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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09
The COUNTRY WILL OUTLINE THE
TOWN.

Come to the woods forget tie street
Where traffic's noisy wheels are heard.
And with hose soul inspirers meet
The murmIrlng pine and singing bird.
Let Us forget the lines of care
That on cur faces deeply press,
And breethe awhile the perfect air
That longs to make our troubles less.
What means this endless toll and strife,
The wish to seek and win and hold?
There IS Il better, grander life
Outside of titles and of gold
Tho mon may study to deceive,
And TO their aid call every art
Great Nature loves alone to weave
Her truths around the trusting heart.
When piles OF brick in ruins lie.
And wealth and power are both laid low
In yitlley sweet. on hilltop high,
Tile grass, the flowers, the trees will
grow.
Men NAV tear down the forest fair
To build themselves a feeting crown;
But meath great Natures fostering care
The country will outlive the town
When our weak hands shall cease to strive
And from our grasp all power has past,
Nature. her heart with love alive,
Will take us to herself at last
Thomas +. Porter, in the Boston Globe
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09
BRYAN TO THE ANTS.
PUTS THE ANTi-IMPERIALISTS
SQUARELY IN TH- VOTE.
Shows That They Regard the Money
Question as the Paramount Issue
While They Pretend to Be Opposed
to Militarism.

Several gold standard opponents
of Imperialism have already announc-
ed their intention to support the
though the anti-imperialistic league
has not acted officially. In such
matter each individual Is governed
by his own views as to the relative i'm
portance Of the issues.
THE Democratic platform declares
the question of Imperialism to be the
paramount issue. II any opponent of
imperialism refuses to support the
Democratic ticket because of the silver
plank 1T MUST BE BECAUSE HE
CONSIDERS THE MONEY CUES
TON MORE IMPORTANT THAN
IMPERIALISM, that is. he prefers
gold standard empire to bimetallic
republic.
When the test comes, believe that
those who adhere to the doctrine that
governments derive their just pow
ers, not from superior forces, but from
the consent of the governed. will sup
port our ticket. even though they do
not indorse the silver plank.
"A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE
DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THAT RES
TORATION OF BIMETALLISM
WOULD PROVE A BLESSING, but
the anti-imperialists who dispute this
will admit that any evils that might
arise from bimetallism would be cor
rected more easily than the evils
which would follow from the deliber-
ate Endorsement of militarism and
imperialism."-W J. Bryan.
P. S.-Just as soon as the above let
ter made its appearance in the daily
papers the gold bugs from Maine to
California yelled that Bryan had ack-
nowledged that 16 to / Is not the para
mount issue.
If any one can see wherein Bryan
drops the money issue in the above
he can't see straight. That's what's
the matter with the gold bugs. They
can't see straight. They are cross
eyed politically.
1t should be noted that Bryan does
not address his communication to the
"web-footed tribe" that deserted us in
1896. They have sunken beneath the
notice of the Democratic presidential
candidate. He Is addressing the So
called "Anti-imperialists," who are
talking about putting up an anti
imperialist ticket. With view of pre-
venting the election of Bryan and aid
ing the election of Mckinley.
Bryan knows that the men whom he
is addressing regard the financial is
sue as the paramount one in this cam
paign. BY speaking to them as above
he makes them look ridiculous.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09
GROWTH OF AN OCTOPUS.

