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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19
water, there is fire on the hearth and

water, there is fire on the hearth and
awelcome awaiting you"
Thus was the last vestige of animos-
ity between the two men swept away.
At Judge Riels the fire and the
welcome were found, and Mr.. Gordon s
family were welcomed as if there had
never been aught but the warmest
/ friendship between him and the Judge.
The old men soon learned that it was
a misunderstanding that parted them
in youth, and that during all these
silent years each had retained the
greatest respect for the other.
The floods have shrunk into their
beds along the Bayou Rouge; the
lcvees are rebuilt; the cabins are up
once more, and the old home is stand
ing. But Florence Gordon is per-
manent resident at Judge Riel's, she
having recently married Leon, and
the gossips say that Paul Riel will
take up his home in the fall with Mr..
Gordon as the husband of Jennie.
The old men are never happy apart,
and Mr.. Gordon often whispers to his
wife:
''Yes, my dear, we lost great deal
by the flood, but sometimes think it
was a blessing in disguise"
And Mrs. Gordon agrees with him.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19

probably will result in far wide- dis
semination Of knowledge of what good
roads really are than could be accom-
plished in any other manner. New
Brunswick, in fact, is in one of the
most thickly populated sections of
New Jersey, and therefore this gov
ernment experiment is bound to pro-
duce widespread results.
So far, twenty-five experiment sta
tons in the United States have applied
to be considered as the scene of road
building experiments. Secretary Will
son, of the United States department
of agriculture, has the matter under
consideration, and will allot the neces-
sary time as soon as possible.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19

nlaint that hast 1se fort the Beggi
rural road-builder is not an eXpel' ~
the art. and so the government Is go
inc TO send men who know all about
= To teacb him the knowledge that he
lacks.
With the aid that the government
furnishes the road building expert
ment will prove no additional expense
To the communities where it Is tired.
The material and the labor are usually
the cheapest elements in the matter OF
constructing roads. 1t is the hrs'-
class implement needed to ofing Tue
HIGHWAYS to moderate degree OF per-
fection that costs money and makes
tbe taxpavers groan. In the super
latively rural community the roads are
generally made by the citizens them
Selves and their "hired men. ms
is known as working out the highway
tox Therefore the community 1tsel1
would receive no money IN any event.
but simply the labor OF the person
taxed or his representative, at the rate
of what is considered fair compen-
sation for such tasks.
These facts were realized by tile
whae,men who were behind the move
ment that is giving practical results.
II is. they claim, merely the diversion
of labor from work that had accom-,
nlished small good to work that VIII
accomplish great good. They hoio
that there is no necessity of the deeply
rutted and the literally slulced roao
that one meets with so often OUTSIDE
the village and sometimes inside. L
is. they say, like the difference betweei
a man who knows how to sail a ooa
and one who is making trouble 10
, himself The one who does mas
very comfortable time OF II.
There is good roads department o
the department of agriculture. L,
this norton of the government ina
has the road building matter III charSe
Professor E. B. Voorhees, has enars
i of the New Jersey state eNpetliiiel
S station in New Brunswick. he wa wa
e the first one to petition for the buiio
e inc of A section of road by the gov
> arnment. The matter was placed
, cborae of E. B. Harrison, a specl'
4 agent of the good roads department,
g and he was sent to New Brunswlck
5 lay the matter before the municipal a, a,
e thorities. New Brunswick people Al
g rather enterprising, though their nun
J. bers are small, and so Mr.. Harrison
e visit resulted just as Professor VOC
It hees has believed it would
o College avenue, the widest OF Ne
. Brunswick's thoroughfares, was $
lected as the place to try the expel
ment. The greatest interest Is oell
taken by not only the residents OF NJ
+ Brunswick, but all the people W
g live in the neighboring towns a
villages. The boys OF Rutgers G
i lege are also being instructed. Far
ers' sons, the most OF them,
n | knowledge they will gain Will be
the greatest use TO them and may
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19
A Church without Plaster.

Chicago is about to have a churcn
devoid of plaster. The inner walls
will be of brick. There will not be
even wooden window sashes, as the
panes of glass will be set into the
brick. tbs st. Paul's Catholic church,
Hoyne avenue and Twenty-second
place. The foundations are beng
laid directly on bedrock, which comes
near the surface at this point. The
brick for the interior trim is being
especially pressed in faneiful designs.
Tba church will be completed by the
winter of 1898. 1t win be 209 feet
long by los feet wide, and its two tive
towers will be 80 feet square by 24d
| feet high.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19
HUNTING FROM ELEPHANTS.
A Recently Tanned Beast That Would
Stand Any Charge.

