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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21
STRIKES A RICH FIND.

"Iwas trout led for Severalyears
years chronic Indigestion and
nervous debility" writes F. ].
Green, of Lancaster, n. H. "No
remedy helped me until l began
using Electric Bitters, which did
me more good than all the medi-
cines I ever used. They have
also kept my wife in excellent
health for years. She says Elec-
trio Bitters are just splendid for
female troubles; that they are a
grand tonic and vigorator for
weak, run down women. No
other medicine can take its place
in our family" Try them. Only
SOC. Satisfaction guaranteed by
]. M. Gam.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21

Mr.. c. r. Lee, representing
the Cumberland Telephone and
TelegraphS Co., of Nashville,
Tenn, was here this week So
Letting subscriptions for a local
Telephone exchange with long
distance connections, and we are
pleased to state that he succeed
ed in securing enough patronage
to insure the installation of the
service at an early date.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE
FOR CHILDREN.

II have no hesitancy in recon-
mendlng Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy" says F. P. Moran, the
we'll known and popular baker of
Petersburg, Va. I'VE have given
it to our children when troubled
with bad coughs, also whooping
cough, and it has always given
perfect satisfaction. 1t was rec
commended to me by a druggist
as the best cough medicine for
children as it contained no opium
or other harmful drug. Sold by
h. L. Stevenson, druggist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21
Legal Advertisements
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Jackson, Miss,
IL

Land Office at jackson, Miss,
Feb. IL, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the
Chancery Clerk of Pearl River coun-
ty at Poplarville, Miss, on
March 30, 1901, viz: Thomas C. Smith,
H. L. No. 28SS1, for the W. SW4 Sec -
and FL SE14 Sec. II, L. 4, S. X. 16, w.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
Asa b. Smith, d. B. FARRELL, James T..
farrell and John farrell, all of Derby,
Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21

We would like to do your job
printing, and will take pleasure
in sending out samples and quo
ting prices on any kind of station
cry used by business men, upon
application.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21
n. O. & n. e. TIMETABLE.

The following schedule went into
effect Sunday. December 18th, 1900:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21

Mr., w. H. Kentzel went up to
Laurel Sunday where he will
spend several days.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21
John e. Kelly,
Practical Painter.

Poplarville, Miss.
Gives prompt attention to. House, Car
rage, Sign and all kinds of artistic
painting.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21

The Free Press and Common
er for Sis year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21
GULF AND SHIP ISLAND r. r..

All mail trains.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-21

JAMES HILL, Register.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
FASHIONS ABROAD.
velvets for Evening Wear and Golden
Embroideries.

velvets for Evening Wear and Golden
EmbroiderIes.
A marked tendency toward picture
gowns is singularly evident on all the
latest evening toilettes, yet nothing
extreme is copied, writes foreign
critic of the modes. The most simple
point of beauty seems to be distracted
from an old time garment, and com
bined with the ingenious design Of
more modern style, which often forms
a captivating result. Lace and guipure
dresses will be worn, made over a fine
lining of tissu dor, when gold, reflect
ing through the design, adds particu-
lar charm. Velvet for evening wear
will be much cut up with lace, golden
embroideries and painted gauze in
crustations. Pompadour and richly
painted sashes will garnish lace and
embroidered muslin toilettes. Very
full tulle dresses trimmed with In
Vulnerable bouillonnes and spangled
delicately with strass stones, will be
adopted for toilettes de bal. They will
sweep the ground gracefully, and not
be unpractically long.
There is every possibility of gold re-
naming in favor for early spring
models. On many white muslin blous-
es (now made to wear with costumes
de tailleur on the Riviera) the tiny
tucks are stitched with gold thread,
and taffetas silk blouses are brocaded
with gold flowers. This glittering
metal is woven in such delicate It's
sues that it is introduced in an unob-
trusive manner on almost everything.
Workmanship and embroideries show
no sign of becoming less costly; on
the contrary. as ideas are improved
upon the work seems to become more
perfect, increasing in fnesse and &C
curacy. Rich brocaded velvet designs
are often cut away from the silk. leav-
ing space for an incrustation of lace,
and added to another portion of the
dress, when 1t is sometimes painted in
colors. The simple cloth gown will
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
EASTERN BEAUTIES.
SOCIALLY, PERSIA is A Easel
MATING COUNTRY.
Tho Persian Woman Untroubed by the
Nerves" and Fads of the New Woman
On the Street She Conceais Her
Face from the Vulgar GAGE.

