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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
The Thrift of Years.

Every man should strive to I've al
least 100 years and die all hitched VI
in working harness. Many a mali
feels that he would like to retire q:
about sixty and spend the rest of his
years with nothing to do but lead a
gold-headed cane around by the land,
1t is thrifty to stay on the job just
as long as possible. Every man SHOULD
make the century plant his favorite
flower and the undertaken mis- worst
enemy.-Thrift Magazine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Prussian Military system.

During the Franco-German war, 1870
II, the armies of the various German
states, though they were not Prussian,
while in the field were commanded by
the Prussian king and his general staff.
After that war there was no difficulty
in making Prussian control permanent.
One after another the various states
resigned direction of their armies to
the king of Prussia, and for all prac-
tical purposes the German army be-
came one. Almost Immediately after
the close of the Franco-German war a
movement was begun to extend the i'm
perial army, and the Prussian military
system was introduced throughout the
empire.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Reason Must Dominate Love.

Love is atavistic. 1t sprang from
our prehistoric ancestors, who dwelt
in %he cliffs and went forth and Sc
cured what they desired by brute
force. 1t was not a question of intel
lect or sentiment at that time. AS
the human race has advanced intellec-
tually this instinct has become pol
ished, modernized, but the same force
which actuated the cave man is still
the predominating factor of modern
society, and until reason displaces SEN
timent, until intellect displaces in
stinct, we shall be slaves.-Chicago
News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06

Near Phoenix, within the Salt rive
valley, are to be found seven com
munal settlements of the same pre-
Aztecan era. with central buildings
that were far larger than that at Casa
Grande, a writer in the Christian
Science Monitor states. To the north
ward and northeast every river valley
retains evidence of the passage of at
least a portion of these peoples, for
some reason leaving their cities and
their irrigated fields on the plains and
seeking the mountains and the upper
plateauS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06

The destruction wrought on all but
the hardest wood by the white ant, or
termite is not surprising when a few
facts are known of it's prolific charac-
ter. A nest, some six feet in height
was found in the tropics, and about one
foot below the level of the ground
was a conical mound of hard earth.
Inside this dwelt the queen mother.
After careful observation she was
found to lay 9,12O eggs in an hour.
On account of her great size she was
unable to leave her cell, her only func-
ton being to lay eggs.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Satisfied With Little Food.

In the Edinburgh (Scotland) zoo
there is crocodile that is content with
a rat or a piece of horsefesh everv
fortnight. There is an anaconda which
arrived more than year ago and has
since steadily refused to take food Of
any kind an example of abstention
surpassed, however, by an Indian py-
thon which during its 10 months stay
has not voluntarily taken food.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Real Riches.

He who has fortune m love and
truth and beauty is entitled to be
called rich. Time and change and adj
versity have no power upon them.
They are the only things a man can
take with him when he goes. In the
process of acquiring them they be-
come part of him inseparably. He
who has them "wears his commenda-
ton in his face" for it may be read
as he passes that his converse is with
the higher and finer things and his
daily walk is on the plane where the
noblest meet and greet familiarity
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06

In Bruges, Belgium, is a reminder
of the past, the chapel of the Holy
Blood, built by Theodore, a distin-
guished crusader, who, on his return
from the holy land, brought with him.
so the legend says, some drops of the
holy blood of the Savior, which had
been preserved by Joseph of Arima-
thea. Whether the legend is true or
not, the Church of Saint Sang. with its
dainty little oratory, bears testimony
to the belief of the people OF that
time.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Be Specific.

For business purposes, for socini
purposes, for any purposes in life /"
rule that should admit of no excep-
tons is: BE specific in everything
you say. Don't take it for granted
that vague, general statements will
properly convey your meaning" Gen
eral statements, please remember,
leave wide room for inference. and
there is always the liability that u
wrong inference will be drawn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Color of Pure Copper.

The work of a Swiss Investigator
suggests that absolutely pure copper
may have light gray color like that of
most other metals, since it is found
that copper which has been ten times
distilled in vacuo has only pale rose
color, while the yellow color of gold
becomes much lighter under similar
treatments.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Substitute for Putty.

