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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
Gruesome Statues.

Seeing that flowers fade and even
immortelles have but their day, the
sorrowing family OF one gentleman
cast about for some original and en-
during way of perpetuating the mem
ory of their beloved one, and they
discovered it, too. That is to say,
they reversed the operation of the pa
gan gods and changed the body of
what was once living creature into q
statue, which is to be seen at the
cemetery of Pere Lachaise, where it
lies in triple coffin of glass. The
corpse, having been plunged into
picnic acid, and washed in solution
of nitrate of silver, was placed in q
galvano plastic bath. The result is q
statue in every respect identical with
the individual, and to use Hiberni-
cism, strikingly lifelike. The doctor
whose method was successfully en-
ployed to bring about this curious
transmutation confidently hopes that
in future all public statues will be
made on the same principle. But the
statue erecting mood no longer pre-
walls in Paris just now. Indeed, most
politicians and people are iconoclasts,
and would gladly demolish many of
the existing monuments to dead celeb
rites, and quite number of living
ones to boot.-London Telegraph.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
A Rebellious Hog.

The difficulty of driving single hog
was well illustrated at the foot of
Ninth street atabout train time. Some
men were driving herd of swine to
Amherst, and as they approached the
bridge one of the animals became OBJ
streperous and bolted toward the city,
becoming thereby separated from the
rest of the drove. The three or four
men, assisted by volunteers, placed
themselves between the city and the
rebellious hog h semi-circle, while
one Of their number advanced eau
tiously and began to tickle the hogs
nose with pine brush. This would
make the animal turn round, and each
time he did so he would move a few
steps toward the bridge and the rest
of the drove. The maneuvers were
watched with a great deal of in
terest by large crowd of spectators,
and when, finally, the hayward one
returned to the bosom Of the drove, q
very audible murmur of admiration
went up from the crowd.-Lynchburg
(Va.) News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09

characteristics to man, and so, ono
evening, he called Porkchops into his
room and handed the orang-outang
large glass of an old, nutty sherry that
he had picked up somewhere. The
orang-outang shifted the sherry at
first, and then put the glass to his
lips. The first taste seemed to hit
him about right-Schley says--and
with his left hand he rubbed his
stomach approximately. Then he be-
gan, to down the sherry in gulps, did
Porkchops, and Schley says it wasn't
three minutes before he had thedrunk-
enest orang-outang on his hands that
ever put a marines cap on one side OF
his head and looked rakish. The orang-
outang, with funny expression OF
drunken enjoyment on his face-says
Schley---lumbered out of the cabin,
and hunted up his pal, the old chief
bo's'n's mate. When Porkchops found
his pal, he struck drunken attitude
before him as much as to say, Regard
me, chuml What do you think of this
for complimentary jag?' The orang-
outang had to be put in his hammock
that night, for his jag would not per-
NIT of his turning in unassisted, and
when he awoke at all hands the next
morning he was the picture of peni-
tence, and from that time on he could
never be coaxed or cajoled-Schley
tells me-to take another drink of alec.
holic liquors.
"Porkchops got into the Office of the
paymaster one afternoon, when the
ship was in port and the paymaster
was ashore, and what Porkchops didn't
do to the quarterly reports, and the
clean books, and the carefully made
out accounts, by the liberal use Of ink,
isn't worth mentioning, says Schley.
The paymaster was mad when he got
back, and the Admiral of the feet to
which the Benecia was attached heard
of the mischievous orang-outang and
ordered that all of the ships of the
fleet should be cleared of animals,
which made Schley unhappy. Schley
lodged the issue by declining to re-
gard Porkshops as an animal, and the
orang -outang was suffered to continue
as member of the Benecia's crew.
But Porkchops in some way, or ether
| found out that the Admiral was sore
on him, and so every time the Ad-
miral visited the Benecia in his barge
Porkchops 'ud hide in the bilges until
the Admiral's barge left. Porkchops
may be alive and smoking pipe yet,
for all I know to the contrary. Schley
seems deter mined not to tell me what
became of him. Washington Star.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
A MIRACLE OF LONGEVITY.
Such Is Roman Opinion Respecting tho
Life of the Pope.

