The free press., 1896-03-05


parties outside of the parish. Up
to this time we have received three
dollars, jast one dollar more than
enough to pay the postage on the
one hundred statements. Pretty
good, amt 1t ?-Franklinton fLa.)
New Era.
Our experience in the above line
has been equally as discouraging.
But there is one consolation, Bro.
Babington-we may reap our rev
ward in the "great hereafter" In
this connection the Gulf Coast
Progress says:
"Wonder if the X ray lately dis,
covered by Roentgen, wouldn't be
a handy thing for bill collectors to
use on the pockets of slow-paying
delinquents.'
The barometer is an interesting
and useful little instrument, and
simple homemade affair, that will
answer all the purposes of an ex-
pensive one, can be easily and eco.
nomically manufactured according
to the following directions:
"If large.mouthed glass jar
fruit or pickle jar will do-be filed
about two.thirds full of water, and
in it be placed, inverted, smaller
long necked flask, with mouth en-
tering the water, the increasing or
decreasing pressure of the outer
atmosphere will cause the water
to rise or fall within the flask. Clear,
fine weather will be foretold by the
water rising in the flask; stormy,
wet or bad weather by the water
falling"
| The following estate flowers"
have been adopted by the votes of
the public school scholars of the re-
spective States: Alabama, Nebras :
ka and Oregon, the golden rod !;
Colorado, the columbine; Dele
ware, the peach blossom; Idaho,
the syrlngia; lowe and New York,
the rose; Maine, the pine cone and
tassel; Minnesots, the cypripodium
or moccasin flower; Montana, the
bitter root; North k$>akota, the
wild rose; Oklahoma Territory the
; mistletoe; Utah, the lego lily, and
Vermont, the red clover. In ad
dition, Rhode Island and Wlscon-
sin have adopted State tree, the
maple being selected by both.
The Sauk Center (Minn.) Ava.
lanche says that a commercial tray
eler who was taking vacation with
I his uncle in the country, was sud.
denly called upon to ask the bless
ing, and, not being accustomed tx
; it, promptly tackled the difficulty in
the following words:
: "We acknowledge the receipt Of
your favor to this date. Allow us
to express our gratitude for this
. expression Of good will. Trusting
that our house may merit your cons
fidence and that we may have many
good orders from you this fall, we
are yours truly"
Master Tom Rester and Ed SHY.
; ers were out deer-driving several
: days ago, four miles east of town,
and we're so fortunate as to kill one
Of these toothsome animals. And
! now the boys hardly think that
Pearl River county is large enough
to hold them, and are talking game
to such an extent, that 1t would not
surprise us in the least to hear of
their leaving for the Rocky Nouns
tains or the wilds Of Africa.
i j. NJ. Gam, who was in town
this week, informs us that he killed
one the largest rattlesnakes he has
ever seen, on his place at Shady
Grove, several days ago. The
monsters tsil was ornamented
with thirteen rattles and a but-
ton.
New churches should be erected
here. or the present edifices en-.
larged, as they are too small to
comfortably accommodate the in
creasing congregations.
Mr.. Nicholas Staging, aged "a
years, and Mrs. Minerva s. Will
Jams. aged 6s years, were recently
married At Biloxi. "a