Thirty years ago the Standard Oil
Trust had capital of 81 900 900. Now
its nominal capital is s110,000,000 and
the actual value of its stock, based on
market quotations and earning capa-
city, is over $500,00O,00 1t has in
creased it's wealth over 500 times, or
$4,000 per cent, in thirty years. In
the same time the wealth of the ma
ton (including Standard OLD has not
increased over 800 per cent. If the
trust has increased so much more than
the average, the rest of the country
must have increased that much less.
And included in that remainder are
scores Of other trusts, some of which
have accumulated wealth even more
rapidly than Standard Oil. The Rookie
Teller combination cleared $4S,000,O00
last year on a nominal capitalization
of $110,000,0O0. The Carnegie com
pany expects to clear S42.000,O00 this
year on a nominal capitalization OF
$25, 100000 When the trusts have
divided their 40, so, 100 and $50 per
cent, how much will be left for COM
mon people?
From 1882 to 1891, when the Stand
ard Oil Trust was comparatively a
small affair, it's annual dividends aver
aged ga per cent. From 1891 to 1896
they were IL per cent. In 1896, when
most Of the industries of the country
were in the depths of distress, and
millions OF men were tramping the
roads vainly hunting for work, the
Standard Oil dividend jumped to 81
per cent In 1897 they were 33 per
cent, in 1898 80, In 1899 SO and in 1900
4S per cent.
The defenders of the trusts some
times say that all this means nothing
that the shares of these corporations
are to be bought in the open market,
and that if their workmen are thrifty
and save their wages they can buy
them out and own the enterprises
themselves.
Let us see, A High Standard Oil off,
cial was boasting the other day that
his trust was friend of labor, because
IT employed $4,000 men at minimum
wage of $3.50 day. A dollar and
half a working day is nine dollars a
week. or $46S year. Thirty-fve thou
sand men at that rate would earn $16,-
$50 900 year or almost precisely one
third of the amount distributed in divi-
dends among Mr.. John D. Rockefeller
and half dozen associates
If we call the average daily wage 50.
since $3.50 is the minimum, these 35.-
600 men would earn $4,000 per week,
or S21. $40 900 a ENTHUSIASTICALLY less
than the dividends of Mr.. John d.
Rockefeller alone.
Now assuming that Mr.. Rockefeller
and his So, 900 workmen have the same
income, which is an extravagantly
generous assumption for the workmen,
on which side is there likely to be
more ready money for investment in
additional stock?
Mr.. Rockefeller has one small fam
lily to support. He h no vices and no
expensive habits Of :. kind. He does
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09

From the Des Moines Staatz Anzei-
ger: Without expansion. without con-
quests of distant countries by force of
arms. we do not need a standing army.
which is the bane of every country
that is compelled to maintain one. and
hence the party that is opposed to- ex-
pansion and Imperialism deserves the
support of the people of this country.
That party today is the Democratic
party, and, although objection may be
made to its standard bearer. he is the
safest of the candidates of the two
leading parties We who come from
countries cursed by standing armies
recognize in the course OF the Repub-
lican administration the raising of the
same dangers and evils of militarism
and will vote to prevent Caesarisns
from rearing it's throne upon the free
soil of America.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09
CURRENCY AND IMPERIALISM.

Postmaster General Smith in an in
terview, says:
81 think the contest will settle down
to virtually two issues, one of them,
probably the chief one, will be the
currency question. The Democratic
convention has made it so. They re-
fused to accept the verdict OF four
years ago."
The verdict four years ago was for
SILVER" More than thirteen million
men voted for silver and only 10000
voted for gold. When any man says
that the American people have ever
voted for the single gold standard
that man is liar. Mr.. Smith thinks
the other great issues will be imperial
ism and then he says: THAT is fic-
ton. There can be no Imperialism in
a free country"
A prisoner in the Jail told his attor-
ney what the charge was for which
he was arrested. The lawyer said to
him, why, they can't put you here
for that" But they have put me
here" replied the prisoner. Mr.. Smith
says that there can be no Imperialism
in a free country, but there is impe-
rialism in q free country. Mr.. Smith.
We are taxing the people of Porto
Rico without their consent We make
laws for them without their being rep
resented in the legislative body. If
this isn't imperialism what is it? We
wage bloody and cruel war against
the Filipinos. We have captured their
cities, burned their homes. and killed
multitudes of their people. If this is
not imperialism what Ia 1T
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09
A PREDICTION.

