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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Pardon for tiigdOn.

Holly Springs, Miss, March a.
Dave Higdon, at one time a prosper
Gus merchant, and postmaster at
jacksonville, this county, who has
been in Jail serving a sentence i'm
posed for assault and battery with in
tent to kill and murder, has been par
doned by Gov. Longino and was re-
leased from custody today.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
CAPTAIN scHoEFFEL A HERO.

Leader Hurt in Samar Only Man That
whipped All Foes in West Point.
Washington, Dec. 30.-Miltary men
In Washington take especial interest
in the reports from Manila because Of
their high regard for Captain Francis
H. Schoeffel, who was wounded recent
" in the desperate fight of eighteen
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Here is what a veteran. sea captain
says as to how seasickness affects
women: They suffer more generally
than men, but they don't make such q
fuss about it. A man goes to bed,
where he passes the time grooming
and swearing until he is able to come
on deck again. A woman fights the
malady until she can fight no longer.
Then she becomes quickly maudlin
and pathetic. Almost invariably she
asks three questions: DO people die
of seasickness? How far are we from
shore?' How long before we shall
land? When man is good and sich
he doesn't care when he is going to
land-rather hopes that the ship viii
go down, in fact"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Statistics of Atchison County Kan,
Ihow that of the 1851 people living
there 1918 have never attended Sunday
school.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Putney, Eng, March %. The Cam
brigde University crew rowed Oxford
today. The race was over the regu-
lar course from Putney to Mort Lake.
Cambridge won by eight lengths.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Natchez, Miss, March 22.-Local
capital now controls the new electric
street railroad, and from now on a
home man will do the managing A
difference of legal nature had arisen
between the general manager and the
Board Of Direo tors and the office of
general manger was declared vacant.
W. A. Percy, of Memphis, was elect
ed to the place. Now the interest of
Mr., Percy has been bought by E. H.
Jackson, of Natchez, which will end
the differences and give local men
control of the property
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

The United States produces as much
borax as the rest of the world combined
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

A black cat crossing ones path FORE
tells disaster, but a cat coming to the
house is an omen Of good import.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Jackson, Miss, March %. The Mis-
sissippi commission appointed by Gov
ernor Longino to arrange for a state
display at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, and composed of Messrs l.
Q. Enoohs, DR.. o. B. Quin, V. P.
Still and Frank Burkitt with the
Governor as ex-officio chairman, met
yesterday evening and organized by
the election of DR.. Quin as chairman
pro tempore and Frank Burkitt, Sec
rotary. The general nature of the dis
play was discussed at some length,
but no definite plan was agreed upon
and it was decided to hold another
meeting on the 3rd of April for the
purpose of selecting a commissioner,
who will have charge Of the active
work of arranging the display. Sew
eral candidates have been announced
for the position. The appropriation
for the display is $50, 900,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

"some chillun,@ said Uncle Eben, al
pow'ful good ies' befo' Christmas, jes
de same as some grown folks is pow'fu
good when dey's looking fob Office.
Washington Star.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

jackson, Miss, March 22-The Ser
geant's home on the Sunfower con-
viot farm, was. destroyed by fire to-
day. Loss 50, 900. No casualties.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

jackson, Miss, March ga radi-
cal change will be made this year in
the method Of passing on applications
for participation in the State pension
distribution to INDECENT Confederate
soldiers amounting to $3.50, 600 The
board of supervisors have been reliev-
ed by the Legislature of examining
the applications, but is charged with
the duty of selecting a pension board
to be composed of five ex-Confederates
in each county and these boards will
sit in final judgment on all applioa
lions. In some quarters it is feared
that the new system will result in a
alrge increase in the number of pen
sioners, the argument in support of
this contention being that the board
of xConfederates is likely to be
more lenlent with its comrades than
would the boards of supervisors. The
pension roll has been steadily increas-
ing in proportion to the increase in
the pension fund for several years,
until at present the pensioners in the
non-preferred class receive only
mere pittance. AS the appropriation
was doubled at the last session Of the
legislature, however, the pro rata of
these in the non preferred will doubt
less be largely increased.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
UNUSUAL CASE
OF HONESTY
REPORTED BY POSTOFFICE IN
SPECTOR FITZGERALD
TRAMP RETURNED SIG
Man who Got Ii Back Didn't Even
Give the Hobo Thanks or
Square Meal.

