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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-25

NOTICE FOR FERTILIZATION.
Land Office at Jackson, Miss,
Oct IL loom

fTT-J. J
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the
Chancery Clerk OF Pearl River coun-
ty at Poplarville, Miss, on
December 6, 1900, viz: Richard Self,
H. f. No. 29823 for the sla se4 Sec. %
and ne ne4 Sec. u, Z. 3 S, r. II west.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
Morris Saucier, of Derby p. o., Miss. :;
4. p. Armstrong, of Poplaryille,
Amos Henry.
Elijah Howell, &" Oryisburg, g
JAMES HILL. RerISter
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-25
Poplarville
High School.

Faculty of eight teachers.
Prepares young people for the
practical duties of life.
Affiliated with the University
of Mississippi.
Special attention paid to Music,
Elocution, and the Training Of
Teachers.
Rates as low as the lowest.
Facilities as good as the best.
Ninth session will open Sept.
3, 1900.
Send for illustrated catalogue.
W. I. THAMES, PRINCIPAL,
Poplarville, Mississippi.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-25


a. f. WATKINS, ID. D., President.
REV. NJ. l.. BURTON, Y. Pres. and
Business Mgr.
NEXT SESSION WILL OPEN Sep
tember u, 1900. Unusual advantages
are offered by this historic institution.
Campus large and beautiful. Buildings
commodius, being thoroughly repaired.
Hot and cold water in the dormitories.
Electric lights i'll every room.
HEALTHEULNEss UNSURPASSED.
Course of study comprehensive and
thorough. Faculty carefully selected.
Our facilities for doing work in the
departments of Music, Painting and
the Industrial Arts are very fine. Our
charges are moderate. Write for a
Catalogue. A card addressed to
WENTWORTH FEMALE COLLEGE.
BroOkhayen, Miss,
will receive prompt attention. 7l23m
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
ALARx Is FELT IN LONDON.
Lord Roberts May Have Net with =
,& Serious Reverse. t# s-A 6a

Lord Roberts May Have Net with =
fg Serious Reverse. "a y.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-Lord Robertss
list of forty.nine killed and wounded
officers, including two generals, in the
engagements up to Sunday evening,
causes anxiety, especially as in the
officers list neither the losses OF the
Welsh and Essex regiments nor those
of the mounted infantry are included.
This is about the number that fell at
Colenso, where the non-commissioned
officers and men brought the total loss
to 800. 1t is considered strange that
when sending his casualties, Lord Rob
erts gives no information as to the
result of the fighting. If he has sent
such report the war office is with
holding it. Moreover, nothing is
known as to what took place Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. This absence
of details from Lord Roberts's dis
patches. contrasted with his rather
full narratives during the first part OF
his operations, produces uneasiness
among military observers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
beers TO OPPOSE ROBERTS.

Troops Being Withdrawn From Other
Positions for That Purpose.
LONDON, Feb. 2l.--The Beers are
leaving all the positions held by them
on British territory and are concen-
trating for the defense of their own.
Sir Redvers Butler thinks they are
about to raise the siege of Ladysmitl'
and this is the large news of the. day.
General Clements reports that the force
confronting him has been greatly d.
unfinished. Ten thousand men are es-
timated to have gone from the Coles
berg district alone. The Beers are
also retracing their steps from Zulu
land. Thus they are relaxing their
hold ON all sides in order to assemble
to oppose Lord Roberts. He is press
ing on steadily towards Bloemfontein.
This is shown by his inconsequential
telegram from Paardeberg, fifty or
sixty miles away. Doubtless he
is miles behind the column that is pur-
suing the Beers and the next import
ant news may be the occupation OF
Bloelnfontein.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
BOER VICTORY.
Gen. DeWet Fought the British at Mod
der River.

Gen. DeWet Fought the British at Mod
der River.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from Lour-
EMO Marques, dated Feb. 81: "Boer
newspapers, dated Feb. 10, report that
General DeWet won brilliant victory
over the British troops at Modder
river. General Dutoit reports being de-
feated by the British cavalry column
which got into Kimberley, with all his
guns lost and seven men killed. Ac-
cording to the same papers, General
Cronje succeeded in getting through u
message to Koffyfontein with the news
that he is holding all his positions and
that the Boer Gordon is around Kim
berly again. The Beers expect gen
eral engagement on the Tugela. All
is quiet in Ladysmith."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
OPERATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
The War Considered at An End, and Only
Police Duty Necessary.

