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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27
Designs In Weather Vanes.


designs most commonly sold in
weather vanes, and these are each
made in many different styles or COM
binations. There are made, for in
stance, in various forms, vaues re-
sembling simply the horse, of one
class and another ; then there are vanes
that represent individual famous
horses, great runners and great trot-
terg And there are horse vanes with
the horse to sulky with driver and
trotting horses to wagon with driver,
and horses, trotters and runners both,
with jockeys.
The arrow is made in various
sizes and in variety Of designs. The
arrow is also used in combination with
many other emblems.
While the horse and the arrow are
the vanes most commonly used, there
are hundreds OF others. There are
various kinds of COWS represented in
weather vanes, and there are hogs and
sheep. There are deer, running and
leaping, and moose. There are dogs,
tobacco leaf, an Indian chief. There
are vanes that represent lions, and fish
vanes. There are pigeons, and there
are numerous styles of rooster vanes.
There are vanes made in the form of
q quill pen, and there are many vanes
of which an eagle forms part.
OF emblematic vanes there are
many. There is weather vane made
in the form of gun, with fixed bay
onet, placed horizontally, with SOL
dier's cap above it. There is vane
in the form of flag, and one in the
semblance of a liberty cap. There is
goddess of liberty vane, and there is
vane in the shape of q cannon,a field
piece on wheels. There are vanes re-
semDllng yachts ana shlps ana steam
ers. And there are vanes emblematic
of fire departments, hose carriage
vane, hook and ladder vane, a steam
fire engine vane and vane repre-
senting freman's hat and trumpet.
There is plow; there is a horsecar,
locomotive and tender. Sign vanes
are made in which name is carried.
There is vane with a malt shovel and
barrel.
Scroll vanes and bannerets are made
in very great variety of designs.
The bannerets may be emblematic, OF
they may show initials or monograms,
or they may be made simply with a
view to grace and beauty of design. -
New York Sun.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27

w VIA ~ ~ nSi e0uuio, auu you chu
give me your unbiased opinion"
The portrait, still wet, was on the
easel. Meadows pointed to it in elo-
quent silence. I was silent, too. 1t
was SO painfully realistic that it verged
on caricature.
"Wel?" said Meadows. "Conld
you live in the same house with it if it
was your portrait?"
''Yet, she is fond of you," said.
"Surely, if you ask her to suppress it
as personal favor"
''She would only say it was my
vanity" he answered, gloomily.
'There is nothing to be done; she
must choose between me and my por-
trait, unless"
"Unless what?" I asked, as he
paused.
"You could persuade her. Tell her
it doesn't do her justice, either of us
justice. Do, there's good fellow
She has no end of respect for YOU"
could not resist his appeal and
promised to do my best. "And surely
that is she coming up the stairs now" )"
said I, as we heard footsteps.
He left me alone in the studio as
Maud entered. She greeted me with
a weary smile and glanced directly at
the portrait.
"You have been looking at it?" she
asked mechanically, taking up her pal
cite and brushes.
eyes," / said, and she seemed to ex-
pect me to say more.
"It's good likeness, isn't it?" she
remarked, presently.
"Tt is too fattering," I answered,
sitting down opposite it.
Jack doesn't think so, she said.
"But he is 80 absurdly vain, said
''Not more than other men, I sup
pose" she retorted.
"Yet you say he is not satisfied
with that painting. I said. "What
fault can he find?"
Nothing definite, but he wants me
to alter it.
However painful it may be you
must keep your art pure. 1t is true
that in the noble cause of realism you
have accumulated his worst points"
mo, 1 haven't" she said with some
hoat.
II honor you for it. Very few
girls would have had the courage to
treat the portrait of lover in SO bold
a way, even to the suggestion ola carl
cature."
"But you said had flattered him!"
she cried.
"Truth is the highest fattery," Tan
swered, sententiously. Sand If Mead
ows is not high-minded enough to see
it, you will regret his loss.
'sHis loss What do You mean?"
she exclaimed.
81 saw him just now; he does not
appreciate your noble self-sacrifice;
he said if you had really loved him
you would not havo pointed out his
LONELINESS to the world. He seemed
to feel it good deal.
r9<liness He is beautiful!" she
ignantly.
my dear young lady, you
that with that almost speak
mess in front of us, and /
TO the portrait.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27
Pig Does Some Banking.

