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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
Hope Still
. = Lives

Whatever the world may think OF
the probability of the explorer An
drees return, his mother and sister
are firm in their belief that the son
and brother. whose heroism has
brought honor to the family name, VIII
yet return to his old home. Although
it is four years since he started north
and although the Swedish courts have
declared that the Swedish explorer
may be legally supposed to be dead,
these two women will not give up
hope. L -heir home in Grenna
Sweden, they keep themselves ready
to receive him any day or night and
dust and clear every morning the
rooms in which he made the plans for
his expeditions. Say what you may,
produce the most convincing proof
that Andree must be dead, bring
forth the strongest arguments in IA
yor of your contention, the mother and
sister will listen quietly and when you
have finished they will simply say:
He is olive and will return
1t is not merely hope, not merely a
strong desire, that makes these women
so absolutely certain Of the return Of
their son and brother. 1t is their be-
lief that Andree went forth to seek
the North Pole and to find it in full
fillment Of mission given to him by
God. And the LORD has never yet
iors.ken one Of his servants" is the
way they explain it,
The mother, F'ru Minna Andree, is
nearly 20, though her clear, ruddy
face, her erect carriage and the con-
tinuous smile that plays around her
face makes her appear much younger.
Her rather robust daughter, Fru En-
cline Spsnberg. is a lively good-na-
tured woman, and mother and daugh-
ter impress the visitor as pair of the
most intimate friends. The cottage
they live in ~ a roomy, one-storied
building, furnished simply. Most Of
the furniture is substantial oak, and
an etching or two relieves the SOM
breness of the walls.
They are deyout women and Fru
Andrse invokes grace before each
meal. "And. oh, Lord, keep thy SER
want, Fay son, and return him safely"
she las ended her prayer every day
fer these four years. Amen! Amen!"
responds Fru Spanberg.
1t Ia impossible to describe the glow
of pride and satisfaction which spreads
over the kindly face of the mother
when she exhibits the first shoe her
con wore, when she points out the
nrst prayer book he used, when she
holds vp to your inspection the white
tie he wore at his confirmation. And
when she opens the drawer and takes
cut the various parchments which tes-
!ify to the success of her son in high
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
DETECTIVE DEDUCTION.
sherlock Holmes, Jr. Again Shows Wb~A
He Can Do.

"Aha!" exclaimed Sherlock Holmo-p
Jr. His companion started as one
who is recovering from a fit, and ask
cd: What is it?" did you notice
the man who passed us just nowF
There he is looking at the pictures IN
tthe window of that news store" WHAT
about him?" HE is the father OF a.
little child. His wife has to take care
of the baby, because they can't anord
to keep nurse girl, and once he ram
a needle under his thumbna1l." VINO
is he?" II haven't heard his name
Until he passed us a moment ago
was not aware that there was such y
person as he in existence" NOW.
Sherlock don't try to make me De-
lieve that you are not gifted with
mysterious power of some kind that
enables you to fathom things which,
are forever hidden from the knowledge
of other people. ! believe you are the
seventh son of a seventh son or some
thing Of that kind. almost feel creepy
when T am in your company" my
dear fellow" the great amateur detec-
tive answered, you are foolish to per-
nit yourself to entertain such absurd
notions concerning me. l am not
supernatural honestly I'm not. 1 was
born near Scrubgrass, Pa, of poor pa
rents, who were too ignorant to under-
stand that it was foolish to work when
there are so many people waiting to
be worked. No, it is simply my won
derful POWER of deduction that enables
me to make these discoveries. JUST
one little thing about this man tells
me what l have disclosed to yen con-
corning him. He can't afford To hire
nurse girl, and he is the father OF
little child. How do | know tbs? IL
he didn't have to count the penafes no
would have his clothes kept in good
condition by some tailor" Very
we'll, but how do you know he has q
young child and that his wife takes
care of it?" Zone of his suspenaers IN
fastened to his trousers with Safety
|pin You see it is plain enough. II
his wife didn't have to take care OF the
baby she would sew a button on for
him, and without baby in the house
there would be no loose safety pins for
him to get hold of. The fact that no
once ran a needle under his thumbnail
keeps him from sewing the button on
himself" A pretty young woman who
wore one of these thin shirt waists.
which have tendency to sag passed
then, and Mr.. Holmes hurried after her
tO make f1rrther Chicago,
Record Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
MAKING AN EXPLOSIVE.
The Care Taken by Britsns in Prepnr-
ing Powerful Cordite.

