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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

The most intensely interesting
people of the world just at this
moment are the millions of famine
ard plague stricken India But lit.
tie is known of this region by the
people of the United States. Such
reports as come to us are the things
seen through British glasses. What
has been the effect of British rule
in India? Why these terrible
famines? Why plaques? Julian
Hawthorne has been sent by THE
COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE to India
to obtain answers to these questions
at first hand and depict the situation
as 1T appears to an American. The
March COSMOPOLITAN contains
the first of what is probably the
most important series of articles
ever presented in this magazine.
Nothing has been published which
gives an adequate idea of the larg-
or operations of business at least
nothing by the class of men fitted
Tor such work by thorough familis
arlty with the subjects of which
they write. The article in the
March COSMOPOLITAN on .The
Methods of Banking" by the Pres,
ldent of one of the largest banks of
New York--a man of widest bus,
mess experience-former Post
master General James-is on e
which every person, however hum.
BILE his clerkship or high his place
In the financial world, will find in
lteresting and instructive. This
series will constitute a very com.
plet7 course of business training.
ana every young man just enterin p |
business life ana every old man will
alIks find it of immense value.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11
EXCHANGE FL ASHES.

The granite mountain out of
which the Texas state capital was
carved is the most wonderful natur-
al curiosity in the state. 1t is a
solid cone-shaped rock of red stone,
without soil or vegetation on it, the
surface of which Is 800 acres.
Many large buildings have been
taken from it, excavations having
gone on for six years, yet 1t is diff
cult to see that any impression has
been made upon It's immense size.
Ten years ago it could have been
bought for mere song. To-day it
could not be bought for S6,000,000.
-Beeville eTex.) Bee.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

The following from the Vicks-
burg Post contains some interesting
information for our farmers:
"Mr. Prater, of st. Louis, who
has studied the cornstalk scientlfic~
ally, thinks that within few years
the farmers of the country will be
receiving from SIS to $25 per acre
for their cornstalks. Mills will be
established in the south and other
parts of the country. he says, and
pretty nearly the whole crop of corn.
stalks-at any rate, that part of
the crop which is grown on farms
contiguous to railway lines-wlll
be used in the mills. The market
for the manufactured products is
already made, as the products will
be staple articles in constant de-
mand. OF the products that may
be evolved from the matured corn
stalk-the stock which has borne
its grain-Mr. Prater enumerates
celluloid, smokeless gun.
powder, lacquer, cattle feed, roofing
and a material that will
answer every purpose Of papier
mache. Green stalks, he says, are
rich In glucose, aud will yield bet~
ter quality and a finer sugar with
less expense than can be made from
the cane of Louisiana.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Many papers of the state are dis.
cusslng the next gubernatorial and
senatorial possibilities, and express.
Ing their preferences. The FREE
PRESS falls into line by saying that
Congressman Thos. G. Catchings
as governor, and Hon. Chas. Scott
OF Bolivar county, Aas United, States
senator, would make superb team
-one that would work together in
harmony for the honor and adj
Eancement of our great state.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

A terrible wind and ram storm
ragged throughout the middle West
last Thursday night. Loss in build.
lngs, roads and bridges will foot up
many thousands. Severe storms
also prevailed in Arkansas, Ken-
lucky and Tennessee. A number
OF persons injured and several will
die. Heavy rains fell in this sec.
ton. Weather Prophet Hicks pre-
dlcsed these storms with others to
follow.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Earnest Terah Hosley, a young
Londoner, has just startled the
world by making $4,000, 600 with
in year by floating a pneumatic
tire company. We would be salts.
fed with profit of $4,000 a year
by conducting the Tlmes.-Clarke
County Times.
And we would be perfectly con
tented and happy if we could come
out square at the end of each year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
MICH. TERM.

