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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

toward the top, as they look better and
are just as strong. The top piece OF
the stanchion is made of two two by
tours between which the tops of the
uprights are placed. Let the fixed
stanchion extend through and beyond
the piece, d. Let the loose stanchion,
b, extend one half inch above d.
Place the latches, C, between the
two by two, e, and its companion
piece and adjust them so that when
the movable pieces are pulled to the
left the latch, C, will just bold the
loose stanchion shut. Let the latch
beyond the notch be long enough so
that when the movable piece, e, is
pulled to the right the latch will not
drop down upon the stanchion as
shown by the dotted line at c. At
tach the lever, f, to the movable piece,
e. If it il desirable to let out any in
dividual COW and keep in the others,
the latch can be raised without dis
turbing the Others If it is desirable
to keep in any particular COW and re-
move the others take out the pin at g,
place it at and that COW must remain
IN. The small circles in the illustra-
ton on d represent the places for
these pins. Iuse plain lumber for all
this work and have a fixed piece of the
stanchion about one-eighth OF an inch
thick or than the one that is loose.
This permits the movable one to move
aaailv
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

growing OF strawberries is advocated
by the Virginia Experiment Station.
In the first place, select only young
plants for setting. These can always
be distinguished by their red roots.
AS soon as the plant has fruited the
crown and roots take on dark color.
1t is not advisable to select many va
rieties. For family garden two first
earlies, two medium and two late va
rieties are sufficient, aud one of each
season would probably be better.
However, it is necessary to avoid Sc
lecting varieties with imperfect bios
SONS. One row of plants with per-
feet flowers will readily pollinize two
or three rows on either side.
It is best to set strawberries in the
spring. Early setting is not impor-
tant; but they should be planted when
the ground can be put in good condi-
ton and given clean culture until late
in autumn. Care should be taken to
remove all blossoms the first season.
Place the plants in rows four feet
wide and 20-24 inches asunder in the
row. Turn the runners along the
line Of the rows so as to fill up mat
ted row about one foot wide. 1t is
we'll to prevent the plants from set.
ting in tight mat This can be &C.
complished by pulling off runners
after the plants have set sufficiently
heavy.
Having given the plants good cul-
ture until late fall, the application of
a mulch in winter is very beneficial
for several reasons. 1t prevents IN
seasonable bloom, which often occurs
in Virginia, and much weakens the
plants, moisture is retained and the
berries kept clean by the mulch. The
mulch must be applied carefully, for
if too heavy the plants will be killed.
Put on just enough material to cover
the vines almost out of sight. Old,
partly rotted stack bottoms are gen.
orally the best material available in
this state. Fresh straw is apt to
carry considerable grain and weed
seed. The mulch can often be slight
ly parted over the rows in spring with
advantage to the plants. Spring cul-
tivation is beneficial if done early, but
it is a question whether it will pay to
remove and replace the mulch. If
not, omit the cultivation. The charac-
ter of soil will have bearing on this
plant Light soil does not so much
n eed cultivation.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
For the Little Coat of Tweed.

The iaunty little tweed and frieze
coats worn by the athletic woman,
who walks and drives great deal
in the country at this season. are con-
sidered smartest when they have re-
vers faced with pique woven in family
colored lines. A coat of blae tweed
has simulated bolero carried out in
stitchings and held with old silver
buttons. A short coat of scarlet
beg pardon-huntin' pink-has the
revers faced with striped pique, the
ground of which is creamy white, the
stripes pale pink, blue and amber.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
A Simple Water Ram.

I have a spring on my farm thirty
five feet below the level of the house
and 900 feet away, and only strong
enough to run hydraulic ram about
one-half of the time, and we have
plenty of water for house use and
from six to eight head of horses and
cattle, also hogs and poultry. From
spring to ram I have ten feet of fall,
making a rise from ram to house OF
forty feet. While it is pumping it
brings about twenty gallons per hour
to the barn. As it is idle about half
the time, we get about $40 gallons per
day. 1t would require about all the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

fon capes to match are among the lat
est novelties. They are shown in
different shades of color, of tulle,
chiffon, and even fancy straw, and
are all on the picturesque order, and
suitable only for midsummer. Many
of the hats are without trimming OF
flowers or feathers, while others
again are heavily trimmed with arti-
fetal fruit-a late and very popular
fashion. A pale green hat Of this sort
is in the toque shape trimmed with
lunches of purple and green grapes,
and the cape designed to be worn
with it is an absurd affair in green
chiffon tied with purple ribbons.
These fashions are decidedly con-
spicuous, and bound to be short
lived, but as they are among the novel
ties OF the season call for comment.
In contrast to them are the hats made
of light fancy straw and chiffon COM
bined, and three or four small buds.
While on the subject of hats there
must be included the poke bonnet of
small size in fine straw that has white
ribbon around the crown, and white
ribbon strings. The brim inside is
faced with chiffon caught down with
one small bunch Of flowers. Harper
Bazaar
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
Teach Colts to Walk Fast.

