The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-23
EXCHANGE FLASHES.

Every column in newsp aper
contains from five to twenty thous-
and distinct pieces of metal, &C
cording to the size of the paper and
type, says an exchange. Displace-
ment of one of these means ALI error.
Is it any wonder that errors some~
times occur? Still some people
think it awful to see mistakes in a
newspaper, and when they find one
they make it point to tell the ed
itor about it. Perfection, all should
remember, is not attainable in any~
thing. Sumter County (Fla.) Times.
The free coinage of silver, as ii is
understood by the various classes,
lis a curious thing. One OF the
natives" got off this as an aIgu
ment in its favor: "Yas, l am for
free coinage of silver, because it will
give US per-capita circulation OF
$50, and as there are six of US in
my family, this would give me $500
in cash to start on" Now, this
actually happened IN the city of
Tuscaloosa. This disciple of the Biz.
mngbam State, Johnston. Morgan,
Pugh, ct al. is still permitted to
run at large untagged, unclaimed,
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (Ala. }
Advertiser.
ISLANDER MONGERs,
For some time past most scanda-
lous talk has been freely circulated
by base and malicious persons, re-
fecting on the characters of some of
the best people of the community. 1t
behooves our old ard best citizens
to condemn and punish the authors
who are guilty of these calumnies.
Like the Low, sNEAKING VIPER,
they lie out Of their malice, and
swear loyalty to the ones they have
wantonly injured. These vile~
tongued demons of decent society
have motives which are merely
prompted by envy, jealousy, malice
and narrowm indedness, wrapped
III the threadbare cloak of FILTH
and IGNORANCE.-Democrat-Star.
The people are warned against
the campaign liar. He is vigorously
plying his mission and will continue
to do SO until he has passed that
bourne from which no travellers
ever return and is relegated TO a
cline where the hoary blasts OF
winter are entirely unknown.-New
Albany union Co. Gazette.
A woman deliberately turns away
from happiness when she gives up
womanly pursuits, defes the de-
crees of nature and the customs of
time in dress and habits and on.
deavors to enter byways which
were made for men alone.-Greene
County Graphic.
Why did Harvey, on page Ill of
"Coin's Financial School," say that
to cut the gold dollar in two, and
make each dollar 11.6 grains of
pure gold--oneshalf its present
weight-would double the value of
all the property in the United
States? If that wore possible the
government could make us all rich
by repeating the operation a few
times. The proposition is too abb
surd to fool any man of sense. We
would of course have twice as many
dollars, but they would be worth
only one-half as much each. Coins
proposed money would be in high
favor among some negroes who
prefer to have their pocket money
in Eickels, because it CLOCKS big-
ger.'-North Mississippi Demo
Graf.
Silver and gold will fight to
finish next year, but as silver will
haye to put up I6 or more rounds
to COLDS one, it is probable that it
will be pretty well tired out In the
end and gold will win. The two
COmOlneu, however, WOuIQ make
team that would challenge the world.
Sumter County (Fla.) Times.
Col. Demagogue is out for Office
this year and he has good word
and hearty hand shake for every
voter that he meets. His name
will be "Dennis" after the election.
Gulf Coast Progress.
Dissolve lump of alum the size
of a hickorynut and teaspoonful
of salt in a gallon of water and
sprinkle the plants at shutdown.
This decoction is harmless to plants,
but worms will not come near it,
Oxford Globe.
The man who first said figures
never lie had never read "Coin's
Financia! School. Marion County
Record.
1T WAS BUT A DREAM.