h1Al' IAe-hs
Board met in regular session on
Monday, March 1, 1897, oil mem
bers and officers being present Exc
cept ]. A. Moody, president.
2. Il. Williams was elected presl-
dent pro tenn.
J. A. Moody was fined SIS, to be
made final az next meeting unless
he shows good reason for absence.
Sheriff's report of prisoners re-
celved and filed.
Report of II. X. Rouse, supt. 3D.,
received aud filed.
Hosea Spaulding is placed on
the pauper list and allowed 81 per
month.
Louis Johns is placed on pauper
list at So per month.
Pauper David Wainwright's al,
lowance is fixed at s. per month.
The following allowances were
Ten paupers, $500
Lumber,on Head Block, for2
years subscription, 200
N. Batson, chancery court
services, 6.OO
w. T. Scott, chancery court
services, 4.0O
DR.. Cherry, health officer, 1880
Chapman, L. & Co, blanks, 1,63
" stationery, l1.30
I" " 45 4S
Jno. H. Bishop, inquest, S 90
Jurors on inquest, 600
A. r. Miller, repairing jail, 1.5O
w. T. Scott, conv'g. prisoners, 5000
s. furnishing Jail, 30
d" feeding prisoners, 4S.0O
R. H. Miller, repairing bridge
across Wolf creek, 225
II. X. Rouse, two months
salary and postage, 46.5S
J. E. Stewart, mile posts, etc, 200
Board adjourned.
TUESDAY.
Report of /. V. Enochs aud j. S.
Moody, commissioners to lay out
and change Poplarvlle and Lum'
berton road, received and adopted.
Jackson Wheat is employed as
guard for county prisoners.
Reports of overseers received
and Inspected.
Board adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.
Report of overseers received, and
all necessary ones appointed.
3. r. Fornea and w. S. Amacker
appointed commissioners to view
and mark out contemplated road to
bridge across HoboIochitto creek
On Layton's Bluff road.
L. F, Merritt and Peter
Malley, repairing bridge a.
cross mill pond on Poplar.
Vile and Lumberton road, SOC
DR.. J. M. Smith, burial expen-
SEES Mrs. Lou Rice, 4.4c
j. T. Cooke, in cases where
state failed, 3.35
Jury of inquest on unknown
negro, SOC
Members and officers, 1854
G. W. Smith and w. G. Stewart
appointed committee TO examine
bridges across Hobolochitto on Nc
Clnre and Chinquapin and Mcneil
and Henley Fields roads, and re
port what repairs are needed.
Board adjourned until court il
cOurse.
j. A, MOODY, Pres't.
N. BATsON, Clerk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Dun's Review of the 9Th saws
Failures for the week have been
246 in the United States against
2S5 last year, and SO in Canada
against 60 last year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Fifteen hundred or two thousand
Greeks, of Chicago, are in readi-
ness TO return to their country
should the king call for their aid.
Greeks will also go from other
points in this country if needed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11
STRANGE WORLD.


This is peculiar world. One
man is saving money to build a
rouse, aud another is trying to sell
his for less than it cost to build it..
One man is spending all he makes
in taking a girl buggy riding and
to entertainments with the hope of
making her his wife, while his neigh.
Dor is using what money lie has in
trying to get divorce. One man
escapes with diseases flesh Is heir
to and gets killed on the railroad.
Another escapes with only a scratch
and dies with the whooping cough.
One man stands off his creditors
and goes travelling or to the springs,
while another stays at home and
pays his debts.-Ex.
An unknown poet, who has no
doubt "been there many times be-
fore,7 gives vent TO his feelings as
follows: "Sing song of penitence,
fellow full Of rye, four and twenty
serpents dance before his eye
When his eye was opened he shout
ed for his life, wasn't he pretty
chump to go before his wife. His
hat was in the parlor, underneath a
chair, his boots were in the hall /,
his coat was on the stair; his
trousers In the kitchen, his collar
On the shelf, but he hadn't any no.
ton where he was at himself. Tx.
Some love the girl who is sleek
and fat; some love the girl who
purs like d cat; but here's to the
girl-dont she strike you pat 2
who goes to the show and removes
her hat.-Fayetteville ARK Sem
tinel.
If man wants to get drunk in
our town all he has to do, is to kick
around among the chips or move
plank and he will find a bottle Of
blind tiger whisky, which will XII
any sensible man a hundred yards
off Notwithstanding Watch
mani ournal.
| 1t may be of interest TO know
What Church in the world Is ac'
counted the wealthiest, This
recognition is generally assigned
to tie Orthodox Church of Rus
STA. AS an evidence of this, it i
stated chat it could easily pay thu
national debt of the empire
amounting to about 100000, 900
or nearly S1,00O,O00,OO0, and ye
not be impoverished" This seem:
almost incredible, but 1t must be
remembered that it has some very
lucrative sources of revenue. One
of the most profitable is the sale o
candles. -PresDyterian, Phlladel-
phia.
Some Of the Atlanta preacher;
are making terrific onslaught OF
progressive euchre as perniciou;
form of gambling. Now as a mat
ter of fact, it is not gambling at all
for the very simple reason thai
} none of the players can lose any.
thing at it. That 1t is the wisest
way of passing the time no one
will contend, but it is fully as wise
as the way the Atlanta sensational
lists have passed it in attacking the
game. There are too many res
evils in the world for the preacher
to strain at gnats and swallow
eamels .-Commercial Appeal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

