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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Surprises, like misfortunes, rarely
come alone.
Cheap fiattery Is always dear; the
best sort Of hattery is honest imita-
ton.
He is young enough that has health.
and he is rich enough who has no
debts.
Human nature has a much greater
genius for sameness than for origi-
nality.
The worst romance is not so corrupt
ing as false philosophy, or false politi-
cal essays.
Evil thoughts swarm only in I'M
occupied minds. Be busy about noble
things, if you would be saved from
the ignoble.
Nature has given us two ears, two
eyes and but one tongue, to the end
that we should hear and see more
than we speak.
Affectation is the confession of in
feriority. 1t is an unnecessary proc
lamation that the individual is not
living the life he pretends to live.
Anger is the most impotent passion
that accompanies the mind of man; 1t
effects nothing it goes about, and
hurts the man who is possessed by it
more than any other against whom 1T
is directed.
Do not be ashamed of being big
hearted and ambitious to improve
yourself In body and mind. Remem-
Der that one of the best ways of self
Improvement is being of service to
others who need help.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
v,v RonubIicans Are Apathetic.

While such optimistic shouters for
Mckinley as Chauncey NJ. Depew and
Theodore Roosevelt are endeayoring to
humbug the people into the Delier
that McKinley's election is assured by
an overwhelming majority and that All
that remsius for the Republicans Is to
count the votes, Mark Hanna, who
has undertaken the job to re-eled NC
Kinley again, declares that the Repub-
licans are "overconfdent" and show
a great lack of interest in the Presi-
dent.
Says Mr.. Hanna:
"Overconfidence is responsible for
the apathy so far manifest in this cam
paign. There were nearly 10000 Re-
publican voters so confident in 1892
that President Harrison would be re-
elected that they did not take the rou-
Bile to go to the polls Their negh-
rence, due to overeonfidence. cost the
Republican party that election. We
are facing the same conditions in this
campaign"
Mr.. Hanna undoubtedly has found
out that the apathy which exists among
the Republicans is due not so much
to ''overconfidence" as to disgust with
or Indifference to the imperialistic can
didate. p
The thinking and independent Repub-
licans of the country not only do not
enthuse over the administration and
the policy of the President, but view
with alarm the purpose of the Presi-
dent to transform this free and popu-
lar Government into Government by
militarism and large standing armies.
There is no cause for overconfidence
on the part of the Republicans In Nc
Kinley's reelection, as Mr.. Hanna Will
find out in due time.-Syracuse On. "
Telegram.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
A POINT IN ETIQUETTE.
Amos Explains the Difference Between
Call and a visit.

Call and a visit.
Then we climbed the great flank of
the island, over messy curled bunch
grass, through the ruby-dotted rasp-
berry bushes. where the berries stood
like glowing healthy flesh in the after
noon sun, and up across strange dusty
beds of rotting rock, to the lonely top
We walked into the absurdity of a
fenced-in half acre-did not the sea
itself enclose narrowly enough!-
around the stumpy stone tower, with
the great diversified lantern room atop.
The woman of our party stopped
and picked a tiny tough stem from
among the thin, long grass. Il
shouldn't wonder" said she, backing
into her statement of conviction
as into shafts, IF this were pipsis-
sewa." There was delight and en-
thusasm in her tones, and voice
from, the luncheon party which had
blindly followed our lead all the way
uphill spoke up proudly, almost as IL
resenting the discovery.
at is pipAssewa," she said 1--WE
have plenty of it on our island
The luncheon party spread itself out
on a fiat ledge; the woman OF our
party fell to devouring berries from
the vines-pop-pop-pop, with the
speed and aim of hen picking up
grains of corn-and all the quiet civil
zation has left on the island crept
through the lighthouse reservation
again.
We wanted to talk with the light
keeper, but when we had asked for
drink of water in that holy temple OF
cleanness, the kitchen, we fell silent
because there seemed nothing worth
while telling him. AS for asking Ques-
tions-we had kept light ourselves,
and we knew that breed of bore
But Amos entered-came in without
any ceremony beyond the toetaps on
the last two steps meant to clean ms
shoes, not to announce his coming.
"'W are We, Amos?' said the light
keepers wife.
"'W are ye?" he responded.
"NVell seddown."
"Well, no, thanks. Didn't come to
make a visit-on'y call" said Amos.
Politeness babe us garrote curiosity,
and remove our presence from the
road of conversation, and slowly we
moved to the door. Blessed sloth and
twice-blest thirst that brought us
there for the light-keeper said Amos,
what's the diffarenca 'twaen n call AMI
visit?'
"a call" answered Amos, as we
hung on the threshold, reluctantly
closing the door, lis where We stannup,
ton Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
The shifty Mckinley.

