The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-03-26
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remained at his post during the
entire session, and made an envi~
able reputation as an active, ener-
getic and conscientious worker.
Justly may his constituents well
come him with the words: "Well
done, thou good and faithful ser-
vant.' Among the complimentary
notices made of our representative
we Gull the following from the Clar,
ion-Ledger of the 10:
TWO GENTLEMEN GAINED.
Among the many beautiful in-
cidents of the session of 1896, was
the presentation of handsome gold
headed canes to Hon. Ben. Wells,
of Kinds, and Hon. j. NJ. Shivers,
of Pearl River county, by advocates
of Davis county, yesterday after
noon.
The delegation, headed by Mr.. T.
B. Neal, of Jackson, called on the
gentlemen to be caned, taking them
very much by surprise, but of course
they made nice little impromptu
talks, thanking the donors Tor the
token of their appreciation, and
declaring they took the cares as
tributes to their Democracy.
Senator Wells and Capt. Shiyers
have carried out the old Democrat
&c principle Of letting the people
decide their own affaYs from .he
beginning to the end Re session,
aud have all along It good
fight for DAVIS coup
The affair of yestt -, afternoon
shows the high regard in which
these gentlemen are held by advoc
Gates of the new county, and their
appreciation OF efforts in its behalf.
In private conversation, in the
committee room and in their places,
they have been for Davis county,
and though many other gentlemen
cnampioned the cause Mr.. Wells
and Capt. J. NJ. Shivers bore the
brunt of the long fight"
In referring to the bill In relation
to turpentine stills, the Jackson
correspondent Of the Picayune
j says: "That section of the revenue
bill providing for the imposition OF
a privilege tax on turpentne stills
was defeated by the speech of
Captain Shivers, of Pearl River Co.,
IN which he argued that this would
be an indirect tax on the turpen-
tine farmer, who sold his product
to the still owner, and who, he
, said, already labored under much
greater disadvantages than any
other farmer, not even beng able
, to embrace the wife of his bosom
, on his return from his daily labors
, (being covered with sticky rosin
without taking the precaution to
, call in neighbor to 'pry them
apart after the osculatory process
{ was completed ;"
The smallpox scare is about ovel
here. The schools have resumed
church and Sunday school services
were held Sunday, and business is
again looking up. Our country
. friends need have 40 fear of coming
to town.
j, A. Moody left Tuesday morn
ing for Kansas to purchase cars
load of good horses. Mr.. Moody
expects to unload at Nicholson or
or about the 5th of April.
Our sanctum was frightened and
graced Monday evening by the
presence of Misses Lethia Ford and
Birdie Darling.
DR.. Cherry. of Lumberton, was
business visitor on Monday.
| VIC udtG u6tIu "
another's disadvantage is not so
bad as starting a SANDER without
provocatlon, but it is next to it,
ISLANDERS do more harm through
being repeated by those who just
tell what they have heard, than
through being first told by the one
who invented them. II a slanderer
could find no one to pass along his
SANDERS without being sure as to
their truth or falsity, he would
have no succese 10 his infamous
occupation. "Where no wood is,
there the fire goeth out: so where
there is no talebearet, the strife
ceaseth." Before we tell anything
to another's discredA, we should
first know (not merely Think it is
true; and then we should be sure
that good is TO come pf it's repeats
ling.
I"Evil is wrought bv wk,nt Of thought