Such Is Roman Opinion Respecting tho
Life of the Pope.
The pope appears to have recovered
gave rise to- the recent alarming re-
ports. His holiness has never had a
strong constitution. About his TWEEN
tieth year he believed that he was
wasting with phthisis, and wrote an
eloquent piece of Latin verse on his ap-
preaching end, why Flatter Thyself?''
Ten years later, when he was apostolic
delegate at Benevento, he came near
dying Of pernicious fever. 1t was
thought that he was lost. He was
saved by the act, then thought fool
hardy, Of DR.. Volpis, physician to the
king Of Naples, in plunging him into
a bath OF cold water at the moment
Of the most violent attack Of the fever.
Leo XIII. has not gone out of the vast
Enclosure which surrounds the vatican
in twenty years, and yet has surpassed
the years Of life of Plus TX, who alone
Of all the popes had exceeded the
years of Peter. In the eyes Of super
stitious Romans Leo XIII. has per-
formed another miracle of longevity.
He has escaped q critical date, one
determined by cabalistic calculation,
which set the end Of his life for the
year 1892. 1t is said all his pre-
decessors in this century, Plus TX,
Gregory XVI, Plus VIII, Leo X.I.,
Plus VII, have obeyed the law of flg-
ures. Leo XIII. alone has escaped It,
and the same calculation, If it were
exact in his case, would assign him
ten years more Of existence, which
would make the pontiff surpass even
the age of Doge Dandolo.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
Tho Hvenal Altar.

In the gardens Of the Geological So.
ciety couple were standing before
the cage of the hyenas, while the man
was commenting upon the habits of
the beast for the benefit of the woman
who hung to his arm. Inspired by
the knowledge and eloquence of her
swain, the young woman began to rack
her brains for original ideas with
which to confront him. Presently one
the natural feminine idea--came.
'tBillP" she exclaimed, "what We these
ere to do with marriage?" "Why,
naught, you silly" retorted Bill inn
mediately. "They ave." she returned
triumphantly. 'sWhen couple are
bein' spliced, we ears 'em talk Of the
hyenal altar. "-Cornhill Magazine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES
HIS CANDIDACY.

| have not desired to be a candidate
for the senate. If had received as a
Democratic administration the loyal
support of those who claim to be
Democrats | don't think | would have
been a candidate. But with the de-
nunciation and abuse of those who
claim to be Democrats there is but
one way open for me to pursue.
| announce to you that | am can
didate for United States senator for
the term beginning March 4th, 1901,
and | ask that state Democratic
primary election be ordered for this
office, and that the man receiving the
majority of the votes be the nominee
of the party for election. In my last
regular message | advocated the mem
oralizing of congress for an amendment
allowing the election of United States
senator by the people. AS the consti-
tuition is now, the only way the people
Can have a direct vote for their choice
for senator is by primary election.
1t is the fairest way. 1t gives no
chance for bosses and schemers, but
every man is allowed to vote for his
choice. | am willing to risk tho peo-
Pile. My accusers have put me on trial
and | am entitled to jury composed
of the entire Democratic party No
man ought to object to this fair mode
of election. / served for little more
than a year in the United States SEN
ate. If l served you efficiently and
you feel that your interest and the in
terest of the country will be as safe
with.me as any other, l most respect
fully solicit you to elect me to full
term in the United States senate.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
Pipe Lines of Glass.

The latest invention is a pipe line
made of glass, The glass manufacture
ing firm whose plant is located at Port
Allegany, is preparing to make glass
tubes that can be used for sending oil
or gas across the country, >for carrying
off sewage, supplying cities with wa
ter, etc. The glass Pipe does not cor
rode, it is impervious to the electro
lysis in underground conduits, and, II
is claimed, is less likely to lssk than
iron pipe. -Brsdford Era.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
LITTLE THING LOST THE CAME