The Care Taken by Britsns in Prepnr-
ing Powerful Cordite.
Hayle, little port on the coast of
Cornwall, has been attracting consd-
cradle attention of late, owing to the
fact that it is the place where cordite
is made, and the making Of high ex-
plosives has recently been a matter Of
parliamentary inquiry Cordite was
first adopted for military purposes by
thu British government in the year
1895. The mandatory at Hayle was
established in 1888, when cordite was
sold for use only in mining operations.
The explosive is now said to be the
perfection of smokeless powder, the
most unerring propelling agency yet
discovered. 1t derives it's name from
its shape, and in process Of manufac-
ture its shape suggests the appearance
Of discolored macaroni. It is made in
all sizes to fit the charges of various
weapons used by land and sea forces,
from the 12-inch naval gun, taking
cords half an inch in diameter. down
to the army pistol, which takes threads
not exceeding one-hundredth part of
an inch in thickness.
The progress of manufacture is in
tr!cate. BIT one of the essentials may
be mentioned. Mixed acids must be
forced lip to a tower at the highest
point Of the estate, to be mixed with
glycerine, when the first process OF nj
trating takes place. From here the
nitro-glycerine permeates back to the
lower levels, increasing in purity at
each successive hating place There
are only two divisions of the cordite
factory, coll0qually known among the
men as the outside" and the inside"
The Outside comprises those depart
ments which are not primarily danger
Gus, and where the stringent precau
tons which rule the inside" are not
essential. In the inside" ON the
other hand, there are iron rules which
must be obeyed to the letter.
The visitor who crosses this danger
area under the conduct of the manager
must submit to be searched, so that
nothing in the nature of glass, knives
or matches is left in his pockets. He
will not be allowed to pass beyond the
door of the shops, though he can OBJ
serve the operations from the en-
trance. No one is allowed to set foot
upon the polished white floors who has
not donned special soft-soled boots
Chicago News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
lips and faint lightning played in his

lips and faint lightning played In his
eyes.
81 had no idea, Mollie," he spoke in a
surprised tone, chat you could be so
unreasonable and perverse."
You mean you didn't know I could
be SO sensible and farseeing," she re-
turned, with defiant smile.
jerome rose to his feet. He ran his
long fingers through his soft chestnut
hair, then pulled his hat down hard
on his head. He gazed absently toward
a cornneld a hundred yards away, in
which a man was blowing, and fine,
buxom young woman was cutting
weeds from the corn rows after him.
The man halted, turned toward the
woman, uttered some banter, then
playfully picked up a clod and threw
it at her. She lodged the clod, gayly
cackling, and then playfully lifted the
menacing hoe toward him.
Mollie caught the idylic picture, and,
looking up at Jerome with a meaning
expression, exclaimed:
Happy young married folk"
But the suggested picture of mutual
help was lost on Jerome at that mo-
ment. He was typical young south
erner of the old school-one of those
who contemplate women through chiv-
alric ideals only. A woman, according
to his doctrine, is genius or inspira-
ton for man, but she, her sacred self,
must not achieve.
When do you leave?" he asked in
sad voice.
Next Monday"
$50 do l."
Mollie went to medical school in
New York. Where Jerome went was
not known. He left none behind
whom he cared to inform.
Mollie graduated and temporarily
hung out her single in her native
town, an unwiss thing to do always.
People who had known her always as
sweet little Mollie' couldn't speak
Of her as "Dr. Mollie' without laugh
ing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
THIS WOMAN IN WHITE.
Her Appearance In the Financial Quarter
Calls q Halt.

