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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
(To Be Continued. J

Thirty-two thousand dollars a
mile for railway in Cuba over
level ground, with no expense for
right of way, is coming it little
too strong, even if, as Assistant
Secretary Mieklejohn says, the
cost ''has been paid out of the
island revenues. +"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

An Oklahoma girl advertised
for a husband and got him. The
total expenses Of the advertise
ment and wedding outfit amount
ed to $11, and within year her
husband died, leaving a life in
surahca of $4,000. And still
som9 people claim that it does
not pay to ADVERTISE .-Ex.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
he New Orleans
Carnival Advent
ureS of Bill
Hawkins.
INTRODUCTORY ADVENTURE.

Copyright, 1900, by Harlequin of n. o.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
CHAPTER ".

asked 81, the morning OF the duel.
1t was not yet day and ST and |
reached the little woods back of
the park and were taking sip Of
a Sazarac cocktail bottle.
Isl, l never MISS" l said talk
ing Whit.
Very soon after this, the other
party had arrived, the ground
had been stepped off and we were
facing each other, pistols in hand.
l Irecalled that my old grandfath-
er, who used to live in New Or
leans, had had this early morning
experience a few hundred yards
away under the Oaks a dozen of
times, and | said to myself, 81
may not be as lucky as the old
man, but III wager anything the
other fellow will never talk about
it," The only thing l didn't like
about the whole affair was that
the seconds did not seem as grave
as l imagined they should look,
andbefore we fell to | made lit
tie talk at which one of them act
uallv snickered. | said, "Gentle-
men, l call upon you to witness
that his blood is upon his own
head. My opponent is alone re-
sponsible for this. l Iendured his
insults as long as l could"
"Gentlemen," said he, in reply,
81 shall call upon you to witness
that he shall never receive the
mate-fower~ except through my
hands" This was a reference to
the little affair of the evening be-
fore when the lady had given me
the flowers.
At the count, we both fired. |
had a beed on his heart. KNEW
as 1 pulled the trigger that his
last heartbeat was on. And, as
l anticipated, he reeled and fell
face from me.
1t was not yet good day. My
seconds hastened me away and
we got in our carriage and drove
off. At the hotel the other sec
onds called later and told us the
details of the disposition of the
body, for which they had this
young upstart's authority in
black and white. II call upon
you gentlemen to witness, that
everything we could do to bring
about an amicable arrangement
of this matter, we did. He in
sisted on having a shot at his
rival"
$50 be it, "said ST.
They left us and our little par
ty was now dwindled down to ST
and myself and we got IN car
riage and drove out to West End
for a breakfast. By that time
the image of young Peters began
to prey on my mind. l could see
his face as he reeled back. l
could see his fingers relax their
grasp, in a death agony, from his
revolver. | could see his body
strike the ground a crumpled
mass, and my great anger at him
having subsidized these visions be-
gan to pleague me. The fact
that the fight had been honorable,
that my grandfather had had
many such an encounter in the
same old city of New Orleans, all
these things did not console me,
and 81 observing that L began 10
be oppressed by my thoughts got
pretty handy with the cham
pagne. AS we were finishing
second bottle messenger boy
came out upon the veranda where
we were enjoying our breakfast
and handed me note. 1t read:
"From the giver of the mate-how-
er. Congratulations. You are
all right. You are a corkerp' ST
read it and smiled Il wonder
how she found it out. l would
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31