The War Considered at an End, and Only
Police Duty Necessary.
WAsluNGToN, Feb. 22.-According to
information received at the war de-
partment from Manila, with the end of
the present expedition of Gen. Bates
into the two provinces at the extreme
southern part of the island of 1.uzon,
military operations in the Philippines
will close. Afterward, it is said, there
is nothing to do but to undertake to
maintain order through a police sys-
TEN. Attention is now being given to
that subject, and steps are being taken
to form thoroughly mobile, lightly
armed gendarmie, something on the
order of the Canadian mounted police,
to cover the islands at all points and
conserve the energies Of the regular
troops.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
Mrs. Gait Elected.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Thc National
American Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton elected Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
IF New York, president of the associa-
ton for the ensuing year, to succeed
Susan i. Anthony, who has been in
the battle for woman suffrage for
nearly half a century, and declined a
ve-election to the office,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
RATlFY BECKHAM's CLAIM.
Kentucky Democratic Legislators r,
amrm Goebers Election.

amrm GoeborS Election.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. sa.-The DEM
ocrats of the Kentucky senate and
house met in joint session and ratified
the secret proceedings taken while
Senator Goebel lay dying and Governor
Taylor's troops guarded the state
house. by vote Of "a to 2 William
Goebel was declared to- have beer
elected governor and J. c. w. Beck
ham acknowledgements, the latter
succeeding to the title when the forme,
died. The republican members of TIKI
legislature remained away from the
joint session, having decided in caucus
not to attend.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
The FEMININE PHILOSOPHER.

Hunger is sure cure for love.
Liars should possess good memories.
Cold weather never contracts the
price Of coal.
There are very few cynics found
among the successful.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
Com mons Vote Money.

LONDON, Feb. 17.--The house of COM
mons passed the supplementary army
estimCtes. e13,OOO,OOO, by al3 votes
against 80
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
Bulgaria W.. Servih.

VIENNA, Feb. aS.-straAge rumor
are atloat in Vienna, and still strangel
things are undoubtedly occurring
Rumors point to impending hostilitie
between Bulgaria and Servia. Their
is no doubt that both ate massint
troops on their frontiers. tt>looks i'm
possible, however, that war shout
occur, because neither count,} y possess
the necessary financial sinews, al
neither Russia nor Austria MOULD sal.
ton such an outbreak.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
French Is Promoted.

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-Tho queen has
promoted Gen. French to be major
general. Heretofore he has only
ranked as colonel with the rank OF
lieutenant general.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
FIX DATE FOR CONVENTION.
f'opuiist~ VIII Meet at Sioux Falls o.
May y.

May =.
I.lNcoLN. Neb., Feb. 2l.-Thc next
national convention of the populist
party will be held III Sioux Falls, ).
d.. on May Q. Representation is based
on the vote for General J. i. Weaver
for president in 1892, or if any candi-
date for state office has since polled a
larger vote that vote shall be the basis.
Two delegates-at-lArge are given each
state This was the decision reached
in o somewhat extended but harmon
,ious meeting of the fusion wing of the
national committee. which concluded
yesterday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
Fighting at ColesbufK.

PRETORIA, Feb. 17.-An official
patch from Colesberg says THAT fgG
ing was resumed on Tuesday, FebruaA .
10, and that the British had sixt
killed and wounded and lpst eighty
captured. The federal forc.fs had ne
casualties during the fight. 8s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
ATTITUDE OF PRESIDENT.