Her Appearance In the Financial quarter
Calls a Halt.
There was a break in the curb mar
.ket in Broad street one day recently
Not break in prices, but break In
the transaction of business. N1nutea
are weighty there, even though bust-
ness be done under the sky fer roof,
and it is not often that selling and
buying are suspended utterly for even
a minute. But they were this day,
and the cause was a woman. YounSe
tall. fair and inclined to fullRess OF
form, the woman swung-swung II
the correct term for her rate and
method of progression-into Broad
street, out of Exchange place. She
wore a shirt waist and skirt in which
there was no tint of color; all was
pure, dazzling white. Her hat, too.
was all white, straw and trimmings az
well. and around her throat was Q
flowing white scarf of lace. Her
sleeves reached not quite to her ell
bows, hugging her round arm tightly,
and were finished with full ruffie OF
lace. Without pause she cut diagon-
ALLY across the street, looking neither
to the right nor to the left as she trip
ped daintily over several damp spots
on the asphalt. AS she passed the
crowd" several in it turned and said
something to each other. In every in
stance every man of them had turned
from business and was watching the
woman as. she went carefully, or care
,leesly, on her way Nor did Business
tbegin again until. she had turned into
Wall street, in the direction Of the
ferry Not word was spoken until
the woman was out of sight, and then
there was chorus of signs as Bidding
and offering again began. Bat one
man who stood on the edge OF the
crowd saids and his expression was APP
proved byA all who heard It: "That's
the mostoSeautiful thing I've ever seem
in Wall street, but she walks with the
lope OF a red Indian" And he was
right, for her face and form were az
marvelously beautiful as her gait was
wonderful. and unique.-New York Tri-
hume.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
Reattlu= Old Cars.

A car-reftting company in New York
city buys old Pullman coaches, tears
the inside furnishings cut and rents
them according TO the wishes of its
customers. Whatever kind Of private
car a man may wish he may order
parlors, handsomely carpeted, sitting
rooms, dining-rooms, sleeping compart-
ments, Rmoking-rooms-all with equip
ment more or less perfect, according tc
the price. And cars are refitted in this
way and sold for prices varying from
$1,000 to $4,000. Very handsome ant
serviceable cars have been built from
the old "castaways," and the man Of
moderate means can travel privately
and comfortably in home of his own
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
in 'em. You surely don't pretend to

in 'em. You surely don't pretend to
thoroughly examine eyes merely CLAN
cling toward en-
She forced herself up and CAME
slowly toward his chair.
She puStled up the left lid with pro-
fessional deftness, and instantly
dropped it, saying:
81 see nothing in your eyes, SIR
Nothing at all?" he asked eagerly.
Nothing, 1 say"
Look at me doctor, and tell me,
didn't you see a great deal of love in
them-Say, Mollie Darling?"
And this strong, scientific woman be-
gan to cry, and he began to laugh, and
a moment later her ear was at his
great chest, but not to listen for irreg-
ular heart beats. An hour later, when
he called her doctor" she slapped him.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28

WAS given brain and hands to be used
She was not made to sit back in beau
tiful, rosy stupidity and idleness. A
capacity for effort implies a duty to
'nss that capacity. I shall study med
zine. I'll equip myself for self-de-
1ense. shall not lean helplessly
against you as pillar Of strength.
The pillar might get broken. shall
uualify myself to be physician; then
Va good fortune will fix it that III not
need to practice, very good; but if mis-
<ortune comes, I'll be ready to meet 1t
sAskf skilled weapos."
can't listen to you patiently,
car" cried Jerome "You have prom
ised to be mine. I forbid your going
TO medical school"
III .'But Pm not yours yot, understand"
<sturned Moll1e. good deal of empha-
5ffs in look and voice.
1aroma suddenly drew in his firm
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28

