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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
Dead. Run Down Planet.

We can understand how it came about
IN the case of Venus that the axial ma
cbinery ran down so soon. We can see
why long ago it went slower and slower
until. her axial and her orbital motion Co
inciding, she was left motionless, change
less, dead.
In Venus, then, we gaze upon world
which as a world has run its course. Beau
tiful as she appears to us, as she glows and
sparkles on the twilight sky, 1t is distance
alone that gives her her seeming loneliness
and endows her with eternal youth. In
truth she is far otherwise. All the comeli-
ness she may have had in the morning OF
her prime, when the solar system itself
was young, has gone from her never to re-
turn. AS the japanese prettily put 1t OF
woman, the cherry blossom has passed
into the leaf. For she is no longer young
she is old, wrinkled, dead. Or shall we
not better say she sleeps, though 1t be with
the sleep from which there is no awaken.
ingp For it is fitting that she should still
seem so fair to us when che glows athwari
the cleaning in the slowly fading sky, fit
ting that the planet of love should seem
lovely to the end.-Percival Lowell III
March Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
Monopoly Retards Improvement.

The tendency of monopoly to retard the
Introduction of industrial improvements
is in the opinion of the present writer, a
more serious thing than its tendency to al
low unfair rates. This aspect of the mat
ter has hardly received proper attention.
We have been so accustomed to think OF
competition as a regulator of prices that
we have lost sight of its equally important
function as a stimulus to efficiency. Wher-
ever competition is absent there is dis
position to rest content with old methods,
not to say slack ones.
The French railroads may serve as
noticeable instance. The governmnty
France was so impressed with the evils
due to unnecessary duplication of compa-
MES in England and with the gain that
might result from systematic arrange
ment of lines that 1t gave n few great
companies monopoly of railroad construc-
ton and operation in their respective dis
tricts. The result has been that much
needed railroads have remained for years
unbuilt, that salutary reductions in rates
have been delayed, and that the evil effects
of combination have been more conspicu-
GUS than the good ones Similar instances
of oyerconscryatism might easily be found
nearer home, in those industries where n
combination has enjoyed patent rights
broad enough to protect it against the pos
sibility of outside competition for term
of years, or where the power of an organi-
cation to protect itself against home COM
petition has been REINFORCED by an unduly
high tariff against its foreign competitors.
And it is in precisely these cases that the
danger of political corruption becomes
greatest. - Professor A. T. Hadley in
March Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
Sumatra In the Time Of Marco Polo.

Noah Brooks quotes in st. Nicholas In
his "True Story of Marco Polo" the fol-
lowing description of Sumatra:
This also Is an independent kingdom,
and the people have language OF their
own, but they are just like beasts, without
laws or religion. They call themselves
subjects of the great khan, but they pay
him no tribute. Indeed they are so far
AWAY that his men could not go thither.
Still all these islanders declare themselves
to be his subjects, and sometimes they send
him curiosities as presents. There are wild
elephants in the country, ana numerous
uniforms, which are very nearly as big.
They have hair like that of u buffalo, feet
like those of an elephant and horn in the
middle of the forehead, which is black and
very thick. They do no mischief, however,
with the horn, but with the tongue alone,
for this is covered all over with long and
strong prickles, and when savage with
any one they crush him under their knees
and then rasp him with their tongue. The
head resembles that of wild boar, and
they carry it ever bent toward the ground.
They delight much to abide in mire and
mud. IT'S passing ugly beast to look
upon. There are also monkeys here III
great numbers and of sundry kinds and
goshawks as black as crows. These are
very large birds and capital for fowling
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
An unconventional visit of Poets.