There is no pace so valuable or so
much appreciated and so practically
useful in horse as fast, fair, square
walk, and there is nothing that will
cause an animal to be driven harder
and kept so continually on the other
PAGES as deficiency in this respect,
says the Horse Fancier. Months of
time and hours of patient, intelligent
effort are expended to make the horse
fast trotter, high actor, perfectly
gated saddle horse, but so far as the
walk goes, he is generally put upon
the market as nature made him and
rolls along at the pace his ambition
dictates, commended by his owner as
a wonder if he happens to walk fast,
and swoi at and overdriven by every
one if he chances to be lazy and slow.
The fast walker is often made so by
being put with mate while breaking
which happened to be a quick, free
mover, and no farmer or breeder can
be too careful in seeing to it that no
colt of his is ever driven or led beside
a sluggish, inactive partner.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
Ra q Is &
MW0NJANKDNID
F~Ls = x a ~ 4 !
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY.
Their Opportunity in the Postage Stamp
Business.

Business.
Women appear as particularly
adapted to the Identification and
classification of postage stamps, nee
essary IN the stamp dealers business,
and are to be found in the employ of
leading dealers. They also some
times do business as philatelists on
their own account. Girls are largely
preferred as clerks by dealers of ex-
perience, as they are said to be more
trustworthy than boys. who will
sometimes steal stamps when nothing
else would tempt them. Possibly
the collecting mania or instinct IS
stronger with boys than with girls.
For most boys collect stamps as they
have the mumps or the measles, but
the girl collector is more rare, al
though not by any means entirely un-
known.
The girl who enters upon employ
ment with stamp dealer without any
knowledge OF stamps is first instructed
by her employer in the Identification
of the more common varieties, but
when stamps are purchased by him in
bulk, as is often the case, the first
thing to be done is to sort them and
to gather together all of those belong
ing to the Argentine Republic, Aus
tria, the Azores, and the other A
countries. Those Of B countries are
placed by themselves, and so on
through the rest of the alphabet, un-
til this classification is finished With
experience the girls knowledge, of
course, increases, and from the iden-
tifcation of such stamps as those Of
Baden, Canada, Cape of Good Hope,
and others, upon which the name of
the country of issuance appears in
English, she passes at last to famili
arity with and comprehension of such
stamps as those of Afghanistan, AL
wur, Bulgaria, Cashmere, Corea,
Russia, Turkey and others printed in
strange characters. When once the
certain knowledge of the stamps
point of origin has become fixed in
the girls mind, there then arises the
perplexing questions of roulettes and
their variations, perforates or imper-
forates, water marks, grills, inverts.
surcharges, errors, essays, trial or
experimental stamps, measurements
in millimetres, the perforation gauge
and host of other items that are
dear to the hearts of collectors.
The stamp business is well adapted
for women. There is always a chance
of finding overlooked rare stamps in
purchased collections, or among old
and castaway letters, frequently
offered to dealers. Several stamps
among the United States issues are
individually worth thousand dol
lars, while certain one of the British
Guiana stamps of the face value of
one cent has catalogue price of ST.
500.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