1t Is stated as remarkable fact.
that at the recent session of the
1azoo county circuit court the whole
criminal docket was disposed of
without speech from the LAWYERS
on either side.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

A COW belonging to Allen Smith,
who lives three miles from Brooks
haven, recently gave birth to trips
lets-all well formed, One of the
calves was born dead but the other
two lived several hours.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Five road overseers of Lincoln
county were fined $40 each for falls
ing to make reports, and the SUPER
lntendent of education was fined
$40 for being absent from his Office
on Saturday.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

President Mckinley has issued a
proclamation convoking congress
IN extra session Monday March 10.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

w. L. Young, of New Albany,
Union county, recently shipped
from that town one car of chickens.
Tor which he received check for
81, 100.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

The Tennessee legislature has
passed strict anticigarette law.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Greece will not yieId-she will
defy the powers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

?. b. Langtord, circuit court CLERK
of Scott county, died on the 9th.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

A telephone line between Hicks
DRY, Newton and Decatur has been
completed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

1t is estimated that 10000
strangers were present to witness
the New Orleans carnival.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

The Mormons are making many
proselytes in Chicago.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

The Evangelical Ministerial As
ISOLATION of Atlanta, Ca, are mak-
ing war upon the divorce evil.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Ernest and Alexis Blanc, of La.
'yette parish, La, have been sem
need to death for the murder of
Aartin Begnaud, April %, 1896.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Thirtysfive persons were serious
~ or fatally injured by an explosion
In coal nine at Hungton, Ark.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

The Tuscaloosa Cotton Mills
burned on the 3rd. Loss about
500, 0O0; Insurance about $4,000.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Bob Eaton, colored, of Bryan,
Texas, murdered his wife and then
suicided.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

w. S. Nicholson, aged 76 years,
of Paulding, died on the Ash,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Japan has followed Russia in the
adoption of the gold standard.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Cleveland vetoed the immigra-
ton bill.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Four or five Mexican states were
9ked by earthquakes on Sunday.
Sc shocks had been predicted
Prof. Juan Contre.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

According to census returns,
100000 people moved from counn
try homes to towns, from 1870 to
1890.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Gov. Foster, of Louisiana, has
'opolnted Senator n. c. Blanchard
succeed Justice McEnery on the
creme bench.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Span will fit out six additional
wars hips.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Joseph Fabacher, who establish>
,,he famous Fabacher restaurant
New Orleans, died last week in
72nd year of his age.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

DIR. HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Small bottles Of pleasant pellets. ft the vest
pocket. Sold by druggists, or sent prepaid upon
receipt OF price, % cents, except Nos. 49, and 32
are made $1.00 size only. Humphreys' Medi-
cine Company, iii William St., New York.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-11

Terry, Miss, now has a bank.
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Thursday, Mch, II, 1897.
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A. G. RUSSELL, ST., Editor.
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ONE DOLLAR IN ADVANCE.
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
CONTINUED from Third Page1
PARKS STATION.

