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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21

Our business continues to increase
and advertisements are crOwding out
our editorial space. We will have to
further enlarge the FREE PRESS or
make some needed changes. We are
going to keep up with the times.
German Healing Salve. Moth
ing better for boils, abcesses,
carbuncles, old sores, etc. Only
SOC at Marion S drug store.
DR.. V. A. Cook, the clever optician
of Hattiesburg, spent several days,
here this week on a professional mis-
sion, and went from here to Slidell
where he will spend the remainder of
the week.
The man who was 'born tired"
should use Prickly Ash Bitters.
1t makes work a necessity to give
vent to the energy and exuber-
ance of spirits generated by func-
tional activity in the system.
Sold by S. E. Lance.
DIR. Hunnicutt was called to Gale
donia last Saturday to attend the
family of Baily Sones who had been
poisoned from eating wild honey.
They are reported out of danger.
German Dyspepsia Tablets
cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
all gastric disturbances. Only
SOC at Marion's drug store.
Please send us the names of
your visitors. We will consider
it favor, and hereby tender our
thanks in advance.
You get vote on the mandolin
with every 5 cent purchase at the
Racket Store.
The chance of a lifetime to
secure a business Education-in
our scholarship offer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21
DOES IT PAY TO BUY CHEAP!

A cheap remedy for coughs and colds
is all right, but you want something
that will relieve and cure the more
severe and dangerous results of throat
and lung troubles. What shall you
do? Go to a warmer and more regular
climate? Yes, if possible; if not pos
sible for you, then in either case take
the only remedy that has been intro
duced in all civilized countries with
success in severe throat and lung troub-
les "Boschee's German Syrup" 1t don't
only heals and stimulates the tissues to
destroy the germ disease, but allays in
fiammatiOn, causes easy expectoration,
gives good nights rest, and cures the
patient. Try ONE bottle. Recommend
ed many years by all druggists in the
world. For sale by X. l.. Stevenson,
Druggist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21

Benne Plant cures collie, chol-
era morbus, diarrh9a, dysentery
and bowel complaints. Highly
recommended by leading physi-
clans. There may be other good
remedies but you take no chances
when you use Benne Plant. The
same can be said Of their Anti
Bilious and Worm Powders and
other preparations. They will
do just what is claimed for them
and these preparations have stood
the test nearly sixty years. For
sale by X. l.. Stevenson, Druggist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21
$500 REWARD.

Strayed from my place in Pop
larville on May 9th, 1900, one Jer-
sey heifer calf. Color, pale red
with cream color under TANKS
and belly, bush of tail white at
the end. I will pay the above re-
ward for recovery of calf.
L. w. MCCANTS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21

If the testimony of prominent
and distinguished men in every
sphere of life be a sufficient
guarantee for the relia bility of a
medicine to effect what it is rep
resented to do, Maguire's Cum
durango Bitters has an array of
such as would convince the most
skeptical. For sale by X. l..
Stevenson, Druggist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21
The Pill That DON'T
Grippe, so Pills 25c.
Ask for Groves Painless Liver pills
SUMMER EXCURSION.

The Queen & Crescent Route
will, beginning June LIST and con-
tinuing until Sept. 80, 1900, sell
Summer Excursion Tickets to all
principal resorts in the North,
East and Southeast, with final
limit Oct. 81, 1900, at reduced
rates. The service of the Queen
& Crescent Route is first class in
evry respect; through sleepers,
Dining Car service en- route.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21
J.C. DERBY.

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders.
are just what a horse needs when
in bad condition. Tonic, blood
purifier and vermifuge. They
are not food but medicine and
the best in use to put horse in
prime condition. Price Is cents
per package. For sale by r. L.
Stevenson, druggist. 6101y
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21
Town and County.
n. o. & n. Z. TIMETABLE.
Justice Court.
J. P. McGEHEE, J. p.

J. P. McGEHEE, J. P.
Courts held on second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month.
- Will collect your claims.
OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE.
r. L. RATLIFF, ]. P.
Courts held on first and third Tues
DAYS of each month.
~ Collections a speciality.
OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21
News and Business.

