The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
EXCHANGE FL ASHES.

0, never can be,
And of bright lain drop
You can't make sea.
A chaplet is never
Composed of a rose;
The rainbow is never
One color that CLOVIS;
And the big hand of Fate
That such wonders inyents,
Can meier make dollar
Of fifty.thiee cents.
R. X. NJ. 10 Truth.
Little May lat the funeral of Little
Bessle's father. )-Your mamma will
marry again, won't she?
Little Bessie-Oh, wee but not
till after the funeral.-Ex.
When a man has done the work
for which God put him in the
world. or when he has finally re.
; fused to do it, then his end Is near.
And whether that end comes through
: s'accident," through disease, through
old age, or through crime, 1t comes
because the time appointed by God
has arrived.-New York Weekly
: Witness.
An ante bellum story revamped:
, A little boy sat by the roadside
saying over and over: "Silyer, slls
y yer, silver" and man came and
n asked him why he did so. "I'm
: talking polotics like dad" he au-
swered. in the ante bellum story
= the boy was saying: "Nigger, nig~
!. ger, nigger."-Wichlts Eagle.
s 1t has been suggested that the
r prefix "Mc" should be hitched to
h every mans name in Rankin coun-
ty and at the next session of the
!. legislature the law be so amended as
= to read "McRankin county" This
may do for the people of Rankin,
u but when "McMississIppi' shall be
the name of this state the line will
g be closely drawn.-Newton County
Progress.
IL is sin to be ignorant in this
n coantry when books are sold at 10
cents each and kerosene at 10 cents
N gallon.-Rev. Sam Jones.
Whether or not the following
5 happened in this state it fits manv
towns IN it: as thus 16 70 l town.
IS asked the drummer. at air when
it comes to reading the town paper
10 replied the native. "Whep it comes
to reading the town paper?' Eyes,
sixteen read it to one subscriber
10 tx.
* BETTER AS 1T IS.
10 If streets were clean and skies were
10, bright:
IL IF men aud politics were right;
IT If everything beneath the sun
Exactly suited every one;
Say, wouldn't that brlng deep dis,
tress
To makers of the daily press!
-, They couldn't get paper out
-, ~ With nothing left to kick about.
"a L. A. w. Bulletin.
There ia advertising and-adver-
Using. You may think you are ad.
- vertising sometimes when you are
10 not. Buying and paying for paper
~ space does not constitute advertis.
~ ing. It's how you use it. Plea
yune.
n "Coin' Harvey has withdrawn
q hrs money from the Chicago bank
K. where he had an account, converts
re- ed his funds into gold and locked
the yellow metal in box in safe
deposit vault. Harvey is evidently
h. ''afrald' that Bryan will be elected.
Is, At any rate, be will not take any
e. chances on the silver Standard
IT Vicksbufg Post.
e Tom Watson say Bryan cannot
q be elected without him, and Sewall
II says Bryan shall not have Watson
q as running mate. The situation
& is very simple Que. Bryan cannot
s. be elected.-Picayune.
q There will be commenced in a
= short while at Logtown the erection
OF handsome school building, to
- be known as the Logtown High
u School. There has been a stock
= company formed for this purpose
already and a great many shares
have been sold. This movement
will no doubt add greatly to the
progress of that thriving little town.
Sea Coast Echo.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN FLEA TRAP.
b. A fea-lnfested house was once
= remedied In the following manner:
: The man of the house took fresh
e sticky fly paper, wrapped sheets of
= 1T around each leg from ankle to
| knee, with the sticky side out, and