A peasant named Galibert. living in
the neighborhood of Milan, in Ger
many, recently bought pig. A few
days ago he killed the animal. and
found in its stomach a small metal
matchbox containing two banknotes
of the value of $3.50 each. The honest
pumpkin at once took them to the
mayor in order that they might be re-
turned to their owner if he could be
found. Boston Globe.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27

With sudden movement she
smudged brushful OF paint over the
face on the canvas.
1 saw Meadows looking round the
door and beckoned him in.
"Your portrait is done for" said.
She threw down her palette. "Jack !
Look at it,! she cried with laugh
that seemed to catch her throat.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27
FROM DARKNESS TO DAWN.

Merrily, brightly, the glad sun shone
Out from the Summer sky;
Brightly the sweet June roses blush
ed,
Kissed by the winds low sigh;
Laughing aloud with joyous ring,
All thro' the sunlit hours
said,-"My life is beautiful thing;
l will crown it with Loves young
flowers"
So Love ruled King-as he has from
old
And touching my youths fair sky,
He FURNISHED it's beautiful tints to
gold,
Till the shadows all fitted by;
And l dreamed that his smiles were
my fairest gifts
That his strength was my richest
And 1 said-"While my life is this
gay, bright thing
l will crown it with Pleasures flow
er."
But soon, when the summers sun
sunk low,
And the twilight hours came on,
/ waited as the heavy clouds rolled
by,
And sighed for a rising dawn,
And 1 looked to Love in his proud
young might
But l sighed at his waning power
And l murmured MY life is a sor-
full thing
1 will crown it with Sorrows flow
err"
But ah. as the midnight hours sped,
And the darker clouds rolled nigh,
l turned to Love as an anchor safe
But his voice was faint, low sigh;
For the gay young flowers that
crowned us first,
Lay dead, in the darksome hours
And I cried out-''Why life is ter
rible thing
Let me crown it with frail, dead
flowers"
But still, small voice in its accents
bright,
Broke clear through the stormy sea,
And l stood abashed in the beautiful
light
OF the message it brought to me.
And a radiant star came cleaning
out
Through the rising morning hours
And 1 said Though my life is
shattered thing.
will crown it with Hopes sweet
flowers
Then out from the breaking, drifting
clouds,
Faiths radiant form cleaned fair
And out of the shadows of earthly
love,
Sprung up the sweet flower Of
Prayer;
And l said to myself-"From the
darksome night
There came forth the morning
hours
And L whispered, MY life is glo-
rious thing
l will crown it with Gods own flow
ers."
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27
Love and Art.


