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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
The City of Gold.

',rhe City of Gold" it is rumorcd.
will be to the Paris exhibition of 1890
what the Eiffel tower was to the last
great show, ten years since. There had
always been an idea Of reconstructing
in ettigy the Pont du Change, the Rialto
Of medieval Paris, and this suggested
to NJ. Hudelhard. an imaginative
journalist, the far more grandiose pro-
ject Of illustrating the whole history or
money and the industries connected
Herewith. He aims, in the first place,
at tracing gold. silver and copper coin
age from mine to mint and from mint
to mart, each step in the progress being
eXemplified by working models, if not
by the machinery III actual use. He
hopes, moreover, TO extend his display
so Us to cover the monetary operations
of all countries and all ages. The sub
stitution of paper for specie will then
be dealt with, and it is proposed TO
reveal the intricacics of the entire credit
system as carried out in great banking
establishments, though one can hardly
conceive how such an object lesson can
be rendered intcIIgihlr or interesting
TO a passing crowd OF sightsecrs.- st.
James Gazette.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
KEEPING COMMERCIAL FERTlLl
YER.

Most farmers in purchasing CONNER
cial fertilizers buy only what arc
needed for immediate use. This is
partly to escape losing the interest on
investments not in use, but mainly be
cause there is popular idea that fer
tilizers deteriorate by exposure to the
air. If they are kept from becoming
wet they will be rs good the second
year as the first, except that absorb
ton of moisture from damp ar VIII
make the mineral harden into humps
which make it difficult to drill. The
best way to keep any surplus OF min
eral fertilizer is to scatter it from time
TO time over the stable manure heaps
and apply it with that. Both the stable
manure heaps and phosphate Will be
made more efficient by this comblna-
ton. as each kind of fertilizer Will
supplement the defciencie" OF the
other.-Boston Cultivator.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
HOMEGROWN CELERY.

We know many farmers who have
grown to like celery, and who buy con
siderable amounts every fall and VIM
ter. but without Il thought of growing
il themselves. They keep from plant
ing celery under the impression that
its cultivation. and especially the
blanching of the leaves, is a difficult
operation. Celery used to be grown
much more extensively than now.
The deep trenching that was once
thought necessary is now considered
injurious, as sudden showers in sum-
mer will fill the trenches with water
and half bury the young plants in mud
before they have fairly begun growing.
1t is much better to plant on level sur
face, and blanch the stalks by exclud-
ing light with boards set against the
rows of celery on each side. The SOIL
needs to be as rich as it is possible to
make it, and with plenty of water so
that the growth shall never cease. III
there is any stoppage of growth, the
celery will be tough, stringy and lack
ing in the nutty flavor of celery grown
from start TO finish as quickly as pos
sible. Coarse stable manure must not
be used for celery. No matter how
much water the celery has, the manure
will at some time heat and cause the
celery to stop growing. That will make
the celery tough, no matter how well
grown it is otherwise. The best ma
terial for celery is nitrate of soda,
which will furnish nitrogen in availa-
bic form without heating
Cultivator.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
RAISING CHICKORY.

1t seems that the farmers in West
ern Nebraska are following the advice
we gave to farmers generally some
time ago, and are turning their atten-
ton to raising chickory. 1t is the best
substitute for coffee known, and in
many parts of Europe is preferred to
coffee. All real French coffee has
more or less chickory in it, and those
who have, grown accustomed to the
mixture prefer it to pure coffee. Very
much of the coffee we use in this coun-
Try is adulterated with chickory, and
substantially all the coffee extracts"
have chickory in them.
We import about 100000 pounds
of raw chickory every year, and about
100000 pounds more burnt, roasted,
ground or otherwise prepared" The
manufacture of chickofy has become SO
important in this country that the
manufacturers secured a duty of two
cents a pound upon the manufactured
product, while the raw comes in free.
The Nebraska farmer gets all the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