The visit Of the shah Of Persia to
the continent, and his interesting say
ings and doings, while there, have very
naturally directed more than usual
public attention to the land over which
he rules. Considered politically, his
torically or socially, Persia is in many
respects one of the most fascinating of
all Oriental countries. 1t is the last
running barrier between Russia and
the Persian Gulf; its history teens
with lofty names and great dynastic
changes, and its social life piques Eu-
ropean interest by it's mystery and it's
novelty. And yet little is known Of
Persia, even by intelligent Europeans;
While to the great mass it remains
terra incognita. Bit by bit, however,
we are breaking through the exclu-
slYeness Of Persian etiquette, and are
learning how fascinating the people Of
Persia are. In no phase of Persian
life do we find more to charm, to sur
prise, and to fascinate than we do in
studying the lives and manners Of Per-
sian women. The mystery that sur
rounds them, their own fatalistic Sc
renity, the limitations which are plac-
ed upon their lives, in a word, the COM
! plete dissimilitude to feminine life in
Europe, lend peculiar and unfailing
interest to all that concerns them. II
is well to sweep away some Of the
cobwebs of prejudice in considering
the character and status of the wo-
men of Persia. They are not ill-used
they are not unwilling prisoners, they
do not resent the restraints of the ha-
rem, and they do not regard them
selves as victims of misfortune
Strange as it may seem to us, the
Persian woman is a happy woman;
she is content, placid and untroublec
by either nerves" or fads of the new
woman" A distinguished Frenchman
in describing them says: THE regu
lar life which the women of Persia
lead is the potent cause Of their beau
ty; they neither gamble nor sit VI
late; they drink no wine, and but rare
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30

ly expvye themselves to the atmos-
phere. 1t must be acknowledged thai
life "a the seraglio is more conducive
to health than to pleasure; 1t is calm,
untroubled life; everything in 1t is
connected with subordination and
duty; even its pleasures are serious
and it's joys austere, and are all In
themselves significant Of authority and
dependence" The dress of Persian la
dies is more snowy than tasteful, mora
picturesque than modest, according tc
European ideas. 1t should. however
be remembered at once that what
might seem immodest in the western
world, is regarded as quite natural il
the east. The "char-kadd" Cor head
dress) is, in the case Of the rich, very
pretty and costly; Kashmir shawls
and embroidered gauze, bespangled
with golden coins and enriched with
precious stones, are used for this pur-
pose; while the ends of the Char
kadd" droop gracefully over the Shout
ders, and 'jika," or bejeweled feath-
er ornament, is worn on the side of ths
head, producing a very jaunty effect.
Ornaments of jewelry are much af-
fected, scent baskets are suspended
from the neck by golden chains, and
the arms are covered, often from the
| wrist to above the elbow-with ban
giles, which vie in quantity and quail
ity with the coin bangles so often worn
| by ladies of fashion in Europe. AS
in India, the poor wear silver orna-
ments as anklets and bracelets, and
the negress slaves adorn their ebony
skis with the bright pink Of coral.
The Persian ladies' outdoor dress is
far from attractive, consisting, as a
rule, of a large blue drapery, which
envelops the entire person, and quite
conceals the wearer's identity. The
head is covered with perforated linen
veil. which enables the wearer to look
upon the outer world, but does not dis
close her features. man may pass
his own wife in the streets of Teheran
and not know her, but she may see
him. Now and then the veil will be
slightly lowered, and a pair of laugh
ing, roguish, bewitching brown eyes
revealed. For a pretty woman, even
in the east, does not care to conceal
her attractions beneath a veil, and the
daughters of Eve in Persia are not in
different to admiration. There are only
eight or ten thousand Parsees left IL
Persia, the original home of Zoroas
trianism, but the Parsee women arr
daintily attractive in dress and quietl.
refined in manner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
GE RMANY HAS A
LONG LIST WHO
DESERVE RECOG-
MILTON . = > >