Many newspapers are making guess
es on the result Of the presidential
election. We are not satisfied with
any Of them. Therefore we have asked
our war expert to withdraw his atten-
ton from the wars in Asia and Africa
and to study the grea. American bat
tie that will be fought in November.
You know that he never makes mis-
takes and that his predictions can be
implicitly relied on. Below is his
forecast. We objected to his predic-
ton Of Delaware, but he says that the
Republican row in that state makes
Delaware as certain for Bryan as
Texas There are 447 votes In cleo
toral college and it takes pa to elect.
Certain Bryan electors:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09
RICHER THAN CROESUS.

Coils P. Huntington, having bought
out his associates in the Southern Pa
cific, is one of the richest railroad
men in the world, being sole owner OF
a system embracing ferries. terminals,
river and ocean steamboat lines, and
1900 miles of railroad, representing
$3.50, 900 900 OF securities and annual
gross earnings of 100000, 000.-News
Items.
The entire assessment valuation OF
the state of Nebraska is only half as
much as the property owned by one
man. In wealth and power Hunting
ton is greater than million and a
quarter of people in this state, and he
is "only one of the richest railroad
men in the world" There are others.
The state couldn't own and manage a
railroad. o no, but one man can do 1t
and not half try. There is no more
reason for allowing Huntington to
own that railroad than there is for the
people to make him grant OF the
Mississippi river or the Atlantic ocean
How long before the people will be-
come frightened at the encroaching
power of very rich men? Just think
of the mighty influence of man who
owns more property than the people
CT a whole state. Forty years ago you
could count the millionaires in this
country on the fingers of one hand
and now they are so numerous that
they own more than half the property
of rs 900, 0o0 of people, If present con-
ditions continue how long before all
the property will belong to few plu-
tocrats and the remainder of the peo-
pie will be paupers?
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09

For four years the Republicans have
watched like hawks to catch Bryan
tripping, and they have failed, utterly
and completely. He has simply stood
by his colors and made the fight for
the eternal principles of Democracy,
and the people are with him in the
fight. He is bound to win for the peo-
pie still are in favor of the American
republic. They can be depended on to
resist every effort to establish in its
stead an empire.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09

The Democratic party favors an
equal opportunity for all men The
Republican party is committed to
policy which gises the rich an advan-
tage over the poor. II you are rich. as
rich as you should and want to be.
stick to the Republican party. n you
are not. vote with the party that ia
willing to give you an even chance
with tha rest
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09

Bryan will get most II not all the
doubtful states and stands chance to
get some Of the states conceded to
Mckinley. Bryan will have the larg-
est majority. both electoral and popu-
lar, ever received by an American
president File this forecast inside OF
the tiy-leaf of your bible and take it
out and look at it the next day after
n.-Nonconformist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-09
'Ths Odd Fhing About It,;
By Owen oliver.

HAD been porting over a four
teenth century manuscript in the
window seat, behind the library
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
WORKING GOLD MINES.
Capitalists Are Offering Good Prices
for all Land in Neigh borilond

GLADESBORO. VA, Jan. 1.-Special.-
Rev. r.. R. Sewers, pastor of the Luthe-
ran church here. has resigned and accept
ed a call 10 Sharon, Bland county, Va.
A little child of Rev. II. r. Sewers died
q few days ago.
There is much excitement here about
the smallpox being at AIT. Airy, n. c., a
few miles south Of here.
A crowd of intoxicated men Went to the
house of Robert Brady a few nights ago
and frightened his wife so badly 1t IS
feared she Will not recover.
There is 4 large force of hands now
working day and night in the new gold
mines ] few miles north of this place.
Capitalists are trying TO buy all the land
il the neighborhood and are offering good
prices.
Mir. Eurt Martin was married few
days ago 10 Miss Shepherd.
The friends OF the murdered man. Dixie
Eol., seem determined to bring the muir
carers to justice. The prisoners have heen
quietly moved to some other county for
: safe keeping.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
GreensyilleCoul1.

