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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Russia has long prided herself on
having the first women physicians
Marya Bokoff. Nadezhda Susloff and
others were pioneers, not only in their
own studies. but also in opening up
medical instruction to their country
women. The career OF Nadezhda Sus-
loft, one of the earliest and best wom-
en- doctors. is particularly interesting
Born serf, and freed with her par
ents, at the emancipation in 1861, she
and her brothers and sisters received
the best possible education at home
and abroad, for her parents were both
extremely intelligent, and her father
acquired wealth after gaining his free
dom. Everywhere. in Russia and in
the continental schools, Nadezhda was
brilliantly successful.
For so years there has been no man
ner Of doubt as to the sympathy of
the public and the medical world with
the idea OF thorough medical instruc-
ton for women. Men started the
movement. In 1870 one professor and
two other men undertook to establish
courses for instructing women in mid
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
The Cultivation of Roses.

The rose is a general favorite. anc
every one should cultivate it as extern
sively as possible. If your space is
small and you must economic ground,
plant roses in a circle. Six can be
planted in a circle four feet in diam
eter. with one in the centre, giving
you seven bushes in small space.
They can be planted so as to form
a rose hedge or in some unused part OF
the back yard Nothing is more pleas
ing than the old pink roses that used
to grow at the childhood's home.
Plant three feet apart near fence,
and you will have a rose hedge. a
wild rose makes pretty rambler and
can be trained TO any porch or build
ing. Keep all sod OF grass from the
bushes for a distance of a foot O:
more. Keep the soil well cultivated
Use coal ashes to the depth Of six
inches around the plants in the winter
alter tie ground is frozen. If a ten
der variety, wrap straw mating
around the bushes so as to protect
them from the winter blast. If they
are in 6. hedge make a narrow box,
with side pieces three inches apart, fit
over them, fill with dry leaves and
you have a warm house for your favor
ties.
AS to pruning, every one has his own
methods. 1 prune as soon as the frost
is gone from the ground and l prunc
close. l find where we do this we
have more flower twigs than if more
is left on. Snip all dead and blighted
buds and also the apple as soon as
the petals begin to fall. Carefully
guard the bushes from the ravages of
the aphida, and spray at least once a
week with tobacco water as a proven
tative. With a little care we can
have roses from June to October
Mrs. ]. W. Bates, in The Epitomist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

wifery, two graded nurses being pro
yided. Nine Dodssvenny, now Nine
shanvawsky, gave $4,000 rubles 70.
higher medical courses, and the min.
lister of war arranged to have Afhen
opened in connection with the mflitar.
medical academy, in 1872. They gave
full instruction. in contrast with thf
initial experiment where the coursf
was partial because it was felt tina
a woman should not be allowed Il
deal with one vitality important
branch of practise unless she wers
very thoroughly equipped. ThesI
higher courses lasted for 10 years, ans
during that period had $50 students
the majority coming from the Priv
legged classes" that is to say, nc
peasants In 1877 "a students wert
sent to the seat Of war, during tn
Russo-Turkish campaign, and did 81
we'll that they received imperial PEI
mission to call themselves (after du7
examination women physiciansA
and to wear badge.-The Chautau
oman
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
What the Children Cost .

do you suppose I'm worth it," q
bright girl exclaimed, as she handed
me a neatly bound account book
From June 10, $780, it is said on the
cover. Opening to the first page 1
found a list Of expenses, including
such articles as rubber rings, patent
food, etc. THAT is q record Of every
cent. that has been spent for yours
truly since the date of her BIRTH" she
explained. Mamma started the
books for both Fred and me and kept
them ill We were sixteen, then she
made us do it. You Gee" turning the
leaves, she put down everything, even
to our baby photographs, and it's been
a wholesome revelation for US 20
count up the totals once in a while. 1t
tells the story Of a boys and girls
expenses 10 compare. There was q
time when it was about even. and l
remember how glad l was that Fred
had to have his teeth filed first. l
wouldn't part with my expense book
for anything and l wcndeg more moth
ers don't start them for their chill
dreE. "-Good Housekeeping.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06


