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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

F. ]. Cheney d Co.. Toledo. o., Props. of
Halls Catarrh Cure offer 500 reward for any
case of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testimonials,
free Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

In order to facilitate traffic along the shores
of the Dead Sea, it has been decided to estab-
lish regular intercourse by means of small
steamers, and the first steamer has been
purchased.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

A. B. stroud Granville, Ga, wrote: A
priceless boon has been given the baby world
in DR.. Moffett's TEETHINA tTeething Powders)
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs -WM,
O. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

London is twelve miles broad one way and
seventeen the other. and every year sees
about twenty miles of new streets added to it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

We refund 1oc for every package OF PUT
NAM FADELEss DYE that fails to give salts
faction. Monroe Drug Co., Unionville, Mo.
Sold by all druggists.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens the gums, reduces infiamIna-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie PC a bottle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DIR. Klne's Great
Nerve Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free
Dr. K. H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST., Phila, Pa.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

In Cuba, it will be noticed, voters must do
their own registering They don't trust an
irresponsible assessor.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

Envy is a passion so full of cowardice and
shame that nobody ever had the confidence
To own it.-Rochester.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

I'VE can't make any better ink than we do;
we don't know how to. We can make poorer
ink, but we won't" Carriers Ink is the best.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

Millions of acres of fertile land in Haytl
remain uncultivated. Sugar, tobacco and
oranges of the first quality could be produced
there.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUINIEE TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails TO cure.
L. W. GROVES signature is on each box. 25c
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

"I must confess to great deal of
egotism," said Willy Washington.
Indeed" responded Miss Cay.
enne.
Eyes. I think about myself en-
tirely too much.
ooh, that isn't egotism. That's
merely the usual human tendency to
worry over trifes." - Washington
Star.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03
A Queens Collection of Dolls.

A Uueehs CoIIectIuh OF DoIIF'
Queen Wilhelmina has preserved her
dolls and adds constantly to her COL
lection.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03
Then the other Girl Understood.

''Poor, dear Jack, L had to refuse
him. F."
''Why so much sympathy"
81 know he will marry that jenkins
girl !"-Life.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

joaquin Miller the poet, is making a sue
cessful lecture and reading tour of the Pacific
states.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-03

and Fever fs a bottle of GROVES TAsTBLEss
CHILL Tonic 1t is simply iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price Soc.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
THE MASSACHUSETTS A. P. a.
Its Abolition n nm Organization Vio-
IcntIy Opposed


BOSTON. Mass. Feb. 2i.-Massach--
sets members Of the American Pro ectiye
Association have thrown down the gluut-
let 10 Supreme President Fl. +. Bowe.s. OF
Clinton. Iowa. At a meeting he'd IN
Everett yesterday. the members declared
their absolute freedom from the III tati0I
Of President Bowers as "a result Of his
recent order, suspeHding all tire udic-rs O.
the state body OF Massachusetts. and dis
solving the state council. The meeting
yesterday was held secretly. but il be-
came known that the members Of the $ ate
organization Dc not intend 10 have the
councils under their jurisdiction ana tEe
association organization in the State SUM-
marily abolished. Both President Alexander
Knox and Secretary Frank j. BaJccelder
are opposed TO what they term the
chronic despOtism" of the present order.
President Knox says in an in. eTYieW-
The present State officers Of the Aueri-
can Protective Association have succeeded
in driving from the ran IS Jt The CrgauiZa-
ton those men who have used the ass1ci-
alton 20 further their own selfish, 20 i-icll
ends. Men who use politics as q source OF
revenue and OF selfish advancement nave
no place IN this organization Nen who
nave been IN the hanll OF SetilLB lhe y
p A. vote though they could never de-
liver it. for their own political and hnau-
ciaI benefit. are chagriued ar finding that
their only political Standing has been
taken from them. We feel H. this mat
ter that the Supreme President, 2.HO0
miles away. may be misled and e.e.vej by
these men, ard &c is our duty & our
organization that we maintain the po- lilo
we have taken.
The decision OF Supreme President
Bowers. dissoIviEg the State organization.
and the attitude taken by the state OH
GERS. resulted in the Organization OF this
State dividing upon the question Of the
Justice Of the decree. The Insurgents
were stronger IN point Of numbers than
those who stood by the supreme PiesideH-
and as a result the secret meeting yes
terGdy was attended by delegates from
every council in the state. MI Knox was
reelected president and Mr.. Batchelder,
secretary
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
The study OF Chinrrc.

