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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
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Parsley Sauce-Chop a handful OF
parsley and mix it in a stewpan with
two ounces of butter, two ounces of
flour, a tablespoonful of salt, busting of
pepper, half a pint of water and ia
blespoonful of vinegar. Stir until it
boils, then pour over the fish and send
to table
Wheat Fritters with Orange Honey
Take three eggs, one and one-half cup
fuls of sweet milk, three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, one saltspOonful of
salt and flour enough to make it stiff.
thicker than batter cakes. Drop into
hot lard and fry like doughnuts.
Serve hot.
Ginger Drop Cakes-Three eggs, one
cup butter. one of molasses New Or
leans and brown sugar, one teaspoon
full ginger, one tablespoonful soda dis
solved in one cup of boiling water, five
cups unsifted -four, little salt. Drop
by dessert spoonfuls on buttered paper
about three inches apart.
A Dainty Salad-One-ha pint of
crab meat. two heads of celery, two
hard boiled eggs minced very fine, one
tomato scalded and cut in slices, laid
in border of shaved lettuce with the
crab meat, celery and hard-boiled eggs
in the centre. Garnish with capers
and season with French dressing.
Moulded Halibut and Peas - Chop
one pound of raw halibut very fine.
add to this yolk of two eggs, one tea
spoonful salt dash paprika, soften one
teaspoonful cornstareh with a little
milk, adding enough more milk to
make two-thrds cupfu4 then stir into
the fish, and lastly fold in one-third
cupful double cream beaten stiff, but
ter individual moulds, placing a circle
of peas about bottoms, fill twothirds
full of fish mixtures and steam thirty
minutes, or until firm in centre, I'M
mould on hot plates. surround with
creamed peas.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

London possesses many fine muse
ums which no country cousin" who
values his opportunities would miss
seeing. There is one, however. which
is not in the guide books and has no
visitors, because scarcely any one
knows of is existence. 1t belongs to
the county council, and is a museum
of pawn tickets. They were acquired
by the council in the course of an in
quiry some considerable time ago,
into the question of establishing mu-
nicipal pawnshops.
Some of the documents are mean
looking things; others so magnificent
that pawning ones watch must be
almost a pleasure. Such is the ticket
in use at Naples-amDle in size. elab.
crate in design and gorgeous in color,
An impecunious Dick Swiveller re.
ceiving such a document in exchange
for his Sunday clothes can scarcely
feel that he has done anything mean.
but rather that he has received hand
some estimonial-London Chronicle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Paris City Of NEWSPAPERS.

At the moment of writing there are
fifty one papers published in Paris.
The precise time and the exact num-
Der are set down designedly, for the
business of journalism in France pre-
dicates bewildering mutability. News
papers are born and die after the man.
ner of the proverbial flea. If a current
publication is not feasible for the matA
ter in hand a paper is issued to advo-
cate a course, to exploit a scheme; is
used as an instrument of reprisal
medium for private PRONUNCIATION, and
it is snuffed out directly the matter
for which it was brought into being is
requited or d.-Cosmopolitan.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
UNPARDONABLE.

mo, never shall forgive him." said
old Mr.. Slimington, referring to the
young man with whom one Of his
daughters had eloped. 1.-THE die is
cast"
But" said the friend who had gone
to intercede in behalf of the lovers,
you must admit that his character is
good, that he stands high in bust
ness circles, and that his habits are
excellent Most men would be proud
to have such a son-in-law."
81 admit all that. Still, l shall never
forgive him"
why not?"
Because he took the youngest and
prettiest one in the bunch. Why did
not he run off with one of her older
sisters, confound HIM" - Chicago
Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Have nothing for show. writes Julia
Ward Howe, in Good Housekeeping.
Let your rooms look as # they were
lived in. Provide convenient cases
for your books, comfortable chairs 10
sit in, tables or desks at which one can
write with comfort, pleasant pictures
or engravings to look at. Do not envy
the melancholy splendor of superfu-
Gus apartments, rarely opened, and
full of ghostly shadows. The time
and money expended in the care Of
these possessions are out of all propo"-
ton to any pleasure that can be de-
rived from them.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
A HOUSE For SIXTY FOWLS