Stand Any Charge.
Mr.. H. w. Seton-K -Karr, in the Gen.
tury, tells of his experiences when
"After Big Game in Africa and India.
In the latter country he hunted as the
guest of the Maharaja of Kuck Behar.
Mr.. Karr says
One of the first things the Maharaja
did after our arrival was to hand to
each guest a slip of paper ON which
was written the name of the elephant
allotted to him for shooting purposes,
which bore on its back the structure
known as "howdah," to carry the
shooter and his guns. As these ele-
plants were necessarilylarge, and the
howdah is high, the oscillation was
much greater than if one were seated
upon plain pad upon the elephants
back, or on one of the smaller ele-
plants, which have smoother gait. We
usually, therefore, went to the cover,
or jungle, upon one of the beating"
or pad, " elephants, which afterward
during the operations of the day were
employed in long line to force the
rhinoceroses and other animals out of
the dense thickets in which they live.
The howdah- elephant which the
Maharaja allotted to me was named
"Secunder. Three years previously
it was as uncaptured wild elephant
ranging ut liberty the jungles of Ben
er,aF lie
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19

touched me before. Begggao Bgo
sir-possibly. You see I'm > "
ed photographer, and the old haol' Oh
retouching clings, sir.
Jones--How much do you pay your
tvpewriter? Brown-Sh! | used 10
nav her fifteen dollars week. Jones
[But how much do you pay her .ow?
Brown-Sh. She allows me hfteeA-
dollars a week, now-we're married
yiolet-How did Mr.. Bighed como
+o accent the doctrine of relncarnat1on!
Rose--Well. you know he always had
an impression that the world eouldn
get along without him, and II that Is
so. it stands to reason that he must
come back
The Parson-Your neighbor looks
like very persistent man lie
dnes,nt look as if he would give up
anything. The Deacon-Well, I've
heen passin' the plate for hard on zen
80 49, and never see him give up
anything yet.
Miss Passe-I accepted Dick Brad
ford last night. Miss YounSe-1es,
axnected it. Miss Passe-Why!
Miss Younge-Because, when 1 re-
fnsed him, he said the next Tune no
would propose to some one Ola enough
10 know her own mind.
"Ah. the memories OF ehlidnooo!
exclaimed Bifkins. Il was mlscnle-
vous boy, and many tune wen, Went 10 u,
hed without my supper" "HumphF
mnrmured Adolphus Ichabod, trase-
d;on ..Nor do l have to return TO
happy childhood's days to eonlufe up
such recollections.
Flla-You know l have only lus'
E arrived and haven't learned the ropes
. vet You must tell me everything.
!. Tow Mt what hour in the morning &c
tbe GIRLS go in bathing? Stella-iha'
, danends on the one man here; when
: aver he happens to get out on 'hs
S beach. .,, 81
..Young man, said the statesman, -
decline to be interviewed. Ih'
n hopeful reporter looked sad; al u,
/ wavs interview myself, the states
!, man explained. "It IS a great pia
q for missing mistakes. just SIT aowl
! and will have your copy reaoy 4
o about twenty minutes.
l. Little Teddie-I guess sister Laur
IS likes you pretty well, Mr.. Iwlddle %
r Charles Twiddle = IndeedP Come me
now, my little man, what makes makes 70
w th;nl so9 Little Teddie-When ou
e. Dollyers ani her was talkin. aoos o.
i ron yistady. she just kept calm 20
lg HAT sweet thing all the time.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19
HUMOROUS.

She-I think it is cruel to catch
fish. He-But I'm not catching any.
I'm merely feeding them.
If you have an enemy that you want
to get even with, why not try giving
his boy young Newfoundland pup?
The Husband you any invisi-
BILE wells? The Saleslady-Yes, sir.
1t is impossible to see them. "rd
like to look at some"
Bobby Ito his little sister)-Edith,
you are the biggest goose I ever saw.
Mamma (severely)-Bobby, you seem
to forget your mothers presence.
George, father has failed. " That's
just like him! L told you all along,
darling, that he was going to do all he
could to keep us from marrying"
The Strong Minded One-My dear
child, you ought to join us. You
want vote, don't you? The Pretty
One-No-o; L guess voter will do
me.
Hoiak-Do you think that naviga-
ton of the air will ever be success?
Tomdik-Certainly All that is nee
essary is to obtain a repeal of the law
of gravitation.
'Where's that son of yours, Mrs.
Mulrany, that went to London?"
''Well. sir, they tell me as 'e's carry
ing all before him." 'Indeed!" E's
waiter, sir. p"
Freshly Professor, is it ever posi-
BILE to take the greater from the less?
Professor Potterby-There is pretty
close approach TO it when the conceit
is taken out of a freshman.
She-Now, why couldn't that con-
ductor just as we'll have stopped at the
corner where you asked him to stop?
| He-Perhaps there was some one
waiting to get on at that corner.
"Two hours of sleep before mid
night are better than four after that
hour ''Fiddlesticks! Two hours of
sleep after one is called in the morn
ing are better than all the others"
Repuar-Can Won helm n moor man
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19