II see" said the head Of the firm,
that you have an article in one OF
the magazines this month"
Yes" the young man proudly re-
Piled. Il think l have demonstrated
in a thoroughly reasonable way the
practicability of living on 81 week" "
Il congratulate YOU" his employer
answered. It's a good article. 1 read
it with great interest. And, by the
way, I've been troubled a good deal
lately. I've felt that it must be
mighty hard for you TO get along on
what l was paying you, and I've been
wondering how | could work things
around 50 as to give you more with
out increasing the running expenses
of the concern
Yes" the young expert returned,
with a hopeful infection.
But it's all right, l see,' the old
gentleman answered. You can live
on 81 week and that leaves you Sc
to have fun with or to save, as you
please. 50 there's load off my mind.
Say, if you write any more articles
along this line tell me about them, will
you? I'd like to read 'em. It's great
stuff. ''-Chicago Record-Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

When the Health Department Of the
large cities are searching for the I'M
sanitary it would be we'll to look into
the methods Of the cheap mattress
makers. An excelsior mattress, which
is the cheapest thing on the market
to-day, has usually an outer layer of
shoddy, an dthis shoddy is about the
worst possible material that can be
found, produced by q ragpicking ma
chine which grinds up the filthiest
rags that the dirtiest ragpickers may
gather Imagine its character when
it is sold for one and a half cents 9
pound. These rags possess the disease
germs of nearly every complaint that
can be found in our large cities. To
be sure, in the manufacture of other
fabrics a great deal Of shoddy is used,
but it is thoroughly dyed and disin-
fected, but the stuff used in MANY or
the cheap mattresses is invariably in
its natural and most virulent state and
a crying menace to life. 1t is the
opinion Of a man closely identified
with this trade that it IS a subject for
the health authorities to investigate
New York Upholsterer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
GOOD PLAN FOR A CORNER POST.

top; a four by four scantlinS is good.
Then take a cable made by three or
four strands of wire, about No. o.
Fasten it firmly to top Of second post.
Tie it around a log three feet long, or
a good sized stone. buried two and a
half feet deep, about five or six feet
back from the corner post, cutting a
trench for cable so it will enter the
ground by the corner post. Now fill
the hole and trench and stamp earth
well around anchor log or stone and
you will have a corner post you can tie
to.-Lewis S. Alter, in FarD, Field ana
Fireside.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Sound is one of the simplest
things in the world, and yet TO many
persons, young and old, it is one of
the most mysterious. Tell them, for
example, that the fall Of a tree in
forest makes no sound in itself. and
they smile incredulously; or. if they
believe you. they confess that they
cannot understand it. When you say
that the presence of some person or
some thing with ears is absolutely es-
sential to the production Of sound they
seem unable to grasp the idea, and
contend that the fall Of the tree does
make, and cannot help making, a
noise, which is there. all the same,
whether there be anybody to hear it
or not.
But they are wrong, Of course. for
there is no sound except in the ear. In
the making Of a sound there are three
essential conditions. Let us take this
illustration of the tree in the forest.
1t falls and strikes the ground. That is
the first condition. It's striking the
ground sets the air around it into
violent agitation. That is the second
condition. but there is no sound yet,
only series of vibrations through the
air, spreading out in every direction
from the fallen tree. These vibrations,
it must be remembered, are not sound.
They are only the factors that produce
it, and they cannot produce it until the
third condition is supplied, which is
the tympaniUm, or drum. Of some
body's ear, against which they strike,
and thus makes sound.
Sound, therefore, is nothing but the
striking of air vibrations against tine
drum of the ear; it exists only in the
ear and cannot exist out of it. The
conditions that produce it exist out
of the ear, but the ear is absolute
ly necessary to complete it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
Hungry Women in Hospitals.