often been COMPOUNDED with the Swed-
ish novelist of the same name. Among
the German women who have shone
in the art world are the following:
Madame Hensel, wife of Wilhelm Hen
sci, a celebrated painter, and sister
of Mendelssohn, the great composer.
She was distinguished for her taste
and skill in music and produced sever
al admired compositions. She was
born in 1906 and died in 1s47. Madame
Schumann (Clara Josephine Week,
wife Of Robert Schumann, the cele-
hrated composer, and herself a noted
pianist and composer. She was born
in 1919 and died two years ago. Among
other artists may be mentioned Ma
dame Schroeder, a celebrated actress.
and known as the German Siddons;"
her daughter, Wnhelmine Schroeder
Devrient, one of the most distinguish
ed vocalists of Germany; and Marie
Gabrielle Kraus, a noted opera singer.
Finally we may mention one OF the
leading lights in the world Of science.
Caroline Lucretia Herschel. sister and
collaboration of Sir VIM. Hershel, the
celebrated astronomer. She was born
in Hanover, Prussia. in 1850 and died
there in 1S4S. From 1772 until her
brothers death in 1922, she lived with
him near Windsor, England. She
published valuable catalogue Of stars
and discovered five new comets be-
tween the years 1856 and 1887.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Z arQOuS
ga Women

Beginning with literary women the
following are the best known of the
famous women of Germany: Johanna
Schopenhauer, born at Dantzie in ITO
and died in 1S49. She published
number of tales and romances. She
was the mother of Arthur Schopen-
hauer, the famous philosopher. Luise
Muhlbach, wife of Theodor Mundt. She
wrote a number of historical romano
es. some of which have been translated
into English. and have enjoyed great
popularity. She died in Berlin in 1878.
Madame Won Schlegel, authoress, wife
Of Friedrich Won Schlegel, the eminent
scholar and writer, and mother by her
first husband of the celebrated painter.
Phillip Veit. She was born in 1853
and died in 1889. Fanny Lewald, a
popular authoress, whose principal
works were novels, tales and sketches
OF travel. She was the wife of Adoir
Stair. the author. She was born in
1920 and died in 1875. Madame Won
Schwartz, a German writer and of
German family, but born at Southgate,
England, in 1921. After a separation
from Won Schwartz, who was her sec
ond husband, she went to Rome, be-
came a great admirer of Garibaldi,
went with him on his campaigns and
cared for him in activity. Most of her
numerous books are descriptions OF
her travels and adventures. She has
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Abandoned Farms in England.

Over a considerable extent of Sails
bury Plain, which is now used for.
military maneuvers, quantities Of
broken fiints are to be seen on the.
short turf. These fints have tale to-
tell besides that in which the geologistl
revels. They show that the land on
which they lie was formerly cultivated.
Corn once waved over a considerable
portion Of the great plain. 1t was
abandoned as Improbable long be-
fore the drop in prices twenty or TWEEN.
ty-five years ago. A statement was re-
Gently made in one of the daily papers.
that two farms in Essex, on the Dor
ders of Epping Forest, are to be had
rent free, provided the tenant pays all
rates, ETC., and keeps the farm build
ings in proper repair.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Open-Air
80 Cure.

Away up in the Julian Alps, in the
midst of an almost perfect solitude, is
the mountain village Of Veldes. a
health resort where people go about
almost in the state Of our first parents.
1t is one of those cure" places Of
which there as SO many Of various
kinds scattered over Europe. DR.. Ar
mold Rikli, Swiss, is the founder OF
the cure" and the moving and guild
ing spirit of the community Of health
seekers. The theory of the Veldes
cure is the exposure OF the body to
light and air, tension and relaxation.
these latter to be produced by cold and
heat (perspiration). and the absolute
cleansing Of the body with water. In
a sheltered valley beside Veldes Lake
lies the "air hut colony" absolutely
cut of from the rest of the world. Soon
after your arrival at Veldes to take the
"naturheil' you will find yourself the
inhabitant of one of the huts, a three
sided structure of one room, opening
toward the lake. and sparingly fur
nished- Here you will sleep, read
write and rest. There is a brown Hol-
land curtain which you can draw al
will across the front of the hut, which
otherwise is open to the elements. In
the middle of the collection of huts
is the large common dining room, roof
ed over as shelter from rain, but
with a floor Of gravel and open on
three sides to the weather At five
o'clock, or soon after, in the morning
the colony awakes and the people star
off for a walk to the air bath. These
air baths" are Enclosures fenced in
and surrounded with thick trees anl
bushes. One is for the women patients
and one for the men. Once inside thu
air baths and patients remove theil
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
In the Alpine
Village of
Veldes.

