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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Boiling Starch.

"More starching is failure from
the starch being half cooked than from
any other cause" said capable
housewife who was complimented on
the perfection OF the starched goods
that came up from her laundry. "I
make it rule to have the starch
boiled steadily an hour before it is
strained. After this some of it is
thinned to the proper condition for
dresses, shirt waists and other pieces
that require light starching." Starch
that is not boiled enough will stick to
the iron. III starch is not strained
there will be uneven places in it. It
is very little trouble to boil starch.
It needs to be stirred few times
after it begins to boil. Stretch a
triangular bag across pail and pour
the starch through it. 1t will nearly
ell soon drip through, and It requires
very little squeezing to press the re
mainder through. There is always
some starch left in the strainer that
cannot be used. 1t saves time to skim
off the film that gathers over starch
that has been boiled for considerable
length of time.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
tFr,m the BRockros TINES, Oct. 10 1899

VI TLlu LILO DhOCATON ihh0y Ooos AT ASS~.}
Brock tons prosperity is so closely allied
to the prosperity OF the shoe industry that II
will, no doubt, provo q matter OF interest to
large mum Der OF people to learn the actual
average earning capacity OF each individual
employed In the making OF the world famed
Brockton shoe. For Illustrations: AT he fac
tory of the w. l.. Douglass Shoe company the
pay roll for the week ending Sept 3D. exciud.
ing superintendent, fpremen, statesmen and
all clerical help shows the average earnings
Of tho employees, large and small. to be Sl5.5i
per week. This WAS not an extraordinary
week. 1t was the customary pay roll
The amount earned per week, however,
does not always tell the story OF prosperity.
The number OF weeks employed each year it
the d-terlninn factor IN the waSe carriers
property The Douglass factory has beer
closed but one week this year, and that fol-
the usual summer sock taking, and 1t will
he closed but three days the latter part OF
December This would mako IT. nine days
out Of the year that the factory Is closed,
which Is surely as steady work as the most
Industrious shoemaker could desire.
Owing to Increased business, another addt-
ton is to be made to tho douglass factory
1t will be 100 feet long, 40 fest wide, and I'VE
stories high 1t will be ready for occupancy
early in December This addition increases
the capacity 20 per cent The w. l.. Douglass
Shoe company has the largest factory In the
world, producing an advertised line $3.50 and
$500 shoes.
Mr.. Douglass Gays that the prospect fol
successful business for Brockton manufact-
urers WAS never SO good as now, and that col
lections are better than for years.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

la vacuum All Fall Aiik,-Not So In
the Aimos phere.

IR-a Vacuum All Fall Aiiks-Not So In
the Atmosphere.
The old-time query as 10 which OF
the two, a pound Of lead or pound
Of feathers, dropped from the same
height at the same time, would first
reach the ground, seems ever new
Someone proponndcd II to the wise
man OF tho Scientific American last
week, using instead Of lead and fcath-
ers an ounce and ton of iron. And
this Is how the wise man responded;
This matter was put to the test OF
experiment by Gslileo at the leaning
tower Of Pisa in the seventeenth cen
fury, with two bills of lead, Weighing
one and ten pounds respectively. The
followers OF Arts ot.e had taught for
centuries that the balls would fall in
proportion totheir weights, the heavier
one falling the faster. Calico pointed
out the fact that the lighter one would
reach tho ground first because the air
would resist the fall Of the larger one
more than it would that of the smaller.
He bad previously demonstrated the
law of falling bodies that the velocity
under the action OF gravity is indie
pendent of the mass OF the body. Ex'
pertinent confirmed his position. The
small ball reached the earth first. In
a vacuum all bodies fall with the same
velocity through any distance. AS a
practical statement, 1t may be taken
as true that small dense bodies will
conform to the theoretical laws, falling
any distance, less than 200 fees, in the
Atmosphefe. But with an ounce and
ton there would be perceptible
difference. The ounce ball would fall
the faster. Facts like this are nova
days demonstrated by even elementary
students in almost every class in
physics in the country"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Houseliold HintA.