EAiPORIA. VA, Jan. 1.-THE new year
was ushercd i'll with intense cold. butt
Notwithstanding it the usual large crowd
came to attend court Judge Goodwin
could not sit in several cases on the
docket. consequently Judge n. L. Turn
bull. of brunswick, presided in his stead.
Several felony cases engaged the atten-
ton of the court to-day.
The large warehouse OF the Atlantic
Coast Line caught on fire last night, but
fortunately the flames were eXinguished
before much damage was done.
The residence OF Mr.. Walter Ford, near.
Emporia, was totally destroyed by fire
Christmas day.
dr B. E. Rhodes, who a few months
since opened the Central Hotel. has
absented himself and his whereabouts
are unknown. hence tie hotel is closed.
Mr.. d. Il. Goodwin. prominent citi-
zen of the county. is quite sick with
pneumonia, at Humwood" his resi-
dence, near Emporia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days.
BY The Valentine Auction Co.,
General Auctioneers.

y AN>RUPT- SALE OF J. g. CAUDLE
ID II L Z G T RIG MANUFACTURING
AND SUPPLY CO.'S IRON SAFE, OF
TICE FURNITURE, STORE FIX
TURES. AWNING. &c, &c, No. 112
EAST MAIN STREET.
+ THURSDAY. MORNING, JAN. 1900.
AT 1890 OCLOCK.-In the matter of the
j. E. Caudle Electric Manufacturing and
Supply Company l will sell, at their
store. No. 10 east Main street. THURS
DAY MORNING, January 4, 1900, COM
mcnding at 1880 O'Clock, the entire plant
of the said concern--viz., in part: Bat
,eries Cartoons. Electric Blocks, Shades
and Shade Holders and Globes: Phone
Transmitters and Receivers: 9, i and G
Enuncia,ors: 5-inch Gongs. Retiectors; 5
and 1O-amp Snap Switches Clamps.
Brushes. Electric Lighters. Copper and
other Wire: lot Silk. Blow Torches. Glass
Oilers, Fuse Wire, lot of Copper; 110-volt
16-candlc power Lights: 110-volt 32-cande
power Lights: Phone Cards, Proof Wire.
Switch Boards. Speaking Tubes and
Mouth Pieces Gas fixtures, and other
Electric Goods. &c. too numerous to men
ton. VIII also sell Office and Store Fin
tures-viz. in part: Large Dubold Safe
and Lock Co. Iron Safe. Office Partition,
with Glass Doors and Windows Counters,
Show Cases. Store Shades, Awning, Signs,
Chairs Letter Press. Oil and Gas Stoves.
and other office furniture and store fix
trres not mentioned in this advertise
ment THOMAS w. GARDNER,
Trustee i'll Bankruptcy.
THE VALl.-> TINE AUCTION CO.
J. II. Valentine, Auctioneer. de31
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03

TRA1LkOADS.
IRAILKOADS.
Richmond, fredericksburg and.
Potomac Railroad.