You can always find ready sale for
really good horses.
The first essential to profitable stock
raising is Il good animal.
If a horse eats too fast, scatter his
grain over ii larger surface
1t is easier to keep Il team in good
condition than to make it so.
A. good grooming is as refreshing to
Il horse as u good bath to man.
A little wheat bran and oil meal can
take the place of oats and corn once a
week.
With colts, as with other stock, lib
eral feeding and good care VIII pro-
duce liberal returns.
The farmer who has the care OF
Young colts should make up his mind
not to let them lose pound OF flesh at
weaving time. The colt should pass
his first winter in the best of condl-
ton and without hitch in his growth.
Old fences and hedges are constant
menace to the orchard They are the
breeding places of insects and of fungi.
A hedge is good ornament when
rightly taken care of, but when II is
in near proximity to the orchard 1t may
cost many times more than It's Value
as an object of beauty,
Some farmers, who seem sensible IN
most things, handle their orchards as
if they did not know that any trees
were growing there. They plow, grow
crops which impoyish the SOIL or use
the orchard for pasture, as if trees
wore no more to be considered than
| feuce-posts. No wonder their trees be-
come discouraged.
| Between the tree rows of young Or
/ chard there is no better crop than cur
rants or gooseberries, two or three
bushes in each interspace. After nve
or six years grow nothing there, as
n rule. and all the time keep the SOIL
open by frequent manuring ana tlll-
age. Then let it grow up in blue grass;
/ it at least forms a nice bed Tor the
fruit to fall upon.
/ Judge Wellhouse, the great apple
grower of Kansas, sows red clover III
his orchards when they come into
bearing. and rolls this down twice a
season with Il large roller on which are
several knives of a stalk cutter. The
clover stand is kept up by yearly re-
seeding. and the fertility of the land
is we'll cared for so far as nitrogen
and good physical condition go.
Should the pruning or an orchard be
neglected for two or three years, IL
will not do to take out in one season
all the growth that should be removed.
Rather two or three years should be
taken to rectify the mistake or neglect
previously made. A sudden severe
pruning kills many of the roots, and is
sure TO be followed by very abun-
dant and some troublesome growth of
suckers.
Go over the orchard frequently and
know that everything is well with the
trees. The possibilities of orchardlng
are only to be measured by the ability
of the man. If there are drawbacks in
the nature of soil, climate, altitude, lay
of the land. etc. and no doubt such
drawbacks do exist, they are only OF
minor Importance, and to the thorough
" competent fruit-grower such obsta-
cles are really an aid. They put a
handsome premium upon special
knowledge and fitness for the work OF
growing ana marketing fruit.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

higher educational standard, with 3o,-
600 students. One-fourth of the fell
lowships Of the University Of Chicago
are held by women, eleven States and
fourteen colleges or universities being
represented Three women elbows
have given instruction in the univer-
sity this year. OF 100000 teachers in
the United States, 43 per cent. are
women; in England the proportion is
even greater. There are 123,955 wom-
On teachers in England. In Russia
there were 500 applications for the 100
vacancies in the entering class for the
higher course for women at the UNI
yersity at st. Petersburg at the re-
cent examinations. Politically the
progress of women Is even more
marked. Twenty-Five States nave
given the educational ballot to women;
one, Kansas, the municipal, ana wy
oming. Colorado and Utah have MADE
them full citizens
The appalling extent of the famine
in India is now disclosed. 1t prevails
in nearly every part of the Empire.
In the Punjaub the whole vast triangle
of which Lahore, Simla and Delhi are
the apices is destitute, as well as some
other dstricts--say one-half OF the pro-
vince. About the same proportion or
the Northwest Provinces and Dude Is
suffering OF the Central PROVINCES
one-fourth is in distress-namely the
Nerbudda Valley and Raipoor. In up
per Bengal distress bids fair to become
serious, especially around Patna ana
Bagulpore. All Berar is In want. so
is Madras north of the kistna. Id
Bombay trouble is more threatening IN
the central and southern districts, such
as Ahmednuggur, Kolapoor, BeJapoor'
Khandesh and Belgium. Upper Bur
nah is in some danger. Hydeabad,
Gwalior, Bhurtpore, Bundelkund, and,
indeed, most of the native States, are
in a bad way. Some 10000 persons
are now employed on relief work, out
60,0o0,000 need relief. The trouble mas
been caused by dry weather. That made
the autumn crops Il failure, and has
luIl SONlI lOA AhS
crops. There is no prospect OF rellel'
therefore. from outside, until next ran.
At least one-t third of the Empire is thus
affected. In the remainder there IS Il
fair harvest. but not Il sufficient sur
plus to supply the administration re-
gions. Relief is, therefore, to be got
chiefly from America, since this is the
country that has at present most wheat
to sell The work of importing gram
will be left, if possible, entirely to pri-
vate trade, and so will the regulation
of the market. The government Will
contine its efforts chiefly to employing
on public Works-such as railroads
and canals-as many of the destitute
as possible, so that they can earn
money with which to buy grain. Ihere
are many millions of farm laborers IN
India. In Il season of drouth, ike tne
present. there is no farm work Tor
them to do and they would perish IKE
flies if some other employment were
not provided for them.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
Real Value OF a Menagefie.

