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The Washington times., 1902-06-01

ed himself for the ordeal with the
monster and swore to return with the
cure. Through forest and prairie he
wenced his way. nor did he seek to dis
play his prowess with the wild beasts.
but spared mis- strength for the fight
with the mighty dragon.
As Broboro approached the dragon
raised himself on his forelegs. his
sharp. cleaning eyes opening and clos
ing in quick succession. His great fangs
showed in contemptuous lifting of the
green snout Broboro waited for the
beasts attack Slowly the long body
moved forward and circled to the right
and then TO the left of Broboro I.ro-
bero fell back toward great rock The
The Washington times., 1902-06-01

The wood should be sound and free
from knots. and not more than half an
inch thick. The face of the racquet is
six inches In diameter. more or less.
Some players prefer it round. as in the
illustration; others, and by far the
greater number, like an oval or oblong
shape. The handles should be eight
inches long. After saving. trim the
edges of the handles with penknife,
but care should he taken not to trim
them too much. or the reduction In tho
weight will spoil the balance" Of the
racquet. An inverted saucer will serve
as pattern to mark out circle for
saving. Balls must be purchased at n
store. They cost cents each. Two will
do to begin with.
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
HOMEMADE fING-poNG SET.

I top band Of white tape Is more attract
i've in appearance. This should be four
and half feet long and six inches
wide. and h.mmed on ton and bottom.
The net is supported by two wooden
posts. half an inch square, cut from the
top or side of a soap box, each having a
footlike projection on one side to
strengthen it. These posts are nailed.
one on either end OF strip OF thin
board four and a half feet long and three
inches wide. This arrangement does
away with the necessity for clamps.
The net is stretched on piece OF light
wire running from post TO post.
The racquets are cut from the top or
side Of soap box with compass saw.
such saw can be bought for Is cents
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
Bildad the Shuhite.

He began by being just a very small,
eyeless, nameless kitten, with a short.
wiry black tail at one end of his fat
white body and two stiff black ears at
the other. He appeared in the hayloft
OF the barn that belonged TO Teddy Hill
tons home early one morning. and Ted
dy. whose mamma had way Of reading
Bible stories to her small boy after he
was tucked into his rockabye at night.
decided. after much deliberation to call
him "Bildad the shuttle
About a month after the advent OF the
kitten Teddy and his family moved
across the river to the village to live
When everything else had been carried
over TO the new home Teddy and the
The Washington times., 1902-06-01

dragon followed about half the distance.
BY skillfrl maneuvering Brotoro drew
him near the rock, which would afford
certain protection. Presently, as If
fascinated by the steady glare OF the
green eyes. Droboro stood perfectly s,ill
The monster drew his forefeet TO-
gether and then inch by inch backward
the snout dropped to the ground and
close to his fcrefeet, the neck arched,
while the eyes remained steadily fixed
on Broboro. The next instant he sIrang
at our hero, but ere he touched the
earth n spear had entered his body
crosswise, the point showing an inch
on the other side. Around the rock they
fought. The claws of the maddened
beast had torn the flesh Of, and one
finger off. Broboro's left hand.
Blinded by blood and furious with
pain, the beast sprang again and again
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
Blindfold Artists.
a RECESS GAME.

When the recess bell has sounded its
welcome ding-a-ling. let a dozen or SO
of YOU go into a room where there is a
ing it, for you are going to have a
drawing contest. and the blackboard is
the field where you are to display your
skill. Someone must be selected as di-
rector OF the contest, but not neces-
sariIy as the Judge.
When the board has been cleaned of
from one end to the other, the contest
begins by the directors calling on the
player at the head of the row to come to
the board. Then he blindfolds the player
with a handkerchief, places him In front
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
The End of the World.
A NATURE LESSON.
By CHARLES BARNARD.

The East River Is a funny piece Of
water. All well-behaved rivers run
down hill and are never so foolish as to
run up hill. The East River runs furi
ous1y one way for several hours. Then
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
Massacre of MackinaW.
4 HISTORY STORY.
By KATE STEPHENS.