A cheap substitute for putty, suit
able for stopping cracks in floors and
other woodwork, is made by soaking
newspaper in paste made by boiling
a pound of flour in three quarts of
water and adding a teaspoonful of
alum. Force this mixture into the
cracks with knife.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06

1t is bad manners, and almost bad
morals, for one office employee to pry
into the business of another. Be care
full not to show curiosity or to examine
without permission any paper left on
top of a desk or pages left in a type
writer or in the drawers of a desk.
Each workers desk is his private sane
tum and should not be violated by the
prying eyes or hands of others.-Biddy
Bye.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Hard to Manaue.

A man who has lately undertaken
the management of certain tempera-
mental star was asked, during the past
week, about the young woman's we'll
being. "How is Miss So-and-So?" ran
the query. 81 don't talk to her any
more" was the answer. "Shes under
my management now"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Hired Hessians.

The half German king, George Ill
of England, employed about 10000
troops from 80 different German states,
especially from Hesse, against the col
onists, before the United States was a
nation. The reason was that the war
was very unpopular, few men enlisted
and the government dared not con-
script Englishmen to fight their broth
ers in America.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
ONLY THINGS That Prevail.

What a fallacy to define riches as
anything sensual! For all that is of
the flesh lleshy and of the earth earthly
mus. one day perish like weeds that
are slain by the reaper in the hot sun,
Only love and truth and beauty and
their divine fellowships are immortal,
and only these are worth the hus-
bandry of the undying soul.-Ex-
change.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Westminster Abbey.

The name Westminster ABBEY
shortened from the fuller pli~s"
Westminster Abby church
church, that is, of the abbey OF "es',
minister. Up to the year 1504' IN 'no
reign of Henry VIII, the ABBEY 40
we call it today, was the church OIL
Benedictine monastery.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
"The Sport of Kings"

A mantle of rich silk or cloth ap-
pears to have been the usual prize for
horse racing in the fourteenth cen
fury; bells and gold snaffles were run
for in the fifteenth century; cups grad
ually came into fashion in the six
teenth century. Racing colors of silk
and satin seem to have been in use in
Henry the Eighth's reign.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
InteIliqent Doc,

The family doctor was making a pro-
fessional call one afternoon, when
Johnny, who happened to be the pa
tient on this occasion, suddenly gave
Il chuckle just as the physician had
completed his examination and remark
ed in half confidential whisper: "Say,
just look at my doggy! l guess he
knows you're doctor, albright. Hes
got his tongue out"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Antique Furniture.

Those who possess pieces Of an.
tioue furniture should devote personal
attention to them, and especially 10
any of old oak, which should be kept
in condition by periodical rubbinss
with flannel dipped in mixture Oh
beeswax, oil and spirits of turpentine.
White painted French furniture
best cleaned with paraffin.
ONRN 1
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Aceticism.

Aceticism means the practicing of
severe virtues, or the mastering of de-
sires and passions. II might be termed
the extreme practice of the simple life.
Among the ancient Greeks it denoted
the exercise and discipline practiced by
the athletes and wrestlers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
African Trees.

A wonderful tree, known as the shea,
is beginning to attract commercial at
tention in western Africa. 1t supplies
the natives not only with nuts, which
they highly prize, but with a butter
that may become an article of COM
mercial Importance. 1t is already ex-
ported to Europe, where makers of
artificial butter find use for it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Builder Of Paqoda.

The Burman, if he acquires wealth,
must also acquire merit-"Kutha"-
and this he must do by building a
pagoda on which shall be set out on
marble slab how much money he
spent on building it. He likes people
to address him as Builder of a Pa
CODA" and he will say to his wife be-
fore others: "Oh, wife of a builder of
a pagoda !"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
The ShanIs Share.

II the Shah of Persia were to be
deprived of his income he would still
be one of the richest men in the world.
He would only have to sell his orna-
ments, gems, and precious stones to
become possessed of about $35,000,000.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
The Mockinq Bird.