eral, welcoming West, and located in
a booming mining town.
Her single attracted little attention,
but her beautiful face and figure did
from the first. Before week passed
she had begun to get patients, and,
what was better, fees were paid in ad-
vance. and usually double the amount
Of the charge Before two weeks went
by she was getting calls hourly. A
novel fact soon began to dawn on her,
however, that was disturbing. She
began to discover that nearly all her
patients were handsome young men,
and that if they were diseased at all
The complaints were SO deep as to bsf-
flo her powers Of discovery. Was she
failure in diagnosis?
A young man would come in COM
planning of heart trouble. He would
lie down on e sofa and a long examin-
alton with stethoscope would ensue.
The heart pulsations, except for little
nervous excitement, which the patient
rather than she could have accounted
for, was all she would find. Cases Of
AhOl4OlO4ApRo SIl-il-ell AlS NN4C lbuAbAPly
ing and her professional pride and dig
nifty were suffering. Some young gem
tlemen would insist on a second exam
nation, and when she would sternly
assure them that there was only func-
tional excitement at most they would
not be satisfied.
All these experiences set her to
thinking, and quietly investigating,
She soon learned that in nearly every
instance her would-be heart patients
were single men! Her landlady still
further enlightened her one day by re-
marking: You pirty little thing. you!
Jest as long as you remain as pirty as
you are now, heart trouble is soin'
TO be owful in these parts! It'll take
the form of Jealous heartaches among
all the gals."
Poor little doctor!
She felt so shamed and Inundated
she didn't know what to DO. To have
her noble profession turned into q sub
ject of mockery and burlesque and
she herself made ridiculous she could
not bear much longer. Only her need
to do something for her daily bread
kept her from tearing that sign from
ths door and dying back East.
One day she was sitting in her Office
sadly Illuminating when her door
opened and tall, fine looking, bearded
man entered.
as this DR.. Dalton's ofice?" he
asked with an embarrassed hitch in
| his voice.
81 presume ysu saw the sign" she
replied, hardly looking up.
Anthem, Well. want to get nay
eyes examined"
She east a reluctant professional
glance at his eyes. and replied:
There's nothing the matter with
/ your oyea, sir"
( 10 stared at her dumbfcunded.
We'll, must say. you are strange
| kind OF doctor!"
"a kind probably that you won't
care to patronize," returned the doc
tor, not deigning a look.
Say, DR.. Dalton, I've got plenty Of
money, and you hold yourself out as
a doctor. I insist that you look into
ny eyes. and see what it is that's got
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28

A country. minister in certain town
took permanent leave of his congrega-
ton in the following manner; Broth
ers and sisters, / come to say goodbye
I don't think God loves this church.
because none of you ever die. | don't
think you love each other, because
you have not paid my salary. Your do
nations are moldy fruit and wormy
apples, and by the fruits We shalt
know them Brothers, am going
away to better place. have BEEN
called to be chaplain of penitentiary.
I go to prepare a place for you, and
may the Lord have mercy on your
souls! Good-by New Berlin Gazette.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28

Names woods are known Of all
men, but few realize that, vast and
deep as they are, they exceed seven
fold the extent of the "Black Forest
of Germany, and cover nearly one-half
100000 acres) of the area Of the
state. Hidden within these shaded
wilds, the home of the moose. Amer
ica's largest game animal, there are
more than 800 lakes, comprising one
fifth Of the surface of the state. Their
pure, pelucid waters fairly abound in
fish of many kinds. In only three Or
four spots on tAis globe may one and
in the same area an equal number of
lakes and ponds. Combined, they rep
resent a water surface of $500 square
miles. From these sources flow 5000
rivers and streams.-Pearson's Mega
zine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28

A charming dinner table, arranged
for a party of twelve, was spread will
a cleth of the finest white linen elabor
ately open worked, lace-edsed and in
serted with Hungarian handmade lace
This cloth was laid over q slip of pal,
green satin. The flowers chosen wer'
sweet peas OF all colors, mingled will
green and white ribbon, ribbon glass
revers arranged in delicate Greec'
glasses, with gold rims and gold mono
gram. Ths table glasses matched tn,
flower glass and the linen napkins
were lace trimmed and drawn to matei
the tAhlseloth.-Roston Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
Or. MOINe.