What would Mckinley do without
his old standby, commission" His
latest one is to go to China in an in
ternational capacity and help straight
en- out the tangled affairs there. What
are our ministers and commanders for?
These commissions cost enormous
sums of money and really accomplish
little of value. However, they make
it easy for the administration to shift
and evade heavy official responsible
ties.-Cleveland Recorder.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
THE IDLE DOUBTER.

s'What are we toiling for?" he sighed;
''Why do we strive on. day by day?
When the troubles ended and one has
died
What shall it profit him, anyway?
Will he then awaken again TO know
That men are praising him here below
~When do you toll and how?" she said;
what are the things that you have
done?
How many steps have you gone ahead,
Where are the honOrs that you have
won?-
All. he will lie dead and be dumb for aye
Who twiddles his thumbs and doubts
today S. q. kiser.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

Co, fourteen companies, in receivers
hands.
American Wooden Co., mems wool
ems, mills in New England.
American Wringer Co.
American Writing Paper Co. TWEEN
ty-two companies, &c per cent. OF Uni
ted States output.
Armour & Co., controls packing
houses in Chicago, Omaha, Kansas
City, etc.
Asphalt Co. of America, controls 30
per cent. of trade in the United States,
owns fourteen companies.
Atlantic Clay Co.
Atlas Tack Corporation, to be sold
under foreclosure, so per cent. tack
outDut
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11

The Rockland (Me.) Opinion tells a
story of the way in which quilting
party was recently broken up. The
ladies were plying their needles and
talking in the sitting-room of the house
where the quilting-bee was held. Mean
time the husband and son of the host
ess, who had been fishing for cells, re-
turned home.
The two men repaired to the kitchen
and dumped their heavy catch into the
sink. Then, leaving the ellis to thaw
out in hot water, they repaired to the
barn to attend to the cattle. Soon the
cells, which had appeared to be frozer
stiff and lifeless, began to feel til
effect of the warmth and to writhe al
twist in the full vigor of life. Thcs
Topped out upon the floor and, SO &s
speak. pervaded the room.
The sitting-room about this time hal
become very warm, and some ono
opened the door leading into the Xxi
cells, screamed, rose from her chat
and shrieked;
There's a snake!'
In an instant the widest excitement
prevailed. A glance into the kitchen.
and there was cry "Oh, the kitchen
is full of snakes
The quilters rushed out into the hall
and up the stairs to the dressing-room.
At this juncture the men came in
from the barn, and there was some
lively work before the cells were
slaughtered. The shock and the fright
which the ladies had received effeetual-
ly broke up the quilting party.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-11
A sYNpIcATED PRESIDENCY.
why Richard Olney's Striking Phrase
Ia a True One.

Ia True One.
Mr.. Olney has been much abused
for saying that the reelection OF MT.
Mckinl "will mean that the Amer
lean people sanction q syndicated
Presidency"
Those who abuse him. however, are
careful not to quote what he said IN
definition Of his phrase:
ga syndicated Presidency-a Pres1-
dency got foC the Republican party
by the money of combination of cap
italists intent upon securing nauonai
legislation in aid of their particular
interests"
Mr.. Olney is a man who does not
use words carelessly or ignorantly. In
further explanation and Justification
of his biting phrase he declared that:
"Our Government was not conceived
or framed as a money ma
chine even for the profit of all the
governed. much less for the profit OF
particular classes or portions OF the
governed"
The "vital principle and crowning
merit of our Government he truly
said. "are that 1t stands for equal OPP
portunities to all" And with eouai
truth he declared that:
"This theory of the true functions
of government McKinleyism directly
antagonizes- By protective tarlifs, by
the most intimate relations between
the United States Treasury and the
general money market, by subsidies to
lDarticular industries, by an aggressive
colonial policy, and in other ways
1t practically holds out the Govern
ment as an engine for use in the ac-
QUESTION of private wealth.
Is not this indictment true?
Where does Mark Hanna turn when
he starts to raise the enormous cam
paicn fund which he warns his sup
porters is essential to the election OF
Mckinley?
Does he go to the people, as the
World did for it's Cleveland campaign
fund in 1892? Not at all! He goes
to Wall street, with its syndicated
banks, controlled by or in alliance with
| 'Ethe Standard Oils own" to Boston,
with its syndicated copper and other
trusts; to Philadelphia, with it's syn
dicated fat-yielding protected indus
tries and coal combines; to Chicago,
with it's syndicated contractors for
food supplies.
When Collector Hanna is out to fill
up his capacious campaign chest he
does not go to the men who carry
the "full dinner-pails" which he as
sumes that McKinleyism has filled. He
goes rather to the full money-bags
which have been made rotund by Nc
Kinley bounties, Mckinley subsidies,
Mckinley contracts and other Mckin-
ley benefits, contributions from which
are not merely tithes from favors re-
ceived, but the expression of a lively
hope of favors to come.
What word can more accurately de-
scribe a Presidency obtained by this
means, for these ends, than that en-
ployed by Mr.. Oiney-"a syndicated
Presidency New York World.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29