A Touchdown Saved by Grasnin. II
Loose Laces of an Ends Canya. .I.s..
"Iittle habits of careesspess so,,
times produce unexpected r.suIt,|
said an old football man TO Sun J
porter. ''and a most unfortunate m
tratlon of this occurred in a a.
which we played against Harvard
dozen years ago. Football wa,
the game then that it is now, and
though l was a member of one Of
smaller New England college team
we usually won from Harvard on d
own grounds. Our best end rush
a man whom may call Smith, and
was the most careless man 7 az
knew. He had lots of money d
great athletic abilities. 1t was INN
sible to get him to train properly,
despite that he was always in bsv
condition than the rest of us. HshI
constitution OF iron. He was 50 cal
less that he was in hot water with
faculty most of the time, and be piI
up so many conditions that he ney
got his diploma. He was a star fOd
ball man. On the occasion Of this cad
with Harvard Smith came on the I'D
with the laces of his canvas jack
dangling loose around his neck. n
captain spoke to him about them,
Smith said:
d" oh, let them go; they wonthai
anybody
"The teams were pretty even
matched, and neither side scored
the first half. We made up our min
that we must score in the second hs
At the end of Is minutes we bad
ball in the centre of the field. NV
passed back to our left half back,
he in in turn passed it to Smith,
was playing end rush. Smith sta
for the Harvard goal with the
under his arm, and in less time thai
takes to tell he had lodged the elT
Harvard team and had clear led
fore him. The Harvard quarter s
who was a star runner, however,
after him hot foot. The quarter
gained SO that he reached oIt one AH
to tackle Smith, but he could get
hold on the back of his canvas JACK
Smith was approaching the goal rap
ly, and it looked like a sure touchdOE
Just as he reached Harvards ten'y
line we saw that the quarter Oach -
succeeded in getting a grip on
Jacket, and ON the fve-yard line ou
was downed, and in falling he dropl
the ball. The quarter back plcSea
up and carried it well up into QUIZ
ritory before he was dswned.
"Then we discovered why oa
had failed to make touchdown
laces of his jacket, which had
hanging loosely, had been ol0vl
over his shoulder, and the hh'l
quarter had succeeded in geai5
grip on them in such fasalon
when he pulled Smith was caOls y.
standstill. The game closed '''
either side scoring. ...
''Smith's carelessness los' IL w
If he had tucked in the laces
Jacket he would certainly have nN'
touchdown.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09

90 small and made up by private
purse, to which l was ready to con-
tribute. Afterwards it was supposed
that the U. 8 Senate would pay the
expenses and they were made greater-
between two and three hundred dol
srs, l believe. When the senate re-
fused to pay them was asked to pay
them out of the contingent fund. Up
on investigation / believe l could
arbitrarily do it, but that could not
lawfully do it.
l offered to contribute ten dollars
and il necessary twenty-five dollars, of
my own money. But the contingent
fund was for public, not private pur-
poses, and as great jurist and states
inan as 1 regarded Senator George, l
do not believe I had any more lawful
right to pay his funeral expenses out
Of that fund than to pay the humblest
honest MAPS in the state. I would
willingly have paid the entire bill out
of my own purse, but every dollar l
had when inaugurated, together with
my salary was gone and l was not
financially able.
The men who originated this cry are
not friends of Senator Georges
memory. They maligned him in his
lifetime, as they do me now. But
they thought they could make it do
duty to excite prejudice.
| 1t would extend this address too
long to answer all the misstatements OF
Mr.. smith. Let these suffice.
In reference to the methods and
men, who incubated the scheme" to
defeat me. On the night of therst ii
of this month, three days after Mr..
! Smiths speech, caucus was held in
| the club room in Vicksburg between
Mr.. Smith, Mr.. E. N. Thomas. of
Greenville, and others, to work up a
scheme to defeat me and Mr.. Thomas
stated afterwards, that night, that
they had schemes matured that
would defeat mo. l state this on in
formation entirely reliable.
No, fellow citizens of Mississippi, l
never gave out any interview in Wash
| ington last summer. In my room
with number of gentlemen, and one OF
them a newspaper correspondent, who
wrote after left and sent that which
purported to be an interview. Another
correspondent showed copy of it to
me as | was getting on the cars, and
told him it was unauthorized and
! asked him to stOD it,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09

Calm of the then firm Of ".
Gam, was the attorney % as
shrimpers and his Office wy u Oh
OF interminable arguments. all II9 ,, See V
as they began, with the prince c., i; vaa q
Such was the situation wh..
afternoon six stolid-looking nc" ep
men filed into Mr.. Cahp,s 1,o Onl'
They were the plundered nar,s.
and without wasting time thew e' ' 'ns
brief and pointed statement ~ Il ma
pigeon English. III cnOl
"We are tired of Amsr;o...,
they said in substance, STt IA law
slow. Besides we have a soo;a. Is :,
attends to such matters. II !, S, N
the Highbinders. Possibly tb 20 "a, Val
has heard of this society. # p p[ln
will hear from it shortly. KinJlv wv ~
vey him the message with ON! 80 80
pliments. Good day" WI OO'
Inc prince was sent for II.
rived at 4 o'clock and listened - !,
communication with comrosn, /" Y
6 o'clock he called again and mol.
settlement in full. Next dav ba |
parted and has never been baa.,
since. 1t is understood, bowsTI
that there was change in the n0li,
cal situation in China and that h p'.'I
resides at Pekin, where, Judging frd
his shrimping adventure be n
probably prospered. Before lesv;1
he gave some trinkets to few friend
who still preserve them as sonvon]
of singularly able man.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09
WHY7

