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National Committee Organized.

ton and was sent to
Mercer university. Ma
con, Ga; at the end Of
the sophomore year he
left college for lack OF
funds: taught school
two years; read law for
n few weeks, and was
then admitted to the
bar: commenced the
practice of his profes
sion here November 1s,
1876; was q member Of
the Georgia legislature
during 1882 and 1888:
was d democratic cleo
tor for the state at
,-,,o 4. 1000 pae;lae
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schweinfurth,s New Heaven

CHICAGO, July est is related by
several of those who have recently de-
serted the so-called Heaven" at Rock
ford that George Jacob Schweinfurth
left mount Zion" a month ago with
the intention of locating in California
Not only has he not come back, but
several of the favorites among his fol-
lowers have joined him in the west.
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the practice of law he has been. and still is
largely interested in farming. Mr.. Watson
was elected to the Fifty-Second congress,
claiming to be a democrat Before the con-
vening of the congress to which he elected
he turned populist. He was defeated for re-
election to the Fifty-Third congress by Col.
Black. Mr.. Watson claimed that he had been
counted out and Black refused the commission
and they made the race again, when Black was
declared elected by over 1000
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A CONVENTION of building and loan
associations took place at Philadelphia
recently. The secretary's report showed
that there were over 5000 building as
sociations in the United States, with
assets of S75,OOO,OO0. The sums paid
out every year aggregate $4,000, 600.
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WATSON WILL ACCEPT.
He and SewaI Each Think the Other Should
Withdraw.

Withdraw.
THoMAsToN, Ca, July 27.-Thomas
E. Watson, the populist nominee for
vice president, says: Il will accept
the nomination. l wired my friends
in st. Louis to that effect. 1 did it in
the interest of harmony and to prevent
the disruption of the populist party
which seemed imminent. Under the
circumstances, did what believed to
be the best for all interests" Mr..
Watson predicts that the fusion scheme
will be a great success if carried out
He thinks that Mr.. Sewall should
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d THOMAS B. WATTS, aged 81 years,
who had been working at hay camp
at Arcadia, Tex, has fallen heir
through the death of an uncle to an
estate near, the heart of the city of
New York valued at S1s,OOO,OO His
uncle, Thomas B. Watts. bachelor,
left his entire fortune without reserva-
ton to his namesake
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Brxan,s Notification.

New YORK. July 27.-It is about set
tied that Mr.. Bryan will be notified of
his nomination at Madison Square gar.
den on the evening of Tuesday, August
IL. The big auditorium has been en-.
gagged for that day and Lawrence Gard.
ner. the new member of the national
committee for the District of Columbia,
says there is likely to be no change in
the present arrangements.
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o THE convicts in the Ohio peniten-
tiary have held a convention to protest
against the sentencing of men to life
imprisonment under the habitual GRIM
inals act Next we will have a con-
vention of murderers, the St Louis Re-
public says, agitating for the suppress
sion of the hangman.
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PROF. WILLIAM R. BROOKS, director
of the Smith observatory at Geneva,
N. Y, while observing the moon one
night recently, saw dark round object
pass across the moon in horizontal di-
rection. Prof. Brooks believes it to
have been a meteor, too far removed
from the earth's atmosphere to become
ignited. The observation is entirely
Few in astronomical annals.
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Instantly Killed by a Set Gun.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, July 27.-Fred
VIM, who has been a resident of SUI
perior for many years. was killed by
the discharge of a ''set gum in the
woods near South Range yesterday.
While walking over a deer path he
stepped upon the trap intended for the
foot of deer and received the contents
of a 4I-rife. He died almost instantly
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ss. Jobn Made Treasurer.

ST. LOUIS, July a7.-Chairman Jones,
of the democratic national committee,
has appointed William P. st. John, of
New York, who presided over the silver
convention, treasurer of the democratic
national committee. st. John accepted
the position.
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!, AS the head of the Vanderbilt fam.
lily Cornelius Vanderbilt controls e.
600 miles of railroad. capitalized at
over $500, DOC, Oo0 He holds the welfare
of thousands in his hands
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MRS HENRY INGRAM, of Battle Creek,
Mich, was said to have gone without
food for $50 days and was still reported
as fasting. She was looking well, but
had lost 100 pounds in weight
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KINSLEY. GRAPHIC.
KINsLEY, AAHsAs
CURRENT COMMENT.
KANsAs

DURING the IL months ended with
May 81 last the exports of this corn-
try amounted to S79s, 265, 351 aud the
imports to S723. SCI, 26l.
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A SOCIETY in Europe is known as the
Naturians, which holds that civiliza-
tion is played out and that the human
race should return to state Of nature.
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Work on the construction of 90 miles
OF the Hutchinson, Oklahoma & Gull
railroad from Cimarron, Kan, to Wa
kita, Ok, viii be begun Immediately.
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"A wen-Known River Man Drowned.