| took an early opportunity OF con-
graduating them both when l heard
that Maud Jeffries was engaged to
Jack Meadows, for they were both old
friends of mine and charming people
especially Maud. She was an ar
tist and painted very zealously in oil
colors. She was working at an IN
finished painting, and SO absorbed in
it that at first she did not hear me
| enter. When she did she turned
quickly:
"No, it is not Meadows; am SO
sorry" / said sympathetically.
20. but I'm very glad to see you,"
sue answered. ''And You are just in
time to help me. Do tell me what is
wrong with this thing" and she
pointed to the canvas.
"That is Meadows privilege" I
said. 1 offered her my good wishes,
and told her l was sure she would be
happy.
She blushed prettily and said: "We
are very happy now"
"But how have you satisfied your
conscience?" I asked. 81 understood
you had vowed yourself to the service
of your art"
20, but shall never give up my
work. she protested earnestly. "Jack
knows that. He wouldn't want me to.
think it is so wrong not to use ones
gifts, don't you?"
"He is really awfully good about it,"
ne went on. ''He is going to let me
paint his portrait. and then we shall
lang it in our dining room. Look,
ere are few sketches for it. Don't
on think they are like him?"
recognized Meadows in spite of
pc varying expressions Maud had
lven him, and I said so at once. She
las pleased, and just then Meadows
anne in.
u am just admiring the studies for
Pc great portrait. I said genially.
"Ah, yes, they are only rough
Eetches. The thing itself will be
pite different, won't it, darling?" he
I'D, with, I imagined, shade of
hxiety.
A fortnight or SO passed before /
W anything of Meadows or Maud;
zen met Meadows. He looked wor-
Pd,and when I asked him after Miss
nries he said shortly: II believe
2 is quite we'll, thanks"
And how is the portrait going
2"
Look here, Raller," he said, with
fst OF confidence, ''that wretched
rtrait is undermining my happiness.
no more like me than that poster"
ne pointed to flaming placard.
m not vain chap. you know, but I
oar being handed down to posterity
king like criminal lunatic."
But it can't be as bad as that.
ud would never do you injustice"
lid.
Not Intentionally, but she swears
a good likeness, though can't
now she can. When I suggested
as a bit nnfattering she said she
paint what she saw and that
y not tamper with the truth
should like to see it" 7 said.
ZONE along. then; Mand is d
aitSrnoon; her sister told me 40,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27
His Request.

He--Can you play "The Maiden's
Prayer" Miss Way backg
She with alacrity) --Oh, yes
He well. please don't. -Somer.
vile Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27
In all of Africa the most trustworthy

In all of Africa the most trustworthy
statistics show that there are so, ,000,-
900 slaves. In the British possessions
there are at least 100000 900 slaves, or
more than one-quarter of the total
population of the United States. It
has been estimated that the keeping
alive of the slave trade costs the lives
of 500. 900 natives annually
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
A HORSE THAT EATS RAW MEAT.

From The San Francisco Call.
The most extraordinary appetite known in a
horse belongs to Billy a haYisome bay owned
by \. DecourtieuX q Son, The butchers of the
Pacific Fruit Market. HGrses are frequently
known to show liEinSfOr sugar and instances
are related where tiny would drink beer, but
who ever saw u horsg tnat fond Of meat and
fish?
Bily's duties are to draw the firms delivery
wagon, and his stand is on Merchant-st., in
front Of the snop. Here he is often on eXhibi-
ton, eating with an apparent relish steak, liver,
tripe and, in short almost any variety of meat
handed him Sometimes, after having had his
fill OF oats and hay. he refuses to munch meat,
but this seldom occLrs
BHy's appetite developed several months
ago No one knew of it until one day he was
seen to reach into a hutcher-cart that was tied
just ahead Of hii1 and calmly begin eating n
steak After that he was fed often with the
firms wares and m@ny a bet has been and
lost on his appetite.
The horse formerly varied his carnal meals
by purlonnS fish. but he cured in a man
ner that was ludcIous to the spectators, but
very painful for the equine phenomenon.
He reached into Il lsh-wdgon one day when
his Olfactories detected the odor Of his favorite
smelt, bat an active and bellgercnt crab took
offence at the intrusi1 and promptly fastened
to his lower lip.
Billy shook his mead fantically and whnned
in pain. but the Cruslaccan held on until he was
crushed by being banged against the side Of the
wagon. Since then the horse has kept clear oc
fish.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04