The hooking bird is native of
America and the West Indies, and is
remarkable for its vocal powers and
for its faculty for initiating other birds
as well as different sounds which it
hears. It's voice is full and musical,
and capable of meditation, from the
clear tone of the woodthrush to the
scream of the eagle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Ejord and Farewell.

The word "fjord" comes from the
old Morse, survives in the modern
words firth" and firth" is connect
ed with the English fare" meaning
to travel, and used in the VOID
farewell" and meant, most prob
ably, in the first instance, says the
author of Norwegian Pictures" water
safe for navigation on account of its
sheltered position.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Santa Not Enemy AITen.

OF what nationality is Santa CLAUSE
a friend asks. OF almost every nation
atty. we would say. If you mean TO
ask the derivation of the name, 1t IS
a corrupted form of the Holland Dutch
name for st. Nicholas and has no
"enemy alien" faint. The saint him
self was native of Patara in the
nrovince of Lycia, Asia Minor, and was
bishop of Myra in the same province.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06

Meridian.-The Mississippi Antitu.
berculosis association is planning a
statewide campaign against the white
plague the week of Feb. 23 and will ask
the assistance and cooperation of the
club women of the state.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
WnrId,s Finest Church.

November IS is the anniversary OIL
the dedication of st. Peters in Kome
n 1926. This largest Christian mousse
of worship was begun about l4oo' III
1916 Michelangelo was put in charge
who redesigned the dome. The heish.
to the top of this dome is 435 feet anu
the building is one of the most lmpoS-
ing IN the world.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Vegetable Diet.

A 'well-balanced diet does not neces-
state much meat The leaf vegetables,
like cabbage, spinach, celery, onions,
ETC., are now in their prime, and should
be used as the basis of a number of
appetizing dishes. Supplemented as
they can be by a liberal allowance of
milk, cereals and a limited number Of
eggs, the proper food values are fully
maintained.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Orioin of one Proverb.

One obtains historical glimpses IN
proverbs. The familiar ''robbing Peter
to pay Paul" is said to derive it's orig
in from the fact that in the reign of
Edward VI the lands of st. Peter at
Westminster were appropriated to
raise money for the repair of St.
Paul'S,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06

A new baby had come to the home,
and the neighbors' little ones were al
lowed to come in to see him. A nttle
one looked him over generally, then
moved down to the bottom of the long
dress and, quite puzzled, asked, "Ain't
he dot his feet yet?"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
Literature.

Everyone knows what DOCKS are are,
Rut what is literature?y 1t is the arA
on the hood. 1t is the light on 'no
candlestick. 1t is thu lower among
the leaves; the cons J nation OF tne
plants vitality, the g 81 It's Deau's'
and the treasure hq(f its seeds
Henry ]. van Dyk3
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
ZooIouicaI Notes.

Another thing we can't understand
is how a woman can be perfect cat
and yet be scared to death of a mouse.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-06
prevention Rather Than Cure.

To cure is as expensive as to pre-
vent, and prevention eliminates the
loss, as well.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-01
POULTRY
FATS :
WHITE LEGH0RM is POPULAR
Most Widely Kept of Egg Breeds
Markets Prefer White Eggs and
Pay Premium for Them.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Egg production doubtless is the
leading branch of poultry keeping,
and, in addition, is very important
agricultural activity. According to the
last census the eggs produced in the
United States in 1909 numbered more
than 1851, 100000 dozens, with a
value of more than S306.000,000. Eggs.
of course, are produced wherever
chickens are kept, and by far the
greater part of the egg crop comes
from the general farm, yet large So
called egg farms have been developed
with the main purpose of producing
eggs for market. The largest of these
egg farms and the greater number of
them are located near markets which
pay q premium for white eggs;;' and
for this reason, together with the fact
that eggs are primarily desired, the
breeds kept are those known as the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-01
TURKEYS ON GENERAL FARMS
These Birds, as a Rule, Are Raised In
Small FIoeks Where Range
Is Plentiful.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Many turkeys are raised in Texas,
as well as a considerable number in
Mississippi and Alabama and in west
\ern Florida. AS a general proposition
these birds are raised in small f1ocks
on general farms, where plenty OF
range is available. Under such condi-
tions they usually yield a profitable
income. Not many ducks are raised
in the South, but considerable interest
is displayed in geese production, while
guineas also are raised on many farms.
Guinea eggs are used on the home
table, as well as being marketed, but
as q rule the guineas are allowed 70
run wild and are not produced on any
scale for market purposes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-01
SUMMER FEEDS FOR CHICKS
Fowls in Confinement Must Be Sup
piled With Abundance of Green
Feed and Meat or Milk.