Breathing the fumes of turpentine
or carbolic acid will relieve whoopine
cough.
Green cucumber parings strewn
around the kitchen aud cupboards will
put an end to reaches.
Rub acetic acid well into shiny
s ponge and then rinse in several lots
of warm water and it will be as good
as new.
Fresh eggs sink when put in water.
Bad ones loaf. Those that are neither
real fresl. nor thoroughly bad acl
suspiciously.
Bits of silk or wooden cut into strips
and sswed together hit or miss, or in
solid colors, can be sent to the weav-
ers to return as portieres or rugs.
Mayennaise made by stirring olive
oil into the beaten yolks Of eggs will
never "turn" if the oil has been placed
on leo for some time before using it.
The common moth will not approach
red pepper, nor those shiny, silvery
pests that frequent damp places, but
the more formidable blu fTalo bug is net
to be affrightcd by either.
Charcoal is useful article about
the house and can be used to great
sanitary benefit. A piece of it should
always be left in the ice-box,. and in
the pantry, as it will absorb all OBJ
jectionable odors.
Keep little package of absorbent
cotton in one of the sideboard drawers.
If oil, milk or cream is spilled on a
wooden dress or coat bit of the cot.
ton instantly applied will remove all
traces of the stains.
Il whipped cream is wanted quickly,
and no churn or egg beater is at hand,
have the cream very cold, put in a
cold glass fruit jar, with an alright
cover. Half fill the jar with the cream.
fasten the cover tightly, and shake the
jar vigorously.
Camphor, if applied thoroughly, will
kill moths in carpets. The safest way
to do is to take out the tacks, turn
back and wash the Dashboard in strong
eamphor water. Replace, saturate a
towel with the solution, lay on the
odge of the carpet and press with a
very hot iron.
III a child needs nourishment, one
Of the simplest forms in which it can
be taken is by the raw whites Of eggs.
These are nutritious and easily di-
gested. The white is broken into a
jar with what milk is desired and the
two shaken thoroughly together. A
pinch of salt may be added before
drinking, II preferred.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Big Trade in Game Cocks.

Hundreds of South Carolina game
cocks are shipped to Mexico annually,
where they are in high favor and com
mand good prices. A man in York
county makes business Of breeding
game cocks. One bird he sold to a
Texan was entered in big matches in
the Lone Star state and after winning
twenty seven battles was bought by a
Mexican for $4,000. He has been
notified that this cock has won a
battle in the City OF Mexico in which
the stake was 81, 200.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Chocolate Gingerbread.

Mix in large bowl one cupful OF mo.
lasses, half cupful of sour milk or
cream, one teaspoonful Of ginger; one
of cinnamon, half q teaspoonful of salt.
Dissolve one teaspoonful of soda in a
teaspoonful of cold water; add this
and two tablespoonfuls of melted
butter to the mixture. Now stir in
two eupfuls of sifted -four, and finally
add two ounces OF good powdered
chocolate and one tablespoonful Of
butter, melted together. Pour the
mixture into three we'll buttered deep
tin plates, and bake in a moderated
hot oven for about twenty minutes.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Tree. of Enormou. SIS.

The largest tree in the world is to
be seen at Mascall, near the foot OF
Mount Etna, and is called "the chest
nut tree of hundred horses. It's
name rose from the report that Queen
Jane of Aragon, with her principal
nobility, took refuge from q violent
storm under its branches. The trunk
is 204 feet in circumference. The
largest tree in the United States, it 10
said, stands near Bear Creek, on the
north fork of the Tule river, in Cali
fornia. It measures 40 feet in cir.
cumference. The giant redwood tree
in Nevada Is 1l9 feet in circumfer.
ence.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Tea Culture in the south.