! am planning to build a hen-house
10X36 feet. divided into three pens,
each 1Ox12, to accommodate 20 hens
each. 1t will be seven feet front and
five feet rear, so that twelve foot of
lumber will work without waste. Shall
double board this with one-half or
three-fourths inch hemlock boards,
with paper between, also paper roof
Ing Shall have either one full win
dow or two half sliding windows in
each pen with three-foot door, open
Ing outward. | expect to keep the
doors open nearly every day and when
shut at might it will be warmer than
if there were more windows. Will lay
the stills Oh a stone foundation and fill
in with sand or dirt for floor to be
kept we'll Uttered with chaff
Shall sell off or use for the table
the hens in one pen every spring and
use that pen for chickens, disposing of
the ROSTERS and keeping the pullets,
% OF %, in the same pen to avoid the
iniculty of changing them around. The
next year clear the next pen and so
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
How TO Treat an Umbrella.

When you come in out of the rain
don't plump your nice umbrella ferrule
down into the umbrella stand, unless
you want to ruin it. That let's the
water and the tiny specks of grit
run down into the lining under the
iron ring that secures the ribs. and it
stays there. making the silk tender.
and rotting it. Neither should you
leave the umbrella open to dry, as that
stretches the silk and makes it stiff,
and it will soon split. Shake it well.
then close it, and stand it, handle
down, where the water will run of.
Never set an umbrella or parasol away
tightly folded; it will split out just rs
soon again. Leave the folds to lie
loosely-New York Mail and Express.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
For Polished Floors.

In oiling your floor with linseod oil
use half gallon of boiled linsced oil,
mixed with a quarter of a pound of
burnt sienna, and rub it on the floor
with a large wooden rag. A strong de-
coction of the inside of red oak bark,
set with copperas. makes a nice dye
for floors. After rubbing it in thor
oughly. and letting it dry. rub the floor
with a waXed brush, which will give
1t a pretty polish.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Last Survivor of a Famous Wreck.

]. Johnson, who died recently in
Liverpool, was the last survivor of the
famous wreck Of the Berkenhead, the
troopship that went down in Simon's
bay in February, 1852, when only 1874
men out of 633 got to shore. The troops
stood drawn up under arms on deck
till the ship sank.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
WEEDS ARE OF SOME BENEFIT.

Weeds are everywhere. Their pres
ence should cause alarm. They choke
the wheat in the field, annoy the gard
ener. thrive in the meadow, spring up
by the roadside. rob cultivated plants
of their nutriment, injure the crops by
crowding and shading, make the clean
ing of seeds difficult, while most Of
them are Of little value as food for do
nestle animals. Yet weeds are of
some benefit. for they induce more
frequent and thorough cultivation,
which helps crops. A new arrival Of a
weed of the first rank stimulates
watchfulness. In occupying the soil
after a crop has been removed, weeds
prevent the loss of fertility by shad-
ing the ground.
What enables g plant to become a
weed? Sometimes by producing an
enormous number Of seeds; in other
cases by the great vitality of their
seeds. Some are very succulent, and
even when pulled, ripen seeds. Some
seeds are difficult to separate from the
seed of the crop cultivated. Some
plants go to seed long before suspect
ed, as no SNOWY flowers announce the
time Of bloom. Some seeds and seed
like fruits are furnished with balloon
or sail, or graphing hooks. Some
weeds defend themselves with forks or
bayonets. Most Of them are disagree
able in taste or odor, 50 that domestic
animals leave them to occupy the
ground and multiply.-The Epitomist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
FERTILIZERS VERSUS CROPS.

The use of commercial fertilizers has
prevented the falling off in the aver
ages Of staple crops in the East, the
Yields Of which were decreasing every
year. 1t is almost impossible to pro-
duce sufficient manure on large farm
to retain it's fertility. and more fer
tilizers should be used.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
DREAMS REALIZED.