Chicks and fowls in confinement dur
ing the hot weather must have lots of
green food and meat or milk, or both.
If they are on free range they can OBJ
tain much Of their meat food in the
form Of bugs and worms and can add
to their variety of grain the various
vegetable growths that they obtain by
foraging. This is equally true Of the
fowls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-01
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Keep the house and yard clean.
Give heavier feed Of grain In the
evening.
Keep poultry free from lice and the
house free from mites.
Feed grain in straw or other litter
to make the hens scratch for it.
Grow green crops IN the poultry
yards If they are not In permanent
sod.
If you have had little or no expert
ence in poultry keeping, start in a
small way. Then increase as your ex-
perience and success warrant.
Don't let ROSTERS run with the henS
after the breeding season Is over. The
hens will lay just as we'll and the eggs
will be infertiIe and will keep better.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-01

egg breeds such as the Leghorn,
Campine, Minorca and Ancona. The
Single Comb White Leghorn is un-
doubtedly the most popular and the
most widely kept variety of the egg
breeds. These breeds comprise
the Mediterranean and Continental
classes, as given in the American
Standard of Pr fection. The egg
breeds frequently are found on gen.
eral farms also, particularly in those
sections near markets preferring a
white egg, and where considerable
focks of poultry are kept.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-01
Just What She Needed.

"I used bottle of Chamberlain's
Tablets some time ago and they
proved to be just what I needed" :"
whites Mrs. Volta Bankson, Chilli
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-01

cothe, Mo. They not only relieved
me of indigestion but toned up my
liver and rid me of backache and
dizziness that I had been subject to
for some time. They did me world
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-30
an the DAVIS News"

Rear Admiral William h. Caperton,
who will be placed on the retired list
today ON account of axe, was until
recently IN command OF the Pacific
fleet oi the United States Navy Ad-
mlral Capcrton is a native OF Tenn
cSsec and a graduate OF the Nnnapo-
It's academy III the class OF 1875, Dur
ing his long career in the navy he has
seen service IN Eutcpean and ASiatic
waters and performed important pro-
icS>ional duties on land, such as SUI
peryiSion IN the Geodetic Survey, IN
spcctor Of ordnance, Inspector of
lighthouses. aud commander OF the
Newport naval station. Upon attain
ing the rank OF rear admiral in 1913
he was pr, in charge OF the Atlantic
reserve fleet. and in 1914, following the
outbreak Of the war, he was assigned
10 a special cruiser squadron that did
duty IN Mexican and Haitian waters
While on duty with the Pacific fleet,
after the United States entered the
war Admiral Caperton co-opcrs'ed
with the British and French naval
forces in clearing the South Atlantic
OF German raiders and in maintaining
a naval patrol OF the east coast OF
South America.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-30
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CREDIT.

