The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-11
EXCHANGE FL ASHES.

Mississippi as the bayou State. and
as a consequence The impression
has gone abroad that it is all oDe
great swamp. There are many
beautiful running streams in the
State, but nothing which has the
characteristics OF a bayou, and
therefore The name is wholly mis-
leadiDg.-SOuthland.
A friend tells us that he recently
went into the store OF a business
man who did not advertise, and was
surprised to find him busy. The
storekeeper, it transpired, had the
itch and a Waterbury watch, and
when he wasn't scratching himself,
he was winding his watch.-Aay =
field Monitor.
In the long run-tbat is to say,
at the end of the long run-the
chief difference between the rich
aod the poor is in the material out
of which the coffin is made.-North
Mississippi Democrat.
The lively 8es whom all men
pursueth, capers as nimbly IN a
iady's chamber as it would over the
spinal column of heather Chinee
and all flesh pays its tribute OF
blood.-Marion County Record.
The principles OF the democratic
party are founded upon a rock, land
they are sufficient to support the
whole superstrueture of our repub'
lie, if we could only have competent
leadership. -Day-Book Gazette.
The prevailing idea that the gen
eral use of the bicycle is of recent
date is erroneous. For there are
few of us who did not straddle q
safety while in our swaddline
Decentralization Conservative
A political wisby-washy thing
like Mr.. Spencer, who is trying te
run for congress IN the seventh
district ought to be tried before {
court of lunacy before he doei
some political crime. A man whC
will turn his coat IN for office an(
then turn it out for the same Office
cannot be depended upon TO holt
any kind of offce.-Newton Coun'
ty Progress.
Now that the rivers and harbor
bill is out of the way, let our PEG
pie take hold of the Battle Able,
question and secure Its location a
| Vicksburg. Success is within on
grasp If we reach out for it. n
/, other city in the South has the ad
vantsges Historical and geograph
icaD possessed by V:eksburg a
the most suitable aud sppropriat
, place for the site of the great Alb
bey.-Vicksburg Post.
: We are decidedly in favor c
whltewashlng fences, barns and th
like, but not men or women
t Democrat Star.
One of the greatest needs of Ne
shoba county is railroad. A dee
water harbor at the terminus o
the Gulf and Ship Island Rallroa,
will insure it. And II is our opin
ion that it will be to our best inter
. ests to use all honorable means t
2 secure the election of that caDdi
+. date for congress who will pledg
/, himself to a strenuous effort to Sc
cure an appropriation by congre:
e for the purpose of securi ing s dee
= water harbor at Gulfport OF som
. other more suitable place. if ther
e be one.-Journal, Philadelphis.
The anarchists are the COMING
: enemies OF civilization aud man
! kind, and it is Impossible to adop
! laws to punish them which will 8
! too strong. No political OF oihe
: end can justify dynamite outragei
which are infinitely worse thaA as
sasslnation. because they propos
; wholesale slaughter. whereas sssas
8 sina.ion singles out its victims
The French law, making all dyDs
mite attempts punishable with death
is none too seyere.-Picayune.
. Presidential Candidates ay
. wife, do talk in my sleep e
His Wife--"Sometimes."
""ell. If say anything abou
: the currency question don't give /
, away. Judge.
Congress is slated to adjourn
this manb