II BY JAMES NOEL JOHNSON.
E<copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
In the town Of Emmonsville there
~ 1T young girl who had resolved u
ne a physician. Strange to relate
faWas very beautiful; stranger stil'
le was not one of those new women
that would have looked so much pet
Ter in masculine toys, and still stfAhs
4, she was very much in love WIN
handsome, levable, young man, Jef-
me Boucher, and had already prom
}sed to marry him.
Now this young man was lawyer
fof great promise, but little present
Reinforcement. He was not in positloD
to undertake dual responsibility d.
the present, and, during the lnterln'
Miss Mollie Dalton couldn't see any
great good sense in being unemployed
kWhile her Jerome was struggling up
the hill she believed it almost wlcAeu
that she should watch him. nahos
folded, in the valley of idleness.
e But Jerome could not bear the
Thought of her being doctor, ana ne
told her well Of it, as they sat togetner
on the soft turf, beneath the shaoe Vi
La great beech one August afternoon
"Mollie Darling" said Jerome, ms
<fine eyes trimming with lovellsht'
E'how could l bear to hear you calleu
DIR. Mollie? Oh, l couldn't, and snail
mot. Please get that notion out OIL
&that pretty head Such notion, long
Econtinued, will disfgure you, dear. IL
you keep nourishing that sclentlhc looa
it will drain all the sources OF your
beauty. Oh, you look like a doctor
you little nosegay Of feminine sweet
ness! I tell you, though, you can
transform and disfgure yourself. me
H mind can knead the body into most
any shape it sees fit. BY their LOOKS
We know what people are.
'If you persist in your determine
<tion, the dimples of your cheek Will
Yak, spread and deepen into concavl-
4 Your golden, glossy hair Will
off short, and get straight ory
and pale as wheat stubble in dog days
Your plump lips, red and warm now
will get ironed down thin and tucked
5n at the corners. Your nose, straight,
1ine and Greek, will get hump on
Itself, and sharp and hooked at the
4 end like 'hawk-billed' knife. Your ex-
pressive blue eyes will lose their ador-
Eable softness and luminosity and VIII
&become sharp, penetrating, analytic
Scientifc. Oh! how could l bear II!
Mollie's sweet blue eye becomes the
Motors scientific eye!"
IA During this disquisition "Mollie OAR
Ling" gazed at him with face sparkling
/ With smiles, but beneath those smiles
like a back wall, frowned a stern reso-
n hilton. jerome saw this, aEl looked
|discouraged.
M Jerome" she responded in quiet,
|saecided voice, My mind is fully made
us. I'm going to be something and
h know something in my own right. l
have got rid Of all those false notions
Respecting woman's sphere. Woman
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28

n Ease OF NecebSity.
An amusing anecdote, more or less
improbable, is told in the Louisville
Times concerning negro improvidence
and simplicity. An old nanny who
had known Governor Taylor of Ten
nessee from his childhood, came into
his Office and began at once to plead
for the pardon of her husband, who
was then in prison. Laws Dress yo'
life, Marse Bob" she began, II wisht
you'd pahdon dat po' ole niggah Jim.
he amt no good for muffin nowhar,
He jest dat useless an triflin', even at
home, dat he calm 90 no mo- den sor-
ter scrape aroun' an git a little SOM
pen for we-all to eat, an he sholy ain
no good down OAR in dat PEN
81 can't do it, aunty," the governor
said. Il ana being abused every day.
What's Jim in there for?" he asked,
seeing the little light that was left dy-
ing out Of the old woman's eyes.
IVY, Marse Bob, dey jes' put him
in dar for muffin pom earth 'cep takin'
one po' little ham outen Mr.. Smiths
smoke-house. We was outen meat, an
de ole nigsah didn't do muffin 'cep' TEX
de ham fur ter keep we-all fun starry
in" well, now suppose l should
pardon Jim, what good would that do
you? He is so emery and trifling,
the governor was saying, when the old
woman broke in with the reply: IVY,
Dress you, Marse Bob, we is outen
meat asin, an we jes' got to have an
otnah hami"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
Big ELK Horns.

Gen. Charles w. Darling of Utica,
N. Y, is the possessor of a pair of elk
horns that measure feet and 5 inches
from tip to tip across the skull. and
they have a spread of 53A inches. The
beam lengths are 55 and 561a inches,
and OF the ten prongs the longest ara,
16 and IL inches The only larger pair
known are ~ feet from tip to tip
They are in Germany.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-28
Andres Mother and Sister
Say the Explorer
Will Return.

school and university, when she ham
dies the various medals he received,
when she asks you to read the fiat
tering letters in which countless
scientific societies notified him of his
election as one of their members, then,
indeed, you see in her motherhood
slorified