PARKS STATION, Nov. l6.-Mrs.
Branch and her daughter, Miss Emma,
have returned home after two weeks
stay with relatives in Giles county.
Miss Ethel Morton, of Berlin, is
spending several days with her sister,
Mrs. Purdom
The majority of our people are suffer
ing from very bad colds at present.
Rev. Will Yarbrough, Methodist
preacher, occupied the pulpit at Phtla-
delphia church last Sunday.
Mr.. Wiles, of West Tennessee, has
been visiting Mr.. Andrew Park.
Miss PhOnie Craig, after several
days with relatives in Marshall County,
has returned home.
The school at Union Hill closed last
week.
Mr.. n. p. Cheek has concluded not to
go to Texas.
Bro. William Spivey will preach at
Philadelphia the first sunday in Decem-
Der.
Miss Maggie Davidson, of Groveland,
after spending last week very pleasant
ly at her uncle's, Esq. j. L. White, has
returned home, accompanied by Mrs.
Maggie Gillian and Miss Sula White
Mr.. l.. f. Gillian is up again, after be-
ing confined to his bed several days
with bilious fever.
Mr.. J. f. Bryant, who has been en-
gagged in the mercantile business for
several years at Bryant's, has moved to
Lewisburg, and Messrs. f. l.. Patter
son and Hardison occupy the house
vacated by him, and will run the store
THELMA.
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GROVELAND.

GRovELAND, Nov. 16.-Rev. Will Var
hough, of Marshall county, preached at
Philadelphia last SUNDAY. Rev. Will
lam Spivy, of Mallard, will preach there
the first Sunday in December.
The farmers are about through gath
ering corn and sowing wheat. The
Weld of corn was better than was
thought to be. There is a very large
acreage of wheat sown in this cOmmu-
nifty this fall. The cotton is not all
picked yet the yield is very discourage
ing.
Quite number of farmers in this sec-
ton have lately purchased and set out
young fruit trees.
Guest Il Co., last week that weiged six
hundred pounds, at 81 cents per pound
which realized him $3.50.
w. A. Denham, merchant at Grove
land, is making preparations to build
residence near the store.
There is some talk of new depot be-
ing built at this place.
Rev. Luther Galloway of Tullahoma
has moved to his fathers old place and
will reside there in the future, taking
rest from the ministry on account of i'll
health. He worshipped at Pleasant
Mount, the first Sunday in this month
the church of his boyhcod days, anc
made talk and explained why he hac
quit the ministry.
Mrs. Elmo Johnson, of this place, Ii
quite sick at this writing.
Miss Susie Dillehay has been very
sick with rheumatism.
II. II. Gillian is in very feeble health
at this time.
enjoy reading "Echoes OF the Past
With best wishes to all, / am thu
| same, j. r. SHARP.
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BURNS AND HIS MARY.

He sang Of friendship and duty
And manhood all crecds above
Oh the dear, green earth in her beauty
And the dewy glory of love,
But the sweetest tenderest chord he gave
Was the requiem poured DER his lost
loves grave.
Then life was but futile longing
And earth but a beauteous tomb
But songs through the silence were
thronging,
And glory dwelt in the gloom.
And sorrow, the harper skilled and strong.
From the breaking heart drew its sweet
est song.
When thy grief had heavenward striven
In melody trembling to prayer,
Did thy Mary remember in heaven
Her love by the braes of Ayr?
We know not, but earth that heard thee
sing
Must cherish thy song to her latest spring.
Deep heart. so lavish IN loving!
Oh. hayward and broken heart.
AS safe from our shallow reproving
AS deaf to our praise thou art.
Yet thy song shall thrill us while love
shall last
And thy sorrow move us till death be past
Maggie Clare in New York Sun.
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I'm MEMORIAM."