DAVENPORT, Ia, July 27.-Louis Bah
bett, mate of the steamer F. c. A.
Denckmann and a well-known river
man, fell from his boat as it was cross
ing the Davenport rapids and was
drowned.
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FALsEHooD is susceptible of an infnity OF
combinations, but truth has only one IN ode
of being-Rousseau 90
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GERMAN FKIEND-'tDe picture you ha
painted is most butiful; dere is only vol
word In de English lanckgidge vich de
scribes it-and l hat vorgottsn it."-Tit
RitS
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THE world needs not more men, but nort
man.-ReV. G. w. Guillette.
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WHAT subtle enemy to greatness is the
newspaper portrait.--Ram's Horn. .
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iternation for time, but when the
situation was explained by Chairman
Butler the crowd became satisfied. No
work could be done, however, and the
convention took a recess until ten
nso1nolx Thursday
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dered. All the amendments were laid
on the table. and the platform. as re.
ported by a majority of the committee,
was adopted.
The convention then proceeded to
the selection of a candidate for vice
president When Alabama was called
it placed in nomination Barnett Gibbs,
of Texas. The convention then decid-
ed to take a recess
At Csc p. m. the convention reas-
sembled and Congressman Skinner, of
North Carolina, and Thomas E. Watson,
of Georgia, were placed in nomination.
LATE Pence nominated the democratic
nominee, Arthur Sewall, and Col
Haines, of Kansas, seconded it A. l..
Mimms, of Tennessee, and Marion
Page, of Virginia, were then named.
The roll of states was called for
a ballot after the experimenting was
through and at exactly 16 minutes to
one Watson was nominated for vice
president, and soon after a motion was
carried to adjourn until nine o'clock
in the morning.
Bryan Nominated for President.
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-There was mex
tricable confusion on the floor of the
Auditorium Saturday before the peo-
Piles party convention met. The dele
gates stood about in animated groups,
discussing. the situation, and what it
was best to do. The Bryan feeling was
very strong, and the telegram from the
Nebraskan declaring that he would not
accept the nomination rendered the
situation chaotic. Many desired to
nominate Bryan in the face of this tel
egram. Tom Morrison, of Colorado,
and ex-Gov. Lewelling, of Kansas,
however, said this would not do. They
counseled an Endorsement of Bryon,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
HUNTING TIE sLoTH.

The tamest hunting in the world Is
sloth- hunting, in comparison with which
the pursuit of orchids is quite exciting,
and undertaking is wild and dangerous
sport. But | have done my turn at it,
nevertheless. Once on the mighty Esse-
quibo River, in British Guiana, | took a
native companion, a gun, an ak, and a
leaky canoe, and set forth to round up d
lot of chestnut-headed sloths.
We padded about thirty miles that day
and picked eight sloths They were found
by padding along the shore, and watch
ing the tree-tops for things that looked
like big gray spiders. Sometimes we
found our sloth spread eagled" on the
outer branches of a tree; others would be
hanging upside down, as shown in the
illustration, but always eating. They cal
so slowly that before one meal is over, ii
is time for the next. Usually the gun
would bring them down, but sometimes
it was not necessary. Two were taken
alive by Paulie. who climbed up and
plucked them like so much fruit, and
twice we hal to cut down trees.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
FLOWERS ON THE FARM.

suppose majority of farmers re-
gard flowers as useless and unessen-
tial, but do not agree, says W. P.
Perkins. No farm is so neat, attrac-
tive and home-like as it might and
should be, if it lacks beds OF flowers
and Towering shrubs.
The object of the farm primarily
and tundamently is home, attractive
to all, spot to leave a loving mental
impression upon the mind of every
child of the family as long as life lasts.
Flowers are poetry and refinement and
higher culture on the farm. Do not
exclude them.
There are many attractive ANNALS
and every garden should number a
goodly variety but I would call prin-
cipal attention to the sweet pea, as
think no other will give such uni
form and continual pleasure and salts
faction. The sweet pea has received
wonderful Improvement in the last few
years, and covers well nigh every va
riety of shade and tint from pure
white to deep maroon or purple, SO
every taste may be satisfied.
Plant the sweet pea upon moist
spot, where it will not dry up in sum-
mer. Fertilize it with wood ashes and
nitrate of soda. Pick off the blossoms
as they appear. Apply thick mulch
over the entire root system before dry
weather, and water whenever neces.
sary. Farm, Field and Fireside.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
THE POPULAR APPLES.