The two graybeards met again for
the first time in years.
Remember" said one, your young
ambition to live the life of hermit ?"
well" said the other, q am not
far from it. My wife is member of
apolis Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

A day has been set aside throughout
all Italy for the planting of trees by
the youth of the public schools. The
Minister of Public Instruction for
warded tbs idea, and the Queen smiled
upon it. And now Rome has had its
Arbor Day, the place selected for the
planting by the Roman schools being
the land adjoining some old tombs.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
FOOD FOR BEES.

When the weather is warm enough
for bees to fly, give them some finely
ground corn meal, wheat or rye canal
lc, or the finer parts of sifted ground
oats. Place in shallow pans, one to
every four or five colonies, and do not
put feed over one-half inch deep.
Avoid giving grain too finely ground
like pure flour, as it would be liable to
smother them.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
FERTILIZING THE SOIL FOR
SQUASH.

Such CROP as squash, cucumbers and
melons should have all fertilizers APP
piled by broadcasting over the surface
OF the ground. If manure is applied
il viii also give good results if work
ed into the soil. although well-rotted
manure in the hills will assist the
plants at the start.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
4. CONVENIENT BRACE AND BITS

1t is oftentimes necessary to carry
brace and bits when working on the
farm or numbering. The most con-
venient way is to get piece Of soft
timber as long as the bits, and bore
the whole length of the bits into the
end Of the stick. Pour little oil in
each hole, to keep the bits from rust
ing. A block two inches square will
hold all that are usually needed, and
render them proof against the weather
and damage from rough handling.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

on. keeping none over three years.
| will have one male only in the best
pen and use the eggs for sitting. 1t
will take 2.100 feet Of seasoned hem
lock at S14 per NJ, two rolls paper and
the windows, nails and inside filings
will bring the cost up to $50.-Edith
w. Holton, in New England Home
stead.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
AN APPRECIATIVE GIRL.

Clara-He boasts that he kissed you
the first time he ever called on you.
Jessie-Thank you.
Clara-What do you mean? Why do
you thank me?
Jessie-For saying he boasts, when
ly admits.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
A FORMER CONQUEST.

He-But why do you want me to ask
Binnleigh to the house?
She-Why do you wear your medal?
He-It represents that victorious
campaign l went through before we
married.
She-So does he.-Brooklyn Life.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
RAISING A LOAN.

First German Student with his
right hand in his pocket)-Come,
Herman. tell me candidly, are you
short of money?
Second Ditto-Ah, no, thank good
ness; I'm jolly well off at present!
First Student-Indeed? Well then,
just lend me five thalers, will you?-
ProYinzial-Presse.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
AWFTL. INDEED.

Buster-I am having awful luck.
am now down to my last dollar.
Deadbroke-Pshaw! that's nothing.
Wait till you are down to the last col
lar of your last friend.-Life.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
A MORE VITAL MATTER.

Did you ever think what you would
d. if you had the Duke OF Westmin-
ster's income?"
Village Pastor-No; but have some
times wondered what the Duke would
do if he had mine.-London Baptist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
NOT HER WAY.

81 suppose that woman orator spoke
her mind freely on the subject?'
Not much. She demanded half OF
her $50 in advance before she went
on the platform. "-Philadelphia Bull
letin. -
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
A PROTECTIVE DISCLAIMER.

"Well, my man, l suppose you will
saw little wood to pay for your
dinner?"
Nom. I'm no wood-sawyer, mum;
trimmin trees-rubber trees, mum, is
my trade. Detroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
LIE WOULD KNOW.

she-Papa has an absurd notion
that you have money.
He-I suppose we would better let
him think SO.
She-Yes, but we've got to get mar
ried some time-Detroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
HIS PENT-UP FEELINGS.

He used to whistle merrily,
He never whistles now
'Tis not that he is sad at heart'
Or has forgotten how.
He used to sing and slam the DOORS
But now ne steals around
A baby's in the crib, and hes
Afraid to make a sound.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
DOUBLE-EDGED RELISH.

when a clerk gives me too much
change l always call his attention to
it."
What for?"
81 like to see him looked shocked
at his own carelessness and my hopz...
esty."-Puck.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
THE BUSINESS END.