Sleeves are larger at the top, and
are trimmed with tucks or lace inser-
tions.
Organizes on which the design is
painted on the under side are
prettiest examples of pastel colorings.
Black net, we'll covered with appli-
cations of black taffeta, makes very
pretty short cape, flushed with frills
of lace and chiffon. This sort of gar
ment is made in cream tints as well,
and also in gray and beige.
Fancy lace neckwear is receiving
some new development every day. A
long lace scarf to carry several times
around the neck and tie in o lar3
bow in front is one of the pops
styles.
Long wraps OF lace are the proper
summer covering for dress occasions.
These are made long in the back and
sloping up to the waist, or little be-
low in front, and there coming to-.
gether all the way to the throat.
Embroidery in chiffon and otherl
thin materials is great feature of the
new trimmings. Open embroidery
lace beads, gold aud silver thread and
silk are all employed and variously
combined in these pretty novelties.
An entirely new idea is the use Of
voluminous scarfs of tulle, carried
twice around the neck and tied in |
large bow at the back. This undoubt
edly may be accepted as precursoa
of the ribbon tied at the back. 81
popular a few years ago.
The silky effect added to the greaS
variety of mulls, batistes, canvas fab
ries, zephyrs, organdies, and othei
summer fabrics renders them NOR
than ever desirable and attractive
Many of the cotton materials thu
treated, either in plain or fancy pal
terms, have all the lustrous and daint
effect of an India silk or satin foVlard
Some effective new waists thfI NlA
just in are Of heavy coarstear a
though in delicate shades, a'tJs 4
trimmed with heavy embroidere5line)
in colors. 1t is evidently Russia
peasant work, it is very similar at an
rate, is stylish, and will be durable
The embroidery is in the form of id
sertions that are pat in lengthwise j
the bodice, around the sleeves, and I
outline yokes.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

That for women women SURG +
are the best, and that nature
especially adapted them for the W y
by bestowing on them peculiar gill
and qualities, is the opinion Of Sir
Thomas Smith. ''Their small hands,
dizziness and dextrous use of the
needle and thread" he says, care no
small advantages, now that surgery is
becoming more constructive.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FARM and GARDEN. {
Length of Time Coyvs KetnaIn DIV.

1t was found by making inquiries
among a large number of farmers that
a wide variation existed in the length
of time that cows remain dry. The
shortest time reported was ten days,
while the average was fifty seven
days. BY far the largest number lay
between six and twelve weeks, and
eight weeks occurred in the reports
more than twice as often as any other
one time.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
Presidents Who Were Masons.

Seven Presidents of the United
States were members of the Masonic
Observation-Disclosures, Jackson,
Polk, Buchanan, Johnson, Garfield
and Mckinley. Washington was Mas
ter of his lodge at Alexandria, Va,
Jackson was at one time Grand Mas
ter OF the Grand Lodge of tennessee,
and Buchanan was Deputy Grand
sIaster OF the Grand Lodge OF Penn
sylyania.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

water that would run through three
quarter-inch pipe to keep the small
est size ram running continually.
The reservoir at spring holds water
enough to run the hydraulic ram
about an hour, then it stops and
holds the water from running away
until the spring fills again and runs
out thr ough pipe at top of reservoir
and operates trip, Fig. l.
Any one handy with tools can make
a trip of this kind. There is quite a
large per cent. of the springs no
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

Effect of Mulching on Blooming Plants.
In spite of the repeated expert
ments at different stations, as well as
in gardens of private persons. there
are some people who still talk about
mulching trees and plants to retard
blooming. Mulching plants can re-
tard blooming only when the entire
plant is covered with the mulch, as
in the case of strawberries or rasp-
berry and blackberry vines that are
laid down and covered up. This,
however, can make but a few days
difference in the time of blooming,
for it will not be safe to keep such
vines covered after they have begun
to warm up. AS long as they keep
cold the mulch may safely be re-
tanned.
In the case of trees, however, the
mulch will not retarc the blossoming
for single hour The mulch affects
only the roots of the tree, while the
sun and heat awaken the sap in the
limbs and trunk into life. 1t is the
life in the top of the tree that causes
the flowers to spring forth. Expert
ments with grape vines have demon
straSed that their roots may be in
frozen earth and yet their branches,
if taken into dollhouse, will bring
forth blossoms and even leaves.
1t is possible for mulchiug to become
a detriment if left on the ground above
the roots of trees in the spring, espe-
cially if the mulch be so thick that it
keeps the ground frozen for some time
after the ground around it has been
thawed out. As has been said, the
sun will start the buds and leaves and
the sap will begin to flow. The next
operation must be the development of
the various parts of the tree, includ-
ing the roots and the root-hairs. 1t
is, therefore, desirable that the ground
warm up and dry up as soon as possl-
BILE to permit the various activities Of
the tree to get into full operation. In
most cases, however, the mulch is too
thin on the ground to prevent the
thawing OF the soil Generally speak
ing, it does not pay to attempt to con-
troll Towering OF any plants by means
of the mulch. Farm, Field and Fire
side.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
A self.CIo.ing stanchion.