Holds Constitution Does Not Apply to
Colonies.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1o.--The World pub
fishes q summary of a long statement
made by President Mckinley to Henry
Loomis Nelson ms to the American pol
icy toward the newly acquired islands.
The article is voucl,ed for as an au-
thoritative Interpretation Of the presi-
dents views According to Mr.. Nell
son, lit is Mr.. McKinley's belief and it
will be his purpose to carry the belief
into operation, that the constitution
does not apply to any of our new
islands; that those people are not fit
for Self-government beyond that pro-
posed for Hawaii; that our new pos
sessions must not be permitted to in
iure any of our protected interest, and
that free trade with Porto Rico is
right because our protected interests
will not be injured thereby"
AMERICAN GARRISON ATTACKED.
An Insurgent Force Of 5000 Gave Battle
at DaragO. Province OF Albay.
MANILA. Feb. 16.-An insurgent
force numbering 5000, mostly bolo-
men, attacked the American garrison
at Daragoa, in the province of Albay,
during the night of February S. They
were rcpulsed, however, after they
had burned much of the town. One
lieutenant wounded was the only loss
sustained by the Americans.
Another British Accident"
BoER LAAGER, Near Ladysmith,
Tuesday, Feb. I3.-Yesterday General
l.otha, with small force, crossed the
Tugela to deserted British camp,
where he ent ountered 50 Lancers, of
whom 16 were killed, 81 wounded and
9 taken prisoners. One OF the prison
ers was sent to tell the British to fetch
their wounded.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23

Roberts and Kitchener to THE Front Il
CAPE Town. Feb. s.-Fighting began
yesterday morning at sterks ttroom and
is now in progress. No DETAILS have
been received. Roberts and Kitchener
rave started for the front.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04
HAVE THE SAME SUPERSTITION
Islanders Fifteen Thousand Miles Apart
 Believe in Evil spirits.

Believe in Evil Spirits.
 Philosophic people who belong to the folk lore society are fond of tracing legends and myths and customs all over the world. Cinderella, the dear girl, is found in one knows not how many peoples, speaking innumerable tongues and believing an equal num- Der of religions. How did Cinderella become ubiquitous? The transactions of the Folk Lore society will perhaps offer 2 theory. Now, there has been unraveled a curious superstition con- mon to Shetlanders and Singhalese- How islanders so wide apart-some 15,- GOO miles-managed to adopt each oth- CTS views one does not know. But here is the fact The rice cultivators of 1eylon and the fishermen of Shetland resemble each other in one or two rather remarkable points. They re- frain from speaking of the implements of their calling by their names; they eall. them something else. by names known only to themselves. The reae son is that if the evil spirit were to think that they were speaking of snades and ralfes or of nets and hooks he would be tempted to damage them CT even to appropriate them. The train of thought is the same with both races. There is an evil spirit always on the 1oe' out for opportunities of do- ing misefs f. He even hears what we say. If VIC let him understand that we are talking about our implements and tools we shall direct his attention to them and shall suggest to him way Of doing an injury. Therefore we will agree to call boat or spade by some fancy name known only to ourselves. Another custom of the shetlander, not possible to the rice grower, is that if in fishing his net catches something at the bottom and stone is brought up it is not to be thrown back. again for fear of offending the evil spirit, who most certainly put it into the net. It is to be kept in the boat until the net again catches Then 1t is to be dropped in the water with the words: Take your own and give me mine" where upon the net is at once released. Now. if the singha1ese were to turn fisher, would he. following the same line of thought, adopt similar custom ?- Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04
Helen KeneN

Helen Keller, the deaf mute, whose attainments rival those of Laura Bridgeman, in whom Charles Dick ems took so much interest, has re. gently passed with honors the en- trance examination of the Women's Annex of Harvard University, under conditions precisely the same as those governing other candidates. Her con- quest of physical disabilities is little short of marvellous, as she taught her. self to speak in a fashion understood by her friends. She is also skilled Sypist, and the questions in her exam ination were answered by her on typewriter. Athletic, too, form a large part of her daily life, as she is a skilled eyclist--a tandem, of course-horse- woman. sonller and swimmer. Amongst the subjects of her studies are Latin. Greek, algebra and geometry. Alto getheF. her case is one Of remarkable interest, as, even supIosing her to be exceptionally gifted, it would seem possible to develop the faculties of deaa mutes to a greater degree than has hitherto been supposed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04
4 COAT WHICH CREW.
Story of Clever Prisoners Plan fo,
 Escape.