there, OF least, we shall be safe from
the trees"
1t is doubtful if he could have Kept
the boat in the course of the bayou
had he succeeded in reaching there,
for the currents were rushing through
new channels, and the bayou had ex-
panded into an angry sea. By care
and the exercise Of great strength, Mr..
Gordon succeeded in passing safely
the first line of timber, but it was
only getting deeper and deeper into
the inextricable tangle of dropping
branches and swinging vines.
They had not been long in this
maze when one of the oars was broken,
and the other became practically use
less. By reaching forward in the bow,
Mr.. Gordon succeeded in keeping the
boat from plunging against the trunks
of trees and so being dashed to pieces,
but no man could long keep up this
work.
After long hours they reached an
open space, an expansion of the bayou,
where the waters were comparatively
calm, and here Mr.. Gordon succeeded
in making the boat fast to the branch
of tree
''Let us watt" he said, desperately,
''till succor or the end comes"
During the rest Of the day they
saw the dead bodies of cattle and the
wreck of once happy homes drifting
past, and now and then caught sight of
boat floating by with the bottom up.
The never-ceasing rain added to
their discomfort and kept one of them
continually bailing out the water.
They abandoned their first attempt
to keep dry, and all were now as wet
as if they had been plunged into the
seething, yellow flood
Shortly before dark they ate the
balance of the cooked food Mrs. Cor
don had put in the boat.
Night came-a more horrible night
than any words can describe. Sleep
was out of the question. All felt that
there was but one labor before them,
viz, to keep the boat afoat by con-
stantly using the tin dipper that served
as bailer.
Now and then Mr.. Gordon muttered
against his hard fate, but not word
escaped the lips of his wife and daugh-
ters expressive of the tortures of mind
and body which they were so heroic
ally enduring; indeed, they tried to
speak cheer they did not feel by as
suring him that succor would come on
the morrow.
The dawn Of the second day found
them in the boat All were famished
and broken down with fatigue.
The waters were higher than the
day before md still the cruel rain
poured stAdful, nerhlaly, AZ. Me~.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19
a MARTYR to sweildom.

Nonie-That Miss Van Dough near
Nv killed herself yesterday drinking
dye.
I,aura--What did she mean? Sui
eide?
Nonie-No, she was trying to turn
her blood blue, -Pittsburg News,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19

would gladly have yielded his life, but
neither his aid nor sacrifice would
avail.
The afternoon was wearing on, and
the night fast approaching, when sud
den, terrific gust of wind upset the
| boat.
Floating debris was all about them,
and Florence and Jennie managed to
grasp part of the roof of shanty that
was swirling by them and struggled
upon it-holding on with that desper-
alton which lent them strength:
Mr.. Gordon and his wife clung to
the upturned boat and were borne away
by the rushing flood.
Darkness now lent horror to the sit
nation. The poor girls were about to
resign themselves to the fate that
seemed inevitable, when, from out OF
the deep gloom they heard a faln'
balloo. They answered with all theil
might.
After waiting few minutes ana
straining their eyes in the drectloI
from which the sound came, they caught
the CLEAN of a torch, and the next IN
slant boat shot up to them, and II
it were Judge Riel and his two stal
wart sons, Paul and Leon.
The brave girls assured them thatthe.
were in no immediate danger, and I'M
plored the Judge and his sonsto searcl
for their parents-telling them ina
thew were clinging to the boat after !
had been capsized and had beel
swept away, but the girls still hope'
that the boat might have become en-
tangled in the flooded forest and tina
) their father and mother might yet b
saved. But the judge insisted upoI
, Florence and Jennie getting INTO Ill
/, hoat The stout boat was then drive
= forward in the direction pointed ou
: by the girls as that in which they ma
u last seen their parents. At mterva
the young men united in shouting an
I, waving their torch, but the howllng
! the wind for time drowned the
! voices.
y During a slight lull faint cry wa
heard. which was answered by Tn
. united shouts of all in the Judge
: boat. Soon they were enabled 70 ai'
tinguish from whence the cry Pr
ceeded, and few strokes OF the oa'
. brought them to clump of submergt
y forest trees. and there, clinglng to Il
- branches. they found Mr.. Gordon an
! his brave wife, Their rescue was o.
. . the work of moment. and soon the
- - were safely seated in their "enemy's
4 boat.
: ssMr. Gordon" said Judge Rle
ia "your hands are all safe at our piae
and we have been searching a'i d
:. for YOU. Our plantation is still abo
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19
Lack of Cordiality.