Sometimes the Whittiers had guests, and
the poets sister Lizzie delighted to tell
how their mother was once met at the
door by two plump maidens who an
nounced that they had come from ONO
mainly to see her son. She explained that
he was i'm Boston. No matter; they would
come in and await his return But he
might be away week. No matter; they
would willingly wait that time for such Z.
pleasure. So in they came. They proved
to he Alice and Phoebe Cary, whose earlier
poems, which had already preceded them,
were filed with dirges and despair, but
they were the merriest of housemates' and
as the poet luckily returned next day they
staid as long as they pleased ana were
welcome. Colonel Il. w. Higginson IN
March Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
THE THIRD INAUGURATION.
Tho President Elect Was Overshadowed
by the Departing Idol.

by the Departing Idol.
The chief sufferer from this condition
of affairs-thc popular idolatry of Washing
ton-was John Adams when the time came
to inaugurate him as Washington's sue
cessor. He Is the only president we have
had, with the possible exception OF Mr..
Van Buren,, who can be said TO have play
cd secondary part at his own Inaugural
ton. The people had no eyes for him; they
saw only the stately figure of Washington
passing forever from the scene. The cere-
monies were held in Independence hall,
Philadelphia, In the house OF representa-
tives. Washington drove to the hall In his
coach and four and was Justify cheered
both outside and inside the building. He
passed quickly to his seat, as If eager to
stop the applause.
Adams entered few minutes later,
dressed in "a light drab suit and passed
slowly down the aisle, bowling In response
TO the respectful applause which greeted
him. He took the oath and then delivered
his inaugural address. He described the
scene subsequently as a solemn one indeed,
made more affecting by the presence OF
Washington, whose countenance was as
serene and unclouded as the day. There
was flood of tears, which he sought In
various ways to explain, though no expia-
nation was necessary. There was, he SAID,
more weeping than there had ever been at
the representation of tragedy, but
whether it was from grief or joy, whether
| from the loss of their beloved president or
| from the accession Of an unbeloved one, or
| some other cause, he could not say. He
suspected that the novelty of the sun set
| ting full orbed and another rising, though
less splendid, may have had something to
do with it. For several days after the ex-
ercises he was still bewailing the tendency
to weep Everybody was annoying him
by talking of tears and streaming eyes,
but nobody told him why, and he was
forced to believe that It was all for the loss
of their beloved. Two or three had ven
tured to whisper in his ear that his address
had made favorable impression, but nc
other evidence Of interest in him had
reached him. One thing he knew, ant
that was that he was being of too much
sensibility to act any part well In such al
exhibition.
| If the tears at the inaugural exercise
made Mr. Adams unhappy, what FOLLOWED
must have added greatly to his sufferings
| When at the close Washington moved to
ward the door, there was precipitate rusl
from the gallery and corridors for tn
street, and he found a great throng await
ing him as he emerged from the door
They cheered him, and he waved his ha
to them, his countenance radiant with be
nightly, his gray hair streaming in tn
, wind. He walked to his house, followe
by the crowd, and on reaching 1t turne
, about for final greeting. His count'
/ nance assumed grave and almost melar
, choly expression, his eyes were bathed !
tears and only by gestures could he ind
\ cate his thanks and convey his farewe
r blessing John b. Bishop in March Cel
9 tury.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
Catherine sinclair and Scott.

There is pretty little story told IN
tba Dundee Advertiser concerning an
amt of the present archdeacon OF Lon
don and Sir Walter Scott. Catherine
Sinclair, the lady in question, was the
author of a number of works when at
one time were in great request, and one
of which, Holiday House." was re-
Gently published by Blackie. In her
earlier years she was a frequent visitor
at Abbotsford, and Oh one of these occa'
sions. before the authorship OF the
"Waverley Novels" had been publicly
avowed, she presented Sir waiter WIN
a small engraving of himself with a
niece of very thin muslin over the lac. lace
and the inscription underneath, "Ihe
Great Unknown.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
naoaern Harbor Defenses.