Jackson, Miss. March %. -Postoffice
Inspector Fitzgerald has reported to
the department at Washington an I'M
usual case of honesty displayed by
tramp named Gardner at the little
town of Pickens several days ago.
The north bound limited train pass
ing through the town failed to catch
pouch of registered mail matter
hanging on the mail crane, and the
contents, amounting to 1896, were
strewn along the track for distance of
a hundred yards or more. Gardner
happened to be passing along that way
in pursuit of his avocation as hobo
and picked up a package containing
$116. He promptly turned the pack
age over to the station agent who in
turn sent it to the postofice. The
postmaster did not offer him reward
for his honesty and he left town with
out even being extended the courtesy
of square meal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

"But, oh, can't you learn to love
me" "No; 1 never could study
Harper's Bazaar. -~,+.a<-.- }<ta:>..,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
English Decadence.

He held an important position on a
London newspaper, and yet he was
saying, and saying in all seriousness,
in naive perplexity:
Now l can claim, without conceit,
that l am more intellingent that the
average of my fellow -Englishmen.
Otherwise l shouldn't have my pres
ent position. | frankly admit, though,
that I'm not equal to the average
American. But why am l not? Where
is the difference?"
What could one say to such meek
ness? 1t was fortunate that he went
on:
You say that you don't believe in
this talk Of English decadence, and
fathers. Perhaps the trouble is that
we're just like our fathers"
Then, indeed, he hit the toe on the
nail, and 1 agreed with him as politely
as possible. The world of the sons,
however, is not the world of the faith
ican so sharply contrasted with the
rest Of the world as in this fact, that
while he loves and admires his pro-
genitors quite as deeply, if not quite
so solemnly, as the rest OF the world,
he has suspicion that the tools and
methods his father used are much
more appropriate in the cabinet of
relics than in the shop which compe-
tition is eternally threatening to un-
dermine and absorb.
Because his father thought thus and
acted SO is to the typical Englishman
most excellent reason for following
suit. 1t is to the American a very
strong reason for trying some other
way.-Harper's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
WIFE DISCRETION A FELONY.
Husband Sentenced to Suffer Penalty
Under q Minnesota Law.


Under q Minnesota Law.
To George A. Kenney belongs the
distinction Of being the first man con
victed in Minneapolis under the new
law treating abandonment of or failure
to support wife as felony. The
court was lenient with him and gave
him the lowest penalty-only ninety
days in the workhouse-instead of the
limit of three years in the peniten-
tiary. Mr. Kenney's bad eminence
should be a warning to other men,
says the Minneapolis Tribune, who are
inclined to neglect, evade or shirk
their duty to their families.
The Minnesota law is a new depart
ure in sociology. Heretofore such Of
fenses have been treated as misde-
meanors. The delinquent husband
could be fined-in which case the wife
usually hustled around and raised the
money to pay-or compelled to give
bonds for good behavior or sent to
Jail in default of security. But now
ne is confronted by hard-labor
proposition. If his failure to support
his family arises from laziness he finds
that he has Jumped out of the fry
ing pan into the fire." in being COM
PEELED to work for the state under
more disagreeable conditions than free
labor could possibly involve. If he
has means or property he would natur-
ally prefer to draw upon his resources
rather than incur penal sentence. 1t
is not to be presumed that the average
man will sin more than once in this
direction If the law Is vigorously en-
forced against him. If he can show
that he has done the hest he can and
that his failure to support his family
arises from inability to find employ
ment, that is, of course, a good de-
tense. This law gives the wife a bet
ter chance than she had before. She
can insist that her husband perform
his whole duty as the family provider
and if he willfully refuses or neg
lects TO do so, she can have him sent
up" and so get rid of him. Its enact
ment is an important step in the di-
rection Of the practical accomplish
ment of women's rights.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07