couldn have come to light from
any in our party"
'I1l be darned if We'll go any
where" I said. II have come
down here to enjoy the carnival.
I shall not be bluffed out of it by
anything whatsoever" "
"YoU'R RE a corker," said ST.
''Who sent this, boy?'
"a lady, sir" said the boy, grin
ming.
where" asked.
Come to the office, sir. P"
Cali right, :" and we continued
to pop bottles and all the while it
grew upon me that all New Or
leans was agog with the sensa-
tiona1 duel of the morning, and |
began to cast up what was going
to happen to me when it came out
in black and white in the papers
and so reached Sal and her nav
near Meridian. 1t looked to me
as though every one of the vast
mass of the people in the street
was looking at me as we drove
back into the city.
That evening ST insisted on
dining at Tujaque's and thither
we went, just opposite the old
French market where for fifty
cents head we had a dinner the
like of which is not to be gotten
any where. We were surround
ed by strange company, all men
folks, and they were discussing
dueling. "When men fight with
PISTOLS" said one of them in
French, (most of them were
French), they should draw
straws and one should fire first.
If he misses, it then remains
! for the other to decide if he wishes
to humiliate his antagonist worse
than the pangs of death by not
shooting, but treating him as be-
meath his contempt forever more.
That's how the elder Hawkins
used to fight, sir. 1t was great
honor, sir, for his antagonist to
be killed by him, after that an
tagonist had shot the first shot
and missed. If he had a quarrel
with fellow whom he considered
beneath him he would only con-
sent to fight if the other shot
first; and then he would humili-
ate that man forever by declining
to soil his bullet with him.
"Was he any kin to you?" asked
81.
eyes, my grandfather" I an
swered.
Sier Tujaque, out of homage
for the carnival season, had been
serving his boisterous guests
with all sort of wines and drinks
and they grew merry. So did
ST. He was just ripe enough to
stand up, as some one had just
finished a great eulogy on the
dueling code of grandfather Haw-
kins, and says, Gentlemen,
strange things happen during
carnival times. tits my pleasure
to introduce to you the grandson
of that Hawkins whom we all
honor"
All the Frenchmen got up and
bowed. | bowed and made a lit
tie speech in French. 1 didn't
think l was equal to it until l
tried. Well we didn't go to the
Momus ball that night. The
Frenchmen became of our party
and after we had seen the Momus
procession, they took charge of
us. We wound up at place
called the Cafe des Artistes,
right opposite the French Opera
House and there we met several
of the stars of the ballet, all in
readiness to go to some ball or
other. Soon ST had tickets and.
we went.
J. II. LEvEQUE.
(To Be Continued.)
Thirty-two thousand dollars
,,,;1o ro,. , 80 i11r,, " ~, Cuba over
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
CITY DIRECTORY.

CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor--D F Archer.
Treasurer-W. w. Strahan.
Clerk--R L Ratliff.
Marshall. V E ochs.
Boerd of Aldermen--W T. Scott. N. Bat 7
son, J. NJ Thornhill, j. A. Moody, J. q.
Moody.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-31
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Chancery and Circuit Clerk, N. Batson;
Sheriff, J A. Moodv; Treasurer, w. W.
Mitchell; Assessor w. L. Scott; Superin-
tendent of Education, II. Solly Smith;
Surveyor, E. G. Woodland.
Chancery Court, Second District-Chance1-
lor. N. c. Hill HIgular terms, first Mon
day in January July, six days.
Circuit Court. Second Dstrict-Judge T. A.
Wood. Regular term. third Monday in
April and October. Walter A. White,
d strict Attorney.
Supervisors-Beat /, J. s. Moody: Beat Q.
p e. Williams Prest.; Beat 3, A. B,
Ladner; Beat g. G.. w. Amacker; Beat 5,
T. r.. Martin.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
Census of Live Stock.

The coming census of live stock will undertake three new features: classification by age and partly by sex and use: a count of pure blood ami malS: and an enumeration of stock not on farms and ranges, these last amounting to several million head. The age classi tication was undertaken in response tn demand of the stock men. who felt that the mere enumer- ation of animals regardless of age and use was about as yalueless as q count of inhabitants without the distinction of age. sex. color and occupation. They expressed a desire to secure basis for calculating the approximate number of live stock and the prodnc- tive capacity of the entire mass of cattle or sheep for any particular sea- son, and the schedules have been pre- pared to meet their wishes.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
THE FOUNTAIN OF LIBERTY
Immortal Words Uttered by Abra-
 ham Lincoln.