DR.. Charles NJ. Shepard, special
agent 10 charge Of tea culture invessi-
cations, has prepared report on the
results Of experiments on the Pinel urs'
estate at Summervills, s. c., says the
government agricultural report. The
problem of raising tea in the souther n
part OF the United States has becn dis
cussed for many years, but until re-
Gently the results did not warrant the
hope that tho ndertaking could be
made prof able. Dr. Shepard has,
however, demonstrated that the indus
Try OF tea culture in this country Is
possible. The crop this season amounts
to nearly 5000 pounds. The report
states that from the results obtained
on the Pinehurst plantation It seems
probable that the cultivation OF tea can
be made profitable in the warmer por-
tions OF the United States in two ways.
One Is by establishing plantation on
the scale OF the experiment at Summer
vile, with capital sufficient to carry
the work to a point where tho product
can be offered on equal terms with teas
holding an established place in the
markets Of the country. The other is
to grow tea for home use in the farm
garden. In either case, tea growing
can be undertaken safely only where
the temperature rarely COOS below zero,
and where . liberal supply of water
can be depended upon. Therei Is prob
ably no place In the United States
where the rainfall 10 sufficient for the
best results with the tea plant, and
irrigation should, where possible, be
provided for in tan growing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
uow.s Thtsi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured b]
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co.. Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe hin
perfectly honorable In all business transac-
tous and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
" EST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Tole
do. Ohio.
wALDIN0, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
ISL Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, Toe. pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimo-
malls free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Dreyrus Case and the Figure o.

A correspondent Of the Westminis-
ter Gazette gives this ingenious method
of how to remember in future that
Dreyfus was condemned September 9,
1899. It is as follows: "He was con-
demned on the 9th of the 9th month
'99--i. O., four 9s. Four times are
Sc; SO inches make three feet; three
feet-Drei Fuss, Dreyfus. IT. then,
it is asked what date was Dreyfus con-
demned: Dreyfus-three feet-36
inches-4x9-the 9th of the 9th month
Of the year 49,"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
LoNDoN's WOMEN POLICEMEN
Queer Occupation Of Crowd OF Wither-
ed Old Danes.

Queer Occupation Of Crowd OF Wither-
ed Old Danes.
London has many queer things in
the huge extent Of its area, but none
queerer than Its women guardians Of
the streets, for London, unknown to
most OF its inhabitants, has police
force the like of which does not exist
in any other city on earth.
In order to see it work you must get
up very early on Friday morning and
visit Covent Garden market. There
you will see such block Of traffic and
such . crowd Of angry and unreason-
able drivers that you will not be sur
prised at the metropolitan police CIV
ing up the duty Of keeping order AZ an
impossible job. But still you will find
that things come right in the end, and
on looking to find how this is brought
about you will probably be shocked at
discovering that Covent Garden has a
police force all to itself in the shape of
some hundred or so Of old women.
They dart in and out among the cars,
order the drivers to stop or back their
horses, or move on. They shout and
swear and shake their fists and catch
the horses heads aud if necessary, shy
turnips or potatoes at the drivers. But
they always succeed in having their
own way. Bnt for these women it is
believed that it would be necessary to
read tho riot act every Saturday morn
ing in Covent Garden. As it is, the
women police make comfortable liv-
ing ont OF their profession, the drivers
giving them daily tips, while the pro.
pl ietors pay them fair salary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
why Do You scratchi

When You can cure yourself for flfty
centsi All skin diseases, such - ssttsr,
salt rheum, ringworm, eczema, etc..
can be surely cured by an ointment
called Tstterine. Any number Of tss-
timonials shown for the asking. Moth
Ing else is Is good. Unless your drug
gist hos it, send SOC. in stamps 70 the
manufacturer, J. T. Shuptrine, 6a-
vannah, Ga, for box postpaid.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
HOUSEHOLD AfFA'Rs
Pear Merinrue.

Divide the pears in halves, remove
the cores and stems and steam them
until tender; then put them in bak-
ing dish, put little preserved ginger
into each pear, add little lemon juice
and sugar, and cover the top with q
meringus made OF the beaten whites
Of three eggs aud three tsblespoonfuls
of powdered sugar. Bake in quick
oven until light brown,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
THE MERRY SIDF0F LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY The
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Erinr Rack the Good Old Dsvs-Ths
Bakers Premises-The Cause-Tak-s
More Rest-Happy For once-Equi,s-
cal-New Uses of Wealth, Etc, Etc.
Tho school that rests upon the'hili,
With shutters long and green,
It's shadows bring to me thrill
And whct up memories keen.
see once more the master grim,
That self-same righteous man,
Again throw dried peas at him
And feel the same rattan.
Chicago News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
The Bakers rrerniEes.