Aroward 81 500 viii be- paid by this Associa-
ton TO any person or persons furnishing infor-
nation that wiz lOnd ~ the arrest and convio-
ton Of any hsrson or persons stealing, driving
away or feioniously handling amy stock belong
ing 70 any monbor OF this Association,
THEsAN uIAN COUNTY CATTLE GROW
Frs ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO,
-eadouartora N A1lhc. san Juan County, New
Mexico; WI Wdeht Presidenti j. r. VII
llams. IroaanreE Granville fendleton, 6ecW-
taryt Board of Directors, u. e, nodGon. p. n.
hrank MUIR
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29

United States Land Office, Santa Re n NJ,
May 9. 1900. Notice Is hereby given that the
plat Of Township 81, N. r.. 70 w., New Mexico
Mer.. will be fled in this Office on the i6th day
OF June, 1900
The western tier Of sections, IT'S. 10, 90 and
"a will be suspended until further notice.
From and after said date applications for
tracts 81 land 90 said township which are not
suspended VA ho received and accepted by THIS
office. hAEUEL r. OrERo, Register
Z. +. HOBARr, Receiver.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29
StraYad.

Strayed, from the undersigned at Aztec about
May sth, two medium sized work horses, broken,
about llhands high, bothfresh shod an around,
one a roam and the other a bay, weight about
900 20 ZOO pounds. Owner will pay wen In spot
cash for otuFh Of both or either ~ Aztec.
GRANVILLE PENDBETON;
A~far n A.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29

The ~lomohadbdnd confeotiohtu stand priv
loees Tor July Fourth will be- aWarded % the
highest bidder Award viii bt made 8atult
day, Junb ~ bF TIE committee OF Laramie
Sealed bids can De left With y. buuker
Mgufle Pitiit ~ AtNillihani
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29
Try this office for job printing. Quick
work. low price,.

McComi& Mowers and Binders DO
better work and last longer than oihsg
makes. Al chapman'ss Dutdns6.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29
Ouram0O lee.

w. II. Williams will have a load Of ice
for the Fourth. Families a be fur
nished in lots Of fifty pounds and ap.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-29

Mccormick a~llsteel Rakes are Silt on
honor and at honest prices. Az Chap
mans, Durango.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Terrible Tales from Africa.

Pitiable stories roach Holland oon.s
eerning the fate Of the rec oncontradood
women in tho Britiah camps in the
Transvaal. Madame Hardus, Of kim
berly, reports: To-day arrived eiaht
Women and twenty.four children from
Potohof stroom by the train. They had
9 terrible tale to tell Of no " they were
dragged away by Kaffirs, thrust into
jail, after being kept sometime without
food, taken by soldiers to Kimberly.
When they arrived there their. .slothess
y we're in rags. having boom torn by laoll--
s wo OF IN, ls haa BOON snS eSts9
cd to indignities. Some Of themaY iwerSi
widows; two had hu ,bands in the. army.
! was glad to be able to get them somo
food, which they badly NODDED. .nA An
other correspondent describes the ar,
rival OF six poor women from tho sa1no
district in miserable plight. Iwo wona-
on who had suffered from the violenoo
OF soldiois were taken to the hospital
for treatment. A nursing sister, who
has just arrived at Harlem from Africs,
gives narrowing accounts Of the oondi.
tion Of man, victims Of soldiers. An.
other letter rolates how two young
mothers who were brought into REQ on- 4
ooItrado camp were not allowed to take
infants four and six months old with
them S57 9Ef'|I11:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
A BOY KIDNAPPED
And Held for Twenty-Five Thous.
and Dollars Ransom
WHICH The ROBBERS cor
Before They Released tho BOY.
Picked up In the City
Of Omaha. What
tho Boy Says.