The United States government Is az
nresent dcvoting special attention to the
Ratification and defense of the harbors
along the Atlantic coast, many of which
are so situated that hostile fleet might
too easily enter them. The gcvernment
officials arc busy, therefore, In devising
plans and gradually carrying them into
execution fol the protection OF these cities
or important commercial points along the
coast. 49,
OF these harbor defenses there are four
distinct kinds. They are torpedo mines,
mortar batteries, batteries Of rapid nre
runs and disappearing guns.
Rawson Thurston In March st. Nicholas
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
Violet Perfume.


Millions of violets. "sweeter than the
Ids OF Juno's eyes, /" nestle at Grasse
and Nice under the gray shadow Of the
orange groves, yet the 200, 900 pounds
OF this flower sacrificed every year to
the flower press are not sufficient foi
the toilet. The perfumer is glad to fall
back on the intense violet odor of Gas
sic, sweet to SMELL" for, sickly as its
scent is when used alone, it gives the
Indispensable note to many bouquets and
is longer available than the violet, the
blossoms of Acacia farnesiana being
successive, while those of its better
known floral ally are quickly over.
There cannot be greater contrast
than that existing between the lowly
tufts OF the Parma violet and the tree
10 feet high, with it's stem thick as a
mans wrist and its branches 6 feet
long. Yet the blossoms have the same
characteristic odor. Cassie, too, the
flower farmers latest crop, forms fit
ting introduction TO the violet harvest,
occurring, as the former does, in Novem-
Der and December, while the purple
shadow Of the latter is not seen under
the olives till the beginning of Febru
airy. Both odors are obtained by the
characteristic enfeurage system-pure
inodorous lard being placed on sheets o.
| glass and covered with flower petals
Forty or fifty of the trays are then pile'
on one another, till the lard is charged
with their perfume, the flowers beins
changed from 30 to 40 times before tn
pomado il considered sufficiently scent
ed. chambers Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11

Treasures In the Manuscript Room Of the
Rritish Museum.


In the bewilderiDg maze Of the British
museum, where many miles OF shelves ana
cases are filed with worlds treasures,
there is one little room that attracts q
greater number of visitors than any other.
The crowds that throng about the cases In
this room are composed of persons Of curl
ously diverse characteristics. 1t Is center
of interest for scholars and literary people
and yet seems as attractive to the least
learned of the visitors This is the room
which contains the department. OF auto
graphs and manuscripts, and the treasures
within it are perhaps the most humanity
interesting In the whole museum.
Here are all manner of writings by the
hands of the worlds great men or many
ages and countries. There arc personal let
tiers of kings and popes, queens, ministers
and courtiors, whose names in history, In
story and in song seem not TO stand Tor
real men and women, but rather for leg
endary beings, and these letters reveal In
some homely phrase or bit of simple senti-
ment touch of human nature which
seems TO make them more akin TO those
who curiously scan the documents today
Here one may come, as IL seems, TO actuai
acquaintance with the most notable OF the
characters in Shakespeare's historical
~
quaint original of passages in his works.
Here are charters and state papers that
tell volumes of history in few lines, let
tiers of the great religious reformers, OF
statesmen, generals, poets and composers.
| These autograph documents, many or
| them letters from husband TO wife or lover
to sweetheart, show famous personages In
a very different light from that In which
they are commonly seen in the pages OF his
| tory.
There Is one letter of George Washing
ton, written when he vas yet colonel
in the service of King George III. 1t Is
dated at Fort Cumberland, Aug. 2S, 175S,
where he was then enoamped, In COM
mand of the English troops engaged In
operations against the French, and Is adj
dressed to Brigadier General II. Bouquet.
He complains of the inactivity of which
"we are all VI us most heartily tired and
sick" and says, 81 could wish most sin
cerely that our rout was fixed, that we
might be In notion"
There are autographs OF almost all the
English sovereigns who have reigned In
the last 500 years. The signatures OF the
kings who figure in Shakespeare dramas
, together with those of many of the dukes
carls and other mobiles who trod the stage
with them, are to be seen, and in many
instances in documents that recall some o
the most striking parts of the plays
, Orchard Gloucestre, afterward Richard
| III, "Haree Bokyngham," the i'll fatet
Buckingham and r.. Edwardus Quintus'
are all on one slip Of vellum, cut from
volume of state papers of the date 14S3.-
, ID. G. Macdonald in March Lippincott's.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
Hard Work Can't XIII.

