The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-17
EXCHANGE FL ASHES.

terms. Ia TACT VI would seem thal
a fellow feeling should exist between
persons of a particular trade or
profession. The Grenadian.
Good roads and tax on bicy cles
is receiving a God deal of favor as
a measure OF public policy. Good
roads are essential to a wide diff
fusion of prosperity, aud healthy
source of revenue is essential to the
building ant maintaining of good
roads. The bicycle seems to have
come to stay, and there Is no rea-
son why it should not bear a just
proportion of the road taX.-BiloXl
Herald.
Congressman William L. Wilson
is slated for the editors hip of the
New York Times after March 18th.
Our good brother to-be will en-
counter two serious difficulties.
One of these will last a week and
will be in finding space TO accom-
modate all he has to write about.
The other will be in finding some
thing to write about and will last
forever,-Commercial Appeal.
The good man is a useful man.
He Is not all ornament. lie has
his work to do, his place In society
to fill, his influence to exert. He is
fruitful. Others share 10 his goods
ness. Homes are blest, commun-
tiles improved and the church ben-
Fitted. He scatters blessings all
along his pathway. He is no cum.
berer of the ground. There is Meth
err a human nor divine demand for
bis removal az useless. He is spar.
ed year after year on account of his
productiveness, By his prayers,
his spirit and his deeds he improves
and benefits all who come within
his reach.-Detroit Free Press.
Counterfeit silver dollars, which
almost defy detection, are in circu-
lafion. The pecularity about item
is that they contain as much and
perhaps more of the pure silver
than those which bear the stamp
of the government. This is 40 Oh
ject lesson which should not be lest
on the puplic miod.-Mac0n Tele-
graph, Dem.
Tits expected that the recent de-
cltion Of the Supreme Court, des
claring it to DC unlawful to attempt
the collection of poll taxes by legal
proceedings against those citizens
who are the possess0rs of nothing
but exempt property, under The ex>
listing State laws, will materially
reduce the number of those now
paying their poll taxes annually.
n OF "a few of those who have paid
this tax from year to year did so be-
cause they thought Its collection
could be enforced, will not do so
hereafter when they find they cans
not be proceeded against by the
collector. Of course this class of
individuals 90 not appreciate the
value nor benefits of the right of
franchise, and it will make little
difference whether they vote or
not. In fact the State might be
the gamer by their a0stention from
the polls, even if the treasury is
tout" little bit on account of it.
1t is this class of voters of whom
the supreme Court says "they are
not wanted" 1t is great pity,
however, that all citizens are not
patriotic enough to desire TO re-
tain their right of suffrage, and al
ways use it In the right and proper
manner when the opportunity pre-
sents itself.-Natchez Democrat.
The existence of trusts or COM
bines for the purpose of controlling
the whole Of any commodity, is an
evil that may we'll engage the care,
raj and patriotic attention of state
and national legislatures. The
trouble lies in the difficulty of
framing law which will prove eff
tectlve without infringing upon the
long and well recognized rights of
property and the freedom of private !
contracts.-Southern Investor.
A good wife is Heavens last.
best gift to man-his angel and
minister of graces innumerable; his
gem OF many virtues; his casket of
jewels; her voice is sweet music:
her smiles his brightest day: her
kiss the guardian of his innocence:
her arms, the pale of his safety, the
balm of his health, the balsam of
his life; her industry his surest
wealth; her economy his safest
steward; her lips his faithful coun-
sellers; her bosom the softest pil.
low Of his cares, and her PRAYERS
the ablest advocates of Heavens
blessings on his head. Jeremy
Taylor.