
regardless of what is thought or
said"
An Intellectual and facetious
friend, of Lumbertop, Miss, re-
spends as follows to 5O~cent
statement:
"You have gone back on your
platform. You have set out to
dun your patrons.
Well, great men change just as
long lanes do, aud why should not
an editor desert plank in his plata
form occasionally, since WE DEMOS
Gratis can't tell just 'whar we is.f
Yes, and 1 notice that Mr..
Cleveland will sometimes NOW
submit to an Interview. What's
the matter? Has he discovered
that be needs advieef
III! be down there soon and pay
you a WHOLE dollar"
Again: H. s. Sweet, Of Orvisa
burg, and K. Batson & Bro.,, Of
Hillsdale, have thanks for pay.
ments in excess of bills rendered.
We are an out-and-out Cleveland
man, but We begin to SEE the
silvery lining of the cloud-nOw we
want to FEEL 1.-THE silver, SO as
to be able to square up what we
owe. Silver will do it.
J. R. Bresee, a Michigander who
owns a homestead near Elinor, In
Harrison county was in town several
days ago on a business visit. Mr..
Bresee, although Ga years of age,
is as active and spry as a youth of
20, and made light of having foot
ed it from his home to Poplarville,
a distance of 19 miles. He left for
his home the next morning after
his arrival, and expects to repeat
his visit in the same manner during
the course of another week.
The domino club met at the res-
idence Of W. e. Herren last Friday
night, and the pleasures of the oc-
casion were enthusiastically de-
scribed to us by several of the for
tunate participants. The prizes
were awarded to NJ. d. Graham
and Mrs. Herren, and the boobies
to Hiram Smith aud Miss Annie
Marion. The elegant and bounte-
ous lunch that was served was ap-