1t is a curious thing that hospit;
nurses should be i'll fed, but they ofte
are. and in many institutions. This
not intended for an accusation, bl
merely an inquiry into a state
things which many people who kno
about the workings of hospitals. mo-
especially nurses in training, wi
echo, asking. Why? Possibly Il
reason that insufficient and unh
gienic food is too often the rule ms
be looked for in the fact that former
sisters looking for hardships were u
only ones who gave themselVes>-eSS
to these tasks of mercy.
Fasting was part of the business
women who nursed the sick in the d
days, and possibly the notion unco
sciously that fasting is a good thil
for women who bend over beds
pain. Whittier expressed this motto
in the poem Of the Angels of BueI
VISTA the noble Mexican womes
went about on the field Of battle aft
the fight, worn and faint and lackil
food.
1t is poetic, romantic. in the oil
fashioned way, but it is not bit me
ern, sustaining or comfortable.
hungry woman as an angel of mercy
not considered scientific. or even
practicable adjunct of modern bs
tlefeld. When the Cuban war beg
the surgeon-general of the arr
warned the unframed horde of wome
moved by sentiment or emotion. w
wanted to go to Cuba as nurses
stay away. Only Clara Barton's mt
ern sort of angels of mercy who knt
enough to keep themselves nourish
on short but wholesome rations vii
out making fuss about it were
lowed service, and these were in t
disciplinary service of the Red Cro5
System is the very open secret of L
success Of that organization; hosp
ais in times of peace and in cities
of course run on system also, but it
a system that lacks organizations
the food question.
1t is really queer that nurses
training, OF all people. should not
fully and properly nourished. if !
10 other reason than to give them
ject lessons in hygienics. To be H.
gary all of the time that she
herself obliged TO recruit heIR -
by pieces of food left upon IT, >
tients' trays Of eXtra-nourishing viana
is not good discipline, physical ormq
tai, for the girls of today who ss
studying in hospitals are of the mo
useful of the modern professions L
women.-New York Mail and Expire
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

What American boy CT girl ever
saw a city that did not have more
horses in it than one would like to
count? Horses of all kinds and sizes,
from the pretty little Shetland pony,
the pride Of his young owners heart,
up to the strong, heavy horses that
pull the great rumbling loaded down
wagon, through the streets Of the
busy city.
Why, there are so many horses no
one thinks anything about them, You
cannot walk down the street or even
look out of your window without see
ing some of them. But there is a city
in far-away Italy, across the wide At
lantic, where there is only one horse,
and this horse is considered such a
curiosity that it is kept in the Public
gardens. People there visit the gar
dens to see this horse just as you, per-
haps, visit the zoo in Lincoln Park to
see the lions and bears.
But how do the people in this city
get along without any horses? Well.
the city is Venice, and. as you no
doubt know, this city is a very Won
derful one in some respects, for il is
built upon many small islands, and
its streets are the canals between the
islands. Water here takes the place
of streets of earth and stone. and boats
take the place of horses. How funny
it would seem to go to school in a gon-
dola, as they call their boats there
Venice seems like fairyland at night.
when the principal streets or canals
are lighted up and the dancing waters
reflect the many colored lights OF the
pretty gondolas that dart over the
waaers. Some of the buildings are
tall and beautiful and as you look at
them from a distance they seem to
rise right out of the water. If you ever
go to Venice be sure to call TO see its
one and only horse, for that is noted
parsonage there. and one not to be
sighted. And you may be allowed to
ride around ON it's back, as children in
New York City and Chicago ride on
the backs of the elephants and camels
in the parks.-Chicago Record Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
Soft-Shelled Egg.

1t is generally supposed that soft,
shelled eggs are the direct result of
the overfat condition of the hens, but
! am inclined to think the trouble more
often arises from lack Of shell form
ing material than from any other
cause. Hens that are at liberty to
roam over unlimited territory never
lay soft-shelled eggs, and this no doubt
is due to the fact that they find enough
of various things which nature in her
generous mood has provided to supply
the egg shell material required, but
not so with those hens which are con
fined in lots of limited range.
A test of this was made with two
dozen hens, fed on table scraps and
whole oats. Nothing was furnished in
the way Of special shell forming food
expect grit, which was kept constantly
at hand. After six weeks several of
the hens began to lay soft-shelled eggs,
although they were rather thin in
flesh. A box of oyster shells was then
provided for them. and within a week
not a soft shell egg could be found.
This is only one of the many tests
along this line, and l am thoroughly
convinced that overfat hens do not lay
at all, and thin hens lay soft-shelled
eggs only when they do not get the
necessary shell-forming material. If
the hens run at large they will gather
what they need; if confined, human
hands must provide it. - Home and
Farm.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

