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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

Tho Agrarians.-Even our high tariff
friends cannot but feel that Germany's pro-
tectionists are a pretty mean lot-Indian-
apolis News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

Educate our Bowels With Cascarsts.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
1Cc 25c. IL c. G. C. fail druggists refund money.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 3d.
II G. G. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

Sarah Bernhard was once intended
for milliner, and came very near
being sent to a shop to learn the
trade.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

Thursday Island, in the Torres Straits,
exports 100000 worth of mother-of-peari
annually
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

The largest building is the Coliseum at
Rome. 1t is 615 feet in greatest diameter
and 120 feet high.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

To Cure . Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets All
Drugg fists refund money II Is fails TO cure 10.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
BLUNT, Spraguc, Wash, March 8, 1884.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

1t is said that during the last two
years William G. Rockefeller, has
added Sc, 900, 600 to his fortune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

The tents OF the Bedouln Arabs are usually
black. They are made Of dyed goat mar
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

Russia has about 5000 miles of railway
besides 1000 now in course of construction
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habitcure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. 5Oc, 81. All druggist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

Nearly every house in Florence is provided
with a well, of which there are about 13.000
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

y
cine, and have certainly been greatly
benefited by its use.
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has indeed been a friend to me.
81 am now able to do my own work,
thanks to your wonderful medicine. l
was as near death believe as could
be, SO weak that my pulse scarcely beat
and my heart had almost given out. l
could not have stood it one week more,
am sure. I never thought I would
be so grateful to any medicine.
q shall use my influence with any
one suffering as 1 did, to have them
use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
Every woman that is puzzled about
her condition should secure the sympa-
thetic advice of woman who under
stands. Q Write to Mrs. Pinkham ~
Lynn, Mass. and tell her your ills.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

I
same state
of affairs
continued.
F." After a
time / was
taken with |
a flooding,
that 1 was
obliged to
keep my bed.
Finally, in
despair, 1
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13
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Hoods Pills cure liver ills, the nonirrtating and
the only cathartc take with Hoods Sarsapsrilla.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

6r. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb, 8, 1880.
PANS MnprorNn Co., City.
Gentlemen:-We wish TO congratulate you
ON the increased sales NO arc having ON your
Groves Tasfeless Chill Tonic. On exam
lining our record Of inventory under date Of
Jan. LIST. We ind that wo sold during the Chill
also find that our s,les on your Laxative
BrOm0-Qu1nlne Tablets have been some
thing enormous: having sold during the late
Gold and Grip season Z, 100 dozen.
Please rush down order enclosed herewith,
and obltge, Yours truly,
MEYER BROS DRUG co.
Per hchall.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-13

PARIS AHDIcrN1 Co.,
0sntlemen:-I handle seven or eight differ
eet 1inds OF Chill TonIcs but soil ten bottles
OF Sfove's 70 whore sell ono Of the others.
sold % bottles Of Groves Chill Tom1o in
one day and could have sold more II had had
u on hand: Mr.. Dave Woods cured ave cases
OF chills with one bottle.
Respectfully,
JOHN T. vINYARp.
The times., 1899-07-16
A Disastrous Paper Chase.


There is girl in certain part OF the
city who has temporarily retired from So
ciety, and takes her exercise after dark in
company with her father. It is also known
that she has grown very systematic, which
is a complete reversal of form. This lively
little incident explains 1t all. She has a
lover in the East. He is young. sentiment
tal and at times gushing She receives a
letter from him almost every day. and the
precious missives were left scattered care
lessly over the house. With three romp-
ing boys in the family it was Inevitable
that she should come to grief because OF
this negligence.
The youngsters decided to have a paper
chase. Sisters letters are Just the thing"
suggested one Of them, and that settled
il. The boy that took the part of fox
started with more than peck OF the epls-
ties. Around the block, through the alleys,
and across backyards he sped, dropping
the letters to guide as well as confuse the
boys who were en- his trail.
When the sister discovered her loss there
was weeping. scolding, and a hasty issu-
ance Of orders All available hands were
soon in the paper chase. but only about so
per cent OF the letters were recovered. and
the melancholy young lady VOWS to her
confidential friends that those that she re-
gained are the mildest and most temper
ate OF the collection. She imagines that
everyone she meets is kindly trying to
suppress laugh. and that all the people
for blocks around know as much about her
love affairs as she does. But she now
has strong desk with patent lock- and
assures her father that she will never be
| happy until he buys her burglar-proof
safe
The times., 1899-07-16
Less Meek Than He Looked.

lFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer
He was a big enough man, but he looked
so meek that he seemed rather understood.
And he was meek. Ladies getting on i
street car recognized him at once as a
henpecked man and cast a disdainful
glance on him by way of thanks for the
seat he always gave up with an npologetic
air as if he had been guilty Of misde-
meanor in sitting in it in the first place.
Men lecked their cigar ashes on him and
turned to apologize, but seeing his meek
ness, concluded not to take the trouble.
The girls at the restaurants slammed
down in front of him the leathern steaks
that had been sent back ~ more fastidi-
GUS customers, and the market people gave
him fruit that would rot before he get it
home. In fact, he got the worst of II
everywhere, but he never complained. and
let humanity trample on his corns with pa
tient forbearance.
Jones in particular seemed to have Il In
for the meek man whom he in deriSion
called Fighting Mollie," and the ingerui-
ty of Jones in deyising in1ig 1ities for his
spiritless victim was worthy OF better
cause. Jones was large, floiidfaced man
who had no mercy and was insolent just
for fun. But Jones made mistake one
day in the park. He stepped up to tie
meek man, rounded him on the back
tweaked his whiskers. Just wanted tc
wake you up, Mollle, my boy, to say
hello
The meek man gasped, and turned to {
handsomely dressed lady standing near by
to whom he said word or two, and ther
came back TO Jones, whom, to that gen
tleman's surprise, he grabbed by the col.
lar.
Just come behind the band stand herr
moment" he said, calmly. II want Il
discourse a bit with you." and he dragged
Jones away out of sight and hearing of al
except a few OF us who followed.
Look here" he said, that's my wifi
over there, and she thinks I'm real man
She's going to keep on thinking so. NJ!
doctor has been telling me avoid all ex
citement, and / am. I'm as cool as a gil
| rickey, but I'm damned if l don't take
| little violent exercise and warm up"
Then he gently but firmly proceeded +
| batter Jones face.
| The next day he looked as meek as ever
| but somehow or other after that we tool
to handing him cigars now and then.
The times., 1899-07-16

far behind. l ran up to the forest. Carlo
was kneeling. stark dead, with one hand
clasped about a treebole, the other grasp
ing his rifle. l took the exploded car
fridge from the breech of my rifle, and lit
ted it into his. Then l stole back to lsoia
Rosa.
These things happened ten years ago,
but l disclose the secret now, for i would
just as soon live among the hills. l have
been mayor for some while. and perhaps
l am tired of that. l have been married
some while, too, and am certainly
That will do my son" interrupted
Father Andrea, who was looking over Sera-
fino's shoulder. Serafno signed his name.
and the priest witnessed the signature.
Then Serafino walked out and took the
path TO the mountains. Half an hour later
Father Andrea carried the paper to the
gendarme lounging in the square.
My son. said he, commit no sin. lest
your wife scratch your face, and so the
truth will be disclosed" which saying was
an enigma to the gendarme.-London Tele-
graph.
The times., 1899-07-16
The Tables Turned.

CFrom the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle }
William r. Walters, who Is serving in
the Philippines. tells this story: Some
very amusing affairs take place between
our soldiers and the Chinese merchants
owing to the inability Of the Americans
to .sabee' the Oriental language. During
that part of the fighting which is known in
our ranks as the loot of Tondo,' / saw a
corporal of the Twenty-third regulars rake
small safe out OF some ruins after fire.
Finding it to be empty. he started away
with it under his arm. Before he had gone
very far he met Chinese merchant, to
whom he undertook TO sell the purloined
safe.
"Looiee here. John. How muchee you
give for safee? Belize niece. Mucho wano
safee?" says the corporal. with much ges-
ticulation and contortion.
~ really don't need a safe quietly re-
piled the benighted Chinaman. but | sup
pose you boys need some beer money, so
what do you say to 81 for it?''
This was said in the purest English.
The corporal almost dropped his safe with
establishment, but he took the dollar. and
amid the laughter of the company, va
moosed Some OF these Chinese mer-
chants. indeed. speak English with n purity
and iluency that are remarkable"
The times., 1899-07-16
A boomerang Joke.