Every mans work is born with him
into the world"
How about the man who is to pay
him for it? Is he born, too?"-Chicago
Record.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Coal for three cents a bucket is
sold to needy persons in Boston by the
Salvation Army.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

HERE is in contemplation an
ocean front ride for automo-
bilists and others from New
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Paris has been suffering for months
from great plague of flies and other
insects. Naturalists trace this to the
wholesale slaughter of birds for wom-
ems hats. and the ministry of agri-
culture has issued a circular ordering
a stricter observance of the laws en-
acted for the protection of birds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
The Pitt Diamond.

While Pitt, the grandfather Of Lord
Chatham, was governor Of Fort ST.
George in 1893 he became acquainted
with a jewel merchant named jam
chund, who brought diamond Of great
size for sale. He asked 100000 for it in
the rough. 1t should, of course, have
been bought on behalf of the company,
but Pitt. seeing money in it, could not
resist the temptation of making a pri-
vate bargain. He became the possessor
Of the stone for the sum of E20, 400, and
he was quite satisfied that he had be-
haved honorably when he paid the
man, who on his part was also content.
But the diamond was known to b.
worth more than Jamchund had receiv-
ed, and the transaction gave rise to a
good deal of gossip, which in no way
decreased when later on Pitt had the
stone cut in England and sold it to the
regent of France for 9135,00O. Even
that enormous sum did not represent
it's true value. The stone was set in the
royal crown Of France, and it is valued
in the present day close upon half a
million sterling. 1t weighed 40 carats
in the rough, but the cutting reduced it
to 1876 carats. Mrs. Penney's Fort st.
George, Madras"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
Gas Mad as a Hatter.n

Probably very few persons who fire.
quently use the expression GAS mad as
a hatter'' have any idea as to what it
means or why halter is necessarily
any more subject to fits of anger than
a plumber. blacksmith or carpen-
ter. The expression is said to have
come into use half century ago, when
the manufacture of hats was done
wholly by hand. The most striking
thing about the process was that Of the
beating up of the felt. The halter first
dipped the mass of wool and hair fire.
quently into hot water; then, selling a
stick in each hand, he belabored the
mass most vigorously, stopping now
and then to get his breath, until the
material was matted together in a
rough sort Of felt. The lively beating
administered to the felt, as if the work
man were actually incensed, gave rise
to the familiar smile.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
For Blood, Stomach and Nerves, Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla
It Cures Scrofula, Dyspepsia, Nervousness.


she may be engaged III, selzes ner yvull-
gest child-the rest belong to the father
--and rushes off to her fathers house,
there to remain disowned, degraded
creature until another purchaser APP
plies for her. If the first husband
should repent his hasty action and seek
to remarry the Divorce, he engages a
professional tool, usually half witted
fellow who makes a living in this abb
horrent manner, to marry the peni-
tents former wife and on the morrow
Of the wedding day to divorce her in
his turn. A man may not renew the
woman he has divorced unless she has
been since married and divorced by an
other man.-Marion Harland in Pres
byterian Banner.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
ANECDOTES OF FORREST.

why the Confederate Leader Dec1in-
ed to Correct His Spelling.
General Forrest of the Confederate
was military genius of the first
rank. Without previous training or any
developed taste in that direction he
went into the army from a place as
overseer and attained commanding
rank absolutely by merit. Rough and
courtly gentleman whom it was a
pleasure to meet and to know. re-
member on one occasion some time aft
er the war coming up the Potomac
with him I wanted to introduce a
young woman who was under my es-
cort He said he was f1attered' by the
request, but that, he could not meet
her unless she knew perfectly well who
he was and that he was not held in
high esteem by the northern people
chiefly on account of the Fort Pillow
affair assured him that she was full
~ apprised Of his record, and then he
went with me to meet her, and she told
me later she had never met a more at
tractive man.
Earlier in his career = that is, be-
fore he had learned to spell-he was
asked by young lady to put his auto
graph in her album. He wrote his name
as requested and under it his title, ma
jor general of calvary as he spelled it.
The lady called his attention to it in a
very delicate way, and he looked at it
moment, and with full conscious
ness that he was lacking in that regard
and with beautiful and scarcely to be-
expected humility he said, Let it stand
to show how ignorant General Forrest
is There are not many men who
would have done that, imagine, and
it was the little things that showed
the mans true greatness" New York
Sim
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
Iceberg Designs.