! We return thanks to that
prince of clever fellows, John
Cuave, for delicious treat, in
the form of sack of fine peaches
and Plums.
Straw hats at cost at II. N. Stra-
han.
S. E. Lance's Spring and Sum-
mer suits are beauties.
Call on Wilkinson & Mccoy for
bicycle repairs, sundries, etc.
Straw Hats!Straw Hats! Straw
Hats! at S. E. Lance's.
Those 1ow-A shoes at S. E.
Lances are beauties.
The biggest bottle of soda pop
in town for Sets at Cheap Johns
Racket store.
II. N. Strahan S bargains coun-
ter is where you can buy at your
own price.
Cheap Johns Racket Store
continues to paralyze the natives
with low prices.
Will paint your house on easy
terms of payment. Address
tx" Poplarville Postoffice. If
II. N. Strahan has a bargain
for you. Call and see him.
Who is going to get the Man
dolin at Cheap Johns Racket
store?
German Pile Ointment prompt
ly cures blind, bleeding, itching,
External and Internal piles. Give
it trial. Only SOC at Marion S
Drug Store.
German Liver Capsules cures
all acute or chronic derange-
ments of the liver, kidneys, etc.
Only SOC at Marion's drug store.
Save your house from rotting
and make it look neat by having
it painted with good paint, and
pay for it on the installment plan.
Address "X" Poplarville Post
Office, Miss.
Call at our office and see our
samples of job printing.
Plant an advertisement in the
FREE Press and reap a rich re-
ward.
1t cost you nothing to vote in
the mandolin contest.
i The marines in China seem to have
been entirely successful in finding the
door open or at least only half shut.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21


James Buchannon of Hattiesburg was
Poplarville visitor Monday evening
w. ID. Graham of McNeill was in town
Saturday.
Henry T McGehee and family of Mil
lard, spent Sunday in Poplarville.
Save your coupons and win the
scholarship.
Keep an eye on that mandolin
contest.
Just look at that entry in the
mandolin contest.
Miss Susie Ratliff came up from
Mitchell to attend the Hoskins-Marion
nuptials.
What do you think of that fine
dinner set Il. N. Strahan is going
to give away? Go and look at it.
CE Bilbo made business trip over
ON the Gulf e. Ship Island this week.
Misses Matte and Mabelle Scott came
home to attend the Normal Institute.
Chamberlain Medicine Co.'S. advertis-
ing agent, Mr.. Steeger, was here last
week and renewed their advertising
contract with the FREE Press.
Misses Beulah, Lorine and Elose
Tally are visiting relatives in Coving-
ton this week.
DIR. Marion has the genuine
German household remedies
which should be kept in every
home.
Give DIR. Marion S German rene
dies one trial-you will learn
the rest.
Miss Louise Ambrose, who has been
the guest of Mrs. j. G. Derby for several
weeks, left last Thursday night for her
home in Atlanta, Ca, accompanied by
Mrs. Derby and son, Chester.
Rev. w. B. HolcOmb filled his ap-
pOintment at Lumberton last Sunday
Miss Matte Scott was visitor to
Lumberton last Saturday.
Attorney r. S. Hall of Hattiesburg
was visitor here Saturday.
The Masons will celebrate St. Johns
Day on June % with a big picnic and
public speaking.
d. B. Jarrel of Derby was here one
day last week.
CT. Shannon of Toomsuba, Ala,
father of our townsman, l.. s. Shan
non, is the guest of the latter this
week,
Notice the change in the profession
al card of DIR. w. j. Hunnicutt this
week.
Our Job press is running night and
day this week to turn out the large
orders for job work that are coming
in.
Miss Zemily Smith, accompanied by
her father, Andrew Smith visited New
Orleans Monday.
Mrs. Weaver was a visitor to the
Crescent City Monday.
German Eye Water. If you
have sore or weak eyes don't fail
to try bottle as it will surely re-
lieve you from the first applica-
ton. Only 25c at Marion's drug
store.
DIR. w. j. Hunnicutt went down to
New Orleans Monday to buy new office
fixtures to fit up his new office in the
bank building.
How would you like to have
your house painted and pay for
it in monthly payments? Only
the best material used. Address
"X" Poplarville, Miss.
J.W. and Miss Ellen Mitchell of
Lacey came up Sunday to visit their
brother b. ID. Mitchell and family.
Miss Ellen will remain several days.
Read the display notices of
the Masonic picnic on June p,
and the K. of P. picnic on July 4.
German Cough Syrup prevents
Pneumonia or inflammation of the
lungs and cures Coughs, Colds,
Group, etc. Only Is and so cts.
per bottle, at Marion's drug store.
The Teachers Summer Nor
inal opened here Tuesday morn
ing with a small attendance.
Prof Thames has been very zeal
Gus in his efforts to make the
normal a success, and it is hoped
a large attendance will yet be
had, and the session prove sue
cacSfu1 ond beneficial tn the cause
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-21
am cutting: up
INTO ONE & TWO & A HAEF-