The beautiful Island Michillimackinac
or Mackinaw, is about three miles wide.
Clear waters of the northern end OF
The Washington times., 1902-06-01

Il stops, as II undecided what to do next.
Then. off it goes the other way. wig
this way and that in the most
The Washington times., 1902-06-01
..'CLADYsAT The Zoo
s&S a

IS s,.os, HAD BEN sooom Ei.s:Hl
Ass ~, HER " KNEW
HEaJeaaa SAID ON SATURDAY
Ill TasE You TO THE zoo.
Aas so;~iAta sAruRpaf cAnE POUND
SHE srARrlowlra HERpa
AND ASH Was. TOO. FAR 70 Walk
TasY RODE THERE INA Lssess -
Ii. zdo. YousNcM. lsmap.Ss. A
WHERE THERE ARE MANY YR
LIKEWISE 4 ps;1TYlTru lME
WHERG gRs2 ss,,ss.e --ssp..,ss.
AMclaars ssm lse~ Fl
WHICH sAEaHo Pa PASSED r4sovos,
On. AlNr; r;Ts;flos5lriclaors cY:,.
rs soM RN casi @Niw
Aso mr sac sa~Aa e TAI.
Nov PAPA .'a,sas SID D.
WHhr Does VI Wasr WITH svea BIG llG&'
For sUeHa ,rrtE staoi
The osTRltH WINK, MS LIZZIE -
fHO THEaHt Hs,lsta awaY
I've NIGER ss>1421eov W 4tr.
SAD cli,Hs. ANY w.k.'
Or =o~ TIE IA 1,ps #ss,nsa
HEY WERE so CUTE Ass aVsHr
ASC GLADYS caHs 70 osl
1asa eanl A e9Ne sleHT --. ..sJ
THEY CEASED ptg osta Rouso MI -, -
fS7 Foutsr EACH orHEa TOO,
Asa WIEN At lssI THEY 7gst, fa1 ssara
No APPLE VAS IN N.vL.
'HI .::SS-a ss.wERt Full OF FUN
Az tufftO tata orstS Gooo
sr@aa5o Of Ga
Was GWEN TalsroR FOOD.
Tat alaas SLEPT INA - Of .rosa
THiT loosto soT4 CLEAN. AND NICE
Pa saloTHl slassMRt FOND Of caa
IHAr 4 CAKE Of 4,f.|I1
74ENsl~s AWFUL s's
kND vERy FRIENDLY. TOO.
II TOOK wO fson HER ~
fND NODDED THANKS TO fou''
The GgTwP AlAosr fRETtstD HER
He cwf stb71E NIaHrY Soaas
Aso. GLADYS. she WAS VERY CLAD
s+t wsDor nusx.s Y. @M/
Sort ap aura g she si|
RtD. GoLOtN. GSLtH AND BLUE
A 9Is WHO STOOD stOArt
Ano NOISY zsf3 TOO +.
The PARROTS MINI F20hFToT
raDt sucHAftiWm ROW =
| GUESS TIT RI HUNGRY GLADYS SAID
Ano ~4rr HER Cd C:.1 NO"
No ,ussya ,~5trH
A (,E.iso S-S AtUs .
SoNE l~> r,sTaassD
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
LIFE OF THE siLKWoRM.
1t Is Inconspicuous In Size, but Leads
Busy Existence.

1t Is Inconspicuous In Size, but Leads
a Busy Existence.
The silkworm is the larvae OF the
mulberry feeding moth, an inconspic-
uous moth of ashy white wings. The
male is not half an inch long, and the
female is little longer and stouter. The
silkworm is hairless, of an ashen gray
or cream color, grows to a, length OF
three to three and half inches and 10
slender. Its natural food is the leaves
of the mulberry tree. The silk glands
or vessels consist of two long sacs
running along the sides Of the body.
When the larva is fully matured and
ready to change to the pupa condition.
it proceeds to spin it's cocoon, in which
operation it elects from both glands
at the same time a line or thread
about 1000 yards long, moving its
head around in regular order for three
days or whereabouts, wrapping itself
I'D completely The cocoon with the
inclosed pupa is egg-shaped, white or
yellow in color, an inch to an inch
and a half long and half an inch to
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Tricks of
the Stoge
Dummy AninsAIs That
Are Made to- Arnuse
Theatre Coers.


feet long and emitting flames makes
us think that we must have got away
from canvas, wickerwork and paper,
else the flames are certainly not real.
The flames, however, are real enough,
and man inside ingnites and fans the
spirit-saturated cotton-with his
breath. 1t is out of a canvas mouth,
too, that they come, but that mouth is
fitted with asbestos cloth.
Stage rats introduce US to another
method of locomotion on the part Of
inanimate straw and canvas. Rats are
made big enough to admit small
boys; in such cases, of course, the boys
do the moving. But the common stage
rat is usually stuffed with straw.
There is no man or boy or other in
animate thing inside. Power to move
is impaired to them from without, by
means of invisible wires attached to
their noses and manipulated from be-
hind the scenes. Their movement con-
sists of only a glide, and that is as
of the real rat, it being the movement
that creates the least disturbance, and
is, therefore, the most suitable for
hunted animal. Stage rats may glide
in a straight line, or they may zig
gag and perform in more or less elabo-
rate ways, according to the arrange
ments made on the stage. These ar
rangements comprise the fixing Of pull
leys on the floor or in the wall or else
where and the laying of invisible
wires over them. The more elaborate
the arrangement Of puIlys, the more
varied will be the lines Of movement
traced by the rats.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