I CALI upon the merchant prince.
| and ask to SEQ his kiln dried fruits.
and say, Send mo fig and ounce. q"
and he replies. You bet your boots
just glance around the store he cycs.
and order anything YOU wish We have
some dandy rhubarb pies. and boneless
prunes and potted fish" 'Tis thus IN
all the marts OF trade. find the wei
come sign In view because my bills
40 always paid quite promptly when
sdd hills are due It's helpful To your
sclf-reSpcct to feel YOU owe no man
dime, and when the merchants would
collect. 10. have the ruhle. every time.
! boast not OF my queenly grace. nor
~ my store of sizzling brains; whom
I'm inclined 10 toot my horn. | merely
say, Il owe no mon" and. saying.
feel that ath,rn the well known sex
ot which I'm one Alas. | WAS not al
WAYS thus; used 10 owe all kns ot
sCads, and hailiffs kicked up quite n
fuss pursuing me through many grads.
And we'll know how cheap one feels.
n he owes koprck. franc and yen. II
johnson clamors Tor his wheels. and
Jimpson for his iron men Id rather
live ON hceswaGa pills. aud sleep at
nirht In some ones shed than side
step merchants bearing hllfs. and have
men say Your credits dead
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-30

new gas and oil field of eastern Ok
lahoma, probably the greatest vein Of
oil sand west OF the Pennsylvania
field
GUTHRlE-Mss Veronica Lari-
mer, a Philadelphia girl, arrived yes
ierday a.d was married last night at
the home OF Territorial Treasurer
Ranbo to Charles B. Selby, United
States commissioner at Sterling. The
ceremony was performed BY Chief
Justice Buriord OF the territorial su-
preme court.
Judge Harper OF the probate court
yesterday appointed J. Mckee Owen
TO act as temporary guardian OF the
property and person of W. ". Scott
now detained at an III Reno health
,anitarium.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-30
WEAKENED BUT uNREPENrANr.

GERMANY signed the treaty but the ink dry until the
of Germany for The
Germany the which she sought the
world nation which longer be power of first magnitude
Her powerful but cowardy fleet sunk The gns which made the Ger
dreaded throughout Europe have nken the proportions
national police Stripped OF her colonies and deprived much
nena territory she had looted from other lands the Germany of today
cannot be counted a. immediate
But it unpnant which her sgnaoes Yer
sal weakened Germany SHE still thinks OF blood and iron
breath OF apology for all the fghune and buhe which made
the pariah Not the destruction
and violation of all international Not indication that she
bends today bette, than 1914 the minds of other peoples that she
suspects the world deem other important than might and
Still plotting she plotted the ended
lacks only the strength make another effort world dominion
II Is such which sought until the last moment the
league Obviously that league could succeed with such
unprncpd disturbing member Germany left material
and vested authority than she had right far than
justice would have allowed Opportunity herself
the of the world But until there change Of hear, and
disposition toward honest dealing for sake Germany
object of suspicion The burden proof and there
little sign places,
change has begun.
thi, wngeu mood we'll peace
which the of
people The in time. Righteousness the world
hepossiy that yet
mind Until the will be needed that
us her Restraint where the oonrtatoy spirit OF
and fair play lacking So long honor expecting
much hope that Germany could change night Years
before the nation which sought to rule the world be trusted
But peace signed and safeguards provided The
the world has bled Anmo,y thirst
handicap lIuf will tanger
the world When her strength and the opporte
Germany struck suddenly but her might by force the
love OF liberty That dey bon ideals
than weakened by the waH tina, Germany and under
stand but the blindness her atction rather than the worlds
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-30
Fifteen Years Ago.

CLEVELAND, Okla The prospect
well being dug here by the Mime
touka Oil company OF Pltt,burg, Pa.
has reached depth OF l,lOO feet and
a, 10 O'Clock tonight strong flow OF
gas was struck. Great excitement
prevails over the discovery OF this
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-30
Ten Years Ago.

Two weddings are scheduled on to-
days social calendar, that OF Miss
Sarah HerSkowltn to Mr. Bernard J
kaufman and the afternoon wedding
OF Miss Marguerite Hurst TO Mr. tu-
gene Reed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-30

The suit OF wilkins 4 Fleck
against Holmes was heard in Judge
ClarkS court yesterday in which the
plaintiffs declared that the Holmes
building on an adjaccn, 10, to theirs
had been set over ON their lot five
eich,hs OF an inch and in some places