My plan of making a COW stanchion,
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton is, think, simpler than any that
has been presented to your readers,
writes W. H. Pels,le, in American
Agriculturist. The bottom piece, a,
has four by four nortised so that it
will fit the bottom of the stanchion
post, b. These posts are tapering
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
A Light Gun.

Twelve pounds only is the weight
, the new automatic machine gun
/ ader experiment in the United States
A my 1t fires 40 shots minute
a d can be carriedl-y one man.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

The high corselet of satin, velvet or
panne promises to be popular dress
accessory throughout the summer
Panne is the favorite material, and it
is fastened with handsome buttons of
paste or of art-nouveau.
Embroidered effects in silk, in com
bination with open-work patterns, are
steadily gaining in favor. The ma.
terial most used is satin or crepe, and
the open work is filed in with tulle,
either plain or figured, and bordered
or surrounded with embroidered eff
feet. All styles of embroidery are
seen, with slight preference for
chenille.
1t is no longer an open question as
to who's got the button. Every
smartly gowned woman can answer
the puzzle. Satin buttons of small
size, covered with spidery net work,
are used in great quantities. Some
costumes require as many as six dozen
to trim them, according to the mode.
Paste, metal and enamel buttons are
also used on many new costumes.
Draped berthes, narrow Venlse lace
yokes, pieces at the tops of decollete
bodices, accordion pleated fronts of
diaphanous fabrics, Greek draperies
brought from the right shoulder to the
waist and terminating in long scarf
ends, fchus of lace or chiffon, are all
in favor for evening dresses.
A novelty is canvas yelling. 1t is
usually plain, butone variety is striped
with fine, white cords half an inch
apart.
Composer of the Boer National Anthem.
The national anthem of the Beers
was written by an old lady who is at
present living peaceful, obscure life
in Holland. She is Miss Catherine
Felicia Van Rees, and was born in
Holland, at Zutphen, in 1881. " She is
IAN excellent musician, and in her
youth she composed several operettas,
which were performed by the Choral
Society, Utrecht. At one of these
performances she made the acquaint-
ance of Mr.. Burgers, member of the
society, who was at that time studying
theology in the University of Utrecht.
In 1875 Burgers, who in the meantime
had been President of the South Afri-
can Republic, went back to Europe
and renewed the acquaintance of his
old friend, Miss Van Rees. One day
he begged her to write a national
hymn for the Transvaal, and within a
few hours she wrote both words and
music for what is now the Beers
national hymn. The burghers were
so pleased with the composition that
the Yolksraad of Pretoria officially ac-
cepted the work, and sent Miss Van
Rees letter of thanks and congratu-
lations. The hymn is very popular
among the Beers, and it is said that
the British soldiers in South Africa
have heard it so often that many of
chem now sing and whistle it.-Chi.
cago Times Herald.
Summer Hats.
l. h. -.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

Culture of strawberries.
The following excellent method for
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14

Summer Hats.
Pink and blue hats with short chit
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
FARMINGBY MACHINERY
INVENTION FAST MAKING HUMAN
LABOR OLD FASHIONED.

Almost All the Operations of Agriculture
Now Performed Better and More
Quickly by Machinery Than by Mans
Hands-A Century's Progress.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-14
NReTTY &.
SyVHlNGS 9A,
TO VICAR ~ u

Sleeves are larger at the top, and
are trimmed with tucks or lace inser-
tons.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-10-29
C..!a.aa!iia Martin.
International