yo' bein' lifted up by pride an fallin'
inter de condemnation OBJ de debbil.
while l wuz broodin' ober ma 'fiic-
ton, miss called me inter her room, an
she looked so sad lax dat l threw ma
arms 'roun her knees an ask her what
trubble her so. Den she put her lii
white han on ma ole brack haid an
tear ran from her cheek right on ter
mine, an she said in voice lax she
wuz talkin' ter her own chile: 'Po'.
faithful ole Aggie. l wish l could
spare yo' dis blow
Den marse cum fo'wa'd wild a lii
slip oh paper. Here it Is, honey. Dat
iii slip will be restin' on ma bosom
when Marse Gabl shouts froo his
trumpet fer me ter cum home. l cyan
read, honey, but | knows desc words.
Dey's 'scribed right on ma heart: Dear
ole nanny, LAX Phelie, Pze goin ter
drown masef. | could face yo', an
knows yo' would hoP me ter yo' breas'
an forgib me; but l cyan face Miss an
de oders. Nanny, l amt got no place
ter go ter now but de ribber; an it
seems SO col lax. l wish, nanny,
we'd nebber lef' de cabin. Edicatin'
an tryin' ter be lax quality amt made
me happy 'cep' jes' de iii while wild
Jean. Now he laffs in ma face an says
he cyan marry no niger. Oh! NAM
my, my heart is broke! Forgib' me,
nanny, an doan' do Jean no harm,
cause l lubs him So an he cyan hep
If ma nanny is brack. Goodbye.
nanny. Oh! de water look so col an
lonesome lax! But I'ze got ter go ter
it. Doan' fergit de flowers, nanny.
l wants ter be jes' lax Phelie. l wish
l could jes' feel yo' arms round me
once mo-, but l knows when I'm col
yo'll hug me jes de same
Dose are de words, honey. Miss
cried. | didn'; jes' ma po' ole heart
weeped, an it's been weepin' eber since.
81 jes' cobered ma lii gal wild flow-
ers, an when Marse had her put in de
corner OBJ his own lot under de willo'
tree yonder l planted dat yaller rose
at her haid, an de roses do cum out
on it SO purity, wild dere faces turned
right up ter heben. An when de win
blows dey mods at me lax, an ken
hyear dem whisped ober an ober,
Nanny, doan' grieb. I'ze so happy
now.'
"Leab me, honey. I wants ter think
OBJ Clarissy iii while by mase'f."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
The Obliging Of1ice Boy.

An old gentleman came into busy
downtown Office the other day and
came up to the table where James,
the office boy, was reading the next to
the last chapter in one of the Dead
wood Dick novels. James did not know
for several minutes that any one had
called, so eager was he to find out If
Dick was really going to kill the vii
lain at last and save the blue-eyed
Catherine. Looking up just a moment
before getting ready to plunge into the
crisis, James caught sight of the gen.
teman standing beside him. In some
way the office boy felt that the visitor
had been there a long time, and he
fastened to make up for the neglect.
Anything 1 can do for you?" James
asked in the tone his employer uses
when he wants to make the best i'm
preston.
The old gentleman said nothing, but
he looked ut James in a strange way
that made that young man feel little
ashamed Of himself.
II am very sorry, sir, kept you
waiting. Do you want to see some
one, sirT"
Still the visitor was silent. Then
the boy raised his voice, and glimmer
of light came into the old gentleman's
eye. He took out of his pocket long
tube, put one end to his ear and hand
ed the other to James. 81 should like
to speak to your employer"
Certainly, SIR" said the obliging
Office boy; "hold the line" e"-Providenc
Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
VIII Not Insure CnhanS.

A Cuban who applied for insurance
from a local company the other day
almost wept when told by the examin-
ing physician that he could not insure
him, but that he should call again in
about two years. The agents had as
sured the Cuban that he would be a
first-class risk. In despair he went to
New York and confided bis woes to an
old friend, who is the head of the
firm for which he is the Philadelphia
representative. The friend said "Since
the Spanish war, when so many young
men from Cuba and Porto Rica have
come here to engage in trade, l have
seen scores of cases like yours. You
are killing yourself by insisting on liv-
ing in Philadelphia as you did in Ha-
vana. Persons who come to the United
States to live, no matter from what
part of the world, must make certain
concessions to climate. You drink as
much black coffee and smoke as many
cigarettes here as you did at home.
Very well, it will kill you if you keep
it up. Your insurance man probably
thought you were consumptive. Stop
living like a Cuban in Philadelphia:
cat, drink ard smoke as men there do,
and / will guarantee you an insurance
policy in less than two years. ."-Phila-
delphia Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
Care OF Hands In Winter.