An interesting catalogue was recent
1y published by Sagenbeck, OF HAM
burg, and the real value of mcnagefle
can be pretty closely estimated Dy
this price list. He quotes hlppopota-
mus ut $4,000, an African rhlnoceros
from $500 to $4,000; female ele-
plants, according to age, S2,oOo 10
$500; male elephants, with tusks TWO
feet long, $1,000; a pair OF African
lions from the Sahara only, 81 ,5OO; 4
Nubian lioness, $500; a trained group
of wild animals, consisting of Two
pairs of Nubian lions and two male
Bengal tigers, $1,000; q female Bengal
tiger. $3.50; pair of Sumatra tigers.
81, 800; pair of jaguars, $3.50; fe-
male Japanese leopard, with cub,
$500: an African male leopard, 500;
a black panther, 500: q pair Of full
grown wolves, $50; gnu, 5000; 4 large
male polar bear, $500; large brown
bear, 500; pair of zebus, $3.50; an alli-
gator, 10 feet long, $3.50; u boa con-
strictor, % feet long, $3.50; Sonall
ostrich. S175; Il pair OF Borneo apes,
500, and a baboon, SD.
The greatest increase in price from
former lists is in the case of the gil
rafie, male specimen Of which is now
worth $1,000 while only two years ago
such Il specimen might have been had
for $500 or $3.50. Scarcity of these ami
mails, as well as the inaccessibilities
of the Egyptian Soudan, are RESPONSE
giraffeS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
ISOLATION FOR MILK AM
CREAM.

Milk is sure to absorb any odors with
which it is brought in contact. Cream
and butter having a greater proportion
of fats absorb odors even more quickly
than will milk. This fact emphasizes
the necessity of keeping both milk
cream and butter out of reach of foul
odors of any kind. This can hardly
be done while the milk is kept where
the odor of cooking vegetables of all
kinds can reach it. Almost any kind
of odor from cooking, when combined
with butter fats soon becomes exceed
ingly offensive, as in the fat the char
acter of the odor is greatly changed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
FARM And GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMERS.
First Few DAYS of ihe Pig...Raising Chic.
DRY ..lsoIation for Milk and Cream
Farm and Garden Notes.
SIIEARINGS.

When the Sleeps feet seem to be
tender apply a mixture OF pure lard or
vaseline with one-tenth part of acetate
of copper well ground with it. This
will destroy whatever poison may at
feet the feet through the effects of inn
pure matter in the land. Decaylng
matter Of any kind, especially il it is
wet, will quickly rot the sole of the
feet and cause lamcness, which If ne
elected may have serious results
American Farmer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

way from three - eight tons an acre
of chickory roots, and the price ranges
rs high as $1,000 ton. There Is
good market for it. and it will be quite
a while until we raise enough to meet
the home demand.
Chlckory is a plant of the dandelion
family, and will grow anywhere that
dandelions do.-American Farmer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
Lightning and Trees.