In the course Of his address on the occa-
sion Of the university commemoration Of
Washington's Birthday. in Philadelphia
Thursday night. the Chinese Ambassador
gave utterancg TO a number OF things which
could not fail 20 attract the attention which
would naturally be given 10 a review of our
relations to the Far East by one OF the
most accomplished and astute sons OF the
FIoWery Kingdom.
But even the importance Of his advocacy
of an extension Of the Monroe Doctrine to
the countries particularly China. adjacent
TO our Oriental possessions must Weld TO
thar detail of his address wherein he adj
yises the study Of the Chinese language
The prOmpuness with which the German
undertake and acquire at least a working
knowledge Of the native tongue has al
ready given them an advantage to which
their Cwn commercial status does not en- .
title them. and the rising generation
which is TO participate in the upbuilding
OF American trade with China will DO well
to equip itself for the task by the means
indicated.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
GEoRGIA's FRUIT CROP.
The state EntOmOIoEist SAYS the
Prospects Ave Excellent

The state EntOmOIoEist SAYS the
Prospects Ave Excellent.
ATLANTA. Ga, Feb, 24-State Entc-
moIogist Scott has returned from a tour
through the orchards OF South Georgia. In
speaking Of the situation he said the in
dication for a large production Of fruit in
the State this season was very favorable
The freeze is early enough to save ire
trees from getting killed. and there is
nothing in the way Of weather to intel ere
with the crop other than late frost This
is not probable. If the frost does not come
the production Of the orchards will be
large.
"AIl owners Of orchards in the south
western part OF the State are now engaged
in spraying the trees to kill the effect OF
San Jose scale. This work is going on
very generally among those fruit growers
who know the value Of saving the trees
from this insect.
Kerosene oil is commonly used for the
purpose, and being placed on the trees at
this time OF the year will be more bene-
fetal than at any other time.
The scale has appeared this year for
the first time near Fort Valley, and is
now just beginning to take hold of the
orchards Al Triton every orchard is af-
fected l think the scale will prove bene-
fetal to fruit growing in Georgia.
Great care is necessary to keep the tree
from the scale and those farmers who grow
fruit as a side line to their general farm
ing will have to give it up. as they do not
usually pay sufficient attention TO the
trees to keep them free from the insect
In this way all the small orchards at
tached TO farms will die out leaving the
field clear to those who make a speciality
OF peach growing. This will be almost GER
tain to bring better class of fruit on
the market"
Dr. Scott said that the Bacon orchard
consisting Of 10000 trees which has been
entirely burned on account of the scale
will not likely be replanted in peach trees
but will be reset in pecans, which are be-
coming very popular in the southern por-
ton OF the State. Recent agitation Of the
peacOn growing industry has caused many
of those having land formerly rot Utilized
to begin planting their vacant fields in
pecans. and as soon as the trees begin
bearing large quantities will be shipped
from the State
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24