All the architecture Of the world is
represented in natures iceberg designs.
Sometimes little berg will have the
appearance Of an Arabs white tent as
it rides on desert looking sea; anoth-
er, it's sharp outlines softened in the
vaporous atmosphere, will appear like
a domed mosque in green marble. A
cluster Of Chinese pagodas comes drift
ing slowly down the current, followed
by stately Gothic cathedral, early
style. Then comes coliseum, and be-
yond huge man-of-war floats down
the current it's stem submerged, with
foam grandly breaking over it. the
stern Is feet aloft
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
An uneven Contest.

"They had a lively boxing match at
Splinter's the other night"
"How was that?"
Splinter came home late, and as he
passed through the hall his wife's tall
est palm touched him on the cheek.
Splinter was in an excited condition
and thought it was somebody's fingers.
So he struck out wildly with both fists
and succeeded in knocking over two
palms and severely humping his own
head"
"But why do you call it boxing
match|
Because Splinter put up his knuc-
kles against his wife's palms. - leye-
land Plain Dealer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
A BIRTHDAY SONG.

q le1ing song to one so very loving,
With faith unfailing through unnumbered days,
We're but to prove what needs not any proving,
Yet love sings many lays
What can be said that is unsaid, hearts dearestP :
Still the old words we know are sometimes
best.
The things most precious oft are what lie nearest,
Their value unexpressed.
AS the years wheel may they with every wheel
ing
Bring in each season gifts they brought before,
With added sweetness, memories and healing
From out loves ,boundless store.
SO shall each year give an increase OF blessing
And closer draw the ties already dear;
What once perchance seemed scarcely worth pos
sessing
Has worth by love made clear.
With love begins our life, by love is tended.
Fen though at times its rule is hard to see,
Through all life's phases TILL the journey ended,
. Love perfected shall be-
&C. NJ. Payne in London Queen.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-02-23
CHOKIO.

Mrs. William Golden has been very sick
during the past week.
Chas. Leaman and S. Burt were county
seat visitors Tuesday.
Jas. F. Lee drove to Red Lake Falls, this
week returning Saturday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brown, of
Medina, Feb. 18th, daughter.
Miss Mabel Haley returned to her home
in Hoquiam Washington Monday.
Miss Mary Wright returned to her home
at Beardsley the first of the week.
The dance Monday night owing to the
weather was not very largely attended.
J. 3. Lee moved his barber shop across
the street next to McNa11y Bros. ware
house.
Mrs. G. H. Caldwell has been quite ill
during the past week, bnt she is now con-
va1escent
VIM. Petersney left for Montana Mon
day, accompanied by P. S. McNally and
Jas. Powers.
Drs. Pollock of Gracevil1e and Game. of
Morris were called to Chokio this week on
professional business
Rev. Green, of Paramount N. D. is con-
Quoting series of revival meetings in
the NJ. E. church this week.
Mr.. Richardson, of Canell is superinten-
ding the erection of the Hennepin Lum-
Der Co.'s sheds at this place.
Village election will soon be here and
Chokioites should try and elect as good
set of officers as the present incumbents
Mrs. P. J. McNa1ly went to Minneapolis
last Saturday, where she will remain
until Mr.. McNa11y returns from his west
ern trip.
Lewis and Ma1vin Hanson have rented
the building next the postoffice and will
put in a full line of fancy and staple gro
ceries, notions and etc. in the spring.
Frank Kried1er, of Gracevi1le bou ght
lot on the east side of Main street and
win as soon as the weather permits erect
a building Ax50. Mr.. Kried1er will keep a
full line of corrections and fruits in sea
son and also will run a first class restaur-
ant