Miss Cynic-I hope we shall be en-
t;relv settled the next time you call
He-When do you expect to be set
tied? ~
She-Oh, not for month or So
Yale Record. '
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19

IHe "ireaI UHeauIIy uuWH
dashed a ISM thehd howled and the waves
moment bout them, threatening every
Mr.. dtor o' Ito swamp the boat =,
faces an be obset tiordon saw by the pinched
and d,ndfu, is ID changed color of his wife
stand lughters that they could not
yet vsrnaps' another day of this suffering,
1lAhBureau. THAT could he do to help them'
IU ...,. lao4h could save them he
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19
rdchtest little daisy,
Nodding In the grass,

pdchtest little daisy,
Nodding In the grass,
Svaying with the breezes
As they gently pass
Now NJ a look Of wonder
nyour golden eye
Teli r. me what you whisper
To the passing sky.
Tell me, little daisy,
With your petals white,
Do you love the green neids
And the sunshine bright?
Dainty little flower,
Full Of light and love,
Can YOU hear the lark sing
lpthe clouds abovea
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-19

Are you never weary
or the world below?
Dearest little daisy,
Tell me all you know.
Is your life all glalness,
All 80 fair and bright
Bravest little flower,
Is it ever night?
Can't you see the shadows
or the autumn ewes?
Hear the quivering sadness
OF the falling leaves?
Farewell, gentle daisy;
Will you tell me more
When l learn the language
I've not learned before ?
sen Phillips, in Boston Transcript
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
rs.t.,H " March 90


Sales Of new dark loose tobaccos ON the
Richmond va breaks today. tteh-
shaw's warehouse sold 500 POUNDS
highest price $. Total. e.UIO pounds;
highest price. -.
Prjvate sales reported TO the secretary
OF the Mchmond Tobacco Trade 10 Gay 3
Wrappers - hOgshCads. nlerS. huss-
heads cutters. ! hoeshcad. lear idai ~
- hog sheads. Tugs tdarO, IL hOBsAead7.
Total, ~ h0gsheads
Inc tobacco Inspector reports to-cAyi
INSPECTIONS Bright. hOgshcads, cu X.
- hogsheads RoinspecuOns-Bf6h 81
h0gsheads. dark. hogsheads
Crenshaw's. Myers Ailcshany, DdVcn-
ports. Planters. and SeabroOks tobacco
Warehouses report to-dayi Receipts, %
packages. deliveries. 70 packages.
United states internal revenue collec-
tions on tobaccos Tor the city Of Rich
mond Va. to-day. Cigars and cigarettes.
- lg2 so, plug tObaccos, $2OJ5.'o. Total
81 2sG st.
There was a fair sale Of bright loose
tobaccos at Stouewall warehouse to-day
Prices very good Another good break
for tomorrow.
A splendid sale Of bright loose tobaccos
at the Planters warehouse to-day. Prices
satisfactory Another good break Tor
tomorrow. Last sale at this warehouse.
Crcnshaw's warehouse VIII ouer some
of the unost suu-cured tobaccos from the
counties OF Caroline and Louisa which
have been offered on the Richmond loose
breaks this season, also stcmmlng to-
baccOs from POwhatan county, tomorrow
Wednesday,. March -. 1897.
Probably the heaviest shipment Of hogs
head tobaccos ever made from the port
Of Richmond (Na-) in one day was made
to-day The hauling was uonc 10y the
Pioneer Transfer Company under the
direct management OF our Colonel John
=. Wren. amounting 10 eight hundred
5000 lOCSlCads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
Preaching on Temperance.

