The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-12-01

named. At present there ~ only
one train each way every "a hours
on which these people travel, aud
they claim this is insufficient. The
New Orleans papers are from II to
Is bours old when they reach pas
irons along this line. This of itself
is quite enough to produce healthy
complaint, ard the people call upon
the city papers TO come to their res.
cue IN occurring much-needed
change. 4"
The prize of 81 600 offered by d
syndicate of Western editors for
the hest poe,ical appeal to news
paper deliuquents to pay up their
dues was won by the editor of the
Rocky Mountain Cclt. This is the
production:
Lives ofpoor men Oft remind us,
Honest men won t stand a chance;
The more we work there grows be
hind us
Bigger patches on our pants.
On our pants, once new and glossy,
Now are stripes Of different hue,
All because subscribers llnger
And won'o pay us what is due.
Then let all be up and doing,
Send your mite, however small,
Or when the snow of winter strike
We shall have no pants at all.
The doggerel machine of the
Lexington (Oklahoma) Leader, was
put into operation last week With
the following result:
"When sermons are ten minutes
long and never stale or fiat; when
congregations rise and pay before
they pass the bat: when silver jin-
giles everywhere and banks go not
to smash; when politicians join the
church and cease to plot and plan;
when there are fifty offices to ev-
cry blessed man; when orators
know when to stop; when poets
cease to caper; when whole commu-
mites admit they cannot run the
paper-thep will the great millen-
ni1m dawn brightly, but alas !!
You'll die while you are waiting
for these things TO come topass."
Owing to the serious illness of a
sister of Mrs. Miller, the Shadow
party and supper was given on
Thursday night at the Masonic Hall
instead of at the Miller House. In
consequence of this unexpected
change, and the lack of fire and
comfortable seats, the entertain
ment was not so largely attended as
was hoped for The young people
present, however, spent right
merry evening, and the Ladies' AID
Society realized something oyer
$40.
The third collision of last week
on this road occurred Friday night
near Laurel. The engine, caboose
and eleven cars were wrecked. A
negro tramp was killed, and En-
gineer Corbett and his fireman were
injured by jumping from their To-
comO:ive. Another accident above
Meridian Saturday night, delayed
trains 10 or IL hours. In conse-
Quence of 50 many accidents our
mails have been inconyeniently If
regular for the past week.
Geo. w. Bubo, our popular and
witty county assessor, left last week
for Lexington, KY, where he viii
attend course in the commercial
college. We know that George
arrived safely at his destinations
as he wrote us as soon as he was
located, ordering the FREE PRESS.
Write again, George, in months
time, so that we can judge wha'
progress you will have made IN
manipulating that dread OF yours
the pen.
See advertisement OF Il. II. LIN
ton, of Slidell, La, in another COL
umn. Christmas is near al manu-,
and you will need something IN HIS
line. Thanks to John Peterson, OF
the above establishment, for a san
pie of sold Crow" which con"
noisseurs pronounce mellow, pure
tip,top.
VIM. Badon is under medlcal