SCHEDULED EFFECT NOV. 10. ls99-s
LEAVE BYRD-SrREET STATION.
s POINTS Sc Stops Mo on o&alfosd
90 ers :, to Gew New, 90, :, : tneton
boswell, Ruther Glen, Peno!a. Nil
F Fred MSssslaas. Broek ss and Vide
s:45 AZ Daily, excep. SUNDAY; for
Ma Elba Gie ana al hts Ashland Tsy
aoia: Milford: WoodSlsns, Guinea Hlanss
and Underwater. Pullman car,
1900 NJ. Daily. except Sunday. for Wash,
;ngton and pGints N In'and S SosWe Il.
Milford and ;Frederieksburg: P ssnnas
Limited at shinEton, and
fand. boswell. Milford, Fredericks-.
Rna snnaaSs srsepe
washington Z 70 ts Philade1phia
ARRIVE BYRD-STREET STATION. +
$40 Daily Stops at Wid ley; sasT
DosWeil. Ashland and Elba- Stops
at other stations Sundays. Sleeper
New York to Richmend; ctons
IN . "
at Fredericksburg, Milford. boswell.
Ashland. Glen Allen and Elba- Par
lor car from Washington.
SOS p. NJ: Daily stops only at Fred
ericksburg boswell. Ashland and
Elba. Pullman cars from New York
Z $40 p M Daily. Stops at Whitewater,
Brooke, Fredericksburg. Summit.
Guinea. Woodslane, Milford; Penola.
Rutler Glen. boswell. Tay!orsvil.e.
Ashland. Glen Allen and Elba.
Sleeping car.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.
DAILY. except Sunday
( 7:12 A. M. Leaves Elba for Quantico-
400 p NJ Leaves Byrd-Streee Station
for Fredericksburg
6:3O p M. Leaves Eiba for Ashland.
$40 A. NJ. Arrives E!ba from Ashland.
sos A. NJ Arrives Byrd-Street from
Fre1eric!1Sburg.-
49, W. P. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager.
E. T. D. MYERS.
President.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
Unsurpassed railroad facilities
Superb foundations. Apply to
f. C. CHRISTIAN,
lOl5 East Main Street.
LEGAL NOTICES

~>~~J>l>->,o~-o1>---J -,
VlRGIN,ILA!e-l!!NS, THE oFFIC ;En 0 GGo IN
THE nth DAY OF DECEMBER, 1s9 D;
The following application was hied III
said office October. 90 1909: Tho
ITO Samuel 2. Waddiil, Clerk OF u the
County Court of Henrico county. va:
AS provided by section 666 OF the Coue
of Virginia of 1887, as amended by Se e;,
eral acts of the General Assembly OF VT
gInia. including the amendment approved
on the 18th day of February. ls:D, l
hereby make application to purchase
tract Of land-Lot ., in Block -, m pan
Of Parton Heights: in Rsnf nf 1a eouay
1897 for the taxes, levies, penalties - an ne.
costs due thereon for the year Of 1893 ~
the Auditor of Public Accounts Oh me
Henrico, respectively, and will pay the
amount paid for its purchase, anu ~
gether wlth such additional sums , as
would have accrued from taxes and levles
and interest if such real estate haa not
been purchased, as aforesaid, with inter-
est on the amount for which said sa.e
was made at the rate of siN per cent. per
annum from the day of sale, and on Tie
additional sums from the - day. OF -
in the year in which the same would nave
accrued.
.'Lrhe said land stood at the time Of sale
in the name Of J. II. BARTON. and now
stands in The name of J. r.; BAEioIS =
and has been conveyed to E. Is. NAH
GUESS. Respectfully; ,- p,,S.,
An affidavit having been made and MED
that James II. Barton and q. 3. Mar
Guess are non-residcnts of the Common
wealth of Virginia. now, therefore. !:
Samuel P. Waddll. clerk OF the County
Court of Henrico county. Va, do hereby
require the said James II. Barton and me IN
said E. B. Marques TO appear here within
four months after the due publication Oh
tEis order ana do what is necessary to
nrotect their interest herein. And this
order will be published once q week for
four successive weeks in The !lmeS'
newsnauer. published III the city OF Rich
mond. and be posted in the manner pre-
scribed by law.
Given under my hand the day and year
first above written.
SAMUEL P. WADDILL, Clerk.
A ccDy-Teste:
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BY Augustine Royal & Co..
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
Office. Leader Building, Manchester, Va.
n RUsTEE's SALE OF THAT MOST