WEST POINT, VA. March 9.-SpeciaL
After many days of rain, bright sunshine
ushered in a glorious Sunday. Large con-
gregations filled the various churches.
-Four Of five ministers OF west foih'
preached on Temperance" That does
not mean that West Point IS by any
means temperate. nor that the laws Of
the land are regarded as they should be.
IL IS probable that in the near future they
will be regarded
Mrs. Judge Hudspeth, of New YORK, Is
the guest Of Mrs. William Wheeler.
Mr.. c. c. Veil Of Primers Point, IS here
visiting his family.
Miss Kate Trice has returned from an
extended visit TO Hampton and Old
Point.
THE weather here makes you think of
excursion from Richmond. crabs, fishing.
boating, and bathing. Trailing arbutus.
violets and green grass reminds us that
spring has already come.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24

stake in that question than the working
man. He was becoming more dependent
on capital. The emancipation OF labor.
as shown by Mr. Hewitt in a great speech,
I'm Tire House ten years before, lay onf
in the direction OF free raw materials
and these the tariff bill of 1894 aimed TO
secure. Some OF the efforts in this direc-
ton were foiied or partly foiled by the
Senate, but as Il passed TO the statute
book such was still the theory and char
acter OF the bill.
How has 1t worked. and what yindlca-
ton does its operation give TO the prin-
ciples | have laid down in this paper?
our entire foreign commerce for the
fiscal year OF 1896 was SCI .000.0 900 more than
the annual average for the ten-year pc
Rod 1sS7-ls96 inclusive Our domestic
exports for 1896 were s42 500. 900 more than
that average. and are surpassed only four
times in our history.
But the striking fact remains to be
told. The exports of manufacturers Tor
the four years of the Mckinley bill aver
aged slG7 .297 5ii a year. For the two fuil
years reported Of the present :; W they
have averaged s2o6.Oi2.Sls a year. reach
ing for the year 1896 the sum Of S22S iS9, SO.
or 26.47 per cent. Of our exports of do
nestle merchandise, as compared with
s15s. 80 937. or 1851 per cent. for the year
1892. the second year Of the Mckinney Dill.
OPENING FOREIGN MARKETS.
The present law IS therefore. under
most untoward conditions rapidly and
BEAUTIFULLY accomplishing its design
steady growth of foreign markets for
American manufacturers. This is our
only hope for the full and rcmunerative
employment OF American labor. for the
workingman as well as for the farmer.
for while our farm exports increased Sl'.-
600 O0O I'm 1896 over 1895. the farmers for
elgn market is a limited and a narrowing
one with the expansion Of our export
OF manufactures he will find more pro-
ntable consumers at home. with the
increase OF trusts. which Is the alterna-
tive. he viii find fewer.
Nor must I omit a further fact which
shows how baseless Is the claim that the
present depression OF business is due to
an invasion OF our markets by foreign
products. let i'm under the tariff, and dis
placing American products. For the
eight months OF this fiscal year, ending
with February. our domestic exports
have been 1922. 600 900. as compared with
800 900 900 for the like period Of 1896. while
our imports have been 1922. CO., 900. as COM
pared with sSil 900 900 for the like period
Of 1896. or the unprecedented showing OF
s3l2 900 OOO excess OF exports I'm eight
months Of 1897. as compared with S6l,OOo-OOO
for the same eight months Of 1896.
Tie Dingley bill will throttle this
promising and unparalleled growth OF
..2nufacturers by its reimposltion or du-
ties on the materials OF industry. and re-
NIT the farmer and the laborer to the
thralldom Of the Mckinley bill.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-24
Or Hatcher i'm North Carolina.

WAKE FOREST. y. c.. March %
Special-Rev. Dr. w. f.. Hatcher, pas
tor Of Crace-Street Baptist church. Rich
mond. Va. arrived yesterday afternoon
and began last night "A series of meetings.
lie exhibits wonderful power. and In ms
simple yet impressive style, reaches the
hearts Of all his hearers. HIS reputation
as "A preacher OF a wonderful degree OF
personal magnetism and some power *
i'm no danger OF being lost. Six years
ago he conducted a meeting here produce
tive Of great good and the impression
prevails that the time is propitious Tor
a recurrence of such an event. Evening
prayer-meetings are held daily By the
Young men. and a spirit OF revived IN
terest I'm tho religious tone or this college
seems 10 have set in already.
The baseball team leaves for Rich
nond on next Friday morning where 1t
plays Richmond College.
While playing I'm a practice game OF
baseball on Monday Mr.. John Brewer
had his collar-bone broken The injury,
however. IL IS hoped. IS not serious. as
Mr.. Brewer is rapidly becoming conya-
lescent
Or. Mcconnell will deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon at the next commence
ment. The senior class IS congratulate
Ing Itself at obtaining this splendid pulpit
orator.