INTO ONE a. TWO a. n HAEf-
ACRE LOTS
The highest in elevation and
most desirable located lands.
adjoining Derby Addition.
This is the best opportunity
you will ever have to seS ure.
choice 1-acre garden homes,
or 21s-acre truck farming
homes. While you are think
ing, don't forget the choice
lots in Derby Addition
Liberal terms, cash terms.
or any other. Call at my Of
fee and see.
JIG. DERBY.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
ENTIRE NOUS
HOLIDAY PARTY

The Ontre Nous Club gave lovely
holiday party Wednesday night at Tioga
Hall, and with the asylum orchestra, a
delightful time was reported. The
patronesses were Mr and Mrs p II Sroat
Mr. and Mrs w b Morse, Mr. and Mrs r
d Gilbert, besides Misses Carrie Willis,
Maud Mckay, Stella and Carrie Hurst,
Ruby Cornell, Marie Steiner. Agnes
Gilbert, Esther Collins, Oskie Matthews,
Carrie Alderman, Musa Geer, Blanche
Belle, Ella Rineman, Remoh Holland,
Elsa Yantis, Allie Crossan, Mamie
Rundlett, Nlollie Bernardo. Emily
Horgan, Angie SCHNEIDER, Rozalie Friend.
ly OF Eugene, Leone Paine Of Eugene
Mr. and Mrs Thielson OF Derry, Messrs
Harry Olinger, Harry Albert, John
Roberts, Edward Thielsen, Harry Moir,
Chauncey Bishop, jos Ev'ns VIII
Evans, Coleridge McElroy, John Coch.
ran, Ralph Glover, Edward shinn,
Dave Yantis, Gus sheldon, o V Allen,
Geo Munger, Ernest Welsh, Roy Bur
ton, Arno Crossan w G Taylor, A +
Irwin
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
A BARGE CANAL
FOR NEW YORK
New York Will Quiet Unrest
by Great Enterprise

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 2S.--A barge ca.
nal costing $62,OOO,OOO following very
closely the present lines Of the Erie, ex.
cept that while touching large cities it
may not bi-sect them, is what State En-.
gineer Bond will recommend to the leg.
islature on or about February 2. The
most minute details will be given in the
report, maps furnished and even the
character of the soil through which the
excavations run will be furnished 1t is
probable that electricity will be recon.
mended for motive power.
Lieutenant. Governor l.. Woodruff,
who lie in the city, is positive that the
will be agreed to by
the legislature for he asserts that already
20 members OF the senate are in favor OF
it. II the legislature passes it the
measure will go before the people next
fall.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
soldiers Home Rules cnueised,

Robert Eecleston and others at Ruck.
les, Oregon, wrteto the Roseburg Re.
view as follows;
The friends and acquaintance of the
late Elijah ID. Sale are indignant over
the action Of the great state OF Oregon,
and the Soldiers Home in regard TO dis
claiming any responsibility as 20 the care
and treatment Of the remains OF one of
its members in good standing. We take
II for granted that tine issuance of the
iurlongh is in accordance with the rules
and regulations OF the Home, and how
by accepting such furlougb divorces
The holder from any connection for the
time being with that Institution, and
changes his status therein, is beyond
the comprehension ,of ordinary mortals.
Does not the army and navy during the
term OF its furlough hold an interest in
the body, alive or dead, of one of it's
members and carries them across oceans
and continents 10 proper place of in.
terment? Are not fraternal societies as
solicitOus.ior the dead as the living. and
spare no expense in disposing OF the
bodies OF members9 But great country
and commonwealth, simply because the
accident did not occur within the mar
ROW limits Of the Home, ignores entirely
the care and keeping Of the body of one
OF lts members. Thus the body of the
late + d. sale, an aged pioneer, a Mex.
lean war veteran, member OF the Ore
gon soldiers Home, is turned over to
the charity OF his friends for interment,
or to nil panper's grave. We do moi
condemn the management of the Home,
as no doubt il is acting in accordance
with the regulations governing such
cases. Bot we do condemn the petty |
policy Of both state and nation that Der. |
mlts such proceeding.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
THREE UNF0RTUNATES
BURNED TO DEATH

OLYMPIA, WASH, Dec. 2S.--The three
children OF l.. Lavery, daughter aged
four years, a son aged two and six
months old infant, have been burned to
death near here. The parents were
temporarily absent, leaving hired man
at work cutting wood about 200 Yards
irom the house. A few minutes after
the parents left he discovered the house
on fre. Before he could reach the
scene an explosion occurred, supposed to
be OF dynamite stored in the upper part
of the building. The building was en-.
tirely consumed and the bodies OF the
two oldest children were found where
the bedroom had been, The infant was
in the cradle in the front room. A few
charred bones were all that wac left.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
AN EVEN MONEY
DEBY WINNER DEAD