Why Is It that free lunch II never
free?
Why Isn't asking a mans name a
question OF IDENTIFY
Why isn't the bride well dressed
who Is we'll groomedf
Why shouldn't q man be excused for
being bigoted against bigotryi
Why isn't the bump Of caution
placed on the front Of a mans head?
Why does the average woman pre-
fer being idsalissd to being under
stood7
Why does the man who pats you on
the back always tuau has own back 70
be pattedr
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09

Instances of natural selectlon y
animal kingdom and of the SUM- ll']
of the fittest are always OF iu'. ,,1
especially when the particular 'n ...r
is not due simply to the long I'D
of time, but due to . local caa 9s,si
effect of which can be apprecia',
a few years. Such an instance NJ, 4
recently brought forward By w. 4 |
Jameson. who exhibited bei .;ls
geological Section Of the bfi. ~ ur
ISOLATION examples of a race % o. ,o !,
tectively colored mice tina. .s a,' Bm
on a sandy island III lne ID
Dublin, known as the Nor.I q, n
The marked predominant 81 lisl3
colored mice, or mice distinc ..,; II.
in color than the ordinary Va Al S:,|
considered by DR.. Jameson ,' u
the action of natural se,o' that d
Clearance raS to old charts shows la''
;sland came into existence a .,, ~ \
tury ago, SO that it is pOssl.Ds,ti, Ii a
time limit within when ,n l.Dd
c colo race has been ev0 .u,rjv.
explanation given for the ), s So ;sing
this particular colored mouse s1. Of Of
ious, and is a typical ssalsp I'll
survival OF the nt'e,.
: sa,. as,. that frequent 'ss 4, T.
land aud hunt'by signs, :. - 10 conp
enemies that the mice ., mat hat tho q
against. tits evident i'd ,',d 'aa. sssll, :
V rSsn viewed ,i against ..a,a -. :
s sss. e ,s Ind a ~: sss;,:,i %
| been going On for some A4'
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-02-09

The old bO'S'n'S mate filled pipe one
day, lighted it for the orang -outang,
handed it to the thing quickly, and
then galloped for the toggallant fo'c'sle,
fearing that when the anthropoid took
q Whit from the pipe and found out
what he was up against, he'd try to
tear the ship apart. But, instead of
that, Porkchops just pulled away at
the pipe-Schley says-like a royal
marine, and seemed to get all kinds of
enjoyment out of the tobacco, and
what's more, Porkchops, when he
wanted to expectorate, would use the
spitkits for the purpose. After that
Porkehops was pulling away at pipe
all the time, and Schley had to include
in his monthly expense account q
couple Of pounds of navy plug for the
orang-outang's consumption. Schley
says that it was touching and amia-
BILE sight to see the old bo's'n's mate
and the orang-outang walking fore
and aft on the sp.-r deck linked arms
after mess of an evening, both OF them
chewing on old black clay pipes and
thinking over the happenings Of the
day-for, strangel7 enough, Porkchops
never quite attained a mastery of the
English language, however much he
may have known Of the patois prevail
ing around the Straits of Sunda.
''Schley wanted to ascertain the
effect of spirituous drinks upon the
created thing nearest in its general
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Mrs. William Il. Taylor Frightened by the
Strange Actions OF Man on West Sew

Mrs. William Il. Taylor Frightened by the
Strange Actions OF Man on West Sew
enth Street.
Mrs. William E. Taylor of No. sol
West Sixth street had thrilling ex-
perience on Saturday night about 10
O'Clock while walking out Seventh
street toward her home, accompanied
by her young son. Soon after she
passed Jefferson street she noticed
man standing by tree with his hat
and one shoe off. She paid no atten-
tion to him, however, until she had
gone n few steps, when she noticed
that he had started toward her. He
was still hatless and had not taken
time to put his shoe on. She became
frightened, thinking he intended to
catch her, and she and her son began
TIC run.
They ran all the way home as fast as
they could go, and the man ran after
them, but whether no Was pursuing
them or was simply going in the same
direction for some other purpose is not
known. When Mrs. Taylor and her son
turned down Monroe street the man
turned in the same direction, but just
as the frightened woman was about to
enter her house the stranger turned the
corner of Sixth street in the opposite
direction, going toward Madison street.
Nothing was seen or heard of him
after that and 1t is not known who he
was or what became of him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16
MIR. MORsE's sHIPYARD.
Projectors Said to Favor Locating IL on the
Delaware River.

