The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-12

ana reCelVeu patronage from neaFS
ly every body's uncles, aunts and
cousins, irrespective of color or
previous condition. Wonder if the
collectionsin the two Sunday schools
for the purchase of literature will
amount to half as much in years
time as the proprietor of this ma
chine harvested in two weeks
No, not by bushel OF nickels. We
envy no man che possession of the
money-making gift; but the patron
age extended to some Of the catch
penny lines of the day Is surprising.
rive cents week as Sunday
school contribution might save 81
souls in year; two cents week
for the FREE PRESS would keep
you posted regarding the stirring
events of the world-but you pre-
ferred to spend five cents for one
minutes dizzy whirl on a painted
flying horse-not once, but many
times. Well, do you feel any the
better for it Again: If each in
dlvidual who patronized this amuse-
mept will contribute as cheerfully
and in proportion to the sum so in~
vested, towards the high school
project now on foot, it will be an
easy matter for Poplaryllle and vi
entity to erect $4,000 brick
school building.
Old Youth has been repeatedly
asked why he so persistently ham
mers on the high school idea when
apparently nothing is accomplished.
Well, he did considerable hammer
ing in a similar cause during a six
years residence in Ellisville, and
now that thriving little city is con-
tracing for the erection of $10,-
600 school building. The following
sentiment, as expressed by an ex~
change, is considered sufficient ex-
PLANTATION as to why he has faith in
school hammering here:
"You may strike a stone ninety
nine times and fail, seemingly to
make any impression. Another
man comes along and gives the
hundreth blow and the rock is
shattered and the last man gets
all the praise, when really the
mnety-nine blows were necessary
to make the hundreth successful. y
just so the school becomes an
assured fact, it is altogether imma-
teral who fails to receive praise,
or who strikes the final successful
blow.
The "Blg Six" entertainment CIV.
EN- at the schoolhouse on Wedness
day night of last week was not so
well attended as was desired owing
to court business, church services
and the flying horse craze. Eight
or ten dollars was realized, how
ever, which mite will be Of consid-
cradle benefit to the cause to which
it will be devoted. Mr.. Mcdonald
made a dignifed and efficient "mid-
dleman," ard Messrs. Higgins and
Moore very we'll sustained their
characters as "endmen." The 9th
er members of the troup did fairly
we'll. A good hall, and better stag =
ing and scenery would have added
greatly to the effect of the per-
formance. A public hall should be
built, and with the expenditure of
q little energy the young people
could accomplish the uch-desired
result.
Court week did not pan out a
fortune for us as was so earnestly
hoped for, as calls from delinquents
were as few and far between as
angels visits. The only "cart-
wheer' received was rolled In by
our thoughtful judge, S. IL. Terral,
an example that is worthy OF I'M
itation by all sainJs and sinners
who are due the FREE PRESS
"wheels' to match the one referred
to. We have already squandered
five cents of that dollar for FOOLS
cap paper, all of which has been
covered with figures, with the end
in view of solving the problem as
to how we can live on the remain