N RUSTEE'S SALE OF THAT MOST
l desirable
TWO-sTORY BRICK RESIDENCE.
in the city of Manchester, on Porter
street. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, being No. 1912, on FRIDAY, JAN
UAIiY 5TTI, 1900, at 1 o'clock =. NJ. on the
premises.
BY virtue of deed of trust executed
to the undersigned, dated January 18th.
1885 and duly recorded in the Hastings
Court of the city OF Manchester, Va. in
D. 3. Vol. Il, page 2l1, an being required
so to do by the beneficiary, default hav-
ing been made in the payment of the
amounts secured in said deed, I WILL on
the day, hour and place named above,
sell that handsome stock-brick front res
idence, containing or S rooms, with all
the modern improvements. The lot
fronts SO feet on said Porter street, and
runs back 155 feet to an alley 20 feet wide.
This property is in the most desirable
nei-hborhood in the city, and especial
attention is called to this beautiful prop
erty.
TERMS-Cash as to expenses of sale,
Gaxes, if any may be duel, and to pay
off and discharge two notes secured in
said deed. one for the sum of sl,2oo. with
interest on same from the 18th day of
January, 1896 till paid: and one note for
sSl: the residue, if any. payable at such
time or times as will be announced at
sale.
SAMUEL n. PULLIAM. Trustee.
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FLEMING INDICTED.
Saunders Was Released as He Had
Not Been Sworn Into States Service.

O>|ss
NORFOLK. VA, Jam Especial
Saunders. the deathwatch who slept,
While Cotton. the condemned murderer
escaped from Portsmouth jail. was tried
to-day and afterward released. 1t APP
peared that Saunders could not be punish
ed since he had never been sworn into
the service of the State.
Oscar Fleming, accused of the murder
Of clarence Snyder, was indicted to-day
by the grand jury OF Princess Annie
county. Judge White afterward raised
was furnished By Fleming who was re-
leased
Two marine collisions We're reported
here to-day. The jamestown, Old Domin-
ion liner, bound from New York for Nor
folk, with fifty passenger, ran into the
British tramp Glenoech, which lay an
chored off LaInbert's Point. damaging her.
The British underwriters estimate six
hundred pounds sterling Had not the
jamestown been ably handled great dam
age would have resulted. as the wind and
tide were strong. The jamestown was
not hurt.
The American tramp Buena Ventura,
from New York for Norfolk lowed in
the schooner Ann Louise Lockwood
which she rammed at sea off Winterquar-
ter light. damaging some 5000.
Marshal West Is preparing 10 libel the
Buena Ventura.
Naval Constructor Capps. of Norfolk,
who raised the Spanish warships 1sla de
Cuba, Isle de LuZon and Don Juan de
Austria, sunk by Dewey at Manila, and
was relieved by Constructor Hobson. has
arrived here. He is member OF the
board of survey which examined the re-
ceiving ship Franklin. The board will, it
is stated. recommend that this old fr;g-
ate be sold and naval barracks be built
on shore here.
J. p. y. Gridley, son Of the late Cap
tain OF the Olympia, it is stated, will be
examined for leutenancy in the Marine
Corps by a board now sitting at the Nor
folk Navy Yard. No official-statement
regarding the matter may be had until
the report of the board is sent to Wash
ington.
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day, but there was no business Of i'm
portance transacted, it being holiday. To-
day there wiz be criminal case tried.
John Worneley, colored. was lodged in
Jail here Friday night for seriously cut
ting Lakewood Burroughs with a razor
at a festival He was tried before
justice and sent on to the grand jury.
Rev. j. ". Hickman and family have
arrived at the Methodist parsonage here.
having been assigned TO this charge 1T
the last Virginia Annual Conference OF
the IN. Z. Church South.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
FIRE IN BUCKINGHAM.
The New Hotel ut White Hall Des-
1,oyed With Contents.

WHITE HALL. Jan. 2.-Speeial.-The
new hotel and contents at this place was
totally destroyed by fire last night. Mr.
p. II. Cogbill. the proprietor. discovered
the fire about 10 o'clock at night. An
attempt was made 10 eNtinGuish the fire
hut 1t had made such headway that he
soon found it impossible TO check it. The
pia.lo and a few personal effects We're all
that could be saved.
The loss IS estimated at 5000: insurance,
e 500. The building was the property of
the White Hall Company.