zone of the smoothest political
tricks ever played said Henry c.
Edgerton of Baltimore to Washing
ton Post man, was that pulled off in
Talbot county, on the eastern shore OF
Maryland, some years ago, when about
200 negroes voted the wrong ticket
without knowing it before our side
found out that anything was going
wrong. The county was very close
that year and the Republicans had to
count upon the votes of the negroes to
win. Few of these citizens could read,
but they had been instructed to put
their cross mark on the Australian
ballot in front of Massa Lincoln's
nose. They had shown that they
could at least do this much, and the
Republicans considered everything
we'll in hand.
but the Democrats were in control
of the county, and the Jackson and
Liberty emblem had first place on the
ballot, the Democrats also having
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor. G. Derby.
Treasurer. ]. Scarborough.
Clerk-A. J. Maxey.
Marshal-R, g. johnson.
Board of Aldermen-W. E. King
ST., 81. E. Allen, J. II. Caver, N. Bat
son, W. T. Scott.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Stage animals are very proud of the
organs they can move. If they can
roll an eye, they never cease to roll
| it so long as they think any one is
looking; and If they can switch tail,
they switch it. This weakness for
| showing of gets them into trouble
sometimes, Just as weaknesses in
general get real animals into trouble.
Hence an elephant, with a fine, freely
moving tail began to switch that tall
with great vigor while on its way to
the front of the house. Just as it was
| emerging from the side into view the
woolly end of the tail, in its abandon
ed flights, caught gas jet, and at the
same instant caught fire. The fire
spread as rapidly as dry, gummy can
vas and dry withes could make 1t
spread, and the elephant appeared in
blaze. Fortunately for the men in
side the flames were on the top, and
the first intimation they received of
the confagration was a feeling as of
something cold striking them on the
back. 1t was water, and the water in
creased and they were drenched and
Mortified for they knew not whence
it came or what 1t meant or what
might come next.
A swordfish is, no doubt, very i'm
pressive creature on the stage, the
sword naturally receiving great EN-
phasis from the maker and special
publicity from the man inside. 1t is
thus a common thing for that sword
to get into trouble, and for the poor
fish, in stage procession, to ask
harmless mussel or oyster to take
care of my sword," A dragon thirteen
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

section that there are probably 10000
grains of rice to the pound, but this is
an approximation. Adopting it as
correct, at the end of the third year
one grain of rice will produce 337 $780,
900 pounds of rice, and the rice mathe-
matician, allowing 1872 pounds for a
barrel of rice, figures that this will
amount to 2,083,3 1888 barrels.
so you can see that 1 am actually
carrying a fortune around here in my
vest pocket, and there is plenty of
room left, too, for such other things
as l may want to put into my pocket.
In these figures l have made no allow
ance for those things which sometimes
happen to any kind of seed that may
be sown, but there is a good lesson in
the calculation at that. When we
come to think about the number Of
grains Of rice that have been wasted
in the happy practice of tossing an
old shoe after the newly-married
couple, we are almost shocked at the
extravaganza of the world. The rice
thrown away in this way, since the
custom was first launched, would
have saved the lives Of all the people
who have ever starved to death since
the world began, if it had been allowed
to reach its full multiplying posi-
bilities. So I say, young man, when
the old shoe is thrown after you, go
pick every grain of rice up, settle
down where rice will grow, and get
rich ~
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Gulf and Ship Island Railway,
Double Daily Mall
And Express Trains
FROM GULFpORT TO JACKSON.