A savings bank account is a great
incentive to thrift in children. If one
is begun for the baby, even with very
small sum, and added to through child
hood and youth with certain proper
ton OF the money that otherwise
would be spent carelessly and
thoughtlessly by the child, there will
be a very respectable amount on the
credit side of the ledger when the de-
positor is IS years old The
habit of self-denial is not the least of
the substantial benefits that follow a
wise economy of MUNICIPALITIES
Home Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Most Of the linen frocks have gor
skirts with shaped flounces.
There is q chemisette of tuck
white batiste.
Equestrienne and automobile gloy
come with deep, stiff gauntlets.
The newest foulards are those w
borders, and they are very charmil
There is a yellow linen frock WIFI
is trimmed with narrow white s
bands.
Some Of the early models for lin
gowns show that there will be p
fusion Of small pearl buttons used
trimming.
A pretty effect in foulard gdygA<
given in an attractive silk with
black lace trimmings. The result
excellent. There is bit of blue &
the neck to give a light touch to {
gown.
A beautiful tea gown of pink ere
de chine is mass of plaits from 4
yoke or guimpe over which falh
deep collar Of embroidered silk to
foot of the gown, where there is
rulIie CT graduated width in the
also embroidered.
Turquoise blue and green make
more charming combination than wo
be imagined. A shirred tulle hat
the mushroom variety is raised on
face by soft choux Of white flambs
silk, while the edge of the hat is (
lined NTH = wreath of dainty gr
leaves.
A most stylish tea gown is of dot
black sill muslin. the dots half 1
size Of a penny and set at wide inf
walls. There IS = bolero of black I
with stock and a guimpe effect
stripes made with insertions of ID
The sleeves to this very stylish cd
reach to the wrist. The whole til
is made over white silk.
In Paris they are making lace ro
But why? The exquisite silk and
vet flowers shown now are tie ned
approach to the beauties Ok maj
that one could expect. Also ia RI
they are making hats with black Ii
vet b-ims and loose. puffy crowd
colored tulle Around the crown
velvet band. terminating in a 81
sized bow.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

AS many articles of use are adulter-
ated, Paris green is no exception.
When pure, Paris green should contain
$3.50 per cent. of arsenious oxide, 1929
per cent of copper oxide, and 1906
per cent. of acetic acid. The pure ar,i-
Gle will vary nut little from these PRO-
portions. The main substance Of value
in Paris green is the arsen,ous oXid ,
which, according to the above. con :
poses nearly six-tenths of Paris green
London purple varies in composition,
hence samples are unreliable. 1t is
a waste product in the manufacture
of aniline dyes. There are two tests
for Paris green. 1t is insoluble in
water, but dissoives in ammonia.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
Cnder Green Boughs.

l heH along the orchard,
~ in the bright spring weather,
NE pink and pretty people
Whispering close together:
Were drawing royal juices
From the happy earths completeness,
From the perfumed showers OF summer
And the spicy south winds sweetness.
Were wizards of the moonlight
Weaving charms with dewy plumber;
And we're chemists OF the Sunshine
Changing form and working wonder.
when all the leaves have Redeemed
With streaks and peaks AID dapples,
Though folk may think us blossoms,
They'll find were really apples!
Harriet Prescott SpoHord, III st.
Nicholas
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
i TALKS ="
III - II BOZ
aNlaNANKIND
~ % % % 90
The Only Lady Admiral.

The Queen Of Greece holds unique
position for On account Of her great
love for the sea the late Emperor Al
exander III. of Russia made her an ad-
miral of the Russian feet instead OF
giving her the customary regiment.
Her majesty is the only lady admiral
in the world.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
Anchor Posts For a Wire Fence.

The success of a wire fence depends
largely on the corner or anchor posts.
/ have found the following plan the
best of all the kinds l have seen. Set
a common heavy post pretty deep in
the ground at the corner. Another
eight OF ten feet in line OF the fence.
Fit a stout piece between them at the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Al a small village near Namur q
discovery has been made OF $50 pieces
OF Roman money in perfect state of
preservation, belonging to the third
and fourth centuries, and bearing eff
gies of no fewer than fifteen different
emperors and expresses.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
X AGRICULTURAL. b


Onion seed may be sown in the hot
bed and forced, the small bulbs to be
transplanted later. Sow the seed
thickly in rows. Onion sets can be
procured of seedsmen and may be put
out now. They are better for garden
use than TO attempt to grow onions
from seed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Bill-When a dog wags his tail, what
. it a sign of?
Jill-Why, it's sign that he's glad
GLAD of WHAT" Glad that he's got a
tail to wag. "-Yonkers Statesman.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-08
NEWS OF MISS STONE
MESSENGER SENT BY RUSSIAN
MINISTER RETURNS.
Brings Letters Dated November |
In Which She Expresses the
Hope of Early Release