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.--Lieutenant Gibson
an even-money favorite for the Ameri.
can Derby last summer. in which race
he ran poor third after having per
brilliantly in Kentucky, winning the
derby and the Clark stakes in record
time, died at Washington Park track
after suffering for several months from
the effects Of being fired"
Charles +. Smith, the owner, at one
time refused an offer Of f2O, 900 for him.
After the colts remarkable work in
Louisville and Cincinnati, and his poor
showing in the American derby, the
general opinion was ,bat Gibson had
been given too much fast work in pre-
paration for the big race here. little
later came the news that he had broken
down and had been fired for bowed
tendon.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
CHOW CHOW FROM
THE WIRES

A cabinet meeting today was barren
of results
"A blizzard at Walsenburg, Coll, is
causing loss OF cattle and endangerlng
the lives OF miners. .
Another storm is sweeping over the
English channel and causing damage
ashore.
Late advices from Australia give new 2
OF breaking out of plague on Thursday
island.
A conference Of representative clergy.
men and laymen was held at Philadel.
phia for the purpose Of inagurating a
movement to suppress vice in all large
cities.
Charles May x.convict, shot and kin.
ed Robert Martin, and fatally wounded
John McGee at a dance near Dekalb, Mo-,
last night. May was recently released
from Missouri penitentiary where he
served term for murder.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
ROUND ROBIN
HOODS BARN
10 Locate a Mail Wagon
Driver Has Been Three
Years Dead.

NEw YORK, Dec. 2s.-According to the
World, William II. Post, the alleged mail
thief who led the band Of 4prisoners in
the escape from Ludlow Street Jail in
January 1897. and for whom the United
States Secret Service officers have been
searching the country ever since, died
two months after escaping.
His body has been for three half
years in the Wooster Cemetery, Dan.
bury Conn under tombstone bearing
the name "Charles Mason" Post, who
was mail wagon driver, was arrested
during the holiday week Of 1895, charged
with robbing letters OF holiday gifts. lie
did not deny the charge. Two weeks
later he with Michael Pagan, Peter Mas.
so and George Polycrannis broke Jail.
Masso was recaptured the next day.
In March, 1897, a. farm hand EN-.
ployed near Patterson, n, j., died in
the Danbury, Conn, hospital from in
juries received in falling from wagon.
He was buried and the town placed a
stone over his grave. James Schriver
was arrested In Newburga few days ago.
A letter from Danbury undertaker's
itemizing the expense entailed in NOV
ing a body from Danbury to West
hurley, N. y, was found on him and
Captain Ginty of Danbury began an
II was learned that a letter had been
received from Mrs. Anna Kells of New
burg, Posts mother asking about the
Doly. A description OF Mason Tailed
with that Of the missing Post, even to
he absence of two fingers on the right
land.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
DREYFUS UP GAIN.
Continued from first page.

Continued from nrSt page.
years who had been entrusted to tho
mothers care. 1t seems the child was
another cat Of discord between the
divorced couple, as the husband wanted
to have charge of his daughter.
DE Bernoui!ly is 33 years old. lie ap.
pears to have long premeditated the
crime and is said to have frequently told
his friends OF his intention of killing his
wife. Directly after he had committed
the crime he went 10 the nearest police
station and gave himself up.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
MILLION DOLLAR
LAND TRANSACTION

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec 2S.-Meyer Jacob
OF Tacoma, the principIl heir, and NJ
Goldman, the administrator, have con.
cluded negotiations with a Chicago
syndicate for the sale of 10000 acres in.
cluded in the old Wormser estate. The
amount OF the purchase is a quarter OF
a million dollars.
A. G. Bartlett is the head OF the Chi.
cago syndicate, which has been negoti-
ating for tine property for several
months. The new owners propose 10
convert Enterprise tract of land into one
OF the greatest stock ranches in the
world.
The land is under irrigation and will
pasture thousands OF head OF stock. II
is located nearPhoenix.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
HE AsPIRED TO OFFICE.
Ana ile van Never Forget tits EIrst
Lesson Ia Politics.