Branch Line from Make to Lum
berton and Columbia; also from Sar
atogo to Laurel.
Close connections at Gulfport Will
the Louisville and Nashville RailroaC
for New Orleans, Texas, California
and Mexico; also to Mobile, Louis
Vile, Washington and New York, and
all points on the Gulf Coast of Mis-
sissippi.
Connection at Hattiesburg with the
New Orleans and Northeastern Rail
road for Meridian and all points In
the North and East
Connects at Jackson, its northern
terminus, with the Illinois Central
and Mississippi Valley and Little J..
Railroads.
J. T. JONES, President,
Gulfport, Mis- 8
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

On being ushered into the home OF
DR.. Parkhurst the other day a visitor
noted that mammoth tiger rug was
spread across the floor of the reception
room. In his surprise he remarked:
81 should think, doctor, that YOU of
all men, would be the lass 20 keep the
emblem of Tammany Hall so promi-
nently displayed in your home" Dr.
Parkhurst smiled and replied; 81 keep
the tiger here to constantly remind me
that my enemy is always near. Then,
again, I keep the tiger here to walk all
over occasionally"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Fortunes i'm kfce
VAST POSSIBLE WEALTH WAS TED IN A
MATRIMONIAL CUSTOM

eff a fellow throws an old shoe
filled with rice after you when you
get married this winter, young man,
go pick up every grain of it, said a
rice enthusiast, "for there is fortune
in it. I was just thinking to-day about
the vast amount of wealth that has
been wasted in this way, and it is
simply alarming when you come to
think of it. 1 went to the convention
of Rice men at Crowley recently, and
I learned a few things about rice that
1 never knew before. Why, the pos
sibilities of a grain of rice will actual
ly make a fellows head swim.
"Here is a grain which 1 have been
carrying in my pocket since the con-
vention, purely for illustrative pur-
poses. 1 was reading in the Plaque
mines Protector that one grain of
rice would bring in the first year sixty
punches of rice, and that each bunch
contained $50 grains, which would
give a total yield of $4,000 grains for
the first year. Now, this is no small
thing, when you come to think of it.
Suppose we plant the $1,000 grains
the second year, on the same basis we
would have a yield of 100000
grains, which is $4,000 times $4,000.
Now the yield during the third year
would amount to $4,000 times 225,-
100000, on the same basis Of compu-
tation, which would be 1876, 100000
grains of rice. Now l was reading
in another paper published in the rice
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Smooth Political Trick
How Southern Democrats Vote Their Ticket

charge of all the election printing.
When the official sample ballots were
published not one Republican in the
county for some strange reason MOTTO
ed that Lincoln's head in the Repub-
lican emblem was turned to the left
instead of to the right, as had always
been the custom.
THE result was naturally that all
the illiterate negroes who voted in
front of Lincolns nose marked their
crosses to the right of jackson and
Liberty thereby voting the straight
Democratic ticket. About II a. m.
some backwoods Republican noticed
that Lincoln's face was turned the
wrong way and reported to the man
ayers. Then there were doings.
ut was thought at first by the Re-
publicans that the whole Democratic
party had cooked up the scheme, but
it developed that it had all been ar
ranged by one man, who had made a
change in the woodcuts which were
sent to the official printer"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

an inch thick. In two to three weeks
after completion of the cocoon, the in
closed insect is ready to escape. 1t
moistens one end of its self-made
prison, thereby enabling itself to push
aside the fbers and make an opening
by which the perfect moth comes forth.
The female lays her eggs to the num-
Der of 500 or more; and with that, the
life cycle of the moth being complete,
both sexes soon die.-Detroit Free
Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Pine Tree Lodge, No. 96-Boyd
Smith, G. c.; j. R. Oliphant, V, G.
J. Fl, Caver, Prelate; a. K. Rouse,
K. of r. & s.; II. E. Allen, NJ. of E.
J. W. Ford, NJ. of W.; w. W. Lam
bert, NJ. at A.; E. Howard, o. G.
1. V. Enochs, L. G.
Il. K. Rouse was elected represen'
tative to the Grand Lodge which
meets at Gulfport this year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
SOUTH CAROLINA INTERSTATE
AND INDIA EXPOSITION.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. l, 1901-June
|. 1902.

Charleston, S. c., Dec. l, 1901--June
l. 1902.
For above occasion, Queen & Ores
cent Route will sell round trip tickets
to Charleston at very low rates. Tick
cts on sale daily commencing Nov. 50,
1904, until May 81. 1902. Final limit
June 3, 1902. Ten day Ii, kets on sale
daily, Nov 30th until May 81, 1902,
at greatly reduce ed rates.
For particulars call upon Agents
Queen & Crescent Route, or address
r. W. Bond, T. P. A,
Meridian, Miss
+. j. Anderson, A. G. P. A.,
New Orleans, La.
Geo. H. Smith, G. z. A.,
New Orleans, La.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Rev. J. d. Rutledge, Blythesville.
Ark, says: "I suffered for years with
General Debility and Cactus Com
pound saved my life and increased my
weight 10 pounds" Sold by ]. NJ.
Gam. II
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
SECRET SOCIETIES,
MASONIC,