"What would be the technical tern
or the premises Of This baker?"
dough l guess"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
A Corner In Curioa

"What possessed Aunt Martha to
ouv all these old horse-shoes?"
why, she says she can sell them at
almost any price, in a few years when
automobiles have run horses out of
style. Detroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
A valuable Product.

Last year 5000. 900 pounds Of alu-
minum, valued at 81, 900, were
produced in the United States. The
value per pound was therefore 33
cents. In 1883 10, 900 pounds of that
metal were produced, valued at nearly
q. 33 q pound,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

''why do you stand staring at that
steam engine all the time? Why not
ook at the other display?
"No, I'll remain here. This is somc-
hing my wife will not ask me to buy"
-Fliegende Blaetter.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
A Manipulating Scheme.
dy-"I've an idea.

Fuddy-"I've an IDEA.
Duddy-"You' don't mean i'll"
Fuddy-"And there's millions in it.
See here. Well go into the second
hand bicycle business. You stand a.
the Top OF big hill to buy, aud I'll
be at the foot of it to sell. Bikes ara
worth twice as much to the rider GO
ing down hill as going up. If you
don't believe it, just try it yourself. u
Boston Transcript.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

Miss Helen Gould has joined the
ranks Of those who are opposing the
seatinG in oongrcss Of Brigham H.
Roberts, tho polygamist, fact which
she announces in q letter to q New
York newspaper over her own sigma.
turo
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
A Remarkable interview.

"What is there in that interview 10
get SO excited over?" asked the cold
blooded citizen.
"Why, don't you see, it's one Of the
most remarkable productions of its
kind seen in months. The man who
gave it out hasn't denied word of it. I"
Chicago Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Hurting Eyes

Are relieved of all pain and soreness without pain
in one day by Leonardis Golden Rye Lotion.
Cools, heals and strengthens weak eyes. Stops
Watering, cures fnnaInma ton ut once. Be Arm In
demanding Loon ard SIT makes strong eyes.
It at Is cts. or forwarded prepaid on receipt Of
price By 8. B. Leonard d Co., Tampa, Fla.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
when tho Children Confor.

Small Boy--.I don't wonder that
women's heads sc oftea>ache."
Little Girl-"Why?"
Small Boy-''Every time they see
any of their children they've got to
think up some reason for not letting
them do what they want to. STRAY
Stories.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Exact Figures.

eyes, it's fine machine" said the
neighbor who had been examining Mr..
Ferguson's new bicycle. whats the
length of the crank?"
Mrs. Ferguson answered for him.
Give feet eleven and three-quar.
ters," she said, cycling her husband
dreamily.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
New Uses of Wsnlt;,.

"I've got hatpin made out OF a
nugget from my papa's copper mine.
"That's nothin'. All my paper dol
les is cut out of mimi stock. "-Cleve-
and Plain Dealer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

"Did your Office boys vacation trip
10 him any good?"
IT think so, he seems lazier than
before he went away"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

The timber on 80. 900 acres of hard
wood at Aiboma, w. Va, is about to
be cut at the rate Of $4,000 feet per
day. 1t is estimated that five years
will be spent in finishing the tract.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

Charles E. Littleton, who succeeds
Nelson Dingley in congress, will be
the tallest man in that body, being 6
feet 5 inches in height.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Happiness in tho Household.

there's a story Of a woman who owns
and operates single MILL" he said,
looking up from his paper, and before
his wife had chance to say anything,
the boy broke in:
"You bet, I'm mighty glad she ain t
g, my mother. Chicago Post.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
The Cause.

eyes, l SEQ you look sick. What i;
he matter?"
II ate too much OF that health food.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Ancestry and Wealth.