children should be taught to read as
early as possible, so that they may learn
the written and spoken language almost
simultaneously II a child gets il into
his head that "cat" is spelled with *
and know without the first and last
letters. il VIII be hard for him to dis
abuse his mind OF that impression in later
years, and if he forms the general habit
OF phonetic spelling before he is ten or
twelve years old. the chances are that
he will never quite get over it. As ev-
eryone knows. the years of early child
hood are the ones in which the memory
is most active. During this period the
child learns. by association and repeated
impressions, things which he will re-
member to the last days Of his life and
since correct spelling is one q the inn
ppGtapt branches of education. il is well
that he should learn this half uncon-
sciously. instead of waiting to have it
dEilied into him when his memory is al
ready stored With incorrect forms Of or
biography. Generally speaking. the child
who is taught TO read very early. and al
lowed plenty Of story books will not make
mistakes in spelling words in ordinary
use. On the same principle the boy or
girl who has always been surrounded by
people who speak correctly and with a
pure accent Will do so himself, without
reflection. whereas if he is Obliged 20 ac-
quire correct accent and pronunciation in
school or from books. he will never be
quite sure OF himself. and will always be
liable TO relapse into the incorrect
speech of his early years.
But whatever methods there may be OF
getting over the difficulties Of our awk-
ward English photography il is practical
ly certain that the peculiarities which
come from the various elements OF our
language-the Saxon. the Norman French.
the German. Greek Latin. Spanish and
Dutch forms Of spelling which are still in
use-will remain to veX the soul of every
English and American schoolboy who has
not been early taught their proper use.
In the interests OF literature and the
science OF etymOlOgy. iJ is well that this
should be So The common medium OF
expression thus preserves, in a multi
tude OF poetic and interesting ways the
history OF EngIish-speaking nations.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
INHERIT TWO MILLIONS.
The StadIer Family Enriched by a
German JncIc'S Dcuth.


GerlaaD JncIe'S Death.
GENEVA. y. Y Feb. 2f-Joseph Stad-
Ter, a cigarmaker employed in the shop Cf
Thomas d. Rogers in this city, received
word yesterday that he, his brother. and
his nine sisters. had fallen heir TO the
$1,000. goo estate OF John Stadler. an uncle.
OF Hamburg, Germany, who died about two
months ago. John StadIer. the deceased
uncle started in life in Hamburg as a mill
wright He was thrifty. eventually be-
came a miller and built up a large -four
exporting business. When he died he left
no surviving relatives except the eleven
children of Martin Stadler. his brother.
Information Of the death OF their uncle
and the filing OF his will in German pro-
bate courts, came TO their ears through the
German Consular offices in this country.
The oldest of the heirs is John Stadler. a
car checker in the yards OF the New York.
Lake Ontario, and Western Railroad at
Utica One Of the family lives in Little
Falls. the others live in Oneida. John
Stadler. of Utica, viii sail for Hamburg
next week to establish the identity Of his
father. his brother and sisters, and their
relationship to the deceased miller. In the
meantime Joseph Stadler will continue to
make cigars for Mr.. Rogers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
THE BORRS STILL HOPEFUL.
A Letter From Postmaster General
Isaac Van AIphen

BALTIMORE. Nd, Feb. &c. W. Van
der Hoogt, Secretary OF the Maryland State
Bureau Of Immigration and a represen-
tive Of the BOer cause in the United States
received a letter yesterday from Pestmas-
ter General Isaac van Alphen. OF the South
African Republis. dated December 26. 1893.
Mr. Van der ECogt has been unable to
communicate with the TransvaaI Govern
ment ewing to the fac; that his mail hae
been seized by the censor He has fire.
quentIy within the past three months re-
eeiyed letters which have been broken open
and the contents taken out Yesterday he
was greatly surprised to find the letter OF
the Postmaster General. which had becu
securely folded within several newspapers
and it is supposed II escaped the eyes Of
the English censor. who had opened the
envelope. The letter in part said.
Il had this morning eng conversation
with the President. who, by the way keeps
himself remarkably we'll. and discussed
also the fact Of nothing having been heard
from you in the past few months ] have
written you quite often and sent you al
most every week some news, with the in
tention 10 have IT published to enlighten
the American public on what occurred at
tories. almost without losses. are ingz-
plicabIe and 10 IS a clear sign that God
is with US.
The thousands Of prisoners of war. with
more than eighty officers. who are IN Pre-
toTia make upon US and the European pc0-
pie living here serious impression. They
are all treated as every civilized people OF
the world should treat them. but there L.
a bitter feeling against some spies we
caught who are also imprisoned.
our three canBOns which were disabled
have been repaired by the management OF
the Netheriand South African Railroad
Company. Long Tom is pretty near ready
for service The fights are up to date still
going on upon British territory and no
blood is spilled on our soil yet.
I'VE celebrated cur national holiday (the
Dingaansday, December To- with great
ed and many prayers were offered TO the
Lord OF all nations thanking Him for His
wonderful blessings
Thousands OF Dutch AfriCanders from
Cape Colony have ioinei our BOer forces
They suffer very much rDter British rule.
being punished very ssvcTel, for the least
offence. Two Of them have been sentenced
10 FIVE years hard labor only bcause they
had given something TO eat 10 our burgh-
ers.
we keep Up the good courage. knowing
that the whole civilized vDrld will stand
by US in our struggle and as far I know
the Americans ald my pleasant stay
among them l am sure that they are IN
hearty Sympathv Win US
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
THE PLANS COMPLETED.
Railway improvements ON the East
ern shore Line.