Cedars and fig trees are rarely struck
by lightning. The beech, the larch, the
fir and the chestnut seem to be pecu-
liarly obnoxious to the "bOlts of Jove."
There are trees, however, which appear
TO attract rather than to repel the
lightning flash. The trees generally
enumerated in the category of those
which the lightning is most apt 10
strike are the oak, the yew, the elm
and the Lombardy poplar Rams
Horn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
Gludncss Comes

With a better understanding ., =,
w transient nature OF the NAM ~ Il, W
ical ills which vanish before pror pny J,
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efi Ius ~
rightly directed. There is comiOr. - !,
The knowledge that SO manv forms y
sickness are not due to any actual l-a n, "
ease, but simply to q constipated cou My
ton of the system, which the pless.n.
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. nr TNrSS'
ly removes. That is why it Is ths o oq,'
remedy with millions of families anaiI
everywhere esteemed SO highly bv ~ i,
who valuo good health. Its bepeSOi II
effects are due to the fact, that Il il H.
one remedy which promotes iptern,l
cleanliness, without debilitatipp Ha
organs on which it acts. tits tbereio,s
all important, in order to get its benz
fetal effects, to note when YOU nv,
chase, that you have the genuine artss
which is manufactured by the Caifori,
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rem
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment Of good health
and tho system is regular, then laya
tives or other remedies are not needed
If afflicted with any actual disease ops
may be commended to the most skillirI
physicians, but If in need of laxative
then one should have the best. and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrupd
Figs stands highest and is most iarpely
used and gives most general satisfaction
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

There is more Catarrh in this sections OF tne
country than all other diseases put togetne1I
incurahle For a great many years doctors pro,
nounced it a local disease, and prescribed iocal
remedies, and by constantly falling to cure hs
with local treatment, pronounceu III ss;t
tionai disease and therefore requires constitu'
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh cure, man
ufact ared By F. J. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, onlo
ia the only constitutional cure on the market
Il il taken internally In doses from 10drops 70
a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the biooo
and mucous surfaces of the system. Iney onet
one hundred dollars for any case 1t falls To
cure4 Send for circulars and testimonials
free. Address n
eY- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
BLAoKsHEAR. GA.
Nh SHuPTRINE.

Mr.. SHUPTRISE r.r,,~p MIR
,d ~ Won has | believe, permanently
cnred me Of a ringworm that has been great eat
ANNOYANCE to me for five years; l cneerIuliy
recommend 1t to those troupleu WI prn I'm" *
worm. Send a box TO MRS Aiien oio"H Va
this place" Respectfully. N n G.
box by mail for SOC. in stamps.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
BURYING STONES.