clothing and put on their bathing suits.
The men wear ordinary bathing
trunks, but the women put on gowns OF
diaphanous gauze and all the morning
they walk about the grass or up and
down the sandy paths, bareheaded ana
barefooted and bare shouldered- The
temperature is about 60 degrees, but
no one seems to take cold. At seven
o'clock an attendant brings to the In
closures long brown loaves OF bread,
pots of honey and bottles of milk.
Thereupon ensues an altogether" pic
mic, which is breakfast. This year the
proceedings of the air baths were en-
livened by the visit of several thou
sand little black bees. which put the
gauze-cIad ladies in a fiutter. At nine
o'clock the patients put on their
clothes again and return to the lake
side, where they rest for a while and
then take the great sun bath. On the
roof of a large bath house the patients
lie naked. stretched out in the sun.
with their heads only protected. They
are left to bake there for forty min
utes. Then they are taken away and
wrapped in blankets until the perspi-
ration pours from the skin Of the VIC
tim. After sweating for fifteen min
utes the patient is plunged into te-
pid bath and scrubbed and shampooed.
Lunch CT the most frugal description
follows The afternoon is occupied
mostly in recuperating from the eff
fects Of the treatment Of the morning.
and at $50 o'clock the colony assem-
bles for the first fun meal Of the day.
But even this meal. at which one is
allowed to eat his fill. is composed
entirely Of vegetable food, no meat be-
ing served. A course of the cure" is
supposed to last six weeks--New York
Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
In q Church
~ x BeIfry

There hangs in the belfry Of the lit
tie Christian church in the town of
Savannah, in Andrew county, this
state, a bell which has an interesting
history. In 1852, forty-eight years
ago, there occurred at Lexington the
most disastrous accident which ever
befell a steamboat on the Missouri
river, one attended with the greatest
loss Of human life. The saluda, side
wheel steamer, with battery of two
boilers, was on her way up the river
with a cargo of general merchandise
and her cabin and lower deck crowded
with passengers, most of whom were
Mormons. The river was unusually
high, and the current as it came
around the point just above the town
was strong. To add to the difficulties
the river was full of floating ice which
had broken loose from a gorge higher
up. Captain Francis T. Belt, c0mmSn-
der of the boat, had made repeated eff
forts to stem the rapid current, but as
often failed. At last, on the morning
of April 8, after waiting several days
for the flood to subside, he again order
ed steam to be raised for a final eff
fort. He went to the engine room,
looked at the steam gauge, and asked
the engineer how many more pounds
of steam she could stand. On being
answered that she had already every
pound that she could safely carry, he
gave the command, Fill her up; put
on more steam" and remarked to the
engineer with an oath that he would
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Animals of
AfriCA
Especial Letter.)

(Speclal LeblSA.J
-., Great European powers signed
...aeypent the other day, through
automatic representatives
rteeing protection for the wild
spimaIs of Africa, some OF the most
ws1nable of which are threatened with
s~t,nctiou. owing to reckless destruc-
y Nv snortsmen and hunters for hides
Jyorv. The area thus marked cut
vast game preserve extends from
~ q Doth parallel Of north latitude to
~ southern line of the German pos
ssions in the Dark Continent, and
-, tbr Atlantic ocean to the Indian
ooan and the Red sea. Under the
rr,s of the convention, the hunting
N giraffes, gorillas, chimpanzees,
orntain zebras, brindled gnus, Glands
IA the little Liberian hippopotamus
q nrohibited. The young OF the ele-
nbant rhinoceros, hlppopotamus. re
Ia antelope and ibex are protected,
and all elephants tusks weighing less
tban 20 pounds are to be confiscated.
Eggs of the ostrich, as well as those
n many other birds, come under the
rrovisions of the agreement, but those
n the crocodile and Of poisonous
snakes and pythons are to be de-
stroyed.
One of the animals to be protected
bv the convention is the white and
souare-mouthed rhinoceros, which is
the largest of existing land animals
excepting only the elephant. Appar-
entity. this great beast never was very
common. being a local species, con-
fined originally to those parts Of South
Africa where they were to be found
in the open, grassy tracts necessary to
its existence. 1t is now on the verge
of extinction, only a few individuals
remaining alive On the other hand
the black rhinoceros is still very
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Death from Poisoned razor.