MASONIC.
Sherrard Byrd Lodge, No. 35S, f. &
A. M.-G. W. Bilbo, W. M; 81. II.
Bilbo, Secretary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Dr.. Erskines' Cactus Compound
the modern Laxitive Tonic, is guarar-
teedito increase your weight. Sold
by J. NJ. Gam. If
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

DR.. Joyner, of Bardstown, Ark,
says: 81 find DIR. Erskines' Cactus
Compound to be the most modern
remedy for Malaria Biliousness, puri-
flying and building up. 1 have wit
messed magical results from this Laxa
tive Tonic Sold by J. M. Gam. tt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

be winked at. must say, though,
l don't quite relish the idea of carry
ing CONN, but this fellow put up such
a nice line Of talk that l hadn't the
heart to give him the go-by. 1t was a
child's cof1n, too-a pretty, white one.
He was an undertaker's assistant, and
it was hurry case-some contagious
disease, | suppose. l asked him why
he didn't use a wagon, and he said he
couldn't get at it. At any rate, car
rled the CONN out to Sixtieth street,
where the man got off."-Philadelphia
Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

st. Petersburg Is slowly becoming a
city of toothless people. The Russian
capital should be, and eventually will
be, removed to Moscow mainly on that
account. This, at least, is the opinion
Of prominent merchant of the city
on the banks of the Neva, who says
he has heard much talk along that
line in the last few years. There are
two reasons for this condition. The
first, M. Zorokoff gives is the atmos-
phere of the capital city. The vapors
that arise from the marshes of the
Neva have the effect of producing the
decay of the teeth. The second rea-
son is the scarcity of good dentists.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
Lead All in Savings.

An advertisement in city newspa-
per recently asked for information re-
garding certain depositor in a saw
ings bank. The depositor saw the adj
vertisement, answered it, and learned
that thirty-nine years before he had
placed $3.50 In the bank Then he had
gone to Europe and forgotten the de-
posit. The sum had increased to more
than $4,000 and came to him at time
when the money was greatly needed.
Recent statistics concerning the saw
ings banks of the world show that the
United States leads all other countries
having over two and a third billion
dollars SO invested, with an average
of over $500 to each depositor.-
Youths Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

letter. This letter was found three
miles east of Elma, in logging camp,
where Lambert was then employed.
This discovery gave Lambert the idea,
and he then and there determined to
find the whole alphabet. AS fast as
he found letter thereafter he studied
the nature of the tree, and endeavored
to ascertain how it grew into fantastic
shapes, and investigate also the rela-
ton of the soil to such growths.
This study has been carried so far
that Lambert now considers himself
able to tell by merely glancing at a
tree whether it is worth while to
search among its roots or branches for
a letter.
In describing his mode of operation
in securing letters from tree growths,
Lambert says:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

70. K. Lambert, a woodsman residing
at Elma, Washington, possesses most
unique curiosity. For three years he
has been laboring with tireless watch
fulness to secure each of the letters
of the English alphabet from the acct
dental growth shapes he could find
In the woods. He has two or three
each Of the letters, and is able to form
one first-olass and almost perfect lot
of twenty-six letters from his complete
collection.
Three years ago Mr.. Lambert found
his first letter A. 1t was very large
weighing over 100 pounds. He cut ii
down, but was unable to carry it out
of the woods. This letter was a vine
maple growth, and so well formed that
person could not detect where the
cross Joined the other parts of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

Still wondered, what has changed
him so? What can have changed hini'
so?" but l dared not ask him. Never
was there a man more impersonsl' nc
told you none Of his experiences ln'-
posed none of his conclusions upon
you. He was always suggestive, sum-
ulating, never dogmatic.
However, the play over, was gratl-
fled at parting by an invitation TO call
lie was at home on Sunday afternoons
l departed much elated at tie right
and privilege" to which had attained
OF becoming more intimately acqualnt-
cd with this man whom so intensely
acmired.
The next Sunday afternoon saw me
ioyfully vending my way TO the al
dress he had given, anticipating
sight of some fine old editions. meet
irg brainy people, and looking at rare
works of art Yes, with his exquisite
taste, his pictures will be WORTH see
ing, l am sure" To all these joys
there was a dim background OF thick
carpets, book-lined walls, busts Of all
the old Greeks, and so on. ! was get
ting near the place now, and as a.
vision of a courteous footran with
silver salver in hand, arose before my
mental vision, began to look Whether
had a card about me. It was per-
fectly natural, think, that these ap-
propriate surroundings to such man
should thus arise in my mind.
1 met some brainy people, and l
spent one of the pleasantest afternoons
of my life, but l didn't see any rare