Ell dfa 8 de Noviembre pr6xi
me Sc reuniran en- esta capital los
delegados a la Conf4rencia Mari
tina de 1889 80
EstOs delegados por acGo del
COngresO han cOnstituidO desde en-
tonces una junta permanente encar
gada 1e ventilar ciertos puutos que
la COnfereLcia misma 40 pudO re
solver.
La Junta Sc cOmpOne del Vice
Almirante S r Franklin y el d.
igral clase Sampson, por la Mari
ma de guerra; S It Kimball, Supe
rihtendente Genersl de Salvamen
to de Naufragos; ell Juez w. w
Goodrill, del Tribunal Supreme de
JLNticia de Nueva York; Clement
A. GriseOm, Presidente de la com
paf1fa de Navegac1on International:
y el Captain John " Skackford,
de Nueva York Y mo Se3reta
rio actda 81 JET: hi Bureau d Q
Navigation del Dypartamento del
Te 'OrO, que e. la actualidad 10 es
Eugene IT Cham berlain.
La Conferencia citada de 1889
80 efectu0 una revision del regIa
mentO VICENTE para Guitar cOlisio
neS en- el mar; y 81 c01igo revi
sado fue acceptable pOr tOdas las ma
clones representadas en aquella
No hubo acuerdO en- cuanto las
lucos que deben portar los barcos
pes cadOres.
EstO ultimo no es de tanta i'm
POI tancia para los Estados Uni
dos como para la Gran Bfetaf1a,
Alcmania, Holanda y otros paises
que cuentan con gran numero de
barcos pescadores
Y como 6stos pafses no han 20
dido llegar q un acuerdo, Inglaterra
ha praparadO un reglamtnto para
ell caso, del cual Sc han envialo co
pias 'aquelloso para que individual
mente den 8 no su venia y acep
tarlo universalmente.
Nuestros barcos pescadores que
abundan especialmente en- aguas del
nol te quedan en- cie,to modo afec
tados por este reglamento, aunque
prevalecen | S principales reglas
que hoy rigen
En- las demas naciones a 'eE
ia ell RI glamento ingles, uuestro sc
cretario del tesoro recomendara a
congreso que autorice al Presidents
para promulgarlo en- los E tados
Unidos tan pl onto como Sc efe@ue e
cambio de ratificaciones.
Ell CORRESPONSAI.
Washington u de Octubre.
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Yanquisados.
Die g un cOlega:


sNo hay TERRA propicia para q.
prendan y SO arraiguen los pro ceai-
mientos pollticos de Ia Metc6poli
como Puerto Rico.
SOspecharon esOs islef1Os que
traves de algunos iban q ocurrir los
cr1menes de MOntjuich cometidos
por el Gobierno de Canovas contra
los anarquistas encerrados en- aoue
LA fortaleza, y ellos Sc autici paron
prOduciendO, merced & la maldad y
la lnfamia de un gObernadOr imbe
Gil, la gran tragicOmedia de'los <Sv-
COS Mojadoss
Anora bajo 81 poder dc ese Pom
clio Pllatos Que e llama Mckinley,
renuevan los sinpaticos hijos de la
Antllla hermana, los mismOS mOdOS
y maneras que observan sus metro
pOlltlcOs en- sus elecciOnes. Supie
ron elIOs que los republicaDOs de
kentuky asesiuarOn a un goberna-
dor domocrata pOrque este preten
d1a eVitar el triunfo de los republl.
canos, y consequences con su maze
Ia de Ser, Sc han caido tirO llmpio
unOs contra 'OtrOs, puerCorriquenos
contra puertOrriquenos, O m 0 en-
k-entuky americanOs contra am9ri
CdnOS.
Acusa cierta progression eu Ell
valor Collective esa actitud En- item
pos dc Espana jamas ocurri6 ESQ.
Hoy resulta iPor que? iSera por
que mayor es el descontento pdoli
co?
Bien puede ser. Jamas han pa
sado en- esa miudscula isla, tan anna
bic como desgraciada, mayores Gala
mldades. Dos ciclOnes horrOrOsOs,
un hambre tan Universal. ...... y
los yanquls por siempre jamas.
He ahi la raz0n de tOdO>
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-10-29
In r'odaCtOr'.

Nacesitamos eu 'as3a ofcina un
ayudaato en Ia redacci6n. Ha de ser
persona quo cuenta con alguua prac
tica en- esos trabajos, y que viva en-
Ia c;a3ai. Los aspirantes a la pla'
"a deberan escribirnos, darnos refe
relcias djciendo 10 quo deseen ga
mar de sualdo. Sc interesa que sea
persona no muy siguidoada en- min
guno de los partidos politicos mill
tantes, Y que sepa atemperarse a ia
marcha IN parcial y desapasionada.
del peri6dlco.
S1
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Colegio
de Ia Pu(lsima Conception
GALE del CRISTO No 8.

instruction primarfa elemental
y superior, incluyendc la, Doctrlna
cristiana.
Clase de ingles cargo de Ia
Sra. Profesora de idiomas Sra dof1a
Gracia Lambard de G.
Latin q cargo del que suscribe
Piano y canto por ell Sr Sarrie
Dibujo natural y lineal por don
Alfredo Magenat.
Gimnasia y esgrima por D. Fer
nando Cortes.
Glasses de parvulos de ambos Sc
KOS q cargo de la Professors dof1a
Obdulia G.. de Cortes
NOTA: Sc admiten pupilos y
& media pension precios modicos
San Juan p. r. Octubre 10 de 800.
FRANCISCO CORTEs.