NEW YORK. Nov. The messen-
ger sent by VI. Blkhmeteff. the Rus
sian diplomatic agent to the brlgands
has returned bearing letter from Miss
Stone TO a former pupil at Sofia, says
the Sofia correspondent of the Journal
and Advertiser. Mr.. BakhmeJef. hay-
ing thus established communication
has turned the letter and details ever
10 Mr., Dickinson, the American con-
sui saying the latter has the ransom
and upon MIN rests the responsibility.
The messenger was absent nine days.
The letter is dated November l and Is
written in Bulgarian by Miss Stone.
but controlled by the brigands.
1t consists Of half a page saying Miss
Stone and Nine. Tsilka are well and
that the latter lady expects a baby in
three weeks Miss Stone expresses
hope for their speedy release.
Mr.. Bakhmeteff's messenger also
brought a letter to Mr. Dickinson from
Miss Stone The brigands decline to
trust Mr.. DicSinson's men and char
acterizes mis- offer as paltry.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-08
MADE A RUSH
FOR LIBERTF
-Four Hundred COnvicts Mutiny
and Make a Desperate AT.
tempt TO Escape.
ONLY TWENTY.SIX GET AWAY
Most Of Escaped Msn Are Desperate charae
Isn IRON Indian Tsrrliory-Ar
Stealing Horses sod Cloth
log Ia The Flight.

LEAvENwORTH. Kan. Nov 7.--One
man was klilcl hvc others dangerously
wounded and twcn,y-sx desperate cin-
y.cts ar AZ large a. resIlt %. q nu-
tiny this afternoon a, the size n tie
new United States prhia, .w5 wl.ts
southeast u here where no pr sIncrs
from the federal prison. 10 "hArkc u
% armed guards. were at work
Gus Parker. one ~ the ringclirfs 0f
the mutlny. under prctsnsc OF netF-
h,y. walked 20 the corner " ght stock
ai, whrfr twO rvvoly-rs had neeu com
soaLd ana secured thcn Want be bg
'oirci~i, lie return AMI pissed me IL
'hc rrvolyvrs 10 Frank Thlno,ou a
neErn When lllnis supein'anlant .of
construction. and thrre untsmrl sJdrIs
prepared 60 round no n, men al ~
sni ~ The days work. The prisoners
made a grand rush ~ the main en-
trance ana % u Them succc,lA - -
Gaping Most ot the csctpsi men are
from rhr lnuan Territory They wsnt
In the direction of EAs %, Kans.s s. and
Ii y reported they have held Up many
'armfrs taking horses and clothing IN
route. Forty armed guards are In rur.
suit To-. .n, fuguvss.
The dead ana wounirl are NJ fol-
lows;
Ford Quinn. clnyioi chot End Killed
J. Il Waldr,n. shp, In the mead; Ia
a pfeclrlous condition.
G. T. burrows. shot 'wlrs In the
neck serious
Arthur TrcIforl hot In The leg
slight
Andrew Leonard. .uari, broken lex
A fugitive named otter vas eho; but
was able {, ~ wi:h the others.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-08
LARGE COAL EXPORTS
HEAVY ORDERS PLACED FOR
IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT.
Increased Demand Is Lar gely Due
to Labor Troubles in Wales
and France.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-There' has
been marked increase recently in
French orders for American anthracite
COAL particularly from Germany, says
the Journal OF Commerce.
The increased demand abroad is said
to be due largely to labor troubles in
Wales and France, resulting in a cur
tailment Of supplies from those coun-
tries. AT the same time low ocean
freights and light exports OF grain
from this country have enabled anthra-
cite interests here to take advantage
OF the situation abroad. Representa-
tive coal dealers at Berlin are now in
this country. They have Inspected the
Pennsylvania coal fields and as a re-
suit OF their visit several fairly large
orders have been placed. Some Of
these orders have already been filed
and others are about to be shipped. A
representative OF the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal Company said concerning
these German orders that his COMPANY
had received an order for some 400 tons
Of hard coal to be consigned to the an
thracite works of Gustav Schultz at Ber-
lin