Fenimore Cooper, and she Is now past seventy
five years Of age and is in feeble health Inc
other members Of the family bearing the nalne
have removed to Albany. George Pomeroy
Reese, president of the Second National bahk
Of Cooperstown, is grand-nephew OF the mover
list. and to him is due the credit for preserving
many Of the Cooper relics Among taese 10
model Of Otsego Hall as 1t was at the time OK
Cooper's death. which was constructed by Mr.
Keese from memory. Mr.. Reese has in his pos
session the antlers OF an elk presented 10 tne
novelist by friend who lived In Michigan:
These antlers hung over the entrance to the hall
for many years. Mr. Keese also has severaI
pieces OF manuscript in the handwriting OF the
author which are quite valuable. Another reilc
is a small Whalebone cane carried by cooper
during the last few years Of his life. 1t is ex-
pected that the Cooper grounds Will be completed
by next spring. The construction OF these
grounds insures that in the future the haunts OK
Cooper will be sacrcdiy guarded as they de-
serve.
The recent discovery Of new cave on the east
side Of Otsego Lake. near Point Judith, or King
fishers Tower, in the third ledge of rocks will
prove Of much interest to readers of Coopers
tales Just where the LeatherstoCking Cave,
spoken Of by Cooper, Is located has ever been
matter of dispute 1t is probable that the new
cave practically settles this beyond question.
BY closely reading CoOper's books ii is apparent
that the described location tales exactly VAIN
the newly found cave. The cave previously
known as Leatherstockings is probably not the
the writer had in mind. Cooper is SAID 70
have known Of the existence of several caves
although close explorations have been made. The
new cave was discovered by Mr. Salisbury, OK
Hartwick. while he hunting coons on the
east side Of the lake. one of the animals disap-
peared in the rocks and was closely pursued py
the hunters dog Salisbury carried a hook,
which he frequently used when hunting. and at
tempted to poke the coon from the crevice ne
was supposed to be in The loose material COW
ering the hole gave way. and the dog followed
the animal into the rocks. Salisbury continued
to work at the spot. and soon succeeded in max
ing a hole large enough to admit his BODY. lie
craWed into the hole and found himself in
cave large enough for him to stand erect in. Inc
cave extends into the rocks about thirty feet,
and grows larger it goes deeper into The rocks.
For a long time Mir. Salisbury kept the discov-
cry a secret. Finally the knowledge Of the find
reached the Fernlcigh farm. the summer resi-
dence Of the Clarks and Mrs Clark has directed
that the stones and loose earth that block the
entrance be cleared away. This VIII be done az
once The stones that block the entrance TO the
cave are so placed to indicate that they were
laid by human hands. The discovery has caused
much speculation and is considered or much
value by those interested in CooperS works.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
ENGLAND TO TlI FOREIGy DOGS.

From The Philadelphia Record.
If you contemplate exporting one or more dogs
into the British Isles you had better do il be
fore September H.. Captain Clipperton. the Bri.-
ish Consul at his port has received a notice
from his Government that after that date no
dog will be permitted TO land in Great Britain
unless Il license b previously obtaiICd. The in
structOnS 10 Captain CHppcrtOn. which have
been sent To all COgsu's rcprC soning the British
Government set forth that for several years
past hVdrophOla has been prevalent in Great
Britain. 4 number Of the dogs afflicted were
found to he imported ones. and now to check
this evil the Government viii examine and reg
istor all dogs landing on the island Il fore being
allowed To take dog 10 the United Kingdom
application must hc made 10 the secretary of the
Board of Agriculture No. ! Whitehall Place
London. :. W. stating all particulars regarding
its breed. size, age and color: the country il was
brought from, the port at which it is proposed
10 he landed. and the place to which ii is to be
taken after landing. 1t is understood that should
any dog examination prove TO be Of q dispO-
siiun likely 10 devclon hydrOphOba ii will be
shot or returned TO the country from which it
originally started.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04

rlous storerooms being separated by party walls
High above all Is the artistic clock tower which
is gift to the city from Mr.. White, and to
which the finishing touches are now being put
The streets between the buildings are broad,
finely paved with granite or concrete ard kept
clean.
Work is going on rapidly on the market dock.
which is to give the Wallabout direct touch with
the sources Of supply il New-Jersey and up
State New-YoIk. Armour, Swift and the other
big Western packers have made application to
build receiving stations at the edge of the dock.
and they viii do much to increase the importance
Of Wallabout Market as a distributing pOiLt for
provisions
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
THE GREATEST PARK ~ THE WORLD.
From The Ladies' Home Journal.