Edward Oudahy. Jr., 16 year old son
of ElWard A. Cudahy, millionaire
packer and head Of the Oudahy Packing
company in Omaha is miasi az from his
home i. ina. city, and his paronts bo.
licvc ho has boon kidnapped. The en-.
tire polico:.ahd dotootive foroo OF the
city sad half a hundred mon employed
by Dir, Cudahy have boon securing tho
city and country throughout the day in
hopes Of locating tho young man or 90.
curing clue which would lead to q
knowledge Of his whereabouts, but
without suoooss. Business at Mr..
Cudahys packing plant in South
Omaha was practically suspended, noar-
ly tho entiro fereo thcro j>ining ia tho
search. Tho boys paronts arc diatract.
ed at his disapposranoo and the fathor
has ottorod to pay q substantial reward
and no questions asked if his son shall
be returned to his homo. Au enony-
nous letter has boen received at tho
Oudahy homo sHostantiating the fears
Of tho family that ho has bcea kid.
nappod. Young Cudahy loft homo at
. So'olook Wednesday night to take some
books to the ros;d.uoe Of Captain Rus
tin, about tive blocks distant, and that
was tho last soon Of him. as midnighs
arrived and ho did not return the DO.
lico were notified and two detectives
wero detailed to work on tho case. I.
was not until near 8 O'Clock tho next
morning, however that the matter be-
gin to assums q really scriousaspoot. At
that hour man on horseback rode rapid
ly by tho Cudahy mansion and as he
passed tho front gate th-ew letter into
the yard in substance, reading:
"Mr. % A. Cuhady: Your son is safo.
We have him and will tako good care Of
him aud will return him to you 10 oon.
sidcration Of tho paymont Of $25, 900.
Wo mean business. "Jaok.n
The remainder Of the noto tho police
rofuso at present to disclose as they say
it relatos to tho place where the money
is to be left and whore tho kidnappors
arc to lea1e tho boy in case Mr.. Cndahy
complies with thoir terms Tho servant
who, saw tho man on horse back was ablc
to eiyo good description Of him aud
this is tho GLOW upon which tho polioo
arc working at preaent.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
q Desperate Lover.

The Columbia Record SAYS Moses
Bluestein, who has boen clorkinR for
Goldstein & Co., has COTTON himself
into much trouble, owing to his persis.
tont, nnwolcome and forbidden a.ten.
le e daughter Of Rabbi Soheohtnr and
though she naturally shrank from tho
publicity incident TO appearing in court
against Blucstoin, aho felt that her per-
sonal safety demanded it. Ii appoars
that Bluostein was madly in love with
tn, young lady, but his affections were
not at all reoiproosted. The young
man persisted In his attentions and
greatly annoyed tho young lady not only
while sho was walking on the street but
cven whilo sho was In her own homo.
for the. ovidonco showed that ho loiter-
cd about the house nttimos and oven
attempted to enter, though forbidden
to do so. 1t is further alleged that he
made threatening speeches against the
lady, and she beoame afraid she would
receive somo bodily injury at his hands.
a poaoo warrant was sworn out against
Blueatoin this morning and ho vas ar
rested and taken before Magistrate
Smith. Mr.. John MoMaster represent.
ed tho prosecutor. Biuostein made. no
excuse TOR his. action, although ke had
threatened to throw vitriol In hor faoe
unless sho married him. Judge NTH
decided to place him under o bond Of
$500, but with tho consent Of parties
.nterostod, he was given the alternative
ot, leaving the oity. This he accepted
and promised to leave this afternoon for
Charleston. In tho meantime tho peace
bond will bo held open ponding his full.
llllment Of his agreement to leave tho
city. "
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Worso Than Ornhana.

Tho divorce question IL a troublesome
profile m In most states The Uharloste
Observer says; Judge Mills, of Kal-
amazoo, Mioh., said the other day at
tho meeting Of the state board Of char
ltics and corrections at Grand Rapids
that ohildron arc being sinned against
moro from divorce Law than any thing
oIso. Children Of divorced paronts
are worse oil than orphans, he declar-
ed. They are allowed TO grow UP and
shift for themselves, to form roorults
for the criminal army Divorce is
eaBier to secure in Michigan and it's
noighbor states than al tho South, but
there Ia too much laxity In thla roopoot,
and If our prospective reformatory, now
icing agi,atcd in tho, public prints, is
sooner or later to bp opened to tho In
croasing grass orphans,:it is not.a very
encouraging thought. The Columbia
Record thinks South Oarolina's way is
best. The divorce problom docs not
lroublo this state because it adheros to
the doctrine that whom. God hath Join. .
cd NAN should not put asandor.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
THEY MADE A HAUL.
Safe Crackers Get Seven Thousand
Dollars.

