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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21
the VALUE OF PERSISTENCE.
How a Stranger Got and Kept Good
lob.

How a Stranger Got and Kept Good
Job.
I'm lookin' for a job. I'm o good
Teller and I'll work cheap"
This is the language In which an hon.
est and rather simple looking man ap-
preached the head Of Chicago frm.
Sorry" smiled the proprietor, but
we have nothing to offer just now. Call
round again."
Jake, as he called himself, walked
away a couple of blocks, and then
faced about and returned to repeat his
application.
81 been here" he said, EUR job, and
you told me to come again. I'm here"
The proprietor, being busy, did not
recall the previous visit, and, after In
forming Jake that there was nothing
for him yet, asked him to come again.
This time Jake made a round trip Of
about half mile, and again dropped in,
Offering his services as twice before.
Persistent and looks honest" said
the proprietor to his bookkeeper. won
der what he could do?''
might give him chance to collect
some of our impossible accounts"
laughed the bookkeeper. Hes the kind
Of a man to keep pegging away, and
even creditors can be worn out"
Jake was given some of the worst old
accounts that could be hunted up and
started out. BY making forty or fifty
rcalls on the same man on the same day
-sle began to make an impression. and
She firm is now getting good deal Of
, lpney that had long since been charged
2 1iDrOfit and loss
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21
beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all I'M
purities from the body; Begin TO-DAY 10
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, loo, 25c, SOC.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

A Successful Authoress.-Returned
Tourist-By the way, Mrs. De Beauti,
have not seen your charming daughter
since NV return. When left she had
determined to submit her first novel to
the leighton Magazine. Has she been
successful in her literary aspirations
Mrs. De Beauti-She married the edi-
tor.-New York Weekly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Mr.. Goodwin Ito the brdckayer)-You
should learn noble lesson from your
occupation. Even as you lay brick up
ON brick to build a noble mansion, so
YOU should build good deed upon deed
to build temple for your soul. Brick.
layer-Go on, this Is a fathouse I'm
buIlding-New York Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

and seeing the value of DR. MOFFETT'S
TEETHINA (TEETHING POWDERS) in all
troubles incident to childhood, have never
advise all mothers to give them" 1KETHINA
Al ids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels makes
teething easy and keeps the baby in
healthy condition.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21
Howard College
East Lake. Ala.
(EsTABLIsHED 154l.l
Birmingham Dental College,
-%,2NiNGHAM, ALA.
1rfnson,

was shot to death al
ed down over bis be
last Monday night.
are a disgrace TO the
may expect such thin
al long as the courts
IN melting ont justice
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

can't afford to have people think
mt know about this particular
/ tion," said the politician, 'and !
aue't the time need to rend up on
hay,Wen," replied his wife, ''in that
tt."F tell you what I'd do. I'd look
case n get some paper to announce
wise a1dechne to be interviewed"
that yon Star.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

"Wen," said the great importer, you
want a position as tea-taster, do your
Have you ever had any experience In
this business ?" NO" the applicant re-
piled. but I've boarded around and
eaten at restaurants SO long that l
know I'd be a good one at 1t. / could
tell the genuine tea right off, because it
would be so different, you know
Chicago News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21
Session SOS 90.

r Session win begin october ,.
until April /, 1899. All the
10 to DENTAL SCIENCE AND
other Information, address T.
Dean, + o. Box us; or w b.
o., Secretary, 1872 ~ Second
, Ala.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

All disfguring pimples are due to dis essea
blood Salve cosmetics will not cure d d:
B will cure because it drives out OF the piooo
the poison which creates pimpleS. One to four
bottles are warranted to cure b. b. b. is purely
vegetable. Large bottle $l0O. All druggists
Send for book. Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, "a
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

His Sad Experience.-"I bought a
claim" said the returned Klondiker.
where the nuggets were said to be as
plentiful as blackberries." And they
were not?' well, yes, they were; but,
YOU see, there are no blackberries IN
that reoion. "-THd- Bits.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Honors are still pouring in on Assistant Ma
val Constructor Richmond p. HObson. At a
flower show in Boston last week particular
" gorgeous peony, with petalloid anthers,
was called the Lieut.. Hobson."
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Four hundred years ago only seven metals
were known. Now there are ffty-onc, thirty
of which have been discovered within the
present century.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Prince Hoheulohe, the imperial chancellor
of Germany, although nearly eighty years
old, is learning to ride bicycle
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21
Holmes Songs in Japanese.