Railway improvements ON the East
erB shore Line.
SALISBURY, Nd, Feb Engineer W
L. Polk. Of the Baltimore. Chesapeake.
and Atlantic Railroad has completed
drawings Of plans for extensive improve
ments 20 that company's terminal faciIi-
ties at Baltimore and Claiborne for the
comfort and convenience Of passengers:
also for a new statiOnhOuse at PittsviIle.
At Baltimore Pier 10 will be entirely
rebuilt and large Offices and waiting
room built above the pier 4 bridge Will
De built over Light Street. with a stair
way leading into Camden Street. similar
20 the Bay Line piers This arrangement
does away with the handling Of passen-
gers on the freight piers and viii be
great Improvement.
AT Claiborne the pier will be made
larger. the size Of the train sheds in
creased. and a waiting room built This
is also q great Improvement. neCessi-
rated by the largely increased Ocean City
business. The new building al Pittsville
viii be on practically the sa ne plan as
the one al Mcdaniel All OF this work
viii be begun at once in order TO have IL
completed i'm time for the summer travel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
"SpeIIinE Reformv

The Chicago University students lately
made a protest against the use Of what
is called reformed spelling" in the insti-
tuition. They aver that the proposed
clipping and curtaiIing of good old Eng
lish words can be considered as nothing
less than a deformity. An attempt was
made to cause them to adopt this SPELL
ing, but they objected so vigorously that
the undertaking was abandoned.
1t is not likely that the system will
ever gain a foOthOld among intelligent
people. The time has passed when its
introduction could have been successful.
A thorough reform" of our photography
could only have taken place during the
ages when comparatively few Of the peo-
pie could read or write. and a concerted
effort might have been made toward con-
formity to the new system. That time
has passed. knowledge is too widely diff
fused among all classes and reform would
be too difficult for such a movement to
succeed, even if it had everything in the
world to recommend Il.
The Chicago University authorities rec
commended that though. through" and
thorough" be written without the super-
fluous 'gh," thus. "thro." thru" and
'thoro. To anyone accustomed TO much
reading the words in question look de-
Cidedly queer and iIliterate.
Long ago it was said that there is no
royal road to knowledge. It is quite as
true that there is no easy road to the cor
rect spelling Of the English language. and
IT is probable that there never will be
The words which we use come from too
many different sources and have been
modified by too many centuries Of usage
TO make any general rules In spelling OF
utility. OF course, there are a few
such rules, such as that for the prece-
dence Of "e" and 81" in such words as
believe and receive" but for the most
part the speller must be guided by pure
memory. For this reason it is well that
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
A FLOOD NARROWLY AvERTED.
wentherIy, Pa. Saved From a Johns
town Disnster.

WEATHERLY, Fa- Feb. 2i.-This town
of $3.50 people narI owly escaped the fate
of Johnstown yesterday. Situated between
here and Hazleton is one Of the largest res
ervoirs in the State. used by the Cross
Greek Coal Company. 4 big fissure ap-
peared in the breasS and grew larger as
the water came bursting through. The
break was repaired by rapid work OF 200
men from the Beaver Meadow mines.
The reservoir covers eighteen acres is
eighteen feet deep. and contains millions of
gallons Of water. WeatherIy would have
been directly in the Tath Of the over
whelming flood thst would have been the
result had the break not been discovered
ia time The inhabitants were not awaIe
Of danger until after the leak had been re-
paired
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
WI TING FAHG's ADVICE.
The Chinese Minister Talks t0 Phil
adeIphfa schoolgirls.