In South Carolina gang of safe
blowers seems to be doing very offec-
tive work just at this tilao. Several
robberios Of thia character have boon
reported during tho past wook. The
fellows soem to be visiting only tho
smaller towns. Sally's on tho Porry
extension Of tho Southern, has boon
tho last place visited A dispatch from
that town to Tho State tays ''the store
Of Dicks & Sally was entered Tuesday
morning betweon q and 4 O'Clock and
tho iron safe blown opon with dynamite.
Tho robbors aeourod about $1,000 in
gold and ourron,y besides bonds and
mortgages valued at over $2. 900. The
robbers had with thom tho drill with
which the holo was made in tho safe,
but tho rest of tho tools wero stolen.
somo from tho commilsiary OF tho SEQ.
tion master Of tho Southern rail way and
others from the blaokomith's shop OF
Whito d In sonet, while screw driver
was takon from tho stock OF Dick, Is
Sally. Tho 1oport WAS hoard by several
citizons but it ooing 30 near to Christ
nas they paid no attention to it, think
ing it was soino ono celebrating proma-
turcly. Messrs. Dicks g. Sally offor e
reward Of $500 fo, tho recovery Of tho
money and another Of $l00 for the ar.
rest, th ovidonoo to convict, OF tho
safe crackers. l think q detootivo
would do we'll to como hcro immed ediate.
ly and soc tho stu .tion.
The suthoritios Of the law at all ad-
jacent points hayo boon notified and
requested to keep gatch out for tho
robbers. Tho oss is heavy blow TO
Messrs. Dicks Is Sally. The drm rob
bed buys oonsldorablo amount of cot.
ton and to this fact ia attributed tho
holding Of 80 large sum In tho safe.
This is only, one Of several robborios of
the kind ia tho State reoontly, and it
is confidently believed that q regularly
organized gang with mon going ahcaa
to spot desirable pla,es to rob has
struck tho State and is anxious to work
its small towns for all that th,y can
possibly SECURE. "A thorough applios
ton Of buokshot by walchful country
merchants might tend to warn tho gang
to seek other olimos.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28

land secure whom we exoroiao arbitrary
rowor over tho people from whom we
domsnd ontire obedience2 Tho flag
cannot stand for tho bonevolont poli.
cics of tho administration. 1t must
stand for permanonoy. Is it not a
loookery to raise the Gag over tho poo.
pie Of Puerto Rico and bid them re.
speot 1t, and then issue to them an
absolute power Of government from tho
staff boneathP If tho aos OF anncxa
tion does not carry tho constitution,
can think Of nothing that docs. The
constitution goes to annexed territory
because Of tho act.
A gentleman wrote mo that IL 1aa
absolutely necessary to pass tho Puerto
itican tariff to protect the beet sugar
busiDoss. Ithsnkea HIM but I could
not 500 that it referred to tho question.
Tho fact that wo give all tho money
sacurcd by the tariff back to Puerto
kioo does not Affect tho question. 1t
did not satisfy our fashcrs whom it was
proposed to expcnd the money derived
frdm tho Stamp ACT in this country.
Those constitutional questions will
soon bo set.led by the Supreme court.
If tho court shall hold that tho oonsti.
lutional provisions extend to oil por.
tions that are governed by tho United
States. then we shall conform our legis.
la.ion and policy to this doctrine, and
DO sorry that we have ever hold thom
at length IN tho government wo OF ,red
tbem. The question Whother tho gov
erbmcnt Gan take aud control hostile
people is not constitutional provision,
but one Of the conditions which exist.
The consent Of tho governed TO losisla.
1.-Two action is an entirely different ques.
lion. The entire writton constitution
provides no rule for this question. The
eight to conquer and hold territory is a
different question from tho question of
how we shall govern that territory
whom wc have acquired il
Ii Great Britbia fnds tho question
of eSpansion aud teTTis0riSi 6To,Tsh Az
creasingly hard, il will be harder for
US because wo, as republic, are ne
ccssarily federal. Tho old coach with
lts power to stand as we'll az to movo
may be q safer vohiolo for government
than tho bicycle. I have been m aking
no argument agaipst expansion. Tho
recent acquisitions from Spain may
present questiors Of greater loss than
Of gain. You will pardon mo if I can
not rejoice because Of tho requirement
of territory which must bo governed by
authority rather than by tho provisions
Of that grand old constitution.
La conclusion, allow mo to suggest
tho sentimont: God forbid that the
day ehould ever como whom tho thought
of man as oonsumer should absorb
that grand old doctrine that man is o
creation Of God, endowed with inalien-
ablo righta." t