The first European book that ever
appeared in, the Japanese language
was a transl ation OF Heine's German
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

You know what you say about your
poor kin? Well, that's the way your
folks who have money talk about you.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

1t has been found in Switzerland that IL
building a railway laborers could work only
one-third as long at height of 10000 feet as
q mile lower.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

A Frenehman estimates that there are in
the world about 10, 600 libraries worthy of the
name.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Russia is said to own 100000 horses near
" one-half of the whole number in existence.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. R.H. KLINE Ltd. 93l Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Lyon & Co.'S stPicl1 Leaf Smoking Tobacco
stands at the top for its delicious aroma.
Good as can be made. Try it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag.
netc. full Of life nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 5oc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Sir Arthur Sullivan, the musical composer
ha been ordered by his physician to abstain
from work for two months.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

No person in Norway may spend more than
threepence at one visit to public house.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

all or large guaranteed invest
lie aay time, paying large div
q 900 Cal. ST., San Francisco.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

No-To- Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Albert Burch, West Toledo, Ohio, says
Halls Catarrh Cure saved my life" Write
him for particulars Sold by druggists, 75c.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

A petrified oak has lately been dug up in
Cheshire It is said to be at least 1O,OO0 years
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces tntiamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. &c bottle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or &c.
II c. G. c. fail to cure druggists refund money.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break
up chldren's Coughs and Colds.1MRs. NJ. u.
BLUNT Sprague, Wash, March, s, 1884,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

u $3.50
IN, n g W 8.
ther o I
" W H.
P~riPink
Iians for
PHI ls2S,
P lie Pr
pie. induy
me to 4
them. / b
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but exper
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure. &c
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Narrowest Streets In the world.
Chinese streets are supposed to be
the narrowest in the world. Some OF
them are only eight feet wide.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
lOc, DC TIC. G. C. fail, druggists refund money.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-07-21

Hoods Pills easy to take, easy to operate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
GOOD SIGN THAT PEACE
WILL BE CONCLUDED.
Big Angio-American Syndicate Being
Formed at Madrid to Buy the
Cuban Bonds.

NEW YORK. Oct ia dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
II is regarded here as good sign that
a large Ansio-American syndicate IA
being formed to buy UP Cuban bonds.
This, Of course. is Interpreted as evi-
dence that a satisfactory arrangement
is at hand
There Is good reason for supposlng
that the big cannon mounted at Havana
will fail to the Americans
! There, are two outstanding issues Of
Cuban bonds-one for 2s.s00O0o pounds.
six per cents. issued in 1895. and the
other for S.Oe.ao pounds aves anshor-
lied in 1880. OF the latter 1.3Oo.OOO pounds
were reserved to retire tie six per cents
while the remainder were sold at ss.
The skies issued in 1855 were sold at 81.
In each case the bonds are for % pounds
each. or I'VE hundred pasetas. and they
mature in fifty years from date.
The amounts outstanding are 2i.SOo.ooo
pounds Of the skies and 5.3OO.oOO pounds
of the fives. or sO,1OO,OOO pounds $780, eooo.-
OOW altogether on which the annual in
teres is s.S5s.OOO pounds Csis.7sS, ,OOo). The
interest Is payable in London. Havana.
Madrid. Barcelona and Paris. The loans
are secured by all Of the revenues OF the
island Of Cuba. and is guaranteed BY
Spain.
There was a previous issue OF Cuban
bonds in 1880 to nay or the loan ad-
vaneed by the BANJO Hispano colony to
fund the Cuban floating debt and to ex-
change for these bonds the six per cent
obligations Of 1873 There were I5.OOo.-
900 pounds OF these bonds Of 1880. and
thew were redeemable in % years. Most
of them we're converted into bonds Of
1856 and those not converted were paid
on
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
PHILIPPINES LIKENED
TO A WHITE ELEPHANT.
Brigadler General Hale Says the coun-
try VIII BE Source Of Great
Annoyance to Uncle Sam.

DENVER. Colo. Oct B-goyerpor
Adams today received a letter from
Brlgadier General Hale. now at Manila.
In which he expresses the following
opinion concerning the Philippines:
"As to keeping the Philippines. II Is
my opinion that Uncle Sam has ac-
duired something Of white elephant.
but. having eorrailed the animal. he Is
In duty bound to keep him. Guarding
the Islands against meddlIng European
nations. to whom they would be more
valuable than TO US. and governing the
people. will be more trouble tnan the
country is worth. but It would be bar
barous and a breach Of faith with
the insurgets (nuisanEes though they
are) to give them back to Span.
ut is impraetieable to give the natives
free reign to a government OF their
own. and absurd % divide the Islands
between the European nations. which
have no claim to them whatever. The
only other course is to keep them. at
least until order is fly established.
laws are reformed and the natives.
many OF whom are highly intelligent. are
sufficiently educated in the ways OF civ
iliLation to exercise at least a semi-self
government under the protection OF the
United States. paying US a Sufficient
revenue to compensate us for our trouble
in acquiring, fumigatIng. 6ivillzlng. and
governing the country up to olat time.
and experimenting the job thereafter
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
Played by the Band as the Stars
and Stripes FlOated Over the
Pal ce at San Juan.
CEREMONY WAS DIGNIFIED
Guns From Forts and the Cutter Man
ming Fired SaIutes Rear Admiral
SehIey Was at The Ceremony.