az -, mazaraki. a member of one of
80 A S and best families in Aus
Srn, &c, las Just died of blood poisoning,
Drought about in a very extraordinary
o va several cases have already oc-
u .n,r leu OF contagious diseases conf
, mun heated by a cut from razor that
th,s I 20 t per mad neglected to clean; but
snis Is the first case of death Mr.
.so go AM at hrst paid no attention to
.ne cut but swelling and fever COM
ilnnata,r '. y. 10 call in surgeon, unfor-
terad 1 ~, TOO late. The poison had en-
WV ms system, and he died in a few
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30

always be worn by the Parisienne for
the morning promenade. On these gar
ments an original note is more or less
frequently introduced by the change
Of a collar or cuff, together with a
smart cravat of lace. A fold gallon
neckband, falling in two black and
gold embroidered ends in front, is now
a popular eteetera, worn over gold
stitched light silk tucked blouse. Quite
pretty notion is a mousseline bow
cravat, having killed ends, stitched
with fine gold thread
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
pvro0 Swan pArdenelles Strait.

The Hellespont or Dardenelles is
narrow strait between Europe and
Asiatic Turkey, which connects the
Sea of Marmosa and the Egean sea.
The legend describes Leander as night
ly swimming across the Hellespont 70
visit Hero, his sweetheart. 1t was
really swan by Lord Byron. The
actual distance between Abydos and
sestos is about a mile and quarter;
but the current is so strong that about
4 miles is made by swimmer. because
of his drifting, ere he has touched
from point to point The first at
tempt Of Byron to swim the Helles-
pont was failure; but on second
venture he performed the feat in one
hour and ten minutes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Evolution of Trousers.

Coat, vest and trousers gradually
superseded the ancient doublet and
hose. Early in the eighteenth century
the doublet and cloak were replaced
by coat and waisteoat, the latter with
huge flaps. With trousers evolution.
was slower. At the mentioned period
knee-breeches and long stockings, lit
tie altered from the hose of the Mid
die Ages, were worn. After them
came pantaloons, fitting tightly. ana
buttoned or tied at the ankle Then
early in this century trousers appeared
New YnTk Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
THE QUAGGA.

hours after the operation. 1t is sup
posed that the razor had been used to
shave a dead man before he was laid
out in the coffin. and that it had not
been cleaned afterward. 1t appears
that there is no law to punish man
who thus causes the death of fellow
creature, and as there are no public
inouests in Austria, there is no official
information even as to the name or the
barber.-Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
STEAMBOAT BELL
WITH A HISTORY
DOING DU TY IN
SAVANNAH. KAN.

round the point OF blow her up. He
retired to the hurricane roof, rang the
bell and gave the final order to Cast
loose the lines" The bow of the boat
turned gently out into the stream as
it was caught by the current The en-
gines made but one revolution. Then
came the terrible explosion and all
was chaos, darkness and death The
number Of those who lost their lives by
the explosion was never known. About
100 bodies were recovered and it was
supposed that there were as many
more victims whose bodies We're new
er found. Nearly all the officers of the
boat were killed, among them Captain
Belt; but Clerk Joseph Blackburn; the
two pilots, Charles La Berge and Lew
is Garrett, both Of whom were at the
wheel, and the second engineer, Josiah
Cheney, who was on watch at the
time Captain Belt was at his post
on the hurricane deck, standing with
his hand resting on the bell, when the
crash came. He was blown high up
in the air and his body when found
was broken, mangled mass of flesh
and bones. The bell which had just
sounded the death knell of so many
unfortunate ones was blown high upon
the bank, where it was found unin-
jured. 1t was bought, with what re-
NAMED with the wreck, by old Casper
Gruber, who afterward sold it to the
Christian church at Savannah, and for
nearly half a century it has hung in
the belfry there.-Kansas City Jour
nal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30

A movement is going on amongst
French Socialist mayors in France to
forbid the wearing of ecclesiastical
costume. A decree issued to this effect
bv NJ. E. Thomas, Mayor of Bicetre,
has been annulled as illegal by the
project of Police. Amongst the priests
Of France it is probable that, although
thew resent the aggressive action OF
the MAYORS. they would, for other rea-