 Green Casey, q convict at San Quen> tin5 has won the admiration of all his fellow convicts at the prison for the novel eontrivanee he has invented in order to make lis escape from the pris4 on walls some tine ago, and through Sheriff Langdoa of Santa Clara county, the story has leaked out, says the San Francisco Ca. Casey was kind of trusty around the prison grounds, and while working in one of the grounds in the vicinity of the prison he took 1t into his head that he would like to es- cape, and was beginning to tax his mind as to the most advantageous way 10 suit his purpose. As he was stroll- ing around on the green grass which grows in abundance around the prison, an idea struck him that if he could initiate the grass by some means he could elude the watchful sentries and make good his escape. Through the aid of his convict friends he procured some pieces of burlap, and with the aid of some rope made them into long coat that would cover him completely when lying on the grass. He then ser cured some wheat from the prison stable and sowed it down carelessly at one end of the prison grounds, and watered it daily. In few weeks the grass grew up through the sack coat, and before great while the piece of burlap was conformed into a grassy lawn. He was now ready to carry out his plans, and patiently waited an op- portunity. At last he succeeded in get ting his new eontrivanee across to the northwest of the prison, and in few minutes was under his grassy coat. Slowly he crept along with the clever ness of worm, and from all appear ances success would crown his efforts. But his progress was too rapid, and very soon he heard footsteps coming in his direction. The moving grass plat, which was slowly making it's way up the hillside soon came to a sudden standsttll as the eye of a guard had noticed the grass moving and came tG investigate the phenomenon. A kick h the ribs apprised Casey that his plan had been discovered. The guard took Casey. and red shirt now covers his breast
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04
Dining Room Necessities

are here in great variety. We have fine stock of tables. chairs and sideboards. Me are making special prices upon quartered oak sideboard, besel- ed glass mirrors. By examining our s1deboards you will see the bargain we are offering.
 Bluff City Furniture Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04
SHELL-DCDGING.
Fine Art Prncticed by the Soldiers Now
 in South Africa.

Fine Art Prncticed by the Soldiers Now
 in South Africa.
 Frequent mention is made in the dis patches of war correspondents of 'shell-dodging, and the average read- CT is at first at loss to understand the precise meaning of the words, un- til their constant repetition leads one to believe that probably it is possible to see shells in their aerial flight, and consequently the soldiers are able to dodge them. A sergeant major of ar- tillery, who has seen some active sery- ice all over the world, gives us some information about the true art. Tn alt his long experience he said he had only seen three or four shells actually in the air, and they came from the gun he himself fired. He explained that there are few guns with a somewhat slow muzzle velocity, and the men fir- ing these can sometimes catch a glimpse of the shells in their flight; but it would be impossible for any man to see a shot coming toward himself Dodging shells is done by getting un- der cover immediately before a gun is actually fred. For instance" said the sergeant major, If were climbing hill, at the top of which q glA was ai- reeted against me, could te aetly when shell was likely 10 coa.e 5.s.si. ing along. Before the order s zen to fire the men in charge of s1e piece stand clear. and that is the wsgaing note, so to speak. Kesp your weather eye on the gun directed against you, md when the gunners stand clsar 5ou dodge the shot"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04
You Ought to Make Up
your mind right

your m1nd right now what you are going to have in your home this summer; then you ought to come right along this way, and look over this stock of ours. Are you going to enter tain your friends in the same old chairs. at the same old table, and on the same cid carpets7 Why not have things fresh and new7 Needn't buy all at once. Get a piece now and a piece little lat CT. If you buy here, the first piece will be as good as the last piece.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

alike except the soldiers. Preachers
doct0Ts, lawyers, Judges. baYkeepers,
gamblers. merchants. miners every pro-
fasaion and trade, " represented. but
they ali look alike NJ Nome. You can't
tell the preacher from tie gambler or the
lawyer from the mlner. The only man
who has an Individuality ~ tire soldier.
with his blue uniform.
'-Thers - no sentiment al Nome.
Every man IL looking put for his owa ir-
tsresss and has mighty little time 20 lis
ten 60 tho troubles % anybody else
EVER morning during the four days I
vas there there we're new cases - small
PIX. from four 20 forty.
zone day "a man afflicted with The f's-
ease was found lying right IN th- nla %
she street and ~aa picked g1 s.G osrried
awaw hy twn soldiers e soldiers az
Nome about ~ rs .he--. sge doing police
duty, marching up ard down the beach
with rifles IN their hands.
There Is abundant need for the sol
diars In the camp. For a time there was
q shooting affair every day ever town
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