SAN JUAN. October 1s.-PromptIy
at noon today the American flag was
raised over San Juan. The ceremony
was quiet and dignihed and unmarried by
disorder Of any kind.
The Eleventh regular infantry. with
two batteries OF the Fifth artillery. land
ed this morning. The latter proceeded to
the forts. while the Infantry lined up on
the docks. II was a holiday for San
Juan and there were many people in the
street. Rear Admiral Schley and Gen
eral Gordon. accompanied by their stats,
proceeded to the palace in carriages. The
Eleventh infantry regiment and band,
with troop II OF the Sixth United States
cavalry. then marched through the
streets and formed in a square opposite
the palace.
At il:4O a. m. General Brooke. Admiral
schley and General Gordon. and the
United states evacuation commission
ers came out OF the palace. with many
naval officers. and formed on the right
side OF the square. At the sound Of the
first gun from Fort MORO. Major Dean
and Lieutenant Castle. Of General
BrOoke's star. hoisted the Stars and
Stripes. while the band played the star
spangled Banner"
All heads were barred and the crowds
cheered.
Fort Moro. Fort San cristobaI. and
the United States revenue cutter Mann
ing fired n guns each. simultaneously
with the raising OF the flag over the cap
tain generals palace. many others were
hoisted in different parts Of the city.
The work OF the United States evacu-
alton commission is now over and all
reports vial be forwarded to Washing
ton.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19

wreck. A number Of passengers were
taken from her by the steamer AK
while bound north.
Some Of the passengers asked the cap
tain os the DIrigo 10 bring them and the
crew down. but the captain states that
he was compelled to leave them. az the
DIrigo's accommodations were already
full. The remaining passengers and crew
csmped on the island.
The Bnxbam's hold was flled with
water and II Is feared that her cargo Is
total loss. The disaster occurred on
the night Of October 70. The passengers
were all put ashore without any unusual
incident The Brlxham was brought
around the Horn from Boston last spring
to enter the Alaska trade. she Is valued
at 1000
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
IMPROVING HARBoR DEFENsEs.

Montreal. Que. Oct. lS-The imperial
commission appointed to inquire into and
report on a general scheme for the per-
fecting of the defenses of Canada, which
sat in Quebec at the time of the opening
of the Quebec conference has been Qui-
etly at work for some days looking into
the defenses of Montreal, 1t is stated
that the plan favored by the commits
sioners for the defense of Montreal en-
braces extreme long range batteries on
the mountain and extensive works to pro-
tect the city from attack, They also
suggest powerful works at ST, Lambert
and Caughtawaga, the south shore ter
minus of the railway bridges, which
would form an interior defense to long
line Of detached forts and works cover
ing the strategical points of the from
tier. the Richelleu river, Lake st. Fran
els and Lake Memphremagog.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19

Company, dealers in oriental goods and
handling principally Japanese mastlnea
with business houses IN New York and
Kobe. Japan IS in the Alameda county
Jan Flood was passenger on me
steamer Doric which arrived from ASH
attic ports yesterday. and was placed un.
der arrest by U. s. Marshal shlve a.
soon as the vessel was Released from
quarantine. The marshnra authority
for making the arrest lay In a cable dis
patch from the United states minister
at Kobe. charging Flood with fraud.
The authorities here know nothing OF
the crime Of which the prisoner is
charged, and Flood refuses to discuss the
circumstances. He. however. told tho
marshal on his arrest that he expected
to be taken into CUSTODY upon his arrival
here. The u. 8. attorney has cabled to
Kobe for further instructions.
The officers haye learned that Flood
went 10 Japan few months ago 70 en-
gage in business with hts twin brother
who was me most extensive dealer in
carpets and mattings in the Orient, be-
sides beln~ Identified with a banking
concern. Upon his arrival in Kobe his
brother turned over his business 10
him and departed for the United states.
gOing to New York. Flood found II Is
alleged. that his brother had become IN
yolved in financial dIfhcus-es to the ex-
tent.of between 10000 and 100000 He
would not state the nature Of the trouble
but said that he had consulted with the
best legal talent in Japan and It was on
the advice OF his attOrrcvs that he de-
cided to follow his brother to the United
States.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
YOUNG HUNTER LOST.

RIFLE. Colo. Oct. lS-A young man
named Len Reynolds living near this
place, started on a hunting trip on West
Rifle creek last Thursday. in company
with a companion. E Z. Lashbaugh.
Friday the men became separated and
Reynolds failed to return to camp that
night. Lashbaugh searched for him all
day Saturday and came home that night.
Sunday morning twenty men from this
place took up the search and the noun
tains are being secured, but so far to no
purpose. The country is very wild,
abounding in ferocious beasts, and it
is not thought probable the young man
will be found alive.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
TROUBLE OVER A STANDARD.