The only way to get rid of loose stones
on fhims where they are numerous Is
80 J-y them. Years ago 1t was a
common practice to pile the stones in
~~~1t heaps. usually if inside the field,
around some big tree, which the stones
would kill after few years, or beside
the fence in the corners of the heids.
Almost always after a few years the
stones will be found in the way where
they have been placed and have to be
moved again. Burying the stones dis
poses of them permanently. In many
places where the land needs under
draining making the stones into under
ground conduits is the best disposal
that can be made of them A Well-laid
stone drain will never fail to carry
water if its outlet is kept open.
FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE PIG.
During the first few days the pigs
should be confined to the narrowing
pen, or at most allowed to run in a
small, dry lot. They will do better to
be confined to the lot until they are
1T lcdSl llllt Nttho plNI' d t7t a. 'ONii
as the pigs show disposition to eat
they should be encouraged in so do
ing \ small place should be cut off
from the lot. so as to allow the pigs,
but not the mother, to enter. and in
this little lot should be Il shallow feed
trough. If the pigs are getting plenty
of milk from their mother, as they
will, provided she is Il good brood SOW,
there is nothing better for them than
soaked grain. Dry. hard corn will
soon make their teeth sore. An album
dance of this soaked grain should be
provided, but what is left should be
removed ut least twice Il day and fresh
grain put in. If Il little sweet skim
milk can be given it will add to the
growth of the pigs. This may be con-
tinued until weaving time, when de-
cided change in the feed becomes nee
essary. This is the most critical period
of the pigs life, and on his manage
ment at this time largely depends his
future usefulness. If checked in his
growth, he will probably not recover
soon enough to give the best results
whether kept to grace the breeding
herd or to fill the pork barrel.-Missis-
sippi Experiment Station.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

II you are doubtful as to the use OF Doobins
ElectricSoap, and cannot accept the experience %
millions who use it, after the % years it has, been
on the market, ons trial will convince you. ASK
vour grocer for It, Take no imitation.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

The egrcgious underestimate of cost
Of the Panama Canal nearly swamped
that enterprise before wholesale steal.
ing completed the ruin.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup ior c fnaema
taatbing softens the gums, reduces lnIlalnia
lion. aliays pain, cures wind collie 25e botti'
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

FITS stonped free and permanently cured: N,
ats after firs DAYS use OF DIR. KLINEs GREAT NEhs
RrsTopFR Free q. trial bottle and treatise oenu
o DIR. KLINE, 93l Arch ST., Phiiaueiph"'
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

II a young man who wears buttons
doesn't smoke cigarettes, it Is because ne mas
not yet learned.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

Every man admires woman who log, l91Rs s, Ss
her husbands bunch OF ONCE Keys "i'N "'
and reverence.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

The forts on the Meuse river, in
France, estimated at Si.50o,000, cost
S16.000,0O0
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

Al least one kind Of reform is needed
in New York. On opening day 1900
school children had to be turned away
because there had been no room pro-
yided for them by the authorities.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

For whooping Cough, Pisos Cure is r = sue
cessful remedy:-M. T. DiET ,sh % in'oop
Ave. Brooklyn, n. Y, Nov. IA, 1854
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24

For the last fiscal year Uncle Sans
navy cost S26,202, 155.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-24
ew- Sold by Druggists, 75c.

Halls Family Pills are the best.
The herald., 1896-04-22
OUR TRANSPORTATION LINES
How the People Get Around in
Our City
THE STREET CAR FACILITIES
Los Angeles Amply Supplied With These
Accommodations
The City Q Net Work Of Street Car Lines
Covering Over One Hundred
Miles of TRACK

Los Angeles has the most superb sys-
tenn of street railroads of any city in
the United States, size and population
considered. The mileage is approx
mately 100 miles. The city proper is six
miles square, but the five systems of
road reach out into the suburbs and
cover all points, making the surround
ing country Immediately accessible to
the business center of the city. The
lines are operated largely by electricity,
and the few systems that do not already
use electricity as motive power Will
do so in short time.
The street railroad system of Los An
geles has cost in the Gr-~egate about
$S,000,000 and upon this rs{ "a nm ex-
cellent revenue is returned. =. y. ervice
afforded is very fine and coulC .carcely
be improved on.
The largest corporation is the Los An
geles Railway company, which has 104
miles of track, 43 being operated by
electricity, 22 at present by cable and SO
by horse power. The cable and horse
power branches are now being cleo
tricized. The cable company was orig
inally an independent corporation, but
it was bought in by the electric and
made part of and operated in conjunc-
ton with it as one system. The cable
road cost 81 1850, 900. The stock of the Los
Angeles Railway company is largely
owned in San Francisco T. Brown is
president, J. T. Burke secretary, F. w.
Wood general superintendent. j. j.
Aiken superintendent. The company
has a mammoth power house and all
the latest improved attachments in the
way of electric inventions for the opera
tion of it's lines.
1t was in the year 1885 that the first
cable street railway was constructed
in Los Angeles. 1t extended out over
the Second street hills and terminated
to the west about two miles. The first
electric road was built in 1887. 1t was
projected by Col. C. II. Howland, but
electric motors as applied to the opera
ton of street cars had not been per-
fected. 1t was not a success and was
abandoned. Later, though, it was put
in operation.
The Traction company has about six
miles of track. Its line covers the rich
est territory in the city. 1t Is fitted with
latest improved cars and it's new power
house is a model Eastern capital was
invested in this line, and the results that
have been thus far obtained have been
satisfactory to the company.
The Temple street cable line operates
about five miles of cable road. 1t covers
a densely settled residence district and
is good paying property. 1t is owned
by local capital.
The Main street and Agricultural
park line is at present operated by horse
power. 1t is the pioneer street car COM
pany of the city, and soon it will be run
by electricity. 1t will cost about 5000, 900
to make the Improvement and the cash
is at hand The capital stock for ten
miles of line will be s500,000. 1t is owned
by Pacific coast capitalists.
The Pasadena and Pacific electric rail-