Iots, ana murders were common. When
1 lett. however. things were quiet There
have been but few suicides ia tho camp.
my only wonder IL that there were not
more heard OF but one. an Eastern
man, was told. who landed from a steam.
er. ran down to tho beach. washed out a
painful of sand. found no gold In II and
drawing revolver. shot himself through
the head, exclaimiBg as he pulled the irig-
ger i knew there was no gold here. II
was all n wicked lie
Besides smallpox there was much
pneumonia. and ! was told that as soon
as the tundra thawed out IL would be.
come great. soft. quiyerinE sponge.
nteaniing In the sun and giving GU, the
germs OF typhoid fever and malaria and
more pneumonia when I left there. on
July :. though. sir inches down from the
surface ths tundra was still frozen solid.
Tho hospital aeeommodat tons are scanty
and az the worst sort, and the charges
cxorbitant ia the extreme
oo1Tra HE living accommodations at
Nome are indcscr.bshly bad
and costly. had my hair cut
once AT e cost Of 81, and paid % cents for
A shave. Baths wcro tf.Sa. with a dirty
towel. a hithy piece OF cheap soap and
about enough water 20 wash "a canary
bird, The second time tried the bath
house I asked tho attendant for more
water.
Take what you've got here and be
satisfied or get out hs said There are
plenty more waiting for their turn And
that's the best / got from him. They had
eight dirty tubs IN the place. and were
doing business 50 large that II was sn-
tirely inlmAterial 70 them whether you
liked the accommodations or not.
Lodging houses are mere c4Esbaarfa
fuli 90 shelves; when you hire a b4d
you are put on n shelf. Any time ~ me
DAY Of night you can sea men sleeping IN
the open street have walked up ara
down the street and counted twenfv.flvs
or thirty. Such beds IA you set cost ~
MEALS % 8 mighty ordinary sort cost
you all the way from ms up. One Of tina
Santa hhn'E paRssngers paid 81 for four
DfHir-r a teW restaurants we're starting
.r 90 I left. where you could get a
mCal for . cents. but cannot conceive
~ Whist n raiRhi be. They were up on
Snake river. which EeeraA 70 be a cheap
part az town.
~ brought this bin OF fare away with
me as a curiosity.
June %. 1900
Oyster stew. n-oo.
Soup.
Rice tomato soup. &c
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

down. With ,heir rides cleaning IN the
san.
oSTTa HE steamer test arrived t.a,
before va had e4ahei the
health essceys AZ Nome by
cievsr strRtAgem. landing member os
smallpox patients. several mites aown the
beach aua chen sailing hstdly inta Nona
hsrbor AMI puttirE ths rrst - her pas
ssnEcrs ashore before the fact that sha
nrqaght srna pox wiIh beg became ualseI
abroad
-l; sAa oa socoant 80 thss srq-iaclplsd
trek that al Aeeu pia. rs s.usH th.ra
that the eaple AZ Nome sore dctcrmln-
81 NJ mcre smallpox sho-td N-s brought
ashoTe. We vese stopped gar cut from
The sh0rr. and short t4me }ster Lieut..
Jarvis, fram the revenue cutter Bear.
came over to rs iU n steam launch and
ordered us 10 Egg island gor ten aays.
'EgS island s. the Nauas quarantine
station, BHa 90 an She dismal places on
earth. Il Is the most dismal Ii lies out
IN The Beriag seA nftsea % twenty rnllss
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SNAP SHOT OF Ex- SIZE RIFF
! lN wool ERT AND TWO fRtENOS1
GREEDY SCRAMBLE AT CAPE NOME.

We had been gene from Seattle 'uss
tire. weeks when the Santa Ana stea med
into sight ~ Nome" said NJ Consiaine.
ln telling 81 bis trip, The xight ~ss one
that ! SHAH ueveE FORGET. that great
white city q ustie tents stretehing ous
Aloag the low beach Ter miles AMI naUes
ia the xensAia@ Ne bad suffered EVERY
thing except shipWreck on the yay age
ana the sight 81 any lAnd WaA loo well
coma Tor IDEAS rsptlca
"Bat Gar Joy vas short-uvsa. The pss-
pic AZ Nome fairly drove US AWay AZ the
point az the hAyouet II vas fear o.
smallpox. 81 which we had oue mild case
on board that inspired them whea we
we're siill miles away We could see
through ins SASS the soldiers "a the
beach waiting fer Us, paciag up and