Don't get the notion that hard work
kills. 1t doesn't; 1t can't. Work may tire,
but that is all. Then you must rest. What
good hard work does Is to make solid
men. The healthiest men In the world are
the men who work hardest. 1t gives them
appetite for their meals and brings refresh
ing sleep. Work all you like and can, only
don't worry, and don't keep late hours 1t
IL In the latter two points that danger
lies, not in work.-Edward w. Box In
Mach Ladies' Home Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
An Acid Proof Stopper.

If YOU want stopper for bottle OF
acid or any substance that would ia'us
rally call for glass stopper because Oh
the danger that the cork would be eaten
"n INV the contents of the bottle, take
th p cork and steep it in vaseline. twill
then be impervious to acids of any KIND,
ond NO action of chemicals will decay
II II will, in fact, DO as good Tor all
nnrnoses as glass stopper.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11
A y,ipablo Servant.

"Didn't / tell you, Norah. that 1
shorld be at homo to no oneY
"yis, ma'am, but the lazy mas on y,
inst the foinest now hat ycz iver iaiu
owes owes on. an fought it me Christian
iootv to hev yez see it. "-strand Mag
mo
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11

II men could learn from history what
lessons it might teach usl But passion
and party blind our eyes, and the lisnt
which experience gives is lantern on
.ha stern which shines only on the
VIZ hob;nd us. -Coleridge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-11

Tn Buffon's experiments ne once
found a Frenchman who cou'o eae
force Of bs4 pounds with his jaws
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22
PRACTICAL MOTHERS SAY

We should never be too busy to
mend the broken toy. to tie a knot,
to kiss away the pain from the little
bruises and to answer the numbers
less questions.
We muss never allow ourselves
to forget that what seems of little
importance to us may be OF the
most vital Importance to the chars
acter forming before US.
Obedience must be taught, but
we should never undertake to teach
Ii in the spirit of vengence.. Pun
ish only when extremely necessa-
ry, and then with love and firm
ness, and after careful thought.
We must remember that 1T is the
chiId's right to be taught the use
Of money and the benefits OF induss
try, economy and temperance In
all things,
We should give aud exact the
truest confidence; we should never
withhold our companionship; we
should never cease TO be watchfnl,
and above all things, we should be
truthful and just to our children. -
Elk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Land Office at jackson, Miss, !
March 16, 1897. {

Notice Is hereby given that the
following.named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before
the Chancery Clerk of Pearl River
county at PoplarvilIe, Miss, on
May I, 1897, viz: Matthew P. Lowe,
of Poplarville, Miss. Homestead
No. 24,l95 for the WI nw4 and va
WI sec 80 l s 16 W.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of, said land,
viz: Henry Dees, of Poplarville,
Miss Henry Reyer, William Lewis,
John Reyer, of Hillsdale, Miss.
ROBERT E WILSON,
2I6t, Register.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22
BICYCLE ORDINANCE.

Be it ordained by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the town
of Poplarville, Miss: That here's
after it shall be unla wful for any
person or persons to ride BICYCLE
on the sidewalks of Main Street of
said town.
Any person or persons violating
the above ordinance, shall, on con-
vicJlon before the Mayor, be fined
in the sum of not more than Ten
Dollars, and if snch fine and cost
be not i'm mediately paid, to be com.
mitted to prison until the same ID
paid.
Passed and adopted at April
meeting, A. D., 1897.
W, J. HUNNICUTT,
Attest: Mayor.
r, II. REEVES, Clerk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22
Beautiful weather.