Any extreme temperature, or either
very hot OF very cold water, is not
good for the hands. Warm water Is
more cleansing than cold water. A
dozen drops of the tincture of benZoin
added to basin of warm water is BEN
efcial to the hands. CASTLE or one of
the fine toilet soaps should be used.
A generous lather should be made and
the hands thoroughly rubbed with It,.
A rubber flesh-brush is great comfort.
A little bran or oatmeal If put in the
water has a softening effect, and makes
the skin velvety and pliable. Almond
meal Is also excellent for this purpose.
Care in drying the hands is essential
to their good condition, especially in
winter. A soft towel will gather up
all the moisture and should be used in
between the fingers of each hand SO
that every part may be thoroughly
dried. After drying the hands it is a
good plan to rub in little cold cream
or almond oil, after which, if they are
particularly sensitive, powder may he
busted over them.--Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
The Red Hunting Coat.

The origin OF the red coat is a mys-
terry. There is n story told that one
of the early Henrys was so enamored
with the sport of fox hunting as to or
dain it to be royal sport, and the red
coat was worn in consequence" This,
however, has been pointed at as alb
surd, as in those days scarlet was not
a royal livery at all. One thing there
can be no doubt about, and that is that
the scarlet coat is very popular for
those who hunt regularly. And it
must be confessed that it adds pictur
esqueness to the scene. The question
of color seems to be very much mat
ter of taste; it is looked upon as an in
dication OF social position. In the alb
stract any one can don the pink, if SO
desired, but it is considered out of
taste for any one to adopt that color
If he does not literally subscribe TO
the hunt fund. The black coat is con-
sidered to come next in social position,
and the ordinary mufti garment for
those whose subscription is very small
indeed.-Tailor and Cutter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07

'shamed of. She wuz dat tall an
straight, wild smooth bracl shiney har
it din kink none-an' her eyes wuz
jes lax de deer's, an her skin wuz so
sof' an yaller dat I called her ma
yaller rose. She warn't neber strong
lax, an wouldn' go wild de niggers at
de Quarters. Sometimes she chen
seemed 'shamed OBJ her ole brack NAM
my, but didn' min dat, wuz so proud
she could take an edcatin' jes' lax
quality, whereas her nanny wuz jes'
a plain ole brack niger dat didn' know
A from B. When yo' pa cum from de
Norf courtin' yo' ma, he brought his
Write wallet wild him. | warned Clar-
issy when seed her wild dat wallet dat
It wuz resky thing ter make her jedg-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
Color of seots' Hair.

A curious investigation reported to
the British Association traces the ori-
gin of complexion by the surnames.
1t was based, according to contem-
porary, on an examination Of 14,561
school children of East Aberdeenshire,
and calculation of the fermentation
OF the hair and eyes for fifty-nine most
frequent surnames. The darkest hair
and eyes belong to surnames common
in fishing communities, verifying the
tradition that the fishing population OF
East Scotland is of Belgian origin. The
fermentation of Highland surnames
corresponds closest with that of their
districts of origin. The surnames of
Wallace, Pirie, Grant, Park and Bir-
ME have strong blond tendencies;
those of Cordiner, Cruikshank, Ste
phen, Strachan, Buchan, Paterson and
Whyte are darkest, and Rennie, Scott,
Grant and Thompson show most red
hair.-London Daily Graphic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
REASONING POWERS OF GRABS.
This One Undoubtedly Showed 1t, Ao-
cording to Blackford.

cording to Blackford.
Eugene Blackford, the ex-fsh COM
missioner, was standing in the door
of his Office in Fulton Market one day
last week when a literary woman came
up to him and said: "Mr. Blackford,
am gathering material for an article
on crabs. Do you think those little
crustaceans have the faculty of rea-
soning?"
well, madam" replied Mr.. Black
ford, according to the New York Times,
81 have never given the subject a
thought, but have known crabs to do
some remarkable things. Last summer
l was fishing for founders in Jamaica
bay. The water was shallow and
could easily see the bottom. A crab
sidled up to my bait, picked up the
hook with one claw, took off the bait
with the other, ate it and then climbed
up the line hand over hand, tumbled
into the boat and went nosing around
looking for the bait box. If that isn't
reason it certainly is very high de-
gree of instinct"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
A HIDDEN Mrs.
Two Women Hold the Secret of q Golden
Ledge.

