The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-09
EXCHANGE FL ASHES.


A man in the western part Of
Nebraska having large buHch of
horses and the market being over |
stocked, wrote To a friend in Wash
ineton city to ascertain If he could
not help him sell a carload or two
of stock. The answer was very
briefand read as follows: "The PEG.
pie of Washington city ride BIZ
cycles; the street cars are run By
electricity, aud the government is
ruo by jack No demand for
horseflesh."- Ocean Wave.
PatroniZe the man who adver-
tises. You do not visit your neigh
Dor unless asked to, and do not at.
tend q wedding without an invita-
ton: then why should you iutrude
on the privacy of 3 storekeeper
without an invitation. Buy of the
live. go-shesd business man, who
not only invites you to come in and
see him every day, but educstes
and keeps you posted on what is
popular IN his line of goods
Cult Coast News.
Secretary of State Power gives
notice that the price of tie Ammo
tated Code of Mississippi, of 1892,
has been reduced from $500 to
Sl.00, and that the same will be
sent to any address on receipt of
said reduced price. He further
states that the legislature has aus
thorized the free distribution of the
Code of 1871 to citizens of the State
making application for it and who
send either 80 cents for postage or
% cents for express charges
Vicksburg Post.
Financially Copiah county is 10
good shape. At the end of the last
fiscal year it did not owe a dollar,
and had $4,000 ia the treasury.
The tax in 1896 is mills on the
dollar, 3 for general county purpos-
es and 8 for public schools. This,
added to the State tax of mills,
makes total tax of IL mills on the
dollar. Within a few years many
settlers from Iowa, Indiana, Illi-
nois and other Western States have
located here, all of whom are sat
is6ed with present conditions and
prospects for the future and earn
est in the desire to have others
come among us.-Hazlehurst Cou.
rier.
Texas has church on wheels.
A "chapel car" has been fitted up
with pulpit, organ. preacher and
!, eerg aG. lsst -,4.9&h be ..!eear rurs into one
railroad yard after S;.29ther, and
services are held wherever n-aA@.
dience can be secured. That shows
the mark of progress. The gospel
on horseback kept pace with all the
early settlements of this country.
Now put it on wheels or send it
on the lightning's wing. Its place
is in the fore front and it must
march at the head of the procession
Scott County Register
At bis family altar one morning,
a man prayed that God would help
poor neighbor who lived just
across the street. The neighbor
was in great deal of distress that
money could relieve. In his prayer
, the well,to-do brother told the Lord
all about how badly off his poor
, peighbor was, and asked Him to do
everything for him that was need.
! ed. AS he arose from his knees
, and wiped his moist eyes, feeling
pretty we'll satisfied with himself,
his little boy went Ip 10 him and
,, said: Give me your pocket book
papa, and I'll 60 over to Mr.. Smiths
, and answer your prayer myself
, Elk.
f An Indiana man, on a visit to
this State, has put no a wager of
! $50 that there isn't man in Mis-
sissippi who can cut and split 500
rails In one day. A Rankin county
man has accepted the wager aud
the contest will take place ia few
days.--Attala Ledger.
How can the republican party
} make a campaign on Mckinley and
high tariff when the republican
congress refused to pass even
little tariff billf-Fayette (Ohio)
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