ltrom the Detroit Free Pres5-
One Of Detroit's wealthy citizens has as
his guest Christian Endeavorer, who is
particularly welcome because they were
country lads together. One incident Will
serve to show how they are rejuvenated
in living old times over. Tom" said the
host in the presence of half dozen 9TH
ers. remember the time We robbed the
watermelon patch?"
The two laughed heartily, and Tom
blushed deeply while admitting the integ-
rity of his memory. Guess / better tell
it myself" for he is smart enough to know
that the victim of a joke gains sympathy
by confession. I'VE boys up there used to
get what money We could make by raising
table melons. Right next to our farm was
that of a crusty old bachelor, who had a
splendid crop OF watermelons. AS he was
without a son to reap the profits, and was
rich enough to do without them, l organ
lied cooning expedition to invade his
patch The night was very dark, but We
managed to get away with all the ripe
fruit we could lay our hands on. The next
morning made horrible discovery"
What was that?"
In the darkness We had blundered and
got on the wrong side OF the fence, and
forty of my finest melons were gone.
The times., 1899-07-16
A burglar Saved the Baby.
lErnm the Chicnro Jonrnal.N


Policeman John Farrell, of Brooklyn,
paced back and forth on the quiet street,
swinging his club to the measures of a
song. The Fourth with its noise and dan
ger was over, and now the city, like mild
and oyergrown child had gone peacefully
to bed. All Patrolman Farrell had to co
was to walk the beat until the relief came
at sun-up Then he would go home, just
as Marguerite wakened and called Dada.
her morning greeting. All. she and her
mother were fast asleep by this time, he
thought. and he looked up to the sky as
he made the sign of the cross over the
star on his broad bosom.
But down in the pretty vine-covered cot
tage that held Policeman Farrelis wife
and child a strange scene was even then
being enacted. In the shadow of the rose
bush at the parlor window man had hid
den, had raised the sash, and after mo-
ment spent in listening, had crept in. A
burglar. And the defender OF this humble
! little home was guarding strangers lives
and property mile away.
Not a board creaked under the steal
/ thy tread of the thief; the doors turned on
noiseless hinges as he opened them and
peered into the room where the mother
and child were. A lamp outside cast a
faint radiance into the room. He could
see the woman's face calm in slumber, but
a curious noise came from the baby's
crib-a strange, hoarse, yet mufiled breath
| ing He hesitated a moment, and then
stepped swiftly over to the cradle and laid
his grimy hand on the little form.
"Get up"
The mother was wakened from hei
dreams by rough voice calling her. She
sprang up to see u strange man holding hei
baby.
Get up" he repeated. before she coult
speak or scream. Your baby has
spasm Quick! We must put her in Z
warm bath Keep her fat on her bach
while 1 get the water
He dashed out to the kitchen and pu
water on the glowing gas range. The1
returned to the astonished and terrified
woman.
Il came her to steal" he said. But
guess l got here in time to save that ba
by girl. I'm going now. If you'll tell nj
where to find him I'll call your husband.
She told him, and he ran to the door
then returned to say:
Put a little mustard In the water anC
have it pretty warm. Put the baby in u
to her arm-pits!"
The woman followed his advice, and in
few moments the baby was over the con
vulsion and was smiling up at her whel
the policeman rushed in.
"oh, John!" cried his wife, giving wa.
to tears, as a woman will when all DANCE
is over, "a burglar saved her!"
The policeman gathered the little on
close to his breast.
Eyes, he told me-" he said. "And-an
he wanted me to arrest him for breaking
into the house. But the holy saints knoJ
l wouldn't treat an agent OF theirs lik
that!'
The times., 1899-07-16
Women as Court Reporters.
From the New York SUM