" "
Ledge.
Away up in the Medicine Bow
Mountains, not far from the Wyom-
ing line, there is q hidden mine for
which generation Of men have
searched in vain. And it Is owned,
operated and its location kept secret
by two young women, who have kept
their secret since one was eighteen
and the other fourteen years old. The
lode was discovered sixteen years ago
by a tenderfoot named Smithers. He
was ordered west by the doctors and
came to Colorado. Leaving his wife
and two little girls at Fort Collins,
he went into the mountains to pros
pect. In some unexplained way he
discovered an enormously rich ledge
of quartz, and recognized its value.
Then he returned to Fort Collins for
his family, having been absent about
year. His wife had died during
his stay in the mountains, but he found
his children in care Of ranchinan.
The older one recognized him, and they
were turned over TO him. IIe took
them up into the mountains with him
and they have lived there ever since
in the cabin built for them.
Smithers cleared off the ranch and
did u little farming, got a little stock
and raised his own milk and butter
and eggs, and lived outwardly like
thousands Of small mountain ranch
men all over the Rocky Mountain re-
gion. But secretly he worked on the
ledge of gold quartz he had discovered.
He broke pieces from the vein ground
them up in mortar, panned them,
and got gold enough to keep him and
his children without other work than
caring for their little farm. This life
began when the children We're but
seven and three years old, respective
ly. When the older one was eighteen
and her sister fourteen, Smithers died.
He had taught them the secret of the
hidden mine, and when he was gone
the two orphans lived alone in the
same manner They looked after
their little stock, tended their little
farm and in secret ground up pieces
of quartz and panned the gold from
it. The ledge must be of fabulous
richness, for these two girls, neither
of them very robust, and the younger
little more than q child when they be-
gan, have taken out all the gold they
have wanted in the four years they
have led their lonely existence. At
rare intervals they take their horses
and a pack saddle and go down to
the nearest town for provisions. They
always have gold dust and nuggets
to pay FOR whatever they choose to
buy.
II. A. Wells, timber appraiser for
the State lands board, was in that
section recently and secured 500
worth of nuggets the young women
had saved up. One he is wearing as
a watch charm. 1t is great chunk
of native gold, not melted into a but.
ton, but just as it fell from the
crushed rock. According to weight,
its value would not exceed $50, OF per-
haps $25. But as q fine specimen Of
native gold and as memento Of the
lonely mountain ranch and hidden
mine, hundreds of dollars would not
buy it. "Never mind" says Mr.. Wells,
'I'm going to find the extension of that
hidden ledge some day."-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07
Two New French Caves.

Two remarkable cases have been dis
covered in France by Messrs. Captain
and Breuil, in which the walls are COW
cred with drawn and painted figures
Of the paleolithic epoch. These are
mostly figures of animals, and some
Of them have been drawn with strik-
ing correctness. In the first cave, at
Combarelles Dordogne), the figures
are drawn with a deeply engraved line
and are vigorous in execution. They
include the mammoth reindeer and
other animals extinct in France. In
the second cave, at Font-de-Gaume, not
far distant from the former, black
lines are used, and sometimes the
whole animal is painted black, form
ing silhoutte. Red ocher is also used
in the figures, which are sometimes
four feet long. Many of the figures
are covered with a stalagmite deposit
which often reaches an inch in thick
ness.-Scientific American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-07

ally story PUB Coz
ment on de cloes dat cobers up man;
but fore long l heard him call her his
yaller rose.
"Clarissy looked so happy, jes' lax a
ya!ler rose when it busts wide open an
tu'ns its face up ter hebben as eff ter
thank de Lord fer lettin' it be so purity
l didn' hab de heart ter break de spell.
"All OBJ sudden she jes' dropped an
widdered as eff de sun didn't shine on
her no mo-; an she TUX ter talkin'
bout some Phelie who, cause she
couldn' marry de man she dubbed, jes'
dressed herself IN flowers an drownd-
ed herself Den she'd make a wreath
oh yaller roses an put dem on her haid
an lowed she'd look as purity as Phelie
eff she wuz drownded. 1t mos broke
ma heart ter hyear her talk, an
thought de words OBJ de Scriptur' had
cum true in ma case whar it tells bout