The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-03-05
EXCHANGE FL ASHES.


More spine and less spaniel.
More Samson and less Delilah.
More courage and less crawfish.
More conscience and less cuss~
edness.
More will power and less depend.
ence.
More independence and less self
abasement.
More fortitude and less despond-
eDcy.
More patience and less petulance.
More religion and less rogue.
More philosophy and less phar-
iseeism.
More manhood and less monkey
hood.
More Jesus and less Judas.
More goodness and less greed.
More divinity and less devil.
More heart and less hate.
More wisdom and less damphool-
ism.-New York Mercury.
Because a wife loses her first
bloom, because her husband out
grows her intellectually, because
another has come to seem lovelier
in his eyes, husband is afforded
thereby no excuse whatever for ab-
solving himself from his marriage
VOWS. Because a husband is self.
isb. because he is parsimonious or
m can, because he is tyranica], be-
cause he objects to her friends,
wife has no more excuse. Life may
become all but unbearable with him
or with her; but if there are children
with a future to be considered, it is
to be borne, and duty ard decency
must enforce a beh avior before the
children that shall hinder their in.
jury from wrong influences so far
as possible. 1t may be hard to
bear; 1t may be almost impossible;
but self-control is an invaluable
ally.-Harper's Bazal.
A father, wishing to briog up his
child in the way he should go, told
HIM when he was in any danger and
needed help to call upon the Lord.
Later in the day Willie was puns
ished for some misdemeanor and
when on the threshold of the dark
closet, holding his father by one
hand, he dropped to his knees
and prayed, lob, Lord, if you want
to help a little boy now's your
chance Life.
The man WHO is always wonders
eng whatthe neighbors think of him
z0uld be surprised sometimes to
know that they seldom think of
him at all.-SomerviIle Journal.
The house bill which proposes to
stop the running OF all freight trains
on Sunday except those carrying
| perishable goods was passed few
days ago, but was afterwards
chung up 10 dry" At every ses~
sion of nearly every Legislature of
the United States some fellow gets
up and proposes to stop the rail-
roads. Such bills seldom pass for
the fact people want their freight
as early Monday morning as they
can get iI.-Newton Go. Progress.
The Bible can be read through
10 about fifty hours. Thlrty.eight
and half of them are required for
the Old Testament; eleven and a
half for the New. The Psalms rev
quire two hours and three-quar-
tiers. The first few books of the
Bible require about an hour and a
half each; Acts a little more; Luxe,
an hour and threeequarters; Mark
and John each an hour. Several
of the minor Prophets and Epistles
can be read in from three to six
minutes. There is no excuse from
lack of time to make the acqualnt-
ance Of the Book. Few people are
so busy that they could not take an
hour each week for this purpose.
By so doing they could read the
Bible through in year. But there
are better ways than that of using
it. Some parts of ii might we'll be
read every month, or week. Some
are daily bread.-Ex.
SECTARIANISM
Men are sick of sectarianism. and
in these enlightened days they pre-
fer to listen to the cries OF the help.
less IN the slums OF our cities, rath.
er than to the fierce discussion on
dip or plunge, a sprinkle or a
pour, hardshell or softshell, rock.
bottom or sand bottom.-Rev. W.
1. Veale, Presbyterian, Jackson
vile, Fla.
"Her eyes are blue"-
And my heart is, too.
"She's out of sight
And my hopes are-quite.
'sShe is too dear"-
For my purse-l fear.
81 love her well"-
Would bloomers break the spell9
-T0 data