1t is one of the disadvantages of any
special culture that fashions are
SO changeable. Very recently, for
instance, the most popular apples in
the markets, especially in the foreign
ones, were Baldwin, King and New
town Pippin. The last two years these
old favorites have given way to an in
terloper, rarely ever heard of before,
and now called York Imperial, orplain
York. 1t is essentially an eating ap-
pie, being sweet, with tender flesh,
and very beautiful fruit, partly yell
lowish, the rest of it light crimson,
splashed with deeper red. The cavity
around the stalk is greenish russell
AS most of the apples consumed in
England are Gated out of hand, the
appearance goes great way to make
ANY good kind popular.
c, 1t may be that in time we may
thSose our apples in accordance with
of siIctum of the doctors, as this fruit
those debge of the very best kinds of
fifty cents. The acid is extremely
money to the d. as agreeable and it
av IN Tho credit kes this fruit such an
- 49,, ~ ~. But the popular taste
ity-dishonest, me nav be ahlo LIN ~ :.
debtor and cus annie If next se ~ sa
.oe siivS1 mlnsd Newtown, and Its
mercury. ihe Albemarle, pippin,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
THE SPINACH LEAF MAGGoT.

The spinach leaf maggot is related
to the onion maggot, the cabbage
root maggot and other pests of this
kind, writes Professor G. M. Weed.
1t seems to be widely distributed and
doing serious damage. It's life history
has not yet been fully worked out, but
there is good evidence that the same
insect develops in the leaves of pig
weed or goosefoot. 1t seems as if it
was going to be difficult pest to
fight, as it is not probable that any
thing scan be applied to the leaves to
prevent its attacks. The only rene.
dies can now suggest ARE the pick
ing off and destroying of infected
leaves-especially in spring-and the
keeping down of pigweed, to prevent
its breeding in that. American Agri-
culturist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.

MOTHER GOOSE AND FATHER CAMDEN.
Did Mother Goose, that wonder book
Whose rhymes get caught in memorys
web
And echo down the fading years
That book delights my daughters heart'
And often times she laughs in glee,
And often blots the leaves with TEARS
She sits beside me day by day
Upon her little crimson stool,
And reads and sings the merry rhymes;
The picture of the quaint old dame
Upon the cover of the book
Pm sure she's kissed a thousand times.
"Why did you never marry, dear?"
She said one morning to the crone,
With wistful, childish candor;
81 wish you had cause then wed nave
Some little gosling books, besides
4, Ainice old Father Camden"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
HARDWOOD ASHES.

Let no farmer forsake hardwood
ashes as a source of$cheap available
plant food. Many other sources OF
potash have in late years been brought
to the attention of the agriculturlst !;
but let it be considered that ashes are
no experiment. Our fathers and
grandfathers used them before us, and
the fertility of ashes has nourished
many generations of men and animals:
The soils of New England are all
potash hungry. No one element is SO
exhausted. Furthermore, this I'M
portant difference remains, many COM
mercial fertilizers are compounded by
man; not 50 in case of ashes, as here
nature has done all the work. Many
years ago the tree terminated and
grew. 1t withdrew from. our soil what
was required for its support. The
process continued indefinitely, until
finally the woodsman felled the tree.
Its wood was burned. Its ashes, con-
tanning every particle of mineral mat
ter the tree had, have been carefully
gathered up and transported from a
distant land to feed the crops OF New
England. This potash and phospho1ic
acid have all been used before in vege-
table growth. What more simple
thing, then, than the fact that this
mineral matter is in the best and most
natural form to produce more trees,
more fruits. more vegetables and more
grasses?
Another strong argument for use OF
ashes is, they are cheap. In the last
few years, like other commodities,
ashes have been more and more cheap,
SO they are altogether within the
reach OF the farmer at present.
With bona ide guarantee OF dry
ashes, cleaned and we'll screened, of
an analysis of per cent. potash OF
general purity, no hesitation need be
had in the purchase of hardwood
ashes.
There is hardly field or crop of
New England that ashes will not mater
tally benefit. - assachusetta Plough
man.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
A SCHOOL FOR MONKEYS.

There has just been founded at Calcutta
an Institution for the education OF mon
keys, says the Paris Journal des Debats.
Probably the prime movers of the affair
never heard of Professor Garner the cele-
brated American simiologist, who has
again gone to Africa to make an exhaust
i've study of the language of the monkeys,
or else they have deemed it easier to
teach the monkeys than to learn from
them in simian tongue. AT any rate, one
of the methods employed in this strange
educational institution is the following
A young monkey is taken and before
him is placed set of blocks on which are
painted in capitals the letters of the
alphabet. These blocks are, i'll fact, ex-
act!y similar to those which children play
with IN every civilized country in the
world, AM they are used in precisely the
anne wav AZ if the monkey were young
pecimen oil the human race, There is
onkev oiess CTS lan slyii monkey, and the
ax,ie retiraight by means OF the blocks
500 per certain words. If the word is
:, ~ C." for example, the monkey, after
1..'ing been taught to arrange the blocks
so as to spell the word quickly and with
out error, received bit of fruit as his
reward. The same exercise is repeated
with other words, and it is hoped that in
time the simians will learn how to read
and spell and understand English if they
cannot speak it.
Only young animals are taken, for they
learn more quickly than old ones. There
is no danger of this queer school lacking
scholars for there are thousands OF mon
keys to be found in that part of India
where Calcutta is situated. An effort
will also be made, it is said, to educate
these beasts so that they may become
fairly efficient domestic servants. The
school is so young rs yet, however, thai
what it will accomplish is entirely a
matter of speculation. Its professors
are enthusiastic about their novel work,
and seem to think that new field of use
fulness will soon be opened up for these
chattering little beasts.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09