This was their majestic interpreta- tion of the economy of the universe. This was their lofty and wise and noble understanding of the justice of the Creator to his creatures. Yes, gentlemen, to all his creatures, to the whole gIeat family of them. '' Y They grasped not only the whole race of man then living, but they reached forward and seized upon the furthest posterity. They erected beacon to guide their children and their chil- dren's children, and the countless my riads who should inhabit the earth in other ages. Wise statesmen as they were, they knew the tendency Of prosperity to breed tyrants, and so they established these great self-evi- dent truths, that when in the distant future some man, some faction, some interest, should set up the doctrine white men. were entitled to life, lib- erty, and the pursuit Of happiness, their posterity might look up again to the Declaration of ependence, and take courage to renew the battle which their fathers began, so that truth and justice and mercy aud all the humane and Christian virtues might not be extinguished from the land: so that no man should there after dare to limit and circumscriDe the principles on which the temple of liberty was being built. Now. my countrymen, if you have been taught doctrines conflicting with the Declaration of Independence: if you have listened to suggestions which would take away from its gran deur and mutulate the fair symmetry of its proportions let me en- treat you to come back. Return to the fountain whose waters spring close by the blood of the Revolution.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
Uetting .Snariec.

The empire business has been de- fcnded on the score that 1t is strictly American and altogether traditional. Witness Alaska, witness Louisiana, witness Texas, the acquirerS of Asi- atic territory have exclaimed.
 But here come the opponents of Porto Rican freedom declaring that the little parallelogram of poverty shall not be taken under the constitu. tioa because it is not as our other ter rituries are. 'Ihe needs of all are utterly unlike our American states when they were territories.
 Speaker Henderson, who is also coming to be known as Writer Hen derson, is declaring in his letters to the Iowa constituents tbat Porto Rico must be left out in the cold for fear the Philippines may get in. He is- sue, solemn warnings against the menace of competition with lO.000 000 sayageS in the Philippines. If the inhabitants of our new possessions are such terrible spectre in the in- dustral sky what in the name of the bird with the broad and sweeping wing did Sreaker-Writer Henderson $ party haul up the flag over them for:
 Again it becomes necessary to quote that plainuf cry of contrition:
 70 whata tangled web We weave
 When first we practice to deceive"
 Detroit Free Press.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
Esobi,rsi tiie Grave.

A startling incident, of which MT. John Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject, is narrated by him ns follows; ''I was in most terrible condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk eli, tongue conted, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite-g gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortu- nately, friend advised trying Electric Bitters; and to my great joy and sur prise. the first bottle made a decided improvement l continued their use for three weeks, and am now well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim.
 No one should fail to try them. Only 50cts., guaranteed, at Hitchcock's drug store.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Frank Gil and the heirs of Bernard Me Coy. deceased. or to whom it may concern: Thi, is to notify you that we, as co-owners in the Nevada Half Moon, Gold Brick, Nir- ginia and Charleston mining claims, situated in the territory of Arizona, county of Giia. and more particularly described on pages 2i5, 276 and a77 book No, (, of the Giia County Mining Records have done and performed the annual work on said claims for the year ls99
 This. therefore, is to notify you that if you do not pay your full proportion of the costs of said work, together with the costs of this ad- yertlsement within ninety days after the eX- pirution of this notice your interests in said mining claims as co-owners will utterly cease, and by operation Of law become the property of the undersigned
 J. $. MATTHEWS.
 WINTHROP HOUSE Globe Arizona, Jan. IL. 1900. sod
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
Notice of Forfeiture.