From The Ladies' Home Journal
Uncle Sam set apart royal pleasure ground
in Northwestern Wyoming and called it Yellow
stone National Park. 70 give an idea OF what
lis size. 3.3l2 square miles. really means, let US
clear the floor of the park. 9nd tendtrIy piace
come, of tbe great cities Of the world there, close
toret her as children do their blocks. FIRST put
in London then Greater New-York Chicago.
Philadelphia. Paris. Boston, Berlin, 81 LOUIS
The floor Of the park would then be but half
covered. Then lift up Rhode Island carefully,
so as not to spin any Of us people. set it down
and press in the west lndies-and even tnSn
|hcr, are two hundred square miles left. No
ecual area in the world has such diversity OK
rntural phenomena and such magnificent seen
cry 1t is marvellous land or streams anu
waterfalls geyserS and hot springs mountains,
canvons lakes and forests Of primevd age.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
NEW WALLABOUT MARKET.
A TRADE CENTRE OF WHICH BROOKLYN
IS PROUD.
ONCE AN UNsIGITIY COLLECTION OF sHANTIEs.
NOW HANDSOMELY REBUILT WITH
ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.

ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
One Of the proudest contributions that Brook
lyn will make TO the Greater New-York will be
the rebuilt Wallabout Market. The marketmen
and merchants who do business there boast that
this market is superior in equipment to any
other, not only in the Greater New-York. but in
America, and possibly in the world. Situated as
It is at about the centre of the population Of the
Greater NewYork it need not surprise any one
If it becomes ultimately the great central market
Of the bigger city.
Wallabout is the only general market Of inn
pOrtance in Brooklyn and a prejudice that ex-
listed against it when it was composed Of ancient
shaDties has now practically disapp oarcd Hun
dreds Of Brooklyn retailers, who for years sent
their wagons across the ferries and Bridge 20 get
SUI plies from the NewYork markets have given
up this needless journey and their delivery wag-
ons now mingle among the throng at the Wall
about.
The scene in this great mart Of exchange be
tween and : o'clock a. m. into which few
hours the work of the day is crowded. is one Of
indeGcribable hustle and hustle. crowdng and
shouting. Farm, huckstor, grocery and butcher
wagons. of infinite variety and shape. wedge
each other into such tight pockets that it is "A
matter of wonder how they are ever eXtricatcd
for the daily exodus. In the open square are
lined up in seven aisles the wagons of the Flat
lands, Gravesend and New-Utrccht suburban
truck growers and the Queens and Suffolk coun-
ty farmers. The enormous proportions of this
dealing between producers and consumers may
be judged when it is stated that one day last
summer six hundred wagons were counted in the
square. This the Walabouters assert is the
market record Of America.
If any Brooklynite has not visited Wallabout
larket since 1894. when Alfred r. White. City
Works Commissioner. transformed it from
shantyve into a model village he is destined to
have a pleasant surpr Sc when he does pay it
visit In the place of dirty, unwholesome, re
pellant tndcr-loXes that We're in the aggregate
the dread Of the Brooklyn Fire Department.
there are now two-story brick blocks, which are
picturesque in spite of their uniformity and are
Just the kind of place in which person is glad
to have his butter. cheese meat fruit and veg
etables handled. There four rows Of these
blocks seven blocks in all. the west row stretch
ing far enough hey ord the others to help inclose
the square for the wagons The buildings are
made of brown-red bricks and the roofs Of red
tile The buildings are surmOunted on each side
by four Dutch gables, that while the build
irgs are thoroughly modern they have touch Of
the early colonial days about them.
The buildings practically fireproof. the va
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-06-12
Observation-Disclosures .Vlna cAzsalna'
GRANIDEPOS|TO DE.CA[ zADO
l EFEC1OS DE PGLE1EBiA
DE
DON JAIME RULLAN
ATOCHA, 6, PONCE