LONDON. oct. lS-The san Juan cor
respondent of the Times says; The re-
modelling of the currency and banking
systems is among the most serious Porto
Rlca~ nroblems confronting the United
States. The attempt Of the military
au'Na-'''es to establish exchange on a
basis of two Porto Rican dollars for one
American dollar has completely failed.
The arbitrary change rom the exist
ing silver basis to the United States
currency will be to restrict production IN
every branch of industry and S-eate
much discomfort among the inhabitants.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
BIG COLLAR COMBINE.

new YORK. Oct lS-A dispatch to
the World from Troy says:
1t is stated that the contemplated coll
lar combine In this city is about con-
summated. 1t is intended to embrace
most of the collar factories in this city
and to control the collar trade Of the
world. r& trT .;
The trouble in completing the combine
has been the price asked by some Of the
manufacturers for their plants. 1t is ex-
pected to take in such firms as cluett.
Coop & Company, the largest in the
world; George Pide & Co., and the United
Shirt and Collar Company. 1t win re-
auire capital of about 100000 900, and It
is stated that j. p. Morgan & Co.. OF
New York. are back of the enterprise.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
HoRsoN SANS roR HOME.

NEW YORK. oct. 1S,-A dispatch to
the Herald from Caimanera Cuba. says:
Naval Constructor Hobson has sailed
for Philadelphia, via Jamaica. The camp
at the Colon wreck is partly built and
the work win so or during Mr.. Hobson's
absence
The preliminary steam trial of the In
fanta Maria Teresa's engines was sat
isfactory
The Cincinnati has transferred 80 men
for the Teresa.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
TO MORTGAGE THE CENTRAL.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct Is.-The Even
ing Bulletin says Isaac ReQua, president.
and William Thompson. secretary OF the
board OF directors OF the Central Pacific
railroad, left for the east today for the
purpose Of arranging for blanket mort
gage covering the en- ire bonded indebt-
edness OF the road. amounting in the
neighborhOOd of silSOOOOOO, The plan Is
to consolidate all the bonds and debts.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
DEWEY TO VISIT FRISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. iS-The Even
ing Post says Admiral Dewey will arrive
in this city December 6 He will come
here on the steamer City OF Peklng.
which is due to arrive on that date from
the Orient. Admiral Dewey is interested
in s'7eral mining enterprises on thies
coast and It is these interests that
prompt his coming at this time He has
written to friends in this city that he
has already applied for leave Of absence.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
SMALLPOX AT DAWSON.

PORT TOWNSEND. Oct 1S-Accord-
ing to report received tonight from
persons arriving from Dawson on the
steam schooner Dirigo, smallpox has
developed in the capital of the KlondIke.
]. B, McCloud, of Seattle. who left
Dawson September Is, says the night be-
fore he left It ~-as reported that there
were three cases of smallpox in the
tow The patients were quietly re-
moved to temporary pest-houses.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
RIOT BETWEEN SAILORS.

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct, 1S.-Major
Tilden, of the First California volun-
teers, and DR.. Lewis, of the Red Cross
Society, arrived here today from Manila
on the steamer Empress of Japan. ne
officers of the Empress report that
serious street fight occurred at Hong
Kong shortly before they left, between
American and German sailors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
THE RRIXHAM LOST.

SEATTLE, Oct, 1S,-A report from Vic
toria says the steamer Dirlgo. which has
Just arrlveu from skagwaN brings the
news that the steamer Brixham ran
on a reef on Blashe island, 80 miles south
OF Fort Wrangel, and is proyaOly a total
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
THIRTEEN PERSONS LIST
DURING A HEAVY STORM,
Norwegian Vessel Wrecked on the
Coast Of Sootland-Alaskan Steamer
Brixham Goes Down.

LONDON, Oct, 1S-Dunng tern..e
storm today at West Welmiss on the
Firth of Forth, north of Edinburgh,
seven foreign oolllers broke their moor
ings and all were wrecked, A Norwegian
vessel was wrecked on Saltscarr rock,
near Leith. and 1S persons were drowned
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19

Prince Chang, president Of the Chinese
tsung-li-yamen, announces that the
health of the recently deposed emperor
is improving.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
SENATOR PROCTOR RE-ELEcTEl

MONTPELIER. VT. Oct. Oct 1S.--
The house and senate today took separ-
ate ballots for United States senator.
Both houses, by an overwhelming vote.
rs-electea Senator Proctor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct, ls,-James
Flood. senior of the firm Of Flood s
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
AN FRANCISCO
MERCHANT IN TROUBLE.

James Flood Arrested on His Arrival
From the Orient Charged
With Fraud M