Beautiful weather.
We could not accommod all
Of the local items this week.
Please call and settle your sub.
scription dues to FREE PRESS.
a. S. Hinton, of Lacey, was an
agreeable cash caller Tuesday morn
ing.
We are further ahead of time
this week than usual on account of
court.
Rev. W. H. Huntley held ser.
vices at the Methodist church Fri
day night.
j. Il. Strahan and J. NJ. Gam
made business trips to New Or
leans last week.
Mrs. S. W. Stewart, of Nicholson,
was recent visitor to her sister,
Mrs. j. L. Strahan.
Misses Dora Thomas aud Mabelle
Scott have returned from a short
visit to New Orleans.
J. M. Abadie, of Vaudeville, La,
committed suicide Sunday morn>
ing by jumping into the lake.
The supper given by the ladies of
the Baptist church Monday night
was social and financial success.
Miss Leila Huntley. a charming
Lumberton belle, was a welcomed
visitor to Poplarville friends on
Friday.
J. E. Taylor, Of Enterprise, was
business visitor here on Satur-
day, and favored us with a short
social call.
A through freight was wrecked
near Enterprise Saturday morning.
Six cars were demolished, hut no
one was burt.
r. W. Hinton. of Lumberton was
a welcomed caller Monday evening.
Mr.. Hinton grows enthusiastic when
the Hattiesburg artesian well is
mentioned, and says that Lumber
ton and Poplarvile must haye
similar water supply.
On Joel Smiths place, a few
miles from town, a common black
crow was seen to catch chicken
about the size Of a partridge and
fly off with it like hawk. Mr..
Smith says this Is his first expert
ence with chicken-eatlng crow.
Pearl River county circuit court
conyened at IL o'clock Monday
morning, Judge s. b. Terral on the
bench and District Attorney White
representing the State. The $685.
ion will probably last four or five
days. Quite a number of lawyers
and visitors are in attendance. A
synopsis of proceedings, etc, will
be given next week.
| Good Only Until May I, 1897
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drawal of their trial subscription
offer to send the paper ten weeks
for ten cents after May 1. 1t you
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In stamps or silver to The Detrol
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they will send you the paper for II
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22
pH- NO TIC Ell -Ds

Ny celebrated and thoroughbred
JACK, "ToM WATSON"
who is over IA hands high, will be
at service at Popiarville court week,
the 3rd Monday in this
Reduction made for more
than one service.
w. G.. STEWART.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22
MILLER HOUSE

MRS. S. E. MILLER, Proprietress.
Location near the depot, and
convenient to all business houses.
Comfortable rooms for drummers,
transient visitors and permanent
boarders. Table supplied with the
best the market affords. Terms
reasonable.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22


general road master of the North
eastern, has been guest of the
Miller House for the past week.
Fair serenaders took advantage
of several balmy, moonlight nights
of the past week, and treated few
friends to some pleasing music.
Theo. DuBose, who has q store
here, has also opened one at EllisN
willie, and will divide bis time be.
tween the two places.
Mrs. j. L. Strahan and children
returned home Sunday morning
from several days visit to friends
at points southwark.
Col. J. F. Cookies residence is
still for rent-we were in error in
saying that 1t would be occupied by
Dol. j. Q. Derby.
Mrs. NJ. d. Tate, of Tate's Switch,
is visiting Poplarville relatives this
week.
Rev. N. B. Young conducted
Easter services at the Methodist
! church Sunday morning.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-04-22
QUEEN CITY BUSINESS COL.
LEGE AND SCHOOL OF
SHORTHAND AND

SHORTHAND AND
TYPEWRITlNG,
MERIDIAN, MISS.
Cheapest and best. R. r. fare
paid to the College. $50 pays
board and tuition for either course.
Books for both courses will not
cost over $40. More calls for grad
yates than we have been able to
fill. Send at once for printed
matter. Address,
J. j. FERGUSON, Pres,
Meridian, Miss.