Lesson Ia Politics.
one Dciroitcr who hopes some day
90 br elected t0 the legislature j0llles
the reporters by saying ihat hc used
10 he n member of the craft one Of
Them. who prefers evidence To burc as
scrtion. asked the political aSpirNni all
about II and cNtuttcd this reluctant ex.
9lanntlon.
Well. just between you aud me. %
vas his way: My father ran Il weekly
papcr down IN lhdMnu, aud IL was
he party organ In The cnanty When
! gOt home from college. made up my
MUD tlmI ! was about ripe To be- thr
olerk of courts. The old gcntlemar
,o'd mc that | was pretty raw. Int he
agreed TO be- my strategy board aud
said he reckoncd he could pull M
through II ia obey orders and make
no moves on my own responsibility.
can scc now that hv was great gru
crnl hut you know how hcady yuune
follow Is before The world has bumped
aim few times,
"So ! put M what thoughi was
great scheme aud kept II from the guy
eruor The Wuth IS that / Thought him
just u lllllc slow for my class. The
man against me on lho opposition nck
81 lived in another town. alm we had
never met So went over there, todd
hllh that ! was reporter from my fa
Tiers paper aud proceeded 10 set his
plans Tor making the light
we had delightful mlk for an
hour, smoking his cigars aud sampllng
the Juice NJ the grape from his own
was too tickled for words
ull | got about half way home Then
ia liked Ia have gone into a faint. II /
lust dawned upon me that my smooth
host hadn't told me a c0nfounded thing
ahd had got out OF me my campaign |
10 the minutest details. was beaten |
To a slandstill. ana the old gentleman |
advised me 60 move, Detroit FREQ
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
A. SUGGESTION
FOR OREGON
Gigantic Good Roads Scheme
Evolving in the Empire
State.

New YoRK Dec. 2S.--Warden Hays Of
the Kings County Penitentiary has a
road building plan which he would like
10 put into effect between New York
City and Buffalo, making highway $50
feet wide and 426 miles long. lie thinks
the work could be done by the convicts
in the penal institution of thestat which
he believes would prevent prisoners
from growing dcspondent from lack Of
work.
There would be no expense to the
state, he thinks, as the proposition
stands now. GIe has interested the
state prison commission and the prison
reform association in the proposed I'M.
dertaking IL is considered that the
scheme would require about 10 years.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
SHIP WAS SAVED
BY A STORM

NIcroRIA, b. c., Dec. 2s.--The BRIT
ish Melville Island ana Almora on their
arrival at Sydney had a tale to tell Of
their narrow es ape from destruction
with all on board. Fire broke out in
the Melville Island on October 2S as she
was bound to Sydney and for days her
crew was kept busy lighting the flames,
The fire on the AlmOra started on
August 8, but two days later she was
caught in heavy gale which sent seas
on board and to this fact the Captain
says the vessel owed her salvation for
the fire was soon extinguished after the
gale.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
+. w. HOLLIS x 90
Low priced Furniture House.
FIGHT IN GERMANY.
continued from First Page.

coal miners that has been in session in
Boehum adopted resolution demand.
ing the following amendment to the
prussian mining law; Tristan eight
hour shift for aubterranean workers.
Second Prohibition of female labor in
mines and on plants belonging to mines.
Third. Prohibition OF subterranean
work in the case Of boys under 10 years
Of age.
Fourth.Compulsory organization Of
labor committees.
Fiith-Thorough reform OF the miners
mutual aid schools,
The establishment OF free harbor at
Emden is expected to make it an inn
portant port for American wood. West
phalian firms have already ordered TO-
600 tons to pitch, pine and other woods
in large quantities.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
MARION COUNTY.
PROBATE COURT

Margaret A. simpson an heir, under
the will OF j. G. Mulkey, to property
valued at $4,000, states in petition that
executor Miles Lewis has failed to file
reports, and he ia cited to appear Jan.
IA, 1901, and report his transactions
In the estate Of Gunnuel Nicholson,
@. o. salther. John Johnson and A. l..
Ask as appraisers, report s248G,95 OF
property in the hands OF the admins.
traitor G.. NJ. Opsund.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
NEW YEARS DAY
FOOTBALL EXCURSION

To see the great game between Salem
and Portland on New Years day.
Tickets can be had at Waters cigar
store, Meyers barber shop, Wiprnt's h
cigar store and Pattou's and Burghardt's :
bookstores,
he at the depot az 7iI6. Return.
leaving Portland at $3.50, $500 Tor the
round trip. II 9s RI
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-28
GERMANY MlLDER.
Continued From Fist Pa &c.

Continued From First Pa ee.
nave been instructed not to consent to
any punishment OF a person of royal
blood exceeding imprisonment,
Some OF the native journals hold that
the presence OF permanent legation
guards will render the Emperor's return
impossible because these would be A
menace to the court.
China" says one of them, "wonld
De powerless to suppress risings because
prohibited from increasing her military
strength and the powers, therefore
would renew hostilties again and the
people would be moved down like
hemp"