adeIphfa schoolgirls.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2f.-Wu Ting
Fang. Minister from China TO the United
States. visited the Girls Normal and
High SCHOOLS yesterday in company with
United States Commissioner Henry r. Ed
muuds- After hearing two Of the girls de-
claim. he addressed the classes which
were assembled in the auditorium He
said that he had never had such an ex-
perience before. He added:
"Of the two specimens Of American
young ladies l have Just heard speak
learn that one is preparing for the stage
and the other TO become a teacher. II is
the duty OF housekeeping end preparing
TO become proper wives that l imagine you
would be best fitted for. After leaving
school you come in contact with gentle
men. which is the natural aim of your
life. and you should know how TO keep
house and not be mere ornaments
When one of the girls told Minister WI
that she was preparing 20 enter the legal
profession ne looked at her for an instant
and then said: We'll. I wish you success
but lady lawyers are not as we have
Them
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
a POLITICAL LEADER DEAD.
NHce Hopkins. n Noted Organizer of
CoIored Men

NHce Hopkins Noted Organizer Of
CoIored Men
EASTON. Nd Feb. 24-Nace Hopkins.
coIored. Of Trappe. Talbot county. who
died Thursday night. aged seventy years.
was the great Republican leader Of the
coIOred people in Talbot county. For
many years on the LIST Of November he
would summon the colored voters from all
parts of the country and have an eman-
cipation celebration On these occasions
he would organize some Of the most fan
tastiC professions ever seen.
After getting the negroes together and
feeding them Hopkins. who was a nat
ural orator. WoUlb address them with a
view to sOlidifyinE them 10 vote the Re
publican ticket As he said The firm
would be confirmed the weak would be
strengthened. the wayering would be fix
ed anG the traitors would be threatened %
For years the negroes in various parts Of
the county called the lst Of November ST
\aep'S DaE
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
A WOman's Intuition.


ttrOm hrOoklln Llte-l
Amy-These yachting terms beat me. Vow,
what on earth did Bob mean whea De said they
did their best % pinch up the Shamrock, but
couldn't get her within a point of the Column
bia?
Susie with q sudden inSpirati0n} Why :
have IT, They must have been In STAYS.
Amv-That's IL, Of course: ana y1u know the
Shamrock's waist mean beam mPaSuTc-is so
much greater than the Columbis's. Ne wonder
they didn't succeed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
ANXIOUS to Please Aunty.

Aunt Grimm-There is one reason IN particular
why 1 do not favor yOuEg Mr. Spoonley--he IS
not staid enough.
Niece Gladys (shyly)-Why. auntie. he staid list
night until nearly half past II, and the night
before till almost y; but-ah-I think I can per-
suade him to remain little longer tonight, if
you think best.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
The Law-Abidins Demoeracy.

The Democratic claimants for the offices OF the
State are helping 10 redeem Kentucky from the
degraded position which 1t has been made 10 oc-
Cupy in the estimation Of the American people
Their consistent resort TO peaceful methods IN
der the greatest pr0vOcatiOn TO tun 10 violence
has established public faith in the justice of their
cause Men who can, even in Kentucky. show so
much Of self-restraint and regard for Law and or
der cannot be successfully held up 70 public view
IS cutt hrnats and corruntin nist-.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
ALesKon in Grammar.

(From Tit-Bits)
''What is the plursl OF man. Lohnnyc-' asked
the teacher OF q small pupil.
Men" answered Johnny
Correct" said the tacher. 'Aud what Is the
plural of child.
Twins" was the unexpected reply.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
Clothes and Fighting.

(From the Charleston News aud Courier.)
Lord Wolseley is quoted saying: ''The better
a soldier is clothed the better he will fight" Il
may be 50. The Confederate soldier did pretty
well. considering, with such clothes as he had
but there is telling what he might have done
Il he had had better ones.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-24
CURRENT HUMoR.
4 Careful Definition.

ltrom PUCK
Little Dick-Unele Richard, what is bric-a-
brac2
Uncle Observation-Disclosures Is anything YOU
knock over and break when you are feeling toe
matches IN the dark