Mrs Lucia Weston formerly Mrs. Rcaml her heirs or assigns, or to whom 1t may concern:
 This is to notify you that, us co-owners in the Middlesex mining claim. situated in the territory of Arizona. county of Ciila. and more particularly described on page 33i. book No ,. of the Gila County Mining Records have done and performed the annual work on said claim for the year Iss@.
 This therefore. is to notify you that if you do not pay your full proportion of the costs of said work. together with the costs of this ad yertisement. within ninety days after the eX pration or this notice, your interests in said mining claims as co-owners will utterly cease and by operation of law become the property of the undersigned
 DENIS MURPHY
 JAMES RILEY. Globe Arizona. Jan. IS, 1850.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12

Of seventy ngntlng sue Dy Slde Wltn grandsons of seventeen. On his re- turn to Pretorla he met President Kruger again, and while MT. Davis does not say so it is understood that the venerable Dutchman asked the assistant secretary of the interior to tell the people of the United States that the Transvaal looked to this country for moral support in this su- preme hour of trial for the cause of liberty.
 The people of Pretoria were inter- ested m MT. Davis' visit. They clus-
 tered about his stopping place while
 he was in the city. They knew
 he was high official in the United States government. They thought his voice and word would have weight with this government. They followed him when he went to take the train. At the depot, two thousand strong prattling children, fearful maidens, sorrowing mothers, and wives and white bearded old men saw him de- part.
 Tell the people of the United Siates.7 they said, "just how you found us just how we are, whether or not we have causes for sorrow, whether or not a sister republic should stand by us, whether or not our land should be taken away from us, and if the little Dutch Republic of South Africa should be eilaced from the map. You and your people gained your freedom from England when you were British colonistS. Surely we should not be absorbed by that mon- archy when we have our independ- ence.'f
 The train was about to depart. Mir. Davis, deeply touched, desired to es- cape from the weeping and clamorous crowd. The palsied hands seized his coat in feeble remonstrance.
 Promise us that you will tell the United States that we should be saved,n piped the treble voice of an octogenarian.
 Davis looked at the crowd, practic- ally everything that was left in Pre- toria except the home guard which was on duty in the outskirts. There were grandfathers, fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers begging him for at least his voice and influence in be- half of them and their homes and such of their men as might return to them.
 Davis promised.
 He will deliver his first address on the South African war at Wash ington.
 Stories are ailoat as to stormy in- terviews between the president and Mir. Davis, and persistent report is in circulation that NIT. Davis has ten dered his resignation as assistant sec retary of the interior and hired theatre in this city to make speech deuunciatory tO Great Britain, in praise of the Boers and in favor of in- reference by the United States. In one of the interviews between the president and the assistant secretary of the interior the latter is said to have said:
 MT. President. l have seen with my own eyes the battle for liberty which honest, God-fearing people are making against tremendous odds. l talked with President Kruger, and l prom ised that godly man that would ask my government and fell0w.citizenS to come to his relief. have fulfilled my promise, and since you take no in- terest in that cause of humanity, must insist upon the acceptance of my resignation. l am determined to tell the people what have seen and know, and can not do so as member of your administration.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12

c. E. Taylor is the sole agent in Globe for Cyrus Noble whisky.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
Sunshine and Sympathy |.

There are many lives that need the sunshine of sympathetic words and kindly smiles, and since they cost the giyer SO little and are valued by the receiver so highly, why not give them out each day? They will shine like jewels in your crown, and may help some discouraged one to take heart agaln. Ruth smith.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12
Go to the Racket store, the cheap est place in town, Mems good work shoes sl per pair. Prices on every thing else in stock equally low.

FOR SALE.-A well furnished house of eleven rooms, located on Broad street, good well. with steam pump, galvanized tank, of 1000 gallons capa- city, under cover, stable and other OutiiOuses. Also, two new pumps and hydraulic hose for sale, and a large wagon. Apply at the BELT office.
Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-12

The Sultan Mere. Co. are agents for Hamilton Carhardt Go. union made working garments. Call and get q souvenir.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

l dare say to-day if it were possible to
get the news over the British cable to
the Roer farmers in the two South Afri.
can republics that these representatives
of six or seven million American voters
send a word of sympathy to them,
many Boer would shout for Joy in the
hills of the Transvaal. Grander struggle
for liberty was never made in all the
worlds history than the struggle being
made by the republicans and democrats
in South Africa. Let us. sympathize
With them. I am glad thSt YOU have
taken this action to-day. At the
polls in November follow it up,
Let the American principles ever liye,
Let them 20 down for years to come as
An institution to generations yet un-
born. Liberty, love of country, one
flag, one country, one splendid destiny
alone. ] vi Il stand upon this platform
and support William Jennings Bryan. .
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
WEBSTER DAVIS SPEECH.