THE mayor of Cleveland Is reported in
a Cleveland paper as saying that his reas-
on for refusing to employ women in the
city offices is because there are many
things occurring which are unsuitable for
them TO come in contact with. He cites
the testimony that comes before the par
don board of the workhouse, which has to
be put into public record because the
board is public institution, with whose
doings the public is entitled to become ac-
quainted.' One would think that if IT must
be so public as all this, women hardly
could help knowing something about it.
He refers also TO the testimony in various
cases in court, which he thinks women
stenographers ought not to hear. He over
looks the fact that there are usually a
number of other women present in the
courtroom during these trials.
"The mayor recalls to mind that official
in the War Department who refused to give
81 200 position to a woman who dis
tanced all male competitors in the Civil
Service examination because she some
times might have TO climb a stepladder to
reach certain documents, and IL would be
embarrassing to her. 1t is noticeable how
careful some men are to spare a woman
annoyances and a good salry at the same
time.
1T may be remarked In this connection
that In most cases winch come before
courts and boards there is considerable de-
tail of testimony which is unnecessary and
ought TO be omitted because 1t is unfit for
men to hear. The presence OF women
stenographers In such case would have a
tendency to shut out considerable irrele-
want and Objectionable matter. Such as
cannot be omitted the stenographer can
take in an impersonal. business-like man
ner, and, while IL may be disagreeable,
she would rather endure It occasionally
than to be deprived all the time of the OPP
portunity to make such a salary as is not
often received outside Of court reporting
The times., 1899-07-16
a College Boycott.

Prof. Patton. The latter arose and stepped
forward.
Friends" he said, II have some pleas
ant news to impart. 1t will be- think,
OF special interest to the graduating class.
You all know, am sure. that ou. gymna-
sium fund has grown with exasperating
slowness. and that we are still long
way on from the desired amount AT
least We were until five minutes ago." Hs
paused and looked around
The fact is" he smilingIy went on.
we have been entertaining a good fairy
unawares. l am making this little expia-
nation without the fairy's knowledge. be-
cause, as you will presently discover. hs
Is the last man fn the college who wants
MS merits advertised. And yet just a lit
tie explanation is due him He came here
quietly at his fathers suggestion to add
year OF special work 10 the education
ne had already received in one OF the
large Eastern colleges. He was prompted,
tco by the necessity OF giving a strained
Knee long rest. an accident ne received
On the football field. for he was. II the
daily journals are to be believed. the
great halfback OF 90. He came to this coll
iege because it was his fathers alma ma
ter and because that father, who has left
his many business interests and come
across the continent to be here this even
ing. desired him to meet and know his
early friend and old preceptor" Here the
i professor bowed. And now I have only
TO add, he went on more hurriediy, that
your elassmate, John Sheldon Sturges. has
lust subscribed $4,000 for the completion
and equipment OF the college gymnasium,
and | want you to give him three cheers
and the college yeil.'
There was moments hesitation and
then the cheers and yells were given with
royal will.
Father. father cried John. as the
| elder Sturges pressed forward with hands
outstretehed to both his son and the blush
| ing girl. This isn't what | wanted at
ALL"
But the father only chuekled.
| Il told you that boycott would have to
be lifted" he laughingly answered-Cleye-
| land Plain Dealer.
The times., 1899-07-16
rroln lns p.t.alt rrss Prc..l

(Fron the Detroit Free PrrSs)
Old Jerry Billings had been postmaster
at the cross roads but day or two when
a letter came addressed 10 Job Hasklns.
and with please forward" Ia a corner
OF 1t.
We'll. I'll be switched" exclaimed Old
Jerry; I'D like to know II the Gov ment
thinks this Office Is bein' run by angels "
Why. pa?" asked Mrs Billings, who
was assisting in the Office
Because here Is a letter addressed 10
old Job Haskins. an II says II he ain't
here to forward 1t TO him"
well. what o thatg'
what o. that You know as well as ]
do that old Job Haskins has been dead
three months, and how In tarna;ion does
the Goy'ment expect me to git the letter
to him? Do they think I'm an angel?
The times., 1899-07-16
A Clever Cowboy.
tFrom the chlcago Reeord.l }