During the last year or two there has
been something of migration OF min
ers from the Western States to South
Africa. and advertisements OF rates
and routes to South Africa are printed
in most of the mining papers. The
movement seems to have extended TO
others than the miners, and may In
d,cate that the emigrants have not
Jared badly. A man advertises in q
recent issue of Deadwood paper that
he will sell at bargain his saloons IN
Deadwood and in Lead, as he intends
going to South Africa. Whether he ex-
Dects to make money out OF the mines
or the miners he doesn't state.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
p.,Sncss cannot be Cured

diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only On
way TO cure Deafness, and that Is by constlls
tio13aI remedies. Deafness Is caused by an \
Samed condition OF the mucous lining Of X
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets d
feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely clcss
deafness is the result, and unless the indian
mation can be taken out and this tube n
stored to lis normal condition, hearing wilti
destroyed forever; nine cases out ten 4,
6aned condition Of the mucous surfaces,
I'VE will give One Hundred Dollars for an
case III IJeafness caused by catarrh) that On
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send d
circulars, free.
W- Sold by Druggists, Toe.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
STABLE MANURE FOR RHUBARD.

1t is an old fashioned practice to
put barrel over rhubarb with both
heads out, and pile around it great
heaps of stable manure in such
amounts that it will not freeze through
in quite cold weather. and in warm
weather will have more or less fermen-
tatlon. Undoubtedly some ammonia
is liberated in this way, and as the
spring rains soak through the manure
they carry this ammonia into the soil,
making very vigorous and early
growth. This would be all the better
probably, if nitrate of soda were
sprinkled on the soil inside the barrel.
The rhubarb plant makes an immense
leaf growth. - y, : =. = so1 - : -''-'tsT =.
feeder .senes and 1t Is very gross
:, -,s~-I. THE soil cannot be made too
rich for it, and especially early in The
spring, when the development of nj
trogen either in manure or in the soil
goes on very slowly. Those who can
get rhubarb to market few days
earlier than their neighbors can get
much better prices fol it. Late in the
season the price is always so low that
the crop pays little for the labor re.
quired in marketing it and for the ex-
haustion of soil which its growth
causes. Boston Cultivator.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
NJ nirt,s understahd Nfu.io y

This question has recently been a.
cussed among naturalists, and Dr. h
NJ Gould, of North Carolina, asssr,
not only that katydids keep time, bs
that they produce a kind Of mus'
which may be described as orchestnl
both DR.. Gould and another observs
have listened to two orchestras Of kat,
aids answering one another all nIsh
long. Sometimes individual perform
ers we're noticed to drop out of TIM
hut upon the whole the stridulation !
these insect bands is harmonious AM
IN a regular key. Observers do NJ
agree on the point whether or not the
IL a difference of pitch between "a
notes of two orchestras.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
TO PREVENT GROWTH OF HORNS.

There are two ways to kill the germs
of the horns in young calf; one is to
cut them out when the calf is month
old by raising the skin in q flap and
removing the small button which is
loosely attached to it. The flap OF
skin is laid back and plaster of tar
is laid on it, when the wound soon
heals. The other method is to apply
caustic potash wetted with water by
rubbing 1t on the skin.where the small
cub of the horn is felt. The potash
will burn the fingers and make bad
sore unless it is held in a wrapping
of paper or rag. The wetted potash
is well rubbed into the skin, killing
the immature she'll of horn. New
York Times.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
"Tbe wooden Hen"

The illustration shown herewith is small in
size. but really large when we consider that
the "Wooden Hen" Is no larger than live
hen, yet has double the capacity 1t weighs
only fifteen pounds, has capacity OF twenty
eight eggs, and while not toy. is just as
amusing, besides being instructive as well.
We suggest that every reader Of this write
Mr. Geo II. Stahl, Quincy, Ills. and ask for
a copy of his handsome little booklet "a,
describing the wooden Hem" also his large
catalogue of the Model Excelsior Incubator.
All sent free Mention this paper.