The grand, patriotic sentiment ex'
pressed by Webster Davis in his speech
at Kansas City was endorsed by every
one who heard his address. Mr.. Davis
is. the big hearted republican whom Nc
Kinley sent to South Africa to look into
conditions there and report. He was
assistant secretary of the Interior under
Mckinley. His report was not in har-
mony with the Mckinley position
toward South Africa and being an hon.
orable man Mr.. Dayis resigned his
position. He went before several le-
publican state conventions to plead for
Boer sympathy in most Of which he was
denied an audience and in some hissed.
He was denied an audience at the nation.
alconvention Of his party at Philadel.
phia. After the adoption of the plat
form Of democracy, at Kansas City,
Webster Davis was invited to address
that great body OF enthusiastic Ameri-
can patriots, and with tears Of gratitude
yelling up from his great heart, he de-
livered the following brief address, fire.
quently interrupted by tumultuous ap.
plause, and at its close was given an
ovation lasting many minutes and was
carried to his seat by enthusiastic ad-
mirers.
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:-I appreciate very highly
the honor conferred upon me by invit-
ing me to say few words at this time
and shall detain you but a moment.
l have been honored highly by another
party than this in the past. l have
served that party well and have render
ed services as good as the honor l re-
ceived and the account is balanced now.
Great applause and cheering.) Lite,
human life, is but a narrow span be-
tween two great unknown eternities,
and life is far too short for man to
sacrifice his principles or his love OF
country for money or for Office in this
republic. Enthusiastic applause and
cheering.) l have never yet read or
y r. 81 - = i 4 /
heard platform that was so intensely
American as the platform read in this
convention Continued applause and
cheering.) Old conditions have passed
away, old questions have passed and
gone, many of them, and new questions
are now before the American people. I
care not the snap of my finger for public
or private criticism. I care nothing for
Office, for l have given up one voluntar-
lily better than any you can give me
(great applause and cheering) and the
man or newspaper that makes the state.
ment that / was forced toleave the ad-
ministration against my will, absolutely,
unqualifiedly and maliciously lies (thun-
derous applause and cheering.) 3s
II love liberty. l love equality Of
rights and justice, and when the party
that belong to has been too cowardly
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
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pose the tendencies of the republican
party to digress from the we'll marked
paths of the republic into the strange
and perilous paths of imperialism.
The Advertiser will have more to saw
of Mr.. McGinnis in future issues. 1t
will give him most earnest and loyal
support, believing that he will better
represent the people of this district in
congress than has the present incum.
bent, and knowing that he stands solid
ly rooted upon the principles of gov
ernment upon which the Declaration of
Independence and our constitution were
builded. This paper believes the time
is opportune for democracy; it believes
the people will rub their eyes and wake
up from the lethargy of the period of
commercialism we have been passing
through, and realizing the dangers to
our republic from the party in power
will not only elect Bryan and Stevenson
at the coming election but will select a
democratic congress, and among the
democratic members will be found V. r.
McGinnis, representing the grand old
anti-monopoly Eighth district of Iowa.
-Creston Advertiser.
V. r. McGinnis, of Leon, the nominee
of the democrats of the Eighth District
for congress, is one of the leading law.
yers Of Southern Iowa, and an except.
ionally strong candidate. He will have
the hearty and united support of the
republican opposition, and with the aid
Of his many republican trends will give
Col. Hepburn merry chase. Mr.. Nc
Ginnis is an able and logical speaker,
snd will make an active campaign; and
says that he will be in the race when
the last vote is cast which means his
election.-Osceola Democrat.