Zone of the slickest things ! ever saw
in my life," said veteran army officer
the other day, was cowboy stopping a
cattle stampede. A herd of about 500 or
500 had got frightened at something. and
broke away pell-nell with their tails In
the air and the bulls at the head of the
procession. But Mr.. Cowboy didn't get
excited at all when he saw the herd was
going straight for high bluff, where they
would certainly tumble down into the
canyon and be killed. You know that when
a herd like that gets to going it can't stop,
no matter whether the cattle rush to death
or not. Those in the rear crowd those
ahead, and away they go. l wouldn't
have given dollar a head for that herd
but the cowboy spurred up his mustang,
made a little detour. came in right in
front OF the herd, cut across their path,
at right angle, and then galloped leis-
urely onto the edge of the bluff. halted and
looked around at that wild mass Of beef
coming right toward him. He was as cool
as cucumber. though 1 expected to see
him killed, and was SO excited l could not
speak.
well sir, when the leaders had got
within a quarter of mile of him / saw
them try TO slack up, though they could
not do 1t very quickly. But the whole herd
seemed to want to stop, and when the cows
and steers in the rear got about where
the cowboy had cut across their path l was
surprised to see them stop and commence
to nibble at the grass. Then the whole
herd stopped. wheeled, struggled back and
went to fighting for chance to eat where
the rear guard was.
you see, that cowboy had opened big
bag Of salt he had brought out from the
ranch to give the cattle. galloped across the
herds course and emptied the bag. Every
critter shifted that line of salt, and OF
course that broke up the stampede. But
tell you it was a queer sight to see that
man out there on the edge of that bluff
quietly rolling q cigarette, when it seemed
as II he'd be lying under 200 tons OF beei
in about O minute and half
The times., 1899-07-16
Embarrnssing situntion..

From the Youths Compartment
Why does a sober and sedate city gentle
man start hatless to his place of busi-
ness? Why should one of the most dig
nifed and serious minded of women go
downtown with her dress skirt on wrong
side out? 1t is hard to say; but one can
readily imagine the dismay of the poor
lady when friend met her and called
her attention to the spectacle she vas
making of herself.
A Cambridge professor, whose fits of
mental alteration were as frequent as
they were amusing. was one day out in
heavy rain with his umbrella held high
over his head, when he met friend who
stopped him and exclaimed:
Dear me. Prof. NJ, why don't you put
up your umbrella. You'll be drenched."
Put up my umbrella?" said the pro-
fessor; 1T is up"
Yes. 1t Is; but 1t isn't open"
For half an hour. more or less, the pro-
fessor had been walking with closed
umbrella held high above his head.
At another time the same scholar was
riding downtown in an electric car. and
lost himself in book he was reading.
Suddenly he noticed symptoms of merri-
ment among the other passengers. What
could they be laughing at2
The mystery was explained when he dis
covered that, having been annoyed by
something between the plate of his arti-
fetal teeth and the roof of his mouth. he
had removed his teeth and was holding
them up to view between the thumb and
finger of his hand.
Sull more embarrassing was the case OF
i lady who hurried into church one Sun
day morning without her bonnet, and wher
| reminded of the omission by her husband
| who had preceded her for several minutes
rose hastily and hurried up the broad CEN
| tre aisle with a large red parasol raised
| close to her head!
Judge b., than whom there never was {
more sedate and dignified man. once ap
peared at a dinner party with his handsome
white wig ON wrong side out!
! The story is not q new one OF the col
| lege professor who stumbled against COW
and lifting his hat, said graveiy:
! u beg your pardon, madame"
| Mrs. L., Boston lady of dignifed an,
| even naughty manner. was trying on som
very expensive wraps In a suit and eloal
store when she said to the clerk.
Il do not think I will decide on one to
| day."
She had reached the street door whel
a floor walker detained her and said:
u beg pardon. madame, but shall hay
to ask you to remove that wrap OF ours be
| fore you leave the store"
The times., 1899-07-16

curiosity. and the latest news is that she
Will be rigged once more as q yacht.
Her huge oak frames are practically i'm
perishable. and 1t would be pleasure to
see her take her place once more as q gen.
tleman's yacht