The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-10-08
EXCHANGE FLASHES.

Nosh was the frat man to adver-
iise. He advertised the food and
it came through all right. The
fellows who laughed at advertising
cot drowned, and II served them
Just right. Ever since Noah's
time the advertiser has been PROS
periDg. while the other fellow Ia be-
ing swallowed in food Of disas-
ter.-Edmore (Micb.) Journal.
In these days of suspense and
anxiety for better times, let every
Christian exhibit daily these four
cardinal qualities: industry, bon-
esty, economy and faith in God.
Industry will help to provide for
tie future, honesty will commend
us to our creditors, economy will
prevent greater financial distress,
and faith in God will give us cOurs
age and peace of mind and heart
Herscher (lll.) New Era.
Never speak of man in bis own
presence. II is always indelicaGe,
and may be offensive johnson.
! If the politicians were only
struck dumb for ten years we
would have prosperity. -Rey. Sam
Jones.
The sound money men of this
locality are beginning to talk; it
would not surprise US if they should
act q little later.-NatcheZ Demo-
Graf.
A married man falling into mis-
fortune is more apt 20 retrieve his
situation in the world than single
one, chiefly because his spirits are
soothed and retrieved by domestic
enoearment, and his selt-respect
kept alive by finding that although
all abroad be darkness and humil.
iation, yet there is little world Of
love at home over which he Is a
monarch. Jeremy Tayior.
If strangers will seek information
from "louugers around;" of those
who never saw any other country /;
Of those who have never done any
thing themselves; who continue to
repeat what some ignoramous as
serted years ago; whose bottoms
are made up on the do nothing ba-
sis; who have no knowledge Of
soils, methods of culture, or con-
ditons OF success, in all probability
they will find plenty of time to re-
! pent at leisure. Products and
Progress of the Gulf Coast.
Cleveland has thousands of friend:
in Mississippi who have stood 10y
, ally to him and who believe tina,
, time will vindicate his every act
and that some Of his bitterest enc.
mics will yet come to roe the day
+ they joined the populists in thel
vindictive attacks upon hin.-Pic
, ayune's Jackson Bureau.
!, CIyII DUTIES.
Pay your taxes. Meet every civl
obligation. Do your whole duty tt
-. the government. What was Christ's
. teaching ? Christ did not CLAIM
exemption from taxation or any
. other civil duty either for himsel
or his disciples. He obey ed tn,
law and paid his taxes and did not
teach his followers to claim any ex
= emption for themselves because
/. they were Christians and public ben
/, efactors.-Rev. }. B. Hawthorne
!, Baptist, Richmond.
f The only difference between .
F statesman and politician la, tn,
4 politician pulls the wagon and thu
statesman rides.-Scott Co. Register
e Speaking of the present coDdi.
tons, Col. Broadway Rouss, The
great philanthropist and ex.Oon-
l federate, ventures to predict: 81
: predict that when the sun shall
g have set on the 3rd Of Novemb bel
n next not more than one-half of the
States OF the South, and I will ven.
ture also to affirm, not more thar
. one. half of the States west Of Mis-,
q sissippl river will be found IN the
q bryan column. All the rest will be
for sound money, good faith and
= national honor. Hurrah for the
blue and gray."--Ex.