According to dispatch from Pitts
burg, Pa, the new shipyard in which
Henry q. Morse is interested may be
located on the Delaware River near
this city. 1t is said that people sup.
posed to be interested in the enterprise
were here last week and examined the
river front from Gordon Heights to the
mouth of the Christiana River. A
point near Edge Moor is said to have
met with favor. The Pittsburg dis
patch says:
"Shipyards to cost s12, 600, 900 are to
be carried near Wilmington, Del, for
the building Of modern vessels of all
kinds. Leading capitalists of Pitts
burg, New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Youngstown, o., arc in the
doal, which has been completed up to
the point of securing q charter and
organizing the corporation. 1t is pro-
posed to make the latter one of the
largest in the business. II. q. Morse
Of Wilmington visited Pittsburg some
days ago and finished the details of
the organization so far as local capi-
talists are concerned.
"The Pittsburgers in The enterprise
are Henry w. Oliver, the well-known
steel and coke manufacturer; p. G.
Knox, attorney for the Carnegie COM
pany; his law partner, ex-Judge James
Reed, who is president of the Pitts
burg, Bessemer g. Lake Erie railroad !;
Charles Loclshart, a multi millionaire,
and A. w. Mellon, banker. Myron
Wick, tho Youngstown steel manu-
faoturer, is also in the enterprise.
''Steel vessels are to be specially
and the concern will be prepared to
build anything from u torpedohoat to
a battleship. The steel and iron to be
used in the yards will como chiefly
from Pennsylvania. "
The tract upon which it is sand the
company is seriously considering the
advisability of locating the plant is
between the Edge Moor iron works and
the du Pont road. 1t has frontage
of about 1900 feet on the Delaware
River. with solid, sloping shore, and
extends back nearly to the tracks of
the p, W. G. b. railroad. 1t comprises
about 100 acres and there is much
more land in the vicinity which could
be purchased.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16
PROFESSIONAL.


God of our fathers. known OF old
Lord of our far-tlung battle line
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pihe-
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget
The tumult and the shouting dies Z
The captains and the kings DEPART
Still stands Thine ancient Sacrifice.
An humble and a coutrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget
Far.called our navies melt away
On dune and headland sinks the fire
10, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineyeh and Tyre
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget
If, drunk with sight of power. we loose
Wild tongus that have not Thee in awe
Such Boosting as the Gentiles, use
Or lesser breeds without the Law
Lord God OF Hosts. he with us vet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget 7
For heather heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard-A
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding calls.not Thee to guard
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy mercy on Thy people. Lord!
Amen.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16

come over their countenances. and
there is nothing worse for woman s
face. These two emotions cause the
wrinkles to come, cause the underlip
10 grow thin, and take tho sparkle
from the eye.
Decide what you want, don't les your
love of beautiful coloring run away
with your good taste. Go early to SOME
good milliner-- don't rush in hurriedly
and expect her to throw q bonnet to.
gether like an omelet. But give the
matter plenty OF thought and time, and
on Easter morning sally forth serenely
conscious that you arc well hated.
This will do away sith much WORT
ment, and discomfort which would make
you cross and being cross your diges.
ton would DO bad, and then your COM
plexion would be bad, and that partic-
ular member OF the sterner sex your
feminine heart goes out to will walk
homo from church with some other
woman, whose face is wreathed in
smiles. Men like sunshine in q wo-
man they hate sulkiness ccanting it
thoir particular prerogati,e. They hate
tears, they hate means What do men
like in woman? fs
They like punctuality ina woman.
They like neatness in a woman.
They like a touch of ooquetry in .
woman.
They ike tenderness in woman.
They like wit, imprisoned by sar-
casin, ina woman.
They like appreciation in woman.
And thoy like u woman who knows
how To flattor their lordships.
ALL L.. a.