"They are quite the wealthiest
family here"
"Yes?"
"Oh! much tho wealthiest! They
have eighteen ancestors in the direct
line between them and the Conqueror,
and nobody else in town has more
than twelve. Puck
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

Paul Hendrick Kruger. nephew of the
Transvaals president is u recent graduate OF
the Edinburgh university, where he won the
Syme surgical scholarship.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
Findley's Eye SAWS Cures

Sore eyes in days; chronic cazcs In 90
days, or money back. All druggists. or
by mall, Csc. per box. J. p HAYTER, Deca-
tur, Texas.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

The Japanese government decided some
time ago to increase the price of railway
tickets BY onesthird. The result was u loss
instead of a gain in receipts.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

Two travelling salosmen in each Southorl
state. so co and expenses Permanent position
Experience not absolutely necessary. Addros
Peerless Tobacco WORKS Co., Bedford City, Va
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

It Is said BY an Alabama newspaper that
one-half OF tho pardons issued in that state
are based on tho fact that the convict Is suf-
fering from consumption.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

The productive capacity OF the labor saving
machinery OF tn. United Statos at the pres
eat time is equal to a hand-w .rkiug populn-
tlon OF 400 0Ol0JO.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

J. Brutus Coldstuff-"And what
alary do you draw now, Reginald"
Reginald-"Five hundred per"
j. B. C.-"Per what year or
month";"
Reginald-"Per-haps.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

piso's Cure Is wonderful Cough medicine,
AYES, Brooklyn, N. Y Oct. "a 1894.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

Russian explorers are at work in all
of the lesser known parts OF Siberia.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02
A Description That Describes

Describe the hippopotamus." said
he teacher.
"The hippopotamus," answered the
title girl, sis very beautiful animal,
,ut is not useful. 1t is raised only in
,ircuses. Chicago Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

The old whalsr Progress, which in
terested westerners 20 greatly ct the
time OF the Worlds Fair IN Chicago.
and has remained there ever since, 10
about to be broken mp by firm Of
Chicago wreckers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

The gold output for the Cripple
Creek district for September amounted
to 81, 731, 900, SURPRISING all records.
The production of gold in this district
from the time of its discovery in 1891
to date is $50, 067, 1872.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-11-02

The Mother-"Why, Willie, You
fighting? You told me you were going
to play picnic"
The Vanquished-"We was. was
the picnic. Judge.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-24

formed, had been communicated to
the soldier. The conclusion that
Sgt. Shaules would soon return To
his home was a conclusion OF Sheriff
Shaw's as well as OF the writer and
neither intended any reflection for II
Is well known that the sergeant has
made and excellent record AZ a vol
unteer soldier.
Roy Long went to Butte last week
and was among fifteen young men
who took the examination, mental
and physical. preliminary to secur-
ing an appointment to West Point.
Congressman Campbell appointed a
commission to examine applicants
and their report will determine who
shall have the first opportunity To
present themselves at the govern
ment examination. A principal and
alternate will he chosen by the board.
The two and one-half year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shaules died
early this morning after an illness
lasting about six weeks. The cause
OF death was ACCOMPLISHMENTS
and the child had suffered greatly
for some time. Mr.. Shaules IN sery-
ing with Company | in the Philip
pines. The funeral will be held Fri
day. The parents have thesympathy
Of the entire community in their
bereavement.
While j. III. Charters was at Lavlna
a week ago, theimportant announce
ment was made at the hotel in the
morning that owing to the sudden
demise Of the Chinaman cook break
fast would be unavoidably delayed
The cook was quietly resting at the
end OF a rope, the other eud OF which
was fastened To the rafters. Suicide
was the unquestioned cause ard the
affair passed off very quietly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-05-24
Through Tourist Cars to Kansas City,

The action Of the Northern Pacific
and burlington railroads in estab-
fishing "A twicc-a-weck tourist an
line between Seattle and KansasC City
is a sep In the right direction. 1t
means that it Is now possible to get
aboard a a at any point in Wash
ington, Idaho or Montana along the
main line OF the Northern Pacific and
go through to Kansas City without
changes or delays of any kind.
Cars leave Billings every Wednes-
day and Sunday, arriving at Lin
coin, st. Joseph and Kansas City fol
lowing Thursday and Monday. Close
connections are madeat Lincoln with
solid vestibulcd trains for Omaha,
Peoria, Chicago and st. Louis.
Bert hs can be- reserved and tickets
secured mt any Northern Pacific ticket
office, or by addressing II. b. Scgur,
Coml Agent, Billings, Mont.