THE original of the following
verses was found among the effects
of the late Mai. Edward Mcmahon,
of Staunt0n, pasted on the back of Il
$50 Confederate note, which was
taken from the dead body of a Con-
| federate soldier after one of the bat
ties of the late war.
Representing nothing on Gods earth
now,
And naught in the water below it;
AS the pledge of nation that passed
away
Keep it, dear friend, and show it.
| Show it to those who will lend All ear
TO the tale this trifle will tell,
OF liberty, born Of a patriots dream,
OF a storm Graded nation that fell.
Too poor to possess the precious ores,
And too much of stranger to borrow
We issued to-day our "prOmse to pay'
And hoped to redeem on the morrow.
The days rolled on and weeks became
years,
But Golfers were empty still;
Gold was so scarce the treasury quaked
If dollar should drop in the till.
But the faith that was in us was strong
indeed,
Though our poverty well we discerned
And this little note represented the pay
That our suffering veterans earned.
They knew it was hardly a value in
gold,
But as gold our soldiers received it;
1t gazed in our eyes with promise tC
pay
And every true soldier believed it.
But our boys thought little Of price OF
pay,
Or of bills that were overdue,
We knew If it brought our bread of to-
day,
Twas the best our poor country
could do.
Keep it; it tells all our history over
From the birth of the dream to it
last
Modest and born of the angel of hope,
Like our hope of success, it "passed."
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But our boys thought little of price
AN OLD IRISH WOMAN'S JUBILEE
ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.
[From the Pail Mall Gazette


[Dear Sir.-It may be rather late
in the day for an old Irish woman
to present loyal and sympathetic
address to her Majesty on the occa-
sion of her diamond jubilee. The
delay must not be attributed to want
Of zeal and loyalty, but to the fact
that she lives far from the mad
ding crowd" remote among the
Mourne rangers, where news, like
the gladness of spring-time, Is late
in coming. Being unused and very
much overawed to address her
Majesty directly, she would like ex-
ceedingly if you would generously
find room for her address. Yours
sincerely, M. M. L.. Rathfriland,
County Down, July l.
I've bin thinkin', me Teddy, alone be
mesilf
In me cabin down here be the sthrame,
That the jubilee folk, wild their noise
and their talk,
Don't know half what these jubilees
name.
Sure you'll not be offinded at all when 1
say
I'm as ould as yourself to day;
But, acushla, by raison of sickness and
cowld,
I'm more stopped in the shoulders and
gray.
You've maybe had griefs, spite of scep-
ters and crowns,
And bereavements that burden the
heart;
So have I, but in frailty I'm waitin' the
call
That bids sorrow and sighin' depart.
But their talk makes me think of the
years far away,
And the frinds and Guild ways that are
gone;
Thrue, the sthrame and the sunshine
are here, and the blooms,
But their freshness and gladness are
flown.
Sixty years, do they say? was then a
colleen
Wild the bloom on me cheek, and me
glance
Was as bright as the marnin', and there
on the green
Wild young Dan livery evenin' would
dance.
And on Sundays wild comrades we'd
wandther the hills
Where the heather was bloomin', and
Dan
One sweet evenin' said, "Norah, 1 love
We, astoreW
And / gave him me heart wild me
han.
But we heard that prince was sweet
heartin' YOURSELF,
And, "Begorra," says Dan, "'twud b'
foine
For to make the Queens weddin' day
ours" And we did
Sure you'll maybe reminder the tonne
was happy via Dan as yoursilf on thu
throne,
Not thrubble came near us for years
But the famine came soon, and thu
fever, Uchope!
Me Guild eyes are too ould to sheC
tears.
Sure, me heart nearly bruk whin mi
Danny was gone,
} And | cried whin your thrubble
came, too;
For widdy's wildly, altho' on
, throne;
Sorra lonelier l am than you.
So l sit in me cabin alone be tn
sthrame,
Wild me childer all over the say;
And, me Teddy, you'll not be ofiinded a
If I'm sad on your jubilee day.
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have his services for another year.

have his services for another year.
The Messrs. Gidcomb Bros. are en-
larging their blacksmith shop, prepare
tory to the placing in of a second fui
mace. They are highly deserving of
their increasing patronage, for two
more obliging and competent work
men are rarely TO he found.
Through the courteous and prompt at
tentiOn of Mr.. w. j. Thomas, in whose
store the switch board is placed, the
Citizens Telephone Exchange is giving
perfect satisfaction. Mr.. Il. II. Medley
has placed his order for a phone, and in
"a few days will he in line with the rest.
Charly Adkisson, of Fan mersville,
Texas, is visiting relatives here.
Lille Moore, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers, has been quite
sick for several days, but is better at
this writing.
John w. Perry has been in Nashville
for the past week, on business.
REPORTER.