The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-20

O0IOn0l JOnE H. w ertZ, VINO mas
been known to fame for some years
AZ the merchant who wouldn't ads
vertIse. He was eighty-four years
of age aud was the oldest clothing
manufacturer in the United States.
He died peuniless, although he WAS
at one time worth half q million
dollars-but be wouldn't advertise.
Constitution.
SABBATH BREAKING.
Do not chide man if he seeks
Sunday enjoyment in the parks or
some other public institution. It is
the only day 10 the week in which
he may rest from his labors, and it
Is surely not dissertation or sab'
bath breaking for him to relax his
mind and body in q legitimate
manner.-Rev. A. W. Arundel.
Episcopalian, Pittsburg, Pa.
Humble, honest work is the
grandest thing under the stars, and
Just as sure as gravity swings the
planets or water runs down hill, so
sure it is a sin aud a shame for
man to seek and get something for
nothing, or to seek and live with.
out toll In this world.-Edmore
Mich Journal.
Probably the most thoroughsgo,
ing printer girl IN the state Is Miss
Boyd, daughter of H. N. Boyd.
who Is publisher of the Republic
County Freeman. Mr.. Boyd IS
now assistant adjutant general Of
the state and spends his entire time
at Topeka, while his daughter runs
the newspaper 10 all of its depart>
ments. She sets type, makes up
the forms and serves as editor and
business manager. The Office is
equipped with q power press which
sometimes gets out of order. She
is the only person around the es"
Enlistment who knows how to fix
it. She can mold rollers, handle
the steam engine, run the jobber,
and, indeed, do anything any other
country printer is required to do,
being particularly efficient in hand.
ling neutrality-suspicious. City
Journal.
A man In Washington who has
for years been collecting newspa~
per accounts Of railway accidents
declares that no locomotive en-.
gineer eyer came out aIiye from bis
third disaster. He does not insist
that engineers are never killed in
their first or second accident, but
he maintains that after man has
had two "close calls" be will, if
wise, abandon railroading.,Ex.
That tea can be successfully
grown in Mississippi is being de-
monstrated oy Rev. E. S. Robin.
son, of Messengale, Jasper county,
abort IL miles west of Enterprise,
who has probably 100 finely grow
ing tea plants on his place. Before
the war, Hon. o. r. Singleton,
then a member of congress from
Mississippi, presented Mr.. Robin
son with a tea plant which had been
purchased by our government in
China for experimental purposes.
Mr.. Robinson has moved about
some since he received his tea plant,
but he always dug it up and carried
it with him until now it is a good
sized tree. IL would be worth the
while of any person to pay Mr..
Robinson and his tea orchard q
yisit.-Clarks County Times.
The apple- blossom has been dee
clared the state flower Of Michigan,
right worthy choice. 1t is not
only beautiful IN itself; but it is as
ISOLATED with one of Michigan's
great industries, fruit.gro wing. The
apple is justly termed the King OF
fruits; it is grown all over the
state, thus the selection Of the
flower is representative of all local.
ities.-De.roit Free Press.
The oldest love letter IN the world
is in the British Museum. 1t is a
proposal of marriage for the hand
of an Egyptian princess, and was
made $500 years ago. 1t is in the
form of An inscribed brick. Times.
Democrat.
During the year 1896 the plum
age of over 100000 birds was
used in New York for the decora-
tion of wemen's hats. The disap.
pearance of the warblers is not en-.
tirely due to the English sparrow.
Fashion does not plume itself on
Icing humaue.-Picayune.
RECOGNITION OF MERIT.
One of the greatest honors that
has fallen to an A american citizen
In recent years, was the utilization
in full by the London Times of the
celebrated article written by DIR. B.
f. Ward of this nlace in defenso of