En- este antique establecimiento Sc ace bs
de recibir un surtido de calzado de tocss
classes de las mas caprichosas formas, para
cabaleros, sen oras Dinos, que Sc detellal
a precios SIN COMPETElICIA. SD materlaleF
para zapateros e. completo ell surtido y to
dos los sefectos de prlmera calldad. Tam
bien Sc han recibidos driles asalgodos, pa
relzas 4fqu6, bau;cs de distintos tsmanos
y precios, malttas para yisje, creas de hilt
superiores, franelss oIolEarias, alparga
de iDfDidad de c|ases y precios, fnislma,
piel oe rucia ETC., etc. lmporJacion directa.
Vent. al por MAYOR al DETAIL.
Ponce, No91oub bce 10 de 1896. s..
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ELECTR|CISTA AMERICANA

De i q eso &C los Esta des Unidos con una
extensa tactu,a da t1labres, borones, bate
rias, a.-mbsts demas accessories, ofrece ds
nuevc sue selslcica Fala lcstalaciones elec
tricas toc.as cia.es, para niqusiar cbjetos
Dor n.e5,slu u "a eertrfc1dad.
f..ce, ~ ua Npre de 1896.
(Olti 81 LUIS SALAzAR.
Nct.. 5 f-s11,ites,l aresu plestos para pall
5as electricas- V. .
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Roberto Graham
ING ANLEEO
Fs.ssssscsoss, Hevgeraa y Ferreters4
PoHCR, PUERTO8IC

Fabricante de despolpadoras de cafs q,
los sistemas Rollo y Disco, conao tanaoi@1
Cedkzoa, Tahonas, Ruedas hidr&ulicas, h.
lacstes, Secaderns toda class ds n.se aias
ria pars. safs, picar yszbs, dass-aaAx zs..i
eta, sts. Hiasxo. aobKs y oro,.s= 81 -a1sk
pia1.shsz *1ps1ieso.
zfia1se islto aAoa. jpn de 4 S96.
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PARA OARRETEEAS

Sc cessde cas-: rsstad de So ca5oy, WA nsd-
as<sssa srsssTadora de psetsfG nss,sssda para ca
gefeSas, GOA .. ca5dsra y deasds piesos, cs
sess; sess essa1so y ssss asortsastc dc ssp4esso
Esasse "a ssssersss psseds esssasTse q zos 10
t@rGhGEs7
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smones gailegCs
Jamones mafea Ferri
amones en- dulce de Morton
Salchichas oxford de Morton
EnCurlsoos fuexcia dc idsm
Encu4tidos ccn gaoseasa
Eucnrtldos todo co.ih u
Lenguas dc bney de NJ orton
Psnlensa molida de Morton
Sal mo4ida en- po &c dc ID.
Bacalao de esc ocia
Salmon en- salmuera
Macarelas gran6es
SAio hle hon de Lien
S-i1 hschoa de Vich
SobreaEada de Mailorca
Pence, Abrii 13 de 1897
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lmpOrtante

Don Jesls Abalo don Ramon Crespo
otIecen pastos muy puenos. cD Salinas, col
ceEcados especial>s sgaas aDuLdantes.
Sin dIspuJa son los melofes de dlcho pus
bio, y en- condlviones espeCiaies para oi dc
sarruilo del ganado.
T:.da persona que Qnlera euYlar gahls!l,
pueoe olr.girio & los senoras Abalo orespo.
Sailnes,
Precso:- Uua cabeza de gauado. 81 mI.
Ponce, Es,ero 81 dc 1897. l Ia q